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. the uk enacted a similar ban. >> we are not standing on the sidelines. we are focused on detecting these threats. >> reporter: but authorities stress if airlines do not comply with the new stricter security standards the ban will go back into effect and some airlines would see their flights into the u.s. suspended. maggie rulli, abc news, new york. >>> changes will be phased in over time. they're going to start off with explosive trace detection. then come the dogs, additional screen and so on. so you're looking at about six months for everything. >> when they initially put in the electronics ban it confused many airports and airlines around the world. for example, when we have seen lithium batteries explode on board planes, it's been in the cabin. so somebody's been alert enough to put it out. >> so if it happens underneath. >> in the checked luggage area. >> no one can address it. >> so airlines were alarmed by that policy. it's a very vague policy. >>> also the travel ban is expected to be implemented today. there's that too. >>> of course. moving on to the numerous wildfires bu
. the uk enacted a similar ban. >> we are not standing on the sidelines. we are focused on detecting these threats. >> reporter: but authorities stress if airlines do not comply with the new stricter security standards the ban will go back into effect and some airlines would see their flights into the u.s. suspended. maggie rulli, abc news, new york. >>> changes will be phased in over time. they're going to start off with explosive trace detection. then come the dogs,...
spot. going to sit over here. >> enjoy your eggs. >> check out this mom in the uk that is an art student or also a recent art student and decided to turn her hedge there into a photo her son. she also did it with her partner. >> the hair. >> 51-year-old partner there. >> look at it. not bad. >> his hair would have been easier. >> her daughter is peeved hasn't done her daughter. >> jealous. >>> speaking of jealous, how much would you pay for a prime parking spot? >>> this morning on "world news now," the chilling moment gunfire rang out on the baseball field, leaving a congressman in critical condition and several others injured as so many ran for cover. >> that horrific shooting is bringing some unity to the nation's capital with democrats and republicans coming together for a special baseball dinner. >>> the parents of college student otto warmbier expected to discuss their son's condition later today. >> he is home but in a coma after being in north korea for a year. >>> and the battle between the two nicest humble fighters in the world is officially happening. mayweather/mcgre
spot. going to sit over here. >> enjoy your eggs. >> check out this mom in the uk that is an art student or also a recent art student and decided to turn her hedge there into a photo her son. she also did it with her partner. >> the hair. >> 51-year-old partner there. >> look at it. not bad. >> his hair would have been easier. >> her daughter is peeved hasn't done her daughter. >> jealous. >>> speaking of jealous, how much would you pay...
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elections to solidify her power base. boy, just some of the scenes. from the elections in the uk. the results likely to delay britain's exit from the european union. those talks were due to start in ten days. some candidates you see there that were on the ballot. standing right there next to, teresa may, the prime minister. the candidate. dark bucket. 200 plus votes. learning in details in the meantime from the uk, about the manchester terror attack. libyan official says the bomber's brother knew he was planning something. according to the brother, salman abadi was radicalized while living in britton. 22 people died in the attacks after the ariana grande concert. >> the government contractor charged with leaking classified u.s. documents pleaded not guilty. reality winner, her name, appeared in a georgia courtroom where prosecutors released new information in their case against her. including a notebook entry which said that she wanted to burn down the white house. they claim winner inserted a portable hard drive into a top secret air force computer, which is now missing. they also wa
elections to solidify her power base. boy, just some of the scenes. from the elections in the uk. the results likely to delay britain's exit from the european union. those talks were due to start in ten days. some candidates you see there that were on the ballot. standing right there next to, teresa may, the prime minister. the candidate. dark bucket. 200 plus votes. learning in details in the meantime from the uk, about the manchester terror attack. libyan official says the bomber's brother...
attack the third in the uk in three months. all of them carried out by men that were known to british authorities, and all of them, claimed by isis. diane, kendis. >> thanks to our correspondent there in london for us. >> to hawaii now and this first state to put its support for the paris climate agreement in writing. the governor david egay signed bills putting portions of the accord knee effect. one msh to increases hawaii's efforts to decrease green house gas emissions and establishes a task force to capture and store carbon dioxide. in california governor jerry brown signed emissions deal with the chinese president. the pair met in a closed door session in beijing. the men agreeing to increase trade between china and california. the nonbinding deal calls for them to emphasize green technologies to address climate change. >> the city of pittsburgh showing off popular and rather large premature baby for the first time. >> this female elephant calf born late last month. she met the public though for the first time. >> so she was born a month early. and tipped the scales at 185 pounds
attack the third in the uk in three months. all of them carried out by men that were known to british authorities, and all of them, claimed by isis. diane, kendis. >> thanks to our correspondent there in london for us. >> to hawaii now and this first state to put its support for the paris climate agreement in writing. the governor david egay signed bills putting portions of the accord knee effect. one msh to increases hawaii's efforts to decrease green house gas emissions and...
resilient. third attack in the uk since march. second in two weeks. a vigil will be held for the victims on monday. ariel rasheff, abc news, london. >> thanks. we are now learning new details about the people killed in the attacks. no americans among the dead or wounded. >> a canadian woman the first fatality identified. 30-year-old, christine archibald living in the netherlands, with her fiance, visiting london for the first time. they had decided to go for a nighttime stroll to see the sights. the country of france, confirmed one of their own has died. another is missing. many of the injured are in critical condition. and abc news confirmed the plot may have have been in the works for months. police believe they may know what triggered the strike saturday night. abc's brian ross has the story. >> reporter: police say they know a lot about the plot and the plotters. they moved quickly into this working class east london neighborhood. making at least 12 arrests. >> work is ongoing to understand more about them, about their connections, and about whether they were assisted or supported by
resilient. third attack in the uk since march. second in two weeks. a vigil will be held for the victims on monday. ariel rasheff, abc news, london. >> thanks. we are now learning new details about the people killed in the attacks. no americans among the dead or wounded. >> a canadian woman the first fatality identified. 30-year-old, christine archibald living in the netherlands, with her fiance, visiting london for the first time. they had decided to go for a nighttime stroll to...
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Thompson High School has released its plan for fan attendance at fall sporting events this season with different protocols to combat COVID-19. (File)
Published 9:51 am Thursday, August 13, 2020
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ALABASTER – Just more than a week from kicking the season off against Oxford in a battle of No. 1 teams on Saturday, Aug. 22, at Warrior Stadium, the Thompson Warriors have released guidelines for attendance to games this fall.
In a release from Alabaster City Schools, Thompson has asked that all fans who do attend the season opener and any sporting event at the school, including volleyball and cross country this fall, adhere to Alabama Department of Public Health guidelines.
That means all fans should wear a face mask when entering the venue and throughout the event, while making an effort to practice safe social distancing of 6 feet unless with those living in the same household.
“During this time it is important that we make everyone aware of current guidelines and risks related to COVID-19. We have guidelines and protocols in place to mitigate, not eliminate, the risks related to COVID-19,” read the release.
Due to the novel coronavirus, the Warriors will operate at a limited capacity within all campus venues this fall. Once the allotted number of tickets have been sold to both home and visiting fans, the event will be considered full capacity.
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Business Partnering: Learning the Hard Way
Small Biz Advice June 14, 2011 By Staci Wood
Susan learned the hard way that “you never know the skills and personality of others until you partner with them. That’s when all the warts come out–in business and in love–and then it’s too late.” Susan lost her first business because she fired her partner and had to dissolve the company. She learned a thing or two and never made that same mistake again.
Susan T. Spencer, CEO of Briefcase Essentials and S.F. Holding Corporation, was originally the founder of a tennis manufacturing business and a food distribution business. In this episode, she joins Anita Campbell to share some valuable lessons learned from the trenches.
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(3:16) Susan, can you tell us a bit about yourself and your background?
(5:10) And one of your first orders was to Sax wasn’t it?
(11:02) Can you tell me about the partnership that taught you all of these lessons here and the idea of control in a partnering situation?
(14:05) How did you end up unwinding that difficult partnership that you just talked about?
(17:13) Can you tell me a bit about this whole idea of cash flow and business partnering?
(20:44) If you considering a partnership, how do you avoid getting involved with someone like you just described? Someone who didn’t understand the reality of the company finances? What should you do?
(23:19) If your partnership is pulling down your company and you have to dissolve it, are there any particular pieces of advice of what to do or what not to do and the realities of what it’s going to be like after it’s resolved?
(27:34) Where can people find out more about you online?
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Spotlight must shine on bank boss pay
Jessica Irvine
Economics writer
October 10, 2018 — 11.00pm
Who would want to be a bank CEO these days?
Amid a public mood to see heads on stakes for the potential crimes committed by their institutions, the bosses of Australia’s big four banks will front a parliamentary committee in Canberra this week and next, beginning on Thursday with the Commonwealth Bank’s Matt Comyn and Westpac’s Brian Hartzer.
Senior management's pay structures may have contributed to banking misconduct. Credit:Matt Davidson
But it’s a mere warm-up act for the real show, which kicks off next month when the bank bosses will undergo a more rigorous and potentially career-destroying interrogation from the royal commission’s razor-sharp-minded senior counsel assisting.
By and large, the four men will be called to answer for conduct which occurred on their predecessors' watch.
They will argue they have reformed. They have changed. They are now putting customers first.
But it has become all too easy for bank CEOs to pass the buck in this way.
It's high time for the spotlight of public scrutiny to shine on senior bank executives and how their own pay structures may have contributed to examples of misconduct.
The bonus structures of lower-level staff, from bank tellers to third parties like mortgage brokers, have already come under intense scrutiny, highlighting deep potential conflicts of interest.
But when the Australian Banking Association commissioned its own review of bonus structures by the former public service commissioner, Stephen Sedgwick, his terms of reference explicitly excluded consideration of senior management.
However, senior management sets the tone for all employees, as commissioner Kenneth Hayne noted in his interim report. “If more junior employees should not be remunerated in this way, why should their managers and senior executives?” he asked.
Economists have long observed that humans respond to incentives, both monetary and non-monetary.
Decades ago, Corporate Australia moved to start rewarding bosses not just with a base salary, but incentive payments, often comprising shares in their own company.
This is designed to address the “agency problem” - that the interests of a company's managers may not necessarily be aligned with those of the shareholders.
In industries like retail, it is common for these incentives to be highly linked to customer service outcomes. But until very recently, bank executive bonuses have been strongly linked to indicators of profit, like total shareholder return or return on equity.
The public likes to decry the multimillion-dollar salaries commanded by bank bosses, but international evidence suggests they are not wildly out of whack. Indeed, all of today’s bank CEOs have taken pay cuts compared to their predecessors.
The real problem with bank boss pay is the often complex hurdles executives must jump through to secure their bonuses and the potential 'perverse incentives' they can create.
To truly see the problem, consider this example. Imagine you are a senior executive overseeing a part of your bank which finds it has been charging its customers fees but delivering no service – tantamount to theft. Under consumer law, you know those customers will most likely require a refund and that will reduce profits. You must provision for that loss. But it’s a month or two before the end of the financial year and you realise that if you book the loss now, you will become ineligible for part of your bonus, or have it reduced. Do you book the loss now, or delay?
Banks are already busily tearing up their incentive structures for executives, as it has become clear just how they have rewarded short-term profit maximisation at the expense of long-term shareholder value creation – a key part of which is safeguarding their reputation as trusted and law-abiding businesses.
Bank boards are now seeking to give greater priority to so-called "non-financial" metrics of success. They have faced resistance from some shareholders - often at the behest of fund managers who get rewarded with their own annual bonuses only if their stock picks pay off.
NAB Chairman Ken Henry recently announced an overhaul of executive pay which will remove a link to total shareholder return and introduce more discretion for his board to award bonuses.
Commonwealth Bank recently down-weighted the importance of financial metrics in the calculation of executive pay.
Senior counsel assisting the Hayne royal commission.
Which raises the question: why not abolish them altogether? It is telling that the only financial sector executive to escape relatively unscathed from his royal commission appearance was AustralianSuper chief, Ian Silk, who draws a base salary of $800,000 a year.
Shareholders, however, would likely revolt against such a move. In such an environment, it may be necessary for government to intervene - as it already has with the Banking Executive Accountability Regime, which requires bonus payments be delayed in some cases.
Ideally, executives should be rewarded for maximising long-term shareholder value.
In reality, measuring staff against this yardstick is an inherently tricky business, suffering from a lack of complete information.
Measuring things like “culture” and “customer experience” is not easy. For example, an obsession with maximising "customer satisfaction" may discourage a CEO from admitting to - and provisioning for - misconduct, if it could damage brand perception in the short term.
Overall, this royal commission has so far proved highly effective at demolishing the banks' traditional defence that misconduct is the result of just a few “bad apples”.
Instead, it emerges that bankers are not themselves inherently bad people, but the incentive structures they face do indeed drive them to do bad things.
The good news is that incentive structures can be fixed.
Banks have already begun altering bonus structures in an implicit recognition they have for too long encouraged executives to put short-term profits ahead of customers. But it’s not clear their new fixes go deep enough.
Former competition watchdog, Allan Fels, has recommended a thorough review of bank sector remuneration by the Productivity Commission.
That seems like a very sensible suggestion.
Jessica Irvine is a Fairfax senior writer.
Jessica Irvine is a senior economics writer with The Sydney Morning Herald.
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The unusual Vista Blue finish is accentuated by white Roush stripes that are, not surprisingly, reminiscent of the famous Boss 302. With such low mileage, you know the physical presentation is immaculate and the car seems to glow in the showroom. The deeper Roush chin spoiler isn't mangled and scraped, the special hood scoop sits proudly atop the hood, and the rear wing fits so well that it's hard to believe it was installed in three pieces. As usual, the highest praise we can give a car is that it is like new, and this car presents very close to the way it would have when the first owner unwrapped it on a very special day in 2007. It's been driven, but carefully! Roush was always careful to select upgrades that were functional, not merely cosmetic, so the body add-ons add stability at high speeds as well as force-feeding cool air to the supercharged power plant living under the hood. ... Please ask for the full description.
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The unusual Vista Blue finish is accentuated by white Roush stripes that are, not surprisingly, reminiscent of the famous Boss 302. With such low mileage, you know the physical presentation is immaculate and the car seems to glow in the showroom. The deeper Roush chin spoiler isn't mangled and scraped, the special hood scoop sits proudly atop the hood, and the rear wing fits so well that it's hard to believe it was installed in three pieces. As usual, the highest praise we can give a car is that it is like new, and this car presents very close to the way it would have when the first owner unwrapped it on a very special day in 2007. It's been driven, but carefully! Roush was always careful to select upgrades that were functional, not merely cosmetic, so the body add-ons add stability at high speeds as well as force-feeding cool air to the supercharged power plant living under the hood.
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Hardware is what matters on a Roush, and the '427' in its name refers to the horsepower output of the supercharged, excuse me, ROUSHcharged, 4.6 liter 3-valve V8. At the time, it was the most powerful Roush Mustang ever built and even today, it's bloody fast. But with all that power comes a remarkable amount of sophistication, making this a car you can easily drive every day. A few revisions to the engine software and a less restrictive exhaust system add a few horsepower over the former Stage 3 models, and it's an absolute blast to drive. Underneath, Roush also adds stiffer springs and shocks, upgraded sway bars, and a few other goodies to give the suspension the competence it needs to handle the power. It's shockingly clean under there, too, because it's unlikely that this car has ever seen rain, so every factory detail is still vivid and easy to see. Custom Roush 18-inch alloys are bathed in chrome and then wrapped with a set of aggressive performance radials that still have a lot of life left in them.
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Big Ten Network Invites Fans Onto the Field Before Kickoff
By Karen Hogan Ketchum, Director of Production
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 11:46 am
Now in its sixth season, Big Ten Network (BTN) nationally televises more than 40 Big Ten football games. However, for fans who want to watch Ohio State’s Brutus the Buckeye’s pregame routine, listen to the Iowa Hawkeyes Marching Band warming up, or feel the excitement of Michigan’s Big House crowd on game day, BTN has introduced Big Ten Field Pass.
“We’re taking advantage of our connectivity at all of our football stadiums by providing a live camera feed on the field one hour before kickoff that we stream live on BTN2Go,” says Mark Hulsey, VP of production/executive producer, BTN. “We’re calling it the Big Ten Field Pass, and it’s where fans can experience the flavor of being on the field before kickoff.”
BTN will isolate a specific camera and stream it live to BTN2Go, the network’s 24/7 multiplatform extension of the television network, available to BTN subscribers on the Web and as a free application on iPhones, iPads, and Android devices.
“Any time I’m in the truck, I just see things that occur before the game the viewers just never get a chance to see,” Hulsey explains. “Week one, we had Ohio State’s first game [of the season], which was Urban Meyer’s first game as coach of the Buckeyes. We were able to provide live coverage on Field Pass of Urban Meyer’s first moments on the field with his team. Before, what you normally see is only a short clip of that, which would run in our pregame show.”
After its inaugural run at Ohio State, BTN rolled out Field Pass in Iowa for week two and Michigan for week three and will introduce it to Nebraska fans this weekend.
“We’ve started to promote it a little bit more each week,” says Michael Calderon, VP of digital and interactive media, BTN. “It’s still somewhat under the radar. We’re still experimenting and figuring out if this is something that has legs, but every fan base has received it very well and enjoyed it a lot.”
BTN2Go was created through a partnership with Neulion. Live video feeds are sent via Elemental encoders to Neulion, and the IPTV provider runs the signals through a de-muxing process to create the formats for the various platforms. Adobe Pass provides authentication services for BTN2Go.
While BTN ramps up the second-screen experience, production crews are no less focused on the first screen. The network’s football schedule features extensive pregame, halftime and postgame coverage on Saturdays; and football-themed studio shows every weeknight.
Mobile TV Group remains the primary vendor for BTN, dispatching 17HDXS, 18HDXS, 19HDXS, and 22HDX throughout the season. BTN will roll out additional subtrucks as needed.
On average, the network deploys nine or 10 cameras for designated A-level games and six to eight on nonconference matchups. For selected marquee games, it will add an Inertia Unlimited X-Mo high-speed camera.
At the network’s Chicago headquarters, BTN has constructed a new side set for more flexibility during its studio show. In the past two months, it has upgraded every editing workstation, redesigned its edit and graphic-design areas, added several producer stations, and upgraded monitoring.
Additional editing stations were added to accommodate BTN’s flagship program, The Journey, which, for the first time, will chronicle the Big Ten football season.
“It’s been obviously a very busy couple of months here as we continue to try and get better [and] improve our production,” says Hulsey. “We’ve added a lot of equipment and resources in the past couple of months, which will hopefully show in [our] productions on the air.”
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Ibrahimovic's setback will not change Milan's transfer plans – Pioli
By Patric Ridge 19 December 2020 1
Zlatan Ibrahimovic's injury setback will not have an impact on Milan's transfer plans for the January window, according to head coach Stefano Pioli.
Ibrahimovic has been out of action since sustaining an injury against Napoli on November 22, but was back involved in first-team training this week.
However, reports emerged on Saturday claiming that the 39-year-old – who has scored 10 goals in six Serie A appearances this season – had suffered a calf strain and will now miss another month.
Pioli confirmed the news in a media conference ahead of Sunday's trip to Sassuolo, though he affirmed Ibrahimovic's new problem will not change Milan's strategy heading into the transfer market.
"It was a strange day, as we were convinced he could recover in time to be in the squad tomorrow and even play a few minutes, then this happened," said Pioli, whose side have been linked with a move for out-of-favour Atalanta star Alejandro Gomez.
"I am very disappointed for him, because he was so eager to return. He'll be back stronger than ever and we have alternatives who can play.
"Ibrahimovic's injury will not change our transfer strategy, although if there is an opportunity to improve the squad, I'm sure the club will evaluate it."
All together now, Forza Milan #SempreMilan @gruppo_a2a pic.twitter.com/32axcTDJoC
— AC Milan (@acmilan) December 18, 2020
Milan have drawn their last two league games, with city rivals Inter hot on their tails in second place and Juventus four points back.
Of the 11 league matches Ibrahimovic has missed since rejoining Milan, the Rossoneri have won six and drawn five.
It may not just be Ibrahimovic who Pioli is without, however, with Ante Rebic also struggling after sustaining a knock against Genoa on Wednesday, while Rafael Leao is not in good form.
Pioli continued: "The plan remains to play attacking football. Rebic hasn't scored lately, but only due to the opposition goalkeeper making great saves and some bad luck, but I am very satisfied with his contribution and movement.
"Leao struggled with that injury and spending so much time off the field can affect your tempo. His last few performances have not been up to standard.
"Rebic went off against Genoa on Wednesday because he had a problem with his foot. He's been training separately over the last couple of days and I hope he'll be ready.
"We need a great performance against Sassuolo as they are a team to be faced with a very clear head. The team won't suffer from Ibrahimovic's injury because it is a side that always attacks and creates chances anyway. It is a squad with quality throughout."
After beating Milan four times in their first six Serie A meetings, Sassuolo have since lost eight of the last eight, drawing the other two.
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Liga MX XI to take on MLS in All-Star match
By Dom Farrell 21 November 2019 5
MLS has announced a new format for its annual All-Star game.
To mark the league's 24th season, MLS All-Stars will face Liga MX All-Stars – drawn from Mexico's top flight – at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles on July 29.
LAFC head coach and former United States boss Bob Bradley will lead the MLS select side.
"As we celebrate our 25th season, we wanted to deliver an unique and unprecedented format for our annual All-Star Game," MLS commissioner Don Garber said in a statement.
"Our first ever game between the best of MLS and Liga MX’s top players is the perfect way to build on the growing relationship between the two top soccer leagues in the region."
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The stars will be on display for the 2020 #MLSAllStar Game pres. by @Target! pic.twitter.com/G105MgE2Yp
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) November 20, 2019
For the past 15 years, MLS All-Stars have played touring European sides including Manchester United, Juventus and Real Madrid.
Their previous victory came with a 2-1 triumph against Tottenham in 2015.
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”Dear Evan Hansen” to play Music Box Theatre
By StageLight | September 12, 2016
WILL NOW OPEN ON BROADWAY AT THE
BROADWAY DATES REMAIN THE SAME
PREVIEWS BEGIN MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2016
OPENING NIGHT DECEMBER 4, 2016
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New York, NY (September 12, 2016) – Producer Stacey Mindich has announced that the Broadway premiere of the new musical Dear Evan Hansen has found a new home: it will officially open at the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th St), and not at the Belasco Theatre, as previously announced.
All dates remain the same; the show will still begin previews on November 14, 2016, with an official opening night on December 4, 2016.
Customers purchasing tickets on Telecharge.com or by phone prior to September 18 may be sold Belasco tickets, but they and all Belasco ticket holders will be notified via email or telephone regarding the method of exchange to the Music Box. All previous transactions will remain intact, customers will have comparable, if not identical, locations at the Music Box Theatre.
With a book by Obie Award-winner Steven Levenson, score by Tony® Award nominees Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, and direction by 3-time Tony® Award nominee Michael Greif, Dear Evan Hansen had its world premiere at Arena Stage, Washington D.C., this past summer and recently concluded its record-breaking New York debut at Off-Broadway’s Second Stage.
Ben Platt, who led the world and New York premieres of the musical, will once again star as Evan Hansen, a performance for which he recently won the 2016 Obie Award and earned nominations from the Drama League and Outer Critics Circle Awards.
Platt will be joined by Laura Dreyfuss, Rachel Bay Jones, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Mike Faist, Michael Park, Will Roland and Kristolyn Lloyd.
About the Music Box Theatre:
Toward the close of 1919, the prominent theatrical producer Sam H. Harris made a proposition to his friend Irving Berlin: if the popular songwriter would devise a musical revue, Harris would find a theatre for it. Berlin responded with The Music Box Revue and in 1920 the Music Box Theatre was built to house the show. The Shuberts began acquiring shares of the venue from Harris in the 1920s. When Harris died in 1941, his wife sold half the shares in the theatre to the Shuberts, and half to Berlin. From that point on, Berlin and Shubert became equal partners in the ownership of the house. In 2007, the Berlin share of the theatre was sold to Shubert, now the sole owner of the theatre.
Dear Evan Hansen recently won ‘Best Musical’ prizes from the Obie Awards, Outer Critics Circle Awards and Helen Hayes Awards. It was also nominated for Distinguished Production of a Musical from the Drama League Awards. Among its many honors, Michael Greif won the Helen Hayes Award for Best Director of a Musical; Ben Platt won an Obie Award for Performance; Steven Levenson won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Book of a Musical; and composers Benj Pasek & Justin Paul won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics.
Dear Evan Hansen features scenic design by David Korins, projection design by Peter Nigrini, lighting design by Japhy Weideman, costume design by Emily Rebholz, and sound design by Nevin Steinberg. Music supervision, orchestrations and additional arrangement are by Alex Lacamoire. The musical director is Ben Cohn. Vocal arrangements and additional arrangements are by Justin Paul. Danny Mefford is the choreographer. Casting is by Tara Rubin Casting. Adrienne Campbell-Holt serves as Associate Director. Judith Schoenfeld will serve as Production Stage Manager, with Michael McGoff as Stage Manager. Jayne Hong and Rachel Weinstein are Associate Producers. 101 Productions serves as Executive Producer.
Dear Evan Hansen is produced on Broadway by Stacey Mindich, Mickey Liddell, Hunter Arnold, Caiola Productions, Double Gemini Productions, Fakston Productions, Roy Furman, Harris Karma Productions, On Your Marks Group, Darren Bagert, Bob Boyett, Colin Callendar, Caitlin Clements, Freddy DeMann, Dante DiLoreto, Bonnie & Kenneth Feld, FickStern Productions, Eric & Marsi Gardiner, Robert Greenblatt, Jere Harris and Darren DeVerna, Mike Kriak, Arielle Tepper Madover, David Mirvish, Eva Price, Zeilinger Productions, Adam Zotovich in association with Arena Stage and Second Stage Theatre.
Tickets for Dear Evan Hansen ($49.00 – $149.00) are available at Telecharge.com or by calling 212-239-6200. The Music Box Theatre box office (239 West 45th Street) opens on October 3, 2016.
The schedule for Dear Evan Hansen, beginning November 14, is as follows: Monday-Friday at 8PM; Saturday at 2PM & 8PM, Sunday at 3PM (no performance Nov. 20). As of December 5, the schedule is Tuesday – Thursday at 7 PM; Friday at 8 PM; Saturday at 2 PM & 8 PM; Sunday at 2 PM & 7:30 PM. After March 6, 2017, the schedule shifts to: Tuesday and Thursday at 7 PM; Wednesday & Saturday at 2 PM and 8 PM; Friday at 8 PM; Sunday at 3 PM.
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In worst pill mill case in Pinellas history, accused doctor serving as own counsel
PINELLAS PARK — Thousands of patients visited the Dollar Medical Clinics, many from other parts of Florida or out of state, to get prescriptions from Dr. Jacinta Gillis.
They came for methadone, oxycodone, and diazepam. And they almost always got them.
"She handed out prescriptions like candy," said statewide prosecutor Kelly McKnight during Gillis' trial Wednesday. "They were coming in and out. There was no evaluation. There were no real exams. There was just script after script after script."
In what the Pinellas sheriff's office calls one of the most flagrant pill mill cases in county history, Gillis, 46, is accused of illegally running pain medicine out of her two clinics, one in Pinellas Park and the other in Leehigh Acres in Lee County, at the peak of the prescription drug epidemic in 2011.
She faces charges of racketeering, money laundering, conspiracy to commit racketeering, and conspiracy to traffic controlled substances. She faces a minimum of 25 years in prison if convicted.
Gillis, who is serving as her own legal counsel, told the jury of six on Wednesday that she did not commit any crimes and was just trying to help patients cope with pain.
"They were there because they were suffering. They came to me because I cared," Gillis said, stifling back tears. "What I pray and what I hope for is that you can see the truth."
In opening statements, McKnight said that Gillis saw 50 to 70 patients every day. Patients would line outside the door for prescriptions that they paid $125 for in cash.
Gillis prescribed medications without examining her patients, and sometimes even saw them via a webcam, McKnight said. Some of her patients were drug addicts, but others were hooked to the medications when they sought pain treatment with Gillis.
"They became so dope sick," McKnight added, "that when the clinic got shut down, they turned to the street."
Pinellas Sheriff's detectives investigated the clinic for about two years. Several undercover deputies visited Gillis's office and met with her for about two minutes. One deputy was prescribed 150 oxycodone pills and 20 diazepam pills on his first visit.
She made about $1.3 million in a year, money that Gillis obtained unlawfully, McKnight said.
But Gillis, of Fort Myers, said she is innocent, adding the jury will hear about her "flawless" medical history and her extensive experience in offering pain management. She said she charged $125 for prescriptions because other clinics charged more, up to $400, and she was trying to help low-income patients.
"Everybody's level of pain is different," she said. "As a doctor, our job is to evaluate everyone independently."
Gillis said she didn't use the webcam to see patients, but rather to communicate with employees when she was at her other office.
Throughout her opening statements, prosecutors objected when Gillis tried to mention how the case has affected her and her family, or why she decided to represent herself.
"This is a serious issue," she said. "My life depends on it."
Prosecutors objected.
Gillis thanked the jury and sat down. The trial is expected to last about two weeks.
Contact Laura C. Morel at lmorel@tampabay.com. Follow @lauracmorel.
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BEAIRD: ‘Noles Should Rebound, Gators Win this Weekend
By Brent Beaird
Sports Day college football columnist Brent Beaird looks at this weekend’s games involving state teams.
FLORIDA STATE (2-1) AT USF (3-0): This might be an opportunity of a lifetime for coach Willie Taggart’s team to beat FSU while they are down after a difficult defeat to Louisville. The Bulls are unbeaten. They run a zone read scheme with quarterback Quinton Flowers that is similar to what FSU saw last week. Running back Marlon Mack can also give the Noles some problems.
What is wrong with Noles? This would take a while to lay out, but first of all the defense is really struggling with injuries to stalwarts like Derwin James and just being out of position to make tackles. It is also obvious that tailback Dalvin Cook is just not himself. Does he have a shoulder injury or is he too big after putting on some weight in the offseason. Regardless, he is not hitting the holes like he can do.
I still think FSU rebounds this week, but if they are not mentally up for the game Louisville will beat them twice.
FLORIDA (3-0) AT TENNESSEE (3-0): Despite most of the civilized world picking the Vols, I still think the Gators will win to run the current streak to 12 games. Their defense is the dominant unit on the field. Florida has the No. 1 ranked defense in the nation. It’s on par with Alabama. Backup quarterback Austin Appleby doesn’t have to be Peyton Manning. Coach Jim McElwain puts more emphasis on his running backs than his quarterback. Appleby needs to be a game manager. For example, he needs to check out of bad plays into good plays and throw the ball to the right colored jerseys. The biggest mismatch is the Vol offensive line against the Gator defensive line. Florida’s defense must keep quarterback Josh Dobbs in the pocket. Dobbs’ strength is running the ball not throwing deep. If Florida wins the Gators are in great shape with LSU coming to town in two weeks.
MIAMI (3-0) OPEN DATE: No, the Canes have not played great foes, but they have been efficient and effective. Quarterback Brad Kaaya has looked solid. Miami is running the ball as well as anyone in the ACC with Joseph Yearby and Mark Walton. Stacey Coley leads a competent group of receivers.
Still, the biggest improvement is what defensive coordinator Manny Diaz has done. The Canes are among the leaders in rush defense. Miami was up 21-0 at Appalachian State before fans got settled in their seats. The Cane defense limited the Mountaineers to just 2.6 yards per carry and only 2-for-13 on third downs. UM ranks No. 3 in the nation in fewest yards per carry at 1.57. Last year, UM ranked No. 115 at 5.26 yards per carry.
Freshmen linebackers—Shaq Quarterman, Mike Pinckney and Zach McCloud—have been stellar. Junior defensive end Chad Thomas is developing well under defensive line coach Craig Kuligowski. Miami visits Georgia Tech next week before hosting FSU.
UCF (1-2) AT FIU (0-3): UCF head coach Scott Frost named McKenzie Milton as the starting quarterback this week over Justin Holman. Milton completed 21 of 37 passes for 260 yards in the loss to Maryland last week. The Knights give up six fumbles during their 30-24 double overtime loss to the Terrapins last week. The Golden Panthers under Ron Turner, who is 10-29 in his fourth season at the school, are looking for their first win of the season. FIU beat UCF, 15-14, last season. Alex Gardner, who had 23 carries for 130 yards in the loss to the Minutemen, has been FIU’s most consistent player. I think UCF will keep FIU winless.
Florida State, Florida and UCF are likely to be the big winners for this week. Enjoy the games.
Brent Beaird has been a sportswriter and broadcaster since the early 1990s. He writes for Gator Bait magazine, the Clay Sun edition of the Florida Times Union and Inside The Game Magazine. Brent, who is a Heisman Trophy voter, is a part of the 1010XL sports radio team in Jacksonville. He is also a college football analyst for First Coast News and does a regular feature on Wednesday night on the ABC broadcast. Brent lives in Orange Park, Florida.
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Man Faces Multiple Charges After Leading Clark, Cranford Police on Chase
The car of a Florence Drive resident in Clark was smashed by the suspect as he fled police Saturday afternoon. The car of a Florence Drive resident in Clark was smashed by the suspect as he fled police Saturday ... Credits: Submitted Photo
CLARK, NJ — An Elizabeth man who led Clark and Cranford officers on a chase Saturday afternoon is facing multiple criminal charges and 39 motor vehicle summonses, police said.
At approximately 3 p.m. Clark Police received a call that someone was trying to burglarize or steal a car at the construction site at the intersection of Westfield and Brant avenues, according to Clark Lieutenant Chris Lott.
A Clark police officer found a car in the area matching the description given by the caller, police said. When he attempted to stop the vehicle, the suspect took off, police said. As he fled, 24-year-old Engerbel Bonano Seijas hit a car on Florence Drive in Clark and continued traveling toward Cranford, according to police.
The chase continued as the officer pursued Seijas on Centennial Avenue, until the suspect crashed into a tree, Lott said. The driver lost his shoes, as he jumped out of the car and ran until he was apprehended within minutes by Cranford police, according to Lott.
Lott added that after further investigation, police discovered that the suspect had tried earlier in the day to enter a vehicle at Cardsmart on Westfield Avenue in Clark. His attempt failed when the mom of two children in the car managed to scare him off.
Seijas was committed to the Union County Jail. Lott said he was charged with two counts of motor vehicle burglary, one count of eluding police, one count of receiving stolen property and one count of eluding by flight. Clark Police issued 19 motor vehicle summonses to the suspect and Cranford issued an additional 20, police said.
There were no injuries reported as a result of the incident. Lott said the vehicle used in this incident was stolen and had been pursued by Hillside police on Friday night.
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NASA is Helping ISRO to Make Contact with Vikram Lander on the Moon
Illustration of Vikram lander | Image Credit: ISRO
American space agency NASA is trying to get Chandrayaan 2 lander Vikram to communicate with home. Chandrayaan 2 is the biggest space mission conducted by Indian Space Agency ISRO (Indian Space and Research Organization) so far. ISRO has successfully placed the Chandrayaan 2 orbiter in the lunar orbit and attempted the soft landing of Vikram lander which was carrying a rover called Pragyan.
Vikram the lander of ISRO’s Chandrayaan 2 was supposed to perform the soft landing near the South Pole of the moon but unfortunately, right before the landing, Indian space agency ISRO has lost the communication with the Vikram Lander. ISRO mission control lost communication with the lander Vikram when it was at a distance of 2.1 km from the moon’s surface. Currently, ISRO is analysing the communication data to find out exactly what went wrong during the final descent phase of Vikram lander.
The moon orbiter of Chandrayaan 2 has found the location where Vikram lander crashed and also took the thermal images, the same data are being analysed by the ISRO. An ISRO official associated with the mission said “It had a hard-landing very close to the planned (touch-down) site as per the images sent by the on-board camera of the orbiter. The lander is there as a single piece, not broken into pieces. It’s in a tilted position, we are making all-out efforts to see whether communication can be re-established with the lander.”
Chandrayaan 2 Mission Control | Image Credit: DD News
ISRO is still trying to establish communication with the Vikram Lander since the mission life of Vikram lander is one Lunar day, which is equal to 14 earth days, ISRO officials also hinted that the chances to communicate with the lander are less but it seems ISRO still trying everything possible to reach out the lander. Now, NASA is also helping ISRO to reach out the lander; American space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is sending radio signals to Vikram.
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, a spacecraft currently orbiting the moon, will be flying over the Vikram’s landing site on 17 September, and it might help ISRO with images of the area to help with its analysis. A NASA spokesperson confirmed to NY Times over email. The New York Times reported quoting a Nasa spokesperson that the space agency will share “any before and after flyover imagery” of the area for ISRO’s analysis.
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The First PC Minimum Requirements for Next-Gen Games are Here – And You Should Upgrade
Rahul Majumdar
The next-gen consoles, namely the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, pack quite powerful hardware akin to a high-end gaming PC. As such, we’ve all been wondering just how taxing next-gen games are going to be on PCs going forward, and now we have an idea. Minimum requirements for The Medium have now been revealed on Steam, and if you’re rocking an older PC, it’s time to upgrade for next-gen games.
The Medium System Requirements Minimum Recommended
CPU Intel Core i5-6600 / AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Intel Core i5-9600 / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Graphics NVIDIA GTX 1060/ AMD R9 390X (4 GB) NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti/ AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | For 4K NVIDIA RTX 2070/ Radeon RX 5700 XT
DirectX DX 11 DX 12
Storage 30 GB 30 GB
The Medium PC System Requirements
Dissecting The Medium’s Minimum Requirements
Let’s start with the low end here. Bloober Team (developer) suggests that at the very least you’ll be needing a GTX 1060 (the most popular GPU among Steam users) for playing at 1080p. This one isn’t too surprising, as the GTX 1060 has always been a great performer at that resolution. However, to think that 1060 is now the minimum tells us that dual-reality rendering isn’t gonna come cheap. A Ryzen 5 2500X/ Intel Core i5-6600 is required for what we assume is 1080p gameplay. Again, the Ryzen 5 2500X is a fairly recent quad-core CPU. You won’t be looking for any raytracing at the minimum settings, so DirectX 11 is a predictable starting point.
It’s the recommended settings that are way more interesting to assess. Right off the bat, a top-of-the-line AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is recommended here, with a Core i5-9600 on Intel’s side. Both CPUs are fairly recent, having released just last year. It’s interesting to see an 8-core AMD CPU being suggested when the Intel equivalent is a 6 core chip without hyperthreading. The AMD CPU is relatively faster and more suited for multi-threaded workloads.
A GTX 1660 Ti and AMD’s Vega 56 are recommended, which we assume to be for 1080p Ultra settings. After all, both cards are meant for that resolution and perform quite well at that. At 4K, an NVIDIA RTX 2070 and AMD’s Radeon RX 5700 XT are recommended (we assume for 4K medium settings). The same pattern from the minimum requirements emerge here – all suggested PC parts here are all fairly recent when compared to current-gen PC port’ requirements. When you think of 4K gaming, you’d normally think of the GTX 1080 Ti, which up until now was the best GPU for that resolution, minus the obvious raytracing/ DLSS features. For gaming at 4K with RTX On, an RTX 2080 is recommended.
Expect AMD’s Ryzen CPUs to Be More Prominent in Next-Gen PC Ports
Both the minimum and recommended requirements include CPUs from AMD’s Ryzen lineup. This is to be expected as both the Xbox Series X and PS5 house a similar chip based on Zen 2 technology. Essentially, both next-gen consoles have a Ryzen 7 3700X considering the 8-core count and the frequencies at which it operates. That translates directly into the inclusion of the Ryzen 7 3700X on the PC port.
It’s a well-known fact that the biggest weakness of the current generation of consoles was their weak AMD Jaguar CPUs. Both the base PS4 and Xbox One consoles used a custom Jaguar 8-core APU at 1.6GHz and 1.75GHz respectively. A Zen 2 CPU running above 3.5 GHz is quite an upgrade. The Jaguar CPU is also one of the reasons why we saw more graphically demanding games running at 30 FPS, as the consoles were bottlenecked by their CPUs. Next-gen should change that, offering a far more balanced system with the RDNA 2 GPU & Zen 2 processor. With that said, The Medium will be targeting 4K/30 FPS on the Xbox Series X, likely due to the usage of raytracing.
Why is an SSD Not Included?
PS5 and XBox Series X
Aside from a much faster CPU, the other key improvement with the next-gen consoles is the inclusion of SSDs. Both consoles will include and support NVMe SSDs for fast storage. Thanks to custom decompression technologies, it seems like the consoles will be able to take advantage of them in more ways than a PC might, at least for the time being. So the question stands – Why is there no mention of an SSD in The Medium’s PC minimum requirements?
Our best guess is that both developers and the console manufacturers are still testing various consumer SSDs. Not all solid-state drives are the same, and due to the custom nature of the consoles, we can’t expect any third-party SSD on the PC space to be supported by next-gen games. We expect SSD requirements to be up closer to the consoles’ launch, something Mark Cerny already alluded to in Sony’s PS5 deep dive video. In any case, as I stated at the beginning, it looks like console games are soon going to tax our high-end gaming PCs. Building a PC right now is quite challenging without knowing the state of PC ports of the future. However, if you do decide to build one, do check out our PC build guides for the same. Or if you want to future proof your PC as much as possible, then we highly recommend Digital Foundry’s video on the same:
The Medium is targeting a late 2020 release on the Xbox Series X as a timed console exclusive. The game will also be available on Xbox Game Pass, and later on the PlayStation 5.
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What are the minimum requirements for a video editing pc ( upto 4k). Please suggest me such a pc (tower).
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Leaks show Intel Coffee Lake Refresh CPUs have T-Series models incoming
By Mark Knapp 15 April 2019
Lower base clocks, but lower TDP to match
Image Credit: Intel
It's been just over a year since Intel's 8th-generation Coffee Lake processors (CPU) got low-powered T-Series variants. Now, with the Coffee Lake Refresh in full swing, it makes sense to expect low-power versions. It appears that may be exactly what is coming, according to leaks compiled by Hexus.
A series of leaks detailed the names, specs and thermal design power (TDP) levels of various T-Series processors. An important aspect for low-power builds is that TDP, which all of the new T-Series processors appear to share at a low 35W.
This is identical to what the 8th-gen T-Series processors offered, allowing for smaller desktop builds with lower-wattage power supplies and less robust cooling.
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The trade-off that's made for a lower TDP is readily apparent when considering the other key specs. According to the leaks, the T-Series will have core counts and cache equal to the non-T-series CPUs, but will have largely reduced base and boost clock speeds.
The leak shows the following CPUs with details on specs: Core i9-9900T, Core i7-9700T, Core i5-9600T, Core i5-9500T, Core i5-9400T, Core i3-9300T and Core i3-9100T. For a comparison between the standard variety and T-Series, we'll put the Core i9-9900T next to the Core i9-9900K.
The Core i9-9900T is suggested to have a base clock of 2.1GHz and boost clock of 4.4GHz. That compares to the Core i9-9900K's 3.6GHz base clock and 5.0GHz boost clock. So, while the T-series in this case has a TDP of about 36% that of the K-Series, its base performance will be significantly lower.
Still, these processors can be a strong pick for computer builders looking to create compact machines with power and cooling requirements closer to laptops than traditional desktops. All of the new T-Series processors are listed as coming with Intel UHD Graphics 630 included, so desktops built using these CPUs won't need dedicated graphics cards.
Of course, computer builders looking for efficient CPUs may also consider waiting for Intel's long-anticipated 10nm CPUs, which could come in the form of Cannon Lake or Ice Lake this year.
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Kings promotes 3 merchants
Kings Food Markets on Friday announced several promotions within its merchant departments.
“We are so proud to promote these key department leaders within our company,” Judy Spires, president and CEO of the Parsippany, N.J.-based company said. “Our employees continue to raise the bar year after year, constantly making us look ahead to what’s next, and I’m certain that we are even further positioned for growth and innovation in the future.”
Kings’ merchandising promotions include:
• Arthur Goncalves, director of seafood sales and merchandising, has been promoted to VP, produce and floral. An 18-year associate of Kings, Goncalves began his career with Kings as an assistant store manager. He has steadily risen through the ranks of the company since, holding several positions in operations and center store merchandising, engineering, maintenance and construction, demonstrating his business acumen, integrity and initiative to drive the business throughout each role. Most recently, he progressed into perishables merchandising, and under his leadership, the seafood department was recognized by the company as its department of the year.
• Scott Zoeller, VP of deli sales and merchandising, has been promoted to VP of deli, meat and seafood. Zoeller has been with the company since December 2004, serving numerous positions throughout the deli and has built a successful team that has provided tremendous growth in the area of prepared foods, deli and cheese.
• Rick Michener, director of in-store prepared foods and chef operations, has been promoted to Goncalves’ former role as director of seafood sales and merchandising. In just four years at Kings, Michener has held three positions in the business and operations divisions and has been instrumental in helping to bring new and creative concepts from vision to execution, Kings said.
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Costco poultry complex could start vertical integration trend
Food retailer’s entry into poultry production could prompt changes across meat sector
Krissa Welshans | Sep 25, 2018
In April 2016, Costco announced plans to build a poultry processing complex in eastern Nebraska with the primary purpose of supplying the more than 90 million rotisserie chickens it sells each year. The $400 million investment raised numerous questions about how the nation’s third-largest retailer will orchestrate the construction and operation.
A new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange Division, however, predicts that the company’s decision, which will make it the first U.S. retailer to integrate its meat supply to the farm level, may prompt other food retailers and foodservice companies to re-evaluate their own supply chain integration opportunities.
According to the report, the new chicken complex, which is slated to open in September 2019, is expected to generate a savings of 10-35 cents per bird and comes as rotisserie chickens have become a major traffic driver for in-store Costco customers. Since 2010, Costco’s rotisserie chicken sales have grown by more than 8% annually — three times the growth rate of total U.S. poultry consumption — and the item has maintained a price point of $4.99 per chicken. Additionally, the move comes at a time when available supplies of whole birds at targeted weights have declined.
CoBank also noted that Costco’s move marks the first time a U.S. retailer has taken on the risks associated with animal husbandry, including feeding, animal welfare, disease prevention and harvesting.
“We see the decision by Costco to bring its poultry supply in house as a result of three primary drivers: surety of supply, visibility up the chain and cost control,” said Will Sawyer, lead animal protein economist at CoBank. “The ability to control the consistency of bird weights enhances food preparation and safety. Locating the facility in Nebraska also provides access to feed at favorable costs, a reliable water supply and a comparatively advantageous labor market.”
The Nebraska complex will be able to process 100 million birds per year, with one-third of the rotisserie program being produced in house. The facility will also process chicken parts.
If Costco’s foray into production and processing is successful, it could be the model for other food retailers and foodservice companies to vertically integrate in other protein sectors. In fact, the report pointed out that the decision has already been set in motion in the dairy sector, where companies like Kroger, Walmart, Safeway and others own fluid milk, ice cream and cheese production facilities to protect important traffic drivers for the store.
However, CoBank said the key difference between these dairy investments and Costco’s chicken plant is that Costco’s integration reaches all the way to the farm, highlighting the new level of risk exposure Costco is taking on to protect an important product line.
Sawyer also suggested that, for other meat sectors, particularly beef and pork, the vertically integrated approach presents significant risks and challenges.
“Food retailers will need to evaluate a number of risks in order to justify the investment of time and capital required to build their own production capacity,” Sawyer said. “Beef packers have historically yielded very tight margins, and with declining per capita beef consumption, the sector would be unlikely to meet its return objectives.”
Pork processing, Sawyer explained, brings the risk of very large exposure to export market risks.
“Additionally, retailers will need to consider food safety risks, negative profitability in production and whole animal utilization to justify such investments,” he said.
Of the three major proteins, poultry is the most appealing for retailer integration. Opportunities for further integration in poultry will likely be focused in secondary and further processing rather than primary processing, Sawyer said.
If Costco’s chicken production is successful, it will undoubtedly prompt questions across agricultural supply chains and lead other food retailers and foodservice companies to re-examine their business models, the CoBank report concluded.
This piece originally appeared on Feedstuffs, a Supermarket News sister website.
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Luka Milivojevic ‘entitled to a second chance’ after breaking Tier 4 rules
Steven Lehmann
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson says that Luka Milivojevic is fully entitled to a second chance after breaking Tier 4 coronavirus rules.
The Palace club captain was filmed with Fulham striker and fellow Serbian international Aleksandar Mitrovic at a London New Years Eve party, in breach of the COVID-19 rules.
The images were taken by Kristina Janjic, Mitrovic’s partner, and were posted on her Instagram page.
Despite breaking the rules Palace’s defensive midfielder was allowed to start and captain the side in their 2-0 win over Sheffield United on 2 January.
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In a press conference ahead of Crystal Palace’s FA Cup 3rd round game with Wolverhampton Wanderers tonight, Hodgson said:
“Luka made a grave mistake and he’s taken responsibility for it.
“He’s put out the statement which I think covers things quite well and he’s made a substantial contribution to the NHS
“He’s made a grave mistake but once again if we see it in the round, some of the things he’s done for the community, for the club, during his three-and-a-half years fully entitles him, in my opinion, to a second chance on this incident.”
Milivojević released the following statement via the club on Wednesday:
“I want to publicly apologise for my actions on New Year’s Eve. As captain of Crystal Palace Football Club I am fully aware that my responsibilities go beyond football, and that in this instance, I have let the fans, the club, my manager and teammates down.
“In what is a really difficult and challenging moment for everyone, I am truly grateful that I am able to continue to do the job I love and I do not take this for granted. I am very sorry to anyone who has been made to feel angry, hurt or upset by my actions.
“I am making a donation to the local NHS service to help them continue their incredible work in our community fighting this virus.”
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But the sanctions for Milivojević’s rule-breaking don’t sit right with some Palace fans.
Terence Ford from Crystal Palace fan podcast Back of the Nest said:
“It bothers me, and the majority of Palace fans, that he broke lockdown rules. As the captain of a club in the biggest league in the world, he should be leading by example.
“As for the apology, it reeked of ‘I’m only sorry that I was caught’.
“I think the club and Roy were weak, Luka should have been stripped of the captaincy and made to sit out the Sheffield United game at the very least.
“Was he the only player in the country that broke the rules? No. Was he the only Palace player that broke the rules? Unlikely. But as the captain, you have to be held to a higher standard.
“Instead, a bit like Dominic Cummings, we are sent the message that a slap on the wrist is acceptable for the elite whilst the rest of us should shoulder the blame.”
But Ford doesn’t think that Premier League games should stop as they did in the first lockdown in March 2020.
He added: “The games are an outlet for millions in a time where it is needed. As long as they’re happy to play, they should be allowed to play.”
Fulham have had two recent matches postponed as a result of positive coronavirus tests, missing out on playing Tottenham and Burnley on 30 December and 3 January respectively.
Fulham are due to play Queens Park Rangers away in the FA Cup on Saturday.
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UK Coaching cares: New toolkit and digital badge to facilitate #GreatCoaching
Coach learning package designed to give coaches the confidence to embrace and adjust to the changed coaching landscape
Coaches can earn a free nationally recognised ‘digital badge’ to demonstrate to the public they are committed to the principles of Duty to Care (Diversity, Inclusion, Mental Health, Safeguarding and Well-being), which underpin great coaching
UK Coaching has launched a new toolkit that will ensure the nation’s coaches are equipped with the knowledge and skills to provide great coaching experiences to others, and support them as coaches to better look after themselves as they return to coaching after COVID-19 restrictions are relaxed.
The Duty to Care Toolkit, which will be available on UK Coaching’s learning and development platform, ukcoaching.org, has come to fruition after extensive consultative support from a range of partners and coaches across the UK.
Set across five areas, known as pillars – Diversity, Inclusion, Mental Health, Safeguarding and Well-being – the toolkit will challenge coaches to demonstrate their knowledge of the principles of Duty to Care and will sign-post them to coach learning resources that can help them to adapt sessions safely; creating diverse and inclusive environments that help to increase the mental health and well-being of both them and their participants.
Coaches who complete the free Duty to Care Knowledge Check in each pillar will earn themselves a nationally recognised Duty to Care ‘Digital Badge’, which they can display with pride to show their commitment to great coaching.
The findings of Baroness Grey-Thompson’s Duty of Care in Sport review coincided with UK Coaching’s plan to devise a product that ensures coaches are sufficiently equipped to deliver great coaching – and thereby, inspire their participants to develop lifelong active lifestyles and ensure athletes’ welfare is at the top of their priority list.
UK Coaching’s Director of Coaching Emma Atkins, said:
We are ecstatic about the launch of our new Duty to Care Toolkit and Digital Badge, which supports coaches by enabling them to show their commitment to great coaching, and to continue to improve the coaching experience people receive. In the coronavirus era, coaches have a big part to play in their communities, lifting the mood and boosting the physical, social, emotional and mental health of the nation.
More than ever before, we need to look after our participants regardless of where they are on their sport and physical activity journey. The last few months have put an unimaginable strain on people’s physical and mental well-being, and thus, we are seeing a society desperate to return to sport and exercise.
We know that many coaches are wanting to return to coaching too, but they want the reassurance that they can do this safely and confidently. Many of the nation’s coaches, whether they’re grassroots or elite level, need support and learning opportunities so they can effectively look after the well-being of their participants, as well as their own too.
At UK Coaching, we pride ourselves in supporting coaches who transform the lives of individuals and communities to help create a happier and healthier society. This extensive toolkit will help all coaches thrive in their role, which is essential if we are to navigate this uncertain time together and get the nation back on its feet.”
British Swimming’s National Centre Lead Coach and coach to swimming sensation Adam Peaty, Mel Marshall, said:
To me coaching is about people, and how coaching illuminates’ human beings, so it’s fantastic to see UK Coaching releasing a resource that will help coaches to find their feet again after what has been an incapacitating time for us.”
Sporting Communities’ Marketing Officer and Lead Coach Kobi-Kazia Thompson was one of the first coaches to trial the product, she said:
It’s a great coach learning tool and I feel like my knowledge in each of the five areas has vastly improved. I can’t wait to start coaching again.”
Sport England’s Executive Director of Sport Phil Smith, said:
We are really pleased that this support for coaches is now available, especially with the recent news that recreational and team sport are set to reopen, as coaches are at the heart of helping to get England’s activity levels back to where they were before coronavirus.
As we slowly return to playing the sports we love, or maybe start new ones, it is important that people enjoy their first experiences back, and the Duty to Care Toolkit will help coaches have the support they need across the areas of Diversity, Inclusion, Mental Health, Safeguarding and Well-being. Alongside the advice and guidance we’ve compiled on how the sport and physical activity sector can successfully and safely return to play, this will really help them to provide great experiences and support everyone safely back into activity.”
Paralympian Tanni, Baroness Grey-Thompson, said:
UK Coaching’s toolkit is the right way for coaches – at any stage of their career – to check in, challenge themselves and refuel their coaching skills to keep delivering great coaching experiences.”
Through the toolkit, coaches will be able to test their coaching know-how with free Knowledge Checks across the five pillars, as well as discover a suite of coach learning.
There’s no set learning process, so coaches can do the free Knowledge Checks or learning whichever way round they like. As you return to coaching, refuel your great coaching skills.
Learn more about the five pillars of Duty to Care and start working towards earning our nationally recognised Duty to Care ‘Digital Badge’.
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Women lead the way on 2020 Booker Prize Shortlist
Today the Booker Prize judges announced the six books that make up their 2020 Shortlist. The shortlist was selected from the 162 books submitted for the award. Those 162 were whittled down to an eclectic longlist of thirteen titles back in July, and now the field has been tightened further. What was already shaping up to […]
Tom Morello, Tones and I, and more to lead BIGSOUND 2020 speakers
BIGSOUND has announced the first lineup of keynote speakers for this year’s virtual edition of the annual festival. American legend Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave, Prophets Of Rage, The Nightwatchman) leads the charge with an insightful presentation on his life as a musician and activist. “Join me at BIGSOUND to talk music, activism, […]
Track of the Day: OK Hotel “Life is Crazy (Like That)” (2020)
Our track of the day is “Life is Crazy (Like That)”, a rollicking tune from OK Hotel, a fresh new alt-rock band out of Wollongong. This is only their second single, following on from “Swim” which was released in February. For a three-piece, they create a big sound, and are making plenty of waves. It’s […]
Bose is releasing both the QuietComfort and Sports earbuds next month
Bose’s highly regarded QuietComfort series is about to get slimmed down and transposed from over-head headphones to truly wireless earbuds. The company first teased the arrival when it put out the excellent but ambitiously priced NC700 headphones last year, but delays presented themselves. And now here we are. Those promised QuietComfort Earbuds are due to […]
‘Looking Past the Pandemic’ with Wax Chattels from Auckland, New Zealand
Keeping travel dreams alive and setting goals has never felt more important. We can all agree that 2020 has been an unfortunate year so far, and almost every facet of daily life has been wrought by this ongoing global pandemic, the start of which now feels like forever ago. The arts has been one of […]
Exclusive Single Premiere: Meghna “Bad Thoughts” (2020)
We have the exclusive single premiere of “Bad Thoughts” from Melbourne singer-songwriter Meghna. This track follows on from “Night” which was released back in February. The song opens with some moody synths, leading into the vocals and beats which drive the emotion throughout this honest exploration of how we deal with the anxiety of comparison. No […]
Book Review: Caitlin Moran offers up another witty and wise memoir with More Than A Woman
Caitlin Moran is back with new memoir (and a new silver streak). Opening with modern day Moran travelling back in time to visit her thirty something self, who is fresh off saving the final draft of 2011’s How To Be A Woman. But the Moran of More Than A Woman has distressing news for her […]
Here’s where you can watch the PlayStation 5 Showcase in Australia
The PlayStation 5 Showcase, an epic 40-minute show-and-tell, is set to be Sony’s last big livestream ahead of the PS5 launch in November. This is good news. 2020 being what it is, fans have had to wait much longer than usual for details on the hardware. At this point, we know what it looks like […]
TIFF Review: Shiva Baby is one of the funniest films of 2020
Rachel Sennott stars as Danielle, a young bisexual Jewish woman, traipsing through life going through a phase of self-defeat as she essentially performs sex work for money; all under the guise of sexual empowerment excused by her gender studies degree. The mindset of Danielle is set up in a succinctly and hilariously tired fashion as she has sex with her […]
D-Link AX1500 Wi-Fi 6 Router Review: A ‘work from home’ essential
Working From Home has made maintaining a faster, more stable Wi-Fi connection one of the most important things to consider in 2020. That necessitates a leap from the current standard of 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5) to 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) in order to cope with the burgeoning number and diversity of smart devices vying for that signal, […]
Sydney’s NOMAD to reopen in original Foster Street home next month
Beloved Sydney restaurant Nomad will shift back to its original Foster Street location as of Tuesday 20th October, reopening doors to reveal extensive renovations following a fire last September. The new-look Nomad will sport a larger kitchen, opened up and surrounded by twice as much seating, a larger charcoal grill, and the new addition of […]
Jameson wants to buy you a free drink as Australia’s Biggest Shout returns
After success last year, Jameson have officially brought back “Australia’s Biggest Shout”, committing 15,000 free Jameson, Dry & Limes for Aussies at participating venues. Initially, this will include venues in NSW, QLD and SA, but Jameson has also promised to extend the shout and resume it when its safe for Victorians to head on out […]
Virgin Australia is now offering free booking changes until January 2021
Under a new customer policy announced recently, Virgin Australia will now be offering unlimited booking changes without any change fees for reservations with travel between now and 31st January 2021. The announcement comes as the airline refines their “Passenger Promise” concept, remaining hopeful for the uptick in domestic travel as we near the end of […]
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A buzz at Boston for TCRC
Three Counties had PB’s galore with 11 of the 21 Club Members Running in either their first full marathon or first half marathon at the flat and rather warm Boston marathon race.
Four club members took to the full marathon with 3 of the runners running their first ever marathon. Elisabeth Sennitt Clough was first member Home in the marathon in a cracking time of 3:36:55PB finishing 2nd in age and 5th female. Next home in his first ever marathon running a sub 4hours was Jonny Clark in a fantastic time of 3:54:12PB. Crossing the line together were first timers Vicki Drake and Sarah-Jane Macdonald in a time of 5:04:16 PB. Both ladies were raising money for Cancer Research and Fibromyalgia and they had fantastic support from their fellow Team mates who all ran the final 1 mile with them.
The Half marathon that started 15 minutes after the full had a successful turnout of 17 runners with 8 of these running their first half and runners also obtaining 16PB’s between them. First club member Home was Graham Rushmer in a splendid time of 1:33:28 PB(first timer -FT) Next was Lee Johnson in an incredible time of 1:37:57PB (FT),followed by 1st Female Teresa Rodrigues 1:54:01PB, Sarah Clark 1:54:52PB(FT), Debbie Agger 1:56:58PB, Tracy Pratt 1:57:12PB, Matt Hunter 1:59:28PB, Colin Apps 1:59:30, Sarah Johnson 2:00:25PB (FT), Arthur Sargeant 2:03:09, Nick Sheehan 2:07:38, Cheryl Lenton 2:15:39, Kim Coultard 2:15:45PB(FT), Zoe Gourley 2:17:44, Louise Drew 2:25:26PB(FT), Alice Ingman 2:25:26PB(FT) and Steve Clarke 2:25:30 PB.
Parkrun results Kings Lynn Sandra Rhodes 31:02
Peterborough Tim Clough 21:41
Preston in Brighton Tracey Else 24:31
Next week TCRCwill be flying the flag in the London Marathon. If you would like to find out about our free beginners sessions or joining the club please visit the Facebook page or their website www.ThreeCountiesRC.org
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Archive for May 21st, 2013
Two FBI Agents Killed in Virginia Plunged to Their Deaths from a Helicopter
Two FBI agents who were part of an elite rescue team were killed in Virginia when they plunged to their deaths during a counter terrorism exercise, CBS News reports.
Special Agents Christopher Lorek and Stephen Shaw, who are members of the bureau’s hostage rescue team, were killed when the helicopter involved in the exercise encountered problems.
“The FBI agents were participating in a maritime counterterrorism exercise involving helicopters and a ship,” Special Agent Ann Todd, an FBI spokeswoman, wrote in an email to CBS News on Monday. “The agents were in the process of fast-roping from the aircraft onto the ship when the helicopter encountered difficulties. The agents tragically fell a significant distance and suffered fatal injuries.”
The rescue team is highly trained and is often compared to the FBI version of the Navy Seals, CBS News wrote.
Posted: May 21st, 2013 under FBI, News Story.
Tags: counter terrorism exercise, FBI, Virgiinia
Prosecutors Refuse to Reveal Confidential Informant in ‘Whitey’ Bulger Case
Whitey Bulger/fbi
Federal prosecutors said they will not release the name of the confidential informant involved in the case against mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger, the Boston Herald reports.
The defense attorneys maintain the informant helped the FBI determine what others may say during testimony.
Prosecutors dismissed the allegations as ” street talk” and “rumors.”
“The FBI has advised that the informant had no first-hand knowledge of any of this information, and indeed had no direct contact with the relevant individuals discussed in the FBI report: Kevin Weeks, John Martorano, Pat Nee, Jack Curran, Patrick Linskey, Michael Linskey, Richard Buccheri and Kevin Weeks’ former girlfriend,” prosecutors said in court papers filed Monday.
The prosecutors added that the defense is “free to impugn government witnesses’ credibility through vigorous cross-examination, and may ask witnesses about prior inconsistent statements.”
Tags: confidential informant, FBI, Mob, Whitey Bulger
GSA to Soon Begin Taking Proposals to Relocate FBI Headquarters
The General Services Association soon will begin accepting proposals to relocate FBI headquarters beginning this summer, the Kingstowne-Rose Hill Patch reports.
The FBI has received numerous preliminary proposals from surrounding cities to be home to the new FBI headquarters.
The current headquarters in Washington D.C. is outdated and crumbling, the GSA has said.
The FBI is looking for land that is close to the metro station and Beltway.
Tags: FBI, fbi headquarters, general services administration, GSA
Justice Department to Probe Big Blunders in ATF Milwaukee Sting
The Justice Department is investigating the high-profile blunders of the ATF in Milwaukee following embarrassing mistakes reported by the the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the newspaper reports.
In letters to two members of Congress, Inspector General Michael Horowitz said the sting raised “significant management issues related to the oversight and management” of the ATF, the newspaper wrote.
Journal Sentinel reports detail serious mistakes, including having their guns stolen, losing $40,000 in merchandise and allowing an armed man who had threatened to shoot someone leave the store.
Posted: May 21st, 2013 under News Story.
Tags: ATF, DOJ, failure, Milwaukee, Sting, stolen guns
Protesters Arrested After Trying to Storm Justice Department Building in Washington D.C.
Protesters furious over foreclosure attempts tried to storm the entrances of the Justice Department on Monday, leading to 17 arrests , the Washington Post reports.
About 100 protesters participated, and some were tased during the event.
After the arrests, about half the protesters stuck around as police prepared to make additional arrests.
Law enforcement blocked the entrance while a police helicopter flew overhead.
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Tags: arrests, DOJ, foreclosures, police, protesters, protests, tased
DOJ Report: Justice Dept. Temporarily Lost Track of 2 Suspected Terrorists in Witness Protection Program
By Fox News
The Justice Department temporarily lost track of two known or suspected terrorists who were in the witness protection program — and allowed others on the no-fly list to board commercial flights — according to a watchdog report which fueled criticism of the administration.
“This is gross mismanagement — pure and simple,” Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said in a statement.
The allegations were made in an inspector general report released Thursday. The report found agencies in the department did not properly share the new identities of some in witness protection — the lapse meant those new names were not updated in the no-fly list.
Tags: Justice Department, terrorists, witness protection
Former Bush Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Says He Passed on Subpoenas For Leaks
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Posted on December 16, 2015 by Times Gazette
4th Update: Suit accuses mayor of malfeasance
Search warrant issued; Hastings says charges ‘ludicrous’
By Gary Abernathy - gabernathy@civitasmedia.com
4th UPDATE: A complaint filed Wednesday afternoon in Highland County Probate Court alleges that Hillsboro Mayor Drew Hastings is guilty of malfeasance.
And Wednesday night, a search warrant was issued at the city building, according to numerous sources, indicating a possible criminal investigation.
The civil complaint filed Wednesday afternoon alleges that an “investigation revealed that (Hastings) recovered a deposit he paid to the city under the vacant building ordinance by preparing and submitting a letter to the city auditor utilizing the signature stamp of the city safety and service director without lawful authority and without being entitled to the refund.”
The complaint was filed by Craig Jackson, a city employee, along with Ariana Jackson, Lisa Leeth, former city administrative assistant Kirby Ellison and former Hillsboro Mayor Betty Bishop.
The complaint states that City Auditor Gary Lewis “issued the refund to (Hastings’) business, Firehouse Square Partners, pursuant to the false letter.”
Hastings said Wednesday that the allegations are “ludicrous.”
“This is absolutely a political witch hunt,” he said. “There is nothing to this charge. This is absolutely asinine.”
He said it was “more than coincidental” that the filing came from some of the people who attended a council meeting Monday to voice complaints over a Facebook post.
The filing included as an exhibit a copy of a letter dated June 24, 2015 that states it is to Lewis from Todd Wilkin, the safety and service director, reading, “Please issue a refund of the $500.00 Vacant Building Registration Fee paid in November 2014 for the property at 135 North High Street. The building is no longer considered to be a vacant building.”
The letter includes Wilkin’s stamped signature. But the implication of the suit may be that Wilkin did not authorize the signature. Wilkin could not be immediately reached Wednesday afternoon.
The building in question is the former county annex building, purchased by Hastings when the county put it up for bid. The attachment also includes a copy of the $500 check Hastings wrote in November 2014 to pay the fee.
The filing asks that city Law Director Fred Beery be appointed to pursue the complaint.
Probate Judge Kevin Greer said Wednesday that under the law, a civil complaint against an official such as the mayor is filed in probate court in the county in which the official presides. He said the law requires a hearing to be held within 10 days.
According to the Ohio Revised Code, either party in the case has the right to demand a jury trial. If found guilty, the penalty is removal from office.
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Across US, a 'tale of two cities' as some embrace reopening amid coronavirus and others remain wary
Marco della Cava, Dan Keemahill, Nick Penzenstadler, Mike Stucka
SAN FRANCISCO — The nation's disjointed approach to re-opening has revealed two Americas.
One is populated by those eager to reclaim freedom of movement and restart the economy, and another by people whose COVID-19 concerns keep them sheltering in place. And often they’re living side by side in a country rocked by 1.2 million coronavirus cases and 75,000 deaths.
In California, which is re-opening cautiously, Jeff Gourley has drawn both heat and praise for welcoming patrons to Nomads Canteen in San Clemente near San Diego.
“I’m not a fool, I’m not unsympathetic,” he says. “But we can’t quarantine the healthy anymore.”
Meanwhile in Georgia, where Gov. Brian Kemp has pushed for a faster opening, Atlanta public relations exec Jenny Moss isn’t ready to resume old habits.
“My response is pretty simple,” she says. “In the time between when lockdown began and where we are now, nothing has changed. So I'm taking precautions."
Coronavirus reopening: See a map of when states are ending lockdown
You can survey just about any U.S. city or town and find examples of both attitudes. Some are shaped by political beliefs, others by economic challenges and a comfort with risk. But despite disagreements over speed, the national re-opening is happening.
A USA TODAY analysis of mobile phone use data shows that people in every state have become more active in recent weeks following a significant reduction in mobility that reached its lowest point in mid-April.
Graphics: See how quickly Americans hunkered down and compare states
But many Americans remain cautious.The data, which comes from location data company SafeGraph and is based on the recorded movements of 16 million anonymous phones, reveals the rebound is happening far more slowly than many states'abrupt move to shelter in place, with U.S. mobility less than halfway back from its lowest level when compared to February.
States also are not re-opening at the same pace. The mobility data shows that the 10 states with the lowest leaving-home rates are on the West and East coasts, areas where some governors have been aggressive about self-quarantines.
Of those, seven are in the top 10 for total deaths, including hard-hit New York and New Jersey, where to date a combined 35,000 have died from COVID-19, the pulmonary complications from the virus.
In contrast, the seven states that are almost halfway back to normal movement are in the Plains and Southeast, where death counts were lower and leaders often were more hesitant to restrict movement and eager to resume commerce.
Health officials warn that getting back tosome form of normal may not be without consequences. Officials are monitoring infection rates in case a restoration of shelter-in-place orders is deemed necessary.
“It would be a massive miscalculation and a fundamental misunderstanding of the biology of the way this virus works to think we can jump back into our old lives,” says Larry Chang, infectious diseases specialist at Johns Hopkins Universityin Maryland.
Chang says a lack of national strategy on the re-opening has left it to local officials to comes up with their own rules. But the mutating and contagious nature of the coronavirus will continue to pose a threat if group contact is reinitiated too soon.
“Is there a community where people don’t get the flu? No,” he says. “Some parts of the country may feel that this virus hasn’t or can’t or won’t affect them, but the virus will find them.”
More 'Trump' states are opening for business
Political leanings are proving to be a factor when it comes to regions ditching a stay-at-home existence, according toresearchers at Stanford University in California, whose study found a persistent partisan divide among those following social distancing guidelines.
“People in the most pro-Trump counties had reduced their visits to nearby points of interest down to about 42%, whereas that number was 64% in less ‘Trumpy’ places,” says Stanford graduate student Levi Boxell, who worked on the research.
Boxell says individuals seem to be basing their decisions less on government orders and more on a mix of risk perception and economic incentives.
USA TODAY’s analysis confirms that residents of counties and states that voted most heavily for President Donald Trump in 2016 left home more frequently than others during peak quarantine and are now closer to returning to pre-COVID-19 levels of activity.
Lindy Thompson owns the Sage Matt Café in the north Texas panhandle town of Miami, a hub of the nation’s most pro-Trump county where the president garnered 95% of the vote in 2016.
Texas has 1,100 coronavirus-related deaths. People in Miami and the surrounding Texas county are just shy of halfway back to February levels of activity from April’s low, USA TODAY’s analysis found.
Although Thompson, 39, reopened her eatery on the day Gov. Greg Abbott allowed it on May 1, she says the shelter in place orders are “not a red or blue issue here, people took it seriously even though we’re rural.”
Her customers are slowly coming back, though take-out is still popular. To stay safe, tables are six feet apart and no condiments can be shared.
"And I'm OCD about my cleaning," she says.
In Tuscaloosa, Alabama, another Trump stronghold, florist Sarah Morrison, 33, recently reopened her Tuscaloosa Flower Shoppe in time for Mother’s Day. She's brought back most of her employees and so far business is looking brisk.
Morrison doesn’t consider herself to be political, but says she does appreciate the president “leaning toward states deciding for themselves, because it’s different here than New York.”
Alabama has had 350 coronavirus deaths. In Tuscaloosa County, 75% of phone users left home during the seven days ending May 1, a little shy of the 82% who did so in February.
The big concern in town, as always, is football, and many are worried about the economic impact if the University of Alabama’s fabled Crimson Tide team does not play this fall.
“We can’t quit living out of fear of the virus, but we’re holding our breath on football,” Morrison says.
Back to business but with masks
Other snapshots from around the nation speak to that same blend of excitement and circumspection about coming out of coronavirusrestrictions.
In Roswell, Georgia, Mikaela Cupp, general manager at Hugo’s Oyster Bar, has been happy to see friends and neighbors return to the restaurant, even if they’re sitting six feet apart. Her staff all wear masks even if patrons mostly are not. More than 1,300 Georgians have died from COVID-19.
“The community’s excited, there’s this pent-up ‘we want to get out of the house’ energy,” she says. “And people generally are still being very respectful, doing their part, keeping their distance.”
In Gulfport, Florida, Ester Venouziou is “pretending the governor said nothing” and is continuing to social distance for the next few weeks, despite Gov. Ron DeSantis’ push to reopen eateries and beaches in the state where 1,600 have died to date.
“People on social media are busy criticizing choices,” says Venouziou, who promotes local businesses. “Some say, ‘Let’s get the economy going and patronize stores,’ and others are saying ‘You’re greedy and don’t care about our health.’ Everyone is doing what they think is right, so it’s frustrating to see people attacked.”
Over in Highland, Michigan, Mike Maher never shut down Maher Feed & Pet Supply given his goods were essential for the rural area’s livestock owners. Michigan has logged more than 4,300 coronavirus deaths.
“People mostly are being careful,” says Maher, whose employees wear masks and keep their distance.
He hasn't seen his mother in six weeks out of concern for her health. And the virus has taken its toll on fellow business owners.
“The neighborhood we live in is normally vibrant, but it’s been a ghost town. We’re worried for shops that remain shuttered,” he says.
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In one town, 'tale of two cities'
The nation’s patchwork attitudes and approach to reopening — not just state by state but often county by county — has resulted in a bit of a societal free-for-all that sometimes has resulted in cavalier and even violent behavior.
Consider New York City, where despite a staggering death toll of 20,000, some young residents recently flocked to parks to bask in the spring sunshine and drawing police in response.
Or the Michigan shopper who, after being asked to wear a mask, wiped his nose on the employee’s shirt before being arrested.
Or the Southern California beach towns that are in a heated tug-of-war with the state’s governor over access to that iconic surf.
“It’s almost a tale of two cities here in San Clemente,” says City Councilman Gene James. “You’ve got a vibrant group of younger people here for the beach life, and other, older residents who believe we should keep riding the shelter in place out.”
James says he sympathizes with both points of views, but sides with those who want life to resume. California so far has more than 60,000 coronavirus cases, and around 2,500 deaths.
“We mitigated the spread of the virus here by following all the rules, but my heart breaks for businesses being lost,” he says. “How long can we shelter in place?”
Humans fear virus, but also FOMO
Humans instinctively lean toward both a desire for normalcy and a tendency to follow group behavior, says Elissa Epel, professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco.
“Group-think is powerful for us humans,” says Epel. “If people are feeling low-risk and starting to go out to dinner, we have FOMO, fear of missing out, we want in.”
But, Epel notes, risk is a relative term. For some Americans, the risk of not getting back to the office is boredom, but for many it means the possibility of hunger and homelessness.
Statistics are showing that for some ethnic groups, specifically African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans, the risk of catching COVID-19 comes with a significantly higher mortality rate, she says.
“We cannot fully understand the many predicaments and motivations people have” as the nation re-opens, she says. “There are many different social, financial and political contexts that are driving the appearance of two Americas.”
The push to reopen is unfairly jeopardizing the most physically and financially fragile Americans, says the Rev. William Barber II, a celebrated pastor out of Goldsboro, North Carolina. He is co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, which has launched an initiative against reopening called “Stay in Place, Stay Alive, Organize.”
“Poor white people and poor black people are most at risk from this virus, and now governors want to send them into this lethal reopening,” says Barber. “It’s wrong and against the best medical advice.”
Denita Jones, 49, is back to work at a medical billing company in Dallas, but she’s very nervous about it. Jones, who has asthma along with her two teenage children, is worried that her office set-up continues to put her at risk for the virus.
“Three people in my office are wearing masks, out of maybe 75,” she says. “I see people congregating at cubicles. When I asked people to wear a mask when speaking with me, I got dismissive looks.”
Dallas County residents largely adhered toTexas' self-quarantine edicts over the past weeks, with only 56 percent leaving home at the low point in April, USA TODAY data showed. They’re now about one-third of the way back to their pre-COVID-19 level of activity.
For Jones, working is a necessity to put food on the table. Her city’s gradual push to return to normal makes her fearful.
“I see people going back to pre-pandemic behavior like everything’s OK in the world, and the rest of us are walking on eggshells,” she says.
Fears of a second COVID-19 wave
Recent reports indicate that models created by the Federal Emergency Management Agency forecast about 200,000 new cases each day by the end of May, a massive jump from the roughly 25,000 cases a day that have been the norm during the national lockdown.
Down in San Clemente, bar owner Gourley says no one will be watching those statistics more carefully than he will.
“I’m not a virologist, but I’m following our cases and death rates and those low numbers here have encouraged me to re-open, and I’ll keep following them just as closely as before, every day,” he says.
Some 50% of residents in Orange County, where San Clemente is located, left home during the height of quarantine back in April, device data showed. The level of activity has crept back just a quarter of the way to normal as of May 1.
Some of those revelers are coming to Nomads for cold beer and tasty Mexican food. Gourley says he has hired extra security to try and keep patrons adhering to social distancing guidelines both inside the eatery and on its deck.
The scene raucous scene at Nomads last weekend so resembled pre-virus times, with customers shoulder to shoulder, that police came to warn Gourley. He asked customers to distance, most did.
Gourley says he is proud that out of concern for staff and customers he shut down Nomads days before California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statewide mandate on March 19. Newsom has gradually been issuing new guidelines for retail outlets as the state eases toward its safe reopening.
But the San Clemente restauranteur says he decided weeks ago, based on the county's comparatively low death rates, that he would reopen on May 1 regardless of what Newsom decided. Given the circumstances, keeping the doors of Nomads closed was no longer a viable option, he says.
“I’m not underestimating this virus,” says Gourley. “But for me, the question was, how long do we wait? Is this virus going to be gone after six months, when we’re all broke? We have to live and move on.”
Follow USA TODAY Network reporters Marco della Cava @marcodellacava, Dan Keemahill @dankeemahill, Nick Penzenstadler @npenzenstadler and Mike Stucka @mikestucka. Contributing: news developer Dak Le.
ABOUT THE NUMBERS: For its analysis, USA TODAY used data on cell phone usage from SafeGraph. The analysis measured the share of users in each state and county who left home on a typical day in February, before the crisis, how many left home during the state’s lowest level of activity, and how many were on the move during the seven-day period ending Friday. From that, the news outlet calculated which states are closest to returning to normal levels of mobility. To account for variations by day of the week, the analysis used seven-day averages.
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Generations-old family businesses work to uphold their family's livelihood, legacy during pandemic
By: Dan Grossman
Small businesses continue to struggle amid the pandemic, including family businesses that have had generations of success.
With the most recent round of stimulus money on the way, and 10 months into this pandemic, we wanted to ask them one simple question: how are you doing?
“Terrible,” said John Ellwood, who owns a dry-cleaning business near Boulder, Colorado with his wife of nearly 30 years, Wendy. “It’s funny, we haven’t paid ourselves since June, and I never thought I’d collect unemployment, [but] we’re collecting unemployment.”
Ellwood's family moved to Boulder, Colorado in 1919 and started Dugout Cleaners, a dry cleaning business that was passed to his father during World War II and then to John in 1993; nearly 100 years of running a successful business that has now tumbled into uncertainty.
Last year, Ellwood business did $1.4 million in revenue. This year, he and his wife have not taken home a check in seven months. They have been digging into more than $250,000 in savings to keep their business and staff afloat.
“I’m angry,” said Ellwood. “[I have] a lot of despair just because I don’t know if [our level of business] will ever come back. I’ve really tried to keep all my employees. I’ve had to cut back on hours, and I’ve borrowed my own money so that I’ve been able to keep most everyone.”
At Bonnie Brae Tavern in neighboring Denver, the story is different, yet similar.
A staple in the city for more than 86 years, the Tavern’s owner, Mike Dire, worries how much longer he can hold on.
“It’s been a struggle. We went from 30 employees to 14. Every day, when we barely make $800, we think ‘oh God is this it?”
The familiar faces that have graced Bonnie Brae Tavern’s tables for decades are far less frequent. Only recently was indoor dining allowed again in Colorado, but at 25 percent capacity. Because of it, Dire says most days he does not make a profit.
He says food orders have been far smaller, and he cannot remember the last time he ordered alcohol for the bar.
“[This place] has always been a part of us, you know, a part of me, and the thought of not being here is not something I really want to think of,” he said.
For family business owners like Ellwood and Dire, they are not just trying to buoy their livelihood, but the livelihoods of their employees, as well as a legacy that has been the common thread through generations of family.
“I won’t let it fail,” said Wendy Ellwood. “That’s the bottom line. I will do everything I can to not fail.”
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Labor Day Jammy
Musical guest: Dru Hill
Moesha returns from summer camp and has about one week left before she starts school at Bridgewood Academy. So she makes plans to go to the Labor Day Jammy with her friends and secretly wishes that she'll run into Q there, but she clashes with Frank when he wants her to go with him and Dee to her school's fundraiser. Moesha meets her new classmate, Haley Dillard, and together they con Frank into letting them ""hang out with Haley's friends."" At the Jammy, Moesha finds Q, but they both agree to just be friends.
(Grand)Poppa Don't Take No Mess
Grandpa Roosevelt Mitchell visits along with Uncle Bernie. But Frank soon suffers when Grandpa treats him different than Bernie. Moesha tries to talk Q into attending her family's barbecue, but he declines.
Moesha begins her first day of school at Bridgewood Academy. She is introduced to snobby Mary Ellen Hobbs, the daughter of a friend of Dee's. The following day, during a class discussion, Moesha walks out of class after clashing with Mary Ellen. She visits Crenshaw and finds out that she isn't very missed.
Age Ain't Nothin' But a Number
Hakeem meets a beautiful woman, Jennifer Sutton, at the clothing store where he works. But when she starts to show an interest in Hakeem, he lies about his age. Moesha and Dee both don't approve of Hakeem's relationship with Jennifer but Frank assures them that nothing's wrong with them dating. Later, after feeling guilty, Hakeem breaks up with Jennifer.
My Mom's Not an Ottoman
Dee decides it's time to redecorate the house. so she has a garage sale and encourages Moesha to donate any of her old junk. But when Moesha learns that Dee's trying to sell the old furniture that belonged to her mother, she loses her cool.
The Play Scene
After her teacher gives her a 'D' on her creative writing assignment, Moesha writes a screenplay; imagining a world in 1945 where jazz and blues are the setting.
Use Me Once Shame on You, Use Me Twice I'll Kill You
Q, Hakeem and Kim decide to merge their talents together and create their own group CPQ. After seeing her friends perform at The Den, Moesha decides to invite Haley, whose father is a record producer, to hear her friends sing, but she risks losing a friend in Haley who feels that Moesha is using her.
Moesha's new classmate, Jeremy Davis, shows an interest in her, but he later disappoints her when he tries too hard to impress her friends. Meanwhile, Dee goes on strike after no one seems to help her out around the house.
Halloween Part 1: Kim's Revenge
Kim accidentally hears Moesha and Niecy making fun of her weight. Upset, Kim gives them the cold shoulder when they all are supposed to dress as the ""Divas of Soul"" for the Halloween party at The Den. As Moesha and Niecy attempt to apologize to Kim, they all find themselves victims of gossiping behind each other's backs. Meanwhile, Myles catches the flu, forcing him to stay home and cancel ""trick-or-treating.""
Rhythm and Dues
Moesha becomes the manager of Q's group, CPQ, after a local radio station plays their record demo. But they're faced with a dilemma when Morris Day decides to sue them for resampling one of his songs. Dee can't seem to remember her first date with Frank.
Frank accompanies Hakeem to a ""Father-Son"" retreat. Q and his father attend the retreat as well; causing some unresolved hostility between Frank and Q. As Frank, Q and the others resolve their conflicts, Frank and Q come to a new understanding. Meanwhile, the girls (and Myles) learn self-defense techniques from Don ""The Dragon"" Wilson who's in town to shoot a new movie and needs The Den as a part of the set.
Double Date
Musical guest: Kenny Lattimore
On a date with Jeremy, Moesha runs into Q and his new girlfriend Tammy. Moesha still has feelings for Q as he does for her. Confused about where their relationship stands, Q asks her out to dinner. But after arguing and sorting out mixed feelings, Moesha and Q decide once and for all to just remain friends. Meanwhile, Myles' girlfriend is a little ""high-maintenance.""
A party at a teen club called The Bombay, organized by Q, gets out of control when the rumor is spread that a big star is performing there. After getting arrested by the police, Andell holds a community meeting at The Den to discuss the differences between young adults and adults.
He Ain't Heavy, He's Dee's Brother
Dee's enterprising brother, Shelby, visits and offers Moesha a money-earning opportunity, but Dee questions his future success.
Musical guest: Chico DeBarge
Moesha agrees to attend a dance, held at The Den, with her friend David (who's rather a little person). Moesha soon finds out that she isn't bothered by his height, but by his rudeness. Meanwhile, Myles has issues about his height.
It's My Paper, And I'll Cry If I Want To
Mary Ellen, editor of Bridgewood's school newspaper, doesn't give Moesha a chance to write for the paper. So without much ado, Moesha installs a rival paper called ""The Blurb."" But she gets so wrapped up in writing her paper that she neglects plans to celebrate Andell's 30th birthday party.
She's Back
Prominent career newswoman Alexandria Nourse gives a speech at Bridgewood and as an old friend of Frank's- Moesha invites her over for dinner. But it turns out that they were more than just ""friends.""
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Model Employee
In need of money, Hakeem gets Moesha a job at the clothing store where he works. But the new manager begins to take advantage of Moesha.
Mo's Money, Mo's Money, Mo's Money
Moesha starts paying for her own telephone, cable and new furniture and Frank is happy that he doesn't have to pay for it, but Dee doesn't like what she sees.
This Time You've Gone Too Far
Moesha and her friends all decide to take a road trip to Sea World, but their trip ends abruptly after Chris causes them to get kicked out of the amusement park. So they all decide to travel to Mexico instead of going home. While in Mexico, the gang enjoys themselves until Moesha looses Morgan's car keys and Moesha is faced with the decision to call her parents. Meanwhile, J.W. and Andell are invited over to dinner, by Dee, to celebrate their anniversary of their first date; much to Frank's chagrin.
While playing a friendly game of Truth or Dare, Kim and Niecy dare an innocent Moesha to get a tattoo. She reluctantly agrees to the dare only if Kim and Niecy go with her. After learning that Kim really didn't get her nose pierced and Niecy didn't get anything at all, a new branded Moesha must now face her father. Trying to stay cool and calm, Frank goes along with Dee's plans of letting Moesha grow up, but he accidentally tells Moesha his opinion of her. Meanwhile, Hakeem takes a second job at The Den, but he unknowingly mixes Andell's imported colon cleanser mix into the smoothies and serves them to customers.
Pajama Jam
Morgan throws a co-ed slumber party and Moesha invites Kim, Hakeem and Niecy. At the party, they find out that the boys sleepover, too. Also, Niecy finds the courage to talk to Marco and Mary Ellen tries desperately to get into the party. After seeing Jeremy dancing with various females, Moesha finally decides to talk to him. Meanwhile, Frank and Dee have a romantic evening at home, but they're interrupted by the news that there are boys at the slumber party. After seeing Moesha walking downstairs and holding hands with Jeremy, Frank scolds Moesha; resulting in Moesha moving out.
After leaving home, Moesha turns to Andell for the night. Although she promises Andell she'll go back home the next day, she surprises Andell by staying at The Den the following day. Upset that Moesha lied to her, Andell forces Moesha to talk to Frank, but nothings changed between them. Back at Andell's Moesha becomes a bother to Andell and her new beau, Uncle Bernie.
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From the loyalist blog It's Still Only Thursday the second interview for the Ordinary Voices Project. Respondent is Peter, (48), who lives in Newtownabbey with his partner and two boys. Has no connection to any political party or organisation, but takes a “keen interest in events that happen and have happened in the Province”. Peter describes himself as a keen follower of sports and a “TV junkie". As with all the other interviews for the Ordinary Voices Project, this interview was conducted via email.
Question 1: How would you describe yourself politically?
Currently, I would describe myself as extreme Unionist. My politics have changed greatly, since my father was shot dead by the Provisional IRA in 1993.
I had been an Alliance voter, but since the ongoing and ever increasing capitulation to Sinn Fein and their never ending demands, I have moved through most shades of Unionism, each in turn letting its Voters down when it counts and being more interested in their own egos and self gain, rather than how Unionism is continually on the back foot.
Question 2: Do you believe that legacy issues are undermining the peace process?
100%. The Legacy debate is totally controlled by Sinn Fein and Republicanism. Unionist politicians appear to be doing sweet F.A. for IRA Victims, again interested in their own furtherance and what back handers and positions they can receive.
The ‘Peace Process’ has been a continual one way traffic event. I would like a list of at least 10 things that the Unionist Community have gained from the ‘Peace Process.’
I can name only two Unionist Politicians who have given me any help and support in progressing my father’s case. Most others, not just Unionist, have promised that they would move mountains, but have done very little.
Question 3: . Do you think there is a bias when it comes to legacy issues and how they are dealt with?
A blind man can see that there is a total and utter bias when it comes to Legacy. Nearly every demand that Republicans seek, re enquiries, prosecutions, etc, is unendingly granted. If something doesn’t go their way, they kick up a stink with a compliant media and Police Ombudsman and lo and behold, sooner or later their demands are met.
When was the last Sinn Fein/IRA upheld conviction? What enquiries into the actions of the IRA have ever found against them? The perception in the Unionist Community is that the ‘Peace Process’ means that no matter what happens, nothing will be done to derail having ‘murderers in Government,’
Question 4: Do you believe that Republicans have a genuine and sincere interest in reconciliation?
Only on their terms. Whilst many, many mistakes were made in the past, the Republican movement want and demand ‘payback‘ and then some. Who can forget King Gerry’s “We’ll break the bastards…..” Has that ever been fully and unequivocally retracted?
Sinn Fein claim to hold out the hand of ‘friendship,’ but at the same time celebrate and glorify mass-murderers and seek a one-way justice, with no call for enquiries into IRA actions or Court cases, or recompense, and then oppose any show of Unionism, but then demand Irish language street signs, Easter lillies to be freely available, etc etc, whilst at the same time demonising anything associated with Unionism.
Question 5: Do you think that more could be done by Loyalists to foster reconciliation?
What more are Loyalists expected to give? Politicians in Government involved in heinous events in Northern Ireland’s history, killers walking about freely (My father’s killer ‘allegedly‘ murdered again and is currently serving a sentence for Attempted Murder in the Republic of Ireland. The likelihood of him being returned to jail to serve out the remainder of his sentence for my father’s killing, is slim- next to zero!!).
Every part of Loyalism is under attack and what investment has taken place in Working Class Loyalist areas? Investment in terms of Social Housing, State of the Art Sports facilities? Again, Big House Unionism has a lot to answer for, but where is Sinn Fein’s ‘Equality,’ mantra here?
Question 6: Do you accept the Republican narrative that ‘collusion’ was very widespread and institutional?
Collusion did not just happen on the Loyalist side and was not systemic! No light has been shone into current high ranking Provisionals turned Community Workers and politicians who have worked/work as ‘State Agents’.
Question 7: Do you believe that enough is being done to bring the two communities together, especially in interface areas?
Millions of pounds have been poured into interface areas and Community Workers, so we are told. If this has been the case, where is there published a full and complete breakdown of what each of these ‘Community Workers,’ is paid and what scheme in each area has actually taken place in to ‘bring Communities together,‘ or is it just jobs and money for the boys?
Question 8: Finally, what are your hopes and aspirations for NI in the medium to long term?
With unworkable local government and a British government too scared, or too unwilling, to take any sort of decisive action, any immediate change is unlikely. Sinn Fein and the Republican Movement’s sole aim is the destruction of Northern Ireland and to drive the British out of Ireland.
How any one in their right mind believes that Sinn Fein want Northern Ireland to ‘work‘ as an entity is on another planet.
Ideally, my father and I would have been of a similar mindset, in that we both would want nothing more than a peaceful and prosperous Northern Ireland, but that is far from what we have here now. Northern Ireland is a Mafia-like state with political and paramilitary fiefdoms in each Community,
I hope that when my two boys grow up, that they have the wisdom to leave here and seek better opportunity elsewhere. When people talked to me after my father’s killing and asked if I ever believed there would be true peace here, I stated then and still firmly believe that we are probably at least two Generations away from that being possible, or at all likely.
Our sincere thanks to Peter for agreeing to this interview & his participation in the Ordinary Voices project
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Ordinary Voices ⬌ Interview 2
By AM Saturday, June 22, 2019
It's Still Only Thursday Ordinary Voices Project
Ciaran Goggins 11:52 AM, June 22, 2019
Newtownabbey? Great place to be burned out of. 1969 remix.
Wolfe tone 10:29 AM, June 23, 2019
Unionists/loyalists can't see the wood for the trees. Why object to families demanding investigations into the death of their loved ones even if they are nationalists? It smacks of bitterness to object or in some cases it smacks of the not wanting to go there I.e it could reach very important players in the State.
Btw, the myth that republicans aren't being pursued as much as others could be down to the fact that many republicans were pursued by the State at the time of incidents whilst others were allowed to run. I may add, most republicans will not object to inquiries into state agents within the IRA etc. Surely unionists would push that issue? Or perhaps they don't want to go there as it could reveal some sore truths I.e the State was targeting those 'most loyal' to the Crown as well perhaps?
Niall 8:38 AM, June 25, 2019
"Currently, I would describe myself as extreme Unionist. My politics have changed greatly, since my father was shot dead by the Provisional IRA in 1993."
Stopped reading after that opener.....signalled the usual putrid espousal that I'm sure was to come after that.
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Nursery promising high quality child care and family support set to expand
Published: 2:36 PM November 8, 2019 Updated: 9:39 AM October 11, 2020
(From left to right) Bonnie Brinkley, deputy manager at Jelly Tots Nursery, with Ana Ribeiro, owner, and Vicky Robinson, manager, at the Children’s Centre, in Kingsway, Thetford. Photo: Emily Thomson - Credit: Emily Thomson
A children’s centre which has stood empty for six months is set to reopen and be taken over by another provider.
(From left to right) Vicky Robinson, manager of Jelly Tots Nursery with Bonnie Brinkley, deputy manager and Jelly Tots owner Ana Ribeiro at the Children's Centre in Kingsway where they will be relocating one of their nurseries. Photo: Emily Thomson - Credit: Emily Thomson
Jelly Tots Nursery in Thetford is set to expand as plans for its relocation are confirmed.
Currently located on Whitehart Street, the nursery will be moving to a purpose-built facility at Norfolk County Council's Sure Start children's centre in Kingsway in February next year.
Previously occupied by Treetops nursery for almost 15 years, the community was left devastated when it was closed in April and parents were forced to look for child care elsewhere. The nursery has sat empty ever since.
But the new occupants say they are thrilled to bring the much-needed services back to the area and provide support for Thetford families.
The nursery garden at the Children's Centre in Kingsway, Thetford, which will soon be occupied by Jelly Tots. Photo: Emily Thomson - Credit: Emily Thomson
Vicky Robinson, manager at Jelly Tots, said: "Norfolk County Council got in touch with child care providers in Thetford offering this fantastic space and they asked us to create a presentation showing what we could offer to the community and we found out we won in October.
"We are not just a nursery and we are not just a day care centre. It's not just a case of dropping your child off - we are there to support parents and the whole family."
The new facility will mean the nursery will have around 75 places for children in the community, offering a bigger and safer space, a large garden for outdoor activities and a kitchen to cook snacks and meals.
Along with its nursery at the Charles Burrell Centre, Jelly Tots will be working closely with Norfolk County Council and the Early Childhood and Family Service, which is also located at the Kingsway site.
Ana Ribeiro, owner of Jelly Tots, said: "We will be working in close contact with the Early Childhood and Family services and their health services. We want to make sure that any parent who needs help has access to the correct professional."
They also plan to introduce computer facilities for parents to access benefit and government funding applications to help with child care.
Bonnie Brinkley, deputy manager, who worked at Treetops nursery for 12 years, said: "It's amazing to see this facility open again. There are so many families on this estate that don't really have high quality child care on their door step and not everyone drives. So this is really positive for them."
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‘Lucky to be alive’ - Tree crashes onto bungalow as Brandon woman lays in bed
Published: 11:25 AM January 20, 2018 Updated: 9:39 AM October 11, 2020
The damage caused by a tree falling on a bungalow in Brandon. Barbra Best was laying in bed when the tree crashed onto the roof. Picture: Stephen Eke - Credit: Archant
A woman is “lucky to be alive” after a fallen tree crashed into her bungalow as winds of up to 70mph hit the region, her son has said.
The damage caused by a tree falling on a bungalow in Brandon. Picture: Stephen Eke - Credit: Archant
Stephen Eke received a panicked call at 6.15am from 73-year-old Barbara Best after a neighbour’s large poplar tree fell on the bungalow in Brandon.
The tree was toppled during the windy weather which hit the region on Thursday, January 18.
Mr Eke, who lives in London with his partner, said: “I had a phone call from mum which cut off and then my partner had one, which cut off and I was worried.
“I called her back and she was terrified as one of the neighbour’s trees had fallen on the bungalow as she was in bed. It fell right on her bedroom. She was in bed and heard the crash.”
He added: “I think what is most upsetting is every one of the traders who came out said to my mum: ‘You are lucky to be alive.’
“When you walk around and see the damage and the ceilings one the floor you think how lucky she was.”
Mr Eke and his partner, who jointly owns the bungalow off London Road with Miss Best, rushed up from the capital to see his mother.
Although very shaken, she escaped with no injuries.
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The tree has destroyed the garage, and has caused significant damage to much of the roof of the property.
The ceiling has fallen down in the spare room, Miss Best’s bedroom and the living room.
“It always happens to someone else you never expect it to happen to you,” said Mr Eke. “We only bought the house in October. The most upsetting thing is she moved from a cottage to settle here and now she will have to move again.”
The 50-year-old praised the kindness and “outpouring of goodwill” of nearby traders, business owners and residents who offered their help.
“It feels like people care and that is wonderful,” he said.
Builders were at the bungalow until 9pm that night removing debris and helping to secure it from any further potential damage from the elements. The bungalow has suffered severe structural damage.
The town was hit hard by the storm, with more 1,000 properties without power for much of the morning.
IES Breckland and the Forest Academy were closed due to the power cut and health and safety reasons as a result of the strong winds.
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Drax fails emissions test at US pellets plant
Emily Gosden
Monday March 04 2019, 12.01am, The Times
Drax burns about seven million tonnes of wood pellets each year
The owner of Britain’s biggest power station has admitted breaching environmental rules in the United States after one its wood pellet plants significantly exceeded air pollution limits.
Drax has converted two thirds of its eponymous North Yorkshire power plant to burn “biomass” wood pellets instead of coal, in order to qualify for British renewable energy subsidies. It imports about seven million tonnes of pellets each year, including from three plants it owns in America.
Drax hopes that switching to wood pellets will help it to qualify for renewable energy subsidies
Drax has admitted that its Morehouse Bioenergy plant in Louisiana, which was opened in 2015 and produces about 500,000 tonnes of pellets each year, produces particulate emissions about four times higher than permitted.
Will Gardiner, chief executive, said: “The emissions are higher than the permit would allow. We are working on
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Chewbacca to Appear in New Han Solo Movie, Confirms Disney’s Bob Iger
Due in 2018, the film will explore Han and Chewy’s origin story
Tony Maglio and Jeff Sneider | March 8, 2016 @ 2:17 PM Last Updated: March 8, 2016 @ 4:35 PM
Disney chief Bob Iger talked “Star Wars” during his time at the Deutsche Bank 2016 Media, Internet & Telecom Conference on Tuesday, confirming that Chewbacca would appear in the new Han Solo standalone movie being directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller.
Iger also revealed that Disney would be taking a writedown of about $75 million hit on Chris Pine‘s fact-based Coast Guard rescue movie “The Finest Hours,” which grossed just $27 million domestically since its release on January 29.
The next film in the “Star Wars” universe to hit theaters will be Gareth Edwards‘ “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” which is due on Dec. 18.
“‘Rogue One’ … is about a band of rebels plotting to steal the plans to the Death Star,” the Disney boss said. “It takes place right before what was George Lucas‘s first film, which came out in 1977 and is now called ‘A New Hope.'”
“We have others in the works, including one, which is an origin story about Han Solo and Chewy,” he continued. “And that’ll come after ‘Star Wars 8’ in 2018. And then there’ll be possibly be more thereafter.”
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Many “Star Wars” fans had assumed that Chewbacca would play a major role in the young Han Solo movie, but it had never been confirmed until Tuesday. Disney is still in the midst of casting a star.
Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew recently teased a special announcement that he has yet to make, and it’s possible that he was referring to Chewbacca’s return in the Han Solo film.
Iger told investors, media analysts and reporters listening in to today’s event that these “‘Star Wars': Stories” will be marketed “differently, but aggressively” — an effort to not divert fans from the ongoing saga, but still certainly draw their money.
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Marko Grujic may not be at Liverpool for long with return to Germany rumoured
Jack Lusby
Marko Grujic has rejoined Liverpool’s pre-season training in Austria, but the midfielder may not be staying for long with a return to Germany, on a permanent basis, mooted.
As Jurgen Klopp‘s first signing, it has been a strange four-and-a-half years for Grujic, who has only represented his parent club on 14 occasions.
Joining as a 19-year-old, he revealed he “would choose Liverpool over Real Madrid and Barcelona,” owing to the pulling power of his new manager, while adding that “my only request was that I didn’t want to be loaned out.”
Grujic has since taken in four loan spells, first with a swift return to Red Star Belgrade for the remainder of the 2015/16 season, then on to Cardiff in the second half of 2017/18 and finally two seasons with Hertha Berlin.
It is at Hertha where he found his home, playing 54 times for the Bundesliga club, scoring nine goals and laying on three assists.
The length of his time away, with two consecutive loans at the Olympiastadion, makes him something of an outsider now he is back with Liverpool—not aided by the fact his closest allies, Lazar Markovic and Dejan Lovren, have since left.
He bumped fists with Neco Williams—a player who had not even debuted for the under-18s when the Serbian joined the club—on the training pitch in Saalfelden, while working in a group with the likes of Ki-Jana Hoever and Sepp van den Berg.
It could be seen as a fresh start for the 24-year-old, and according to BILD, his future could depend on the impression he makes over 10 days in Austria.
They claim that Hertha are looking to seal a permanent deal to bring him to Berlin for the long term, following the collapse of their move for Schalke midfielder Weston McKennie.
Grujic “could very well imagine a Hertha return,” they claim, explaining that he had now learned German, bought an apartment in the city and even described the Bundesliga’s 10th-placed side as “my club.”
Much will depend on finances, as though BILD cite his ‘market value’ as being £13.1 million, sources on Merseyside have claimed Liverpool would be looking to sell at closer to £20 million.
A compromise could be reached, of course, but it has been stressed that the Reds are not willing to loan him out for another season.
If he cannot be sold, therefore, he would remain as a squad player, and though there are question marks over whether he can hit the standards required, his experience in Germany and ability to play as a No. 6, No. 8 and No. 10 make him an interesting option for Klopp.
Liverpool are likely to play at least one warmup friendly over the coming days, with Grujic expected to feature, and it could be that during this time away Klopp could get a better idea of whether he fits into the setup or not.
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MY VIEW: 5 Life Lessons I Got From Piku
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Post category:Art / Cinema / West Bengal / Your View
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The release of ‘Piku’ has stirred many dominant emotions in the people of India. Suddenly there seems to be a wave vocally declared opinions, which were felt before, but never spoken out loud. Through Piku, India is learning life lessons.
It indeed is a blessed time for the world of Hindi cinema, where the new breed of female actors of the likes of Deepika Padukone are not thinking even twice before stepping out of their comfort zones and dabbling in various social subjects. ‘Piku’ is one such significant milestone in the world of Hindi cinema, where the story of the amazing chemistry between a father and a daughter has been told in such a nice way that the rug that has been woven out of it showcases amazing tapestry.
Credit: Filmi Beat
Piku, along with being a critically acclaimed film, has also been a resounding commercial and has, undeniably, provided us with valuable lessons of life. So, here are the lessons that I learnt after watching Piku:
1. A father CAN have a conversation with his daughter regarding sexual intercourse, sans inhibitions
Credit: Sahara Samay
When was the last time that a father talked about the sexual life of his adult daughter in a deadpan manner? Perhaps never in the history of all of Hindi cinema or, for that matter, in any kind of cinema, has a father been seen to be talking about such matters as it has been done in Piku. In what seems to be a bold step forward, the director Shoojit Sircar has deconstructed the notions associated with sexual preferences and has tried to highlight the fact that a healthy indulgence in sexual activities is also an important part of the growth process of an individual. He has, in fact, in a subtle manner also tried to deal with the ‘deathblow notion’ of the loss of virginity of a female and has used the support of a father, in the form of Big B, to underline his point. Sex is a need, rather than being something else as it has been construed to be, and the way it has been dismissively expressed in Piku, makes it a watershed film.
2. Never Forget Your Roots
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In our zeal to ‘grow up’ we often forget our native roots and become shoots without any identity. If one wishes to have an identity and a source of strength, one needs to return to one’s roots which could be anywhere, but it is imperative that the memories associated with growing process be revisited. Association with roots manifests itself through the songs of Big B and Deepika Padukone in the native language of their characters, wherein they drop their inhibitions and dance. Such a scene underlines the fact that one should continue to maintain links with the music and other forms of expressions of their culture, because such expressions have a sense of richness which defines and adds, as they say, ‘the tadka of sarson’ or the tangy mustard to life. Sircar also emphasized upon the importance of association with the roots through the sheer joy of Big B’s character on receiving his favourite newspaper from his native place, one month after its publication.
3. Travel and Explore the World, especially with the Elders
It has always been said that we tend to re-discover our self if we move away from the structured existence that we have adapted our self to and, it is these deviations which bring a different perspective to our entire existence. It is important to travel with the elders as they tend to drop their natural reticence and regale one with the memories from the past that could then become a part of one’s memory for times to come. Sircar portrays this through the beautiful character of Big B who opens up once the travel to Kolkata becomes a reality.
4. Children must make Compromises in order to take care of the Elders
There is a scene which depicts Piku dropping all her tasks, even though in a meeting, because a call arrives from her father, regardless of the fact that they both share a bitter relationship and there is no indication of love in it. The care, which seems to stem from its ideation to fruition, is what drives the new expression to their relationship. Piku provides a fresh insight for the present generation into the line of sacrifice between blossoming careers and time with the parents.
Piku also has created a new benchmark for a mother-son relationship, which has been treated like an iron fist in a velvet glove. Here is a mother-son duo who is at loggerheads with each other, owing to a mother who is more concerned about her daughter than her son, because the daughter is a divorcee. Such a situation is indeed becoming a way of life in India of late, where both the relationships – of a son with his mother and of a daughter with her father – feel pangs of frost bites in them.
5. When Shit Happens, It Has To Be Deconstructed
The essential theme of Piku is associated with the perfect bowel movements that one aspires to have and, even though in the movie Bengalis talk about it with gay abandon, it is not that only they suffer from it. Others also suffer in the same manner and must talk about it in the same way as well. After all, “aadmi ka emotion uske motion se juda hua hai” (a man’s emotion is linked to his motion).
Piku is a film which urges us to take life with ample dollops of levity and helps us view life in a lighter vein.
– Nalin Rai
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About the author: Nalin Rai is a development professional who likes to bring to relief the development initiatives happening on their own in the moffusil parts of India and bring them into mainstream.
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Conway school board approves COVID-19 leave, discusses vaccine rollout as district cases increase
By KOLTON RUTHERFORD Log Cabin Democrat
Conway Public Schools teachers and staff will have 20 days of leave for issues related to COVID-19 quarantining and isolation in the spring semester, the Conway Board of Education confirmed in a unanimous resolution at its monthly board meeting on Tuesday night.
In the fall semester alone, 353 teachers and staff at Conway Public Schools missed a combined 1,078 days due to quarantine or isolation as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. In discussion leading up to the vote, Superintendent Greg Murry confirmed to board members that approving 20 days of paid leave for teachers and staff would not cost the school any additional money. Moments before confirming the resolution, board president Trip Leach said he would have voted to confirm the leave even if the decision had a financial impact on the district.
“Even if there was a negative for the district, I would be in favor of [the resolution],” Leach said. “I think it’s always a great idea to take care of our people.”
Murry also briefed the board on the latest news regarding coronavirus vaccine rollout for district teachers and staff. Earlier on Tuesday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced that Arkansas was moving ahead in vaccine distribution and will begin offering the COVID-19 vaccine to school teachers and staff beginning on Jan. 18. Despite the encouraging news, Murry said the district still had to work on coordinating its vaccine plan, and it would be some time before district teachers and staff will be able to get a vaccine.
The need to vaccinate Conway Public Schools’ workforce is compounded by concern regarding the district’s latest COVID-19 case numbers. As of Tuesday, the district had 81 active student cases of the coronavirus on 13 district campuses. 16 staff members on nine campuses also are active. Board members and district spokesmen cited the post-Christmas surge of coronavirus cases in the state as the most likely culprit and noted that there was no evidence of school-based spread of COVID-19 on any of the district’s campuses.
In other board business, Murry noted that final grades for the fall semester were lower than in previous years and attributed the difference due to the rise in students working virtually. Almost 30 percent of Conway Public Schools students attend virtually due to concerns regarding the coronavirus pandemic.
Staff Writer Kolton Rutherford can be reached at krutherford@thecabin.net.
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Reducing the Dangerous Crowding on Mumbai’s Trains Will Take More Than Increased Capacity
By Vineet Abhishek November 9, 2017
Mumbai suburban trains serve 8 million passengers daily. Photo by Benoit Colin/ WRI
On September 29, the Mumbai suburban train services saw one of the worst catastrophes in its history when 23 commuters lost their lives in a stampede at Elphinstone Road railway station. An enquiry committee of the highest level was formed, and the entire railway system is mobilizing to review and rework the way it provides passenger amenities and safety facilities.
But this incident was about more than overcrowding a narrow foot bridge. It should compel policymakers to rethink transportation integration at a larger level.
Much of the focus after the deadly accident has been on adding more capacity. But if adding more train service was such an easy solution, then the World Bank-funded Mumbai Urban Transportation Project (MUTP), which has cumulatively invested more than $1.4 billion to upgrade and enhance suburban railway infrastructure, would have had a bigger impact by now. Instead, despite more than 2,800 suburban train services a day reaching some 8 million Mumbaikers, the average commuter still faces “super-dense crushed load” conditions, with up to 16 hapless commuters per square meter of train space.
In initiatives like MUTP, it is frequently assumed that new capacity will bring more comfort to riders. The first phase of MUTP aimed to bring down the number of passengers per train on the Western Railway during peak periods from 4,500 to 3,600, but could only achieve 4,016. The next phase started from a baseline of 5,400 peak hour passengers per train on the Western Railway route and set a more realistic target of 4,000, but could only achieve 5,257.
And herein lies the reason why project after project has failed to decongest Mumbai’s notorious rail system. Commuters are like water, always flowing through the path of least resistance. As long as the rail system is the only option for many people, more capacity will simply be filled with more demand. In the case of Mumbai suburban, the extra capacity created during peak hours was easily occupied by those who previously used other modes of public transport, private vehicles or previously traveled during non-peak hours. Indeed, after phase two of the MUTP, the World Bank’s independent evaluation group acknowledged that “better services increased demand more than had been expected.”
Yet, some policymakers have yet to learn these lessons. The third phase of MUTP is currently focused on quadrupling the length of track and adding additional train services.
To truly reduce congestion on suburban trains in the medium to long term, planning must take into account the bigger picture and become much more integrated.
Some 22 percent of commuters on Mumbai suburban trains travel less than 10 kilometers. Many could easily be shifted to non-motorized transport modes, like walking and cycling, if they had access to adequate and safe infrastructure. The example of congestion at Elphinstone Road is pertinent here. A large chunk of Central Railway route passengers get down at Dadar to catch the slow local to the next two stations, Elphinstone Road and Lower Parel. If there was well-developed cycling infrastructure integrated with the railway system, many commuters could easily cycle the 2.5-kilometer distance from Dadar to these stations instead.
It would take just a fraction of the $1.4 billion invested in MUTP projects to date to develop robust, sustainable cycling and walking infrastructure. Such changes would decongest trains far more effectively than adding more service. If needed, further mode shifts could be encouraged through fare changes to balance congestion and encourage healthy, sustainable modes of transport.
Why hasn’t this been done already? Fault lies with the institutional structure of the transport sector. India is the only country among the top 100 economies of the world where responsibility for transportation is segregated by mode across multiple government agencies. There is the Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Ministry of Shipping, and Ministry of Housing and Urban Development. Each handles some aspect of transport policy, but barely talks to the others. Add in the various state governments and you have a complex labyrinth of departments with virtually no convergence. There could be millions invested in a project within one ministry, but when an issue requires inter-departmental or inter-ministerial coordination, then no matter how beneficial the resolution might be for citizens, departmentalism makes it difficult to achieve. The case of universal ticketing for trains in Mumbai is a glaring example. After more than two years of futile attempts by the railways, Maharashtra Government and Mumbai Metro, there is nothing to show.
What Mumbai needs is not just more foot bridges, escalators and trains but a more mature and nuanced treatment of the transport policy landscape. Developing multiple modes of citizen-centric, integrated transport, with a focus on cheap and sustainable options, would go much farther toward preventing the next Elphinstone Road disaster than more tracks and more trains.
Vineet Abhishek is a civil servant working with Indian Railways.
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Cork Showjumper Billy Twomey in action this weekend
By TheCork.ie on 15th December, 2011 No Comment
THE last of this year’s World Cup competitions will see three Irish riders lining out at the Christmas show in Olympia, London at the weekend.
Cork’s Billy Twomey, who beat the world’s top riders to win the Rolex Top Ten Final at Paris earlier this month, travels to Olympia with Romanov, Tin Tin, Tinka’s Serenade and Wings Sublieme, while Co. Down’s Dermott Lennon arrives with Arsalla, Hallmark Elite and the Irish-bred Loughview Lou-Lou.
Meath’s Cian O’Connor, who is competing at London by personal invite, takes Blue Loyd 12, Everything, O’Connell Street and Uniek II.
In the five-star dressage competitions at Olympia, Dane Rawlins competes for Ireland with Sydney.
Ireland’s highest-placed rider in the World Cup rankings is Denis Lynch, at equal fifth, but he will not be appearing at Olympia, electing instead to join Jessica Kurten and Mark McAuley at the five-star show in La Coruna, Spain, where he intends to compete in Saturday’s Grand Prix and then fly to the four-star event at Frankfurt, where he will have three other horses waiting for him, and compete there in Sunday’s Grand Prix.
The 2011/2012 Rolex FEI World Cup jumping final takes place in the Netherlands in April next year.
Cork Showjumper Billy Twomey in action this weekend added by TheCork.ie on 15th December, 2011
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The Fool (2019) Review
Posted on May 8, 2019 June 20, 2019 by Jacob Davis
The Fool (2019)
Director: Ray Comfort
Screenwriter: Ray Comfort
Narrator: Ray Comfort
The Fool is the latest offering from evangelist Ray Comfort. It’s an autobiographical documentary about his experiences interacting with atheists, beginning with the savage mockery of Comfort due to a silly viral video clip. “Behold, the atheist’s nightmare,” Comfort proclaims as he holds up a banana. He goes on to argue from incredulity and wrongfully attributed causation, claiming that because bananas are so fit for human use and consumption that they must have been designed for humans by God, and therefore humans are also designed.
If this wasn’t stupid enough on the face of things, it becomes even dumber when you learn the fascinating history of the banana. Comfort shows his banana routine multiple times throughout the doc, including comparative delivery in front of Christian and atheist audiences. He kills in front of a Christian audience who laugh at almost every line; meanwhile, atheists gave a few laughs Comfort calls “cynical”. He does this to show that it’s just a hilarious comedy bit that fell flat on a TV set with no audience, and claims it offends atheists because it satirizes their worldview. Of course, Comfort doesn’t consider the fact that atheists don’t believe a supernatural being created bananas… that would be a creationist’s argument. I’ll grant that his preceding bit about soda cans coming about naturally is a satire of his perception of the scientific understanding of biogenesis and evolution, but it betrays his true lack of knowledge and wisdom (if not wilful ignorance).
Comfort complains that his banana bit is useless when divorced from the soda can bit, but the two are only tangentially related and don’t correlate to make a singular point. To give him the benefit of the doubt, I watched the full episode of his show “Way of the Master” that contains the banana clip that went viral. With the context of the entire episode, it was clear to me that the banana bit isn’t satire. Comfort uses the soda can and banana as serious illustrations among a multitude of arguments and strategies for dealing with atheists, and concludes his banana portion of the segment by saying, “Seriously, Kirk, the whole of creation testifies to the genius of God’s creation.” There’s no layer of irony to the banana bit, it’s clear Comfort sees it as a testament to truth or he wouldn’t use it (or he knows its inanity and improper logic appeal to the fallacious human mind).
The film feels stretched to its limits at a 65-minute runtime, a good portion of which is made up of footage that doesn’t add much to the overall point. Comfort includes arguments with atheists that go nowhere due to his salesman approach to conversation. He tries to dictate the terms and definitions to stay on a script that is specifically written to not engage in meaningful conversation. Comfort sees fact-based, intellectual discussion as a waste of time because the real goal is to get sound bites of people agreeing with him when he pivots into talk of Christian morality, which he edits into his man-on-the-street portions of his films. He frequently misuses metaphors in order to make incorrect points, and proudly espouses his ignorant views on an entire field of science.
You may also be interested in reading our review of Ray Comfort’s 2019 documentary 7 Reasons.
Comfort’s big point in the film is that he uses publicity from atheists to spread misinformation. From random strangers on a beach to Richard Dawkins, he’s made his living baiting atheists with stupid arguments and banana splits to create props for his videos.
This entire film left me feeling torn.
You see, I’ve always dreamed of what I would say to Ray Comfort. If he shoved his camcorder and mic into my face, how would I avoid the pitfalls of engaging with him without being needlessly cruel? I think my strongest theoretical tactic would be using his script with another religion’s apologetics to essentially mimic him and show the folly of arguing specific points about a religion to someone who doesn’t accept the precepts; surely no Christian would convert to Hellenism through simple assertions and “nuh-uhs.”
That leads to the inevitable conclusion I drew from The Fool; don’t engage with one. Don’t talk to someone who is arguing in bad faith. Ray isn’t going to change his mind because of logical presentation of knowledge and reason. He’s intellectually dishonest because he’s intellectually bankrupt. His kindness and sincerity is all fine and good, but they cannot make up for his blatant misrepresentation of other people’s arguments and his own lack of willingness to have his views changed. The only way to deal with someone like Ray Comfort is from afar, where he can’t interject to assert his glaring idiocy.
If you’re reading this Ray, I didn’t write this because you “owned atheists with one simple question” (you didn’t) or blasphemed what you perceive to be “holy text” or any kind of “holy prophet” (the entire concept of sanctity holds no value to me). I’m taking you to task because you used a dead man as a prop to scare people about the inevitability of death. You used the deaths of Stephen Hawking and Robin Williams to promote your films that peddle false information about biology and mental health. You compare the fallout of your nonsense to people who were fed to beasts in Rome. You’re a walking gaffe that became famous because of stupidity and ignorance, and that isn’t something to pride yourself on.
This biased documentary isn’t worth the zero dollars I paid to watch it on YouTube. It’s a celebration of ignorance, a treatise on sisyphism and an utterly asinine attempt at self-justification.
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Film and Media Studies major at Arizona State University. Bad movie connoisseur, admirer of surrealism, reluctant superhero movie watcher.
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The Game Awards confirms Returnal release date
byRowan Copeland
in Event, PlayStation
Tags: AlienationDead NationDualSenseHousemarquePlayStation 5ResogunReturnalThe Game Awards
The Game Awards was the building block to announce the release date for Housemarque’s Returnal.
During The Game Awards, the release date for the next big PlayStation exclusive, Returnal, was revealed. The game will be released in early 2021, exclusively on PlayStation 5. This game will not be playable on PlayStation 4. In the gameplay trailer we got to see some of the worlds we’ll get to explore and some of the enemies we’ll get to defeat, and the graphics definitely look amazing on the PlayStation 5.
Returnal is a third-person action title that will have a strong narrative behind it. We will play as Selene, an Astra space scout that has been trapped in an endless loop on a dangerous planet. The game will make use of the many key PlayStation 5 features such as the super-fast SSD, the DualSense controller’s haptic feedback, and the realistic 3D audio. All of these features will heighten the game’s immersion, making you feel like you’re also stuck in this endless loop with Selene.
The studio behind the game, Housemarque, is also celebrating 25 years as a video game studio. They’ve released many recognizable games on PlayStation such as Resogun, Dead Nation, and Alienation.
Returnal is their biggest project to date. The game will hit store shelves on March 19, 2021.
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How Instagram is working to serve the underserved
Hemani Sheth Mumbai | Updated on September 11, 2020 Published on September 11, 2020
To new Equity Team to focus on creating fair and equitable products; disable accounts of users who make serious threats; fine-tune verification process
Instagram is reviewing ways in which the platform could be “underserving certain groups of people”.
The Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform recently detailed the steps that it is taking to ensure “fair and equitable” access for all on the platform.
Instagram Equity Team
One big way in which it is doing that is by creating a new product team called the Instagram Equity Team that will focus on “ better understanding and addressing bias” in Instagram’s product development and people’s experiences on the platform, the company said in an official release.
“The Equity team will focus on creating fair and equitable products. This includes working with Facebook’s Responsible AI team to ensure algorithmic fairness. In addition, they’ll create new features that respond to the needs of underserved communities,” the post read.
Instagram will also be hiring a new Director for Diversity and Inclusion.
Hate speech and harassment
The social media major also said that it had updated content policies on its platform to flag certain kinds of “implicit hate speech”. It will also disable the accounts of people who make serious threats, including rape threats, to other users along with protecting “involuntary public figures” often belonging to marginalised communities from harassment.
It is also cracking down on content from banned organisations including Qanon. It is expanding its comment warnings that ask users to reconsider before posting comments that may be considered offensive on Instagram Live.
Inclusive verification process
Apart from this, it is also adding new features to help creators and businesses. It has made changes to its verification process which relies highly on press coverage on a particular person before verification.
“An account must meet certain criteria before we verify it, including a degree of notability. We measure notability through press articles about the person applying for verification. We’ve now expanded our list of press sources we consider in the process to include more Black, LGBTQ+, and Latinx media,” Instagram said.
It has removed consideration of follower count from its automated process.
“While follower count was never a requirement to get verified through the in-app form (which anyone can apply for), we did have certain systems in place that prioritised accounts with high followings to help get through the tens of thousands of requests received every day. We’ve since removed this from the automated part of the process,” it said.
The platform also recently outlined in part its system for providing content recommendations to users in a bid to increase transparency.
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BBC One Renews ‘The Capture’ For Second Season
By Patrick Munn | June 3, 2020 - 12:23 pm | No Comments
The Capture is coming back. BBC One has renewed their surveillance thriller for a second season. Holliday Grainger (Strike) is on-board to reprise her role as Rachel Carey in the show's second season.
BBC One Sets Premiere Date For ‘The Capture’
By Patrick Munn | August 21, 2019 - 5:03 pm | No Comments
BBC One's surveillance thriller The Capture will premiere on Tuesday September 3rd at 9pm, it has been announced.
BBC One Releases Trailer & First Look Images For Surveillance Thriller ‘The Capture’
By Patrick Munn | July 24, 2019 - 9:47 am | No Comments
BBC One has released a sixty-second trailer and six first look images from their upcoming surveillance thriller The Capture, starring Holliday Grainger (Strike) and Callum Turner (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald).
First Image: BBC One’s Surveillance Thriller ‘The Capture’
By Patrick Munn | June 17, 2019 - 11:23 am | No Comments
BBC One has released a first look image from their upcoming six episode surveillance thriller The Capture, starring Holliday Grainger (Strike) and Callum Turner (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald)
Ron Perlman Joins BBC One’s Surveillance Thriller ‘The Capture’
By Patrick Munn | March 6, 2019 - 10:59 am | No Comments
Ron Perlman (Sons Of Anarchy, Hand Of God, StartUp) has joined the cast of The Capture, BBC One's six episode surveillance thriller from Cyberbully and Blackout scribe Ben Chanan. Perlman joins previously announced series leads Callum Turner (War And Peace, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald) and Holliday Grainger (Strike, Cinderella). Production on the series is now underway in London.
BBC One Orders Four New Dramas From Ben Chanan, Levi David Addai, Andrea Gibb & Marnie Dickens
By Patrick Munn | March 21, 2018 - 11:20 am | No Comments
BBC One is expanding their drama slate. The BBC's flagship channel has given the greenlight to four new dramas from a range of creative talent, including Ben Chanan, Levi David Addai, Andrea Gibb & Marnie Dickens.
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iPhone 12 vs Google Pixel 5: Which flagship will win?
By Adam Ismail 06 October 2020
The Pixel 5 will have a tough rival in the iPhone 12. Here's how they're stacking up.
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The Google Pixel 5 vs. iPhone 12 matchup is shaping up to be one of the biggest phone face-offs of the year, especially considering the new trajectory Google has taken with its upcoming flagship handset. The Pixel 5 focuses more on value, with a mid-range processor to go along with a more affordable price.
This is could be a necessary move on Google’s part, because it looks like Apple may launch the entry-level iPhone 12 for as low as $649, complete with an OLED display, 5G connectivity and a faster new A14 Bionic processor. Apple has just confirmed the iPhone launch event will take place Oct. 13, at 10 a.m. PT.
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So how will the Pixel 5 and iPhone 12 stack up to each other once both devices launch? This comparison based on what we now know about the Pixel 5 and what we think we know about the iPhone 12 should give you a pretty clear picture of what to expect in a few weeks' time.
iPhone 12 vs. Google Pixel 5: Price
The Google Pixel 5 costs $699, and there's only one configuration of it available, with 128GB of storage and 8GB of RAM.
Meanwhile, the cheapest iPhone 12 is rumored to start as low as $649 for the rumored 5.4-inch variant with 64GB storage, which would undercut Google's price. This model has recently been rumored to be named the iPhone 12 Mini, though we're not 100% certain if that's what Apple will ultimately call it. Meanwhile, the larger iPhone 12 with a 6.1-inch panel could end up around $749 or $799. Apple may have an edge on value if those prices pan out.
iPhone 12 vs. Google Pixel 5: Specs compared
iPhone 12 (rumored)
Starting price $699 (5.4-inch), $799 (6.1-inch) $699
Screen size (Resolution) 5.4-inch OLED, 6.1-inch OLED 6-inch OLED (2340x1080; 90Hz)
Processor A14 Bionic Snapdragon 765G
Storage 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 128GB
Rear cameras Dual wide and ultrawide 12.2MP wide (ƒ/1.7); 16MP ultrawide
Front camera TBA 8MP (ƒ/2.0)
Battery size ~2,220 mAh (5.4-inch); ~2,770 mAh (6.1-inch) 4,000 mAh
Colors TBA Just Black, Sorta Sage
iPhone 12 vs. Google Pixel 5: Size and design
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The Pixel 5 carries a 6-inch display with minimal bezels all around, thanks to Google's abandonment of its Soli air-gesture technology and 3D Face Unlock system up front. That screen is interrupted only by a front-facing hole-punch camera. On the back, the phone is clad in recycled aluminum.
iPhone 12 concept designs show off the new camera array. (Image credit: EverythingApplePro)
While we won't know the iPhone 12's design for certain until Apple reveals it likely in mid-October, loads of rumors have given us a pretty safe idea regarding what to expect.
The entry-level iPhone is expected to have a 5.4-inch OLED display, and the larger non-Pro iPhone 12 will step that up to a 6.1-inch screen. There may be a smaller notch on both phones, though we're more confident about Apple's supposed switch to flatter sides and a more squared-off aesthetic, reminiscent of the iPhone 5. Like the Pixel 5, we expect Apple's next iPhones to once again be rated IP68 water resistant and support wireless charging.
iPhone 12 vs. Google Pixel 5: Displays
We're expecting a more squared off look for the iPhone 12. (Image credit: LetsGoDigital/Concept Creator)
The Pixel 4's display offered a fairly smooth 90Hz refresh rate, and Google is sticking to that for the Pixel 5 as well. The new phone's 6-inch, full-HD OLED panel appears to be very similar to the outgoing model's 5.8-inch screen.
Meanwhile, it's looking increasingly likely that the iPhone 12 won't get a 120Hz ProMotion display. That feature is rumored to be exclusive to the iPhone 12 Pro lineup, if it even ends up making it to those variants at all.
iPhone 12 vs. Google Pixel 5: Performance and 5G
If you're expecting a powerhouse, the Pixel 5 will likely disappoint you. The phone uses Qualcomm's mid-range 765G processor, which should provide pretty good performance but not the speed of the Snapdragon 865 inside such flagships as the Galaxy S20 FE. The 765G will be paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of non-expandable storage.
As for the iPhone 12, it should feature the newly-unveiled A14 Bionic processor, which we expect to be the fastest chip you can get inside any phone upon its launch. Apple will reportedly pair the A14 with 4GB of RAM in the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Max, along with 64GB, 128GB or 256GB of storage depending on how much you spend.
Both phones will be 5G capable, though not necessarily on the same networks. The Pixel 5 does include millimeter-wave radios for the fastest possible speeds in densely-packed urban areas, on networks like Verizon's. It also supports long-range sub-6GHz infrastructure that reaches further, as T-Mobile and AT&T have favored in their initial 5G deployments.
The iPhone 12, however, may skip out on the mmWave side of the equation to keep costs down and preserve battery life, leaving mmWave as a feature exclusive to the pricier iPhone 12 Pro models.
iPhone 12 vs. Google Pixel 5: Cameras
This is going to be the most hotly-contested round of the Pixel 5 vs. iPhone 12 battle. The Pixel 5 continues the 12.2-megapixel main sensor Google's used for years, but now adds a 16MP ultrawide lens, giving users the ability to zoom out and capture more of their surroundings.
The Pixel 5 also offers some new camera tricks, like adjustable lighting for portraits as well as the ability to capture shallow depth-of-field portraits within Night Sight mode. New video stabilization modes are on offer as well. Interestingly, the head of Google's Pixel camera team left the company well before the Pixel 5's launch, but it remains to be seen if this will hurt the end result.
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Apple's iPhone 12 is expected to stick with the same two cameras as the iPhone 11: a wide-angle main camera flanked by an ultrawide shooter. We don't know much in particular about these sensors, though Apple often finds ways to improve its devices' photography output with every passing generation, so we look forward to see what Cupertino pulls off here. It's worth noting the more-premium iPhone 12 Pro models have long been rumored to offer exclusive LiDAR camera systems for more sophisticated depth sensing and AR effects.
iPhone 12 vs. Google Pixel 5: Battery
The poor battery life of the Pixel 4 was one of the main reasons for its lukewarm reviews, but Google is really stepping things up this time around. The Pixel 5 has a 4,000-mAh battery, which works out to be 1,200 mAh larger than that inside Google's last flagship. That improvement, coupled with the more efficiency-minded Snapdragon 765G chip, should make for greatly-improved battery life on a charge.
What's more, the Pixel 5 supports both wireless charging and reverse wireless charging, allowing it to share its battery power with other devices, simply by placing them on the back of the phone.
Apple never lists the battery capacities of its handsets, and unfortunately we haven't seen very many credible leaks thus far on the iPhone 12 or iPhone 12 Max. There have been rumblings that the 5.4-inch and 6.1-inch models will feature batteries sized at about 2,200 mAh and 2,770 mAh, but this isn't certain.
The issue could be one of size. The 5.4-inch iPhone 12 may end up a very small phone, comparable to the latest iPhone SE in footprint. If that ends up bearing out, Apple will be quite limited in terms of the size of the battery it can physically fit in the device. The iPhone SE, for example, only has a 1,821-mAh power pack.
However, it's important to keep in mind that Apple seems to deliver more battery life than Android phones with larger capacity batteries. For instance, the iPhone 11 with its 3,046-mAh battery lasted 11 hours and 16 minutes in our web surfing battery test, while the Pixel 4 XL's 3,700 mAh battery endured for only 9:42.
We'll have to see whether the Pixel 5 or iPhone 12 can make our best phone battery life list.
iPhone 12 vs. Google Pixel 5: iOS 14 and Android 11
Android 11 running on a Pixel 4a (Image credit: Tom's Guide)
The Pixel 5 is Google's first yet to ship with Android 11, which is now also available to the Pixel 4a and Pixel 4. The update's biggest features include native screen recording and the ability to grant single-use permissions. Additionally, a new Bubbles feature that lets you keep several conversations easily accessible as shortcuts on any screen.
Google's typically reserves some of its most helpful AI-derived features for its own phones, and the Pixel 5 is no different. With a new feature called Hold For Me, the Pixel 5 will actually stay on the line for you and notify you when someone is ready to chat on the other end. There's also Google's handy Recorder app, which can transcribe audio in real time, and even distinguish between spoken words and music.
iOS 14 running on an iPhone SE (Image credit: Future)
However, iOS 14 is a more dramatic update for Apple's mobile OS than Android 11 is for Google's. The new software, which released for current iPhone owners in September, added more sophisticated widgets and deeper app organization, picture-in-picture video, shareable App Clips that let you send and receive snippets of apps when a full download is more than you need, and enhancements for apps like Messages and Maps.
iPhone 12 vs. Google Pixel 5: Outlook
The Google Pixel 4 wound up a disappointment despite having a great camera, and that's primarily down to short battery life and half-baked new features, like its Motion Sense gestures.
Fortunately, the Pixel 5 looks like it should be improved across the board — save for in the performance department, anyway. Expect a phone that's more affordable and lasts longer on a charge, as well as a sleeker design. What you shouldn't expect is the best speed, but that could be a reasonable trade-off for a phone that will cost under $700.
The iPhone 12 could have the Pixel 5 beat, though. Not only might it be even cheaper, it should pack a much faster processor as well. The biggest questions surrounding Apple's cheapest new handset surround its cameras and battery — two areas where the Pixel 5 looks especially strong.
While the Pixel 5 is available for preorder now, the iPhone 12 will be shown off officially for the first time on Oct. 13. We look forward to getting both devices in hand to find out how they compare in the coming weeks.
GastroHub 04 October 2020 13:16
You can't even line up specs to determine the winner. The derps that prioritize blue sms bubbles and get nervous when their icons aren't snapping to the top left will buy the iphone. The people that will buy the Pixel 5 are people who own a previous Pixel or are sick of Samsung's shit.
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The Stadium Attending Matches
Attending Matches
Inside the stadium
Digital Ticket
Entering the stadium
Leaving the stadium
Spurs Respects
Staying in one place
Matchday programmes
Increased hygiene
In Your Seat
Our stadium has prided itself on creating the ultimate matchday experience, providing fans the ability to visit all areas and places of interest regardless of where you are sitting.
During these extraordinary times, we have had to segment the venue to enable staggered arrivals and departures of different areas.
This unfortunately means there will be no free-flow within the stadium and fans will be restricted to their designated area.
Please be assured that you will find food and drink outlets, toilets (including accessible toilet facilities) and First Aid rooms within any area of the stadium in which you are located.
At Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, we are fortunate to have bright and spacious concourse areas that allow for social distancing.
We shall nonetheless ask that you please take note of the clear signage and floor markings as you move around, enabling you to keep your distance from others. A maximum of four people will be permitted in our lifts, reserved for fans with access requirements, at any one time.
Regular PA announcements will remind fans of their social distancing obligations. Our digital screens within the concourses will not be showing any football content that may encourage fans to gather and will only be showing useful instructional content around social distancing.
Our Food and Drink outlets will be open as normal – please observe floor markings to ensure you maintain social distancing when queuing.
In line with current Government guidelines, alcohol will only be sold when purchased with food pre-match, half-time and post-match.
Food and drink (other than alcohol) should be consumed in your ticketed seat. Indoor seating areas will be provided on all floors of the South Stand, with additional seating on levels 3 and 4, for food to be consumed with alcohol.
Catering staff will take food and drink orders from supporters located in our accessible areas and bring their order to them.
Face coverings will be worn by catering staff with touch points regularly sanitised. Food will be served boxed with pre-wrapped cutlery.
Copies of our matchday programme can be purchased from the Goal Line Bar, our Tap Inns on Level 2 and the Spurs Shop.
As was introduced for our recent behind-closed-doors fixtures, fans will also be able to purchase digital copies of the programme direct to their mobile devices to read on the day of the match.
We are proud to have a fully cashless stadium for increased speed of service and improved hygiene.
Payments can be made using the following methods:
All major contactless debit and credit cards – the payment limit has now increased to £45
Mobile and wearable payment, including Apple Pay and Google Pay - this method supports high-value contactless payments
Additional hand sanitiser stations have been installed throughout the concourses that we encourage fans to use, as well as in all washrooms. We also encourage fans to bring their own hand sanitiser with them if possible, in bottles no larger than 50ml.
Enhanced cleaning measures – including infection control fogging, electrostatic spraying and disinfecting – will be taking place pre, during and post event.
In Your Seat - Let us entertain you
On arrival at the stadium, we ask that you locate and take your seat as soon as possible so that we do not overcrowd the concourses.
Although this may mean you are in your seat much earlier than you normally would be ahead of kick off, we’ll still have ways to keep you entertained.
Our N17 Live broadcast that has proven popular with fans for our behind-closed-doors matches will air on our giant stadium screens from an hour before kick-off.
Presented by Ben Haines, alongside a special guest, N17 Live is the number one place for Spurs-focused match build-up, bringing you team news as we have it, archive footage and player interviews.
N17 Live will air on the screens up until the players take to the field for their pre-match warm-up and return just before kick-off.
The uninterrupted broadcast will also be available via the Spurs Official app, Twitter, Facebook or YouTube.
Although our seating plan will ensure fans are spaced appropriately to allow social distancing within the stadium bowl during the match, there will inevitably be times when fans unavoidably come into close proximity with each other.
Our Code of Conduct specifies the steps that fans can take to respect the health and safety of themselves and others in these situations. Supporters must adhere to the Code at all times and our stewards may take action against those who fail to do so.
We kindly request fans take note of the following etiquette:
if seeking to pass another spectator on the same row in order to access or leave your seat, you should ensure your back is turned as you pass in order to avoid close face-to-face contact
if you do need to leave your seat at any stage, please wait for a clear gangway
always cover your mouth and nose if needing to cough or sneeze
avoid hugs, high-fives and any close contact with anyone who is not in your social bubble
take care when shouting, singing or celebrating
Avoid passing a ball directly back to a player if it leaves the field of play
Furthermore, all attendees MUST occupy their allocated seat when in the stadium bowl and should not relocate to any other location in order to sit closer to friends or family.
The aisle seats in every row will be removed from sale to facilitate safe passing on the gangways.
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Treasure Data Releases Flexible, Self-Service Analytics Solution for Digital Gaming - Treasure Data
The managed service provider helps gaming companies cost-effectively acquire, store and analyze data
Mountain View, Calif. — February 25, 2014 — Treasure Data, a cloud data service provider, today released its custom solution for the digital gaming industry giving product managers, developers, designers and executives the most flexible, cost-effective solution for analytics. Now product teams have a self-service solution for comprehensive gaming analytics. The solution uses Treasure Data’s big data managed service to acquire, store and analyze data from any game interaction.
“Treasure Data has empowered our game producers to implement and rapidly evolve our analytics as titles, KPIs, and gameplay mechanics change. As a leading digital game developer and publisher, it is critical that we take advantage of analytics solutions that significantly accelerate our product iteration cycles,” said Sohei Morita, Manager of Analytics, GREE.
Gaming companies now have an end-to-end solution for data and analytics with unprecedented flexibility and low TCO. Customers can be in production on the service in less than two weeks, with no infrastructure investment. The solution includes innovative data collection tools, to reliably stream data in near-real-time to Treasure Data. This data is stored securely in a proprietary columnar cloud database, Plazma, which is managed and monitored entirely by Treasure Data staff. For analysis, which often focuses on user behavior or key monetization events, the solution includes customizable dashboards, prebuilt for common gaming metrics; a SQL interface for ad hoc queries; standard BI and analytics tool connectors; and, easy, free data export anytime.
The entire solution is designed for big data and massive scalability, gracefully handling the ever-increasing volume and variety of data that gaming customers need to track. One Treasure Data gaming customer has thousands of servers, streaming billions of rows an hour. The solution is also designed for flexibility and simplicity, allowing game developers to quickly track new game events in their application code and change their KPIs in a matter of minutes. Now, product teams can adapt their analytics quickly as a game evolves, on their own and without burdening IT, increasing their competitive advantage with fast, specific and actionable insights.
Different from other analytics services, Treasure Data’s customizable services allow any team, from game designers to data analysts, to go deep into game data and gather insightful, actionable analysis. The flexibility enables gaming companies to adapt analytics quickly and ask new questions of their data. Breaking free of template analytics allows gaming customers to test, develop and explore the insights from the data — instead of being constrained to what competitors are using and measuring, and what is already a ubiquitous best practice.
Treasure Data for Product Teams and Executives
With the rise of mobile and social gaming, the addressable market for games has grown enormously – and become fiercely competitive. Gamers now transcend demographic boundaries, the increasingly diverse market changes rapidly and players make dynamic choices with little regard for publisher loyalty. This requires near constant diligence on understanding players and their behaviors. Treasure Data’s platform can cost-effectively store years of historical data to distill monetization patterns, player profiles, conversion metrics and more. Using Treasure Data across multiple gaming titles offers unlimited visibility and can uncover useful benchmarking, trend information and best practices. The entire solution quickly delivers value at a fraction of the investment required to develop an on-premises analytics infrastructure.
Treasure Data for Developers
Actionable insights on player behavior helps developers and designers to drive game performance. Treasure Data makes is simple to instrument any specific game interactions. Flexible data collection options include Treasure Agent technology, client-side analytics SDKs and bulk file import capabilities. The cloud database uses a schemaless architecture to store the data, allowing developers to add new game events without any data modeling required. For analysis, the solution includes a SQL interface to run queries and a dashboard tool to visualize results. Treasure Data gaming customers are able to track new game events and publish new KPIs in their dashboards in a matter of minutes. Treasure Data’s solution has the speed and flexibility required to keep up with the fast pace of the gaming industry, enabling teams to adapt their analytics as quickly as they iterate on their games.
“The number of people playing digital games has exploded in the past several years, which can be intimidating to address from an analytics infrastructure point of view. Acquiring, storing and analyzing the most important asset, data, can be a challenge. With Treasure Data, we remove the operational and technical friction associated with chasing down your data sources, streaming all the relevant data into a database, and preparing the data for analysis. Leveraging Treasure Data’s service allows gaming development teams to focus on the most important thing, players, and leave the rest of the data pipeline to us,” said Hiro Yoshikawa, CEO of Treasure Data.
About Treasure Data
Treasure Data was founded in 2011, with the mission of building the first end-to-end managed service in the cloud for data acquisition, storage and analysis. Since the service launched in 2012, thousands use its free Starter version and its 100+ corporate customers include Toyota, NTT Docomo, Viki and several Global Fortune 500 companies, as well as gaming companies such as GREE and SpryFox, Webinar
Treasure Data will hold a live webinar and demo of its gaming solution on March 4, 2014. Join us to learn what’s included in the new solution and find out how companies like GREE use Treasure Data.
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The 17 Best Things to Do in Odisha, India
India Odisha
From Temples to Tribes in Offbeat Odisha
Sharell Cook
Sharell Cook lives in Mumbai full-time and has been writing about India travel for TripSavvy since 2008.
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Orissa (renamed Odisha in 2011) is one of India's lesser-visited states, as it's predominantly rural and off-the-beaten-track. However, interest in Odisha's eclectic combination of attractions is growing, particularly as the state is an ideal destination for experiential travelers.
From temples to tribal villages, Odisha has some truly unique and diverse treasures to discover. These include national parks and wildlife, unpolluted beaches, traditional music and dance, handicrafts, tribal culture, Buddhist relics, and food. Odisha Tourism recently launched an "Odisha by Road" campaign with themed driving itineraries across the state. In addition, responsible tourism companies such as Grassroutes Journeys, Aitiha, and Sarna Educational And Cultural Services offer meaningful experiences and tours to lesser-known places. Read on to find out more.
Admire Ancient Temples in Bhubaneshwar
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Odisha's capital city, Bhubaneshwar, was once home to thousands of temples. Only a fraction of them still remain but they're certainly impressive. The oldest one dates back to the 7th century! Also of special interest is the Ananta Vasudeva temple, with its massive temple kitchen (the largest in the city). Everyone is welcome to visit it. This guide to the top temples in Bhubaneshwar has all the details.
Learn About Odisha's Handicraft Heritage
Kala Bhoomi Crafts Museum
The remarkable new Kala Bhoomi Crafts Museum in Bhubaneshwar is one of the top museums in India that showcases the country's heritage. It opened to much acclaim in 2018 and is spread over a substantial 13 acres. The museum has four zones with eight galleries, each dedicated to different crafts such as terracotta work, traditional paintings, stone and wood carving, metal crafts, tribal crafts, and hand-looms. What really stands out is that it's an interactive museum where you can view the artisans at work and participate in workshops.
Be there are 11 a.m. for a free guided tour in English. Ekamra Walks also conducts free guided walking tours every Sunday afternoon at 3.30 p.m. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily except Mondays. The entry fee is 50 rupees for adults and 20 rupees for students.
Meet the Artisans at Handicraft Villages
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Raghurajpur, Jagannathballava, Odisha 752012, India
Odisha excels at arts and crafts. There are two handicraft villages between Puri and Bhubaneshwar that you can visit, where the residents are all artisans: Raghurajpur and Pipili. Raghurajpur is about 20 minutes north of Puri and is renowned for its Pattachitra paintings, while Pipli is about 45 minutes south of Bhubaneshwar and specializes in colorful applique works. Both of these villages are interesting places to interact with the artisans, see demonstrations, and of course buy their beautiful handicrafts.
There are more handcraft villages within a couple of hours of Bhubaneshwar. Balakati specializes in brass metal work. Sadeibereni village is dedicated to the craft of dhokra—a metal casting technique using the lost wax method. Traditional ikat saris are woven at Nuapatna and Maniabandha villages. Cuttack city is the hub of Tarakasi silver filigree.
Further afield, weaving is also carried out at Berhampur in the south, and many districts in western Odisha such as Bargarh, Sonepur and Kendupalli. Ghatagaon is a terracotta handicraft village on the way to Similipal National Park.
Catch a Sunrise Over Udayagiri in Bhubaneshwar
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The motley collection of 32 caves cut into the hillside on the outskirts of Bhubaneshwar are an important archeological site dating as far back as the 2nd century BCE. The caves were originally home to Jain aesthetics. The most interesting ones can be found at Udayagiri (Sunrise Hill). Don't miss the sunrise over Udayagiri if you're an early riser. If possible, join Ekamra Walks on their informative free early morning heritage walk there. It happens every Saturday morning from 6.30 a.m. Ekamra Walks conduct other free weekend heritage walks in Bhubaneshwar too. Discover what else to see and do in Bhubaneshwar.
Marvel at the Konark Sun Temple
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Konark, Odisha 752111, India
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Konark is located about two hours southeast of Bhubaneshwar and an hour east of Puri, forming part of the popular Bhubaneshwar-Puri-Konark "Golden Triangle of Odisha". The main attraction there is the 13th century Sun Temple, designed to be a huge chariot for Surya the Sun God. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site and architectural masterpiece. Erotic carvings similar to those on the Khajuraho temples are a standout feature too. Plan your visit with our essential guide to the Konark Sun Temple.
Explore the Holy City of Puri
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Grand Rd, At post, Puri, Odisha 752001, India
Puri is a seaside city about an hour and a half south of Bhubaneshwar. Its appeal lies in its holiness as one of the top spiritual destinations in India. Although the imposing Jagannath Temple is only open to Hindus, the roofs of nearby buildings offer decent views (for a small fee). The vicinity around the temple is intriguing too, with many small temples, shops, and an area where thousands of clay pots are stored and transported daily to cook in food for the deities. Explore it on this insightful three-hour guided tour of the Puri Old City conducted by local responsible tourism company Grass Routes Journeys.
The Rath Yatra festival, which takes place in July each year, is Odisha's biggest festival. It's the only occasion when non-Hindus can get to see the temple deities. A mere glimpse of Lord Jagannath on the chariot, or touching the chariot, is considered to be very auspicious.
Take a Beach Break
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Puri's Golden Beach was recently cleaned up and awarded environmentally-friendly Blue Flag status. However, the main stretch of beach does get crowded and carnival-like with camel rides and snack sellers. It becomes quieter towards the lighthouse. In between Puri and Konark on Ramchandi Beach, Lotus Eco Resort is a peaceful option.
In the far north of the state, the tide recedes out for miles at Chandipur beach, while isolated Talasari beach is known for its red crabs. The only drawback is that accommodations and facilities aren't great, as the beaches are relatively undeveloped.
In the south of Odisha near Berhampur, Gopalpur-on-Sea is a popular beach holiday destination that was a thriving sea port during British rule. It's worth staying there if you can afford the gorgeous and private Mayfair Resort.
Discover Ancient Buddhist Sites
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Ratnagiri, Odisha, India
Buddhism flourished in Odisha from the 7th to 10th centuries. You might not know about the state's sacred Buddhist sites; after all, they've only been excavated relatively recently and are largely unexplored. However, the sites, which are located about two hours northeast of Bhubaneshwar, consist of a series of monasteries, temples, shrines, stupas, and beautiful sculptures of Buddhist images. Their rural setting, among fertile hills and paddy fields, is both picturesque and peaceful. The "Diamond Triangle" of Ratnagiri, Udayagiri, and Lalitagiri has the most significant and largest concentration of Buddhist remains.
Visit a Buddhist Monastery
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Padmasambhava Mahavihara Monastery (also known as Thupten Mindrolling Monastery or Jirang Monastery) is another surprise Buddhist attraction in Odisha. This Tibetan Buddhist monastery is situated in mountainous Chandragiri, about two hours west of Berhampur in southern Odisha. Tibetans fled to this part of India when a resettlement camp was established there after the 1959 Chinese invasion of Tibet. The monastery was built relatively recently, in 2003, and has an eye-catching golden 21-foot statue of Lord Buddha. It's home to about 200 monks and its beautifully decorated inside. Sunset is the most spectacular time to be there.
Spend Time with an Unusual Sect of Holy Men
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Monks of the Mahima cult practice a curious blend of Buddhist and Sufi traditions at their ashram at Joranda, near Dhenkanal. The religion, Mahima Dharma, is said to have been established in the mid 19th century by Mahima Gosain as a way of rejecting Hindu religious order and high-caste Brahmanism. Poet and devotee Bhima Bhoi widely promulgated it through his compositions. The religion has no rituals or idol worship. Love and compassion for fellow beings, a classless society, a formless god, and non-violence are the main tenements. The monks have to follow a strict life of poverty, celibacy, piety and constant movement (they are not allowed to sleep in the same place two nights in a row, or take meals twice from same house in a day). It's possible to meet the monks at any time but ideally be at their ashram around noon or sunset when they perform their prayers. The cult's annual Joranda Mela takes place around the full moon in late January or February and features the lighting of a sacred fire.
Immerse Yourself in Tribal Villages and Markets
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There are more than 60 tribal communities that dwell in Odisha's deep forests and hilly interiors. The largest concentration of them can be found in the hills of the Eastern Ghat mountains in far south Odisha's Koraput district. These include Dharua, Gond, Mali, Didayi, Paroja, Kutia and Dongria Kondh tribes. Visiting the tribes and attending their weekly markets can be a fascinating experience but it's best to go on an organized tour such this one offered by Grassroutes Journeys in Puri. If you do want to travel independently, stay at boutique Chandoori Sai Guest House in a pottery village in the heart of tribal Odisha. Guests are able to wander around the village, go on village-to-village hikes led by a local guide, and walk with the villagers to their local tribal market.
Watch Birds Close-Up at Chilika Lake
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Satapada, Odisha 752011, India
Chilika Lake, about 90 minutes southwest of Bhubaneshwar, is Asia's largest brackish water lagoon (a combination of sea and freshwater). It's an ecological wonder that's teeming with wildlife, particularly fish and migratory birds from far-off lands. There are even dolphins! The lake also has a number of islands, one with a temple, that can be accessed by boat. Most departures are from Satapada (where the dolphins are), located at the mouth of the Lake around 50 kilometers southwest of Puri. Other departures are possible from Barkul, Rambha, and Balugaon. The new Swosti Chilika Resort is the most luxurious place to stay in the area. For outstanding bird watching, head to Mangalajodi on the northern edge of Chilika Lake. Grassroutes Journeys offers eco-friendly Chilika Lake camping trips and bird-watching cruises.
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Go Boating Through the Mangroves and Spot Crocodiles
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Paramanandapur, Odisha 754248, India
Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary is located about three and a half hours northeast of Bhubaneshwar. It offers the thrill of seeing huge saltwater crocodiles basking on the mudflats, plus many species of birds. The main way of exploring the sanctuary is by boat through the mangroves, and it's a much quieter and more relaxed alternative to the Sundarbans in West Bengal. Nature treks inside the forest are a highlight. If you have time, go on a day trip to pristine Ekakula Island and Garhimata, where the Olive Ridley turtles nest. It's important to note that Bhitarkanika is closed from May 1 to July 31 each year for the crocodile breeding season.
Sand Pebbles Jungle Lodge provides the best accommodations, but Estuarine Village Resort is also recommended. You can to stop at the Buddhist caves at Ratnagiri on the way from Bhubaneshwar.
Stay at Nature Camps in Remote Forest
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Around 30% of Odisha is covered in forest. The Odisha Forest Corporation has community-based nature camps (tents and/or cottages), managed mostly by local women, in numerous remote locations. Notable national parks and reserves include Satkosia, Similipal, and Debrigarh. Tikarpada Wildlife Sanctuary is dedicated to crocodile conservation. Daringbadi is a picturesque hill station with waterfalls.
Stay at the Homes of Royalty
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Many of Odisha's erstwhile royal families are restoring and converting their regal palaces and mansions into heritage homestays, where you'll be able to personally interact with your royal hosts and go on immersive excursions. Each has something different to offer. The most striking properties are Dhenkanal Palace, Aul Palace near Bhitarkanika, and Belgadia Palace in the far north Mayurbanj district. Gajalaxmi Palace, in the middle of a reserve forest near Dhenkanal, is ideal for anyone wanting a wildlife and nature experience. Kila Dalijodi, in a rural area about an hour north of Cuttack, is unparalleled for the range of local and in-house activities available including trekking, cycling, visits to tribes and a cow shelter, art, cooking, and farming.
Sample Odia Cuisine (and Get a Cooking Lesson)
Odia food will delight seafood lovers with mustard-based fish and prawn curries. Dalma (spiced vegetables and lentils) is an iconic vegetarian dish. Most Odias are passionate about pakhala (a fermented rice and curd combination). Sweets such as chhena poda (roasted cottage cheese cake) and rasagola (balls of cottage cheese in sugar syrup) are very popular. The state's cuisine is generally lighter, with less spice and oil, than the ubiquitous north Indian cuisine. Wildgrass Restaurant on VIP Road in Puri is an authentic restaurant to try it. Order a thali (platter) to sample a range of dishes. Cooking classes are conducted there too. In Bhubaneshwar, head to Dalma, the Odisha Hotel, or Kanika at the Mayfair Lagoon hotel.
Attend a Classical Music or Dance Festival
Odissi, one of the eight classical dance forms of India, originated in Odisha's Hindu temples and is associated with the worship of Lord Jagannath. It's believed to be the oldest surviving dance form in India is a feature at Odisha's traditional music and dance festivals. These festivals take place during the cooler winter at some of the top temples in Odisha including the Konark Sun Temple, and Mukteshwar and Rajarani temples in Bhubaneshwar.
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Summer School - Cultural Heritage: Issues of national identity, cultural tourism and education
Cultural Heritage: Issues of national identity, cultural tourism and education is a Summer School initiative at UCL University College’s Campus in Jelling centered on a one week Summer School in the town of Jelling in August 2021 combined with e-learning activities before and after the stay in Jelling.
The Summer School on Cultural Heritage will take a comprehensive approach on cultural heritage that encompasses both a tourism, identity and educational perspective on the subject.
UCL will assist with finding accommodation. Please contact Marie Bonde Olesen.
NB: Students from the following programmes are also welcome to join the summer school:
Service, Hospitality and Tourism Management
Cultural Heritage Studies
Study Programme(s):
Social Education, Teacher Education
The summer school is a BA-level course of 5 ECTS and is arranged by UCL in cooperation with The University of South Eastern Norway (USN).
The summer school is open for all interested participants with formal educational qualifications but is especially suited for students or professionals in the fields of teacher/teacher education, pre-school education/pedagogy, tourism or cultural heritage who are interested in a cross-disciplinary approach to cultural heritage, which uses the town of Jelling, and its institutions in Jelling as a hands-on real world case study.
The comprehensive approach is meant to mirror the situation in the cultural heritage and educational sector where museums increasingly is expected to facilitate tourism and not just disseminate history and where demands for sustainability and local partnerships increases the need for cultural heritage institutions to function in close connection with the local society.
As for the educational sector, the approaches in the sector can be used to strengthen cultural heritage institutions outreach to children, family and schools. However, at least in Denmark, both the school and pre-school institutions are expected to use “culture” and cultural heritage as means to strengthen children’s competencies and personal development. Thus, also students in teaching will benefit from knowledge of cultural heritage and the cultural heritage sector.
Marie Bonde Olesen International Coordinator Jelling +45 24 94 68 56 mbol1@ucl.dk
Prior to the summer school week students will work individually or in groups with literature studies and with the initial assignment. They will be able to consult with instructors during this period.
During the one week in August, work will consist of lectures, group work, seminars, visits to, and talks with, professionals working with the course subjects and a one-day field trip.
Afterwards the participants will work individually or in groups with their final assignment.
Possible specializations
Specialization is possible through the initial assignment and the final assignment. Both will be on a subject that the course participants chose themselves to reflect both their educational background and their special interests within the overall course theme.
To pass the course, participants a required to participate actively in all parts of the course. This means to study the basic course material, do the initial assignment, participate in the one course week in August and hand in the final assignment for evaluation.
Not applicable for EU/EEA-students and exchange students from partner institutions, all other students must pay. In this case, please send an e-mail to international@ucl.dk to learn more.
The module is equivalent to 5 ECTS.
The course will give participants tools, knowledge and skills that will enable them to approach the interplay between national identity, cultural heritage, tourism and education/pedagogy in a comprehensive and reflective way. It will furthermore enable them to use these competencies in their future studies or professional work.
Upon completion the participant will have gained
Knowledge about relevant theories in the fields of national identity, tourism and cultural heritage education/pedagogy
Knowledge about relevant practical examples (cases) of interplay between two or more of the main course subjects
Knowledge about theories or other approaches that give a theoretical framework for understanding the interplay between national identity, tourism and cultural heritage education
Competencies/skills
Upon completion the participant will able to
Discuss and use relevant theories about national identity, tourism and cultural heritage education
Identify and explain examples of the interplay between national identity, tourism and cultural heritage education/pedagogy
Analyse how the interplay between national identity, tourism and cultural heritage education/pedagogy can be used professionally
Use their knowledge and understanding in their further studies or professional work
Hand-in of assignments
Active participation
Information concerning admissions
Application@ucl.dk
Please contact UCL's admissions Hotline if your enquiry is related to:
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University Centre Peterborough are committed to raising awareness of equality and human rights, promoting diversity and combating all forms of inequality, disadvantage, prejudice, discrimination, harassment and mistreatment within our community.
Furthermore, we are committed to ensuring that all forms of prejudice and unfair discrimination are unacceptable and challenged, moreover training and raising awareness of these standards will take a high profile throughout the group.
Finally, our marketing policy, materials, promotional messages and information aim to project equality of access and opportunity to all the sectors of the community it serves.
The pledges and policies below outline our commitment to ensuring that UCP is a respectful, harmonious and inclusive community of staff and students. It is our hope that UCP graduates step forth throughout their lives to challenge discrimination and promote inclusion as part of their civic duty.
This policy sets out our commitment to equality, diversion and inclusion as mandated by the Equality Act 2010.
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Our Access and Participation Plan (APP) clearly highlights our approach to supporting under-represented groups.
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The tragic events in America have outraged the global community and are a reminder to us all that we must continue to tackle racial equality, injustice and discrimination wherever and whenever we see it. We are fully aware that as an education establishment we have the power to enhance lives, engage students and strengthen communities to help bring about positive change within the world, and we take this responsibility incredibly seriously.
Intolerance and racism, in any form is not acceptable and has no place in any education establishment. We are proud to be part of a diverse community of students and staff and strive to place equality at the forefront of everything we do. In the last few weeks, we have undertaken a range of actions to address these issues including specific remote tutorial delivery for our study programme students. We have received positive feedback from students, stating how thought provoking and challenging this has been. However, we know we need to do more.
Education plays a critical role in establishing equality and inclusion and we realise that more can be done to bring about positive change and to create a world with equality and mutual respect.
It takes commitment from everybody to make real, meaningful change. Words are not enough, action is required. We want to know what more we can do; we want to be challenged and so we would encourage students, staff, parents, carers, alumni, and our local community to get in touch. If you have any suggestions or thoughts, please email hello@ucp.ac.uk
Now is the time to be open to discussion and ask ourselves uncomfortable questions, so that we can fight racism in education and all aspects of society.We are united as a whole educational community in our pursuit to stand up to racism and oppression. Black lives matter at University Centre Peterborough, and they always will!
UCP has adopted the working definition of antisemitism
In the spirit of the Stockholm Declaration that states: “With humanity still scarred by …antisemitism and xenophobia the international community shares a solemn responsibility to fight those evils” the committee on Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial called the IHRA Plenary in Budapest 2015 to adopt the following working definition of antisemitism.
On 26 May 2016, the Plenary in Bucharest decided to:
Adopt the following non-legally binding working definition of antisemitism:
“Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.”
To guide IHRA in its work, the following examples may serve as illustrations:
Manifestations might include the targeting of the state of Israel, conceived as a Jewish collectivity. However, criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic. Antisemitism frequently charges Jews with conspiring to harm humanity, and it is often used to blame Jews for “why things go wrong.” It is expressed in speech, writing, visual forms and action, and employs sinister stereotypes and negative character traits.
Supporting Care Leavers
University Centre Peterborough recognises that when applying and entering higher education young people in care can face particular difficulties that their peers are less likely to experience. This guidance explains some of the specific help available to a care leaver or those who have experienced living in a care environment.
Once a student has been accepted on a course at UCP, we offer Care Leaver’s a one-to-one meeting with a member of UCP Student Support staff or nominee. They will give guidance, which includes advice about disability, and additional needs support, accommodation and advice on your student finance.
A student can also make an appointment with a Student Advisor by visiting the UCP Support Centre, emailing support@ucp.ac.uk or telephoning 01733 214466.
Click the link below for further information about the Care Leavers Bursary:
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Meetings 2019-2020
BHGMC
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Estates Committee
Inclusive Education Committee
Learning and Teaching Committee
Standing Committee of the Assembly
Student Experience Committee
Technology Enhanced Learning Committee
Committee Secretary / Contact for Agendas and Minutes:
Mr Ian Callaghan: telephone 01603 59(2208) / email i.callaghan@uea.ac.uk
Mrs Jessica Pointer (Committee Administration support): telephone 01603 59(2771) / email j.pointer@uea.ac.uk
Contacts for Apologies:
Mrs Jessica Pointer telephone 01603 59(2771) / email j.pointer@uea.ac.uk
Mrs Rebecca Phillips: telephone 01603 59(3203) / email rebecca.phillips@uea.ac.uk
The Chair of the Council - Ms Laura McGillivray (Interim Appointment)
The Vice-Chancellor - Professor David Richardson
The Treasurer - Mr Mark Williams (2022)
The Pro-Vice-Chancellors - Professor Fiona Lettice (PVC-RIN) (2022) & Professor Neil Ward (PVC-ACAD) (2021)
Members appointed by the Senate - Dr Louise Bohn (2021) & Professor Ratula Chakraborty (2022)
Members appointed by the Support Staff - Mrs Daisy Mailey (2021)
Independent Members - Mr Steve Blease (2022), Mr Jeremy Clayton (2022), Mr Mark Davies (2021), Mr Stephen Evans (2023), Ms Gillian Maclean (2022), Dr Kathryn Skoyles (2021), Ms Jeanette Wheeler (2022) and Mr Andy Wood (2023)
Two Student Representatives - Ms Elizabeth Payne (Activities and Opportunities Officer) (2021) & Mr Hamish Williams (Campaigns and Democracy Officer) (2021)
Secretary - Chief Resource Officer and Secretary to Council - Mr Ian Callaghan
Minutes - Assistant Registrar - Mrs Lisa Williams
The following Pro-Vice-Chancellors may attend and have the right to debate, but not to vote.
Social Sciences - Professor Frances Bowen (2023), Health - Professor Dylan Edwards (2021), Science - Professor Mark Searcey (2024)and Arts and Humanities - Professor Sarah Barrow (2022)
1. The membership of Council is nine independent members, the Vice-Chancellor, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), two members of staff appointed by ballot amongst members of the Senate (of which at least one shall be a member of the academic staff), one member of the support staff elected by those staff, two students nominated by the executive of the Students Union.
2. Council is the appointing authority in relation to any member (other than the Vice-Chancellor or Pro-Vice-Chancellors) and must approve the appointment of any prospective members put forward by nomination or election arrangements.
3. All members of Council will be given appropriate induction on appointment.
4. Council will appoint, from amongst its independent members, the Chair, the Deputy Chair and Treasurer.
5. The Pro-Vice-Chancellors (Arts & Humanities, Science, Social Sciences and Health) are not members of Council, but attend with full speaking rights. They assist Council in its understanding of matters before it and proffer advice. They do not have a vote, and care has to be taken, particularly when the views of Council are being summarised by the Chair, that undue weight is not given to the views of the Executive Team overall because of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor’s presence in numbers.
6. There shall be at least six ordinary meetings of the Council in each academic year, including an extended meeting to review and discuss strategy and opportunity and risk management. The timing of these meetings will be approved by Council. Council may agree additional ordinary meetings subject to at least seven days’ notice being given for such meetings. Extraordinary meetings may be summoned by the Chair. At least fourteen days’ notice shall be given for Extraordinary meetings together with information as to the items to be discussed. It will not be necessary to circulate all papers at the time the notice of the meeting is given.
7. The Agenda for any meeting will include such items as may be determined appropriate by the Chief Resource Officer and University Secretary, the Vice-Chancellor or the Chair of Council, or such items as have been requested by Council. Agenda and papers should normally be circulated seven days before each meeting.
8. The quorum shall be one-third (rounded up to the nearest whole number) of the current members provided always that there is at least one-third (rounded up to the nearest whole number) of the current independent members present. In the event that the independent members present at the meeting do not constitute a majority, then a majority of the independent members present shall be able to require, before or immediately after a decision is taken, that a decision is deferred until the next meeting or will not take effect until and unless it is ratified at that meeting.
Conduct of Business
9. The conduct of business shall be directed by the Chair of the meeting and the Chair’s ruling on any point shall be final. All motions except those from the Chair, must be seconded before being put to the meeting. The Chair will normally summarise the consensus in the meeting and if there is no dissent the matter will be deemed to be Resolved nem com. If the Chair considers it appropriate, or there is a request for a vote, such vote will take place by show of hands. In the absence of the Chair at a meeting of Council, the Deputy Chair will preside, and in the absence of the Deputy Chair, a Chair will be elected for the meeting.
Declaration of Interest
10. A member of Council who has a pecuniary, family or other personal interest, whether or not in common with others, in any matter under discussion at any meeting at which he or she is present which may result in a conflict of interest shall declare that interest at the meeting and shall withdraw from that part of the meeting unless the meeting requests otherwise. A member who wishes to record in advance that he or she has interests that may make such disclosure necessary may do so by notifying the Registrar and Secretary of the interest; the Registrar and Secretary will inform the Chair of Council. In any case, any member declaring an interest will not vote on the relevant issue.
11. Council shall establish standing or ad hoc committees as it considers appropriate and delegate to such committees such powers and duties as it shall think fit. All members of committees shall hold office for three years subject to, in the case of a serving member of Council, their continued membership of Council. Every committee of Council shall have power to appoint sub committees and to delegate to such sub committees such of its powers and duties as the board or committee shall think fit.
12. Council may take any decision which is within the powers and duties it has delegated to a committee where it thinks fit to do so.
13. Where Council has not determined the matter, the filling of vacancies in the membership of committees will be determined by the Council Membership Committee.
14. The provisions of clauses 9,10, 20-24 and 25 of this Ordinance will apply to committees of Council and any references to Council shall be deemed to be references to the committee in question;
15. The quorum for committees will be one-third of current members rounded up to the nearest whole number.
The Common Seal
16. Where the execution of any contract or document has been approved by Council, or has been approved in accordance with delegated authority from Council, or is deemed by the Chief Resource Officer and University Secretary as being necessary to implement decisions taken by Council or decisions taken in accordance with powers delegated by Council, the Seal shall be affixed and witnessed by the Chief Resource Officer and University Secretary and the Vice-Chancellor or one of the Pro-Vice-Chancellors. In the absence of the Chief Resource Officer and University Secretary, the seal may be witnessed by the Vice-Chancellor and one of the Pro-Vice-Chancellors.
17. The Chief Resource Officer and University Secretary shall keep a Sealing register recording the particulars of the document sealed, the date of sealing and the identity of the person witnessing affixing of seal.
18. The use of the Seal shall be reported to the Council at the Ordinary meeting next following such use.
19. In every case where the Seal has been used and the instrument has been signed or purports to have been signed in good faith and in accordance with these regulations then the instrument shall be binding in favour of any third party and shall not be affected or varied in any way by any irregularity of procedure or any failure to comply with the terms of these regulations.
Confidentiality and Reserved Business
20. Where there is good reason for papers to be confidential and/or to remain confidential after the meeting for a period of time these will normally be printed on blue paper. Council will determine whether the paper will remain confidential after the meeting and for what period of time, normally on the recommendation of the paper’s author. Circumstances where confidentiality is important could include where commercial issues are involved, where the reputation of the University, any of its ventures or any of its partners could be at risk, or where sensitive issues affect identifiable individuals. However, Council wishes to make as much information as possible open and reports should be constructed so that sensible redactions can easily be made to enable the bulk of material to be published more quickly.
21. If it is proposed that the minute of any discussion should remain confidential for a period of time after the meeting that will be approved by Council, normally on the basis of a recommendation provided in the report.
22. The Chief Resource Officer and University Secretary may determine that any business to be put before Council should be designated as both confidential and reserved, and this will normally be printed on yellow paper. In such circumstances student members will not receive papers and will withdraw from the meeting when the business is discussed. Council has determined that the amount of reserved business should be kept to a minimum and normally only be in circumstances where sensitive issues affect identifiable staff or students whether as individuals or groups.
23. From time to time Council may receive papers which are classified as “Secret”, normally printed on pink paper. Such papers will be issued at the meeting and collected following the discussion. The content of these papers, Council discussions and prospectively any minutes will remain confidential at all times.
24. Members have personal responsibility for safeguarding the confidentiality of reports and Council discussions in accordance with this Ordinance, and for the safekeeping of papers.
Chair’s Action
25. In the case of business requiring urgent attention between meetings, the Chair of Council, shall, when it is her or his opinion that it is not practical or proportionate to call an extraordinary meeting, have delegated authority to exercise the powers and functions of Council, subject always to the provisions of the Charter and Statutes. The exercise of such delegated authority will be reported to a subsequent meeting of Council, but will not require ratification.
Meetings 2020/2021
9.30am - Location TBC (Council Chamber, The Council House / Virtual)
friday 27 NOVEMBER 2020 - Council strategy conference
9.30am (to 6.30pm) - Location TBC (Council Chamber, The Council House / Virtual)
MONDAY 10 MAY 2021 - council strategy conference
9.30am - Microsoft TEAMS
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Recognizing its moral and legal duty to provide accommodation to the point of undue hardship, the University is committed to providing equal opportunities for students with disabilities, within a supportive and challenging environment and consistent with academic principles. The provision of academic accommodation is a shared responsibility between the University and the student.
The University recognizes the shared responsibility of students, course instructors, departments, schools, faculties, Accessibility Services, and staff in exercising flexibility and creativity in the provision of academic accommodations.
Sharing in the responsibility to provide students with reasonable accommodations faculty and course instructors are expected to:
Comply with Human Rights ‘Duty to Accommodate’ legislation
Regularly check their UPEI email for students’ accommodation letters
Review accommodation letters and take note of students’ approved accommodations
Implement accommodations and testing procedures
Maintain students’ right to confidentiality
Follow UPEI’s Accommodation Policy and Procedures and Guidelines
Course instructors are encouraged to:
Include an accessibility statement in all syllabi
Refer to the Accommodation Glossary or ask the student’s case manager if there are questions regarding the student’s accommodations or whose responsibility it is to implement the accommodation(s)
Contact the case manager immediately if any accommodation could compromise the essential academic requirements of the course
Consult with the student’s case manager to resolve any challenges related to the student’s accommodation plan
Provide information to students about Accessibility Services and refer students for supports and services as needed: Accessibility Referral
*Faculty and course instructors are not expected to implement accommodations not listed in the students’ accommodation letters.
Examples of the Duty to Accommodate
Providing accessible PDFs to be used with a screen reader for students who experience barriers accessing text
Wearing an FM system to support students who experience barriers processing verbal input
Allowing students who experience barriers with handwriting to use a word processor during a test or exam
Allowing a student who experiences barriers with communication and social skills to use the support of an educational attendant in the classroom
Guideline on Accommodation Students with Disabilities in Post-Secondary Institutions - this document was created by the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission and looks at how Human Rights legislation is applied and interpreted in the post-secondary setting.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Resources for instructors - this MyUPEI page includes resources that support instructors' understanding of how to better incorporate the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion into their teaching.
Test and Exam Accommodations
In-person tests
Booking tests - Students are to book tests through AccessDeck at least one week in advance.
Email from Accessibility Services - We will email the professor to request a digital copy of the test, as well as the following: test start time, test duration, permitted material, contact information for questions during the test.
Providing tests - Tests must be sent to accessibility@upei.ca no later than 24 hours in advance.
Alternate test times - Accommodated tests typically run during the scheduled class time. However, we may have to request an alternate test time for class conflicts, medication schedules, and other reasons warranted by the student’s medical documentation.
Outside materials in a test - Students require permission from their professors to bring any outside material into a test. Unauthorized items will be confiscated. We will inform the professor and they will decide how to proceed.
Questions during tests - Proctors will attempt to contact the instructor. If it’s not possible to reach the professor, students will explain their question on the test and do their best to answer. Proctors will also note on the test paper how they attempted to contact the professor (phone, email, etc.).
Test returns - Since the beginning of September 2020, completed tests are scanned and emailed to professors twice per week. The days are determined based on student assistant availability.
Email from Accessibility Services - We will email the professor to let them know which students in their class have requested accommodations.
Providing accommodations - Professors will need to provide additional time. The Moodle Quiz Accommodations is available to show how to set up time extensions in Moodle. Providing alternate formats may need to be discussed with case managers depending on the individual’s needs.
If you have any questions regarding exam accommodations, please contact accessibility@upei.ca.
Accommodation Statement for Syllabus
Students may request accommodation as a result of barriers experienced related to disability, or any characteristic protected under Canadian Human Rights legislation. Students who require academic accommodation for either classroom participation or the writing of tests and exams should make their request to Accessibility Services as soon as possible. Please visit upei.ca/accessibility for more information or contact:
Nicole Wadden Garland
Coordinator, Accessibility Services
nwadden@upei.ca
According to UPEI’s Strategic Plan, the University is dedicated to providing all students with an inclusive learning environment and to further incorporating Universal Design (UD) practices to remove barriers that may limit students’ full participation in learning. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a pedagogical practice that optimizes teaching and learning for all students.
UDL has three guiding principles:
Multiple Means of Engagement
Multiple Means of Representation
Multiple Means of Action and Expression
In today’s highly diverse classrooms, incorporating the principles of UDL can reduce the need for retrofitted accommodations and improve equity for students with disabilities.
Examples of Multiple Means of Engagement:
Clearly defining course expectations and learning outcomes on the course syllabus
Providing checklists and rubrics for assignments
Providing choice of topics for writing assignments
Make learning relevant by connecting to real world uses
Provide consistent and ongoing feedback
Provide opportunities for collaboration
Examples of Multiple Means of Representation:
Provide accessible PDFs
Make use of videos and images
Provide slides with audio
Make use of images or symbols
Use illustrations or diagrams to show connections
Use mind mapping
Provide digital glossary with hyperlinks
Examples of Multiple Means of Action and Expression:
Provide choice in assessments (oral testing, written tests, writing a paper, creating a video)
Provide project planning templates and checklists
Chunk assignments and give intermittent due dates
Provide opportunities for reflection and self-monitoring
UDL involves planning ahead for students who have diverse learning needs. Through the incorporation of flexibility into course design faculty can reduce barriers and create meaningful learning experiences for all students. The following resources are designed to support the implementation of UDL in higher education:
UDL on Campus - this site provides resources for applying the UDL framework to course design.
ACCESS UDL Checklist - this simple checklist can be used to assess the implementation of the 3 UDL principles into course design.
Rhode Island Modified UDL Educator Checklist – Version 1.2 - this in-depth checklist can be used to access the implementation of the 3 UDL principles into course design.
Accessibility Online
While online learning creates many opportunities to reduce barriers experienced by students with disabilities, it also creates new challenges for accessibility. The Accessibility Checklist for Online Learning outlines criteria to consider when designing for accessibility online.
Assistive technologies play an important role in removing barriers for students with disabilities, and creating equitable experiences in education. Popular assistive technologies like text to speech require students to have access to accessible PDFs and slideshows. The Robertson Library also provides support with scanning.
Accessible Tables/ Ergonomic Chair(s)
Please note that your classroom may contain specialized accessible furniture and equipment. It is important that these items remain in the classroom, untouched, so that students who require their usage will be able to fully participate in the class. Specialized accessible furniture and equipment will be labelled and collected by Accessibility Services at the end of each term.
Supporting Students with Disabilities - This site has been designed as a resource for postsecondary education faculty and Accessibility Centre/Disability Services Office support staff, tutors, and mentors, particularly in New Brunswick, Canada, but is offered free of charge to anyone, anywhere who has an interest in the subject area. You can consider this a course made up of 11 modules including an introduction, up-to-date content, case studies, videos of students and instructors talking about their accommodation experiences, and reference material.
Receiving Disclosure
Students may want to discuss their learning needs directly with their course instructor. When students disclose their status as a student with a disability it is important that the instructor’s response is supportive and encourages students’ willingness to self-advocate in the future. The Guide to Disclosure provides faculty with advice on supporting students through the disclosure process.
Academic Accommodation and Supports for Students
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USWNT Defeats Panama 8-0 to Advance to Semifinal Round of 2020 Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifying
Horan Scores First Career Hat Trick; Williams, McDonald, Press, Lavelle and Heath Also Score for USA; WNT Finishes Group Play vs. Costa Rica on Monday at 7:30 p.m. CT on FS1 and TUDN
HOUSTON (Jan. 31, 2020) – The U.S. Women’s National Team advanced to the semifinal round of the 2020 Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifying tournament with a 8-0 victory against Panama in front of a crowd of 14,121 fans at BBVA Stadium – the second-largest attendance in history for a women’s Concacaf Olympic Qualifying match played in the USA.
After the second round of games in Group A, the USA and Costa Rica both have six points and will advance to the semifinal round of the tournament to be held on Feb. 7 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. Costa Rica defeated Haiti, 2-0, in the first game of the day meaning Haiti and Panama, both with zero points, have been eliminated from advancement.
The USA and Costa Rica will play for the Group A title on Monday, Feb. 3 with the winner earning a semifinal match-up against the Group B runner-up. The USA, which is ahead of Costa Rica on goal difference (+12 to +7) needs just a tie to win the group.
Lindsey Horan notched her first career hat trick while Lynn Williams, Rose Lavelle, Christen Press, Jessica McDonald and Tobin Heath also scored for the USA in a match that saw the Americans seize another early lead. In just the 3rd minute, Horan bagged the opener before a three-goal barrage in six minutes put the WNT into a comfortable 4-0 lead by the 21st minute. Goals from Williams in the 15th minute and Lavelle in the 21st book-ended Horan’s second strike in the 18th to highlight a stellar first half for the USA.
Eighteen-year-old Panama goalkeeper Yenith Baily had to leave the game in the 33rd minute due to an apparent head injury suffered a few minutes earlier in a collision with McDonald on a U.S. service into the box. She was replaced by Sasha Fabrega, who made 10 saves.
The second half saw more of the same for the U.S. which found its attacking rhythm after struggling a bit against Haiti in the first game, even if the finishing touch wasn’t quite there. With a bit more sharpness in the penalty area, the Americans could have scored quite a few more, but to Panama’s credit, it battled to the end.
The goals started to come again after U.S. head coach Vlatko Andonovski made a trio of substitutions, including bringing on Press and Heath who both scored within minutes entering the game. Press scored in the 70th minute when she made it 5-0 and McDonald added another two minutes later.
Heath made it 7-0 in the 78th minute before Horan capped off the scoring and her hat trick in the 81st minute as the USA punched its ticket to the all-important tournament semifinals.
Next on the Schedule: The USA and Costa Rica will meet on Monday, Feb. 3 (8:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 CT; FS1, TUDN). Fans will also be able to watch the game on FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports app.
Social: Twitter, Instagram (@USWNT) and Facebook
Goal Scoring Rundown:
USA – Lindsey Horan, 3rd minute: The USA opened the scoring in just the third minute as Lynn Williams burst free down the right flank and sent a cross on the ground into the middle. Panama goalkeeper Yenith Baily got a piece of the ball on the slide, but it rolled right to Horan who smashed it off a defender and into the goal from eight yards out. USA 1, PAN 0 [WATCH]
USA – Lynn Williams (Lindsey Horan), 15th minute: Williams scored her second goal of the tournament after Horan slipped her through up the middle with a perfectly-weighted pass. She raced in on goal, rounded the ‘keeper to the left and held off a defender before rolling the ball into an open net from the left corner of the goal box. USA 2, PAN 0 [WATCH]
USA – Lindsey Horan, 18th minute: The USA made it 3-0 with another attack down the right flank, but this time it was Jessica McDonald who raced by her defender to the end line and crossed on the ground back into the middle. Emily Sonnett, who was making a hard run from her right back position, dummied the cross, causing the ball to bounce off a retreating defender and right into the path of Horan, who had an easy tap-in for what was at the time her first career brace for the USWNT. USA 3, PAN 0 [WATCH]
USA – Rose Lavelle (Lynn Williams), 21st minute: Horan once again slipped a pass behind the defense to Williams, this time in the left side of the penalty area. Her touch past the advancing Baily took her too wide to shoot, but she turned to face Bailey, put her on the ground with a fake, and then found the wide-open Lavelle in the middle of the field. Lavelle first-timed her left-footed shot into the open net and just inside the right post from 12 yards out. USA 4, PAN 0 [WATCH]
USA – Christen Press (Lynn Williams), 70th minute: Williams used her speed to get free down the left side and serve a ball into the heart of the box where Press expertly held her run. She met Williams’ cross near the penalty mark and steered her header back the direction it came, wrong-footing the goalkeeper and looping her shot inside the left post. USA 5, PAN 0 [WATCH]
USA – Jessica McDonald, 72nd minute: The U.S. again worked the ball out to the left wing for Press and she sent a long cross into the center of the box that Heath tried to head toward goal. The ball hit a defender and fell perfectly for McDonald to smash into the upper left corner. USA 6, PAN 0 [WATCH]
USA – Tobin Heath (Lindsey Horan), 78th minute: The USA broke up field at pace and Horan picked out Heath’s run behind the Panama backline. In alone on goal, Heath was patient as substitute Panama goalkeeper Sasha Fabrega stood her ground, but the U.S. forward then sent a no-look shot sliding past her and into inside the near post. USA 7, PAN 0 [WATCH]
USA – Lindsey Horan (Jessica McDonald), 81st minute: The U.S. once again attacked through the center of the Panama defense via Horan, who spotted McDonald’s run toward the left side of the penalty area. She threaded a ball to McDonald and continued her run into the box where she met McDonald’s return cross and bounced a first-time through a host of players into the net goal. USA 8, PAN 0 [WATCH] FINAL
Lindsey Horan’s first career hat trick upped her career goals scored mark for the WNT to 13. She has scored in back-to-back games.
Lynn Williams scored her eighth career goal, giving her four goals in the last three games. She scored in the USA’s Olympic Qualifying opener vs. Haiti on Tuesday and finished 2019 scoring twice in the final match of last year against Costa Rica in a 6-0 win on Nov. 10 in Jacksonville, Fla.
Christen Press’ second half goal was the 53rd of her WNT career. She has scored in three straight games, beginning with the USA’s final match of 2019 vs. Costa Rica.
This was the first Olympic qualifying match for Ashlyn Harris, Andi Sullivan and Jessica McDonald.
With Tobin Heath’s goal, she joined Carli Lloyd as the only U.S. players to score in four different (and consecutive) Olympic Qualifying tournaments. Canada’s Christine Sinclair is the only player to score in more as she has tallied in all five Olympic Qualifying tournaments she has played in.
- U.S. Women’s National Team Match Report -
Match: U.S. Women’s National Team vs. Panama
Competition: Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifying
Venue: BBVA Stadium; Houston, Texas
Kickoff: 7:40 p.m. CT
Weather: 54 degrees; mostly cloudy
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA 4 4 8
PAN 0 0 0
USA – Lindsey Horan 3rd minute
USA – Lynn Williams (Lindsey Horan) 15
USA – Lindsey Horan 18
USA – Rose Lavelle (Lynn Williams) 21
USA – Christen Press (Lynn Williams) 70
USA – Jessica McDonald 72
USA – Tobin Heath (Lindsey Horan) 78
USA – Lindsey Horan (Jessica McDonald) 81
USA: 18-Ashlyn Harris; 2-Emily Sonnett, 11-Ali Krieger, 4-Becky Sauerbrunn, 19-Crystal Dunn (7-Abby Dahlkemper, 62); 6-Andi Sullivan, 16-Rose Lavelle, 9-Lindsey Horan; 14-Jessica McDonald, 13-Lynn Williams, (17-Tobin Heath, 71), 15-Megan Rapinoe (capt.) (20-Christen Press, 61)
Substitutes not used: 1-Alyssa Naeher, 12-Adrianna Franch, 3-Samantha Mewis, 5-Kelley O’Hara, 8-Julie Ertz, 10-Carli Lloyd
Head coach: Vlatko Andonovski
PAN: 1-Yenith Bailey (capt.) (12-Sasha Fabregas, 33); 2-Rebecca Espinosa, 4-Hilary Jaen, 5-Yerenis De Leon, 6-Maria Murillo, 14-Maryorie Perez; 7-Maria Guevara (15-Ana Rodriguez, 63), 8-Katherine Castillo, 10-Aldrith Quintero, 17-Gabriela Leonards (16-Gloria Saenz, 46); 11-Marta Cox
Substitutes not used: 3-Yomira Pinzon, 9-Amarelis De Mera, 13-Susy Cassinova, 18-Keisilyn Gutierrez, 19-Arlen Hernandez, 20-Nadia Ducreux
Head coach: Kenneth Zseremeta
Stats Summary: USA / PAN
Shots: 39 / 1
Shots on Goal: 21 / 0
Saves: 0 / 12
Corner Kicks: 12 / 0
Fouls: 8 / 7
Offside: 12 / 1
Misconduct Summary:
Referee: Myriam MARCOTTE (CAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Chantal BOUDREAU (CAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Stephanie-dale YEE SING (JAM)
4th Official: Odette HAMILTON (JAM)
Player of the Match: Lindsey Horan
2020 Concacaf Olympic Qualifying Standings
USWNT vs. Panama - 1/31/2020
2020 Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying
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What Charles Manson and Bon Iver Have in Common
by Nick Keppler
Justin Vernon aka Bon Iver is a mild-mannered hipster heartthrob who crafts his rustic, emotionally fragile-seeming folk-rock in a secluded Wisconsin cabin. Charles Manson is a babbling former cult leader rotting away in a California state prison for an infamous murder spree. According to Pandora Internet Radio, they’re a lot alike.
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Pandora, of course, is a pioneering music streaming type that boasts some 200 million users. You set up Pandora “stations” based on artists or songs you like, and Pandora does the rest, populating the station you’ve created with artists who have similar sounds. If you set up a Bon Iver station, you will eventually hear one of Manson’s gruff, atonal songs, “People Say I’m No Good” (a title that makes quite the understatement), slither its way out of the speakers.
Manson was an amateur singer/songwriter who got frustratingly close to the ’60s West Coast rock vanguard and, as we’ll discuss in a minute, much of his material has long been available. But it’s vexing that Pandora plays would think users would want to hear his songs based on the approval the listener has given a man who serenades yoga classes.
How did Charles Manson get onto Pandora? Did a committee in a room somewhere debate the decision? Manson tracks can also be heard on Spotify and Rdio. These streaming sites are redefining the pastime of listening to music and in doing so they were delivering a convicted killer with megalomaniac tendencies more listeners than he could have ever received before. Any qualms about that? We set out for answers.
But first, Manson’s discography. American’s least favorite houseguest recorded a few demos during the years he spent hoofing around California with a guitar on his back. Even though he made a few industry connections while sharing his growing harem of confused drop-outs with Beach Boy Dennis Wilson, Manson never got to put out a record –that is, until he became the most famous criminal.
As he was on trial for what was then the most shocking set of murders anyone had ever seen, a music industry contact named Phil Kaufman with whom Manson had done time in the early ’60s, got ahold of his self-recorded demos and compiled them onto a 14-track, 30-minute record. (Fun historical aside: Kaufman went on to a long career as a roadie and was part of the posse that stole Gram Parson’s body and immolated it in the Joshua Tree National Park.) ESP-Disk, a New York City label specializing in free jazz and underground rock, released the album under the title Lie: The Love and Terror Cult. At the time, label founder Bernard Stollmam told The New York Times, “I think [Manson] should be examined, in the same way we examined Hitler. Nobody objects to Mein Kampf being published.”
The songs were scratchy imitations of the anti-establishment flower-children music of the day, even if they were a little harsher than the ones Judy Collins was recording. According to District Attorney Vincent Bugliosi’s bestseller Helter Skelter, the prosecution enlisted a folk music expert to analyze Manson’s songs. “Somewhere along the line, Manson picked up a pretty good guitar beat,” he reported. “Nothing original about the music. But the lyrics are something else. They contain an amazing amount of hostility (‘you’ll get yours yet,’ etc.). This is rare in folk songs, except in the old murder ballads, but even there it is always in the past tense … Very spooky”
After ESP folded in 1974, Lie was periodically out of print but available on bootleg. Meanwhile, low-quality prison recordings permeated the darker corners of record collecting and tape trading cultures, supposedly originating from places like San Quinten and Folsom prisons. Every now and then, a fringe label somehow got ahold of one and received a bit of press for releasing it. (Manson Direct, a site run by his two most reliable outside-world contacts has a list.) Compilations of songs, spoken-word poetry, phone interviews, diatribes, guitar tuning, tape hiss and occasional coughing made their way through double-cassette decks and CD burners, as Manson remained the object of both morbid fascination and a small truther-like movement that believes he is innocent and was defamed by The Establishment to be held up as an example of what happens when you take LSD and obsess over The Beatles.
Today, Manson’s stuff is more available than ever. In 2005, ESP-Disk was revived from the massive graveyard of defunct labels and resumed issuing Lie, as a deluxe edition with bonus tracks (because every album released from 1965 to 1993 must, at least once, be rereleased as a deluxe edition with bonus tracks). Then, Magic Bullet Records, a real record label (home to All-American Rejects and Boy Sets Fire) started releasing Manson’s prison output. Two albums have come out so far, with two more supposedly to come. As for the style and quality of Manson’s prison work? L.A. Weekly‘s Paul T. Bradley, one of the few critics to evaluate a piece of it, dubbed it “a rudderless stream of poorly recorded brain diarrhea set to guitar-strumming.”
And whereas Manson’s songs were once only available through record shows, edgy urban CD stores and seedy friends with tape trading connections, the ones released by competent labels are now on iTunes, Amazon, Spodify, Rdio and Pandora–the same places where kids stream One Direction tracks, moms buy Adele songs and homebody freelance writers search for something like Bon Iver.
See also: Can You Tell the Difference Between Charles Manson’s Biography and the Bee Gees’?
We reached out to a few of these sites to ask how they wound up housing the most infamous, disturbing and possibly tasteless discography out there. (Think about it. Can you name any musical output as off-putting because of who recorded it? Maybe Jack Kevorkian’s jazz albums if you are hardcore Catholic.) Was there any debate?
Spotify spokesperson Graham James told us there is a vetting process for songs to be uploaded to the service, but Manson’s work “did not raise any red flags.” As for what would get a song excluded from Spotify, he said, “We don’t have any public info on that. Sorry.”
Michael Addicott, manager of curation for Pandora said the decision to add any artist is well considered. “We build the collection from an inclusive point of view, considering long-term cultural and historical perspectives in addition to current popularity,” he said. “In the specific case of Charles Manson’s music, it is historically relevant and we collect music like this deliberately.”
“We would love to vet content before we feature it, but we can’t,” said Shana Fong, a spokesperson for Rdio. The service started just three years ago and has amassed a library of 20 million songs. At that pace, the company can’t stop to review tracks.
Fong was very helpful in explaining how songs make it onto streaming services. Rdio and its competitors didn’t seek out Manson or even deal directly with one of his labels. While behemoths like Sony and Universal have armies of lawyers to negotiate with streaming services, smaller labels turn to a third party distributor. The Orchard, which specializes in spreading the music of indie labels online, has distribution rights to 7.5 million songs, including the entire catalogs of ESP and Magic Bullet, and Rdio picked up its offerings wholesale.
A song is recorded by an artist and released by a label. That label enters a deal with a distribution company which bargains with a streaming service for its entire load, and that is how any unsuspecting patron of these streaming services can wind up accidentally listening to Charles Manson over breakfast one morning.
The Magic Bullet label didn’t respond to my interview requests, so questions regarding whether or not this is making any money for them (and Manson) went unanswered, but it’s doubtful. Proceeds from Lie, and covers of its songs, have long been sucked up by a $500,000 wrongful death lawsuit won by the family of murder victim Wojciech Frykowski. Each copy of Lie is printed with a disclaimer insisting that the money that would go to the artist goes to the family of a victim (as per the “Son of Sam law”). When, at the near height of their popularity, Guns ‘N Roses harvested outrage by recording a Manson cover, all it did was contribute to the checking account of some people in Poland. (Besides, no one makes any money on Pandora.)
Even if Manson isn’t adding to his commissary account from his work is available to a degree that was unimaginable 15 years ago. It’s still creepy to see it shoved alongside every legend, nobody, one-hit wonder, side project and minor genre player who ever put out an album. It used to be that stocking a Manson album was a sign you were a proud deviant. But now we’re living in a post-DJ, post-record store cultural landscape where there is no real human behind anything.
When Manson plays on the Bon Iver station, it is like Pandora had just failed the Voight-Kampff test from Blade Runner. There is no DJ, just a system of soulless algorithms that rely on superficial descriptive tags and can’t tell the difference between a Grammy-winning Starbucks favorite and walking symbol of drug-addled depravity. To Pandora, they’re just two artists who have “mellow rock instrumentation,” “folk influences,” and “mild rhythmic syncopation.”
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WRCF Teams Up With Dale Jr. Foundation For Library READesign
Jake Kring-Schreifels
The Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation, The Dale Jr. Foundation and Heart of America teamed up on April 20 to provide LaSalle-Backus a brand-new library space at the LaSalle Backus Education Campus in northeast Washington, D.C.*
When the LaSalle-Backus Education Campus was chosen by the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation to receive a brand new library space, principal Justin Ralston remembered hearing students immediately shout and cheer with approval.
"The first grade classroom ran out into the hallways and started chanting about their excitement for what was about to happen," he remembered.
Redskins Library READesign with Dale Jr Foundation
The Redskins Charitable Foundation, The Dale Jr. Foundation and Heart of America teamed up to provide LaSalle-Backus a new library space. The makeover transformed the space with new bookcases, shelves and more.
Just five months after that announcement, some of those same students walked single-file into their new school library quiet and awestruck by what they saw – a completely transformed learning area filled with athletes, celebrities, politicians, teachers and volunteers smiling and waiting for their arrival.
The project, which was announced during the 56th Annual Redskins Welcome Home Luncheon, is a partnership between the Redskins Charitable Foundation and Dale Jr. Foundation to showcase the Foundations' shared focus around education. Teaming up with Heart of America, members from all three groups worked together for a few hours Friday morning building tables, fixing shelves and painting walls before furnishing the space with laptops and plenty of books.
The reason for this renovation? LaSalle-Backus, located in northeast Washington, D.C., was selected specifically due to their commitment to literacy in the 2017–2018 Redskins Read Program. The makeover, which transformed the space from an average school library to a literacy and technology hub, also came with special Redskins and Dale Jr. reading corners.
On hand to take part in the celebration were Redskins owner Dan Snyder, former NASCAR Driver and Redskins fan Dale Earnhardt Jr., Councilmember Jack Evans, and several Redskins players, along with Redskins' and the other foundations' staff members.
"We really love you guys, we want you to be happy here, enjoy this, cheer for our team and really succeed in life," Snyder said to a group of second graders before cutting the ribbon.
He stood beside Earnhardt Jr., who was making his first visit to a D.C. Public School and was glad to contribute through his foundation in conjunction with the Redskins.
"It's awesome to be able to partner with the Redskins being a fan all my life," Earnhardt said. "I never thought being a fan as a young boy that I would actually have the chance to do things with the organization, so this is a really cool thing as a fan and it's awesome that the players are here on their own personal time to do things like this."
Because of his former driving job – Earnhardt is now retired, expecting a child next week and will soon start broadcasting NASCAR events – he took the lead on putting decals on windows and walls. Running back Samaje Perine and tight end Jeremy Sprinkle put together tables and chairs; wide receiver Josh Doctson and longsnapper Nick Sundberg painted a mural in the hallway; defensive lineman Anthony Lanier II and guard Arie Kouandjio helped reach high places to post more inspirational messages.
.@Tspoon90 checking in from the @RedskinsCR library #READesign @LBECDC with @tdjf and @HeartofAmericaF! #HTTR #RedskinsGiveBack pic.twitter.com/7hStr7227x
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) April 20, 2018
"I used to love books and coming into the library [as a kid]," Doctson said. "You have all these things and all this technology in the library, it's going to draw these kids to go in there. To know that NFL players on the Redskins were part of this whole thing, it just gravitates the kids towards there."
As the group finished up and later interacted with students who would be using the resources for years to come, it was easy for some to remember their own experiences using their school libraries and how much kids at LaSalle-Backus will benefit from a diverse learning area.
"Every day we had library time," Sherry Gruden, wife of head coach Jay Gruden recalled of her childhood. "It can open a lot of doors. Reading is wonderful. It takes you to a place you've never been or teaches you something you didn't know. This is a really good opportunity to get lost into something and enjoy something."
"The changes in technology from when I went to school to what we have today, I mean there's Smartboards and so many things to interact with, whereas when I was going to school, it was books on the shelves and that's all the library was to all the kids," Earnhardt remembered. "But it's more of an interactive space than the library as we all knew it, and I think the kids get really excited about that."
Jonathan Allen Named Washington Football Team's Nominee For Walter Payton NFL Man Of The Year Award Presented By Nationwide
Considered the league's most prestigious honor, the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award presented by Nationwide recognizes an NFL player for outstanding community service activities off the field, as well as excellence on the field.
Washington Football Team Players And Coaches To Auction Cleats To Benefit Charities As Part Of NFL's 'My Cause, My Cleats'
More than 50 players and coaches created custom cleats to raise awareness for initiatives and causes they are passionate about. Players will have the opportunity to wear the cleats during Washington's Week 13 matchup vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Washington Football Charitable Foundation Hosts 18th Annual Harvest Feast At FedExField
Nearly 100 volunteers came out to FedExField to package and then distribute thousands of pounds of Thanksgiving meals to Prince George's County families in need this holiday season.
WFCF Hosts Virtual ASPIRE Fall Summit
7th grade girls from Loudoun, Fairfax and DC Public Schools listened to Jennifer King and other panelists discuss themes of self-love as well as handling anxiety and handling stressful situations.
Washington Football Team Hosts Annual 4th & Life High School Football Forum
High school football players from the greater Washington D.C. area were welcomed over Zoom to the annual 4th & Life High School Football Forum hosted by the Washington Football Charitable Foundation on Sept. 22.
WRCF Hosts Read Across America Day Celebration
Five Redskins Read schools were invited to Redskins Park on Monday to celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday. The students rotated through five different stations, each of which were themed around a different Dr. Seuss story.
First Responders Compete In Fourth Inova Hero Bowl
The Fairfax Fyre Dawgs took home the championship trophy for the second year in a row as Inova Sports Medicine honors DMV first responders.
WRCF Partners With Embassy Of Qatar To Celebrate National Day Of Sport
Four hundred kids from the DCPS system packed the Reagan Building atrium to celebrate Qatar's National Day of Sport and learn more about soccer and the Qatari culture.
WRCF Hosts Winter ASPIRE Summit
Seventy-five seventh grade girls from Loudoun County and Fairfax County Public Schools took over Redskins Park on Thursday for an initiative focused on inspiring, educating and building confidence in young women.
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CHINA AID ON ALGERIAN REACTOR MAY VIOLATE PLEDGES
By R. Jeffrey Smith
U.S. intelligence agencies have determined that China is helping Algeria construct a nuclear reactor that may eventually produce fuel for nuclear weapons, a move that may violate past Chinese pledges on nuclear transfers, according to knowledgeable government officials.
The disclosure, which closely follows reports of Chinese efforts to export ballistic missiles to Pakistan and Syria, has evoked protests on Capitol Hill and may undermine a Bush administration plan to renew favorable economic terms for Chinese trade, the officials said.
China pledged publicly in 1984 that the only nuclear technology it would export would be technology subject to international safeguards against nuclear weapons proliferation. Such safeguards include inspection by officials of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). But none of China's assistance to Algeria has been inspected, officials said.
Both China and Algeria have denied any collaboration on nuclear weapons. But U.S. intelligence experts say they believe the reactor, which is several years from completion, is larger than would be required solely for routine nuclear research. The experts also say that the construction site for the Algerian reactor shows no provision for the generation or use of any electrical power from the facility.
U.S. suspicions about the facility have been heightened by the apparent presence of a Soviet-made, antiaircraft battery near the remote site located close to Algeria's Mediterranean coastline, several officials said.
One official said the Bush administration has recently protested to both countries about the nuclear technology transfer, but said he did not know what the responses were. A State Department spokesman said last week that Washington was aware of the Chinese assistance to Algeria, but had no reason to conclude that Beijing's assistance was knowingly part of a nuclear weapons development effort.
An official at the Algerian Embassy in Washington said the aim of the cooperation was "exclusively peaceful." He said Algeria supported international constraints on nuclear proliferation, but did not know his government's position on IAEA inspections of the facility.
A spokesman at the Chinese Embassy said his government "does not . . . help other countries develop nuclear weapons." He said Chinese cooperation in Algerian research on nuclear technology was "solely for peaceful purposes," but also could not say if it would eventually be subject to IAEA inspection.
But Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee chairman Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.), citing earlier news reports about the Algerian program and possible Chinese missile sales to Pakistan and Syria, said this week that "it appears China is rapidly becoming a rogue elephant among the community of nations."
Biden said he believes the United States repeatedly has been misled by Chinese Foreign Ministry assurances that Beijing would not transfer technology for such weapons of mass destruction as missiles or nuclear bombs. If China's behavior continues, he said, "we should be prepared to retaliate with a clear and unequivocal message that they will understand -- that is, denying China 'most favored nation' trade status."
The trade certification, which must be sought annually in an administration statement to Congress by June 30, enables Chinese producers to save hundreds of millions of dollars by paying low tariffs on goods exported to the United States. The House last year voted to withdraw the certification due to concerns over Chinese suppression of internal dissent, but the Senate voted to uphold the renewal after extensive lobbying by Bush.
A key Senate aide said, "There is now a strong bipartisan consensus that countries who participate in proliferation of these weapons are in trouble," and many Republican legislators may defect from the administration's position on Chinese trade this year.
Several independent experts on Chinese arms exports, writing in the current issue of the journal International Security, forecast that China will not accept significant constraints on its exports of such sophisticated military equipment because Beijing leaders believe "the sales translate into hard cash for modernization, enhanced domestic power and greater international influence."
Most of the weapons exports are arranged directly by Chinese corporations controlled by autonomous units of the military and staffed by family-based clans or offspring of powerful Chinese leaders, making them highly resistant to outside political pressures or Western criticism, wrote John W. Lewis, Hua Di and Xue Litai of Stanford University.
U.S. policy-makers such as former defense secretary Frank C. Carlucci have been misled by assurances from senior officials of the Chinese Foreign Ministry that such exports would not occur, the scholars wrote, when in fact these officials "did not make policy in the arena of national security or arms sales," and spoke only for their ministry instead of the government at large.
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Just hours left for Brexit talks, says Barnier
Posted on December 19, 2020 by Mark Kennedy
Chief European Union negotiator Michel Barnier has warned that post-Brexit trade talks were at a “moment of truth” with just hours left to reach an agreement with Britain.
“It’s the moment of truth,” Mr Barnier told the European Parliament this morning.
“We have very little time remaining, just a few hours to work through these negotiations… if you want this agreement to enter into force on January 1.”
Talks continue in Brussels after the two sides warned that major obstacles remain despite progress in the talks.
British Prime Minster Boris Johnson said negotiations with the European Union are now in a serious situation and an agreement will not be reached unless the EU position changes substantially.
Mr Johnson’s comments came after a phone call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
In a notable hardening of rhetoric, Mr Johnson issued a lengthy statement, in which he said the UK was making every effort to accommodate what he called reasonable EU requests on the level playing field, but said some fundamental areas remained difficult.
On fisheries, he said the UK would not accept a position where it could not control access to its own waters for an extended period and be faced with fish quotas that hugely disadvantage its own industry.
He said the EU position was simply not reasonable and would have to shift significantly.
The UK’s chief Brexit negotiator, David Frost, said the talks were in a serious situation, with progress seemingly blocked and time running out.
In a much shorter statement, Ms von der Leyen said there has been some progress in the talks but bridging the gap on fisheries will be very challenging.
Earlier, British government minister Michael Gove said the prospects of a deal were now less than 50%.
There are also reports that the UK has raised the question of subjecting the EU’s €750bn Covid recovery fund to state aid rules.
Article Source: Just hours left for Brexit talks, says Barnier – RTE – Sean Whelan
EU should ‘see sense’ and agree trade deal – Johnson
Ireland the eighth largest exporter of financial services; fifth in Europe – report
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Categories Books Book - Knocking on Heaven's Door
Book - Knocking on Heaven's Door
Possible delivery methods: UK Standard, Europe (EU Region), USA & Canada, Europe (Non-EU Region), Click and Collect (UK Only)
Don Maclean
Prayers for every day of the year, with a section devoted to topical Sundays of the year.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR - Don Maclean
Don was born in Birmingham, far too long ago (he says), and educated at St Philip’s Grammar School. He then studied drama at Birmingham Theatre School and modern history at the University of Warwick. In 1997, The University of Birmingham saw fit to confer upon him an honorary MA.
A comedian by trade, Don has appeared regularly on TV, in cabaret and theatre all over Great Britain including two London Palladium seasons, six Royal Command Performances and forty-one pantomimes. Nowadays he plays ‘Dame’ in pantomime at Christmas and, during the summer months, travels the world entertaining on cruise ships.
During the 1970’s and early 1980’s he was never off television - he fronted the ever popular “Crackerjack”, compered “The Black and White Minstrel Show” and was a regular on “Celebrity Squares.”
In 1990, BBC Religious Broadcasting invited him to present their ‘flagship’ programme, ‘Good Morning Sunday’ on Radio 2. His light-hearted approach to religion obviously worked and by the time Don left the show, early in 2006, two and a half million people regularly tuned in. He also presented ‘Faith in the Nation Week’ for Radio 2 which aimed to give listeners an insight into religions other than Christianity. He has acted as ‘frontman’ for BBC TV’s ‘Songs of Praise’ on several occasions. Don was made an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List 2001, for services to religion and inter-faith relations, and, in May 2012, Pope Benedict saw fit to invest Don with a Papal Knighthood, the highest honour that can be given by the Catholic Church to a layman. [He also has a pilot’s licence and a life-saving certificate, says he.]
During a career spanning nearly 50 years Don has tried to prove that comedy and religion can sit comfortably side by side - “there’s no need to be ‘po faced’ if you’re a Christian!”
WATERMEAD STORY : "Knocking on Heaven’s Door" is the second project Watermead has worked on with Don Maclean.
"We had set a number of the Gospel parables to music. I wondered if we might record them - and knew we wanted a man of faith and with a sense of humour to sing them . . . I thought of Don Maclean. I contacted his producer at the BBC who was amused at the suggestion and encouraged me to go ahead and ask Don directly. I did, and Don asked to see what we had composed. He liked what he read and came to visit us to hear the music. So a project began which became ‘Don Sings the Parables’, and a friendship began with Don and Toni, Don’s wife, which has extended to their coming with us on pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi, to Lourdes, organising retreats and sharing our faith ideals. Don was so easy to work with. He told us of his work with the BBC, of his life in show business and of his Christian faith. He shared with us some of the prayers he had written for ‘Good Morning Sunday’ and said how much he would like, one day, to publish them. ‘Knocking on Heaven’s Door’, is the book and we are privileged to publish it." (editor, Fr John Daley)
BACKGROUND TO THIS COLLECTION OF PRAYERS
When Don Maclean started presenting the BBC Radio 2 proramme ‘Good Morning Sunday’ in 1990, the Producer, Michael Wakelin, asked him if there was anything special that he would like to include in the show. He replied “Well this is a religious programme; I feel that we should pray.” For the next fifteen years he wrote topical prayers reflecting the events of the past week and the nation joined him in prayer at 7.55 every Sunday morning.
Over the years he regularly received letters from priests, ministers, Salvation Army officers, saying that they recorded the prayers every week and used them as a basis for prayer during their own services later in the day.
When Don left the programme in January 2006, several people suggested that he should write a book of prayers which could be used throughout the church year.
This book is the answer - a useful resource of prayers for every day of the year with a section devoted to popular themed Sundays of the year. The prayers are neither poetic nor biblical but they come from the heart.
For more information on Watermead projects with Don Maclean visit the apostolate website.
To contact Don Maclean visit his website.
Music CD - Don Sings the Parables
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Bruins extend losing streak with loss to Lightning
Updated: 11:09 PM EST Dec 12, 2019
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Steven Stamkos had two goals to extend his recent tear and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the suddenly slumping Boston Bruins 3-2 on Thursday night.Stamkos has scored six times during a four-game goal streak.Tampa Bay, which had dropped four of five at home, also got a goal from Brayden Point. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves for the win.Patrice Bergeron and John Moore scored for the Bruins, who have lost four straight in regulation and five in a row overall (0-4-1). Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots.The Bruins, coming off an intense 3-2 loss Wednesday night at Washington in a matchup of the NHL's top two teams, hadn't dropped four consecutive games in regulation since March 2017. The five-game losing streak is their longest since an 0-5-0 stretch in March 2016.Not long after Stamkos gave the Lightning a 3-1 lead at 15:13 of the third period, Moore got his first goal since returning from shoulder surgery with 3:15 left.Point put Tampa Bay ahead 2-1 on a power play 4:07 into the third from the slot.Stamkos also scored from the slot during a power play, tying it 1-all at 12:35 of the second. The Lightning star tied Bernie Nicholls and Yvan Cournoyer for 46th place on the NHL list with 152 career power-play goals.Boston went up 1-0 at 4:26 of the first when Brad Marchand skated along the left wing boards and went around the net before making a nice pass to Bergeron in the low slot.Marchand become the fourth NHL player to reach 30 assists this season. He has four assists in the last three games.Both goalies made several strong saves in the second.Vasilevskiy stopped two shots from the left circle by NHL goals leader David Pastrnak, and a chance in close for Jake DeBrusk.Rask turned aside a quality opportunity for Stamkos after his power-play goal.NOTES: Boston's Zdeno Chara and Tampa Bay's Pat Maroon fought 27 seconds into the game. ... Lightning C Tyler Johnson (lower body) missed his third straight game but could return next week. ... Moore played for the fourth time in five games after missing the first 28 this season. He sat out Wednesday.UP NEXTBruins: Complete a four-game trip Saturday night at Florida.Lightning: Host the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.
TAMPA, Fla. —
Steven Stamkos had two goals to extend his recent tear and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the suddenly slumping Boston Bruins 3-2 on Thursday night.
Stamkos has scored six times during a four-game goal streak.
Tampa Bay, which had dropped four of five at home, also got a goal from Brayden Point. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves for the win.
Patrice Bergeron and John Moore scored for the Bruins, who have lost four straight in regulation and five in a row overall (0-4-1). Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots.
The Bruins, coming off an intense 3-2 loss Wednesday night at Washington in a matchup of the NHL's top two teams, hadn't dropped four consecutive games in regulation since March 2017. The five-game losing streak is their longest since an 0-5-0 stretch in March 2016.
Not long after Stamkos gave the Lightning a 3-1 lead at 15:13 of the third period, Moore got his first goal since returning from shoulder surgery with 3:15 left.
Point put Tampa Bay ahead 2-1 on a power play 4:07 into the third from the slot.
Stamkos also scored from the slot during a power play, tying it 1-all at 12:35 of the second. The Lightning star tied Bernie Nicholls and Yvan Cournoyer for 46th place on the NHL list with 152 career power-play goals.
Boston went up 1-0 at 4:26 of the first when Brad Marchand skated along the left wing boards and went around the net before making a nice pass to Bergeron in the low slot.
Marchand become the fourth NHL player to reach 30 assists this season. He has four assists in the last three games.
Both goalies made several strong saves in the second.
Vasilevskiy stopped two shots from the left circle by NHL goals leader David Pastrnak, and a chance in close for Jake DeBrusk.
Rask turned aside a quality opportunity for Stamkos after his power-play goal.
NOTES: Boston's Zdeno Chara and Tampa Bay's Pat Maroon fought 27 seconds into the game. ... Lightning C Tyler Johnson (lower body) missed his third straight game but could return next week. ... Moore played for the fourth time in five games after missing the first 28 this season. He sat out Wednesday.
Bruins: Complete a four-game trip Saturday night at Florida.
Lightning: Host the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.
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Patriotic photos show kid tying shoe of color guard holding American flag
A remarkable moment is showing what patriotism means.Wendy Collins Smith posted a photo of a child at a parade, saying the boy ran out and tied the shoe of a color guard holding the American flag."We need more of his type in the world!" she said.It happened during the start of a Fourth of July parade in Arlington, Texas.Arlington's police chief said an honor guard member's shoe became untied."Thank you Josh!" Chief Will Johnson said. "We should all be so kind."
ARLINGTON, Texas —
A remarkable moment is showing what patriotism means.
Wendy Collins Smith posted a photo of a child at a parade, saying the boy ran out and tied the shoe of a color guard holding the American flag.
"We need more of his type in the world!" she said.
It happened during the start of a Fourth of July parade in Arlington, Texas.
Arlington's police chief said an honor guard member's shoe became untied.
"Thank you Josh!" Chief Will Johnson said. "We should all be so kind."
This photo has been getting a lot of attention today. JOSH - Thank you for helping our Honor Guard today. It was much appreciated!We needed a little “backup” today and you came through to save the day. @ArlingtonChief Johnson will be presenting his special Chief’s Coin to you! pic.twitter.com/fwL0i32q5d
— Arlington Police, TX (@ArlingtonPD) July 4, 2019
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I have never seen any argument against equal suffrage of any significance that was not rather an argument against universal suffrage, and, indeed, nicely considered, much of anti-suffrage, especially in "cultured circles," is really anti-democracy. We have all sorts and conditions of men voting now, it is said, and we cannot afford to have matters made worse by the admission of women, for then the community would be swamped in the great mass of ignorance, now all too large for the public good. But arguments against universal suffrage are irrelevant against woman suffrage. Let the suffrage be limited, if need be, but let it be limited by some rational test and not by mere accidents of sex, which have no rational connection whatever with the right of the moral person to express an opinion concerning social interests and the laws under which he lives.
For form's sake, however, we must say a word about the time-worn, but not time-honored, arguments against equal suffrage. Women are still declared, when the phonograph is running, to be unable to fight; as if fighting were the great service society demands, instead of being the lowest and cheapest of all forms of public service. Many distinguished and useful members of society would be ruled out of this test if impartially applied. The clergy, teachers, men over forty-five and a host of invalids are not included in the fighting reserve, but that does not matter. The phonograph was wound up so as to stop at women without any regard to logic. In any case we hope yet to turn the fighting over to the police and leave the ordering of society to intelligence and conscience, not to muscle. Indeed, the great peace movement, which is so promising a feature of our time, is an attempt to replace the belligerency of the human brute by the appeal to reason and conscience.
It is said, too, that we must not burden the women by adding to their already excessive loads. This sounds humane and gives an impression of masculine chivalry and also hints, with pardonable pride, at masculine vigor. Men, it is modestly suggested, spend all their time and grow gray in studying deep political problems, and they cannot consent to put burdens like these upon their already overburdened sisters. But if the good people who talk so had any sense of humor, they would certainly smile at one another, as Cicero thought the Roman augurs mutually grinned when the passed. For the fact is that the average voter does not spend very much time in preparing to vote, and
6 WOMAN AND DEMOCRACY. of taxation, and so forth, and should have their opinion count in the public decision upon them. Now, it does not seem that this should lead to any social catastrophe, or any great domestic disturbance, or to any unsexing of women; it rather appears to be something eminent right and proper and quite in line with the great democratic movement which gives those who obey the laws a voice in their making. If this unpleasant and rather obscure phrase about the "unsexing of women" means nothing more serious than this, only persons in an advanced stage of hysteria (for whom the bromides are plainly indicated) will be much disturbed by it. Indeed, such arguments are never to be taken seriously; they are only traditional ways of talking that run on mechanically, like a talking-machine with a speech in it. No intelligent man, when he stops to think, really believes that any social or domestic damage would be done if his wife should interest herself and have a voice in the social questions that underlie the management of the school, the municipality, public charities, and so forth. The prominence of women in the social activities of the day is one of the most marked features of our time, and every one takes it as a matter of course, unless some one raises the question of voting. Women are already doing some great service on our most important State and Municipal Boards, but, oddly enough, they do not know enough to vote. A woman is now markedly successful, in comparison with her masculine predecessors, as superintendent of the Chicago public schools, but she does not know enough to vote. The managers of our Women's Foreign Missionary Boards certainly show no less ability than the men in similar positions, but they do not know enough to vote. In social service it would often be hard to find their equals, but when it comes to voting the veriest male riffraff is superior. The Church could not endure without them, but they do not know enough to vote. The average wife manages the domestic budget quite as well as the average husband manages his budget but she does not know enough to vote. It would seem that only a man in whom prejudice had had its perfect work could fail to be ashamed of such a position as this. He can only fall back on the conservatism of hysteria and prophecy--in the same way in which the conservative Hindu defends child marriage and similar abominations. I have never seen any argument against equal suffrage of any significance that was not rather an argument against universal suffrage, and, indeed, nicely considered, much of anti-suffrage, especially in "cultured circles," is really anti-democracy. We have all sorts and conditions of men voting now, it is said, and we cannot afford to have matters made worse by the admission of women, for then the community would be swamped in the great mass of ignorance, now all too large for the public good. But arguments against universal suffrage are irrelevant against woman suffrage. Let the suffrage be limited, if need be, but let it be limited by some rational test and not by mere accidents of sex, which have no rational connection whatever with the right of the moral person to express an opinion concerning social interests and the laws under which he lives. For form's sake, however, we must say a word about the time-worn, but not time-honored, arguments against equal suffrage. Women are still declared, when the phonograph is running, to be unable to fight; as if fighting were the great service society demands, instead of being the lowest and cheapest of all forms of public service. Many distinguished and useful members of society would be ruled out of this test if impartially applied. The clergy, teachers, men over forty-five and a host of invalids are not included in the fighting reserve, but that does not matter. The phonograph was wound up so as to stop at women without any regard to logic. In any case we hope yet to turn the fighting over to the police and leave the ordering of society to intelligence and conscience, not to muscle. Indeed, the great peace movement, which is so promising a feature of our time, is an attempt to replace the belligerency of the human brute by the appeal to reason and conscience. It is said, too, that we must not burden the women by adding to their already excessive loads. This sounds humane and gives an impression of masculine chivalry and also hints, with pardonable pride, at masculine vigor. Men, it is modestly suggested, spend all their time and grow gray in studying deep political problems, and they cannot consent to put burdens like these upon their already overburdened sisters. But if the good people who talk so had any sense of humor, they would certainly smile at one another, as Cicero thought the Roman augurs mutually grinned when the passed. For the fact is that the average voter does not spend very much time in preparing to vote, and
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Cooler weather brings manatees to Blue Springs
Manatee twins possibly spotted at park
Updated: 5:38 PM EST Dec 4, 2012
Manatees typically spend the winter at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, but this year they've been in the spring since mid-October.In fact, more than 300 manatee were counted in the park one day after Thanksgiving. Officials said when Superstorm Sandy passed Florida as a hurricane, the storm is responsible for bringing manatee into Blue Springs early.The storm heralded a cold front that dropped the river temperature sending the manatees into the spring for warmth, and now the animals haven't left.The gentle giants, typically 8 to 12 feet long and weighing 800 to 1,200 pounds, occasionally breached the surface, delighting visitors from the north."I just think they're fascinating to watch," said Sheryl Lavergne. "I think they're just, they're just so gentle and just easy-going. I think it's very cool especially for the kids to see something that's native to Florida."The spring run is a constant 72 degrees and manatees don't survive long in temperatures below 60 degrees.The St. Johns river is beginning to dip in temperature so these rare mammals become something like snow birds.This year, park officials have counted 39 calves and said the baby boom suggests manatee conservation efforts have worked. Boaters are still the creatures' biggest threat.Rangers are thrilled about the high number of manatee calves and they said their may be something else unusual in the spring -- it's possible they have a set of baby manatee twins.Images: Cooler weather brings manatees to Blue Springs
ORANGE CITY, Fla. —
Manatees typically spend the winter at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, but this year they've been in the spring since mid-October.
In fact, more than 300 manatee were counted in the park one day after Thanksgiving.
Images: Cooler weather brings manatees to Blue Springs
Officials said when Superstorm Sandy passed Florida as a hurricane, the storm is responsible for bringing manatee into Blue Springs early.
The storm heralded a cold front that dropped the river temperature sending the manatees into the spring for warmth, and now the animals haven't left.
The gentle giants, typically 8 to 12 feet long and weighing 800 to 1,200 pounds, occasionally breached the surface, delighting visitors from the north.
"I just think they're fascinating to watch," said Sheryl Lavergne. "I think they're just, they're just so gentle and just easy-going. I think it's very cool especially for the kids to see something that's native to Florida."
The spring run is a constant 72 degrees and manatees don't survive long in temperatures below 60 degrees.
The St. Johns river is beginning to dip in temperature so these rare mammals become something like snow birds.
This year, park officials have counted 39 calves and said the baby boom suggests manatee conservation efforts have worked. Boaters are still the creatures' biggest threat.
Rangers are thrilled about the high number of manatee calves and they said their may be something else unusual in the spring -- it's possible they have a set of baby manatee twins.
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The 13 Best Hulu Movies to Watch Right Now
When it comes to streaming platforms, Netflix gets all the love. But we’re partial to Hulu since it has a lower monthly rate and a free trial month—and their selection is similarly vast. It's estimated that the platform has over 2,500 rotating films. That's around 5,000 hours of entertainment, covering everything from comedy to horror to rom coms to Hulu’s original series. Not sure where to start? We rounded up the best 13 movies on Hulu right now.
*Note that Hulu updates their movie offerings. This list was accurate when published. You can subscribe to Hulu here.
By Megan Wood March 17, 2020
See recent posts by Megan Wood
1. A Quiet Place
IMDb / Paramount Pictures
Real life husband-and-wife team John Krasinski and Emily Blunt play a married couple who must live in complete silence to avoid mysterious creatures that hunt by sound. We won’t give anything else away about this spooky thriller except to say that the film was so jarring, it drew the attention of Stephen King, who praised it for using silence to amp up the tension. Prepare for your nerves to be shattered.
2. Booksmart
Jumpsuits, fanny packs, Korean face masks, Cher-inspired lewks. Brainy BFFs Molly (Beanie Feldstein) and Amy (Kaitlyn Dever) are in on the trends, but aren’t exactly in with the cool kids at school. Book Smart follows their quest to find *the* party of the year—the final blowout before graduation. To locate it, this whip-smart twosome put their savvy to the test and endure every obstacle—including a cringy Uber ride with their principal that will make you scream out loud.
3. Precious
Trigger warning: Precious is a harrowing film. It follows the journey of an illiterate Harlem teenager who is physically and sexually abused by her parents. There’s a glimmer of life-changing hope when she’s invited to enroll in an alternative school. Though the subject matter is difficult to watch, the acting is incredible. You might remember that comedian Mo’Nique won an Oscar nomination for her portrayal as a monster mother, and both Mariah Carey and Lenny Kravitz make an appearance in supporting roles.
4. Heathers
Heathers was the first movie of its kind to apply dark humor and a Lord of the Flies mentality to high school cliques. Winona Ryder plays a student on the lowest rung of her mean girl group, until Christian Slater offers an alternative—revenge. It’s also chockfull of late ’80s fashion, shoulder pads, and scrunchies, and much like these looks, Heathers is enjoying a revival thanks to being on the theater circuit.
5. I, Tonya
IMDb / NEON
Yes, we love Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding. But Allison Janney portraying Tonya’s poisonous mother in a fur coat with a pet bird perched on top is the real reason to tune into this retelling of one of the most famous sports scandals of all time. Janney rightly took home the Oscar for this one—and she even remembered to thank the bird in her speech.
6. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Admit it, you cried your way through How to Train Your Dragon, the big-hearted movie about a young boy named Hiccup who overcomes his fear of monstrous dragons only to learn they’re just overgrown house pets that need a little love. Catch up with the series with the latest in the trilogy and keep the tissues handy.
7. Say Anything
IMDb / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Hello, late ‘80s teen romantic comedy-drama! This eternally entertaining flick is Cameron Crowe’s directorial debut, and he pairs up a charming underachiever with a beautiful valedictorian to fall in love the summer before she heads off to college. Most memorable moment? John Cusack holding a boombox outside his girlfriend’s window. It’s funny, it’s heartfelt, it’s a cult classic.
8. Bumblebee
If you love your movies with giant rock-‘em-sock-‘em robots, then this is the one for you. This prequel (or reboot, depending on which fan you consult) delivers on all the big Transformer action, and it’s the only movie in the franchise that received positive reviews, with a whopping 92% of critics deeming it “fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes. A big part of that is the acting talent here, centered on Oscar-nominee Hailee Steinfeld and supported by John Cena. And the ‘80s setting gives it a dose of Stranger Things nostalgia.
9. The Cabin in the Woods
IMDb / Lionsgate
Brutally satirical and outrageously campy, Cabin in the Woods takes the spooky-woods trope and turns it on its head. The meta-horror follows five college kids (all scary-movies prototypes: the jock, the blonde…) as they attempt a little off-the-grid getaway that starts off weird and quickly descends into full-blown nightmare status. Don’t expect to finish this cult favorite without a few frayed nerves.
10. Dr. Seuss: The Lorax
IMDb / Universal Pictures
Dr. Seuss’ anti-logging, pro-nature message is more important than ever. Expanding on the original story, this movie features a 12-year-old boy named Ted who hopes to earn the affections of Audrey, a fellow tween who dreams of seeing a real, live tree. Ted’s adventure to fulfill Audrey’s wish leads him to the Lorax, Seuss’ iconic critter who “speaks for the trees.”
11. Sorry to Bother You
IMDb / Annapurna Pictures
Name another movie about labor struggles and code-switching that also manages to be funny. Sorry to Bother You pulls off this hat trick with its dark and twisty story full of surreal plot points that wouldn’t be out of place in a Black Mirror episode. Personally, we’d watch it again just to see Tessa Thompson’s statement earrings dominate every scene.
12. Good Will Hunting
IMDb / Miramax Pictures
This is the movie that launched Ben Affleck and Matt Damon straight into Hollywood’s stratosphere. The drama follows a genius MIT janitor, played by Damon, who reluctantly undergoes therapy. It was nominated for nine Academy Awards, took home two, and coined the ultimate comeback line, “How you like them apples?”
13. Tangerine
Tangerine got loads of attention for being shot entirely on an iPhone. But this movie is far from a filmmaking gimmick; its story—following a trans woman who discovers her pimp boyfriend betrayed her—is dark, funny, and unforgettable. And it cleaned up in the festival circuit where it won various awards. Watch it on your iPhone if you want to be meta.
And Three Hulu Original Series We Can’t Stop Watching
If your attention span can’t handle a full-length movie, what about a 30-minute show? Pen15, Shrill, and High Fidelity are all worthy of a binge-watch, and these critically acclaimed series hooked us from episode one.
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FULL LIST: The full demands of #EndSARS protesters
By Adewale .S (Chocomilo) On Oct 13, 2020
The #EndSARS protest which started as a normal gathering of aggrieved Nigerians in some parts of Nigeria has escalated and grown into nationwide protest leading to the shut down of major cities in Nigeria.
The protest which started from Twitter to Ogbomosho in Oyo to Surulere in Lagos to the nation’s capital and some parts of many other states has gathered a lot of reactions from Nigerians and international bodies as they call for police reform and end of police brutality.
The pressures mounted on authorities forced the Inspector General of Police to dissolve the police unit but the protesters still refused to back down, saying just one out of the demands they have was granted.
The protesters vowed not to leave streets until all other demands are met.
Recall that on Tuesday, presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina announced that presidential panel on on the reform of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) had accepted the five-point demand of the #EndSARS protesters.
For the fourth day running, #EndSARS has been among the top trends on social media.
Nigeria records 1867 new COVID-19 cases
The killing of a young man in Delta state and the brutalisation of another person in Lagos had triggered this unrest which made Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police, to dissolve the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) 48 hours after the youth trooped to the streets.
Below are the demands of the #EndSARS protesters:
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In-line with the new police act, carry out psychological evaluation and retaining of all disbanded SARS before they can deployed, this should be verified by an independent body.
The government should increase police salary and they should adequately compensated for protecting lives and property of the citizens.
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LEE TIO CHON
b. Perak, 1956
BODHIDHARMA, 2019
Signed, dated, inscribed and sealed (left)
Chinese ink and colour on rice paper
Inscriptions: Zen heart. A South Indian zen monk during the Northern and Southern dynasties, Bodhidharma is the first patriarch of Zen Buddhism in China.
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BODHIDHARMA (2019) by Lee Tio Chon
RM4,800.00Price
Born in 1956, Lee Tio Chon expressed great interest in art since young. After working in the advertising industry for 40 years, he decided to retire and commit himself to an artistic career. He sets up an art studio where he teaches Chinese ink painting.
Lee is known for his unique 3D murals which were featured in newspapers such as the Sinchew and is frequently invited to paint at tourist destinations, hotels and more. Lee is currently the President of the Malaysia Contemporary Chinese Painting & Calligraphy Association – Teluk Intan, Perak Division. He is also a member of the Hangzhou Paintings and Calligraphy Seminar, China.
Lee held his first solo exhibition in 2014. In 2019, Lee and his students exhibited more than 200 Chinese ink paintings in an event visited by around 1,000 visitors at San Min Secondary School, Teluk Intan, Perak. Lee actively participates in various exhibitions across Malaysia annually including Johor, Zheng He Duo Yun Xuan Art Gallery Melaka, Kuala Lumpur & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and more. He is often invited to calligraphy demonstrations and auction events organised by charitable bodies such as Kiwanis Malaysia.
All artworks are original and accompanied with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the artist.
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SURVIVAL (2020) by Zainuddin Yaacob
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PULANG (RETURN) (2020) by Zainuddin Yaacob
TIGA ALAM (THE THREE REALMS: LAND, SEA & SKY) (2020) by Zainuddin Yaacob
LANGIR (RITUAL BATH) (2020) by Zainuddin Yaacob
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8-Day Runup to Election Day is a Good Time for Stocks: 5 Picks
Tirthankar Chakraborty October 27, 2020
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It’s been a topsy-turvy journey for the U.S. stock market so far in 2020. Wall Street experienced its fastest bear market in history on Mar 23, followed by one of the best 100-day comebacks on record. However, lately, the broader market has been facing significant risks, including trade tensions with China and election-led uncertainty.
Most importantly, coronavirus cases are on the rise, with hopes for the much-needed economic stimulus starting to fade until the outcome of the upcoming presidential election. These factors have, to some extent, dashed hopes of economic recovery and weighed on the stock market, with economically-sensitive sectors in the S&P 500 taking a beating on Oct 26.
In the United States, new cases of the coronavirus infection hit record levels. According to data from Covid Tracking Project, quoted in The Wall Street Journal, 41,753 people were hospitalized on Oct 25, followed by 41,882 in the previous day. Particularly, in El Paso, Texas, hospitalization due to the coronavirus infection jumped to 853 in the past three-week period, compelling the government to ask residents to stay at home. But not just in the United States, te virus has started to spread in Europe, with fresh cases being reported in Spain and Italy. Both the countries have now imposed tighter restrictions to curb the spread of the virus.
Meanwhile, yesterday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed that there are yet no signs of a fiscal package and it seems that the implementation of the stimulus measures might remain stalled till the elections.
But there’s nothing to worry about for investors. Historically, the stock market has actually done well during the eight calendar days heading into the presidential elections. According to CFRA’s Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist, as quoted in a MarketWatch article, the S&P 500 has on average increased 2.5% in the eight days till election since 1944. What’s more, September has been a dismal month for stocks, with the S&P 500 down nearly 3.9%. Interestingly, the S&P 500 has actually gained in October after it dropping a minimum of 3.5% in September, per Dow Jones Market Data, as quoted in a MarketWatch article.
But not just historical data, there are positive factors that should eventually help the stock market scale northward into year-end. Despite the odds, the economy is widely expected to have expanded at a healthy pace in the third quarter, with consumers remaining confident about business prospects, labor market strength and overall economic outlook in the near term (read more: US Consumers Gain Confidence in Economy: 5 Winners).
At the same time, Americans splurged heavily on big ticket items in the month of September, reflecting an uptick in consumer outlays and revival in economic conditions (read more: Retail Sales Boom as Americans Splurge: 5 Winners).
5 Stocks to Buy for the 8-Day Run-Up to Election and Beyond
As the broader market is expected to do well heading into the election day and in all probability beyond that, it’s prudent to invest in stocks that are set to gain in the near future. These stocks flaunt a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and a Growth Score of A. Our research shows that stocks with a Growth Score of A when combined a Zacks Rank #1 offer the best opportunities in the growth investing space. Here’re the picks –
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (
BECN - Free Report) is the largest distributor of residential and non-residential roofing materials in the United States. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings has moved up 9.4% over the past 60 days. The company’s expected earnings growth rate for the December quarter is 34.4%.
1800 FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (
FLWS - Free Report) is a leading e-commerce provider of floral products and gifts, in terms of number of customers and revenues. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current-year earnings has climbed 31.7% over the past 60 days. The company’s expected earnings growth rate for the December quarter is 14.3%.
RH (
RH - Free Report) is a leading luxury retailer in the home furnishing space. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current-year earnings has risen 46.8% over the past 60 days. The company’s expected earnings growth rate for the current and next quarter is 89.6% and 36.6%, respectively. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (
ZM - Free Report) provides a video-first communications platform. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current-year earnings has moved 95.3% north over the past 60 days. The company’s expected earnings growth rate for the current and next quarter is 733.4% and 313.3%, respectively.
Sportsmans Warehouse Holdings, Inc. (
SPWH - Free Report) is an outdoor sporting goods retailer. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current-year earnings has risen 70.3% over the past 60 days. The company’s expected earnings growth rate for the current and next quarter is 104% and 23.8%, respectively.
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The infamous Watergate hotel room just underwent a scandalous renovation
Guests now can spend the night relishing in infamy (and luxury, too)
Updated: 10:47 AM EST Nov 7, 2017
By Danielle Fox
Forty-five years after the Watergate scandal, the hotel room that helped nix a presidency just underwent an oh-so-fitting makeover.The Watergate Hotel tapped Lyn Paolo, the costume designer for Scandal, to help redesign the infamous room 214 — where E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy orchestrated the 1972 break-in — with 1960s and 1970s period furniture and tongue-in-cheek decor. Amenities include a reel-to-reel tape recorder, a record player, binoculars and a manual typewriter. Framed newspaper covers shading Nixon replace the usual hotel wall art (which is usually not great anyway). You can still enjoy modern comforts in the room, like a 48” flat screen TV with episodes of — you guessed it — Scandal available for viewing.For those who didn't pay attention in U.S. history: The Watergate Hotel, designed by celebrity Italian architect Luigi Moretti, was located right next to the 1972 Democratic National Convention headquarters. With binoculars, radios and microphones in room 241, Hunt and Liddy directed five “plumbers” from above in breaking in and attempting to wiretap the headquarters.They were apprehended after a Watergate security guard noticed tape on a door latch in the office complex and phoned the police, which ultimately led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.Today, other crooks — ahem, we mean guests — also get in on the fun at the hotel with Watergate nods, such as “no need to break-in” inscriptions on room key cards and hold music that plays Nixon speeches. The luxury hotel ties the retro vibes together with staff uniforms made by Mad Men costume designer Janie Bryant.From $800 per night.
Forty-five years after the Watergate scandal, the hotel room that helped nix a presidency just underwent an oh-so-fitting makeover.
The Watergate Hotel tapped Lyn Paolo, the costume designer for Scandal, to help redesign the infamous room 214 — where E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy orchestrated the 1972 break-in — with 1960s and 1970s period furniture and tongue-in-cheek decor.
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Amenities include a reel-to-reel tape recorder, a record player, binoculars and a manual typewriter. Framed newspaper covers shading Nixon replace the usual hotel wall art (which is usually not great anyway). You can still enjoy modern comforts in the room, like a 48” flat screen TV with episodes of — you guessed it — Scandal available for viewing.
For those who didn't pay attention in U.S. history: The Watergate Hotel, designed by celebrity Italian architect Luigi Moretti, was located right next to the 1972 Democratic National Convention headquarters. With binoculars, radios and microphones in room 241, Hunt and Liddy directed five “plumbers” from above in breaking in and attempting to wiretap the headquarters.
Courtesy of The Watergate Hotel
They were apprehended after a Watergate security guard noticed tape on a door latch in the office complex and phoned the police, which ultimately led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
Today, other crooks — ahem, we mean guests — also get in on the fun at the hotel with Watergate nods, such as “no need to break-in” inscriptions on room key cards and hold music that plays Nixon speeches. The luxury hotel ties the retro vibes together with staff uniforms made by Mad Men costume designer Janie Bryant.
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Russian-Hungarian roots. Born in Russia. Presently lives in Budapest, Hungary. Teaches Russian, English and Hungarian in his own language school. Uses his own method which enables his students to speak and think in the language from the very first lessons. Enjoys taking on tough challenges like deal ...show more Russian-Hungarian roots. Born in Russia. Presently lives in Budapest, Hungary. Teaches Russian, English and Hungarian in his own language school. Uses his own method which enables his students to speak and think in the language from the very first lessons. Enjoys taking on tough challenges like dealing with elderly people, dyslexic children, students with minor mental disorders. Strongly believes that if the method works for such students, it works for anyone. Has published books based on the method in English, Russian and Hungarian.show less
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The Atomic Cafe
A disturbing collection of 1940s and 1950s United States government-issued propaganda films designed to reassure Americans that the atomic bomb was not a threat to their safety.
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Don’t Take Me Home
Documentary focusing on the wales national football team and their first Major Tournament since 1958 at the Euro’s 2016 in France. going beyond expectations and reaching the Semi Final, Making…
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This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew Keep On Truckin’, Fritz the Cat, and played a major pioneering role in…
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A behind-the-scenes documentary about the recording of Aretha Franklin’s best-selling album finally sees the light of day more than four decades after the original footage was shot.
A testament to NASA’s Apollo program of the 1960s and ’70s. Composed of actual NASA footage of the missions and astronaut interviews, the documentary offers the viewpoint of the individuals…
What Happened, Miss Simone?
The film chronicles Nina Simone’s journey from child piano prodigy to iconic musician and passionate activist, told in her own words.
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The Times of Harvey Milk
Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his assassination in 1978, he continues to…
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Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Fred Rogers used puppets and play to explore complex social issues: race, disability, equality and tragedy, helping form the American concept of childhood. He spoke directly to children and they…
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A Dog Called Money
Accompany PJ Harvey and Seamus Murphy on a journey through the creative process behind PJ Harvey’s new album, conceived by their travels around the globe.
Alexander McQueen’s rags-to-riches story is a modern-day fairy tale, laced with the gothic. Mirroring the savage beauty, boldness and vivacity of his design, this documentary is an intimate revelation of…
A Reindeer’s Journey
Ailo’s Journey narrates the struggle of a little wild reindeer to survive its first migration. Throughout his journey, the frail and vulnerable wild reindeer will have to overcome the ordeals…
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Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting.
Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo
At the heart of the Apollo program was the special team in Mission Control who put a man on the moon and helped create the future.
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If a car sits parked for a month or more, the battery may lose so much power that it will need a jump-start — or a charge before the engine will start. … Here are more reasons not to let your car sit for several weeks or longer: Tires slowly lose air under all conditions but especially during cold weather.
“If the California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer comes upon a car that is abandoned, a notice is placed on the vehicle. The driver or registered owner must remove the vehicle from the roadway within four hours. If the vehicle is not removed, the vehicle is stored at a tow yard,” said Mike Martis, Jr., a CHP spokesman.
72 hoursThis regulation applies to motor vehicles, boats, trailers, or recreational vehicles that are left standing on a public street for more than 72 hours. If your vehicle isn’t moved within 72 hours, an officer or employee of the police department has the right to issue your vehicle a parking violation notice.
Generally speaking, no you cannot have it towed as you need the consent of the owner of the car (albeit the parking is unauthorised in your space). In our experience, private individuals, police and local council have limited powers to remove illegally parked vehicles on private property.
(A) “Abandoned vehicle” means a vehicle left on a street or highway in such inoperable or neglected condition that the owner’s intention to relinquish all further rights or interests in it may be reasonably concluded or a vehicle left on a street or highway for a period of 72 hours without being moved more than 1,000 …
If the vehicle is unregistered and no owner has come forward to make a claim on the vehicle, Council may consider the vehicle to be abandoned. In this case, the vehicle is towed to our nominated auction house where it is kept for 35 days before it is released through auction.
The abandoned vehicle may be crushed and the owner could get a fine. If the abandoned vehicle is on private land, the landowner is responsible for removing it. However in some cases we may be able to help.
Vehicles can be towed if they obstruct the alley and prevent access by other vehicles. When vehicles are parked too close to garages and driveways, they limit visibility and are a safety concern to motorists and pedestrians.
You can’t stop your vehicle if you are: Anywhere, on any road or street, for longer than 24 hours. After 24 hours there is a possibility the vehicle may be impounded.
It is the most asked question by residents having an “Abandoned car on the property” and can’t find the owner. … This is the legal procedure to get rid of a car that is left in your property for a long time. Normally after 3 months you are eligible to obtain that certificate and sell it for a fair value.
The laws probably vary between the states, but if the last owner can be identified, then they remain the owner of the car, regardless of its condition. Helping yourself to parts without the owner’s permission would be theft if you were caught. That goes for taking the whole car away too.
What happens if an owner never reclaims a towed vehicle? … They charge you high daily fees for parking that are added to the towing fees. After so many days (typically something like 30 days) the towing lot owner is allowed to confiscate the car and sell it to recoup unpaid bills – the parking fees and towing charge.
The tow-truck operator can’t tow your car if it’s in your possession and control at the time. So, if you arrive on the scene as they’re preparing to tow your vehicle, and you’re able to get into it, they can’t tow you.
Experts tend to agree that you should drive your vehicle at the very least a few times a month, and preferably at least once a week or every few days. Actually driving it is best, rather than simply turning it on and leaving it to idle for a while in the driveway.
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Cardinal Literary Magazine
By Rachel Dalloo
There is a new magazine at York!
The English department at York in collaboration with a group of students officially launched “The Nest”
The magazine will highlight students’ work including photographs, images of paintings, comic works, playwriting and other creative writing like poems and short stories. The magazine was created by Shaquille Profitt, an English major at York.
“I created the Cardinal Literary Magazine because I wanted a group of artists to express their gifts and talents intimately,” said Profitt a sophomore at York. “I wanted a magazine that was welcoming to all students on campus, especially students who would like their work to be published for the school community to see.”
“And I wanted there to be a platform for unsung artists, who are so brilliantly talented, who believe their work should be out in public, who believe in the power of the pen, who believe in art and their imagination to be given space and representation,” Profitt added.
Although Pandora’s Box, York College’s student-run newspaper, has an Arts section for students to submit their creative pieces, the cardinal magazine will be fully dedicated to creative works.
“A literary magazine for students is the perfect addition to student life at York College,” said Othia Salman, a sophomore and the president of the magazine. “Pandora’s Box is a great source for students at York College to stay up-to-date with current events, and The Nest is a way for students to share their art and literature with their peers.”
In its planning phase, The Nest was originally named The Cardinal Literary Magazine, named after York’s bird mascot, the Cardinal.
“I think the name of the magazine says it all – The Nest is meant to be a birthplace of ideas and creativity for us Cardinals,” Salman said. “It gives all of us an opportunity to be creative and express ourselves through all kinds of art and literature.”
The first issue of The Nest is in progress. The team is currently building an official website for the magazine. As the physical copies of the magazine become available for students on campus, all of their published work will be uploaded onto their website. Students will also have the opportunity to upload their work online.
The magazine will be printed and distributed once, at the end of every semester. To start, the staff has hopes of printing about 200 copies for its first issue this semester. The first issue is expected to be released mid-April.
“The first issue of the magazine will hopefully be out by the ending of this semester, if not, into early next semester,” said Kimberlee Bedesi, 25, Biology major and vice president of The Nest. “We are still just getting everything ready for the magazine right now. We are assigning official roles, and we are still coming up with ideas for events that we are going to have.”
According to the staff, The Nest will provide an open platform for students to challenge and express themselves.
“Our message to students is that we, as The Nest, want a safe space for all creative minds to come together,” Bedesi said. “We want to bring all cardinals that are even shy about their artwork. We want people to be able to submit their artwork, even if it’s anonymous, we just want people to see their work out there, because it will mean a lot for them, and it will mean a lot for us to have it in our magazine, to show that creative side of people.”
If you are a student who is interested in getting your work published in The Nest, you can submit your pieces to Yorkclm1@gmail.com.
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