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Europe's 55 football nations in one season 55FN Updates 55FN Schedule About 55FN 55 Football Beers by 55FootballNations | posted in: 55 Football Nations, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Beer, Belarus, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine | 0 Beer and football. Football and beer. The two words are intertwined. It was an arduous additional challenge to drink at least one beer in all 55 football nations. But not at every stadium. Beer was sold at under half of the matches attended. … Continued 55FN, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Beer, Belarus, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine Top of the Blocs by 55FootballNations | posted in: 55 Football Nations, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, UEFA, Ukraine | 5 55 Football Nations has completed at least one top division match in each of the 11 disparate football nations that once formed the Soviet Union. The 55FN top 20 lists the best and worst bits from the pitch, the road and the … Continued 55FN, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, UEFA, Ukraine Lithuania & Latvia – football & travel photos by 55FootballNations | posted in: Latvia, Lithuania, Photos, UEFA | 0 55 Football Nations completed the marathon eight nation leg to Taraz and back with Lithuania and Latvia. Photo highlights from two comfortable home wins in the Baltics – Zalgiris 5-0 Utena in Vilnius and Spartaks 2-0 Riga in sleepy Jūrmala. 55FN, Latvia, Lithuania, UEFA Follow 55FN to Taraz and back by 55FootballNations | posted in: 55 Football Nations, Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Sweden | 0 55 Football Nations embarks on its longest single trip. Follow on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook as 55FN takes planes, trains and automobiles, several ferries and possibly a horse to cover the 10,000 miles to Taraz and back. Summer 55FN fixtures: subject to change due … Continued 55FN, Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Sweden View 55FootballNations’s profile on Facebook View 55FtballNations’s profile on Twitter View 55footballnations’s profile on Instagram Last 55FN match Montenegro - Kom 0-1 Mladost 55 Football Nations I experienced top division league football in all 55 UEFA nations in one season. Europe United, now out in 20 countries, tells my incredible story. I'm also available for public speaking events. Contact 55FN 55footballnations@outlook.com Football Experiences © 55 Football Nations 2020

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record 2222 of 4434 Law Protection and National Unity Name Law Protection and National Unity Ethnic backgr. Function/Grade Upper House Senate Parliamentary Group Meshrano Jirga Parliamentary Group On 20120307 a new Parliamentary group called Law Protection and National Unity was established. which is composed of 59 senators announced its presence. If the Meshrano Jirga has turned to President Karzia’s favour, it will entail very risky outcomes and it will even cause tensions in the society which will collapse the Government. But President Karzai is not worried about the collapse of his administration, but he is trying to forge a new Government with his new allies such as the Taliban and Hekmatyar’s Hezb-i-Islami.

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Destination Overview · Accommodations · Vacation Packages Take a vacation beyond anything you’ve experienced before at Universal Orlando Resort. Journey through legendary worlds of incredible heroes at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. Here you’ll find The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ - Hogsmeade™, where you can ride the thrilling new roller coaster, Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure™, now open. Meet the mischievous Minions and join forces with the TRANSFORMERS as you immerse yourself in the next generation of blockbuster entertainment at Universal Studios Florida. Enjoy the thrills and relaxation of a tropical paradise like no other at Universal’s Volcano Bay water theme park. From theme park excitement, to spectacular hotels in the center of it all, each offering a range of exclusive theme park benefits, to the dining and entertainment of Universal CityWalk, Universal Orlando Resort is a vacation of endless awesome. Hang on tight. Your heroes are about to burst through the screen and yank you into the story. You’re the star here and you’ll disappear into one jaw-dropping adventure after another. Dodge evil villains. Defend the earth. Face a fire-breathing dragon. Wander into animated worlds where characters you love are suddenly right beside you. Go beyond the screen, behind the scenes and jump into the action of your favorite films at the world’s premier movie and TV based theme park. Universal’s Island of Adventure #1 Amusement Park In The World – TripAdvisor® Travelers’ Choice Award 2019 For the fifth year in a row, Universal’s Islands of Adventure is the TripAdvisor® Travelers’ Choice as the #1 Amusement Park in the World, 2015–2019. Prepare for a place where super heroes, beasts, and magical creatures stand before you. You're entering lands where everything is real. Explore a secret school of witchcraft and wizardry. Fly high above the city streets with a famous web slinger. Hide from hungry dinosaurs and hope you're not their next meal. And you can face the most colossal ape ever to walk the earth. Let the adventures begin. A spectacular volcano towering over a sun swept beach. Swaying palm trees lining your path through a picturesque island escape. It’s a South Seas oasis right in the heart of Universal. From thrilling water slides to secluded waterfalls, Volcano Bay is a water theme park like no other. We’ve taken care of the lines so you don’t have to worry about them. The park’s Virtual Line means you have the freedom to spend more time with your family, doing the things you want to do instead of spending all day standing in lines. Volcano Bay is the perfect place to get away from it all, a beach paradise you can enjoy without ever leaving Orlando. This is where it all comes together. This is where unforgettable family fun meets restaurants that don't just make you say "Yum," but "Wow." The one place where the dining tastes of every member of the family and entertainment everyone can enjoy all intersect. It's everything you're looking for. And anything but ordinary. Universal CityWalk, The Epicenter of Awesome. Universal Resort Hotels Vacationing in one of Universal Orlando's hotels comes with more fun, more often. It couldn't be easier. Since you're staying in Universal, it's just a hop between the parks, CityWalk and your room. Plus hotel guests enjoy exclusive benefits. There's a Universal hotel for every style and budget. Take a look at all the amazing places you can stay. HARRY POTTER characters, names and related indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Harry Potter Publishing Rights © JKR. (s19) TRANSFORMERS and its logo and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2019 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. © 2019 DreamWorks LLC and Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Universal elements and all related indicia TM & © 2019 Universal Studios. All rights reserved. © 2019 UCF Hotel Venture V. UNIVERSAL TM & © Universal Studios. ENDLESS SUMMER registered trademarks, Bruce Brown Films, LLC. All rights reserved

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books i had read lit groups work showcase I am Alejandro Uribe , I am a Colegio Granadino student.I was born in Manizales, Colombia that for me is the smallest city on Earth,I love it because everyone is very polite, it seems like we were a big family. I study at Colegio Granadino and I am a tenth grader.I am passionate for soccer some people say that I am addicted to it, but I think that soccer is addicted to me its always asking for me every second. I also love my family, I will be a slave for them. I made this project because I want to show people what kind of music could represent some events of my life.I chose some great songs that I think that could represent me.Some experiences of my life were chosen for this work, I hope you enjoy this 3 memories with their corresponding songs. The first event I chose was when my dad was really weak and sick from a disease he had, and the song I chose for this shocking moment of my life was “Stay With Me” -Sam Smith.I chose this song because it's meaningful to me, I think this song describes exactly what I felt on those times. The second event I picked was the time the Colegio Granadinos soccer team won the Intercolegiados, and the song I chose for this is “We are the Champions” -Queen.This song was made by a band I really like, this song inspires me to play soccer and to do what I love to do. And last but not least was when I was told I was diagnosed of Osgood Schlatter Syndrome, which was a tragic moment of my life, the doctor told me I shouldn't play soccer in my life again because my knee (and also my syndrome) could get worst, but I took the risk and I played soccer, obviously with an orthopedic knee brace. The song I selected for this tragedy was “The Final Countdown” -Europe. I think this is a very popular song but I still chose it because its a song that marked me. In conclusion I am very thankful for you to reading my letter. I really hope you enjoy knowing some parts of my adventurous life, maybe the music I chose wasn't your genre but their songs I really love hearing. Thank you again for your time. S. Escobar Good project and analysis. Need to improve grammatical errors and add info to the paragraphs. M.A Trujillo Alejandro, I liked your story, though you could have more detail. A.Fuentes I like your start but try to correct your spelling errors.

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Pelosi unveils massive new coronavirus relief bill Washington — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled Democrats’ proposal for the next phase of coronavirus relief legislation on Tuesday, releasing a massive legislative package that Democrats hope to bring to a vote as early as Friday. The text of the bill, which spans more than 1,800 pages, includes assistance to state and local governments, hazard pay for frontline health care workers, forgiveness of student debt and bolstering Medicaid and Medicare. The bill is known as the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, or HEROES Act. The bill also includes provisions to assist farmers, protect renters and homeowners from evictions and foreclosures, and extend family and medical leave provisions previously approved by Congress. The legislation would also provide relief for essential workers, such as aviation, rail and Amtrak workers, as well as extend work visas for immigrants. “We are presenting a plan to do what is necessary to address the corona crisis,” Pelosi said in remarks at the Capitol announcing the legislation, explaining that the bill’s priorities were “opening our economy safely and soon, honoring our heroes, and then putting much needed money in the pockets of Americans.” In an interview with MSNBC on Monday evening, Pelosi said there is a “monumental” need for the next legislative package, with a focus on helping struggling Americans and cash-strapped states and localities. “We have a big need. It’s monumental. And therefore, it’s a great opportunity to say: let’s work together to get this done. There’s a way to open the economy based on science, testing, testing, testing and let’s get on with it. That’s what we’re here to do,” Pelosi told MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes. Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has suggested it is unnecessary to immediately begin work on a new aid package. He said during an appearance at a livestream event for the Trump campaign that he intends to “hit pause” on coronavirus relief funds. “We now have a debt the size of our economy,” he noted. “So I’ve said, and the president has said as well, that we have to take a pause here and take a look at what we’ve done.” Congress in March passed three massive legislative packages to offer coronavirus relief, including a $2 trillion package which expanded unemployment insurance and created a loan program for small businesses. In April, Congress passed an interim bill to bolster funding for the loans, known as the Paycheck Protection Program, which quickly ran out of funds. Governors and mayors across the country have called for financial assistance from the federal government. Pelosi suggested on Monday that the next legislative package include assistance for states and localities, as well as hazard pay for frontline health care workers. “To those who would suggest a pause, I’ll say the hunger doesn’t take a pause. The rent doesn’t take a pause. The hardship doesn’t take a pause,” Pelosi told Hayes on Monday. McConnell and House Republicans have previously indicated that they would want to see liability protections for businesses and health care employers in the next phase of coronavirus relief legislation. Anne Sacoolas now “wanted internationally” in death of Harry Dunn Supreme Court hears arguments over Trump’s financial records Dr. Anthony Fauci on the risks of reopening too fast Don't Miss it Indonesia’s COVID-19 deaths top 1,000 as those under 45 urged to resume work Up Next 4 stranded cruise ship workers died of non-coronavirus causes Coronavirus Videos Coronavirus fears send global markets into freefall | DW News Coronavirus News Vaccine or not, COVID-19 isn’t going away Coronavirus News House likely to vote on revised coronavirus relief bill Thursday Coronavirus Videos Coronavirus Explained: What is the impact? – BBC News Coronavirus Videos China's vanishing mosques – BBC News

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Agreement No. CE 23/2012 (EP) Environmental Monitoring and Audit for Contaminated Mud Pits to the South of The Brothers and at East Sha Chau (2012-2017) - Investigation 49th MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORT FOR September 2016 1.1 Background 1.1.1 Since early 1990s, contaminated sediment ([1]) arising from various construction works (e.g. dredging and reclamation projects) in Hong Kong has been disposed of at a series of seabed pits at East of Sha Chau (ESC). In late 2008, a review indicated that the existing and planned facilities at ESC would not be able to meet the disposal demand after 2012. In order to meet this demand, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG) decided to implement a new contained aquatic disposal (CAD) ([2]) facility at the South of The Brothers (SB CMPs) which had been under consideration for a number of years. 1.1.2 The environmental acceptability of the construction and operation of the Project had been confirmed by findings of the associated Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study completed in 2005 under Agreement No. CE 12/2002(EP) ([3]). The Director of Environmental Protection (DEP) approved this EIA report under the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (Cap. 499) (EIAO) in September 2005 (EIA Register No.: AEIAR-089/2005). 1.1.3 In accordance with the EIA recommendation, prior to commencement of construction works for the SB CMPs, the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) undertook a detailed review and update of the EIA findings for the SB site ([4]). Findings of the EIA review undertaken in 2009/ 2010 confirmed that the construction and operation of the SB site had been predicted to be environmentally acceptable. 1.1.4 Environmental Permits (EPs) (EP-312/2008/A and EP-427/2011/A) were issued by the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) to the CEDD, the Permit Holder, on 28 November 2008 for ESC CMP V and on 23 December 2011 for SB CMPs, respectively. Under the requirements of the EPs, an Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) programme as set out in the EM&A Manuals ([5]) ([6]) is required to be implemented for the CMPs. 1.1.5 The present EM&A programme under Agreement No. CE 23/2012 (EP) covers the dredging, disposal and capping operations of the SB CMPs as well as ESC CMPs. Detailed works schedule for ESC CMPs and SB CMPs is shown in Figure 1.1. In September 2016, the following works were being undertaken: · Disposal of contaminated mud at ESC CMP Vd; and · Capping operation at SB CMP 2. Figure 1.1 Works Schedule for ESC CMPs and SB CMPs 1.2 Reporting Period 1.2.1 This 49th Monthly Progress Report covers the EM&A activities for the reporting month of September 2016. 1.3 Details of Sampling and Laboratory Testing Activities 1.3.1 The following monitoring activities have been undertaken for ESC CMPs in September 2016: · Pit Specific Sediment Chemistry of ESC CMP Vd was undertaken on 1 September 2016; and · Water Column Profiling of ESC CMP Vd was undertaken on 2 September 2016. 1.3.2 No monitoring activities were scheduled to be undertaken for SB CMPs in September 2016. 1.4 Details of Outstanding Sampling and/or Analysis 1.4.1 No outstanding sampling and analysis remained for September 2016. 1.5 Brief Discussion of the Monitoring Results for ESC CMPs 1.5.1 Brief discussion of the monitoring results of the following activities for ESC CMPs is presented in this 49th Monthly Progress Report: · Water Column Profiling of ESC CMP Vd in September 2016; · Pit Specific Sediment Chemistry of ESC CMP Vd in August and September 2016; and · Cumulative Impact Sediment Chemistry of ESC CMPs in August 2016. 1.5.2 Water Column Profiling of ESC CMP Vd – September 2016 1.5.3 Water Column Profiling was undertaken at a total of two sampling stations (Upstream and Downstream stations) on 1 September 2016. The monitoring results have been assessed for compliance with the Water Quality Objectives (WQOs) set by Environmental Protection Department (EPD). This consists of a review of the EPD routine water quality monitoring data for the wet season period (April to October) of 2006 - 2015 from stations in the Northwestern Water Control Zone (WCZ), where the ESC CMPs are located ([7]). For Salinity, the averaged value obtained from the Reference stations was used for the basis as the WQO. Levels of Dissolved Oxygen (DO) and Turbidity were also assessed for compliance with the Action and Limit Levels (see Table B1 of Annex B for details). In-situ Measurements 1.5.4 Analyses of results for September 2016 indicated that levels of Salinity, DO and pH complied with the WQOs at both Downstream and Upstream stations (Table B2 of Annex B). In addition, DO and Turbidity at all stations complied with the Action and Limit Levels (Table B1 of Annex B). Laboratory Measurements for Suspended Solids (SS) 1.5.5 Analyses of results for September 2016 indicated that the SS levels were higher than the WQO at both Upstream and Downstream stations. However, both Upstream and Downstream stations complied with the Action and Limit Levels (Table B1 of Annex B). 1.5.6 Overall, the monitoring results indicated that the mud disposal operation at ESC CMP Vd did not appear to cause any deterioration in water quality during this reporting period. 1.5.7 Pit Specific Sediment Chemistry of ESC CMP Vd – August and September 2016 1.5.8 Monitoring locations for Pit Specific Sediment Chemistry for ESC CMP Vd are shown in Figure 1.2. A total of six (6) monitoring stations were sampled in August and September 2016. 1.5.9 The concentrations of all inorganic contaminants were lower than the Lower Chemical Exceedance Level (LCEL) at all stations in August and September 2016 (Figures 1, 2, 5 and 6 of Annex C). 1.5.10 For organic contaminants, the concentrations of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) were similar amongst the stations in August and September 2016 (Figures 3 and 7 of Annex C). In August 2016, Tributyltin (TBT) concentrations were higher at Active Pit station ESC-NPAB and Pit Edge station ESC-NEAA whilst TBT concentrations were higher at Active Pit ESC-NPAA station in September 2016 (Figures 4 and 8 of Annex C). Low and High Molecular Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Total dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and 4,4’-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) concentrations were below the limit of reporting at all stations in August and September 2016. 1.5.11 Overall, there is no evidence indicating any unacceptable environmental impacts to sediment quality as a result of the contaminated mud disposal operations at ESC CMP Vd in August and September 2016. Statistical analysis will be undertaken and presented in the quarterly report to investigate whether there are any unacceptable impacts in the area caused by the contaminated mud disposal. 1.5.12 Cumulative Impact Sediment Chemistry of ESC CMPs – August 2016 1.5.13 Monitoring locations for Cumulative Impact Sediment Chemistry for ESC CMPs are shown in Figure 1.3. A total of nine (9) monitoring stations were sampled in August 2016. 1.5.14 Analyses of results for the Cumulative Impact Sediment Chemistry Monitoring indicated that the concentrations of all inorganic contaminants were below the LCEL in August 2016 (Figures 9 and 10 of Annex C). 1.5.15 For organic contaminants, concentrations of TOC were observed to be similar among all stations (Figure 11 of Annex C). Concentrations of TBTs were recorded to be higher at Ma Wan station and Capped Pit station ESC-RCA (Figure 12 of Annex C). Total DDT, 4,4’-DDE, Total PCBs as well as Low and High Molecular Weight PAHs were recorded below the limit of reporting at all stations. 1.5.16 Overall, there is no evidence indicating any unacceptable environmental impacts to sediment quality as a result of the contaminated mud disposal operations at ESC CMP Vd in August 2016. Statistical analysis will be undertaken and presented in the quarterly report to investigate whether there are any unacceptable impacts in the area caused by the contaminated mud disposal. 1.6 Activities Scheduled for the Next Month 1.6.1 The following monitoring activities will be conducted in the next monthly period of October 2016 for ESC CMPs: · Water Column Profiling of ESC CMP Vd; · Routine Water Quality Monitoring of ESC CMP Vd; · Water Quality Monitoring During Dredging of ESC CMP Vb; and · Pit Specific Sediment Chemistry of ESC CMP Vd. 1.6.2 No monitoring activities will be scheduled in the next monthly period of October 2016 for SB CMPs. 1.6.3 The sampling schedule is presented in Annex A. 1.7 Study Programme 1.7.1 A summary of the Study programme is presented in Annex D. ([1]) According to the Management Framework of Dredged/ Excavated Sediment of ETWB TC(W) No. 34/2002, contaminated sediment in general shall mean those sediment requiring Type 2 – Confined Marine Disposal as determined according to this TC(W). ([2]) CAD options may involve use of excavated borrow pits, or may involve purpose-built excavated pits. CAD sites are those which involve filling a seabed pit with contaminated mud and capping it with uncontaminated material such that the original seabed level is restored and the contaminated material is isolated from the surrounding marine environment.7 ([3]) Detailed Site Selection Study for a Proposed Contaminated Mud Disposal Facility within the Airport East/ East of Sha Chau Area (Agreement No. CE 12/2002(EP)) ([4]) Under the CEDD study Contaminated Sediment Disposal Facility to the South of The Brothers (Agreement No. FM 2/2009) ([5]) ERM (2012) Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Manual. Final First Review. Environmental Monitoring and Audit for Contaminated Mud Pits to the South of the Brothers and at East Sha Chau (2012-2017) – Investigation. Agreement No. CE 23/2012(EP). Submitted to EPD in November 2012. ([6]) ERM (2010) Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Manual. Final Second Review. Environmental Monitoring and Audit for Contaminated Mud Pit at Sha Chau (2009-2013) – Investigation. Agreement No. CE 4/2009(EP). Submitted to EPD in November 2010. ([7]) http://epic.epd.gov.hk/EPICRIVER/marine/?lang=en

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A sustainable discussion Sustainability has always been a focus for us here at Cole Clark. Over the past few years we have taking huge steps with that mission and we are now the world leader in sustainable guitar making. Replacing endangered timbers. Because we have always used unique timbers that are largely indigenous to Australia, the vast majority of our guitar build was always sustainable. In most cases, the only endangered wood on a Cole Clark was on the fretboard and bridge. Replacing those endangered timbers with sustainable, locally available alternatives such as Sheoak and Satin Box in 2015 allowed us to produce guitars made without any form of endangered timber for the first time. Today, 96% of our annual build contains no endangered wood, with the other 6% comprising ebony fretboards and bridges or rosewood left from prior to the CITES restrictions. See our environmental statement for more information. Urban Recovery. In 2014, we started engaging in Urban Recovery Projects. This is where trees in urban areas are dying, have come down in storms or through other natural causes or otherwise need to be removed for safety purposes. These trees usually become mulch. Instead, we liaise with local councils and arborists to have the tree delivered to our facility where we mill in house. This also means that much of the carbon that would have been lost when the tree was mulched remains in the guitar (Carbon sequestration). Around 30% of our timber comes through urban recovery. The rest comes from sustainable plantations and farms from Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland. The term ‘sustainability’ itself can be confusing and take on different meanings. Some guitar manufacturers will claim sustainable use of a timber based on the sourcing of that timber rather than it’s status as endangered. From our point of view, timbers on the IUCN Red List of threatened species are endangered and not using them at all, regardless of how it’s sourced should be the goal. It’s also essential that people know whether the timber they’re buying is truly sustainable. Woods are often grouped into larger families. Some are sustainable, others are not. ‘Mahogany’ is a great example. The term is used for a number of brown timbers. Without knowing the scientific term, it’s impossible to know whether that Mahogany is endangered, or even if it’s actually Mahogany. ‘Khaya’, commonly known as African Mahogany is in fact NOT a Mahogany. We use the scientific terms for our timbers on our timber page to help the customer make an informed choice and also to begin a wider discussion on ethical promotion of guitars. Cole Clark featured as a leading company shaping music manufacturing Cole Clark are featured in music trades NAMM edition as one of the 15 companies… Cole Clark – Best In Show at NAMM 2018 We are thrilled to have received a Best In Show award as a’company to watch’… Cole Clark at Gruhn Guitars, Nashville. We are pleased to announce a new exclusive retail partnership with Gruhn Guitars in Nashville… 7 Clare Street Bayswater VIC 3153 Australia Phone: 61 3 8727 5655 Fax: 61 3 9720 2621 Enquiries: info@coleclarkguitars.com Sales/Dealers: sales@coleclarkguitars.com Employment: jobs@coleclarkguitars.com Limited Run Mahogany 1 series June 15, 2020 ARCHIVES Select Month January 2021 October 2020 August 2020 June 2020 May 2020 March 2020 February 2018 January 2018 January 2016 October 2015 August 2014 June 2014 January 2014 We’re back!→

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Concert Manic! How many concerts can you cram into just one lifetime? Let's find out together. Concert Manic! » Home Page My self-curated guitar festival with Aram Bajakian, Nels Cline, Marc Ribot and Stephen Ulrich By Sarah V. | May 31, 2015 - 2:02 pm | Concert review It’s been a very busy couple of weeks here in Concertville, having attended eleven sets of live music in the twelve days after I wrote my last blog post. (Edit: And I’ve attended four more concerts since I wrote that sentence because I haven’t found the time to finish this blog post all week!) I realized partway through that eleven-set run that I was in the middle of an inadvertent celebration of all things guitar, with several of my favorite guitarists playing multiple shows all in a row. The main event was Aram Bajakian’s residency at the Stone. I only made it to seven sets (going to the Stone is a lot harder when the MTA does late-night construction on your concert commute, grrr!) but I heard some wonderful music along the way. I have a hard time narrowing it down to favorites, since the music was so diverse that it’s hard to compare one set to the next; but I think my top three were Dálava; music inspired by “The Color of Pomegranates,” and his duo set with Alan Semerdjian. Aram did two sets of Dálava during his residency, one with a full band and one as a guitar/vocal duet. I saw the one with a full band, which was Aram Bajakian on guitar; Julia Ulehla doing vocals; Tom Swafford and Jake Shulman Ment playing violins; Frank London on trumpet; Shanir Blumenkranz on bass; and Ted Reichman on accordion. (It was funny since I’d had a fairly random interaction with someone the previous night on the subway, and said something about there not being enough good music written for accordions. And the very next night: great music with an accordion! Wish: granted.) I’d seen Dálava’s New York premiere a few months ago, and although I enjoyed that first show, I thought this set at the Stone was by far the better of the two. The attentive, appreciative audience at the Stone and the intimate space makes everything better, and I think the band was just feeling it more this time. The music is an unusual blend of old Eastern European folk music and modern downtown New York sensibility. Very interesting stuff. (Check it out here.) The duo set with Alan Semerdjian was really very special; Alan would recite poems (written by him as well as some poems by Armenian writers, translated into English, in tribute to the 100th anniversary of the 1915 Armenian genocide) while Aram played music to underscore and illustrate the texts. The poetry was excellent and thought-provoking, and the solo guitar accompaniment was beautiful. I would love to hear more of this collaboration, it really worked well and was an emotionally powerful experience. Tagged aram bajakian, big lazy, dalava, kef, marc ribot, nels cline, stephen ulrich, yuka honda, yuval lion Recent concert highlights: Erik Friedlander, Trevor Dunn’s PROOFReaders, Marc Ribot, Sean Rowe, and Zion80 I’ve had a light three weeks of concerts (well, light for me) between two head colds, a sinus infection and a round of antibiotics – yuck! Hopefully now that summer has arrived a couple of months early, the cold and flu season is over. I did manage to push through and get to a handful of shows, though I didn’t feel well enough to write about them until this week. Erik Friedlander‘s solo set at Dixon Place, premiering his new album “Illuminations,” was a real treat. The new album is a must-hear – I’ve really been enjoying it (you can listen and buy it by clicking here). It reminds me a little of “Volac,” the album he did for John Zorn’s Book of Angels series, but with a bit more of a classical sound. I hadn’t been to Dixon Place before and it was an excellent place to see a very focused and intense solo set, with no distracting noise from the street or a bar. It was a beautiful concert, and I was happy to bring home the new CD afterwards for some extended listening sessions. Here’s a piece from “Illuminations” that he performed in Krakow: The same night, and with a slightly overlapping set time, was Trevor Dunn’s band PROOFReaders, with Dunn on upright bass, Darius Jones on saxophone, Nate Wooley on trumpet and Ryan Sawyer on drums. Luckily this show was just a few blocks from Dixon Place at the Skinny, so we were able to scoot over there and only miss a little bit of the beginning of the show. They played a double set of Ornette Coleman tunes, so we definitely got our money’s worth even though we were late (not always a sure thing these days with lots of sub-60-minute sets happening in avant-garde/jazz venues). It was a great opportunity to relax on some comfy couches and take in some high-quality acoustic jazz performed by very talented musicians. What more can a jazz fan ask for? I don’t think the PROOFReaders have any recordings or videos available to share, but I will definitely go see them again if I get the chance. Tagged brian marsella, darius jones, erik friedlander, frank london, greg wall, jessica lurie, jon madof, marc ribot, marlon sobol, matt darriau, nate wooley, ryan sawyer, sean rowe, shanir blumenkranz, trevor dunn, yoshie fruchter, yuval lion, zach mayer, zion80 A pair of musical surprises: Jolie Holland at Bar LunÀtico & Dresden Dolls at Rough Trade By Sarah V. | April 23, 2015 - 3:23 am | Concert review Part of the reason I’m such an enthusiast for live music is that the experience is always unique and, to some extent, unpredictable. Case in point: I’d had my concert calendar laid out for April since the first week of the month, but this week I ended up ditching my plans a couple of times for last-minute surprise concerts. One was announced just hours before the show, one was announced a few days in advance. Luckily, since I am a person who is relatively unattached to other people’s schedules, I was able to drop my plans and make it to both events. There was some kind of synchronicity at work, with two of my favorite female vocalists/songwriters announcing last-minute shows in Brooklyn two days apart; but the shows were pretty drastically different. The first one was a Record Store Day concert kicking off the Dresden Dolls‘ release of the Virginia Monologues, a vinyl collection of their two albums Yes, Virginia and No, Virginia. They did a free concert at the Rough Trade record store in Williamsburg, which I think has a capacity around 250 in the venue attached to the store. It was the first time I’d been there when the balcony was open, so I took the opportunity to nab a spot up there – it was an unusually hot day and the GA floor area was unpleasant, temperature-wise, so I was hoping the balcony would have a bit more airflow (it didn’t, but I had a nice view, so that was OK). The Dresden Dolls have been on hiatus for a while – I actually happened to catch their last performance, which was just a couple of songs at a benefit show in the Boston metro area in 2013. I’d enjoyed those two songs a lot so I figured it would be worth trekking out to Brooklyn early to check out a full set from them. Unfortunately the L train wasn’t running between Manhattan and Williamsburg on Record Store Day because the MTA hates us, so it took me close to two torturous hours to get there, including multiple trains, walking, and an illegal Uber street pick-up when I got desperate. I narrowly avoided taking the G train for the first time ever. But I got there, and I got in, and the awesome bartender gave me a free ice-cold non-alcoholic beverage, so it was all good. They came out pretty darn close to on-time (which was impressive and greatly appreciated as I was dripping sweat before the show even started – damn, Rough Trade, do you not have air conditioning??) and as expected, the show was intense. I have a bit of a weakness for melodramatic/cabaret type rock music, and the Dresden Dolls are pretty much the epitome of that. The whole set was good, but most of my favorites were towards the end – “Half Jack,” a cover of “War Pigs,” “Sing” and the explosive encore, “Girl Anachronism.” When I wasn’t watching the stage, I was enjoying watching the crowd up front – I don’t know if I’ve ever seen an audience enjoying themselves that much at a show! Dancing, singing, smiling. The joy on their faces was visible all the way up in the balcony. Tagged adam brisbin, amanda palmer, brian viglione, doug wieselman, dresden dolls, jared samuel, jolie holland, record store day, stevie weinstein-foner Early April Concert Highlights: Doug Wieselman; Jolie Holland; Nels Cline Singers w/Jeff Parker By Sarah V. | April 16, 2015 - 2:23 am | Concert review, Upcoming concerts As usual, I’ve been seeing too many concerts to review, but I thought I’d take a night off and cover a few highlights of the last couple of weeks – just pulling out my very favorite performances among the ten or so bands/performers I’ve seen. The first really great set I saw in April was Doug Wieselman‘s solo performance at a house concert. I think he performed music exclusively from his recent album, From Water, which features pieces he wrote after being inspired by specific bodies of water. Some have obvious inspirations like “Pacific 1″ and “Pacific 2,” and some had more involved explanations – like “Train” which was inspired by the train that goes along the Hudson River (which is the one I take to my parents’ house, so I know it well – it’s beautiful) and even as far afield as “Kepler-22b,” which is an exoplanet that astronomers believe has a lot of water on it. Mr. Wieselman performed on solo clarinet and some electronics/pedals. I found this music to be particularly enjoyable in such an intimate and friendly setting. It was so easy to fully focus on and lose yourself in the sound. I’ve seen him play a few times before, but this set felt really special. Later that week I went with a friend to see Jolie Holland. Kind of a nice musical segue, because although these two concerts could hardly be more different, Doug Wieselman played a lot on her most recent album, Wine Dark Sea. And the lion’s share of her setlist was from that album, including one of my favorites, “Saint Dymphna.” For this particular live set, she had an unusual lineup featuring three electric guitars and no other instruments (although one guitarist swapped out his guitar for a harmonium on a couple of songs). Electric guitars are one of my favorite instruments, so I thought it made for a pretty fun band. It was a short-ish set, but the setlist was very well-chosen and included a new song that I really liked. After hearing it, I’m already looking forward to the next album! (She tends to go a few years between albums, but hopefully I don’t have to wait TOO long for it.) Edit for a late addition: My friend Mike W. sent me this great pic he took at the Jolie Holland concert from our vantagepoint at the corner of the stage: Tagged cyro baptista, doug wieselman, jeff parker, jolie holland, nels cline, nels cline singers, scott amendola, trevor dunn Last week’s concerts: Mat Maneri, Lucien Ban, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Banquet of the Spirits, Marc Ribot, Emeline Michel, and last but not least, Sex Mob By Sarah V. | March 31, 2015 - 1:56 am | Concert review …in that order! I had a pretty busy week, including checking out four new-to-me music venues in four days. It’s amazing how many different venues there are in New York – I’ve gone to 200+ concerts in this town and there’s still so many places I haven’t been. (I just checked my list, I’ve been to 18 different venues since January 1st this year.) The first concert of the week was a last-minute decision after being sick in bed for a couple of days. I made a swift recovery on the last day and decided I was OK to go downtown to the Cornelia Street Cafe to see Mat Maneri and Lucien Ban‘s new quintet. Unfortunately, since it was last minute, the early set was already sold out… but I decided to hang out and see if I could get in on the waitlist. Concert karma won out and I ended up being the last audience member allowed in, and yet somehow got a second row table. Score! I stayed for both sets and really enjoyed it. It’s a somewhat unusual mix of instruments – Lucien Ban on piano, Randy Peterson on drums, Tony Malaby on saxophone, Bob Stewart on tuba, and Mat Maneri on viola – but it worked really well. It’s hard to even pick favorites among the band – they were all so good. This video is a duet and not the same quintet we saw live, but perhaps it will give you an idea of the sort of music that Mr. Ban and Mr. Maneri come up with together: (OK, that sounds so nice that I just opened a tab in my browser and bought the album from Amazon MP3 so I can listen to it while I’m writing the rest of this article. I love the 21st century sometimes!) The second concert of the week was Tuesday evening at the Jazz Standard: Rudresh Mahanthappa‘s quintet playing “Bird Calls”. Believe it or not, this was my first visit to the Jazz Standard! I liked it a lot more than I thought I would – in my imagination, every jazz venue with table seating is overcrowded and annoying, and every jazz venue that serves food is terrible and overpriced. Happily, this venue turned out to be an exception to the rule, and we had a really nice time. I look forward to seeing more shows there. Venue aside, the concert itself was also very enjoyable – we’d seen (and liked) this band at Winter Jazzfest, but in this more relaxed and intimate venue, with better sound quality, it felt like a whole different ball game. As you may guess from the title, “Bird Calls” is heavily influenced and inspired by the music of Charlie Parker. (If you want to read about the album in-depth, check out this great article from All About Jazz.) Mr. Mahanthappa’s saxophone was clearly the star of the show, although he was supported by an excellent band. He made the intricate melodies and ideas seem effortless, and as the show went on, it just got better and better. Check out one of the tracks from “Bird Calls” here: The next night was a show I’d been particularly looking forward to: Cyro Baptista’s Banquet of the Spirits at the Harlem Stage Gatehouse. Another new-to-me venue, it is a pretty nice place to see a show and gets a lot of bonus points for being walkable from my apartment. Double bonus points: it was a free concert. (NB: you need to RSVP in advance for their free shows, so make sure you reserve a spot early.) Tagged Banquet of the Spirits, brian marsella, cyro baptista, Emeline Michel, kenny wollesen, Lucien Ban, marc ribot, mat maneri, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Sex Mob, shanir blumenkranz, tim keiper If you'd like to receive an e-mail when I post something new on the site, just enter your e-mail address here and press the button! abraxas amanda palmer aram bajakian Banquet of the Spirits brian marsella ceramic dog ches smith concert review cyro baptista doug wieselman erik friedlander eyal maoz frank london greg cohen gyan riley ikue mori jamie saft joe henry joey baron john medeski john zorn jolie holland jon madof kenny grohowski kenny wollesen klezwoods marc ribot mark feldman masada mike patton nels cline sean rowe Secret Chiefs 3 shahzad ismaily shanir blumenkranz sofia rei sylvie courvoisier tim keiper trevor dunn uri caine uri gurvich walter sickert and the army of broken toys yoshie fruchter zion80 zorn@60 NYC suggested concerts Music blogs and sites we like Avant Music News Brian Carpenter & the Confessions DJ Ranja’s blog Downtown Music Gallery Jazz Toilet blog Jeremiah Cymerman Jeremy’s Tom Waits blog John Zorn & Tzadik forum Julia Olivarez Le Zornographe Marc Ribot’s tour dates Moritz Bichler’s photos Peter Gannushkin’s photos Stefan’s Joe Henry blog Tom Waits forum Concert Manic! | Powered by Mantra & WordPress.

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Nitibha feels restricted by fame after ‘Bigg Boss’ Sakshi to turn positive on &TV’s Waaris Happy times ahead on Star Plus’ Naamkarann Published by user1 at August 2, 2017 Nitibha Kaul got famous for her stint in the reality TV show “Bigg Boss”, but she says she sometimes feels restricted by all the scrutiny that has come along with popularity. Nitibha, who has stepped in the web world with the series called “Nitibha Knows” on The Comic Wallah, a channel by Fabform, a digital venture by Vishal Mull, added that the scrutiny has brought a sense of responsibility about how she handles her life. “Life did change (after ‘Bigg Boss’) because all of a sudden I was someone who people recognised at the airport, on the streets while walking anywhere, so it is the recognition that comes with it, of course, brings in a lot of responsibility,” Nitibha told IANS. She added: “I cannot be reckless about the things that I’m doing, the actions I’m making. I am in the public eye, I am a known figure… if I upload picture in a swimming costume in a hotel when I’m staying there, it is also, you know it is picked up by the media.” “So, that is the kind of scrutiny that you’re put through but that also makes you feel very grateful about it because very few people can actually be known, so it is definitely great and I’m handling it well. I do feel restricted sometimes but I think that’s a part and parcel of the industry.” She left her job at Google to be part of “Bigg Boss” Season 10 as a commoner. Some people don’t like the constant scrutiny that comes with fame, and Nitibha says she is one of them. “I don’t want anything and everything I do to be scrutinised, monitored, commented on or judged. That is something nobody likes but it also, sort of, comes in with the fact that if you are being given the privilege of being a celebrity, of being a known figure or a personality in this country, then you have to also be responsible towards your actions because it can influence other people,” she added. Anushka Sen’s wedding anniversary wish for her parents is heart-melting Nagma Mirajkar, the Tik Tok queen who rules several hearts with her talent and creativity Erica Fernandes and Harshad Chopda unites for AVTA 2019 Notice: It seems you have Javascript disabled in your Browser. In order to submit a comment to this post, please write this code along with your comment: e0a8be865263cb291a637db2e6634f99 Savdhaan India 3rd December 2020 Watch Online Radha Krishn 3rd December 2020 Watch Online Gupta Brothers 3rd December 2020 Watch Online Excuse Me Madam 3rd December 2020 Watch Online Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 2 3rd December 2020 Watch Online Anonymous on Jhalak update: Mohit Malik injured! Roop on Teenage bahus of TV Roop on Ripudaman SURPRISES girlfriend Shivangi on her birthday t-c on Ramashrey to be beaten black and blue in Star Plus’ Tere Sheher Mein © 2018 Xpress Vids. All Rights Reserved.

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EXTRAORDINARY MEDICINE The truth about homeopathy Extraordinary Evidence: Homeopathy's Best Research Homeopathy worked for me! Frequent False Statements About Homeopathy... and the Truth Unravelling the Mystery of High Dilutions The Ethics of Knowing the Mechanism of Action Homeopathy and Science Get Along Just Fine Intellectual Terrorism in Science (Yes, It Happens) Media Skeptics : A Popcorn Gallery Homeopathic Principles Explain the Rebound Effect Homeopathy : A History of Opposition Medicine's Greatest Unknown Genius Support EM Funding is needed for site maintenance, site development and other public awareness activities for homeopathy. Your generous donation, small or large, is appreciated. Homeopathy worked for me on YouTube! See lots of videos of people who've had success with homeopathy telling their stories! List of links courtesy of the Canadian Society of Homeopaths - or visit YouTube.com and search "Homeopathy Worked for Me". Your name: * Your e-mail address: * (not displayed) Your website: Captcha: (spam protection code) Please enter the code ↺ sandra hermann-courtney, cmt (Monday, April 08 13 06:48 pm EDT) Canadian Consumers Centre for Homeopathy (3CH) National United Professional Association of Trained Homeopaths (NUPATH) National Center for Homeopathy Ontario Homeopathic Association North American Society of Homeopaths Homeopathy: Medicine for the 21st Century British Columbia Society of Homeopaths Canadian College of Homeopathic Medicine British Institute of Homeopathy International Homeopathic Medical Council of Canada Ontario College of Homeopathic Medicine The solution to the mystery might be very close! Among the studies listed below is one by Chikramane et al., who discovered nanoparticles of the original substances in homeopathic medicines at potencies as high as 200C in the year 2010. When long-time American homeopathy researcher Iris Bell, M.D. Ph.D. read this study, she had an idea: why not look at the science coming out about nanoparticles and physiology, a hot topic in medical research right now as it holds the promise of better drug absorption? She did that for two years and was struck by the similarities between what this nanomedicine science was discovering and what is known in homeopathy. This prompted Dr. Bell to formulate a theory as to how homeopathy works, which she published a paper about in October of 2012. See it here. What should happen next is testing of the theory as she suggests, and independent replications of the Chikramane experiment. If these things both turn up positive, we'll be able to say that we know broadly at least that we know how homeopathy works. Keep checking back here. What is in that water? No one has figured out, exactly, but they're working on it. It's becoming clearer and clearer that there is something in ultra-high dilutions, prepared the way homeopaths prepare them. Enough scientists are working on it that they have their own academic journal, the International Journal of High Dilution Research. They affect living things: E. Davenas, F. Beauvais, J. Amara, M. Oberbaum, B. Robinzon, A. Miadonnai, A. Tedeschi, B. Pomeranz, P. Fortner, P. Belon, J. Sainte-Laudy, B. Poitevin & J. Benveniste, Human basophil degranulation triggered by very dilute antiserum against IgE Nature 333, 816-818 (30 June 1988) [Warning: entire study including abstract behind paywall.] This is Jacques Benveniste’s famous “memory of water” study which led to the destruction of his sterling reputation by those who simply refused to believe his results. We list all the authors, instead of just “et al” as usual, to make the point that three other labs had to replicate the results before the paper was published—an unprecedented requirement. It has been replicated again since, however, as per this meta-analysis: Witt CM, et al, The in vitro evidence for an effect of high homeopathic potencies–a systematic review of the literature Compl Therap Med (2007) 15, 128-138) “From 75 publications, 67 experiments (1/3 of them replications) were evaluated. Nearly 3/4 of them found a high potency effect, and 2/3 of those 18 that scored 6 points or more and controlled contamination. Nearly 3/4 of all replications were positive. Design and experimental models of the reviewed experiments were inhomogenous, most were performed on basophiles.” (Same thing Benveniste was studying.) What frustrates the scientists is that this isn’t 100% reproducible. They are working on figuring out why. They shine the same way the original material does: Rey, L. Thermoluminescence of ultra-high dilutions of lithium chloride and sodium chloride Physica A 323 (2003) 67 – 74 “During that phase, their thermoluminescence has been studied and it was found that, despite their dilution beyond the Avogadro number, the emitted light was specific of the original salts dissolved initially.” They emit electromagnetic waves: Montagnier L. et al, Electromagnetic Signals are Produced by Aqueous Nanostructures Derived from Bacterial DNA SequencesInterdiscip Sci Comput Life Sci (2009) 1:81-90) Conclusion: solutions of bacteria and virus DNA, when so highly-diluted that nothing of the original substance remained, were still able to emit low frequency radio waves. The radio waves affected water molecules, and the water molecules remembered and emitted radio waves. Oh, and in case you think Luc Montagnier is some junk scientist, he’s the one who discovered the HIV virus, winning a Nobel Prize for doing so. Due to lack of funding for homeopathy-related research in Europe, he’s recently moved to China to continue studying this phenomenon. They can be told apart if you have the right equipment: Rao, ML. et al, The defining role of structure (including epitaxy) in the plausibility of homeopathy Homeopathy, Volume 96, Issue 3, July 2007, pp. 175-182. “Preliminary data obtained using Raman and Ultra-Violet–Visible (UV–VIS) spectroscopy illustrate the ability to distinguish two different homeopathic medicines (Nux vomica and Natrum muriaticum) from one another and to differentiate, within a given medicine, the 6c, 12c, and 30c potencies.” Same authors continue this line of investigation: Rao, ML et al: Characterization of the structure of ultra dilute sols with remarkable biological properties Materials Letters, Volume 62, Issues 10-11, April 15, 2008, pp. 1487-1490. “This opens up a whole new field of endeavor for inorganic materials scientists interested in biological effects.” They’re just… different. V. Elia and M. Niccoli, New Physico-Chemical Properties of Extremely-Diluted Aqueous Solutions, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Vol. 75 (2004) 815–836. “The procedure of dilutions and succussions, even if there are no con vincing theoretical explanations yet, is capable of modifying in a permanent way the physico-chemical features of water.” And maybe they actually do have bits of the original material in them after all. Chikramane, PS et al, Extreme homeopathic dilutions retain starting materials: A nanoparticulate perspective Homeopathy 2010 Oct;99(4):231-42. “Using market samples of metal-derived medicines from reputable manufacturers, we have demonstrated for the first time by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), electron diffraction and chemical analysis by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES), the presence of physical entities in these extreme dilutions, in the form of nanoparticles of the starting metals and their aggregates.” What that last study points out… well, look at how recently it was published. Scientific research on high dilutions is ongoing. It’s a story that is still developing. Bonus: Here is a site with everything you could imaginably want to know about water, by a scientist who is arguably the world’s leading authority on it. From the “Memory of Water” page, a quote–note the certainty with which he says it– “Water does store and transmit information, concerning solutes, by means of its hydrogen-bonded network.” Another quote: “‘Maybe I should have thrown the data away’ -Jacques Benveniste, 1935-2004. But being a scientist and believing in his data he could not.” And here is a film on the properties of water. Fascinating stuff. © Hearthstone Independent

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Production Co: Handmade Films Director: Jonathan Lyon Producer: Michael White Writer: Jonathan Lyon Cast: Eric Idle, Robbie Coltrane A bit of a one-trick pony but very funny thanks to the British comic sensibility, the charisma and chemistry between stars Coltrane and Idle and a healthy sense of the ribald and absurd. Charlie (Coltrane) and Brian (Idle) are small time gangsters who want to go straight. They happen to be in a business where you only leave feet first, so when they get wind of their impending hit, they go on the lam, hiding in a convent where they disguise themselves as nuns to avoid the former colleagues looking for them, and can't seem to get out of disguise for the rest of the film. To make matters more complicated, Brian starts to fall for a novice and very short-sighted convent girl, and the scene is set for a lot of the expected gags and some that still creep up on you. What's most impressive is how the same joke fails to run dry for almost the entire running time.

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Late Night with Ed Money was the idea of a good buddy James Deemer who worked for a station in Chicago called Hocking Radio. He was a classic DJ with a hokey name but kept asking for me to be a DJ. Honestly, I am not one of those turntable scratching guys and repeatedly told him no. I said unless I can voice my opinion and mirror the kings like Howard Stern and Opie and Anthony what’s the point. Well, needless to say he said yes do it. One thing led to another and boom I was on their network. But life is short lived and I was quickly let go after, believe it or not, the network got scared that a sponsor would pull itself. I thought that since I was on the Internet and FCC shouldn’t be worried, but it’s the people that become scary. See I figured going to terrestrial radio is fine but I don’t want to be stuck working for a station that is worried the FCC is going to shut them down if I said the word Poop. Bullshit on that, and again boom the Phrase “Real People, Real Conversations, Real Life.” But who will listen, again as luck will have it Rick White from www.ktradio.org started talking to me and liked what he heard. So the merger between “Radio without Rules” and my sorry ass began. Quickly Moose, D.B. and Sober came in line and the show is cooking along and Ed Money’s Late Night began to take shape. And so the train wreck begins. @edmoneylive

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THE ORTHOPEDIC UNIT The department has a wide range of specialties including nonsurgical treatment for arthritis, artificial joint replacement for hip and knee, total, primary, unicompartmental and revision joint replacement, performing operations using navigation, computer assisted surgery or custom-made cutting guides, follow-up with previously made joint replacement as well as trauma and fractures. All specialties are supervised by orthopedic consultants within the hospital. It provides immediate care for road accidents and work injuries and special treatment for hip and pelvis fractures in elderly people The October 6 University is the first private university in the republic of Egypt established by the presidential decree number 243 in 1996. It joined the union of Arabic Universities since 1997. The University includes fourteen Faculties, University Hospital, and two hotels for male and female students. It has also established a center for quality assurance and accreditation having units in all the faculties, to enhance and disseminate quality culture. The University comprises a modern library, equipped with state of the art audio/visual technology, a large collection of books and references, spacious conference and reading halls, and connected through the internet to several electronic library networks. Additionally, the university has established a center of excellence for training and human development to enhance and transfer practical expertise in all production sectors. The University campus consists of four educational buildings, hospital, gardens and playgrounds, as shown in the following figure. The total area of the campus amounts to 170,000 square meters. The total number of students in the university is about 14,085 from 48 different nationalities which represent about 41% of the total number of students. See link: http://o6u.edu.eg/dpagesuni.aspx?FactId=0&id=598 October 6 University, is one of the Egyptian leading private faculties, that has been established at 1996 according to the presidential republican decree No. 242. It is located at 6 October city, Giza governorate 50 Km West Cairo. It is dedicated from the beginning, to offer high-quality medical education to medical students and graduate physicians. Teaching, health care service and scientific experience are offered by excellent well selected medical staff recruited from the most reputable and leading Egyptian Faculties of Medicine. Our students are supported by a well-equipped hospital. The hospital facilities are sufficient enough to provide the pre-requisite clinical training essential for the acquisition of clinical skills by medical students and are in continuous contact and collaboration with the famous local and international medical institutes and professional centers. October 6 University is looking forward to achieve the international eminence as an academic institution for continuing medical education, clinical research and practice. Faculty of Medicine succeeded to get the Local and regional accreditation as one of the leading private medical schools. The first batch of students was graduated on Feb. 2002. Now we are on the steps of getting the international accreditation supported by the World Health Organization. WHO confirmed the inclusion of Faculty of Medicine October 6 university in the WHO World Directory of Medical Schools. Now graduates of the college are eligible to apply to and sit for PLAB section of the British Council in Cairo and the General Medical Council of the United kingdom and other professional tests after fulfilling the requirement of the internship year of training. Also The Minister of Health agreed to accept our graduate for getting the Egyptian fellowship certificates. See link: http://o6u.edu.eg/Faculties.aspx?FactId=2&id=78 Mahmoud A Hafez, FRCS Ed, MD, Professor and Head of the Orthopaedic Unit, October 6 University Ahmed El-Morsy, MRCS, Fellow of the European Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Lecturer of Orthopaedics, October 6 University Ahmed Tamer, MSc, Assistant Lecturer of Orthopaedics - October 6 University Hospital Mohamed Mosa, Assistant Lecturer, Assiut University Sharafeldin M.S Ibrahim, Lecturer, Kordofan University • Sherif Ismaiel, Orthopaedic Specialist • Islam Abo Yosef, Orthopaedic Specialist • Hythem Abdel Hamid, Orthopaedic Specialist • Rami Bakheet, Orthopaedic Specialist • Mustafa Hamdi, Orthopaedic Specialist Head Of International Affairs • Dr. Michael Maher Fahmy Youssef • Karim Hamdy Abdel Kader, Resident of Orthopaedics • Mark Ashraf, Resident of Orthopaedics • Ahmad Adel, Visiting Resident of Orthopaedics • Ahmed shenawy, Visiting Resident of Orthopaedics • Mostafa El Nemr, Visiting Resident of Orthopaedics • Abdul-Rahman Elshafei, Biomedical Engineering • Nada Ibrahim, Science • Ismail Rashad, Clinical Research Fellow • Hosamuddin Hamza, Dentistry • Abdullah Ammoura, Biotechnology • Ahmed Abdel El Mughny, Computer Scientist • Ahmed Ibrahim, Engineer • Mariam Mounir, Undergraduate. Visiting Consultants to October 6 University Hospital stitute Faculty Specialty Military Medical Academy Khaled Sorour Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Banha University Mohamedl El Morsy Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Beni Sweif University Atef Morsy Professor & Head of Orthopaedic Dept Al Helal National Orthopaedic Hospital Karim Mohamed Al Sokary Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon National Institute for Neuro-Motor system Ahmed Wagih Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Ahmed Maher Teaching Hospital Hussein Abdel Rahman Omar Consultant Orthopaedics & Spine Surgery Zayed Specialized Hospital Ahmed Fathi Consultant Orthopaedics & Spine Surgery Al Azhar University Rashed Emam Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon El Sahel teaching hospital Maher Fansa Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon El Sahel teaching hospital Emad Samuel Saweeres Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

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Interview: Macao's first five-year plan focuses on people's livelihood: chief executive (Xinhua) 20:19, September 09, 2016 Macao's first five-year plan focuses on people's livelihood, as a major part of the plan is about land use, infrastructure and traffic, medical service and education, Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Chief Executive Chui Sai On said. In an interview with Xinhua, Chui explained the reason why Macao should devise its first ever long-term plan, and how it will benefit the Macao people. Macao unveils the final version of its first five-year plan on Thursday, after almost one year of preparation. The plan sets out comprehensive development targets for the SAR, focusing on citizen's livelihood and Macao's diversified economy. "The top-down design plan made with higher standards and vision is necessary for Macao's future development. The plan is not made in haste, the SAR needs it, the people want it," he said. The chief executive recalled that it has been 16 years since Macao has implemented the principle of "one country, two systems," "Macao people governing Macao," and high degree of autonomy. Macao people understand that Chinese mainland is the strong support for the SAR's economy development and improvement of people's life. Regional cooperation is a robust boost for Macao to diversify its economy. Macao has to follow the development plan of the whole country to promote its sustainable development. "The experience that the government has learned shows that annual administrative policy and sub-plans are important, but short-term plans would not help us handle the changing situation, nor promote the SAR's public governance, long-term stability and prosperity," Chui said. The plan said Macao targets a "world leisure and tour center" as its future position, which has been recognized by China's 12th and 13th five-year plans, as well as by the Macao people. The plan highlights seven major targets, including maintaining stable economic growth, improving the structure of industries, improving its role as an international tourist city, raising the life quality of the residents and the quality of education, protecting environment, and strengthening the efficiency of the government and deepening the building of the legal system. Chui said the plan borrowed the concept of innovative, coordinated, green, open and shared development in China's five-year plan. Macao's version has covered the cooperation with the 13th five-year plan, Belt and Road Initiative, commercial cooperation platform between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, and regional cooperation. The SAR government had held over 40 public meetings to collect civil opinions and suggestions from more than 100 social groups. Over 4,000 letters had been sent to the government to deliver about 10,000 detailed opinions for the plan. "The drafting process has three parts: preparatory research, public opinion collection, and plan publishing. I feel that our people recognize this plan, and are very active and reasonable in participating in the drafting process," Chui said. The plan focuses on citizen livelihood and sets out goals covering land use, traffic, medical service, education and job creation. It also prioritizes infrastructure projects for the next five years, such as construction of a light railway network, a fourth bridge between Macao and Taipa, expanding a waste incinerator, and building an electronic surveillance system. Macao started drafting this plan in October 2015, when a special committee was appointed to research and make a top-down design plan for Macao to become a world leisure and tour center in the mid 2030s. "Everything's hard in the beginning. Macao didn't have long-term plan and the experience of making such plan before," the chief executive said. "We need patience and strong will to start it. The SAR government took the responsibility and carry it out with wide view and scientific method." In order to make a good plan, Chui came to China's National Development and Reform Commission, and Tsinghua University's Center for China Studies several times for advice. The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, and Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao SAR also offered help to the SAR government. "During the drafting process, I deeply felt the support from the motherland to Macao," Chui said. He said this plan both considers the short-term, mid- and long-term interests, and reflects the will of people. Drafting such a plan is one important step to make the SAR governance more systematic, democratic and precise. The SAR government and people will joint their effort to raise Macao's competitiveness, and share the fruitful result. 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Reconciling lifestreaming and privacy: tech-facilitated negotiations January 27th, 2014 | by z | Published in Future of the Internet | 5 Comments I’ve long thought that, as tough as privacy against government intrusion and corporate surveillance are, the most novel and complex privacy challenges will be peer-to-peer. With gov’t and corporate privacy issues, the players to be affected are more known and manageable, and impinging on their freedom to collect on us — or report what they find — feel like “regular” regulation. But what happens when the information being gathered about us is thanks to someone wearing a headset and simply streaming anything interesting that he or she sees, helpfully auto-tagged with our identities? Some bars and restaurants may try to ban Google Glass on the way in, but lessons from anything ranging from mobile phones to hats tell us who’s going to win that war in the longer term. Especially once the distribution of streaming devices has evened out, so it’s not just the occasional freak behaving anti-socially, but all of us doing so, we’ll need to look for other solutions if we don’t want to be stuck simply having to reconcile ourselves to no private moments in public. One place to mine is the realm of digital rights management. DRM has not worked out so well for copyrighted material in the public mainstream, like movies and music. But what if the kind of tagging by which stuff can ask — if not require — “don’t copy me” could be deployed for privacy purposes, more in the spirit of Creative Commons than the ill-fated Macrovision VHS copy protection scheme. How to do this? A start would be to allow people to set their expectations for a given environment, and to be able to broadcast them (without having to share their names, of course). If enough people in, say, a classroom, agree that the meeting is off the record, then recording devices will be alerted accordingly. They’ll still function, but they’ll show a message that the environment is expected to be off the record — and perhaps they’ll have a glowing LED or some other gentle indicator to tell others in the room that someone has chosen to record despite the norm. Perhaps, too, those recorded will be able to have some form of pseudonymous contact information embedded in the recording — so that if it should become public, they can choose to show that they were indeed the ones recorded (again without necessarily having to reveal identity) and then ask — not demand — some privilege in contextualizing or commenting upon the recording. Many of us might appreciate an opportunity to know about others’ preferences and expectations in a quiet, low-impact way, and then to respect them — or if not, to realize that that choice entails overriding the preferences of others. The function of the technology is not to impede certain uses by fiat — the way the old DRM did — but rather to allow people to see that other people are implicated by what they do, permitting the moral dimension of our enthusiastic use of technology to become more apparent. Update: PlaceAvoider appears to seek to implement some of this functionality. Yorick Wilks says: January 27th, 2014 at 8:51 pm (#) Im no lawyer (!) but isnt much of this covered by existing federal and state law (in the US at least) on video and sound recording of people with/without their consent. Or rather how do web/digital issues change the questions, if they do, from what applied to simpler technology? As i understand it, federal law says its legal to film people without their permission and to record any conversation to which one is a party, without the consent of others involved (one-party consent etc etc). Is the main issue the information gathering or the subsequent use/dissemination/ownership of it? The reference to DRM suggests the latter, but the classroom/preferences/groups environment suggests (to me) the former? Nice idea anyway! State law does indeed vary — and enforcement can be tricky. Public places are generally open to such recording, at least so long as it isn’t secret. I suppose wearing Glass or its counterparts might be seen as putting people on notice. But over the long term, this’ll be mediated by norms rather than law … Trevor Hughes says: January 28th, 2014 at 1:19 am (#) Hi JZ, Great post. And I agree about the complexity of peer to peer privacy. I attended an event in Brussels last week where the organizers included a package of photo privacy indicators in the conference bag. The four buttons were meant to be attached to your name badge, and each button represented a different status for the wearer with regards to the taking and posting of photos (take/share freely, ask my permission, blur, or don’t take at all). Seems like an analog version of the ideas you are describing. Erhardt Graeff says: Hey JZ, Where and how do you think this would intersect with recommendations around opt-in versus opt-out that we see between EU/OECD/FTC Fair Information Practices guidelines? Obviously, as stated above, there are different privacy expectations in public places. But as the internet continues to cease looking like an internet with computer endpoints and everything is considered information, are we forced to consider these as public places or is there another way we will need to characterize them that falls under FIPs-like jurisdiction? Erhardt I never quite understood opt-in vs. opt-out as a key issue for traditional privacy; when starting a new relationship between company and individual, it’s possible to prompt for certain expectations without assuming a default one way or the other. I guess for the p2p privacy issues we’re talking about here, the idea would be that the owner of a physical space, or alternately a certain majority or supermajority of its occupants, could set a default — which would determine whether, for that space, being “off the record” is the default or something which someone must explicitly seek. About 11 hours ago from Jonathan Zittrain's Twitter via Twitter for iPhone

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Lyndon Bevan - Chairman MB’s/The Lacon Arms, Hemsby I was born in Carmarthen and my first job was as a baker. We came to Great Yarmouth in 1977 to set up a new business in Hemsby. The best advice I've every been given is: "take more water with it" and "Work hard for profit not just work hard". Gareth Brown Operations Director Haven - Honorary President Since 2012 I have been the General Manager at Caister-on-Sea Holiday Park which is part of the Haven family and owned by Bourne Leisure Ltd. Although originally from London I have moved around within the tourism industry, but having lived in the area once before when the chance arose to move back and finally settle in Norfolk it was an easy decision to make. My first taste of the service industry came as a waiter in a pub when I was 16 and I’ve loved every moment of the sector ever since. I’ve had the privilege to have work in some stunning locations around the UK and for some great leaders, the best piece of advice I was ever given was ‘None of us, is as smart as all of us’ Barry Coleman I was Deputy Leader of GYBC and Cabinet Member for Tourism & Business. I was a war time baby (WW2 not the Crimean!) born in Diseworth, a small Leicestershire village adjacent to the present East Midlands Airport. I have lived in Martham since 1973 where I worked as Head of Humanities at Flegg High School; I retired from teaching in 1998. Best advice given to me is: "Do not fret about current situations everything goes around in circles". Lost World Golf, Hemsby I am the owner/manager of Lost World Golf in Hemsby. I was born in Chelmsford, Essex and came to Norfolk in 1979 - I had family already living here and operating amusement arcades, fairground rides and food outlets. My first job was bingo caller/cashier at my uncles amusement arcade. Best advice ,.....don't think I have had it yet. Terri Harris Sea Life Centre, Great Yarmouth, I am the General Manager of Great Yarmouth Sea Life Centre. I was born in Wales and first very first job was in Woolworths. Best advice: "Make Everything FUN". Kevin Huggins Fusion Hair Consultants, Gorleston I am a co/director of Fusion Hair and Beauty Consultants Ltd and also on the board of the national executive Council of the National Hairdressers Federation. I lived in Martham for the first 22 years of my Life until I married and moved to Burnt lane Gorleston. Growing up in Martham was Idyllic and I very rarely went out of the village! I was a maintenance engineer for BT....Post office Telecommunication when I started in 1973...moved through Various Departments of BT and finished as payphone manager for BT when I retired after 35 years in 2008. 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Best advice: "Never Trust Any Person" The Pleasure Beach, Great Yarmouth I am Managing Director of the Pleasure Beach. I was born in Great Yarmouth - it was a good place to grow up. The beach was a must in the summer and many happy hours were spent there. My first job was a seasonal job the age of12 - making up prize capsules for the Egg Machine and Gift Box Machines. Best advice ever given: “Never take NO for an answer”. I was founder chairman of the Greater Yarmouth Tourist Authority and I am honoured to be the first interim chairman of this exiting new BID Company. I was bought up in Gorleston and worked on our family-owned Cherry Tree Holiday Park in Burgh Castle. Best advice "Together Everyone Achieves More" John Potter Potters Resort, Hopton I am the managing director of Potters Resort in Hopton-on-sea, a five star holiday village employing a friendly team of over 550 staff catering for 1/4m full board bed nights per year with an emphasis on sports and entertainment led short breaks. I was proud to be elected twice Chairman of The National Association Of Holiday Centres and other tourism related interests include a foreign holiday tour operation, a cruise holiday travel agency and software businesses in Central Reservations and Ship Property Management servicing over 200 cruise ships Worldwide. I was born in Norfolk and grew up living on site at Potters Resort playing, working and eating with our guests as a way of life. My first job was as a luggage boy for tips and first paid job was as a young boy emptying the bins on site in the mornings and bottling up the bars in the evenings. I served my leisure apprenticeships at Norwich Hotel School and worked Hotels in Italy, Selfridges and Park Lane Hotel London as well as Butlins Bognor Regis and Warner Holidays before eventually returning to my Norfolk roots and joining the family business in my late 20’s. Toni Reeve Seadell Chalets & Shops, Hemsby I own Seadell Shops & Holiday Chalets Hemsby. I was born in Kirby Bedon [South of Norwich] Norfolk. My first job was with Royal Insurance Group Norwich. I used to visit Gt Yarmouth/Gorleston [Floral Hall] often on weekend summer evenings. Later worked jn Great Yarmouth & surrounding area. Best Advice: Only person in this world never to make a mistake. Who?. The person who never made a decision!!!!. Ken Sims I am the owner of Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens. I was born in Burton on Trent and my first job was as a Laboratory Technician with the Medical Research Council. I came to Great Yarmouth in 1976 to start Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens. Best advice: "Manners Maketh Man" Steve Cozens Cozens UK Ltd Owner and director of Cozens UK who have been involved within business in Great Yarmouth for many years. Margaret Farrow Farrow Properties I was born a farmers daughter and moved to Gorleston 70 years ago. I qualified in catering and moved to Birmingham where I was head of a catering department within one year. I would have stayed in Birmingham but was called back to Gorleston to run one of the family businesses which was a 22 bedroom hotel. I then had businesses on Regent Road and always enjoyed the Regent Road seasonal atmosphere and was always trying to extend the season which I was successful at. My advice to anyone setting out in business would be 'listen to the last owner, give them what they want and not what you think they want, be pleasant and polite, enjoy your work, treat your staff well and be proud of what they do' Today's market is different but still only a challenge - so enjoy it!!! Gregg Haddon The Winchester Guest House "I was born in Leicestershire and worked in the hosiery industry and then engineering as an accountant and production control manager. Me and my wife, Sam bought The Winchester in 2004 and moved to Great Yarmouth with our two sons Gary and Tom. We all love the area and consider it to be home." Best bit of advice "treat others as you would like to be treated" Ben Jay Jays UK I am the general manager for Jays UK Ltd in Great Yarmouth. Running both the Hippodrome Circus and Hollywood golf, and also own Marina Bay Café on Gorleston Seafront. I have spent my life promoting and delivering very successful events, venues and attractions throughout the area, whilst understanding the difficult demographic and financial hurdles the area presents. Matt Smith - Company Secretary Sara's Tearoom I was born in the Northgate Hospital and have lived in the Great Yarmouth area for most of my life. My first job was sweeping up and clearing tables at the Pleasure Beach. Later in my teens I had the pleasure of being the 'Brake Man' of the Wooden Roller Coaster for the summer season. After completing a degree in Marketing at Derby University, I spent 10 years in the Motor Retail industry working as a Marketing Manager for a number of prestige brands. In 2011, Great Yarmouth was calling again and I took the decision to join my parents in running the busy family business, Sara's Tearooms. Best advice "Never regret what you did, only regret what you didn't do". Aileen Mobbs Owner of The Imperial Hotel and the Events Director for the Maritime Festival Councillor Malcolm Bird I am Malcolm Bird past tourist Chairman ,Mayor, and Hotel proprietor for Great Yarmouth, I am now a Bed and Breakfast proprietor and have worked in the Hospitality Industry for the last 50 years. Barnard House I moved to Great Yarmouth with my family when I was 3 years old. I went to Norwich City College Hotel School and then worked in Cambridge and later at the Dorchester Hotel in London. I returned home to join the family Hotel business. For the last 20 years I have worked as a lecturer at Lowestoft College in the Hospitality Department. During this time I have also owned and run Barnard House B&B in Great Yarmouth. Martin Marsh Sentinel Leisure Being brought up in the Borough within the tourism industry, living in our great town my entire life and working hard from the ground up developing my, so far, 16 year career in the leisure industry on the seafront I have a deep rooted passion for the success and progression of the town and industries within it that brings life, enjoyment and an enormous economy year after year to residents, businesses and visitors alike. Therefore I think this puts me in a prime position to aid the future growth of Greater Yarmouth. Maluth Lodge George Jermany Cavalier Chalets James Bensley I was born at Northgate hospital. My father Jack was a fisherman and involved in the Tourism Industry and my mother Sue was a hairdresser. I attended Caister High School then Great Yarmouth College on a construction course whilst also attending Gorleston Fire Station as a Fire Cadet until my 18th Birthday. I married my long term girlfriend Louise in December 2012 and have one daughter. I am heavily involved in the tourism industry which allows me to have lots of different employment in the winter months such as SSAF, Security films for windows, Hydro Mac hydraulics, Aqua Zone and Essex and Suffolk Water. Since becoming a Councillor I have been keen to promote Great Yarmouth's tourism and save Hemsby coastline. My spare time is spent looking after my daughter, watching football, films, swimming and relaxing to music. Paul Hammond Graham Plant - Vice Chairman Herbert Gray Craig Austin General Manager Cherry Tree Holiday Park - Parkdean Resorts 1. Where were you born? 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top investor relations Quotient Limited Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2016 Financial Results Quotient Limited Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2016 Financial Results 60 KB Considerable progress on development and commercial scale-up of MosaiQ™, Quotient's next-generation automation platform for transfusion diagnostics Marketing of MosaiQ™ expected to start in the fourth quarter of 2016 in Europe with U.S. commercial launch anticipated in the first quarter of 2018, if licensed for sale Product sales of $4.4 million in 3QFY16, exceeding guidance In January, announced MosaiQ™ platform will be expanded to include Nucleic Acid Testing (or NAT) Priced an underwritten public offering of 4.4 million ordinary shares expected to raise net proceeds of $36.9 million JERSEY, Channel Islands, Feb. 08, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quotient Limited (NASDAQ:QTNT), a commercial-stage diagnostics company, today reported financial results for its fiscal third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2015. "During our fiscal third quarter, we made considerable progress on the development and commercial scale-up of MosaiQ™. Significant headway was made in commissioning the initial manufacturing system for MosaiQ™ consumables, while also advancing final development of the MosaiQ™ instrument, and we look forward to beginning field trials later in the calendar year," said Paul Cowan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Quotient. "We are also excited by the positive results of our initial efforts to expand the use of MosaiQ™ to include molecular disease screening, which is expected to increase the addressable global market for MosaiQ™ within transfusion diagnostics to over $3.4 billion. At the same time, we continue to believe significant opportunities remain to expand the MosaiQTM platform into the broader field of routine medical diagnostic testing." MosaiQ™ Development Program Update MosaiQ™, Quotient's next-generation automation platform for blood grouping and disease screening, is at an advanced stage of development and commercial scale up. Current development efforts are focused on final assay optimization for the blood grouping and serological disease screening applications; further assay development and expansion of the test menu for NAT; commissioning the initial manufacturing system for MosaiQ™ consumables; and completing development of the MosaiQ™ instrument. Quotient intends to simultaneously launch its MosaiQ™ blood grouping consumable into the donor and patient testing markets with our commercial partner Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics. Once licensed for sale, MosaiQ™ will be the first fully-automated solution for blood grouping, providing for the comprehensive characterization of donor and patient blood. Turnaround times using MosaiQ™ will be significantly quicker than existing methods. Quotient also intends to initially launch MosaiQ™ into the donor testing market with a partial serological disease screening consumable comprising assays for the detection of Cytomegalovirus ("CMV") and Syphilis. Following this initial launch, Quotient plans to launch a second disease screening consumable incorporating all mandated serological disease screening assays, including CMV; Syphilis; Hepatitis B ("HBV"), comprising Hepatitis B Surface Antigen and Hepatitis B Core Antibody; Hepatitis C ("HCV"); human immunodeficiency virus ("HIV"), comprising HIV Type 1 and HIV Type 2; Human T-Lymphotropic Antibodies ("HTLV"); and Chagas disease. In the fourth quarter of calendar 2015, Quotient completed an initial feasibility study demonstrating the ability to detect nucleic acid using the MosaiQ™ methodology. In the study, Quotient and its external development partner successfully detected DNA sequences of the conserved region of the human immunodeficiency virus ("HIV"). MosaiQ™ represents a truly novel testing platform for transfusion diagnostics, with a proven capability to detect antibodies, antigens and nucleic acid (DNA or RNA). Through MosaiQ™, Quotient aims to deliver substantial value to donor testing laboratories worldwide with a unified instrument platform to be utilized for blood grouping and both serological and molecular disease screening of donated red blood cells and plasma. During the fourth quarter of calendar 2015, Quotient continued the transfer of individual blood grouping assays to production, which is expected to be completed in the second quarter of calendar 2016. The final probe set for the blood grouping panel has now been defined. Quotient has also completed a series of internal validation studies on individual assays being developed to detect CMV, Syphilis, HBV Surface Antigen and HIV Type 1 and Type 2. The results of all of these validation studies exceeded the Company's internal performance targets for this stage of the development process. In addition, Quotient commenced development of the remaining assays intended to be included on the second serological disease screening consumable to detect HBV, HCV, HTLV and Chagas disease and expects to report preliminary sensitivity and specificity data in the first quarter of calendar 2016. Based on results achieved to date, Quotient expects to transfer to production assays for the detection of CMV and Syphilis in the first quarter of calendar 2016 and the remaining serological disease screening assays in the second half of calendar 2016. Having established the feasibility of MosaiQ™ to detect nucleic acid, Quotient will now move forward with the next phase of development for NAT on the MosaiQ™ platform, involving further assay development and expansion of the test menu to include the HBV, HCV and West Nile viruses. Quotient expects to complete this next phase of development work during the first half of 2017. Commissioning of the initial manufacturing system for MosaiQ™ consumables is expected to be completed in the first quarter of calendar 2016. The Company plans to manufacture both the MosaiQ™ blood grouping and the initial MosaiQ™ disease screening consumables for European field trials in the second quarter of calendar 2016. Instrument Development Design of the MosaiQ™ instrument has been completed, with the current focus on software development and manufacturing scale-up. Quotient has received final prototype instruments, which are processing assays for development purposes, and field trial instruments are expected to be built in the first quarter of calendar 2016. The field trial instruments will be subject to final software development, which we expect to complete in the second quarter of calendar 2016, prior to the commencement of field trials. Regulatory and Commercial Milestones Quotient expects to commence field trials in Europe for both the MosaiQ™ blood grouping and initial MosaiQ™ serological disease screening consumables in the third quarter of calendar 2016. The Company expects to file necessary regulatory submissions for Europe in the fourth quarter of calendar 2016 to obtain required marketing clearances for MosaiQ™. Field trials in the United States are expected to commence in the fourth quarter of calendar 2016 and regulatory submissions are planned to be filed in the first half of calendar 2017 to obtain required marketing clearances in the United States. Field trials for the full serological disease screening test menu are expected to commence in the first half of calendar 2017, both in the United States and in Europe. Quotient expects to begin marketing MosaiQ™ in Europe during the fourth quarter of calendar 2016. If approved for sale, the Company anticipates commercial launch in the United States in the first quarter of calendar 2018. The Company also anticipates commercial launch of the expanded MosaiQ™ disease screening consumable in Europe during the second half of calendar 2017 and in the United States during calendar 2018, if approved for sale. Conventional Reagent Business Update "Our conventional reagent business delivered solid results during the third quarter of fiscal 2016, with double-digit product sales growth and gross margin improvement," said Paul Cowan. "During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, we expect product sales growth to continue with a meaningful improvement in gross profit over the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015." Key revenue and profit results are summarized below (expressed in thousands): December 31 December 31 Product sales —OEM Customers $ 2,879 $ 2,801 $ 9,093 $ 9,723 Product sales — direct customers and distributors 1,475 1,161 4,384 4,033 Other revenues — 100 — 750 Total revenue $ 4,354 $ 4,062 $ 13,477 $ 14,506 Product sales from standing orders (%) 71 % 74 % 72 % 72 % Gross profit $ 2,129 $ 1,858 $ 6,377 $ 7,145 Gross profit as a % of total revenue 48.9 % 45.7 % 47.3 % 49.3 % Gross margin on product sales (%) 48.9 % 44.4 % 47.3 % 46.5 % Operating (loss) $ (12,779 ) $ (7,327 ) $ (36,243 ) $ (19,954 ) Fiscal Third Quarter 2016 Financial Results Total revenue in the third quarter of fiscal 2016 ("3QFY16") was $4.4 million, compared with $4.1 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2015 ("3QFY15"). Product sales in 3QFY16 were $4.4 million, compared with $4.0 million in 3QFY15. The increase was primarily attributable to growth in direct sales to customers in the United States offset by a $0.1 million negative impact of a stronger U.S. dollar relative to the British Pound and Euro. Gross profit on Total revenue and Product sales was $2.1 million in 3QFY16, compared with $1.9 million in 3QFY15. Gross margin on Product sales was 48.9% in 3QFY16, compared with 44.4% in 3QFY15, reflecting efficiencies achieved in our manufacturing operations, primarily through increased production volumes. Research and development expense was $6.9 million in 3QFY16, compared with $4.5 million in 3QFY15. This increase reflected incremental costs associated with the commercial scale up of MosaiQ™, including initial production costs (primarily staff and raw materials) that are currently expensed as research and development. Sales and marketing expense was $0.9 million in 3QFY16, compared with $0.8 million in 3QFY15. General and administrative expense was $7.1 million in 3QFY16, compared with $3.9 million in 3QFY15. This increase reflected greater personnel-related costs, increased facility rental charges and increased corporate costs. Net other income was $3.0 million in 3QFY16, compared with net other expense of $35.0 million in 3QFY15. Net other income in 3QFY16 included interest expense of $1.1 million, foreign exchange gains of $0.3 million and a $3.8 million unrealized gain related to the change in fair value of the warrants issued as part of our initial public offering (the "IPO Warrants"). Net other income in 3QFY15 included interest expense of $0.5 million, foreign exchange gains of $0.1 million and a $34.6 million unrealized loss related to the change in fair value of the IPO Warrants. Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders for 3QFY16 was $9.8 million, or a loss of $0.48 per ordinary share (basic and diluted), compared with a net loss of $42.3 million, or a loss of $2.80 per ordinary share (basic and diluted) in 3QFY15. Quotient ended 3QFY16 with $24.1 million in cash and equivalents and $28.7 million of long-term debt. On February 4, 2016, the Company announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 4,444,445 of its ordinary shares at a price to the public of $9.00 per share. The net proceeds to Quotient from this offering are expected to be $36.9 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses payable by Quotient. Quotient has also granted the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 666,666 of its ordinary shares. The offering is expected to close on or about February 10, 2016, subject to customary closing conditions. Year-to-Date Fiscal 2016 Financial Results Total revenue for the nine months ended December 31, 2015 ("YTDFY16") was $13.5 million, compared with $14.5 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2014 ("YTDFY15"). Product sales in YTDFY16 were $13.5 million, compared with $13.8 million in YTDFY15. The decrease in Product sales was attributable to a $0.8 million negative impact of a stronger U.S. dollar relative to the British Pound and Euro and lower shipments of bulk antisera to OEM customers. Quotient also recognized $750,000 of product development fees in YTDFY15, which did not recur in YTDFY16. Gross profit on Total revenue was $6.4 million in YTDFY16, compared with $7.1 million in YTDFY15. Gross profit in YTDFY15 included $750,000 of product development fees for which there were no associated costs. Gross profit on Product sales was $6.4 million in YTDFY16, compared with $6.4 million in YTDFY15. Gross margin on Product sales was 47.3% in YTDFY16, compared with 46.5% in YTDFY15, reflecting efficiencies achieved in our manufacturing operations, primarily through increased production volumes. Research and development expense was $22.1 million in YTDFY16, compared with $13.6 million in YTDFY15. This increase reflected incremental costs associated with the commercial scale up of MosaiQ™, including initial production costs that are currently expensed as research and development. Sales and marketing expense was $2.4 million in YTDFY16, compared with $2.1 million in YTDFY15. General and administrative expense was $18.1 million in YTDFY16, compared with $11.4 million in YTDFY15. This increase reflected greater personnel-related costs, increased facility rental charges and increased corporate costs. Net other income was $11.9 million in YTDFY16, compared with net other expense of $36.7 million in YTDFY15. Net other income in YTDFY16 included interest expense of $3.0 million, foreign exchange losses of $0.4 million, debt refinancing expense of $0.6 million and a $15.9 million unrealized gain related to the change in fair value of the IPO Warrants. Net other expense in YTDFY15 included interest expense of $1.6 million, foreign exchange losses of $0.5 million and a $33.6 million unrealized loss related to the change in fair value of the IPO Warrants. Net other expense in YTDFY15 also included IPO fees of $0.6 million and an expense of $0.4 million related to the settlement of a legal dispute. Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders for YTDFY16 was $24.4 million, or a loss of $1.33 per ordinary share (basic and diluted), compared with a net loss of $56.6 million, or a loss of $3.95 per ordinary share (basic and diluted) in YTDFY15. Capital expenditures totaled $19.9 million in YTDFY16, compared with $13.6 million in YTDFY15, reflecting continued investment in the Eysins manufacturing facility and manufacturing equipment for MosaiQ™ consumables, along with expenditures related to the construction of our new conventional reagent manufacturing facility near Edinburgh, Scotland. New Edinburgh Facility In 3QFY16 Quotient acquired land south of Edinburgh, Scotland (the "Biocampus Site") for a total consideration of £1.1 million, or approximately $1.6 million at current exchange rates. The purchase price for this land is payable upon completion of construction works for the new facility to be built on this site, or after two years, whichever is earlier. Quotient intends to build a new 96,000 square foot facility on the Biocampus Site, allowing it to consolidate its existing product development and manufacturing activities for the conventional reagent business and product development activities for MosaiQ™ onto a single site. Consolidation of these activities onto a single site is expected to deliver major efficiencies and allow for the expansion of production capacity within the conventional reagent business. In December 2015, Quotient announced it had entered into a construction contract for the new facility to be built on the Biocampus Site. The contract provides for the first phase of the project, encompassing a new manufacturing facility for the conventional reagent business, which is expected to be completed by August 2017. The estimated cost of the first phase is approximately £15 million, or $22 million at current exchange rates, with funding expected to be provided primarily from the proceeds of a sale and leaseback transaction. Outlook for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2016 Total revenue in the range of $19.2 to $19.7 million (previously $19.0 to $20.0 million), including Other revenue (product development fees) of $1.9 million. Forecast Other revenue assumes the receipt of milestone payments contingent upon achievement of regulatory approval for certain products under development for a large OEM customer. The receipt of these milestone payments involves risks and uncertainties. Product sales of $17.3 to $17.8 million (previously $17.0 to $18.0 million), compared with FY15 Product sales of $17.7 million. Product sales are forecast to be negatively impacted by adverse exchange rate movements, reducing reported Product sales by approximately 5%, or $0.9 million, using December 31, 2015 exchange rates. Operating loss in the range of $45.0 to $50.0 million (previously $50.0 to $55.0 million). Product sales in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 are expected to be within the range of $3.8 to $4.3 million, compared with $3.9 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015. Product sales are forecast to be negatively impacted by adverse exchange rate movements, reducing reported Product sales by $0.1 million, using December 31, 2015 exchange rates. Quarterly product sales can fluctuate depending upon the shipment cycles for red blood cell based products, which account for approximately two-thirds of current product sales. These products typically experience 13 shipment cycles per year, equating to three shipments of each product per quarter, except for one quarter per year when four shipments occur. The timing of shipment of bulk antisera products to OEM customers may also move revenues from quarter to quarter. Some seasonality in demand is also experienced around holiday periods in both Europe and the United States. As a result of these factors, we expect to continue to see seasonality and quarter-to-quarter variations in product sales. The timing of product development fees included in Other revenues is mostly dependent upon the achievement of pre-negotiated project milestones. Quotient will host a conference call on Monday, February 8 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its third quarter fiscal 2016 financial results. Participants may access the call by dialing 1-877-407-9039 in the U.S. or 1-201-689-8470 outside the U.S. The call will be webcast live on the Company's website at www.quotientbd.com. A replay of this conference call will be available through February 15 by dialing 1-877-870-5176 in the U.S. or 1-858-384-5517 outside the U.S. The replay access code is 13629523. About MosaiQ™ MosaiQ™ has been designed to offer a breadth of diagnostic tests unmatched by existing commercially available transfusion diagnostic instrument platforms, spanning blood grouping, serological disease screening for donor testing and nucleic acid testing (or molecular disease screening) for donor testing. Once approved, MosaiQ™ will be the first fully automated solution for blood grouping, providing for the comprehensive characterization of both donor and patient blood, with turnaround times significantly quicker than existing methods. Widespread adoption of MosaiQ™ is expected to improve patient outcomes through better and easier matching of donor and patient blood, given cost-effective extended antigen typing offered by MosaiQ™. Improved patient outcomes from the use of MosaiQ™ include the potential for reduced incidence of adverse events associated with transfusion, particularly alloimmunization, where patients develop antibodies to foreign antigens introduced through transfused blood. MosaiQ™ will also offer the opportunity for substantial cost savings and a range of operational efficiencies for donor and patient testing laboratories, including: elimination of the need for routine manual testing typically undertaken by highly skilled technicians; simplification of required consumables and testing processes; consolidation of multiple instrument platforms in donor testing laboratories; significant reduction in sample volume requirements; reduction in the number of patient/donor samples required, consumables and reagent waste; and more streamlined processes for matching donor units to patients. Quotient expects to develop additional applications for MosaiQ™, starting with nucleic acid testing for donor molecular disease screening, upon completion of assay development for the blood grouping and serological disease screening applications. About Quotient Limited Quotient is a commercial-stage diagnostics company committed to reducing healthcare costs and improving patient care through the provision of innovative tests within established markets. With an initial focus on blood grouping and serological disease screening, Quotient is developing its proprietary MosaiQTM technology platform to offer a breadth of tests that is unmatched by existing commercially available transfusion diagnostic instrument platforms. The company's operations are based in Edinburgh, Scotland; Eysins, Switzerland and Newtown, Pennsylvania. This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may include statements regarding our expectations of continued growth, the development, regulatory approval, commercialization and impact of MosaiQTM and other new products, the anticipated net proceeds to be raised in and the expected closing date of our underwritten public offering, our expectations regarding the timing, cost and funding of the construction of our new product development and manufacturing facility, and current estimates of fiscal 2016 operating results. Such statements are based on current assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, include delays or denials of regulatory approvals or clearances for products or applications; market acceptance of our products; the impact of competition; the impact of facility expansions and expanded product development, clinical, sales and marketing activities on operating expenses; delays or other unforeseen problems with respect to manufacturing, product development or field trial studies; adverse results in connection with any ongoing or future legal proceeding; continued or worsening adverse conditions in the general domestic and global economic markets; as well as the other risks set forth in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Quotient disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements. The Quotient logo and MosaiQ™ are registered trademarks or trademarks of Quotient Limited and its subsidiaries in various jurisdictions. Quotient Limited Quarter Ended Nine Months Ended Product sales $ 4,354 $ 3,962 $ 13,477 $ 13,756 Total revenue 4,354 4,062 13,477 14,506 Cost of revenue 2,225 2,204 7,100 7,361 Gross profit 2,129 1,858 6,377 7,145 Sales and marketing 918 789 2,350 2,095 Research and development, net 6,931 4,453 22,122 13,573 General and administrative expense 7,059 3,943 18,148 11,431 Total operating expense 14,908 9,185 42,620 27,099 Operating loss (12,779 ) (7,327 ) (36,243 ) (19,954 ) Interest expense, net (1,134 ) (541 ) (2,992 ) (1,613 ) Change in financial liability for share warrants 3,830 (34,565 ) 15,857 (33,581 ) Other, net 305 130 (987 ) (1,490 ) Other income (expense), net 3,001 (34,976 ) 11,878 (36,684 ) Loss before income taxes (9,778 ) (42,303 ) (24,365 ) (56,638 ) Provision for income taxes — — — — Net loss $ (9,778 ) $ (42,303 ) $ (24,365 ) $ (56,638 ) Other comprehensive income (loss): Change in fair value of effective portion of foreign currency cash flow hedges $ (89 ) $ (35 ) $ 120 $ (288 ) Foreign currency loss (1,491 ) (1,219 ) (297 ) (2,711 ) Other comprehensive loss, net (1,580 ) (1,254 ) (177 ) (2,999 ) Comprehensive loss $ (11,358 ) $ (43,557 ) $ (24,542 ) $ (59,637 ) Net loss available to ordinary shareholders - basic and diluted $ (9,778 ) $ (42,303 ) $ (24,365 ) $ (56,638 ) Loss per share - basic and diluted $ (0.48 ) $ (2.80 ) $ (1.33 ) $ (3.95 ) Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic and diluted 20,398,132 15,101,441 18,284,708 14,352,476 Trade accounts receivable, net 1,479 1,808 Inventories 7,812 4,608 Intangible assets, net 952 950 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) Accounts payable $ 9,241 $ 7,238 Accrued compensation and benefits 1,777 2,565 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 3,992 8,787 Financial liability in respect of share warrants — 31,011 Current portion of long-term debt — 4,500 Current portion of lease incentive 426 435 Capital lease obligation 168 239 Long-term debt 28,689 9,853 Lease incentive, less current portion 1,383 1,740 Capital lease obligation, less current portion 1,794 276 7% Cumulative redeemable preference shares 15,963 15,175 Total liabilities 63,433 81,819 Commitments and contingencies — — Total shareholders' equity (deficit) 26,120 (1,615 ) Total liabilities and shareholders' equity (deficit) $ 89,553 $ 80,204 Nine months ended Net loss $ (24,365 ) $ (56,638 ) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 1,573 938 Share-based compensation 1,380 814 Amortization of lease incentive (327 ) (345 ) Amortization of deferred debt issue costs 1,250 587 Accrued preference share dividends 788 — Change in financial liability for share warrants (15,857 ) 33,581 Net change in assets and liabilities: Trade accounts receivable, net 307 161 Inventories (3,249 ) (365 ) Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (2,675 ) 4,109 Accrued compensation and benefits (803 ) (320 ) Other assets (725 ) (731 ) Net cash used in operating activities (42,702 ) (18,209 ) Purchase of property and equipment (19,832 ) (13,429 ) Purchase of intangible assets (64 ) (203 ) Net cash used in investing activities (19,896 ) (13,632 ) Proceeds from finance leases 55 304 Proceeds from drawdown of new debt, net of costs 14,297 — Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares 34,553 59,329 Net cash generated from financing activities 48,905 59,633 Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents 229 (1,934 ) Change in cash and cash equivalents (13,464 ) 25,858 Beginning cash and cash equivalents 37,525 7,192 Ending cash and cash equivalents $ 24,061 $ 33,050 Supplemental cash flow disclosures: Income taxes paid $ — $ — Interest paid $ 1,463 $ 346 Stephen Unger, Chief Financial Officer — stephen.unger@quotientbd.com; (212) 228-7572 215-497-7006 | 301 South State Street, Suite S-204, Newtown, PA 18940 © 2021 Quotient Biodiagnostics | Privacy Policy | Legal Notice

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admin@gregsmyth.ca Association Health & Dental Health Care Plans & Critical Illness October 9, 2020 2020, Blog, Coronavirus, Coronavirus - Practice OwnersGreg Smyth On October 9th, the Federal Government announced the new Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS), the extension of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and additional loans through the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA). New Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy for businesses The Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) is the replacement for the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA). When launched, the new program will allow businesses to apply directly for rent relief through CRA. The original CECRA faced criticism because it required landlords to apply for the assistance and absorb a 25% reduction in rent which may explain the low uptake. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated that the new rent subsidy will be available for businesses that continue to experience revenue decline due to COVID-19. From Canada.ca: The new Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy, which would provide simple and easy-to-access rent and mortgage support until June 2021 for qualifying organizations affected by COVID-19. The rent subsidy would be provided directly to tenants, while also providing support to property owners. The new rent subsidy would support businesses, charities, and non-profits that have suffered a revenue drop, by subsidizing a percentage of their expenses, on a sliding scale, up to a maximum of 65 per cent of eligible expenses until December 19, 2020. Organizations would be able to make claims retroactively for the period that began September 27 and ends October 24, 2020. A top-up Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy of 25 per cent for organizations temporarily shut down by a mandatory public health order issued by a qualifying public health authority, in addition to the 65 per cent subsidy. This follows a commitment in the Speech from the Throne to provide direct financial support to businesses temporarily shut down as a result of a local public health decision. Allowing businesses to apply for the rent subsidy directly will make obtaining support for those in need as straightforward and simple as possible. The new CERS is set to be available until June 2021. Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy extended to June 2021 The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) will continue to provide wage relief for employers until June 2021. As well, the subsidy will remain at the current rate of up to a maximum of 65% of eligible wages until December 19th and will not decrease on a sliding scale as previously planned. Canada Emergency Business Account – additional $20,000 interest-free loan The Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) will be expanded to provide an additional $20,000 loan with $10,000 forgivable if repaid by December 31, 2022. Additionally, the application deadline for CEBA is being extended to December 31, 2020. Businesses applying for the loan will be required to prove they have faced income loss caused by COVID-19. See the full news release at canada.ca Gregory A. Smyth CLU, Ch FC GSI Estate & Retirement Planning 6327 Bowness Road NW T3B 0E4 With over 40 years of experience and connections with other professional advisors, Greg is well-positioned to help individuals and corporations with their various financial needs. Feed has no items.

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Just Go with It (2011) The Lookout (2007) RV (2006) The Squid and the Whale (2005) Imaginary Heroes (2004) Blood Work (2002) The Good Girl (2002) Dumb and Dumber (1994) Gods and Generals: Director's Cut (2002) The Newsroom: The Complete First Season (2012) Radio Days (1987) Don't Come Knocking (2006) Grand Prix (1966) Sleepwalking (2008) Maleficent (2014) The Boxtrolls (2014) Trumbo (2015) Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) Wayne Wang Because of Winn-Dixie—based on the beloved novel by Kate DiCamillo—turns out to be a modest success for the family crowd. 106 min. 20th Century Fox. Director: Wayne Wang. Cast: Dave Matthews, Jeff Daniels, Eva Marie Saint, AnnaSophia Robb, Elle Fanning. Just four years ago, Wayne Wang saw the release of his NC-17 psychosexual drama The Center of the World. One Maid in Manhattan later, he's walking the dog in kiddie dramedy Because of Winn-Dixie. The ghastly previews signaled that Wang had taken leave of his senses, but Because of Winn-Dixie—based on the beloved novel by Kate DiCamillo—turns out to be a modest success for the family crowd. Newcomer Anna-Sophia Robb plays Opal, who narrates the tale of a bittersweet (in that order) summer in the life of Naomi, Florida. Opal's mother absconded some years before, leaving the young tomboy in the brittle company of her preacher father (Jeff Daniels). New to town, Opal has no friends and no prospects, but a fateful trip to the Winn-Dixie supermarket changes all that. A canine scamp trashes the place, then pads up to Opal, who protectively claims the mutt as her own "Winn-Dixie." "Just about everything good that happened that summer happened because of Winn-Dixie," we're told. Each episode that unfolds proves Winn-Dixie's matchmaking skills. In turn, Opal befriends a suspicious pet-shop proprietor (musician Dave Matthews), a lonely old librarian (Eva Marie Saint), and a blind recluse (Cicely Tyson) who's branded as a witch by the other kids. Matthews fans, take note: he breaks out the guitar for several interludes culminating in a singalong of the traditional "Glory Glory." Wang occasionally succumbs to overly goofy slapstick (beware of Harlan Williams, as an mean and inept sheriff) and cheesy musical montage (a doggie bath sequence set to "Splish-Splash"), but Because of Winn-Dixie has a down-homey look that takes in prettily weathered Southern structures and big ol' trees that look like they have stories to tell. Wang also creatively applies super-grainy film to the visual expression of Opal's wishful thoughts. Tyson's Gloria gently explains to Opal the sad lesson of the "mistake tree," an elegant expression of adult transgression and repentance, while Saint's librarian reveals the town's heritage of disappointment, represented by curious-tasting lozenges ("the sweet and the sad are all mixed up together"). Opal walks her own melancholy avenue when she insists that her still broken-hearted father tell her ten things about her long-lost mother. There's a danger of sugar shock here, but the film is so amiable and good-hearted that parents won't give a fig.

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Post by Catherine Stine, also writing romance as Kitsy Clare More and more, I like writing about supernatural elements: witches, modern demons, and all of that good scary stuff. I like to couch my baddies in contemporary settings and fashions that blend in with the everyday. So, for instance, Wilson, the Prince of Darkness in Dorianna, is a tall, charismatic fashion-hound and videographer who lives in Coney Island, NY. I’m excited to announce my two new projects! One is my YA horror, Dorianna, forthcoming from Evernight Teen on October 24 (written as Catherine Stine). It’s a new twist on A Picture of Dorian Gray for the Internet generation, and here’s the blurb: Internet followers, beauty, power. It all sounded good. Until it transformed into a terrifying reality Dorianna couldn’t stop Dorianna is a dark twist for the Internet generation on A Picture of Dorian Gray. When her father is jailed, her mother ships lonely, plain Dorianna to her aunt’s. There, Dorianna yearns to build a new identity, but the popular Lacey bullies her—mostly for getting attention from her ex, Ander. Ander takes Dorianna to Coney Island where Wilson, a videographer, creates a stunning compilation of her. She dreams of being an online sensation, as she’s never even had a birthday party, and vows she’d give anything to go viral. Wilson claims he’s the Prince of Darkness and warns her the pledge has downsides. Dorianna thinks he’s joking. She has no idea of how dire the consequences might be. My second, a novel-in-progress is a new adult historical paranormal romance set in 1932 on the Jersey shore (written as Kitsy Clare). It’s called Beach Witch and it’s about a pretty nineteen year-old lady named Fiera, who has no idea she’s a powerful witch, at least at first. I can’t say more about it yet, except you can get big hints by taking a peek at my Beach Witch Pinterest board here: http://www.pinterest.com/kitsy84557/images-of-the-30s-for-beach-witch/ If you want to keep up with my new launches, Facebook parties, giveaways, sales and book tours, please subscribe to my newsletter. This photo is a rough design for Beach Witch I created as my screensaver to inspire me to keep writing. I’m not a professional cover designer, but I imagine Fiera a bit like this. What new projects do you have up your sleeve? Media & buy links: Kitsy Clare books on Amazon Catherine Stine books on Amazon Kitsy Clare hails from Philly and lives in Manhattan. A romantic at heart, she loves writing about the sexy intrigue of the city and of the art world. She knows it well, having shown her paintings here before turning to writing. Model Position, her new adult novella is about artist Sienna and her friends. Living in a Bookworld says: “Beautifully written! We learn things about art & painting. A colorful story from a promising author.” The next in The Art of Love series, Private Internship launches Sept 29 with Inkspell. Kitsy also writes YA as Catherine Stine. Her futuristic thriller, Ruby’s Fire was a YA finalist in the Next Generation Indie book awards. Fireseed One, its companion novel, was a finalist in YA and Sci-Fi in the USA News International Book Awards, and an Indie Reader notable. Her YA horror, Dorianna, launches fall 2014 with Evernight Teen. Posted by Kate at 1:00 AM 1 comment: I think of all the books I loved growing up and it started much like this: Things progressed from there. There’s a list in my mind of books that shaped my tastes, my life as a reader and an author. The first time I discovered Charlotte Bronte’s JANE EYRE, I remember thinking, “Where in the world has Mr. Rochester been my entire life?” The poor brooding dark male leading character….sigh. I was most impressed that this was written at a time when this would’ve been an unlikely scenario in real life, bringing me to my next book: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. Same case. Of all the reasons to LOVE and adore this gem of a novel that has influenced hundreds of authors, one of the main reasons I love it, is for me, in the time period it was written, this would’ve been a fantasy and in my mind, that makes Pride and Prejudice quite the progressive, ahead-of-its-time kind of novel. Need I point out all the other reasons why we all love it? J And Gone With the Wind. As a child (things never changed as an adult) I loved all things Southern and when I first read and then watched Gone With the Wind, it felt life changing. I wanted to throttle Scarlett, I wanted to look like Scarlett, and did I ever want a Rhett of my own! I was 12 when the sequel, Scarlett, came out and I begged my mother to get it and get it now! I completed my 7th grade book report on it and I remember this look on my teacher’s face when I handed it in that said, “Are you serious?” at which point my goofy glasses-wearing self said, “Frankly my dear, I am serious. I am damn serious.” With a sharply raised eyebrow, she gave me an A. Now as an adult, I still hold these books dear. I don’t know that any of my own characters, or myself, are anything like any of the leading casts. My novels are quite a bit different than the above masterpieces. But my hope from reading these, was that in some way, somewhere out there, I could make a reader feel the way about my books as the literary gems above me made me feel the first time I read them. An author can only hope…. By age 5, Sasha Hibbs' favorite movie was Gone With the Wind. By age 12, she completed her 7th grade book report on the sequel, Scarlett. 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The worst Broadway musical you'll probably love In keeping with yesterday's theme -- success can come despite flawed scripts. And because the Tonys are this Sunday (as if anybody cares)... If there ever was a bulletproof Broadway show it’s MOTOWN THE MUSICAL. The Motown music is just so remarkable and timeless that you can put it with one of the worst books in the history of Broadway and it will still please. Those are HIT songs. First off, I should admit I’m a mega-Motown fan. I own the complete collection of Motown singles (all the hits and many misses). I’ve read numerous books on Motown and Berry Gordy. I’ve made the pilgrimage to “Hitsville U.S.A.” and stood in the basement studio where magic was made for over a decade. No one was more geeked-out to see this show than me. So when I saw that the roadshow was coming to the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood I ran right out and got tickets. Yeah, roadshows rarely have the original casts, but it’s not like you need Hugh Jackman to make this work. Maybe these “Temptations” aren’t as great as the ones from Broadway but so what? Plus, it seemed like everyone in the ensemble played four parts anyway. One guy played Jackie Wilson, Four Top, Contour, Brian Holland, Jackson 5, and Rick James. (In future low budget productions I imagine he’ll also play Supreme and Marvelette.) Happily, the cast was terrific. They did every song justice – singing and dancing their guts out. I thought Allison Semmes sang Diana Ross songs better than Diana Ross (and she probably didn't sleep with half the ensemble). The production was top notch. Lots of screens and sets flying in and out. The problem was the book. It was written by Berry Gordy. And from what I understand he refused notes from anybody. Besides being amateurishly written (sample dialogue and klutzy exposition: Berry: “I just quit my job.” His sister who should know this: “You mean from the auto plant?”), it is the most shameless exercise in self-aggrandizement I have ever seen. At least he left out the scenes where he brought peace to the Middle East and discovered a cure for Polio. But by act two even this wildly enthusiastic audience of probably 5,000 was laughing at some of the dialogue. It’s as if Charles Manson wrote a musical and portrayed himself as the Big Lebowski. According to the musical, Berry Gordy was a loving father-figure to all these artists, a creative genius, a visionary, and his importance to the black community is the same as Joe Lewis’. And all of his artists and song writers betrayed him by leaving for better opportunities. He was “Broadway Danny Savior.” Everything he did, he did for them. If he had a fault it was that he cared too much. Yeah, and the Menendez Brothers deserve a lighter sentence because they're orphans. The truth? Not to take anything away from Gordy's enormous accomplishments and contributions to the music industry and popular culture, but he signed his artists to horrible deals. He demanded they signed their contracts as is right there in his office. They were not allowed to consult an attorney. They were not allowed to go out and make a phone call. And he sent them out on roadshows that were torture. Little wonder that when their contracts were up they fled for greener pastures. The few white characters in the musical are portrayed as racists and money-grubbers. Ed Sullivan is shown in the best light – as a complete buffoon. But the most cringe-worthy moment is this: He’s having a big fight with Marvin Gaye. At one point Marvin yells at him. “You’re not my father! I have a father!” Um… did anyone else in the audience realize Marvin Gaye’s father shot him to death? I might have dropped that line (not that he took any notes). And then the irony that when Diana Ross wants to leave him he argues she’ll just be surrounded by yes men. She needs someone to say “no.” So do you, Berry! But none of that seemed to matter. Like I said, the music is so strong and even though the shit is piled high, there ain’t no mountain high enough to spoil that song catalog. Motown is one of the biggest examples of how the simplest of pulls can bring the masses into a Broadway show no matter how dire it may be. The saving grace was the music/cast but Berry Gordy's "Book" was a true trainwreck and couldn't save the show at all. At least with BEAUTIFUL: The Carole King Musical, the book was serviceable to having some nice moments while having a very respectable, eclectic songbook in its own right and solid performances (although I feel Jessie Mueller should give her Tony to Kelli O'Hara....she will give much stronger performances in the near future, I am sure). Jersey Boys was probably the strongest artistically of the jukebox musicals in recent years, but it is a shame it won over The Drowsy Chaperone. I guess Berry Gordy chose not to depict himself as being a businsssman. As far as Diana Ross's sleeping around, come on, Ken. You gotta do what you gotta do. I've know women who slept with guys to get apartments. ScottyB said... Nobody can argue the hitmaking goliath that Motown was, but I have a bigger place in my heart for Stax Records. Ken wrote: "At one point Marvin yells at him. 'You’re not my father! I have a father!' Um… did anyone else in the audience realize Marvin Gaye’s father shot him to death?" Just a hunch, Ken, but maybe that's why Gordy put the line in...? To highlight that Marvin Gaye was wrong... because, after all, his father ultimately killed him...? That would fit your other observations about the play putting Gordy in the best light and everyone else not. Ken, I agree that Gordy is Mr. I.M. The-Center-of-the-Universe, but the line does serve the story's goal. Dare I say it - With subtext. Hamid said... As a fellow Motown fan, Ken, may I recommend Going Back, an album of covers by Phil Collins. And before any tiresome haters start ranting that they don't like Phil Collins etc etc, he got some of the surviving Funk Brothers to record the album and it also has the endorsement of Lamont Dozier, with whom PC co-wrote Two Hearts and Loco in Acapulco. The title track, written by Goffin and King, is beautiful,and he also does a great version of Going to a Go-Go by The Miracles. I've heard GOING BACK. Nope, sorry, still don't like Phil Collins. If that makes me a tiresome hater, then so be it. Yeah, I'd see "Motown" if it came here - the Original Broadway Cast album is great - even if the book is amateurish, because that music...! For the record, though, Ken, I do care - very much - about the Tony Awards this weekend. Haven't lived in New York in decades, but I'm still a Broadway Baby at heart. Oat Willie said... Lerner & Loewe are gone, Rodgers & Hart are gone, but Broadway can still pack 'em in with Lennon & McCartney! What? Lennon & McCartney are gone too? I admire Berry Gordy and his achievements with Motown, but truth be told, essentially he was doing in the 1960s what Ahmet Ertegun and Atlantic Records was doing in the 1950s (Temptations, Miracles, Stevie Wonder vs. Clovers, Drifters, Ray Charles). Interesting how relatively few people make that analogy. Ken, I know you'll be cheering on that diminutive dynamo Kristin Chenoweth on Sunday for her role in "On the Twentieth Century," playing the Lily Garland role the lady in my avatar made famous on screen and one of Kristin's idols, Madeline Kahn, did likewise on Broadway. (Ken directed Kristin on her short-lived sitcom nearly 15 years ago.) Anyway, a few years back, Kristin gave scandal-ridden Anthony Weiner some advice through music on "The Tonight Show" -- and it's the type of bawdy humor Carole Lombard herself would have loved: http://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/watch-kristin-chenoweth-sing-about-anthony-weiners-junk-video. Wow, Ken, spot on with this post. I work in marketing and PR for a presenting theatre here in CT and we have MOTOWN coning next March. They sent us down to FL to see the tour last March and boy, did I have the same reaction as you -- loved the music, hated the show, but can't wait to sell it to our audiences because they'll eat it up. Also sat through a day-long seminar on best marketing practices for the tour and the Gordy ego was in full force. By the way, we were told never to call him "Berry." It's either "BG" or "Mr. Gordy." Ken..as you know, I lived the real thing. Your take is spot on and here's why. So much of the legend and greatness came from the individual artist/writers themselves. Berry did "invent" and put and held it together in a sensational way, but I cannot tell you how many experiences I had over the years where people took the opportunity to "fall upward", when anywhere else they'd simply fail downward and crash and burn... and that would be that. The "less than pro" environment was almost like the "crazy like a fox" syndrome. Hard to explain, but there was always a brilliance that permeated the whole deal, in spite of/ because of the home grown characteristics. Pretty fascinating stuff. Jersey Boys was a perfect example that if you have a strong book, you can run 10-plus years on Broadway, have national and international tours running all the time, and make a ton of money. Frankie Valli was smart enough to know that. Gordy was not. Motown had a short run on Broadway, when it could have run forever. Music alone can't keep a show running. Since we are discussing music, here is a friday question: I know you have to get rights and pay royalties when you use a song in TV or movies. But what if you just used some of the lyrics, as a character might say "goo goo g' joob" do they have to pay someone? Of if they only have to pay if they use more lyrics like someone describing their mother as "There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold And she's buying a stairway to heaven."? Berry Gordy was an exceptional judge of talent who made a lot of money off many extremely talented people. Almost none of those people made a lot of money despite their talent. And most of them didn't realize it until it was too late. It's fashionable to talk of the history of rock and roll and tell how white businessmen ripped off black artist. Yeah, that happened. But Berry Gordy ripped off black artists as bad or worse than any white businessman and that includes Mo Levy. You just don't hear him talked about like the white guys. Motown dominated the airwaves in the 1960's and early 1970's. the Supremes had more #1 records than any group except The Beatles. But look around at the Motown artists who are still alive or the families of those who aren't. Don't forget the Funk Brothers. You can count the number of wealthy artists on one hand. Sure Smokey Robinson -but he was so prolific even Berry Gordy couldn't take his money away (altho I'm sure Smokey got the wrong end of many deals). And Diana Ross - but there were extenuating circumstances. Maybe a couple more, but not many. One hand. Out of all those performers. You can put 2 and 2 together and figure out what kind of guy Berry Gordy was. And it looks like he is still doing it. Anonymous @ 9.27: I think you still have to get permission and presumably pay for the right to make reference to the song. A funny example is Cop Land, in which Harvey Keitel's character mocks Stallone's character by saying a suggestion he made was akin to saying everyone should hold hands and sing We Are The World. It was just that one reference but the end credits listed it with "Written by Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson". Right on target about MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL. But for me, the most cringe-worthy moment was when Gordy takes Diana Ross to Paris and can't perform in bed. Diana zings him with "I guess you can't control everything". Now why would Gordy put such an embarassing moment like that in the show (and from what I heard, insisted it stay in)? So he could point to it and be able to say how honest he was about the whole show. If not, why would he include THAT? Berry was so caring toward his artists he moved Motown from Detroit to L.A. without even bothering to tell any of the great musicians that made the records hits. They found out Monday by a sign on the former studio window. I was hoping he would lose his shirt with the Broadway play but I guess I underestimated his comedy writing ability. He was especially brutal with his female artists. Here is the basic historical progression of his biggest female hit makers: The Marvellettes (with Gladys Horton) Martha Reeves and the Vandellas As each one rose, the one before fell off quickly and within a few years was completely done. In every case before solo Diana, there was a fallout with Gordy. In the Supremes case, Flo was dumped and Mary Wilson knows the score. THANK YOU! I'm a high school Drama teacher, and every spring, our performing arts department (Drama, choir, band) takes our graduating seniors to Chicago for an "arts weekend." We go to the symphony, Blue Man Group, and try to catch a professional musical downtown. Two years ago, it was Motown. Yes, the music was terrific, but the director in me was just cringing at the dialogue and the weak storytelling. There's a great story to tell about Motown, but it has to be told by someone outside the fray. (I still maintain there's a great show in the story of Marvin Gaye.) I couldn't agree more. Saw it on Broadway and it was a huge disappointment. Two insipid lines of dialogue, song. Two more insipid lines of dialogue, another song and on and on for three hours. (And is impersonation actually "acting" by the way?). Great community theater (maybe), but a real Broadway ripoff. Didn't see this on tour but loved Movin Out which was an all-out musical. No stupid dialogue, just the songs. Janice B. You forget Cindy Williams in "The First Nudie Musical" Ironically, it sounds like the production of the play says just as much about Berry Gordy as it would have if it was honestly written. Rather than cementing his legacy as a "great man", he's created an embarrassing testament to his ego. Poetic justice :) Ken, I'm jealous of your singles collection. Wow. To have the complete set is awesome. Jo Jo said... Barry Gordy did NOT write this book alone. The major force behind it was Dick Scanlan who I believe wrote Thoroughly Modern Millie and Everyday Rapture with Sherie Renne Scott. Pleading the fifth. said... @Johnny Walker: A few years ago, Hip-O-Select reissued all the A's & B's on a series of boxset CDs, about 12 sets, one per year. Expensive limited editions. I dare say a complete set of lossless CD rips can be found languishing around the internet. I see that the book -- and its distance from the truth -- has not changed since the curtain first rose in New York. @JoJo David Goldsmith and Dick Scanlan are billed only as “script consultants”. The book is solely credited to Berry Gordy. @5th I wouldn't know anything about such things. I saw it on Broadway and my sentiments mirrors yours. (I don't normally go to jukebox musicals, but it was the only thing playing that Sunday night and it was right next door to my hotel, so what the heck?) The thing that impressed me the most was the astounding energy level the cast maintained despite the fact that this was their FIFTH performance in 48 hours! @Canda: It was not a "short run." It ran for almost two years (738 perfs + 37 previews) and will return upon conclusion of the tour. Although Dick Scanlon was only mentioned as script consultant,it is known in New York that he was much more and single handedly re-shaped the story and became Barry's right hand man throughout the production. And still is. FACT. Hollywood generosity (an oxymoron) Come see a Levine & Isaacs pilot Blow in her face and she'll follow you everywhere. How to sell a one-hour drama to USA, FX, A&E, TNT,... Striving for the BIGGEST laugh The funniest movie of the year! My thoughts on TRANSPARENT Can comedy stand the test of time? 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Estranged The Departure Estranged: The Departure is a final act of the series. Continue the journey of the mysterious island and uncover conspiracies of Arque Corporation. But this is not going to be easy... There are forces who will stop you in your tracks and puzzles to solve, but you are not alone... https://store.steampowered.com/app/582890/Estranged_The_Departure/ You will be thoroughly immersed into the beautifully detailed island environments. Some actually almost... Medal Of Honor Allied Assault Warchest Medal Of Honor is a military frontal assault first person shooter based on the battles in World War II. Play as U.S. Army Sergeant John Baker in the front lines of Operation Overlord, Battle of the Bulge and DDay. Warchest includes the original Allied Assault and both expansions: https://www.gog.com/game/medal_of_honor_allied_assault_war_chest I never did a guide for Allied Assault because I was never able to... first person shooters Estranged Act 1 Estranged Act 1 marks the beginning of an epic tale of a stranded fisherman on a mysterious island. Slay zombies, pick off violent locals and solve clever puzzles. The question is... what really happened here? https://store.steampowered.com/app/261820/Estranged_Act_I/ Made in Valve's source engine, Estranged is a free to play game that runs natively in Linux. I didn't have any issues playing Estranged on my GeForce GTX 1060. The graphics were beautiful and the environments were... Madhouse in Proton Madhouse is a psychological first person horror game with a clever story and puzzle elements. Play as two characters in an aslyum in the same place at different times. Begin as P.I. Darren Hall investigating a missing person case in a creepy abandoned asylum. But you will suddenly be a nurse in a functioning hospital. Follow the clues in both time periods... https://tgorder.itch.io/madhouse This game wasn't actually very scary, but it had some... Superliminal Demo Superliminal is a first person puzzle game with some fancy depth perception special effects. I can't really explain how it works, but its amazing... you have to try it yourself. You awaken in what appears to be a test chamber and a bunch of random objects. Move to the next room by completing the puzzle. The thing is... why? What are you doing here and how do you escape? https://store.steampowered.com/app/1049410/Superliminal/ Play the demo for free... 9 Monkeys of Shaolin in Proton 9 Monkeys of Shaolin is a story-driven side-scrolling kung fu beat-em up game with beautiful low poly graphics. The story begins as Wei Cheng is the only survivor of his village after a brutal slaughter. The Shaolin monks save and revive him almost from death its-self. Begin training to take revenge on the ruthless evil who slayed his family! Wield melee weapons and upgrade them as you progress. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1425880/9_Monkeys_of_Shaolin_Prologue/... CrossOver Releases 32-bit for MacOS Who would have though a small team like CrossOver (Developers of Wine) would be able to restore 32-bit gaming on MacOS? Specially Catalina which recently removed 32-bit support. https://www.codeweavers.com/support/forums/announce/?t=24;mhl=231110;msg=231110#msg231110 This is a great sign for gaming! Specially when the day comes where Linux kernel stops supporting 64-bit applications. It may not be for some time, but eventually it will happen. But with Wine we can hopefully still... Life Is Strange 2 Demo in Proton What can be more interesting than a typical day as a teenage boy? How about a teenagers brother with creepy telekinetic powers.... Play as Sean and his little brother Daniel in an epic adventure. This is no typical day goofing off... a fight with a bully turns into a tragic beginning. https://store.steampowered.com/app/532210/Life_is_Strange_2/ The demo runs perfectly in Steam with Proton. My GeForce GTX 1060 handled the graphics all set on high and... ThunderRd

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Explorers/ A mission to unearth the wreck of Nova Zembla Written by Matthew Ayre Published in Explorers A single entry in a 118-year-old Arctic whaling logbook diverted the course of Dr Matthew Ayre’s research, taking him from the lignin scents of dusty archives to the perilous waters of the Canadian Arctic It was March 2018, and I was up to my neck in the surviving ships’ logbooks of the British Arctic whaling trade, painstakingly transcribing the daily environmental observations they contain for my post-doctoral research. These fascinating and rare documents not only provide a veritable cornucopia of past climate information but an amazing window into the lives of those who ventured annually to the icy edges of the known world. While working on the logbook of the Diana, on its 1902 voyage from Dundee to Baffin Bay, I first read the account that has come to dominate my thoughts ever since: ‘One of the Nova Zembla’s boats came alongside and reported to us that the Nova Zembla was ashore a little to the southward, and that water was up to the “tween decks”.’ My interest was piqued. Nova Zembla, the veteran Dundee whaler had been lost high in the Canadian Arctic, off one of the most remote stretches of the Baffin Island coast. What had happened? Did anyone survive? Is the wreck still there? Could it be found? Could I find it? At the time, I never imagined that this flight of fancy might actually materialise into something. I began to look into it all the same. Records revealed that in 1902, John Cooney, long standing first mate, inherited the captaincy of the 140ft barque rigged steam whaler Nova Zembla. Six months into his inaugural command the ship was forced to run for shelter during an intense and blinding snowstorm. His years of experience evident, Cooney bore up for a well-known and secure harbour. At 10:20pm 18th September 1902 the crew were startled by the sudden lurch of the ship and painful sound of splintering timbers. Nova Zembla was aground, a mile south of the harbour entrance, 300 yards from shore. Immediately ordering the anchors dropped to reduce weight gave no saviour, the storm had Nova Zembla firmly in its teeth. The masts were the first to go, followed by engines being thrust up through the deck; all hope was lost, Nova Zembla was a total wreck. By the following morning the crew had managed to launch some of their six whaling boats and make it to shore, with those left onboard the deteriorating hull witnessing their shipmates running up and down the beach to stay warm. A party was sent to pull the two-hour hard row around the rocky peninsular into the harbour to seek assistance from other ships that might have been sheltering the storm. To their relief, fellow Dundee whalers Diana and Eclipse were sat safely at anchor. All 42 men aboard Nova Zembla survived the ordeal, safely returning to Dundee to tell their story. The discovery of abandoned wood was the first sign that the team were in the right spot Photo: Robert KautukI sat hunched over a chart with colleague and underwater archaeologist, Dr Mike Moloney, piecing together clues found in the newspaper interviews that followed in the wake of the crew’s return. After correcting for the considerable amount of magnetic variation (nearly 90 degrees!) we had our fix, certain this was Nova Zembla’s final resting place. Furthermore, an anomaly present 300 yards off the beach on a very grainy Google Earth image had us convinced. Was it that easy? Two months later our application to the Royal Canadian Geographic Society for expedition support was approved, with additional funding from the Arctic Institute of North America. This, however, was no big budget endeavour. We managed to convince a passing cruise ship to stop at our determined location, agreeing to grant us a short seven-hour search window. Unable to afford the sonar equipment usually employed in a such a task, we settled for a fish finder. Complementing our meagre outfit, we purchased a drone and were lent a small remotely operated vehicle (ROV) by Deeptrekker. I’ve come to learn to expect delays when working in the Arctic - weather and ice are king. Seventy-two hours after we were meant to board our commandeered cruise ship, I stepped off a hastily arranged plane in the Inuit hamlet of Kugaaruk (Nunavut, Canada), 400 miles east of where we had originally meant to board. The next week saw us transit out of the Northwest passage and into Baffin Bay. While most onboard thought of Franklin, I was finally seeing for myself the landscape I have been viewing through the eyes of the whalers since beginning my PhD studies in 2011. The British Arctic whaling trade From the discovery of Svalbard in the 16th century and the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) that plied its surrounding waters, Britain maintained near continual involvement in the Arctic whaling trade up until its cessation in the early 20th century. The bowhead was favoured for its huge blubber reverses, that when rendered down yielded tons of the valuable oil used to light and lubricate the industrial revolution. Without it, the modern world would not be the same. This mercantile whale also formed the mainstay of women’s fashion, with its long plates of baleen (confusingly known as whalebone) forming the necessary supports for once vogue corsets and petticoats. By mid-eighteenth-century Britain had come to dominate Arctic whaling. So profitable could this risky voyage be, at one point every major port in the country sent at least one ship north in search of the black fish. Over exploitation of bowheads around Svalbard saw vessels move to the Davis Straits, eventually penetrating up into Baffin Bay following the wake of John Ross RN in 1818. Dwindling populations and technological advances saw Arctic whaling decline by the mid-nineteenth-century, with only Scottish ports persisting until the onset of the Great War. By the time Arctic whaling finally ceased, Britain had sent over 6,000 voyages to the ‘fishing’ grounds, leaving the world’s longest-lived mammal on the verge of extinction. An 1884 portrait of the Nova Zembla by James Orchison I saw my first bowhead whale, but no crews scrambled to end this majestic creature in the name of profit and progress. Instead, all watched captivated in awe and wonder. I felt a moment of conflict between my academic research and the realisation that the very whale that swam before me could be old enough to have endured the onslaught that once reigned in its icy waters. I felt the engines slow at 4am, the swell was heavy and the wind strong. I regretted forgetting to pack my thermals, or any other trousers for that matter! Nerves had rendered any notion of packing clothing apparently unimportant. I made do with my jeans and headed out to join Mike on deck. Aerial view of the beach where Nova Zembla lies Photo: Robert Kautuk The anomaly on Google Earth was just that, our hopes dashed in the first hour of this improbable search. We had to be in the right place though, the historical evidence was so strong and now we were there, the accounts of the crew all fitted. We could see the boulder strewn reef, the beach a mile south of the natural harbour, the rocky promontory that protected its entrance. This was the right place. Nova Zembla was here, somewhere. Six hours of running grids over the reef in an exposed Zodiac left me near hypothermic, but suddenly we spotted something that looked suspiciously like wood on the beach. Driftwood, in this part of the Arctic, is extremely rare. Warmed with anticipation we launched the drone but immediately, it was clear that this was no driftwood. Instead, a piece of mast with iron fittings became apparent, and planking with trunnels. One piece was still covered by paint, another was burnt. Yet another definitely looked like a block and tackle, a yardarm, a rib timber with iron rivets. Clearly wreckage from a sizeable sailing ship. It was time to leave, our seven hours up. We managed to grab a few moments to launch the ROV, estimating ourselves 300 yards offshore from the wreckage, before heading back to the cruise ship. On reviewing the footage, we cought a glimpse of an anchor and chain lying on the seafloor. This was the wreck site of Nova Zembla. A year later I’m sat in Canada’s most northernly Tim Hortons, catching up with friends in Pond Inlet, Baffin Island. It’s great to be back in the Arctic and this time I have clothing for every eventuality. Nova Zembla, the first identified historical British whaling wreck to be discovered in the Canadian Arctic has consumed my thoughts for the past twelve months. But our 2018 search only found a handful of evidence. It’s time to return. Dr. Mike Moloney makes notes on wreckage of Nova Zembla Photo: Robert KaudukAfter the customary delays we board the Government of Nunavut’s fisheries research vessel Nuliajuk, a stout little 65ft converted crab trawler. Captain Bob and his three crew, all Newfoundland crab fisherman are the epitome of Canadian friendliness and hospitality, though their accent is impenetrable. Our 20-hour transit down to the wreck has the veneer of a strange dream - I sit in the galley watching a VHS of The Shining for the third time in a row, fighting off the nausea of seasickness. But when we arrive, we are in luck. The eight polar bears seen on the surrounding tundra are not on the beach as we approach and I can barely contain my excitement nor believe our luck. The weather is perfect, the sun shining and the sea calm. From the moment we step onto the beach it is clear that we missed much in 2018. The entire two kilometres of beach is awash with wreckage. Several ornately carved pieces are just lying on the sand - we later confirm through an 1884 painting of Nova Zembla that these came from the bow of the ship. Rib timbers from the immense hull are also everywhere, long iron rivets sticking out of them. We find masts and yard arms, the remains of a clinker-built whaling boat, yellow and green paint still visible on the weathered planks. Hundreds of individual pieces, lying untouched for 117 years. As we make our way down the beach, we find a 60ft section of hull poking out of the sand, immediately inshore from where we first sighted the anchor in 2018. A short 48 hours later, as we sail into the forecasted storm, not even the 15ft swell can dull my feeling of elation and disbelief. It was a mere handful of newspapers, potentially having once adorned a Dundonian fish supper, that lead me here; Nova Zembla, the first identified historical British whaling wreck to be discovered in the Canadian Arctic. Returning from these recent discoveries and in the midst of planning an ambitious archaeological investigation of the wreck for summer 2020, I go back to my logbook climate research. During the transcribing of an 1899 diary, when in the harbour that would allude Cooney three years later, I read: ‘examined the wreck of the Eagle, you can see her engines plainly under the water’. Dr Matthew Ayre is a historical climatologist Dr. Matthew Ayre FRCGS is a historical climatologist at the Arctic Institute of North America, University of Calgary, Canada. Originally from Newcastle, he obtained his PhD in 2016 from the University of Sunderland and continues to work on the history of the British Arctic whaling trade. The carbon storage potential of the great whales means they are worth millions to humanity in Oceans Whales sequester an enormous amount of carbon, making their protection… Searching for submarines: the hunt for USS Grayback in Explorers By Tim Taylor Tim Taylor recalls the trials and tribulations of his team’s… Spotlight on... 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Guidelines on Submitting a SPA Initial Review Report Educator preparation providers (EPPs) have widely used outcome assessments aligned to standards developed by specialized professional associations (SPAs) to monitor progress of candidates and evaluate programs. The purpose is to ensure that candidates can apply content and pedagogical knowledge and provide evidence for CAEP Component 1.3 (Initial Level Programs) or CAEP Component A.1.2 (Advanced Level Programs). Programs selecting the SPA Program Review with National Recognition may use a maximum of eight key assessments to provide evidence that SPA standards are met. In their entirety, the assessments and data required for submission should demonstrate the candidates have mastered the SPA standards. SPA Program Reports for initial review are due three years prior to the site visit. For instance, if an EPP has its site visit scheduled in fall 2023 the Initial Review Report will be due by fall 2020. SPA review takes place twice every year—one in spring and once in fall. The deadline for submitting the SPA Program Report in spring is March 15 and the deadline for submitting fall reports is September 15 of every year. Each SPA has specific guidelines for submitting a successful SPA Program Report. Please refer to their instructions here. Instructions are provided on both Option A and Option B of preparing SPA reports. How to Plan for the Initial Review Report Submission: To submit an Initial Review Report a program will request shells (templates used by programs to submit SPA Program Reports) through CAEP’s Accreditation Information Management System (AIMS) using institutional login information. Instructions on how to request shells are provided here. Shells may be requested as early as one year before the submission due date and no later than five days before the deadline. Although the templates for Initial Review Reports, Revised Reports, and Response to Conditions Reports appear to be similar, programs need to specify during the request that the shells requested are for initial review. The shells are named accordingly for reviewers to know of their nature. How to Complete the Program Report Template/Form: Cover Sheet (Must be completed for Initial, Revised, and Response to Conditions reports): Complete the entire section: Numbers 1-16. Sections I -V: Must be completed. Follow directions provided on the template for completing each section. Section IV: Must be completed. Follow the directions provided in Section IV of the template to provide information on the key assessments that are being submitted. The data requirement for an Initial Review Report is a minimum of two cycles of most recent, consecutive application of the assessments used to meet SPA standards. Section VI: Not required for Initial Review Reports.

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Low graphics|Accessibility help Your news when you want it Last Updated: Tuesday, 9 November, 2004, 10:47 GMT Halo fans' hope for sequel By Darren Waters Halo has sold more than five million copies Xbox video game Halo 2 has been released in the US on 9 November, with a UK release two days later. Why is the game among the most anticipated of all time? Halo is considered by many video game pundits to be one of the finest examples of interactive entertainment ever produced and more than 1.5 million people worldwide have pre-ordered the sequel. A science fiction epic, Halo centred the action on a human cyborg, controlled by the player, who had to save his crew from an alien horde after a crash landing on a strange and exotic world contained on the interior surface of a giant ring in space. Remembrance of Things Past it was not - but as a slice of schlock science fiction inspired by works such as Larry Niven's Ringworld and the film Starship Troopers, it fit the bill perfectly. Halo stood out from a crowd of similar titles - it was graphically impressive, had tremendous audio, using Dolby Digital, a decent storyline, instant playability and impressive physics. But what marked Halo as a classic were the thousands of details which brought a feeling of polish and the enormously-high production values not usually associated with video gaming. Somebody told me Halo 2 was the biggest single release of any product in Microsoft's history Claude Errera Review: Halo 2 Produced by Bungie software, renowned for their innovation in gaming, it caused a stir among the gaming fraternity when the developer was bought by Microsoft and became an Xbox exclusive. Claude Errera, editor of fansite Halo.Bungie.Org, said: "Bungie got everything right. They were really careful to make sure everything worked the way it was supposed to. "Nothing distracts you when you were playing. There was nothing in Halo that had not been done before but everything in there was as good as it could be." He added: "Graphically it was superior to everything else out there. 'Depth' "It also had a depth to it that made it stand out." Halo was unusually immersive, sucking the player into the action and blurring the interface between screen and controller. It also capitalised on the growing popularity of LAN gaming in the PC world - for the first time it became easy to link multiple game consoles together, allowing up to 16 players to battle against each other at the same time. The original's graphics impressed many The game instantly cultivated an online following, which continues today with a score of Halo fan websites following every aspect of the sequel, Halo 2. Errera spends three to fours hours a day of his own time maintaining the hugely popular website, which attracts 600,000 page views a day from Halo fans eager for the latest news. When the Xbox launched on November 15 2001 in the US, Halo was one of the launch titles and had an immediate impact on critics and consumers. "Halo is the most important launch game for any console ever," wrote the influential Edge magazine in its review, giving it a rare 10 out of 10 mark. The game had its critics and while it is not a one-off original as a game, it brought many original touches and flourishes to the genre which have defined all other first person shooters since. "The first time I played it I just stood there watching the spent shells fall out of my gun," said Errera, remarking on the level of detail in the game. The game also inspired thousands of people to write their own fiction based on the storyline and produce downloadable video clips of the many weird and wonderful things that can be done in the game. "It blew me away the first time someone managed to climb to the top of Halo," said Errera, referring to a fan who had created a video of Master Chief scaling the landscape of the graphical world. Video clips of the more outrageous stunts that are possible thanks to the game's amazing physics engine are incredibly popular and some have attained a cult following. Speculation about the sequel has seen every titbit analysed and poured over with all the intent of a forensic scientist examining a body. When early screenshots of the game were released some people wrote essay-length articles highlighting everything from the texture of graphics to clues about the story line. Errera said expectations of the sequel among fans were sky high. "It does not feel like a game release any more. Somebody told me this was the biggest single release of any product in Microsoft's history. "We're all just hoping that Bungie has got it right again." 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