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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’. 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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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NEWS • SPECIAL REPORTS Mema charged 64 personal items to city card — and Samra helped cover them up He was acclaimed for making the city 'more transparent,' but he had a secret trail of expenses he couldn’t repay. Ms. Samra was there to help By Dominic Jones Nanaimo city officials claim chief financial officer (CFO) Victor Mema made at least 64 personal charges on his city-issued credit card over a period of 17 months, News Nanaimo can reveal today. The unprecedented trail of personal spending is a stunning violation of internal financial controls by the man council and taxpayers entrusted to safeguard the city’s assets. Serious questions will be raised about the role of city manager Tracy Samra in failing to address Mr. Mema’s extraordinary spending. There is strong evidence indicating that taxpayer resources were used to help repay and cover up the finance chief’s non-business expenses. Mr. Mema is currently suspended and faces possible termination at a future council meeting related to what the city has described as an “allegation of significant concern.” Ms. Samra is also suspended and subject to a RCMP release undertaking that bars her from being in 100 meters of city hall or having contact with nine individuals, including this reporter. She was due to appear in court on May 1 to face a peace bond application related to alleged threats being uttered during a Jan. 31 incident at city hall, but she has rescheduled the hearing for a third time to May 15. Tracy Samra Records show that after Mr. Mema found himself with debts to the city that he couldn’t repay in full, Ms. Samra took steps to shore up his finances with an unusual “living expenses” benefit that gave him an immediate $5,400 payout. She also approved the city extending credit to Mr. Mema through a special receivable account that functioned much like an interest-free line of credit. And despite knowing that her CFO had violated city financial policies, the city manager promoted him as her deputy and boosted his salary by 10 percent. It is known that city finance staff who raised concerns were repeatedly ignored. One was pressed into early retirement after clashing with Ms. Samra over the finance chief’s spending, News Nanaimo was told. Hidden from public City policies in place throughout the period that Mr. Mema incurred the expenses prohibited personal charges on city purchase and credit cards. Policy violations could be grounds for termination even if employees paid back the money. The personal charges the city has identified on Mr. Mema’s purchase card are thought to total more than $14,000. But that amount does not include non-work related charges the city has yet to identify, sources said. Mr. Mema’s personal charges were hidden from the public and never recorded on the city’s quarterly management expense reports. Those reports won Mr. Mema praise from Ms. Samra for making the city “more transparent” and helped the city secure a provincial award for excellence in financial stewardship. Evidence of the 64 charges that the city says are personal are contained in 21 pages of heavily redacted city purchase card statements. They were obtained by News Nanaimo during a six-month freedom of information battle with the city. Before handing over Mr. Mema’s statements the city blanked out descriptions of his personal charges, the amounts, card balances, a breakdown of spending categories and handwritten notes on the statements. The city released statements that were heavily redacted under Section 22 — harmful to personal privacy By themselves the redacted statements reveal few details of the CFO’s personal spending beyond the unprecedented volume of his personal charges. However, when combined with other city records and information provided by multiple well-placed sources over the past nine months, a disturbing picture emerges. It is now clear that while Mr. Mema was winning plaudits from finance and audit chair Bill Bestwick in council meetings and being lauded by Ms. Samra in news releases, behind the scenes he was racking up a string of unsanctioned expenses and using the city as a source of personal credit. Mr. Mema, who is paid an annual salary of almost $170,000, began his personal spending spree in May 2016, eight months after he joined the city. It continued for another 17 months until his card, which carried a limit of $5,000, was finally revoked in October 2017. Based on other information obtained by News Nanaimo, the finance chief’s non-work expenses over that period included personal flights — including to vacation hotspots like Orlando and Cancun — hotel and meal expenses and a range of other non-work related charges. Cheque returned non-sufficient funds According to the records, Mr. Mema’s personal spending was most pronounced over the Dec. 2016-Jan. 2017 holidays prior to the March 11 referendum for the proposed Event Centre, a project championed by Mr. Bestwick and for which Mr. Mema masterminded a financing plan that he said would not increase city taxes. A total of 24 personal expenses, which sources said totalled about $7,000, were charged to Mr. Mema’s purchase card in that two-month period, his statements show. It’s understood that these were mostly family vacation-related expenses and included five flights, meals and hotel expenses. Victor Mema at a Nanaimo council meeting in Jan. 2018 Mr. Mema wrote a cheque to the city for his vacation expenses but it was returned for non-sufficient funds (NSF), multiple sources claim. Numerous current and former staff at the city have said that Mr. Mema’s level of personal spending on a city credit card is unheard of. In the past, any personal expenses billed to city purchase cards have been inadvertent, benign and were quickly repaid in full. The issue of Mr. Mema’s returned cheque was brought to the attention of the city’s human resources department and his boss, Ms. Samra. Samra gives Mema $7,200 On Feb. 27 last year, the finance chief and Ms. Samra met and afterwards agreed on a highly unusual arrangement. In a letter hand-delivered to Mr. Mema, Ms. Samra proposed to give her finance chief, who was living in North Vancouver and renting in Nanaimo, a retroactive living expenses allowance for two years worth up to $7,200. Under the arrangement, which was described as “living expenses in lieu of relocation expenses,” Mr. Mema got $5,400 immediately and a further $300 monthly until August 2017. Usually the city only pays moving expenses if employees actually move to the city. Mr. Mema has never moved to Nanaimo and no longer rents an apartment in the city. In essence, Ms. Samra’s proposal, which Mr. Mema accepted the same day, meant taxpayers gave their CFO money to pay them back for spending their money on his family vacation. But the creative maneuvering did not end there. Ms. Samra’s letter setting out the terms of the unusual living expenses arrangement Magic of receivable account 327720 Sources have confirmed that Ms. Samra also approved the creation of a special receivable account for Mr. Mema — known by the internal accounting code of 327720 — that functioned much like a bank line of credit. That meant that instead of Mr. Mema being in violation of the city’s card policies and unable to repay what he owed, his purchase card debt was “reimbursed” by his new receivable account, which Mr. Mema agreed to pay off with $500 payroll deductions over time. However, as he charged new personal expenses to his card in subsequent months, these also were “reimbursed” to the city by his receivable account. On the surface it appeared that the CFO was repaying the city in full for his personal charges, but in reality taxpayers were paying the expenses for him and he was paying off the debt in installments. Instead of being disciplined and having his purchase card privileges revoked, which government finance professionals said would be normal in the circumstances, Mr. Mema was rewarded for not moving to Nanaimo, allowed to keep his card and given free personal credit by the city. It’s unclear why Ms. Samra went to such lengths to support her CFO. One likely factor is that Mr. Mema was seen as a lynchpin in the team promoting Mr. Bestwick’s plan to build a $100 million hockey arena on the city’s waterfront, which was about to go to a referendum in two weeks. The receivable account 327720 was used to show personal expenses had been reimbursed when they were still owed. Mema promoted with 10% pay hike Coincidentally, another defining event occurred on the same day that Ms. Samra and Mr. Mema agreed to his unusual living expenses deal. At a chaotic in-camera council meeting that night, at about 8:20 pm, Ms. Samra was filming councillor Wendy Pratt on her phone when the enraged councillor rushed across the room to leave, swatting the phone out of the city manager’s hand. Ms. Samra filed an assault complaint against Ms. Pratt with the RCMP, and then took medical leave. She returned briefly after the Event Centre was defeated in the March 11 referendum, but announced that she would be taking an extended absence. She formally appointed Mr. Mema as her deputy and had council approve the change by resolution on March 27. On April 3 last year, Ms. Samra gave her CFO a 10 percent interim pay rise, worth about $9,800, “in recognition of your willingness to take on additional responsibilities.” Sechelt comes calling In parallel to Mr. Mema’s troubles in Nanaimo, another drama had been quietly playing out with his former employer, the District of Sechelt, which was hounding him for repayment of personal expenses he had incurred on one of their credit cards. According to evidence submitted to a BC Human Rights Tribunal hearing, shortly after Mr. Mema left Sechelt for Nanaimo in September 2015, officials there discovered credit card charges “related to Mr. Mema’s personal expenses.” District officials wrote to Mr. Mema on Dec. 23, 2015, giving him a list of the charges and demanded that he repay. On Jan. 20, 2016, Mr. Mema wrote back admitting that “at least some of the charges were for his personal expenses and requested more information.” The next day he filed a human rights complaint against the District alleging workplace discrimination against him based on his race, colour and place of origin. He claimed that the District had failed to pay him severance in a 2015 restructuring despite doing so for other district managers. Sechelt filed suit against Mr. Mema in Sept. 2017 However, it’s clear from the dates of the events in Sechelt and information News Nanaimo has obtained from the City of Nanaimo that Mr. Mema had already been offered a job in Nanaimo while he was trying to get severance from Sechelt. On Aug. 22, 2017, the tribunal dismissed Mr. Mema’s complaint “in its entirety.” The decision was not reported in Nanaimo’s local media. On Sept. 17, the District filed a statement of claim against Mr. Mema in North Vancouver small claims court seeking almost $10,000 from him. In its claim, the District said that after Mr. Mema resigned it discovered “a significant number” of unapproved charges for flights, hotel stays, car insurance, cash advances, cell phone charges and banking fees totalling $36,212.45. It said Mr. Mema repaid $4,381.19 for two flights and one travel-related charge, and later admitted that a further $7,738.64 of items were personal expenses he hadn’t repaid. The District claimed that in addition to the charges Mr. Mema had admitted to, there is $1,835.83 in charges that “bear no possible relation to District business,” including purchases made in Alberta from Home Depot, Canadian Tire, and Edmonton Jaguar. Samra tries to cover up Eleven days later, news of Sechelt’s lawsuit against the city’s CFO broke in Nanaimo’s local news outlets. Ms. Samra, who had just returned to work after her months-long absence, was caught off guard but publicly pledged support for her finance chief. However, it is known that behind the scenes Ms. Samra was anxious over the news and the likelihood of councillors learning about what had also transpired earlier in the year in Nanaimo. When she reviewed Mr. Mema’s purchase card expenses, Ms. Samra saw that he had recently purchased two tickets to Cancun for himself and his wife. He also had paid a Mercedes Benz car service bill. Tracy Samra and Victor Mema In fact, his statements showed that since the drama in February when Mr. Mema’s cheque had bounced, he had incurred 21 new personal charges to his card. In October, Ms. Samra revoked Mr. Mema’s card privileges. But rather than start disciplinary proceedings against him, she set about gathering evidence to excuse his actions. She engaged city auditors KPMG to review expense reports of former senior managers going back 10 years to show that her and Mr. Mema’s personal charges were not unusual. KPMG’s report has not been made public but multiple sources say it found nothing that compares to the personal spending of Mr. Mema or Ms. Samra. That same month, News Nanaimo filed a freedom of information request for her and Mr. Mema’s purchase card statements going back to November 2015. However, as previously reported Ms. Samra and Mr. Mema obstructed city staff and pressured them to withhold the statements against the advice of a former head of BC’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC). After News Nanaimo reported on Dec. 3 that the city was denying access to the two top manager’s statements, Ms. Samra issued a news release claiming that “allegations that city staff have overspent or charged taxpayers for non-eligible expenses are unfounded. The city has appropriate internal controls in place to review and approve claims.” Finance staff’s warnings Throughout the many months of Mr. Mema’s purchase card troubles, there was growing disquiet and concern among staff in the city’s finance department. It’s understood that complaints were made to Ms. Samra, to human resource staff, to KPMG and to officials at BC’s professional accounting watchdog. All were to no avail, in part because at the time Mr. Mema was not registered as a Chartered Professional Accountant in BC, which meant he wasn’t subject to regulatory oversight in this province. He finally registered earlier this month. Sources have told News Nanaimo that former deputy director of financial services Deborah Duncan, the city’s second most senior finance official, repeatedly challenged Ms. Samra to deal with Mr. Mema. Described as a highly ethical and principled finance professional, they say she was forced into early retirement after she refused to continue making compromises for Mr. Mema’s troubling transactions. She left the city last October. Ms. Duncan’s treatment left other managers fearful for their jobs and feeling they had nowhere to turn, sources said. They couldn’t go to council, which is dominated by a five-man majority led by Mr. Bestwick, who unreservedly backed Ms. Samra and were unlikely to countenance criticism of her and Mr. Mema. Two managers in the department went on leave as a result of the anxiety and stress caused by the upheaval over Mr. Mema’s flouting of the rules. Union members in the department were also impacted. Council majority in focus Councillors Bestwick, Kipp, Yoachim, Fuller and Hong have long been staunch backers of Ms. Samra and Mr. Mema Finally, on March 1, with Ms. Samra suspended and barred from city hall by an RCMP release undertaking, a union member in the department, accompanied by a manager, took a complaint directly to a closed meeting of council. Mr. Mema was immediately suspended. Lawyers were brought in to investigate what council would only describe as an “allegation of significant concern.” A week ago, the lawyers delivered their report to council, which decided to give Ms. Samra and Mr. Mema an opportunity to state their cases before deciding whether to terminate them. The five council members who have all along acted as if the two managers could do no wrong — Mr. Bestwick, Jim Kipp, Gord Fuller, Bill Yoachim and Jerry Hong — face an important decision. There is currently no balance owing in Mr. Mema’s receivable account 327720. It might be meaningless, however, because it was set up to pay for charges Mr. Mema self-disclosed as personal. Leave a Reply to Vox populi Cancel reply Anon1 says: It’s been several months, investigations have been conducted by lawyers and accountants, and we continue to rack up thousands of dollars in legal fees to advise council and yet these self entitled crooks are still drawing from the taxpayer well. All because our fearless leaders are concerned that these star employees may sue the city if they fire them. I guess “it’s only money” LOL Shame shame shame. These fumbling yokels need to all be turfed in October. We may as well just elect lawyers since they seem to be running the city now anyway. I agree whole heartedly and fully with your comments. Great reporting Dominic! Let’s hope that this report gets well circulated and that it has the ideal effect on the next civic election results. The ‘gang of five’ must go with Samra and Mema and I’m not sure about the Mayor who appears not to have shown proper leadership. We need to elect 9 honest, ethical, practical adults and break the ‘gang’s stranglehold on Council. Hiring of replacements for Samra and Mema must be carried out by HR Professionals, not in-house, as before. Let’s get it right this time! How is Samra getting away with her hearing delays? It’s costing the taxpayers her salary in the meantime. I’m sure that’s her and her lawyer’s intention! Lena Tsuji says: Gregory Roscow says: Corruption. No other word for it. Fire both Mema and Samra immediately without severance and then deal with the useless councillors who are both directly and indirectly responsible for this mess. Criminal charges must also be considered. Dylan Perry says: There’s a couple of typos. 1. Under the heading: Sechelt comes calling “….shortly after Mr. Mema left the District for Nanaimo in September 2015,…: I think that is supposed to be “district of Sechelt” 2. Under the heading: Finance staff’s warnings “All were to no available”. I believe that should be “…to no avail” By Dominic Jones says: Thanks, edited. Madeline Audrey Bruce says: My thanks to Dominic Jones for tracking this labyrinth of subterfuge. Mr. Mema is a trickster of the first order. great coverage of a sad chapter in nanaimo politics that ain’t over yet! if i had a job making 170 grand a year, i don’t think i would have my hand in the cookie jar grabbing more, but i guess if momma samra is okay with it, and the gang of 5 are all cool with it – why not? meanwhile ms duncan got run over by these same thugs, not to mention the people of nanaimo who clearly haven’t been treated in any honourable way… oh – but yes – do call in the lawyers to cover your ass! ya’ll have made such a mockery of civic responsibility, it’s hard to know how to proceed here without a complete revamp of what’s been on tap the past 4 years and especially the last 2.. wow.. thanks for the article dominic.. Dorothy Smith says: Doug and the Slugs said it all, didn’t they? Too bad that you had to get caught That’s not like you to lose face So sad that you’re not as smart As you thought you were in the first place…. Moralea Milne says: Thank you to Dominic Jones for gathering together this damning information. It is good to put names to the gang of five so that the other Councillors are not sullied by this abuse of trust. Samra and Mema will go and move on to other hapless institutions. But the “Cabal of 5” – Bestwick, Kipp, Yoachim, Fuller and Hong need to be held accountable for their absolutely horrendous tenures as council members. That needs to happen at the ballot box where they should not get a single vote. There are a number of reasons they could have acted the way they did – and the most charitable of these is absolute incompetence. They have made Nanaimo the laughing stock of municipalities in BC. The Cabal of 5 have lost good city employees in this process and allowed a toxic environment to exist at the City. Carole Brooke says: Thank you for your dedication in reporting this story which impacts the entire community. It is incomprehensible that those who have challenged the individuals responsible and the cover up itself have been silenced and intimidated. It is an outrage. Vox populi says: There’s plenty to digest in this exhaustive report but one thing is certain: both Mr. Mema and Ms. Samra must be held to account. The public interest demands it. I went to the Chartered Professional Accountants of BC website and filed a complaint regarding Mr Mema being accepted as a member and being allowed to use the CPA designation AFTER he was suspended by the City of Nanaimo and sued by the District of Sechelt. Obviously, if Mr Mema can use the term CPA then the designation has no meaning for anybody who uses it! Jim Taylor says: Samra should be able to present before council via video or telephone regardless of the no contact order?? Time to shine the light on this whole matter and put it to rest. If the information presented in this article is factual, Mr. Mema should face criminal charges of theft. Perhaps Ms. Samra and the “Gang of 5” city councillors may also be found in breach of the law, for their parts in enabling Mr. Mema with his financial actions in our fair city. Hopefully, the RCMP has been tracking Mr. Mema’s actions, both here in Nanaimo, and in Sechelt. I’d like to see jail time. In addition, I would like to see all the city staff who have lost their jobs, due to Ms. Samra’s actions, to be offered their jobs back, plus appropriate financial compensation for their losses. Mema refuses comment as authorities digest designation debacle UPDATED: Woman arrested after threats made at City Hall

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Guidelines for collecting and shipping specimens for influenza diagnostics April 27, 2009 1300 EDT This document is a compilation of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Ohio Department of Health (ODH) recommendations and procedures to aid in the collection of influenza diagnostic specimens. Under the guidance of Director Alvin Jackson, ODH staff compiled this document as information for Ohio colleagues including local public health, hospitals and practitioners. Please consult the CDC web site as the guideline recommendations may change Individuals with mild illness should stay at home and call their physician if they have questions about care or treatment. CDC is not encouraging people with mild illness to visit their doctor or other healthcare facilities to avoid clogging the healthcare system. Severe symptoms which would indicate a need to go to a healthcare facility are listed on the CDC web site, but include high fever, difficulty breathing, discoloration of the lips, and unresponsiveness. Patients who meet these criteria should be tested for influenza and clinical specimens positive for influenza should be sent to public health laboratories for further characterization. Clinicians who suspect swine influenza virus infections in humans should obtain a nasopharyngeal swab from the patient, place the swab in a viral transport medium, refrigerate the specimen, and then contact their local health jurisdiction to facilitate transport to the Ohio Department of Health Laboratory for timely diagnosis. For the current swine influenza A (H1N1) virus investigation, testing should focus on acute illness. Thus, although serology is a methodology that can be used for diagnosis, it is not recommended as a routine primary diagnostic tool at this time. For the current swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infections, to distinguish these influenza sample submissions from seasonal influenza sample submissions, please note “swine influenza” as a tentative diagnosis on the ODH Laboratory Virus Isolation specimen submission form. Interim Guidance on Case Definitions to be Used for Investigations of Swine April 26, 2009 08:30 EDT This document provides interim guidance for state and local health departments conducting investigations of human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus. The following case definitions are for the purpose of investigations of suspected, probable, and confirmed cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection. Definitions of Respiratory Illness Recent onset of at least two of the following: 1. rhinorrhea or nasal congestion 2. sore throat 3. cough 4. fever or feverishness 2. Influenza-like illness: fever >37.8°C (100°F) plus cough or sore throat Case Definitions for Infection with Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Virus 1. A Confirmed case of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection is defined as a person with an acute respiratory illness with laboratory confirmed swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection at CDC by one or more of the following tests: 1. real-time RT-PCR 2. viral culture 3. four-fold rise in swine influenza A (H1N1) virus specific neutralizing 2. A Probable case of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection is defined as a person with an acute respiratory illness with an influenza test that is positive for influenza A, but H1 and H3 negative. 3. A Suspected case of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection is defined as: 1. A person with an acute respiratory illness who was a close contact to a confirmed case of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection while the case was ill OR 2. A person with an acute respiratory illness with a recent history of contact with an animal with confirmed or suspected swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection OR 3. A person with an acute respiratory illness who has traveled to an area where there are confirmed cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) within 7 days of suspect case's illness onset. Infectious period for confirmed cases = 1 day before onset to 7 days after onset of illness Day before onset = Day -1 Onset day = Day 0 Days after onset = Days 1-7 * These definitions are intended for establishing the epidemiology of swine influenza in humans. Ohio Department of Health Guidelines for Collecting and Shipping Specimens for Influenza Diagnostics The following guidelines have been adapted from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Influenza Plan, Appendix 5, dated November 2005. Please note that appropriate specimens for influenza testing vary by type of test. Before collecting any specimens it is important to review your facility’s infection control practices. The Ohio Department of Health Laboratory has developed a table titled “Ohio Department of Health Laboratory (ODHL) Testing for Respiratory Viruses” for information on appropriate specimens to obtain for detection of other respiratory viruses. I. Respiratory Specimens Eight types of respiratory specimens may be collected for viral and/or bacterial diagnostics: 1) nasopharyngeal wash/aspirates, 2) nasopharyngeal swabs, 3) oropharyngeal swabs, 4) bronchoalveolar lavage, 5) tracheal aspirate, 6) pleural fluid tap, 7) sputum, and 8) autopsy specimens. Nasopharyngeal wash/aspirates are the specimen of choice for detection of most respiratory viruses and are the preferred specimen type for children aged <2 years. Respiratory specimens for detection of most respiratory pathogens, and influenza in particular, are optimally collected within the first 3 days of the onset of illness. A. Collecting specimens from the upper respiratory tract 1. Nasopharyngeal wash/aspirate  Have the patient sit with head tilted slightly backward.  Instill 1 ml–1.5 ml of non-bacteriostatic saline (pH 7.0) into one nostril. Flush a plastic catheter or tubing with 2 ml–3 ml of saline. Insert the tubing into the nostril parallel to the palate. Aspirate nasopharyngeal secretions. Repeat this procedure for the other nostril.  Collect the specimens in sterile vials. Label each specimen container with the patient’s ID number and the date collected. 2. Nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swabs  Use only sterile dacron or rayon swabs with plastic shafts. Do not use calcium alginate swabs or swabs with wooden sticks, as they may contain substances that inactivate some viruses and inhibit PCR testing.  To obtain a nasopharyngeal swab, insert a swab into the nostril parallel to the palate. Leave the swab in place for a few seconds to absorb secretions. Swab both nostrils.  To obtain an oropharyngeal swab, swab the posterior pharynx and tonsillar areas,  Place the swabs immediately into sterile vials containing 2 ml of viral transport media. Break the applicator sticks off near the tip to permit tightening of the cap. Label each specimen container with the patient’s ID number and the date the sample was collected. B. Collecting specimens from the lower respiratory tract 1. Bronchoalveolar lavage, tracheal aspirate, or pleural fluid tap  During bronchoalveolar lavage or tracheal aspirate, use a double-tube system to maximum shielding from oropharyngeal secretions.  Centrifuge half of the specimen, and fix the cell pellet in formalin. Place the remaining un-spun fluid in sterile vials with external caps and internal O-ring seals. If there is no internal O-ring seal, then seal tightly with the available cap and secure with Parafilm®. Label each specimen container with the patient’s ID number and the date the sample was collected.  Educate the patient about the difference between sputum and oral secretions.  Have the patient rinse the mouth with water and then expectorate deep cough sputum directly into a sterile screw-cap sputum collection cup or sterile dry container. II. Blood Components CDC can perform serology testing for influenza. Both acute and convalescent serum specimens should be collected for antibody testing. Collect convalescent serum specimens 2–4 weeks after the onset of illness. To collect serum for antibody testing:  Collect 5 ml–10 ml of whole blood in a serum separator tube. Allow the blood to clot, centrifuge briefly, and collect all resulting sera in vials with external caps and internal O-ring seals. If there is no internal O-ring seal, then seal tightly with the available cap and secure with Parafilm®.  The minimum amount of serum preferred for each test is 200 microliters, which can easily be obtained from 5 ml of whole blood. A minimum of 1 cc of whole blood is needed for testing of pediatric patients. If possible, collect 1 cc in an EDTA tube and in a clotting tube. If only 1cc can be obtained, use a clotting tube.  Label each specimen container with the patient’s ID number and the date the III. Autopsy Specimens CDC can perform immunohistochemical (IHC) staining for influenza A (H5) viruses on autopsy specimens. Viral antigens may be focal and sparsely distributed in patients with influenza, and are most frequently detected in respiratory epithelium of large airways. Larger airways (particularly primary and segmental bronchi) have the highest yield for detection of influenza viruses by IHC staining. Collection of the appropriate tissues ensures the best chance of detecting the virus by (IHC) stains. If influenza is suspected, a minimum total of 8 blocks or fixed-tissue specimens representing samples from each of the following sites should be obtained and submitted for evaluation:  Central (hilar) lung with segmental bronchi  Right and left primary bronchi  Trachea (proximal and distal)  Representative pulmonary parenchyma from right and left lung HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan In addition, representative tissues from major organs should be submitted for evaluation. In particular, for patients with suspected myocarditis or encephalitis, specimens should include myocardium (right and left ventricle) and CNS (cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, pons, medulla, and cerebellum). Specimens should be included from any other organ showing significant gross or microscopic pathology. Specimens may be submitted as:  Fixed, unprocessed tissue in 10% neutral buffered formalin, or  Tissue blocks containing formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded specimens, or  Unstained sections cut at 3 microns placed on charged glass slides (10 slides per  Specimens should be sent at room temperature (NOT FROZEN).  Fresh-frozen unfixed tissue specimens may be submitted for RT-PCR.  Include a copy of the autopsy report (preliminary or final if available), and a cover letter outlining a brief clinical history and the submitter’s full name, title, complete mailing address, phone, and fax numbers, in the event that CDC pathologists require further information. Referring pathologists may direct specific questions to CDC pathologists. The contact number for the Infectious Disease Pathology Activity is 404-639-3133, or the pathologists can be contacted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through the CDC Emergency Response Hotline at 770-488-7100. IV. Shipping Instructions  Specimen submission must be coordinated with local health departments (LHDs). LHDs should call the Ohio Department of Health before arranging specimen submission for influenza A reference testing. ODH is available 24/7. LHDs are to use the contact information for Class A reportable conditions: During business hours contact 614-466-4643; after business hours local health jurisdictions contact the ODH Infectious Disease On-Call at 614-722-7221.  Specimens should be sent by Priority Overnight Shipping for receipt within 24 hours. Samples (such as fresh-frozen autopsy samples for RT-PCR or other clinical materials) may be frozen at –70◦ F if the package cannot be shipped within a specified time (e.g. if the specimen is collected on a Friday but cannot be shipped until Monday).  When sending clinical specimens, include the specimen inventory sheet (see below), and note “Influenza surveillance” on all materials and specimens sent. Follow protocols for standard interstate shipment of etiologic agents, and are available ahipments must comply with current DOT/IATA shipping regulations.  For delivery of packages using DHL, UPS, US Cargo and other carriers, ship specimens to Ohio Department of Health Laboratory, 8995 E. Main Street, Building 22, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. CDC: Interim Guidance on Antiviral Recommendations for Patients with Confirmed or Suspected Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection and Close This document provides interim guidance on the use of antiviral agents for treatment and chemoprophylaxis of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection. This includes patients with confirmed or suspected swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection and their close 1. A Confirmed case of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection is defined as a person with an acute respiratory illness with laboratory confirmed swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection at CDC by one or more of the following tests: 2. A Suspected case of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection is defined as: a. A person with an acute respiratory illness who was a close contact to a confirmed case of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection while the case was ill OR b. A person with an acute respiratory illness who traveled to or resides in an area where there are confirmed cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection 3. Close contact is defined as: within about 6 feet of an ill person who is a confirmed or suspected case of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection. Definitions of Acute respiratory illness: Recent onset of at least two of the following: rhinorrhea or nasal congestion, sore throat, cough (with or without fever or feverishness). Clinicians should consider swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in the differential diagnosis of patients with febrile respiratory disease and who 1) live in areas in the U.S. with confirmed human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection or 2) who traveled recently to Mexico or were in contact with persons who had febrile respiratory illness and were in the areas of the U.S. with confirmed swine influenza cases or Mexico in the 7 days preceding their illness onset. Antiviral Treatment Suspected Cases Empiric antiviral treatment is recommended for any ill person suspected to have swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection. Antiviral treatment with either zanamivir alone or with a combination of oseltamivir and either amantadine or rimantadine should be initiated as soon as possible after the onset of symptoms. Recommended duration of treatment is five days. Recommendations for use of antivirals may change as data on antiviral susceptibilities become available. Antiviral doses and schedules recommended for treatment of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection are the same as those recommended for seasonal influenza: For antiviral treatment of a confirmed case of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection, either oseltamivir or zanamivir may be administered. Recommended duration of treatment is five days. These same antivirals should be considered for treatment of cases that test positive for influenza A but test negative for seasonal influenza viruses H3 and H1 by PCR. Oseltamivir, zanamivir, amantadine, and rimantadine are all “Pregnancy Category C" medications, indicating that no clinical studies have been conducted to assess the safety of these medications for pregnant women. Only two cases of amantadine use for severe influenza illness during the third trimester have been reported. However, both amantadine and rimantadine have been demonstrated in animal studies to be teratogenic and embryotoxic when administered at substantially high doses. Because of the unknown effects of influenza antiviral drugs on pregnant women and their fetuses, these four drugs should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the embryo or fetus; the manufacturers' package inserts should be consulted. However, no adverse effects have been reported among women who received oseltamivir or zanamivir during pregnancy or among infants born to such women. Antiviral Chemoprophylaxis For antiviral chemoprophylaxis of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection, either oseltamivir or zanamivir are recommended. Duration of antiviral chemoprophylaxis is 7 days after the last known exposure to an ill confirmed case of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection. Antiviral dosing and schedules recommended for chemoprophylaxis of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection are the same as those recommended for seasonal influenza: Antiviral chemoprophylaxis (pre-exposure or post-exposure) with either oseltamivir or zanamivir is recommended for the following individuals: 1. Household close contacts who are at high-risk for complications of influenza (persons with certain chronic medical conditions, elderly) of a confirmed or suspected case. 2. School children who are at high-risk for complications of influenza (persons with certain chronic medical conditions) who had close contact (face-to-face) with a confirmed or suspected case. 3. Travelers to Mexico who are at high-risk for complications of influenza (persons with certain chronic medical conditions, elderly). 4. Border workers (Mexico) who are at high-risk for complications of influenza (persons with certain chronic medical conditions, elderly). 5. Health care workers or public health workers who had unprotected close contact with an ill confirmed case of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection during the case’s infectious period. Antiviral chemoprophylaxis (pre-exposure or post-exposure) with either oseltamivir or zanamivir can be considered for the following: 1. Any health care worker who is at high-risk for complications of influenza (persons with certain chronic medical conditions, elderly) who is working in an area with confirmed swine influenza A (H1N1) cases, and who is caring for patients with any acute febrile respiratory illness. 2. Non-high risk persons who are travelers to Mexico, first responders, or border workers who are working in areas with confirmed cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection. Adverse events and contraindications For further information about influenza antiviral medications, including contraindications, and adverse effects, please see the following: CDC: Interim Guidance on Infection Control and Antiviral Recommendations for Patients with Confirmed or Suspected Swine Influenza A Virus Infection For collecting respiratory specimens from an ill confirmed or suspected swine influenza virus (SIV) case, the following is recommended: 1. Personal protective equipment: fit-tested, disposable N95 respirator [if unavailable, wear a medical (surgical mask)], disposable gloves, gown and goggles. 2. When completed, place all personal protective equipment (PPE) in a biohazard 3. Wash hands thoroughly with soap and water or alcohol-based hand gel. 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Analysis, June 2018 The North Korea Summit Through the Looking Glass by Oregon PeaceWorks • June 15, 2018 • 0 Comments By Branko Marcetic As much of the world celebrates a modest step towards peace in Korea, Western pundits seem to be panicking. On Tuesday, as Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un shook hands for their much-anticipated summit in Singapore, one Korean reporter observed a curious episode< http://www. koreaherald.com/view.php?ud= 20180612000772>. Koreans watching the scene unfold on a TV screen at a railway station in Seoul began applauding. Meanwhile, some nearby Western tourists, perturbed by this development, scratched their heads in confusion. “I am actually baffled to see them clapping here,” said one British tourist. There’s perhaps no better symbol of the gulf in worldwide reactions to the summit than this episode. While South Koreans cautiously celebrated a historic step in the thawing of hostilities that have hung over them for almost seventy years, the Western media seemed to look on with alarm — even anger. Hostility to the summit, much of it from Democrats and liberals< https://jacobinmag. com/2018/06/trump-north-korea- kim-negotiations-deal>, had been a staple of press coverage in the months leading up to it, often from commentators who just a few months earlier had been panicking about exactly the opposite outcome. But it reached a fever pitch over the last few days. There was, for example, the collective< https://twitter. com/SteveSchmidtSES/status/ 1006487057034829825> hyperventilation< https:// twitter.com/GeoffRBennett/ status/1006339247958306818> over a symbolic arrangement< https://twitter. com/christinawilkie/status/ 1006343744722030594> of North Korean and US flags. There was MSNBC’s Nicole Wallace, who warned< https://www.alternet. org/news-amp-politics/whole- thing-was-trumpian-head-fake- msnbcs-nicolle-wallace- explains-how-trump> that the whole summit was actually a “Trumpian head fake,” a mere artifact of Trump’s “midterm strategy” and his “get out of sitting with Bob Mueller strategy.” Sue Mi Terry of the defense contractor–funded< https://www. csis.org/support-csis/our- donors/corporation-and-trade- association-donors> Center for Strategic and International Studies cautioned< https://twitter.com/ CSISKoreaChair/status/ 1006278197690994689> that “a peace treaty is not okay” and should “come at the end of the process” because it “undermines the justification of our troops staying in South Korea.” But things really ramped up once the summit was over. The signing of the joint statement was met with near-universal< https://www. wsj.com/articles/u-s-analysts- skeptical-of-north-korea- summit-results-lack-of- details-1528808231> derision< https://www. thedailybeast.com/trumps- singapore-summit-was-a- bustfor-the-us-at-least>and skepticism< https://www. independent.co.uk/news/world/ asia/trump-kim-meeting-latest- denuclearisation-north-korea- us-nuclear-weapons-a8394566. html> from Western observers and mainstream< http://www.nj.com/ opinion/index.ssf/2018/06/how_ trump_lost_the_summit_before_ the_photographers.html> news< https://www. washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/ style/the-north-korea-summit- was-a-triumph-of-trumpian- stagecraft-and-the-media-fell- for-it/2018/06/12/0ebe2488- 6e42-11e8-bd50-b80389a4e569_ story.html?utm_term=. 64ae169ab4c9>outlets< https:// www.washingtonpost.com/news/ posteverything/wp/2018/06/12/ trump-is-everything- republicans-said-obama-was/? utm_term=.9381ee64c8fc>, citing a variety of objections: the idea that Trump had “legitimized” Kim and given him a propaganda victory; that he had given too much away with little in return; that he was praising Kim too generously; that he had used the North Koreans’ own rhetoric about “provocative” US military exercises; and the weird and unintentionally hilarious US-made video< https://www. washingtonpost.com/news/the- fix/wp/2018/06/12/reporters- thought-this-video-was-north- korea-propaganda-it-came-from- the-white-house/?noredirect= on&utm_term=.4dd4db20d8ff> exalting the greatness of the agreement. Much of the criticism focused on the fact that Trump had offered to suspend US and South Korean war games — apparently without informing the South Koreans — and to withdraw some troops from the country. (A regular feature of establishment anti-Trump coverage is that he is both an unhinged maniac ready to start war at any moment, and that under no circumstances should he reduce the size and scope of US military power.) As before, however, it was liberal media that seemed particularly confused and infuriated by the agreement. Rachel Maddow, who once wrote a book< https://www. penguinrandomhouse.com/books/ 105954/drift-by-rachel-maddow/ 9780307460998/> about the US addiction to perpetual war, found a way< http://www.msnbc.com/ rachel-maddow/watch/trump- military-exercise-giveaway-to- n-korea-suits-putin-s-goals- 1254434371701?playlist= associated> to link the summit to Russia, explaining that Trump’s troop pull-out plan was actually a dangerous giveaway to Putin. “Why did that happen?” Maddow asked about the agreement in brow-strained confusion. “What was that for?” Vox wrote about< https://www.vox.com/ world/2018/6/12/17452616/ trump-kim-jong-un-north-korea- summit> the “shockingly weak deal,” citing an analyst from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a neoconservative think tank< https://rightweb.irc- online.org/profile/foundation_ for_defense_of_democracies/> financed by Republican fundraisers< https://www.jta. org/2013/08/06/news-opinion/ politics/top-jewish- republicans-fund-fdd-iran- sanctions-think-tank> like Sheldon Adelson, which spent< http://www.slate.com/ articles/news_and_politics/ foreigners/2015/08/foundation_ for_the_defense_of_ democracies_inside_the_small_ pro_israel_think.html> years< https://www.nytimes.com/ 2018/05/13/us/politics/mark- dubowitz-iran-deal.html> fighting the Iran deal. “This. Is. Fucking. Nuts,” wrote< https://www.motherjones. com/kevin-drum/2018/06/donald- trump-abandons-south-korea/> Mother Jones’s Kevin Drum in reaction to the deal, in a column titled “Donald Trump Abandons South Korea.” Weighing the concessions Kim won against what Trump received (“nothing”), Drum determined that “this whole thing looks like the same kind of train wreck dealmaking that produced the Trump Plaza Hotel.” The Guardian’s Jonathan Freedland called< https://www. theguardian.com/commentisfree/ 2018/jun/12/trump-nuclear- north-korea-kim-jong-un> the deal “a historic breakthrough — for the Kim dynasty,” citing just about every boilerplate criticism so far listed. Freedland wrote that a “useful way to test the deal” was to imagine what Trump would have said if Obama had negotiated it — an odd point, given that liberals have (rightly) spent years complaining about Trump’s ignorant, bad-faith attacks on the Iran deal. If this coverage were all one were exposed to, it would be hard to be left with any other impression than that Trump had just single-handedly sealed the doom of South Korea, and indeed the whole world. Which begs the question: Why do Koreans themselves seem surprisingly okay with it? Seeing A Different Summit You wouldn’t know it from the vast majority of Western news coverage (with some notable exceptions< https://www. newyorker.com/news/dispatch/ south-koreans-are-still- hopeful-after-the-trump-kim- summit>), but South Koreans greeted news of the agreement’s signing with optimism — often cautious optimism, to be sure, but optimism nonetheless. Which isn’t surprising — 81 percent< https://www. realclearpolitics.com/ articles/2018/06/11/poll_most_ americans_south_koreans_back_ summit_137245.html> of South Koreans wanted Trump to meet with Kim, though that was not much higher than the 70 percent of Americans who felt the same. Based on this coverage, you probably wouldn’t have learned that the agreement was backed< https://www.reuters. com/article/us-northkorea-usa- un/u-n-chief-urges-support- for-u-s-north-korea-agreement- idUSKBN1J81MK> by the UN secretary general, who urged the international community to support its objectives. You wouldn’t have heard, for example, from the residents< https://www.reuters. com/article/us-northkorea-usa- dandong-voxpops/residents-of- china-border-city-hope-u-s- north-korea-summit-spurs- peace-and-business- idUSKBN1J80FH> of a Chinese city on the North Korean border who expressed quiet hope about the negotiations to come. And you certainly wouldn’t have heard that the summit was considered a great success by South Korea’s extremely popular< https://www. washingtonpost.com/news/ worldviews/wp/2018/05/22/what- south-koreas-moon-has-but- trump-does-not-a-sky-high- approval-rating/?noredirect= on&utm_term=.8f260cf838af> president, Moon Jae-in. While Western news columnists stood in nearly lockstep opposition to the deal, Moon was glowing. He wore a smile< https://www.aljazeera. com/news/2018/06/korea-hopes- singapore-summit-usher-era- 180612141909101.html> as he watched the two leaders meet, and later heralded the agreement< http://www.korea. net/Government/Briefing-Room/ Presidential-Speeches/view? articleId=160172> as “a historic event that has helped break down the last remaining Cold War legacy on earth,” even as he acknowledged it was “just a beginning and there may be many difficulties ahead.” When one looks at the statements of South Koreans themselves, it’s hard to argue with a straight face that they’ve been “abandoned.” Indeed, reading President Moon’s effusive statement, issued less than a day after he admitted< https://www. straitstimes.com/asia/east- asia/trump-kim-summit- sleepless-skorea-president- moon-jae-in-hopes-for-new-era- of-complete> he “hardly slept” the night before the summit, you’d wonder how it was possible to mug for the camera and ask incredulously< http://www. msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/ trump-military-exercise- giveaway-to-n-korea-suits- putin-s-goals-1254434371701? playlist=associated>, as Rachel Maddow did, “What was this summit all about?” Reading non-Western media reports on the summit, you’d be forgiven for thinking you had dropped into another reality. Singaporean newspaper the Straits Times called the summit< https://www. straitstimes.com/singapore/ first-step-on-long-road-to- peace> the “first step on [the] long road to peace.” While acknowledging the deal’s skimpiness in terms of specifics, the paper quoted experts< https://www. straitstimes.com/asia/east- asia/trump-kim-summit- agreement-gives-moon-jae-in- mandate-to-pursue-inter-korea- peace>who pointed out that “there will be operational content to follow” and that “even a general commitment passes the bar.” Similarly, the Korea Herald, an English-language newspaper in South Korea, declared< http://www. koreaherald.com/view.php?ud= 20180612000793> that the deal “open[ed] a new era of detente,” and that it was< http://www.koreaherald. com/view.php?ud=20180613000017 > the “first step toward peace on [the] Korean peninsula.” While noting the agreement’s lack of detail, the paper pointed out that “it created space for the two sides to move forward into a cooperative relationship.” While the Herald also aired more skeptical views< http://www.koreaherald. com/view.php?ud=20180612000961 >, it made sure to quote experts who took a less alarmist view of the deal’s shortcomings and who suggested that specifics would be worked out in negotiations to come. Why this marked difference? For one thing, coverage in non-Western media tends to center Moon, who has been the real driving force behind the talks. Western media, by contrast, obsessed as it is with Trump — for both ideological and business reasons — can’t help but interpret any and every event in relation to him. So we get columns< https://www. washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/ style/the-north-korea-summit- was-a-triumph-of-trumpian- stagecraft-and-the-media-fell- for-it/2018/06/12/0ebe2488- 6e42-11e8-bd50-b80389a4e569_ story.html?noredirect=on&utm_ term=.a09d23e4dc40> talking about how the deal was simply a piece of “Trumpian stagecraft” that the media “fell for,” and pundits confidently asserting that the whole thing is a master move in Trump’s eight-dimensional chess strategy to give Robert Mueller the slip. For such pundits, South Korea — indeed, any country outside the US — doesn’t seem to exist. One ominous result is that liberals, panicked at the idea that Trump might receive credit for lowering the risk of war, are starting to become increasingly militaristic. It will be a sad irony if it ends up being Democrats who torpedo Moon’s quest for peace. The agreement is, of course, far from perfect and not above criticism. But despite the breathless denunciations of Trump for talking to a dictator — and let’s be honest: many of these come from the same people who hail the Saudi crown prince< https://www.jacobinmag. com/2017/11/muhammad-bin- salman-saudi-arabia-hotel- arrests> as a modernist reformer — what’s unfolding right now is probably the best outcome in a bad situation. Koreans themselves seem to realize this. Why can’t our pundits?Φ Branko Marcetic is an editorial assistant at Jacobin. He lives in Auckland, New Zealand. This article appeared on June 13 at Jacobin. Tags: Branko Marcetic Donald Trump Kim Jong-un Moon Jae-in Vladimir Putin ← Attacking the Roots of War: a True Peace Movement Is the U.S. Engaged in a “Great Waking Up?” →

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Here is a list of past RA colloquia, with further details below. 2019. XXIst Colloquium: “Rousseau and Aesthetic Experience: Art, Nature, Politics,” Stockholm, Sweden, 6-9 June 2019, organized by Maria Gullstam & Dr Jennie Nell. RA 40th Anniversary The colloquium featured a staging of Rousseau’s Pygmalion and Le Devin du village at Confidencen (Ulriksdal Palace Theater), Sweden’s oldest rococo theater, a performance of some of Rousseau’s songs, a botanical stroll in the park, and an eighteenth-century dinner. The Keynote Speaker was Martin Rueff, Professor and director of the Department of French Language and Literature at the University of Geneva and President of the Société Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Rousseau Association: Business Meeting 2019/ Assemblée générale 2019. Consult the Agenda here Friday June 7th 2019 / vendredi 7 juin 2019, 16h30 – 18h Here’s the Stockholm colloquium Call for Papers. A longer version (English only) can be consulted here. -Stage, Confidencen Theatre, Ulriksdal Palace, Stockholm Creative Commons, Photographer: Holger Ellgaard. 2017. XXth Biennial Colloquium: Silence, Implicite et Non-Dit chez Rousseau / Silence, The Implicit and the Unspoken in Rousseau, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. Chair: Brigitte WELTMAN-ARON. Conference Report by Patrick Cox available here. 2015. July 20th-22nd. XIXth Biennial Colloquium (RA and International Adam Smith Society Joint Colloquium) At the University of Glasgow (Scotland) Organizer: Craig Smith, University of Glasgow. Program, Abstracts, and Colloquium website. Conference report by Chris Bertram available here. 2013. June 27th-29th. XVIIIth Biennial RA Colloquium: Revisiting Emile / Retour sur Emile Colloquium at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC. Organiser: Prof. Byron Wells. Call for Papers here. Colloque à la Wake Forest University, Caroline du Nord, organisé par Byron Wells.Voir l’appel à communications ici. 2012. December 13-15. Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA: Tercentenary Conference held by the Colorado College and the Rousseau Association: “The Enduring Challenge of Rousseau’s Thought” “La pensée de Rousseau: un défi permanent” At the Colorado College. Organiser: Prof. Eve Grace. Call for papers here. Appel à communications ici. Conference program here. Voir le programme du colloque ici. 2011. XVIIth Biennial Colloquium of the Rousseau Association. University of Bristol, England. July 21st-23rd, 2011. Rousseau’s Republics / Les Républiques de Rousseau Call for Papers and Program 2009. XVIth Biennial Colloquium of the Rousseau Association Rousseau’s Legacies/ Fortunes de Rousseau The Rousseau Association came to Los Angeles on the invitation of the UCLA Center for 17th and 18th Century Studies. Twenty-four papers covered such topics as education, politics, nature, marginality, music, the self, and the influence of Rousseau on (among others) Adam Smith and Tolstoy. The congenial surroundings of UCLA also gave many opportunities for informal discussion and exchange. 2007. XVth Biennial Colloquium of the Rousseau Association Hosted by the LIRE XVIIIème siècle research group, Université de Lyon II, Lyon, France June 28th to 30th, 2007 Rousseau and the Philosophes The Rousseau Association came to Lyon on the invitation of the eighteenth-century team of the research group LIRE (Litteratures, Ideologies, Representations), which is jointly funded by the CNRS (French National Research Council) and Lyon II University. The colloquium was held in central Lyon, at the university and in the Institute for Human Sciences nearby. In addition to the academic program, we had some pleasant evenings together, and visited Chambéry and Les Charmettes after the conference. This was the Rousseau Association’s first colloquium in France, held in a city that Rousseau visited frequently and knew well. 2005. XIVth Biennial Colloquium of the Rousseau Association Hamilton College, Clinton, NY The Nature of the Reveries: A colloquium on Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Rêveries du promeneur solitaire (1782) The 2005 colloquium of the Rousseau Association, “The Nature of the Reveries,” brought 32 Rousseau scholars from across the US as well as from Canada, France, Switzerland, Belgium and Hong Kong to the beautiful campus of Hamilton College in upstate New York. In addition to hearing the 27 papers given in plenary session, attendees viewed a special exhibition presented at Hamilton’s Emerson Art Gallery entitled “Nature as Refuge: From Rousseau’s Cascade to Central New York’s Trenton Falls,” which used images of local natural wonders to illustrate the influence of Rousseau’s ideas, especially those found in The Reveries of the Solitary Walker, on the way people have regarded nature since the nineteenth century. 2003. XIIIth Biennial Colloquium of the Rousseau Association St. Hugh’s College, Oxford University, Oxford, UK Rousseau, Voltaire, and Fanaticism 2001. Musique et Langage chez Rousseau / Rousseau on Music and Language (Claude DAUPHIN), Montréal, Québec, Canada.1979— Les Confessions / The Confessions (Howard CELL), Glassboro, New Jersey, USA. 1999. Rousseau et les Anciens / Rousseau and the Ancients (Ruth GRANT & Philip STEWART), Durham, North Carolina, USA. 1997. Les Dialogues de Rousseau / Rousseau’s Dialogues (Philip KNEE & Gérald ALLARD), Laval, Québec, Canada. 1995. Autour de la Lettre à d’Alembert / Rousseau on Arts and Politics (Melissa BUTLER), Wabash, Indiana, USA. 1993. Rousseau et la Critique / Rousseau and Criticism (Jim MACADAM & Lorraine CLARK), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. 1991. La Nouvelle Héloïse / The New Heloise (Ourida MOSTEFAI), Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 1989. Rousseau et la Révolution / Rousseau and Revolution (Jean ROY), Montréal, Québec, Canada. 1987. Du Contrat Social / The Social Contract (Hilail GILDIN & Howard CELL), New York, USA. 1985. Les Discours / The Discourses (Guy LAFRANCE), Ottawa, Canada. 1983. Emile (Mary CISAR), Northfield, Minnesota, USA. 1981. Les écrits politiques mineurs / The Minor Political Works (Aubrey ROSENBERG), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Canaries Drop Game To RailCats Despite Another Bergin Homer David Bergin hit a ball halfway up the scoreboard on Tuesday at the U.S. Steel Yard, but it would be the only RBI hit of the night for the Sioux Falls Canaries in a 15-3 loss to the Gary SouthShore RailCats. Gary SouthShore got out in front early, plating three runs in the first inning off of Canaries starter Miles Nordgren. Randy Santiesteban drove in the first with an RBI double, and Andy Paz capped off the scoring with an RBI triple. Nordgren would allow six runs (four earned) on nine hits over four innings of work. The Canaries trailed 6-0 after four, having not registered a hit. Jabari Henry scored the Birds' first run in the fifth. Henry reached on a two-base error by Gary SouthShore right fielder Colin Willis, moved to third on a wild pitch, and scored on a passed ball. With the Gary SouthShore lead cut to 6-1, Bo Hellquist replaced Nordgren on the mound for Sioux Falls. Hellquist had a rough fifth inning, allowing seven runs on three hits. He allowed five free passes in the innnig (two walks and three hit batters), three of which with the bases loaded. The RailCats scored seven in the frame to take a 13-1 lead. Bergin responded for the Birds with a two-run shot off the Steel Yard's left-field scoreboard. It was his eleventh home run of the year and his sixth in four games. Bergin has now homered in four straight games, something no Canary had done this year. Chad Martin threw the last three innings for Sioux Falls, allowing two runs in the sixth to put the final score at 15-3. The Canaries and RailCats meet for a rubber game of their three-game series on Wednesday at 7:10 p.m. Tyler Wolfe will start for Sioux Falls against Daniel Minor for Gary SouthShore. Birds fans can listen in on Sioux Falls Sports Radio 98.1 FM and AM 1230 KWSN.

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The Precious Dreadful The Namesake Steven Parlato The website of YA novelist, Steven Parlato, author of THE NAMESAKE In addition to writing, I’m an Associate Professor of English, an artist and occasional actor. I live in CT with my wife and two children. Along with Graphic Design, I’ve taught all levels of English, from Creative and Developmental Writing to a 200-level literature course of my own creation, Studies in Young Adult Fiction. In 2012, I was recognized with a NISOD Award for Excellence in Teaching, and in May 2017, I received NVCC’s Presidential Medal of Honor at commencement. A published poet, my work appears in Freshwater; Volume 5, of MARGIE: The American Journal of Poetry; Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review; Pirene’s Fountain, and Peregrine. My flash fiction was nominated for a Readers’ Choice Award on the website, 55 Word Stories. My poem, Her absence shows, won 3rd prize in CT Poetry Society’s Brodine/Brodinksy Contest, appearing in The Connecticut River Review. I’ve been a featured poet at The Wednesday Night Poetry Series in Bethel, CT and in poetry readings at Burgundy Books in East Haddam, CT; the Bradford Mansion at Avery Point, Groton; and Lemon ‘n’ Lyme Gallery, Old Lyme, CT. I was honored to appear as the feature at the first-ever 1249 Wine Bar Open Mic and at The Silas Bronson Library. My debut young adult novel, THE NAMESAKE, won a 2011 Tassy Walden Award for New Voices. It was released January 18, 2013, by Merit Press, an imprint of F+W/Adams Media. My editor, the original Oprah’s Book Club Author, Jacquelyn Mitchard, called THE NAMESAKE “masterful.” I was most recently represented for fiction by Victoria Marini, then of Gelfman Schneider/ICM Literary Agency. I’m always happy to meet readers and writers, so I can often be found at library, bookstore and school events, running workshops or talking about my own writing. Contact me if you’d like me to visit your venue! My next novel, THE PRECIOUS DREADFUL, is due out from Simon Pulse on February 13, 2018. Stay tuned for updates! Reviews at Goodreads Latest from Steve Talking YA Tassy Walden Award Uncommon YA Web Appearances Copyright © “2021” · Your Domain

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Met Police launch nationwide child abuse investigation into Catholic order Mon 5:47 am +00:00, 27 May 2013 blogged by Tapestry Over the last two weeks the Met Police Child Abuse Investigation Command has been secretly running a new investigation into alleged child abuse involving former schoolboys who went to primary and secondary schools run by the Roman Catholic Salesian Order in England and Scotland. Some 23 alleged victims have already contacted in one of the biggest operations since Operation Yewtree which involved Jimmy Savile and Operation Fernbridge investigation into sexual abuse at Elm Guest House in Barnes – including tracing people who had left the country for Thailand. The full story is revealed today in The People (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/paedo-probe-catholic-schools-20-1911825) and Exaro News( http://www.exaronews.com/articles/4979/met-investigates-catholic-order-s-schools-over-child-sex-abuse ). It is known to involve at least 30 victims and 20 priests and teachers, some of whom are now dead, and stretching back some 50 years. Some of the figures were prominent members of the Order which was set up in London in the late nineteenth century and now stretches world-wide. The impetus for the new investigation comes from one former pupil of a Salesian school, Graham Wilmer, who was sexually abused himself, and has tirelessly and heroically campaigned for a full-scale police investigation into the order for decades. He now runs the Lantern Project (http://www.lanternproject.org.uk) in the Wirral which counsels victims of child sexual abuse and has managed to pass to the police 50 names of victims and abusers, some of whom had left the country. The extraordinary decision to launch the investigation was finally prompted – after three false attempts – by a former pupil of a London Salesian school who was a senior colleague of Commander Peter Spindler, now at HM Inspectorate of Constabulary. He knew of the abuse in the order and directly contacted Spindler. His intervention led to Spindler launching the inquiry and the contacting of victims. (See http://www.exaronews.com/articles/4980/operation-torva-ex-pupil-joined-police-and-triggered-met-probe ) The Scotland Yard codename for the exercise is Operation Torva. One of the schools where abuse by staff was alleged to have taken place was a Salesian College in Battersea, south London. Famous pupils there include Catherine Tate who attended the sixth form and Lord O’Donnell, the former cabinet Secretary, who was head boy. http://davidhencke.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/exclusive-met-police-launch-nationwide-child-abuse-investigation-into-catholic-order/ The Tap Blog is a collective of like-minded researchers and writers who’ve joined forces to distribute information and voice opinions avoided by the world’s media. ian on BBC explains the best way to handle dimwit conspiracy theorists over Christmas. Occams on BBC explains the best way to handle dimwit conspiracy theorists over Christmas. Occams on Stephen P. Foster – The Health Dictatorship ian on The Tiffany Dover Puzzle sovereigntea on Covid is a Project of the Globalists – Russian Defense Ministry [VIDEO] WHO (finally) admits PCR tests create false positives viewed recently: 2239 WARNING: 3,150 Injuries in First Week of Illegal Experimental COVID Vaccines Among American Healthcare Workers! Pregnant Women Included viewed recently: 1602 They are distributing COVID through the flu shots, and that it is a worse form than before viewed recently: 401 Media Blackout: Moderna’s FDA Report Lists 13 Deaths in Vaccine Trials — 6 in Vaccine Group, 7 in Placebo viewed recently: 326 BBC explains the best way to handle dimwit conspiracy theorists over Christmas. viewed recently: 207 Scientists, MPs Ask ‘Where Is Evidence Of 70% More Contagious Mutant COVID?’ [Video] viewed recently: 164 Top Catholic Cardinal Warns COVID-19 Being Used to Usher in “Evil” Great Reset viewed recently: 155 833,876,1051,1090,1094,1200,1094,1115,1310,1014,1134,1139,974,1002,809,732,723,555,507,611,747,752,786,780

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Scramble to Conclude Suspicious EU-US Trade Deal Wed 6:29 pm +00:00, 28 Jan 2015 1 posted by Tapestry UK industry is in intensive care. Should we throw open the door and allow America’s big business battalions to muscle in under cover of a trade treaty? Critics claim that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) currently being cooked up between the EU and the United States could: Weaken workers’ rights and put millions of jobs at risk; Reduce environmental protection and food safety regulation; Lead to more privatisation of public services like education and our prized National Health Service (NHS); Give new powers for corporations to sue European governments, including the UK, in secret courts. They complain that world leaders are working alongside major corporations at breakneck speed to get this deal sewn up, and refuse to give details. An especially prickly issue is the imposition of investor-to-state dispute settlement rules (ISDS) enabling foreign investors to sue the host government. I put it to the two Westminster parliamentary candidates so far standing in my constituency in the coming general election. The Conservative candidate said he’s comfortable with the fact that the European Commission are negotiating our side of the agreement and have pledged to be as open as possible in this process. And he welcomed the opportunity that freeing up trade with the United States would bring. “It means more jobs, more trade and reduced prices. Reducing regulation will have enormous benefits to both consumers and businesses on both sides of the Atlantic.” As for fears that TTIP would open the door to further privatisation of our public services, “it is for national governments to decide how their public services operate. Nothing in this agreement will change UK laws or lower consumer, labour or environmental standards. Including measures to protect investors does not prevent governments from passing laws, nor does it lead to laws being repealed.” He pointed to investor protection agreements that already exist in over 90 bilateral investment treaties. “I am confident that TTIP represents a great opportunity for the UK.” The Labour candidate said that while he supports the principles behind the negotiations and recognises that more and better trade is good for the UK, he has concerns. TTIP could encourage commercialisation particularly in the NHS, which he thinks should be exempt. “Other countries have sought to exempt areas from the agreement but this Government [i.e. our Conservative-led coalition] has not.” His own party would urge the Government to call for far greater transparency and for legislation in the public interest, like the NHS, to be excluded. He also noted that the US states are not covered by the agreement and therefore procurement at state level would not be opened up to the same extent as EU states. “This means that we could be at a disadvantage… significant procurement spend in the US is at the state level.” The Scottish National Party (SNP), which rules Scotland, hasn’t yet declared its parliamentary candidate for this constituency so his/her stance on TTIP is not known. But the Green-Independent group in the Scottish Parliament calls it “a power grab by private corporations which threatens the NHS”. Tilted playing field America has always been fiercely protectionist regarding trade and there’s no reason to suppose they’ve changed. Freeing up trade at state level would require state authorization, and states would need to be convinced of the benefits before signing up to TTIP. Then there are the ‘Buy American’ rules that apply to materials used in contracts inside and outside the United States and especially projects funded by the federal government. So it’s looking rather one-sided. The worry is not just about our NHS but TTIP’s wider threat to all public service and infrastructure projects as well as the industrial base we in the UK should be nourishing and defending as a priority. We surely don’t want a repeat of the offshore wind power scandal where foreign corporates are enjoying a feeding frenzy around Britain’s coast while UK firms scramble for a few tit-bits, thanks to our own government’s failure to formulate a proper strategy for protecting home-grown industry in key sectors. No ISDS challenge has ever succeeded against the UK, says the Government. “Despite the large number of treaties in force with ISDS clauses, there have been only two ISDS challenges brought against us.” But Canada’s experience is quite different. Ottawa has been sued for billions of dollars after ISDS gave multinational corporations too much power while restricting the fundamental role of democratic governments to regulate on behalf of public safety, the environment, health and other priorities. Having already lost or settled six claims and paid out damages totalling more than $170 million, Canada still faces nine ISDS actions that allege government measures interfere with the expected profitability of foreign investments. These include a ban on fracking in Quebec; a moratorium on offshore wind projects in Lake Ontario and the decision to block a controversial mega-quarry in Nova Scotia. US wants “expanded opportunities” to bid on UK government contracts So there are good reasons to feel uneasy about TTIP in the UK. EU procurement rules already make it difficult for the UK to rebuild its industrial base. In their slavish adherence to those rules, successive UK governments have allowed foreign firms to acquire Britain’s entire automotive industry and large parts of our water distribution and energy, sectors that are fiercely protected in Germany and France, for example. The Office of the United States Trade Representative says it seeks to ensure that US suppliers of goods and services receive treatment as favourable as that accorded to domestic suppliers. “Achieving our T-TIP objectives will ensure US companies get a fair shot at eligible government procurement opportunities, as well as open new opportunities for US companies in the 28 EU Member States. This would mean expanded opportunities to bid on government contracts.” The added threat of endless disputes at taxpayer expense with rich, powerful and cunning corporations could easily frighten governments into abandoning domestic regulations designed to protect their citizens and the environment. And what would happen if, for example, a UK public authority observing BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) principles declined to do business or terminated a contract because the foreign corporate was discovered profiteering from the illegal and brutal Israeli occupation of Palestine? The idea that foreign investors should have special rights and be able to use ISDS panels in their pursuit of profit rather than take their claims to the courts like everyone else is preposterous. What is more, ISDS cases are heard behind closed doors. President Obama has let it be known that TTIP is a priority for him, and he’s been pushing Congress to grant him “trade promotion authority” (also known as “fast-track”) which would allow him to negotiate final TTIP terms without Congress debating it and adding amendments,. He argues that this is essential to winning concessions from the EU side and closing the deal. However, the Senate’s top Democrat, Harry Reid, has said he won’t consider giving Obama expanded trade powers. “I’ve always been [suspicious] my entire career in Congress of these trade agreements. I don’t support fast-track because I have not been shown that trade agreements have helped the middle class.” Reid’s words will have resonance here too. Trade between the US and EU has been brisk enough without TTIP and ISDS, amounting to around 1 trillion dollars worth of goods every year. They invest even more than that in each other’s economies, so why is Obama so keen to go further if not to make it easier for US big business to plunder our resources, gain industrial footholds they wouldn’t ordinarily be entitled to, and weaken our own industrial base? 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Amalie von Hohenzollern F, #40841, b. 1557, d. 1603 Last Edited=10 May 2003 Amalie von Hohenzollern was born in 1557. She was the daughter of Karl I Graf von Hohenzollern and Anne von Baden-Durlach. She died in 1603. She was a nun at Inzigkofen, GermanyG. Kunigunde von Hohenzollern Kunigunde von Hohenzollern was born in 1558. She was the daughter of Karl I Graf von Hohenzollern and Anne von Baden-Durlach. She died in 1595. Ferfried von Hohenzollern Ferfried von Hohenzollern was the son of Eitel Friedrich III Graf von Hohenzollern and Johanna van Witthem. He died, young. Eitel Friedrich von Hohenzollern M, #40844, d. circa 1544 Last Edited=6 Aug 2004 Eitel Friedrich von Hohenzollern was the son of Eitel Friedrich III Graf von Hohenzollern and Johanna van Witthem. He died circa 1544, killed. Felix Friedrich von Hohenzollern M, #40845, d. 1550 Felix Friedrich von Hohenzollern was the son of Eitel Friedrich III Graf von Hohenzollern and Johanna van Witthem. He died in 1550. Anna von Hohenzollern F, #40846, d. after 3 November 1544 Anna von Hohenzollern was the daughter of Eitel Friedrich III Graf von Hohenzollern and Johanna van Witthem. She died after 3 November 1544. Margarete von Hohenzollern Margarete von Hohenzollern was the daughter of Eitel Friedrich III Graf von Hohenzollern and Johanna van Witthem. She died, young. Johanna von Hohenzollern F, #40848, d. after 1550 Johanna von Hohenzollern was the daughter of Eitel Friedrich III Graf von Hohenzollern and Johanna van Witthem. She died after 1550. Sir Francis Stydolfe1 Last Edited=2 Nov 2003 Sir Francis Stydolfe lived at Mickleham, Surrey, EnglandG.1 Child of Sir Francis Stydolfe Sir Richard Stydolfe, Bt.+1 Child of Sir Francis Stydolfe and Mary Altham Anne Stydolfe+1 [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 285. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage. Wandelberte von Hohenzollern F, #40850, b. circa 1484/85, d. after 1551 Consanguinity Index=0.0% Wandelberte von Hohenzollern was born circa 1484/85. She was the daughter of Eitel Friedrich II Graf von Hohenzollern and Magdalene von Hohenzollern. She married Albrecht III von Hohenlohe-Weikersheim in 1507. She died after 1551.

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Hi, my name is Jacob and I love art too. I love the way art makes me feel when I look at a painting. Art can make you feel happy or sad, serious or silly, excited or sleepy…art can make you feel anything! Artists use certain principles when they create their artwork. Do you know what a principle is? A principle is a basic truth or law. An artist uses the Principles of Art when making their art. When I look at a work of art, I try to find all the Principles of Art an artist may have used in their work. Balance, pattern, emphasis, contrast, movement and rhythm, unity and harmony are all Principles of Art. I think of an artist like a musician. When an artist uses these principles their artwork sings to me! What do you feel when you look at an artwork?

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Collection Conversation ‘Liminal spaces’: an interview with Nick Mulgrew January 13, 2016 January 13, 2016 Editor Cape Town, Genna Gardini, Kokstad, Kwazulu-Natal, Nick Mulgrew, Prufrock, South Africa, Thabo Jijana, uHlanga, Xhosa -In Conversation with Claire Trévien– Nick Mulgrew, the brains behind new poetry publisher uHlanga, is determined to inject some vitality into the South African scene. ‘I was speaking to someone at a friend’s house yesterday’, he tells me, ‘who was telling me that South African poetry was getting tired, it’s the same writers, the same pandering, not as direct an engagement with politics.’ Mulgrew arrived on the scene co-founding the magazine Prufrock in 2013, and followed suit in 2014 when he founded uHlanga. uHlanga was initially dreamed up as a magazine focusing on poetry inspired by or from the Kwazulu-Natal province, which is often ignored in South African poetry. ‘If you’re not in Cape Town or Johannesburg, that’s a real handicap’, Mulgrew says, ‘all the publishers, all the agents are in Johannesburg or Cape Town, if you don’t live in either you’re fucked. You need to get chummy with publishers to get them to read your manuscript. There’s a real problem in terms of readers, in terms of books sold, in terms of how books are sold. How do you make poetry accessible, more open, how do you make something for a south African context without imitating a British context?’ The launch for the inaugural issue of the magazine was upstaged by ‘a whole bunch of slam poets, freestyling near the stage’, which made Mulgrew rethink his strategy, and decide to concentrate on single author collections, under the same name. In 2015, uHlanga published three collections, Genna Gardini’s Matric Rage, Thabo Jijana, Failing Maths and My Other Crimes, and Mulgrew’s The Myth of This is That We’re All In This Together. All three are handsomely designed with strong typographical covers. He came across Jijana and Gardini’s work through editing magazines, and intends to continue curating his poetry list this way.This hasn’t stopped Mulgrew from receiving hundreds of manuscripts, ‘you can tell who is not reading local poetry because it’s as if they were writing from Mars. If someone was writing from Mars that would actually be more interesting, a different perspective.’ My death came for me when I turned twenty-eight. It said “Look, I read all your poems,” then apologized for being late. From ‘Recycling’ in Genna Gardini’s Matric Rage All three are first collections, an approach Mulgrew thinks is effective, particularly as, unlike the UK, there isn’t a strong emphasis on promoting new writers on the South African scene. On the positives of working with first collections, Mulgrew says ‘there’s a lot of hype around them, their friends are interested, their families aren’t jaded yet by the prospect of yet another book, and you’re able to tap into that useful energy. I mean, Genna Gardini had an amazing readership already and that’s extraordinary for any poet.’ He thinks her success is in part due to the energy she puts into promoting her work, but mostly, ‘it’s because people can really tap into what she’s saying, and her aesthetic and her ideas. She has a lot of very cutting things to say about queerness and disability’. Jijana’s collection was more of a challenge to promote in that his initial readership was smaller, due to the fact that he lives on the Eastern Cape. It’s always interesting to hear how poetry publishers manage to fund their ventures. Mulgrew succesfully ‘applied to the South African version of Arts Council [ed: Arts & Culture Trust], but this one’s a private one, it’s paired with a bank [ed: Nedbank Arts Affinity]’. It’s unusual for this funding body to support publishing, and Mulgrew hopes that getting funding for first collections will help to fund second ones. uHlanga is very much a one-man operation, with Mulgrew taking care of the editing, designing, typesetting, supervising the printing and so forth. He sees this as an advantage, ‘I don’t have to make any money, I just have to break even’. The poets receive 50% after the books have broken even, making this publishing venture more of a partnership between author and publisher. ‘We’re kind of in love with this 1960s idea that people can live off of being a poet, or a writer’, Mulgrew says, ‘when that’s demonstrably untrue. I know of three people who make a living from poetry here (so writing, teaching editing,…) and one of them died last year. So now there’s two I know personally.’ I pray I never take to poetry as some people go to church to run away from the things on the street: the loud music played from the boots of the trendy cars at the gumba-gumba everyone will talk about on Sunday morning when morning service is over and a story spreads through the township From ‘Spilling Blood’ in Thabo Jijana’s Failings Maths and My Other Crimes It’s clear that Mulgrew wants to broaden the scope of poetry publishing locally, so I was intrigued to hear about the next new poet he is wanting to publish. ‘This is going to sound contradictory’, he tells me, ‘because she is in her seventies, but she’s never published a collection before, and she writes in Xhosa. She basically wrote poems and put them in a kist at the foot of her bed forever. Her daughter became friends with a friend of mine, and he convinced her to get hold of those poems and send them to us. They turned out to be urgent and wonderful, so with any luck we’re going to publish a collection of that, so uHlanga isn’t just English language collections. That’s another way I wanted to widen the scope of commercial and accessible poetry in South Africa: to publish in African languages, which have been neglected by most presses.’ ‘With this book we will likely publish the poems side-by-side with translations, as a lot of these poems are riffs on Xhosa folk tales which have not yet been translated, so that would be a double benefit. We might not do that with future collections: people who don’t speak English in South Africa have had to deal for decades with things not being translated for them, so it’s OK to have something that has not been translated into English.’ There are famously 11 official languages in South Africa, which of these is Mulgrew familiar with? ‘I grew up learning Zulu, I speak very conversational Xhosa, I speak ok Afrikaans and ok French. A lot of people speak French here, you could probably do a decent living out of running a second-hand francophone bookshop here.’ things stolen: iMac with un-backed up work; gold crucifix and chain, worn since sixteen; two watches; hand-me down iPad, iPhone printed with a photo of my ear so it played a trompe-l’oeil whenever I spoke on it; miniature icon of Our Lady from a small Provençal village, cast in silver, bras en repose, engraved with the legend PROTEGEZ NOUS – which obviously didn’t help. that, or God doesn’t speak French. From ‘First Readers’ in Nick Mulgrew’s The Myth of This is That We’re All in This Together The biggest challenge, Mulgrew says, is finding a way to fit between the very European tradition of print, and South Africa’s oral tradition (including praise singers). He says that ‘in their reception and the literary imaginary within South Africa, print is privileged and print is prestigious; oral poetry is far more recited and widely received. You have these two disparate forms and it’s like, how do I do this.’ His aim then, is to ‘publish what’s important to publish right now, what’s missing in the literary landscape. Things in African languages, things from liminal spaces, things from the subaltern.’ ← Off the Wall @ A Touch of Madness, Cape Town 12/01/2016 Life of the Garment by Deborah Gorlin → Sabotage Reviews’ End of Year Critic’s Choice 2016 December 3, 2016 Editor Comments Off on Sabotage Reviews’ End of Year Critic’s Choice 2016 Three South African Magazines: New Contrast, Stanzas, and Poetry Potion January 31, 2016 Editor Comments Off on Three South African Magazines: New Contrast, Stanzas, and Poetry Potion ‘Making rain’: In Conversation with Colleen Higgs

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toucan lifespan in captivity The neck is short and thick. the region of the earth that surrounds the equator, from 23.5 degrees north to 23.5 degrees south. associates with others of its species; forms social groups. The birds have a loud, husky call and communicate very loudly. The mascot of Kellogg’s Fruit Loops called ‘Toucan Sam’ has been designed after the toco toucan bird. Diet. However, although their diet is not at all complicated when they live in captivity, they usually do not live more than 18 years because they get hemochromatosis from a diet high in iron instead of the fruits they need to live. Science, 325: 468-470. Due to the nature of the toucan's beak, which is actually very lightweight … It is actually light in weight and has a soft, spongy texture. Average life expectancy of Toco Toucans is 20 years. Because of their poor flying capacity, they often fall a trap to predators that are quite unusual for other bird species. Distribution. Home for the toucan is a nest in a hollowed-out tree cavity. Ben Robinson Brother, The adult toucan’s beak accounts for nearly half of their length (up to 8 inches long). All Rights Reserved. THREATS TO TOUCANS Large birds of prey and wildcats native to the tropical forests of the toucan’s habitat also prey upon them. Fire and grazing are important in the long-term maintenance of grasslands. The yellow-throated toucan lost nearly half of his beak when teenagers in Costa Rica attacked him with sticks. They stay in the nest for six to eight weeks, growing and developing the large bill they are known for before they fledge. © 2020 (Animal Spot). The liver may show areas of necrosis and degenerative processes. All these factors are contributing toward decreasing the number of toucans in the wilderness. Still Smokin Full Movie, This is almost a third of the total length of the bird. The toucan’s bill is hollow, crisscrossed by many thin bony supporting rods within and encased in a thin horny outer sheath. The beak is bright orange in color, measuring to about 8 inches in length. Pellets should make up about 50% of their diet - the other half being fresh fruits. Wibbon-tailed astra... Bird of paradise. The channel-billed toucan has a lifespan of around 20 years. The lifespan of the toucan is not known in the wild, but birds in captivity can live to be up to 18 years old. Success! The toucan resembles the hornbill, and it is distributed in semi‐open habitats throughout a large part of central and eastern South America (Ragusa‐Netto, 2006). Please try again. The tail chord measures to 22–26 cm (8.7–10.2 inches). Wings: Not adapted for long, continuous flight. February 11, 2010 There are about 40 different species of Toucans.. Toucans have a lifespan of up to 20 years in the wild.The oldest captive toucan lived to be 26 years old. The toucans at the San Diego Zoo are fed pellets made for softbills and parrots, a variety of fruit and vegetables, and crickets. Don Hutson Height, Northern Bobwhite . Spread almost all across the continent’s rainforest area, this species is the largest member of the toucan family, and is a center of attraction in innumerable zoos across the world. The typical life expectancy while in captivity is somewhere around 20 to 25 years as long as it is free of any illnesses. The lifespan of the alligator is not well-known but individuals have allegedly exceeded the age of 80 years old in captivity. LIFE SPAN: 1 - 8 years. The plan for Tieta is to try and have her mate with another toucan that had a beak problem, and then the offspring of the two toucans would be released into the wild when the time was right. Toco toucan feeding ecology and local abundance in a habitat mosaic in the Brazilian cerrado. The very smallest of the group only live about 12 years. The toco toucan is the largest toucan species. Moreover, toucan can live for around 18 years as a pet or in captivity. The channel-billed toucan has a lifespan of around 20 years. How do they fit?! Whether you’re on a diet and eager to control hu, If you listen closely enough, your body will tell, The thyroid gland is responsible for maintaining y, Knowing and understanding your body can be tough a, In our modern world, we have created many great te, We all are instinctually aware to stay away from u, Check out our latest blog post where we breakdown, Recent research has shown that consuming carbohydr. While ADW staff and contributors provide references to books and websites that we believe are reputable, we cannot necessarily endorse the contents of references beyond our control. Ben Barba Return, The toucan’s beak is also kept in good condition, free of dirt and food, as the bird rubs it against the bark after feeding and bathing. In captivity, comparably-sized toucans have a very forgiving lifespan of around 20-25 years regardless of species [17][22][26]. However, in captivity, their lifespan decreases to about 18 years. Zoological Society of San Diego, 2010. ), The Secret Science of Solving Crossword Puzzles, Racist Phrases to Remove From Your Mental Lexicon. Willie's Roadhouse Menu, Their life span in captivity is up to 12 years. Life Span Up to 20 years Range This species has a very large range and can be found in Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela. Blue-breasted Quail. In captivity the average leopards life-span is 21 to 23 years. How long do toucans live in captivity? Scientific Name: Coturnix coturnix. They can also perceive their environment using chemical, tactile, and visual stimuli. Savannas are grasslands with scattered individual trees that do not form a closed canopy. The following story about our early toucans appeared in our member magazine, ZOONOOZ, in 1937: “In the parrot cage group we have a trio of toucans which have lived out of doors now for four winters and hold their own in a cage of seven fine eclectus parrots…. Cane Corso. The eggs are incubated for 16-20 days by both the father and the mother toucans. My Same Karaoke, Atlantic sailfish Mahi Mahi (Common d... American Bulldog. The very smallest of the group only live about 12 years. https://seaworld.org/Animal-Info/Animal-Bytes/Birds/Toco-Toucan, http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/toco_toucan.htm, Your email address will not be published. Thrush. The toco toucans are extremely gregarious and social, spending most of the time in pairs or flocks consisting of around six members. Purple sunbird. 1 0 0 0 0. Toucans are extremely intelligent. Ragusa-Netto, J. 2008. it has a life span of 20 YEARS! In captivity, this species of toucan often has a shorter lifespan of approximately 18 years. Festival of Sacrifice: The Past and Present of the Islamic Holiday of Eid al-Adha. There are no known adverse effects of toco toucans on humans. Their exact purpose isn't clear, though they're believed to play a role in the courthship ritual and in self-defense. The toco toucan birds have been carved into many South American tribal totem poles as an incarnation to fly to the spirit world. Others suggest it is useful in scaring away predators or animals that might compete with the toucan for food. (On-line). Top Answer. This species has what appears to be a blue iris, but is in fact a thin layer of skin that surrounds the eye. Nests of this species were found to be lined with regurgitated manduvi seeds from the manduvi tree (Sterculia apetala), suggesting that parents may provision nestlings with this fruit. Size: They can grow up to a length of 55–65 cm (22–26 inches). They have actually been seen to snuggle, rest on your shoulder, and will enjoy being scratched. The life-span of a Toucan is approximately 20 years. As is common among wild animals, a toucan's life expectancy is usually extended when living in captivity if it has proper care. Sheffield United Umbrella, Some religions of Latin America also forbid a father of a newborn child from consuming the toucan’s flesh, for they believe, this might cast negative spell on his baby, causing the infant to fade away. ... and on average they live shorter lives in the wild than they do in captivity. Toco toucans therefore move from one habitat and region to the next in order to satisfy their dietary needs. The large bills of toco toucans are the main foraging tool that allows the birds to reach into tree holes and to grasp fruits from surrounding branches. toco toucan lifespan. Diet. A herpesvirus serologically unrelated to Pacheco's disease virus was identified in a toucan. Ironically - and contrary to what one might expect - parent-reared captive raised ramphastids can be extremely nervous and flighty. Weasels, snakes and rats tend to prey more on their eggs rather than the toucans themselves. For instance, in 2018 the Toucan Rescue Ranch received over 100 confiscated birds from one raid done by MINAE (wildlife officials). In the wild, the longevity of the toco toucan is typically 20 years, which might extend up to a maximum of 26. The range age of sexual or reproductive maturity in both the male and the female is 3 to 4 years. Not many human beings choose to have a toucan at home, despite its great reputation. Dozens of different species were caught from the wild and kept in tiny cages to be sold so people could decorate their porch with a pretty sounding songbird. The Toco toucan can be raised to be quite tame in captivity like ours. Recently I lost one of my best Keel Bill hens, when a 1" drywall screw fell into her aviary. Toco toucan Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits Maximum longevity 16.2 years (captivity) Source ref. These birds express by various means of repeated sound production, which are deep and coarse, but are quite consistent. Wiki User Answered . Virgin Hotel Las Vegas Construction, February 12, 2010 In captivity, this species of toucan often has a shorter lifespan of approximately 18 years. Also, pet Toco Toucans must not be permitted to eat mouse (or rat) meat, due to a risk of bacterial infection. Brown bear and griz... Atlantic sailfish Blue whale. Science, 325: 468-470. As a pet, toucans can make wonderful companions. The toucan is best known for its large colourful beak that despite its large size, is surprisingly light due to the […] Also, many zoos attempt to preserve the natural beauty of this bird in a safe and people-friendly environment. Be sure to include the senses of taste, touch, and sight. Accessed Keel-billed toucan facts? Etiological factors are the excessive dietary iron and high rates of iron absorption and retention in susceptible bird species. Are Toucans Intelligent? This causes the food item to project directly into the pharynx. The yellow-throated toucan lost nearly half of his beak when teenagers in Costa Rica attacked him with sticks. All donations are also tax-deductible as we are a nonprofit in the U.S. and a Costa Rican Foundation! Strawberry poison f... Great gray owl. Toco toucans that have been raised in captivity often experience iron-storage disease, which is sometimes referred to as hemochromatosis. Unlike many other birds, toucans will not squeal or shriek. They should be fed plenty of fresh fruits, such as papayas, cantaloupes and … Toco toucans are considered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species to be of "least concern." Rv Toilet Paper Canada, Japanese Akita . The red-billed toucan has a life expectancy of 15 years. Category: Quail. 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The Hematologic Drug Pipeline: Exciting New Treatment Options Looming February 2016 Vol 9, Special Issue: Payers' Perspectives in Oncology - Emerging Therapies Many presentations at ASH 2015 focused on novel therapies currently in development for the treatment of patients with hematologic malignancies, including a second generation of new agents recently approved by the FDA for a variety of hematologic cancers. The information below provides a quick bird’s-eye view of some of the most promising in the pipeline that are furthest along in development or drugs that have demonstrated significant effectiveness in early-stage clinical trials. Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Myeloproliferative Disorders Luspatercept (Acceleron; Celgene) is a fusion protein that inhibits Smad2/3 signaling and increases the production of red blood cells and is intended for the treatment of anemia in patients with rare blood disorders, including beta thalassemia and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Preliminary results of an ongoing phase 2 open-label, 24-month extension study (PACE-MDS extension study) showed that in the majority of 31 enrolled lower-risk patients with MDS, treatment with luspatercept resulted in increased hemoglobin levels, decreased transfusion requirement, or transfusion independence. Luspatercept was well-tolerated, and phase 3 studies are planned. Rigosertib (Oncova Therapeutics), a small-molecule inhibitor of cellular signaling acting as an RAS mimetic, in combination with standard-dose azacitidine, showed in a phase 1/2 study an overall response rate (ORR) in 23 (77%) of 30 evaluable high-risk patients with MDS, including 6 patients with a complete response. The median duration of treatment for patients with MDS was 4 months. Hematologic improvement was observed in 13 (50%) of the 26 patients evaluable for this parameter. In treatment-naïve patients with MDS, the ORR was 84%; the ORR was 64% in patients with MDS who previously failed with hypomethylating agent therapy. The side effects were similar to those previously reported with azacitidine alone. Pacritinib (CTI BioPharma), an oral JAK2/FLT3 multikinase inhibitor, is in phase 3 development for myelofibrosis. This drug had a strong showing in the phase 3 PERSIST-1 trial. Treatment with pacritinib was compared with best available therapy in 327 patients with myelofibrosis who were randomized in a 2:1 ratio. The percentage of patients achieving a ≥35% reduction in spleen volume was consistently higher with pacritinib than with best available therapy, and the greatest differences in spleen volume reduction from baseline compared with best available therapy were observed in younger patients with lower baseline platelets, JAK-negative patients, and patients aged <65 years (for all 3 subgroups, a difference of approximately 22% vs best available therapy). The most exciting drug in the chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) space is venetoclax (Genentech), a small-molecule inhibitor of BCL-2 that is being studied in patients with and without 17p deletions (worse prognosis). Several studies at ASH 2015 focused on venetoclax in combination with novel CLL agents and with rituximab (Rituxan). Acalabrutinib (Acerta Pharma), a second-generation Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, achieved an ORR of 95% in a single-arm phase 1/2 trial of 61 patients with relapsed CLL. The remainder of the patients had stable disease. Overall, 98% of patients had reductions in lymphadenopathy, and 60% to 80% of patients with cytopenias at baseline had improvements in platelets, hemoglobin, and neutrophil count. The median treatment duration was 14.3 months. The drug was well-tolerated, with headache as the most common adverse effect; few grade 3 or 4 events were reported. Entospletinib (Celgene) is an oral selective inhibitor of spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk), a mediator of B-cell receptor signaling in normal and transformed B-cells. Targeting the B-cell receptor signaling pathway has proved successful with ibrutinib (Imbruvica) and idelalisib (Zydelig). Preliminary data suggest that entosple­tinib may be effective in patients with CLL as well as in those with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) that is resistant to ibrutinib and other BTK inhibitors. An ongoing phase 2 trial showed that entospletinib has clinical activity after treatment with BTK inhibitors or PI3K inhibitors, such as idelalisib. No additional safety signals were reported. Afuresertib (GlaxoSmithKline), a pan–protein kinase B (Akt) inhibitor, is being evaluated in combination with ofatumumab (Arzerra) in a phase 2 study of 27 previously treated patients with CLL that was relapsed or refractory to ≥1 fludarabine (Fludara)-containing regimens. The combination showed good antitumor activity and was well-tolerated, with minimal myelotoxicity. A rapid onset of effect was seen at 1.4 months, but the ORR was 48% and the median progression-free survival (PFS) was 8.6 months, suggesting that afuresertib may not provide a significant benefit over ofatumumab alone. The drug is also being studied in patients with myeloma. The promising results of the phase 3 RATIFY trial suggest that midostaurin (Novartis), an FLT-3 inhibitor, will find a role in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and the FLT3 mutation. Maintenance therapy with tipifarnib (BioSight), a farnesyl transferase inhibitor, had a promising clinical benefit in a phase 3 trial of patients with AML whose disease was in remission but who had a high risk for relapse. Although no significant benefit was seen for tipifar­nib versus observation for the primary end point of disease-free survival (DFS), when the analysis was restricted to eligible patients, the median DFS was 10.81 months for patients receiving tipifarnib versus 5.26 months for the observation group (P = .019), a 31% improvement favoring tipifarnib. Furthermore, female patients receiving tipifarnib had an approximate 3-fold longer DFS than the observation-alone group (12.09 months vs 3.91 months, respectively; P = .002). Similar sex-related results were seen for overall survival. The phase 2 results of a study showed that the investigational antibody-drug conjugate inotuzumab ozogamicin (Pfizer) combined with deintensified chemotherapy achieved excellent results in elderly patients with Philadelphia-negative (Ph–) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). This combination may turn out to be a new standard of care for patients with Ph– ALL. Entospletinib (Celgene) at dosing of 800 mg twice daily is being investigated in an ongoing phase 2 trial with 204 previously treated patients with indolent NHL. Preliminary results were presented for a cohort of 69 patients. Overall, 38 (62%) of 61 patients had a reduced tumor burden at a median of 28 weeks; 15% achieved a ≥50% decrease of tumor burden. The ORR was 13%, with 7 patients achieving a partial response; 1, a molecular response; and 1, a complete response. Entospletinib was well-tolerated and demonstrated activity in advanced, relapsed NHL, even in patients with poor prognostic features. Abexinostat (Pharmacyclics), an oral HDAC inhibitor, showed advantages over approved HDAC inhibitors, including oral dosing twice daily, which allows for continuous exposure to tumor cell killing. Abexinostat may also be less toxic, with a wider therapeutic index compared with its competitors. In a phase 2 trial of 100 patients with heavily pretreated, refractory NHL or CLL, single-agent abexinostat achieved an ORR of 28% in 87 evaluable patients. The highest responses were observed in follicular lymphoma, T-cell lymphoma, and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), with ORRs of 56%, 40%, and 31%, respectively, and median response duration of 26 weeks, 32.1 weeks, and 8.1 weeks, respectively. A study for these indications using a less dose-intense interval is planned. Treatment with buparlisib (Novartis), an oral PI3K inhibitor, showed moderate tolerability, an acceptable safety profile, and sustained reduction in tumor burden in a multicenter, parallel-arm, open-label, global phase 2 study of patients with relapsed or refractory DLBCL, mantle-cell lymphoma (MCL), or follicular lymphoma. A 6-month analysis after continuous treatment for 22 patients with MCL demonstrated an ORR of 22.7%, with 1 complete response and 4 partial responses; an additional 13 patients had stable disease. The disease control rate was 81.8%, and the median PFS was 11.3 months. This drug is also in development for other solid tumors. The oral Aurora A kinase inhibitor alisertib (Spectrum) had disappointing results in a randomized phase 3 trial, showing no superiority in efficacy or PFS in adults with relapsed or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma over the investigator’s choice of pralatrexate (Folotyn), romidepsin (Istodax), or gemcitabine (Gemzar). The study was stopped prematurely; analysis of the data will continue. Among the exciting drugs in the multiple myeloma pipeline is the novel kinesin spindle protein (KSP) inhibitor filanesib (Array BioPharma). Filanesib targets KSP, which is a microtubule motor protein critical to the function of proliferating cells. In a dose-escalation study of 34 patients with relapsed or refractory filanesib plus carfilzomib (Kyprolis) produced responses in 44% of carfilzomib-naïve patients, but showed less activity among patients whose disease was refractory to carfilzomib. In the carfilzomib-naïve patients, the median PFS with the combination was 12.9 months, and the median overall survival had not been reached at 24 months. A phase 2 study of 77 patients with relapsed or refractory disease compared the combination versus carfilzomib alone, showing a doubling of PFS (8.5 months vs 3.7 months, respectively). The ORRs were 28% and 24%, respectively. The novel peptidase-targeted therapy, melflufen (Oncopeptides AB), an antiangiogenic compound that triggers irreversible DNA damage, showed interesting activity. Melflufen was evaluated in combination with dexamethasone in a phase 2 study of 55 patients with relapsed or refractory myeloma. In 23 evaluable patients, the ORR was 48%, the clinical benefit was 61%, and the median PFS was 7.6 months. Hematologic toxicity was common, but nonhematologic events were uncommon. Added to a growing list of monoclonal antibodies is the CD38-targeting agent isatuximab (SAR650984; Sanofi). Isatux­imab was evaluated as a single agent in a dose-finding phase 2 study of 97 patients with relapsed or refractory myeloma. The preliminary response rates were 24% and 29% in the 2 most dose-intense cohorts. Isatuximab was well-tolerated; the main toxicity involved infusion-­related reactions. The drug is entering phase 3 trials. Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Therapy Induces Responses Across Wide Range of Patients with Advanced Melanoma August 2020 Vol 13, Special Issue: Payers' Perspectives in Oncology published on August 17, 2020 in Emerging Therapies Intratumoral Injection of Cisplatin and Vinblastine, with or without Pembrolizumab, Improves Intracellular Transport in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors The WEE1 Inhibitor Adavosertib Displays Promising Clinical Activity in Uterine Serous Cancer Mosunetuzumab, a Dual-Targeted Antibody, Shows Complete Remissions in Relapsed/Refractory NHL After CAR T-Cell Therapy February 2020 Vol 13, Special Issue published on February 25, 2020 in Emerging Therapies Apamistamab-Based Lymphodepleting Regimen Before CAR T-Cell Therapy May Prevent Cytokine Release Syndrome Last modified: March 3, 2016

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Three Public Relations Failures: Laugh and Learn Some of the most recent PR blunders were so ridiculous, that you can’t help but laugh (and isn’t laughter the best medicine?). At the same time, each case teaches us to remember some basic PR lessons that it would be wise not to forget, and are so simple they shouldn’t be crushing your mind grapes. One Million Moms Attacks DC Comics For Gay Green Lantern Earlier this month, conservative group One Million Moms attacked DC Comics on their Facebook page, after news leaked that popular character Green Lantern is gay. Tables soon turned, however, when One Million Moms became flooded by positive comments in support of the move by DC Comics. Eventually the original Facebook post was deleted and with their Facebook page now being offline, the group tweeted, “OMM will be offline most of next week for Vacation Bible School!” One Million Moms has also recently been in the news for their dislike of JCPenney’s pro-gay family stance, urging their readers to boycott the retailer because of gay couples being featured in a Mother’s Day and Father’s Day ads, in May and June of 2012 respectively. Lesson: Don’t ever forget how viral social media has become. After One Million Moms posted their protest against DC Comics on Facebook, media outlets such as Washington Post, Yahoo! Voices, and popular site Reddit all linked their readers onto the group’s Facebook page, letting people show their vocal support for the newly outed Green Lantern and disagreement with OMM’s view. OMM was unprepared for the counter-attack and immediately went offline. If you intend on posting a controversial opinion, then you’d better be ready to take the heat or get out of the Facebook kitchen. See also: Susan G. Komen and Planned Parenthood. Kansas Governor Brownback Demands Apology When High School Student Tweets “Governor Sucks” Social media has made it easier than ever before to track news-whether positive or negative. In early November 2011, after a Kansas Youth in Government field trip, Emma Sullivan, Shawnee Mission East High senior, tweeted “Just made mean comments at gov. brownback and told him he sucked, in person #heblowsalot.” Brownback’s office, which monitors social media content with the Governor’s name, blew a gasket over this harmless little Tweet. They contacted her high school, demanding that she write an apology for the disparaging remark. The situation then grew viral when Sullivan’s older sister contacted the media about the asurdity. By the end of that month, Sullivan’s followers grew from 65 to over 12,000 and everyone had a good laugh at Brownback’s office’s expense. Lesson: Remember the source before you make someone issue a public apology because of a negative tweet. A high school student with only 65 followers didn’t have much influence, but the major media outlets (CNN, Politico, Huffington Post, NY Times) that spread her story definitely did. Not everyone’s going to like you or your brand but they’re entitled to their opinions and you’ll need to choose your battles wisely. A situation that was truly much ado about nothing suddenly became a media firestorm. After all, the press love David vs. Goliath stories. A high school senior vs. a powerful Senator? Comedy (and media) gold. PR Agency Tweets That Detroit Drivers Are Horrible on Official Chrysler Twitter Account Chrysler’s official Twitter account (@ChryslerAutos) is run by a PR agency called New Media Solutions. One of their employee, frustrated with Detroit traffic and its drivers, tweeted “I find it ironic that Detroit is known as the #motorcity and yet no one here knows how to (expletive) drive.” Would’ve been fine-except that tweet came out on the official Chrysler account, making it look like Chrysler was dissing the city of Detroit, a place legendary for its automobile production. Oops. It only took a day before the tweet, employee, and media company were all removed from the Chrysler contract. Obvious Lesson: When you’re airing frustration on social media, think twice. Sometimes it’s best to just type your frustration and then never click “send” or “tweet.” Take a deep breath, walk away from your computing device, pet a puppy or coo at a baby, and then go back and see if you’re still upset. And if you still want to vent? Make sure you’re on the right account. Even better solution would be to not make negative comments that would adversely affect a client. Social media makes dirty laundry travel faster than you can hit the delete button. By Courtney Lee, Account Coordinator Share your thoughts with us on Twitter and Facebook

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Home / News / Press Statement / Legazpi City’s EO 36-2017: Unwarranted, overreaching, prelude to more abuses--NUPL Legazpi City’s EO 36-2017: Unwarranted, overreaching, prelude to more abuses--NUPL Bicol Standard Wednesday, September 27, 2017 News, Press Statement LEGAZPI CITY 9/27/17 (Bicol Standard)--"Executive Order No. 36-2017 is a curtailment of the constitutionally enshrined rights of abode, travel and privacy. The Legazpi City Mayor overreached jumping in his executive order under the pretext of maintaining peace and order and preventing criminality," Atty. Bart Rayco of the National Union of People's Lawyers Albay said in a press statement. Said Executive Order penalizes residents for not registering visitors staying for 24 hours. Otherwise known as "An Executive Order Prescribing Guidelines for the Inter-Barangay Travel Registration Mechanism," the Executive Order says that registration of visitors is needed to achieve a crime- and drug-free country, and to protect barangays from drug users and pushers, as well as from criminals and other unwanted personalities. Rayco, in response to the Executive Order, added: "The requirement of logging at the barangay curtails the freedom of movement and liberty of abode and encroaches on the privacy of the people, the limitation/s to which has already been provided by the Constitution and is not within the discretion of any local government official to regulate without a valid basis. That it is akin to signing and logging in when one visits government offices is an off beam comparison. It is certainly not similar to a visit to a relative or friend based on a very plain reason: the first is official business while the second is private. Just because it does not impose any penalty does not mean we will let sleeping dogs lie because it is an attack to our freedoms. The EO’s directive for the barangay officials to maintain a logbook of the individual staying in the barangay premises for 24 hours or more and the reporting of presence of individuals based on the very broad term ‘suspicion’ coupled with the present situation of extrajudicial killings and rights violations in the course of war against drugs makes the people ask, "Are we under Martial Law? Or is Martial Law brewing up in Legazpi as well?” Its vagueness makes it more evil because it leaves implementation, at a very wide discretion, on the hands of enforcement and barangay officials. “This is another ill-advised Big Brother scheme under the guise of order but without peace. It is in open violation not only of the fundamental right to privacy but also freedom to travel and liberty of abode. Indeed it is open to question of constitutionality. The problem really is that national and local government officials and public officers take their cue and are emboldened by the draconian gimmicks and fascist fantasies of the national leadership”, NUPL President Edre Olalia said. He added, “Duterte has sent the signal that brazen and orchestrated violations of individual rights is the new normal and you can let it slide in the name of the fight against criminality and drugs.” The fight against drugs and maintenance of peace and order is for the people to enjoy a peaceful life and their civil liberties. Thus, an order or any law for that matter should not run roughshod over the constitutional rights of the people. EO 36-2017 is an overreached hind feet of the state that hurts the freedoms of its own people. Because, clearly, the order has no basis; it is unwarranted. It does not bring order. Worse, it fuels the fan of fire for more abuses because of its vagueness. It sets a very bad precedent and a prelude to more rights violations." Legazpi City’s EO 36-2017: Unwarranted, overreaching, prelude to more abuses--NUPL Reviewed by Bicol Standard on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 Rating: 5

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Bodacious Biscuit Love We're Spreading the Biscuit Love to Shelter & Rescue Dogs Our Bodacious Dog Treat Recipes Homemade Meals For The Pups Need A Raffle Basket? Want Biscuits? Our Biscuits Our Bodacious Dog Mom Life There Is Very Seldom A Great Excuse, But... It's been almost a week since our last post. As I type this, my head is bowed a little bit with shame. I don't like to go this long without posting anything. There is very seldom a great excuse. On the Bodacious home front, biscuit love has been baked, I created a new, homemade dog treat recipe, and Project Biscuit Love Room began early this morning and, about 6 hours later, was complete. However, a few unexpected things happened this week and in order to maintain my sanity and not fall into the depths of sleep deprivation, I opted to sleep instead of blog. On Monday, Willa had her first appointment with the doctor. She got up to date on vaccinations, a full exam, a slew of tests, and a nail trim. The doctor also determined that she'll be fully out of heat in the next few days. Happy. Dance. I'm always a bundle of nerves the day before and the day of the first post-adoption doctor appointment. You'd think I'd have this mastered by now, but...nope. With all of our fur-kids, there has always been some "surprise news." Coco, who joined our family almost 5 years ago, was so sick with Sarcoptic mites and mange, a severe case of Giardia, a double ear infection, and flea saliva allergy. Sophie had a minor digestive issue that was corrected with a change in diet and probiotics. Lobo was diagnosed with Lyme Disease a week after adoption. Olivia has a small growth on her foot that we have to monitor. If it gets bigger, it'll need to be removed. Prior to Willa's appointment, we had a couple of concerns. I noticed a yeasty smell coming from her ears over the past week. Then, over the weekend, her stools turned runny. When we collected her fecal sample Monday morning, the stools were still soft. The doctor examined her ears. No issues. The doctor said her ears looked beautiful. The fecal sample, however, was a bit of a concern. The following day, the doctor called with the fecal test results. Although the tests were negative for the obvious, they were concerned about her stools being so soft. As a precautionary measure, they put her on a 5 day Metronidazole regimen just in case the tests "missed something." We discontinued her transition to homemade meals and treats. For now, she's eating the same food and treats that she has been on for the past year. The doctor gave a thumbs up for the food and treats. As of now, the Metronidazole is working. At this point, we suspect Willa has food allergies. Her breed, a Jack Russell Terrier, is known to have food allergies. Once she is off her medication, we can go forth with the elimination diet. Meanwhile, through all of this, Lisa woke up last weekend and didn't feel well. Sore throat. Chest congestion. Her ears hurt. It was the same symptoms she had back in January when we both caught that nasty cold-infection-virus-depths-of-hell-sickness that had spread like wildfire. Lisa got it first. I got it a week later. Now, it's back. While Lisa was at work, before leaving early for an emergency visit with her doctor, I decided to tackle Project Biscuit Love Room. You can read all about that here. By the time Lisa arrived home from her doctors appointment, I had fixed the shelf. And, by fixed, I mean for as long as we live here, which is indefinitely, the Bodacious Biscuit Love Bin and damaged bookshelf cannot be moved. Ever. Thankfully, Lisa was too tired and too sick to lecture me much about "not waiting to tackle this project on a day she could help me." On a side note, she came home with a bag of prescriptions that included antibiotic, Prednisone, and prescription cough medicine. It's been a week. Not as productive as I would've liked, but a lot got done. For now, we're keeping our fingers and paws crossed that I don't get sick. Exhale. We've got this. Posted by Lisa and Lisa at 10:30 PM 9 Super Cool Budget Friendly DIY Dog Accessories We're Still Tossing This Idea Around We Are Looking For More Pup Photos It's All About The Dogs. It's All About The Animals. It's All About The Dog At K9 1-on-1 Companions for K9's Our Dog Mom Blog Site Is Almost Done! Our Bodacious Pinterest Boards Visit Lisa's profile on Pinterest. Bodacious Tweets Tweets by @LisaD35 Sign Up For Bodacious Emails Lisa and Lisa

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CONFEDERATION SUBMITTED THE COMMON MEMORANDUM FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF 7TH PAY COMMISSION MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED BY CONFEDERATION TO 7TH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES & WORKERS 1st Floor, North Avenue Post office Building, New Delhi – 110001 (Central Head Quarters) Website: confederationhq.blogspot.com E mail: confederationhq@gmail.com No. CONF/7th CPC/Memorandum Dated: 28th July, 2014 To The Member Secretary, 7th Central Pay Commission, PO Box No. 4599, Hauz Khas Post Office New Delhi – 110016 Madam, Sub :- Memorandum to the 7th Central Pay Commission on issues common to All Central Government Employees – Submission of - On behalf of the Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, we submit the memorandum for the consideration of the Commission. The staff side, National council, JCM vide their letter in NC-JCM-2014/7th CPC dated 30th June 2014 have submitted a memorandum in respect of issues common to all Central Government Employees. We are in agreement with the views canvassed therein and endorse the same fully. As indicated in detail in the introductory Chapter, we have made certain additions to elucidate the views and contentions in respect of some matters and added a paragraph on certain other issues under the Chapter Miscellaneous. We request that the 7th CPC may consider our submissions and make appropriate recommendations to the Government. (M. KRISHNAN) CLICK TO DOWNLOAD THE COMPLETE MEMORANDUM Labels: 7CPC, 7th Central Pay Commission, 7th CPC, 7th CPC Memorandum, Central Government Employees, Confederation News DA MERGER & INTERIM RELIEF – CONFEDERATION WRITES TO SECRETARY JCM STAFF SIDE, NATIONAL COUNCIL CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS Central Headquarters 1st floor, North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi-110 001. Dated : 23.07.2014 Com. Shiv Gopal Misra, Staff Side, National Council, JCM 13 C Feroze Shah Road, New Delhi. 110 001. Dear Comrade, Sub: Memorandum of Interim Relief and merger of Dearness allowance. The National Secretariat of the Confederation of Central Government employees and workers places on record its appreciation over the efforts of the Staff Side, JCM, National Council in preparing and submitting the memorandum to the 7th Central Pay Commission, which has received the widest acceptance and admiration of the Central Government employees. Since the last date for submitting the Department-specific memorandum has been got extended by your efforts uptill 31st July, 2014, the first phase of our endeavour and interaction with the 7th CPC will come to a conclusion in a few days’ time. I have been directed by the National Secretariat of the Confederation which met on 17th July, 2014 to solicit your kind reference to the memorandum submitted by the Staff Side on behalf of all Federations, Unions, Associations on Interim Relief and merger of Dearness allowance. We are of the view that the Staff Side, in pursuance of the said memorandum, must seek an audience with the Pay Commission immediately to know the course of action the Commission would like to take in the matter. We must also seek an appointment with the honourable Finance Minister thereafter so as to ensure that a decision on our demands is taken by the Government without any further delay. We hope we need not emphasise the fact that the Central Government employees do expect financial benefit on this score as the erosion in the real value of wages as on date is phenomenal. We shall be grateful if you will indicate to us your line of approach in the matter. Thanking you and with greetings, Yours fraternally, M. Krishnan Secretary General. Copy to 1.Com. Raghaviah, Leader Staff Side, National Council, JCM 2. Com. Srikumar, Secretary General, All India Defence Employees Federation. Source: Confederation Labels: 20% Interim Relief, 50% DA Merger, 7CPC, 7th Central Pay Commission, Central Government Employees, Confederation News, DA Merger, Interim Relief, Interim Report of 7th CPC, JCM Fraudulent claim of Leave Travel concession – Disciplinary proceedings are initiated against the Government servant as per existing rules While answering to a question in Lok Sabha on 16th July 2014 about misuse in availing Leave Travel Concession by the Central Government employees, Dopt Minister said that the “Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) had received a letter from Central Vigilance Commissioner addressed to Cabinet Secretary regarding irregularities and misuse in availing Leave Travel Concession (LTC) by the public servants in the Central Government, its Public Enterprises (PSEs) and Public Sector Banks, in violation of the guidelines. The matter is being investigated by CBI. Government of India formulates the policies and schemes keeping in mind the various service requirements of the employees and their welfare. Various Ministries/Departments & other agencies of the Government of India are responsible for the proper implementation of these policies. These policies are reviewed from time to time and also amended when situation demands. In case of Leave Travel concession if any fraudulent claim is made, the irregularities are looked into in terms of Rule 16 of the CCS(LTC) Rules, 1988 and disciplinary proceedings are initiated against the Government servant on the charge of preferring a fraudulent claim which may result in imposition of the any of the penalties specified in Rule 11 of CCS (Classification, Control and Appeal Rules), 1965. If found guilty, the Government servant shall not be allowed the next two or more sets of LTC in addition to the sets already withheld during the pendency of the disciplinary proceedings”. Source: CGEN.in Labels: CCS, Central Government, Dopt, Fraudulent claim, Government Servant, Leave Travel Concession, LTC, www.7CPC.in 7th CPC did not agree to discuss the issue in the preliminary meeting held on 23.7.2014 – BPS : DA/DR Merger 7th Pay Commission did not agree to discuss the important issue of DA/DR Merger in the preliminary meeting held on 23rd July 2014. Brief feedback on BPS Preliminary meeting with 7th CPC on 23rd July 2014 BPS and BCPC were the first Pensioners’ organizations to be called for preliminary meeting with 7th CPC on 23rd to discuss the reply to questionnaire, the Memorandum & the allied issue submitted by them. Only 45 minutes were given to each organization. S.C.Maheshwari G.S. BPS /Chairman BCPC had the opportunity to discuss the issues from both the Forums: Following issues were discussed & explained to the full satisfaction of the Chairman & the members of 7th CPC who were very receptive, patient & themselves actively participated in deliberations which ensued. At the end Chairman remarked that NC JCM Memorandum is very exhaustive, includes most of the issues raised today & that he will take it as a base for consideration. 1.New Pension Scheme: Response of commission was negative. Commission was apprised of the back ground, its failure in other countries & the fate of EPS 95.They were also informed that it will be acceptable if 50% of last drawn is ensured. 2.Reasonable ratio to be maintained between maximum & minimum salary & Pension and adoption & adoption of common multiplication factor for revision 3.Ratio between maximum & minimum paid to be 5:1 for Defense Personnel and re-employment of ex servicemen as well as raising status of defense civilian pensioners to ex servicemen. 4.Inclusion of full DA in emoluments for calculating Pension. There was a very lively discussion on the issue in which the entire penal of 7th CPC participated & cross examined Secy. Genl BPS. Finally they agreed to BPS point of view. 5.100% neutralization of inflation : It was explained to the Commission that 100% neutralization is illusionary and DA is not sufficient, as the very system of calculation is faulty & unrealistic, 6. Payment additional pension to start from the age of 65 years. Chairman agreed that age of 100 years for Pensioners was illusionary. 7. Parity in Pensions : It was explained to the commission that full parity exists for High Court Supreme Court Judges, Govt. has agreed to OROP in case of Defence pensioners & Sr Bureaucrats (S32 & above ) have achieved it through modified parity formula of 6th CPC but for others who too are citizens of same category & same country even the formula for parity given by 5th CPC & accepted by Govt. is not being honored. 8. Pension to BSNL pensioners : It was submitted that since they are governed by CCS(Pension) Rules 1972. They be treated at par with C.G.Pensioners for the purpose of revision of Pension, Chairman advised to submit separate Memorandum 9. Discrimination in medical facilities to pensioners of Postal department & merger of 33 Postal dispensaries with CGHS. 10. Medical facilities : To Pensioners following issues raised in BPS memorandum were discussed in detail & the Chairman was agreeable to BPS views. (i) “Health is not a luxury” and “not be the sole possession of a privileged few”. It is a Fundamental justify of all present & past Employees! To ensure hassle free health care facility to Pensioners/family pensioners, Smart Cards be issued irrespective of departments to all Pensioners and their Dependents for cashless medical facilities across the country. These smart cards should be valid in all Govt. hospitals all NABH accredited Multi Super Specialty hospitals across the country which have been allotted land at concessional rate or given any aid or concession by the Central or the State govt. all CGHS, RELHS & ECHS empanelled hospitals across the country. Medical attendants : For reimbursement of bills for treatment & for hospitalization . No referral should be insisted in case of medical emergencies. For the purpose of reference for hospitalization & reimbursement of expenditure thereon in other than emergency cases Doctors/Medical officers working in different Central/State Govt. department dispensaries/health units should be recognized as Authorized medical attendant. The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is recognized as a fundamental justify of all workers in terms of Article 21 read with Article 39for a, 41, 43, 48A and all related Articles as pronounced by the Supreme Court in Consumer Education and Research Centre & Others vs Union of India (AIR 1995 Supreme Court 922) The Supreme court has held that the justify to health to a worker is an integral facet of meaningful justify to life to have not only a meaningful existence but also robust health and vigour. Therefore, the justify to health, medical aid to protect the health and vigour of a worker while in service or post retirement is a fundamental justify-to make life of a worker meaningful and purposeful with dignity of person. Thus health care is not only a welfare measure but is a Fundamental justify. We suggest that, all the pensioners, irrespective of pre-retiral class and status, be treated as same category of citizens and the same homogenous group. There should be no class or category based discrimination and all must be provided Health care services at par . (ii). Hospital Regulatory Authority: To ensure that the hospitals do not avoid providing reasonable care to smart card holders and other poor citizens, a Hospital Regulatory Authority should be created to bring all NABH-accredited hospitals and NABL-accredited diagnostic Labs under its constant monitoring of quality, rates for different procedures & timely bill payments by Govt. agencies and Insurance companies. CGHS rates may be revised keeping in mind the workability as per market conditions. (iii). Fixed Medical allowance (FMA): As is recorded in Para 5 of the minutes of Committee of Secretaries (COS) held on 15.04.2010 (Reference Cabinet Secretariat, Rashtrapati Bhavan No 502/2/3/2010-C.A.V Doc No. CD (C.A.V) 42/2010 Minutes of COS meeting dated 15.4.2010) which discussed enhancement of FMA. “CGHS card estimates for serving Personnel: Since estimates are not available separately for pensioners M/O Health & Family Welfare had assessed the total cost per card p.a. in 2007-2008 = Rs 16435 i.e. Rs.1369 per month for OPD”. Adding to it inflation, the figure today is well over Rs 2000/- PM. Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India vide its letter no. G-25012/2/2011-SSI dated 07.06.2013 has already enhanced FMA to Rs 2000/- PM for EPFO beneficiaries. Thus, to help elderly pensioners to look after their health, Adequate raise in FMA will encourage a good number of pensioners to opt out of OPD facility which will reduce overcrowding in hospitals. OPD through Insurance will cost much more to the Govt. As such the proposal for raising Fixed Medical allowance to Pensioners is fully justified and is financially viable. We suggest that FMA for all C.G. Pensioners be raised to at least Rs 2000/- PM without any distance restriction linking it to Dearness Relief for automatic further increase. We further suggest that FMA be exempted from INCOME TAX. Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) is a compensatory allowance to reimburse the medical expenses. As Medical Reimbursement is not taxable, FMA should also be exempted from Income Tax. 11. DA /DR merger commission did not agree to discuss the issue as it is not covered byTOR 12.Interim relief Commission response did not appeared to be very positive on our stressing the issue they said they will look into. 13. 6th CPC anomalies : Chairman asked for submission of detailed list through supplementary memorandum. 14.Plight of those born on 1.1.1938/46: Commission said, they will look into. 15. Plight of those retiring on 30June Commission said, they will look into. 16. Restoration of Commutation in 12 years: commission said thy will look into the details provided. 17. Grievance redressed. Chairman was critical of the functioning of the system already existing & remarked “ you will not be benefited. Court is the only alternative” Friends, BPS has done its duty well, issues raised by us has received due attention from NCJCM as well as the 7th CPC. S.C.Maheshwari Secy Genl BPS Source: www.scm-bps.blogspot.in [http://scm-bps.blogspot.in/2014/07/brief-feedback-on-bps-preliminary.html] Labels: 50% DA Merger, 7CPC, 7CPC.in, 7th CPC Memorandum, 7th Pay Commission, DA Merger, DA/DR, Interim Relief, Meeting with 7th CPC, www.7CPC.in ALL CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WILL HAVE TO COMPULSORILY SUBMIT THEIR ASSETS AND LIABILITIES All Central Government employees will now have to compulsorily submit a detailed report on their properties and debt owed by them… Already, each year, the Group-A officials are required to submit information about the immovable properties owned by them. Now All categories of Central Government employees too have been asked to submit these details. The DOPT has issued relevant orders to this effect. The Government has issued this order in accordance with the Lokpal rules. According to this rule, Central Government employees will now have to submit all details regarding the cash-in-hand, bank investments, share certificates, stocks and bonds, mutual fund investments, insurance policies, P.F. details, loans, motor vehicles, gold and silver ornaments, and precious metals, to the Government. The employees have to also submit details of movable and immovable properties owned by their spouses and children. Application forms will be given to all the employees, to be filled up and submitted before the 31st of July for each financial year. There are more than 50 lakh Central Government employees, including IAS, IPS and IFS officers, all over the country. All of them will have to henceforth submit details of their properties. If the total property owned by the employee is less than his/her four months’ basic salary, or if the total amount is less than Rs. 2 lakhs, then he/she could be considered for exemption from submitting the information. Those who have already submitted the details will have to re-submit the form for the current financial year on or before September 15, 2014. Information also has to be furnished about the properties owned by the spouse and children. On January 1, President Pranab Mukherjee gave his approval for the Lokpal Act and regulations. Following this, amendments were made to the Lokpal Act to make it compulsory for all Central Government employees to furnish their property details. Labels: 7CPC, Central Government Employees News, Central govt employees, Immovable Property Returns, Lokpal, Lokpal Act, Lokpal Rules, Movable Property Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2015. List of Holidays for Central Government offices 2015 MOST IMMEDIATE F.No.12/5/ 2014-JCA-2 Dated the 6th June, 2014 Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2015. It has been decided that the holidays as specified in the Annexure – I to this O.M. will be observed in all the Administrative Offices of the Central Government located at Delhi/New Delhi during the year 2015. In addition, each employee will also be allowed to avail himself/herself of any two holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list of Restricted Holidays in Annexure – II. 2. Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three holidays as per para 3.1 below: 1. REPUBLIC DAY 2. INDEPENDENCE DAY 3. MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY 4. BUDDHA PURNIMA 6. DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI) 7. DIWALI (DEEPAVALI) 8. GOOD FRIDAY 9. GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY to. IDU’L FITR 11. IDU’L ZUHA 12. MAHAVIR JAYANTI 13. MUHARRAM 14. PROPHET MOHAMMAD’S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD) 3.1. In addition to the above 14 Compulsory holidays mentioned in para 2, three holidays shall be decided from the list indicated below by the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee in the State Capitals, if necessary, in consultation with Coordination Committees at other places in the State. The final list applicable uniformly to all Central Government offices within the concerned State shall be notified accordingly and no change can be carried out thereafter. It is also clarified that no change is permissible in regard to festivals and dates as indicated. 1. AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA 2. HOLI 3. JANAMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI) 4. RAM NAVAMI 5. MAHA SHIVRATRI 6. GANESH CHATURTHI / VINAYAK CHATURTHI 7. MAKAR SANICARANTI 8. RATH YATRA 9. ONAM 10. PONGAL 11. SRI PANCHAMI / BASANT PANCHAMI 12. VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU / MASHADI UGADI / CHAITRA SUKLADI / CHETI CHAND / GUDI PADAVA 1ST NAVRATRA / NAUROZ/CHHATH POOJA/ KARVA CHAUTH. 3.2 No substitute holiday should be allowed if any of the festival holidays initially declared subsequently happens to fall on a weekly off or any other non-working day or in the event of more than one festival falling on the same day. 4. The list of Restricted Holidays appended to this O.M. is meant for Central Government Offices located in Delhi / New Delhi. The Coordination Committees at the State Capitals may draw up separate list of Restricted Holidays keeping in view the occasions of local importance but the 9 occasions left over, after choosing the 3 variable holidays in para 3.1 above, are to be included in the list of restricted holidays. 5.1 For offices in Delhi / New Delhi, any change in the date of holidays in respect of Idu’l Fitr, Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad, if necessary, depending upon sighting of the Moon, would be declared by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions after ascertaining the position from the Govt. of NCT of Delhi (DCP, Special Branch, Delhi Police). 5.2 For offices outside Delhi / New Delhi, the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committees at the State Capitals are authorised to change the date of holiday, if necessary, based on the decision of the concerned State Governments / Union Territories, in respect of Idu’l Fitr, Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad. 5.3 It may happen that the change of date of the above occasions has to be declared at a very short notice. In such a situation, announcement could be made through P.I.B./T.V. /A.I.R. / Newspapers and the Heads of Department / Offices of the Central Government may take action according to such an announcement without waiting for a formal order, about 6. During 2015, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 (Kartika 20). In certain States, the practice is to celebrate the occasion a day in advance, i.e., on “Narakachaturdasi Day”. In view of this, there is no objection if holiday on account of Deepavali is observed on “Naraka Chaturdasi Day (in place of Deepavali Day) for the Central Government Offices in a State if in that State that day alone is declared as a compulsory holiday for Diwali for the offices of the State Government. 7. Central Government Organisations which include industrial, commercial and trading establishments would observe upto 16 holidays in a year including three national holidays viz. Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, as compulsory holidays The remaining holidays / occasions may be determined by such establishments / organisations themselves for the year 2015, subject to para 3.2 above. 8. Union Territory Administrations shall decide the list of holidays in terms of instructions issued in this regard by the Ministry of Home Affairs. 9. In respect of Indian Missions abroad, the number of holidays may be notified in accordance with the instructions contained in this Department’s O.M. No.12/5/2002-JCA dated 17th December, 2002. In other words, they will have the option to select 9(Nine) holidays of their own only after including in the list, three National Holidays and Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad, Rama Navami, Id-ul-Fitr, Janamashtami and Muharram included in the list of compulsory holidays and falling on day of weekly off. 10. In respect of Banks, the holidays shall be regulated in terms of the extant instructions issued by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance. Encl.: Lists of holidays (Ashok Kumar) Deputy Secretary (JCA) Original PDF: List of Holidays 2015 Source: confederationhq.blogspot.in Labels: 2015 holidays, 2015 List of Holidays, Central Government Leave 2015, Central Government Offices Leave, Govt. holidays, Holidays for cg servants Consolidated instructions on Probation/Confirmation in Central Services - regarding. Consolidated instructions on Probation/Confirmation in Central Services No.28020/1/2010-Esst(C) (Department of Personnel & Training) North Block, New Deli Dated the 21st July, 2014 Subject: Consolidated instructions on Probation/Confirmation in Central Services - regarding. The undersigned is directed to say that this Department has been issuing Instructions!/guidelines from time to time laying down principles to be followed in probation / confirmation of persons appointed to service and posts in Central Government. All such instructions issued till date have been consolidated under easily comprehensible headings for the facility of reference and placed as Annexure to this O.M. The number said date of the original O.M’s has been referred in the relevant instructions for easy reference in the context. All Ministries / Departments are requested to bring the above guidelines to the notice of all concerned. 2. There may be posts in various where the norms specified in the Recruitment Rules are different from those prescribed in the Annexure. In such cases, the norms specified In those Recruitment Rules shall prevail. (J.A.Vaidyanathan) Direct (Establishment) Click to view the Annexure... [http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/28020_1_2010-Estt-C-21072014.pdf] Labels: Dopt, Dopt Circulars, DOPT Orders, Dopt orders on Confirmation, DOPT Orders on Probation Period 7CPC: 7th Pay Commission Collects Various Data of Central Government Employees 7th Pay Commission recently called for information from all the Ministries and issued a format which requires various data about the central government employees working in Ministries / Departments. All the Ministries directed their respective departments to submit the information as required by Seventh central Pay Commission immediately. Many departments told that they have submitted the desired data/information in the prescribed format to seventh pay commission. The central government departments were asked to submit the fallowing information about central government employees. 1. Data on Personnel Group wise Sanctioned Strength and Number in position of all Group Employees as on Pre 01-01-2014 and post 01-01-2014 also required to be submitted 2. Age Profile of employees The total number of personnel in position as on 01/01/2014 Those less than 20 years of age 20 or more but less than 30 years of age 60 or more years of age 3. Autonomous bodies under the Ministry/department(As on 01/01/2014) Number of Central Autonomous bodies : No of personnel in Central Autonomous Bodies: 4. The fallowing Data on Expenditure on salaries & Allowance for Three financial years from 2010-11, 2011-12, and 2012-13 1.Total Plan expenditure 2.Plan expenditure on Salaries & Allowances 3. Total non plan expenditure 4. Non plan expenditure on Salaries & Allowances 5. Total expenditure (1+3) 6. Total expenditure on salaries& Allowances (2+4) 7. Expenditure on Grants in aid Salaries 5. Data on Contractual Employees Ministry/Departments have in the recent past, outsourced various services through personnel engaged on contractual basis. In this regard the following data is sought: Man months of deployment at various remuneration levels i.e in four categories a) 10000 and less per month b) From 10001 to 20000 per month c) From 20001 to 50000 per month d) Over 50000 per Month Expenditure incurred on contract employees 6. Data on Training of Employees. The prescribed Format which requires all the above information has been sent to all the Departments by 7th pay commission and directed to submit the information with in the stipulated date Source: http://www.gservants.com/2014/07/20/7th-pay-commission-collects-various-data-central-government-employees/ Labels: 7CPC, 7CPC LATEST NEWS, 7CPC.in, 7th Central Pay Commission, 7th CPC, 7th Pay Commission, www.7CPC.in Merger of DA & Interim Relief: Strong Argument before 7th CPC by Karnataka CG Pensioners Association The Karnataka Central Government Pensioners’ Association writes to 7th CPC on Merger of DA, Interim Relief, Re-employment as Consultant, Pensioner Grievances, Court cases pertaining to Pensionary benefits etc.:- CENTRAL GOVERNMENT PENSIONERS’ ASSOCIATION (REGD.) ( Estd: 1974; Regn. S.No.143/1983-84 d/ 9th August 1983 ) “Swarna”, 120/1, 2nd Main, Gayatri Devi Park Extension, Vyalikaval, Bangalore 56000 (Affliated to BPS New Delhi, AIFPA Chennai & KCCCGPAs Bangalore) Email ID: cgpakarn@gmail.com Tel: 23468438 RNI Regn No: KRENG/2008/27233 Postal Regn No: KRNA/BGE/200/2012-14 President S SRamanatha Rao Tel: 2661 9394 Vice-President S SKargudri 25837178 Secretary Ashok S Kololgi 9448469351 Treasurer K S Menon Respected Chairman and Members of the 7th CPC – At the outset, I wish the Commission easy going in its work and hope the Commission comes out with useful recommendations. Presumably, the recommendations apply to the members or some of the members of the Commission too. Wherever we go and whenever we approach officers for certain help or concessions, as pensioners’ associations; in majority of the cases, the reply has been that they (the presently serving officers) too retire at some time, and that they would like to help out. But help does remain afar. The Ministry of Personnel & Pensions has been doing a great deal to liberalise the situation; but they have their handicaps, as the duty-departments remain lethargic. Not much can be done in this domain, perhaps. Several pensioners’ associations/pensioners have written to the Commission on the pensioners’ interests and requirements – I refrain from calling them as ‘demands’ as this is the lot of the beggars. The two imminent issues for favourable consideration by the Commission, nay, the Government are: the Grant of Interim Relief, and the Merger of 50% of DA/DR with pay/pension, both retrospectively. Both these requirements in principle have been acceded to in the past by the past Pay Commissions as well as the Government; and hence there should be no qualms at all in recommending/granting the two Requirements, in the interest of social justice, whether the Government has specifically made provision for this or not in the Terms of Reference. (To recall, the Terms of Reference to the Commission by the Government stated clearly “(Item) (h) To recommend the date of effect of its recommendations on all the above. The Commission will make its recommendations within 18 months of the date of its constitution. It may consider, if necessary, sending interim reports on any of the matters as and when the recommendations are finalised. The decision will result in the benefit of improved pay and allowances as well as rationalization of the pay structure in case of Central Government employees and other employees included in the scope of the 7th Central Pay Commission.” About a year back, the Tamil Nadu Government, while constituting its Pay Commission, granted two months’ pay as Interim Relief. One of the Central Pay Commissions in the past announced two instalments of Interim Relief. This explains the need for Interim Relief. As such, the two Appeals should be sanctioned without much time being wasted, as there are many pensioners in advanced age-rangewho desire to have this benefit. The other point I write this from experience. Over the last 50 (fifty) years,there has been a high and steady rise in the number of posts created in several departments of the Government, particularly so in the Class I senior-cadre, who belong to the All-India Services, in contrast to the number of creation of posts in the junior cadres. There is rise in the volume of work admittedly; but not as much as to have a high number of senior officers. Earlier, the Departments functioned with Section Officer (who managed office), Deputy Secretary (who initiated notings), Joint Secretary(who gave opinions) and Secretary (who took decisions), in the higher rank; and they did well in dealing with papers and in deciding the issues. The file-notings used to be clear, committed, fast and final. In the past few decades, the ranks of Additional Secretary, Special Secretary and Consultants have crept into the Govt service, with more number of Joint Secretaries. It is my contention that these posts are superfluous and their salary/allowance bills are a dent on the Exchequer. More routine tasks are done after consultations over phone. Too many officers and too much time in dealing with disposal of papers – has been the practice in the Government. I therefore strongly opine that the number of such Class I officers in all the Departments of the Government, including the Ministries, must be drastically brought down. The work will be faster, and the responsibility for decisions is fixed on limited number of officers. The Hon’ble Prime Minister has shown the way. He has cut down on the number of Ministries. There is a whisper that thirty percent of the retired officers are re-employed in their respective departments/offices after retirement, as Consultants or other-wise, continuing to do the same job! This is something difficult to be gulped. Perhaps, this should be examined and checked. The Dept of Personnel & Training in the Ministry of Personnel may help to know the facts. The Commission may kindly take a decision. The third Heading the Karnataka Central Government Pensioners’Association, Bangalore, during the last 12-15 years, the Assn has recently projected many Grievances of the pensioners/members with us; and none of them has been conclusively solved. Various Ministries have come up with Grievances cells; and these have become show-cases or postoffices, with just forwarding the complaints to some nodal officers, who remain unhelpful. The Ministry of Personnel and Pensions contemplated on time-frame for redressal of such grievances; but this has been a far cry. The mechanism to get Redressal to the home of the aggrieved pensioners must therefore be fast and satisfactory. It must be remembered that the pensioners are aged, and they need results quick. A good debate on this is required within the Government, and a result-orientation infused into these Grievances cells/portals. The fourth point In the last few years, it is experienced that the pensioners have been forced to go to different Courts in respect of their dues and needs. These mainly refer to fixation of pension, fixation of cut-off dates and implementation of Court verdicts by the Governments. This is a situation that the pensioners cannot happily face. A good lot of time and money is wasted. The Government must rationalise and liberalise its attitude, when the learned Judges of the Court have given their verdicts after due hearings from both the parties involved. Can the Commission say something on this point, please? Grateful Regards to a Great Commission. n S SRamanathaRao, n President, n Karnataka CGPA. Bangalore, D/ July 18, 2014. Source: http://scm-bps.blogspot.in/2014/07/presiden-karnataka-central-government.html Labels: 7CPC, 7th CPC Charter of Demands, Central Government Employees, CG Pensioners, Interim Relief, Merger of DA, Pensioner Grievances, Seventh Pay Commission, www.cpc.in Government to take disciplinary action and cancel future LTC benifits for fake LTC claims Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh while replying to a question at Lok Sabha via written reply informed that any government employee found guilty in preferring a fraudulent LTC claim may be imposed penalty and barred from getting travel allowance for next two or three years. The minister said “in case of Leave Travel Concession (LTC) if any fraudulent claim is made, the irregularities are looked into in terms of the CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988 and disciplinary proceedings are initiated against the government servant on the charge of preferring a fraudulent claim,” The minister added “if found guilty, the government servant shall not be allowed the next two or more sets of LTC in addition to the sets already withheld during the pendency of the disciplinary proceedings,”. The Department of Personnel and Training ( DoPT) had received a letter from Central Vigilance Commissioner addressed to Cabinet Secretary regarding irregularities and misuse in availing LTC by the public servants in the central government, its public enterprises and public sector banks, in violation of the guidelines, he said, adding that the matter was being investigated by CBI. Labels: CCS, Central Government Employees News, Dopt, Leave Travel Concession, LTC 7CPC: About Seventh Central Pay Commission In a resolution dated 28th February, 2014, Government of India has appointed the Seventh Central Pay Commission comprising Justice Shri Ashok Kumar Mathur as Chairman, Shri Vivek Rae as full time Member, Dr. Ratin Roy as part time Member and Smt. Meena Agarwal as Secretary. The Commission is headquartered in Delhi and has been given 18 months from date of its constitution to make its recommendations. To this end the Commission will set up its team of Officers, Advisers, Institutional Consultants and Experts and call for required information and documents from Ministries and Departments of Government of India and various Service associations. The dates of appointment and submission of recommendations of the previous six central pay commissions are as under- Central Pay Commissions Date of Submission of Report First Pay Commission May, 1946 May, 1947 Second Pay Commission August, 1957 August, 1959 Third Pay Commission April, 1970 March, 1973 Fourth Pay Commission June, 1983 Three Reports submitted in June, 1986; December, 1986 and May, 1987 respectively Fifth Pay Commission April, 1994 January, 1997 Sixth Pay Commission October, 2006 March, 2008 Source: http://7cpc.india.gov.in/ Labels: 7CPC, 7th Central Pay Commission, 7th CPC, Seventh Central Pay Commission, www.7CPC.in 7TH CPC COMMON MEMORANDUM – AT A GLANCE Highlights of the Memorandum submitted on issues common to all Central Government employees to Secretary 7th Pay Commission. JCM NC has also submitted Interim Memorandum on interim relief and Merger of DA. 1. Pay scales are calculated on the basis of pay drawn pay in pay band + GP + 100% DA by employees as on 01.01.2014. 2. 7th CPC report should be implemented w.e.f. 01-01-2014. In future five year wage revision. 3. Scrap New Pension Scheme and cover all employees under Old Pension and Family Pension Scheme. 4. JCM has proposed minimum wage for MTS (Skilled) Rs.26,000 p.m. 5. Ratio of minimum and maximum wage should be 1:8. 6. General formula for determination of pay scale based on minimum living wage demanded for MTS is pay in PB+GP x 3.7. 7. Annual rate of increment @ 5% of the pay. 8. Fixation of pay on promotion = 2 increments and difference of pay between present and promotional posts (minimum Rs.3000). 9. The pay structure demanded is as under:- (open ended pay scales – Total 14 pay scales) Existing Proposed(in Rs.) PB-1, GP Rs. 1800 26,000 PB-1, GP Rs. 1900 PB-2, GP Rs. 4800 74000 PB-3, GP 5400 88000 PB-3, GP 6600 102000 P4-4, GP 10000 162000 HAG 193000 Apex Scale 213000 Cabinet Secretary 240000 9 (a) Wages and service conditions of Gramin Dak Sevaks is to be examined by 7th CPC itself. 10. Dearness Allowances on the basis of 12 monthly average of CPI, Payment on 1st Jan and 1st July every year. 11. Overtime Allowances on the basis of total Pay + DA + Full TA. 12 Liabilities of all Government dues of persons died in harness be waived. 13. Transfer Policy – Group `C and `D Staff should not be transferred. DoPT should issue clear cut guideline as per 5th CPC recommendation. Govt. should from a Transfer Policy in each department for transferring on mutual basis on promotion. Any order issued in violation of policy framed be cancelled by head of department on representation. 14. Transport Allowance - X Classified City Other Places Rs. 7500 + DA Rs. 3750 +DA The stipulation for TA that the Govt. employee should be on duty in his headquarters for certain number of days during the calendar month should be removed. 15. Deputation Allowance double the rates and should be paid 10% of the pay at same station and 20% of the pay at outside station. 16. Classification of the post should be executive and non-executive instead of present Group A,B.C. 17. Special Pay which was replaced with Special/Allowance by 4th CPC be bring back to curtail pay scales. 18. Scrap downsizing, outsourcing and contracting of govt. jobs. 19. Regularize all casual labour and count their entire service after first two year, as a regular service for pension and all other benefits. They should not be thrown out by engaging contractors workers. 20. The present MACPs Scheme be replaced by giving five promotion after completion of 8,15,21,26 and 30 year of service with benefits of stepping up of pay with junior and also hierarchical pay scales. 21. PLB being bilateral agreement, it should be out of 7th CPC perview. 22. Housing facility:- (a) To achieve 70% houses in Delhi and 40% in all other towns to take lease accommodation and allot to the govt. employees. (b) Land and building acquired by it department may be used for constructing houses for govt. employees. 23. House Building Allowance :- (a) Simplify the procedure of HBA (b) Entitle to purchase second and used houses 24. Common Category – Equal Pay for similar nature of work be provided. 25. Compassionate appointment – remove ceiling of 5% and give appointment within Three months. 26. Traveling Allowance:- Category A1, A Class City Other Cities Executive Rs. 5000 per day + DA Rs. 3500 per day + DA Non-Executive Rs. 4000 per day + DA Rs. 2500 per day + DA 27. Composite Transfer Grant: - Executive Class 6000 kg by Goods Train/ Rate per km by road 8 Wheeler Wagon Rs.50+DA(Rs.1 per kg and single container per km) Non-Executive Class 3000 kg – do – -do- 28. Children Education Allowance should be allowed up to Graduate, Post Graduate, and all Professional Courses. Allow any two children for Children Education Allowance. 29. Fixation of pay on promotion – two increments in feeder grade with minimum benefit of Rs.3000. 30. House Rent Allowance X Class Cities 60% Other Classified Cities 40% Unclassified Locations 20% 31. Compensatory City Allowance. `X’ Class Cities `Y’ Class Cities A. Pay up to Rs.50,000 10% 5% B. Pay above Rs.50,000 6% minimum Rs 5000 3% minimum Rs.2500 32. Patient Care Allowance to all para-medical and staff working in hospitals. 33. All allowances to be increased by three times. 34. NE Region benefits – Payment of Special Duty Allowance @ 37.5% of pay. 35. Training: – Sufficient budget for in-service training. 36. Leave Entitlement (i) Increase Casual Leave 08 to 12 days & 10 days to 15 days. (ii) Declare May Day as National Holiday (iii) In case of Hospital Leave, remove the ceiling of maximum 24 months leave and 120 days full payment and remaining half payment. (iv) Allow accumulation of 400 days Earned Leave (v) Allow encashment of 50% leave while in service at the credit after 20 years Qualifying Service. (vi) National Holiday Allowance (NHA) – Minimum one day salary and eligibility criteria to be removed for all Non Executive Staff. (vii) Permit encashment of Half Pay Leave. (viii) Increase Maternity Leave to 240 days to female employees & increase 30 days Paternity Leave to male employees. 37. LTC (a) Permission to travel by air within and outside the NE Region. (b) To increase the periodicity once in a two year. (c) One visit outside country in a lifetime 38. Income Tax: (i) Allow 30% standard deduction to salaried employees. (ii) Exempt all allowances. (iii) Raise the ceiling limit as under: (a) General – 2 Lakh to 5 Lakh (b) Sr. Citizen – 2.5 Lakh to 7 Lakh (c) Sr. Citizen above 80 years of age – 5 Lakh to 10 Lakh (iv) No Income Tax on pension and family pension and Dearness Relief. 39. (a) Effective grievance handling machinery for all non-executive staff. (b) Spot settlement (c) Maintain schedule of three meetings in a year (d) Department Council be revived at all levels (e) Arbitration Award be implemented within six month, if not be discussed with Staff Side before rejection for finding out some modified form of agreement. 40. Appoint Arbitrator for shorting all pending anomalies of the 6th CPC. 41. Date of Increment – 1st January and 1st July every year. In case of employees retiring on 31st December and 30th June, they should be given one increment on last day of service, i.e. 31st December and 30th June, and their retirements benefits should be calculated by adding the same. 42. General Insurance: Active Insurance Scheme covering risk upto Rs. 7,50,000/- to Non Executive & Rs. 3,50,000/- to Skilled staff by monthly contribution of Rs. 750/- & Rs. 350/- respectively. 43. Point to point fixation of pay. 44. Extra benefits to Women employees (i) 30% reservation for women. (ii) Posting of husband and wife at same station. (iii) One month special rest for chronic disease (iv) Conversion of Child Care Leave into Family Care Leave (v) Flexi time 45. Gratuity: Existing ceiling of 16 ½ months be removed and Gratuity be paid @ half month salary for every year of qualifying service. Remove ceiling limit of Rs.10 Lakh for Gratuity. 46. Pension: (i) Pension @ 67% of Last Pay Drawn (LPD) instead of 50% presently. (ii) Pension after 10 years of qualifying service in case of resignation. (iii) Increase pension age-based as under: 65 Years – 70% of Las Pay Drawn (LPD) 70 Years – 75% of LPD 90 Years – 100% of LPD (iv) Parity of pension to retirees before 1.1.2006. (v) Enhanced family pension should be same in case of death in harness and normal death. (vi) After 10 years, family pension should be 50% of LPD. (vii) Family pension to son upto the age of 28 years looking to the recruitment age. (viii) Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) @ Rs.2500/- per month. (ix) Extend medical facilities to parents also. (x) HRA to pensioners. (xi) Improvement in ex-gratia pension to CPF/SRPF retirees up to 1/3rd of full pension. NB: The above is only gist. All points raised by us not included. For understanding the entire demands raised by us, Please read the full memorandum published in our website. NFPE/Confederation Labels: 7CPC.in, 7th Central Pay Commission, 7th CPC, 7th CPC Common Memorandum, 7th CPC Interim Report, 7th CPC News, 7th CPC Pay Scale AIRF secretary writes a letter to Railway Minister in protest against the Railway Budget Com. Shiva Gopal Mishra GS/AIRF has written letter to Railway Minister in protest against the Railway Budget. A.I.R.F All India Railwaymen’s Federation 4, State Entry Road, New Delhi.-110055 D.O.No. AIRF/60 Dated: July 14, 2014 Resp. Shri Sadananda Gowda Ji, Sub: Rail Budget 2014-15 We are very much pained and constrained on the Rail Budget 2014-15, presented by you in the floor of the Lok Sabha. I had given you a memorandum consisting of suggestions related to Rail Budget, but unfortunately none of them could get place in this Rail Budget, and by and large there is nothing motivational and inspiring for the Railwaymen in the said Rail Budget. This has happened after a long time. Moreover, direction of the said Rail Budget is towards privatization, and the announcement of Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) in the Railways has created lot of resentment among the Railwaymen. All India Railwaymen’s Federation(AIRF) in its General Council Meeting, held at Chennai on 3-4 July, 2014, unanimously adopted a resolution to oppose all kinds of privatization in the Railways. AIRF is a recognized federation and having a wider support among 13 lakh Railway employees. We always expect from the Railway Board that before making any announcement, which may change the face/ownership of the Railways, the matter must be discussed transparently with the Federation. But in the matter of FDI and PPP, no discussion has been made with the recognized federations. If any decision detrimental to the interest of Railway Industry, Railwaymen in particular and the Rail users in general, takes place, we will have no other alternative, but to organize sustained struggle to save the Indian Railways. In this Rail Budget, something also has been said about the Restructuring of the Railways. Earlier also there had been similar talks of Railway Restructuring through Rakesh Mohan and Prakash Tandan Committees and also under various modes. We know that, the Planning Commission in the past also tried to privatize the Indian Railways but they could not do so because of pressure from the Railway workers as well as rail users. I know that, as “Opposition”, at that time, the BJP had also opposed the idea of Privatization and FDI. There should not be any change in that stand on coming into power. Since lot of demoralization and de-motivation are going down the line among the Railway employees, who are very sensitive and working round-the-clock to keep operative country’s lifeline. It would be appreciated, if a dialogue is organized with the recognized federations, representing 13 lakh Railway employees, at an earliest to clarify various issues, taking the Railways to a different direction. I do hope, you will take this communication in a very justify perspective because the AIRF throughout the years, after 1974, has tried to maintain industrial peace and still stands for the same, but such announcements may create a breach of industrial peace. Therefore, an early dialogue is requested. With kind regards! (Shiva Gopal Mishra) Source : AIRF Labels: AIRF, AIRF Latest News, All India Railwaymen's Federation, protest against the Railway Budget., Rail Budget 2014-15, Railway Budget, Railway Minister DRAFT MEMORANDUM TO BE SUBMITTED TO 7TH CPC - TKR PILLAI SECRETARY ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF (NON GAZETTED) - INCORPORATING THE ISSUES OF ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, INCLUDING LDC, UDC, STENOGRAPHERS, OFFICIAL LANGUAGE STAFF AND OTHER COMMON CADRE... SUGGESTIONS MAY BE SENT TO THIS ASSOCIATION BY 15TH OF THIS MONTH... DRAFT MEMORANDUM TO BE SUBMITTED TO 7TH CPC The draft memorandum to be submitted to the 7th Pay Commission on the side of our Association, incorporating the issues of Administrative Staff, including LDC & UDC, Stenographers, Official language Staff and other common cadre have been prepared and placed below: Since this memorandum has been prepared by me single hand, there may be mistake. I request you to please discuss each and every suggestion of this memorandum in our units and inform me the change wherever needed by 15th of this month so that this Memorandum may be sent to the 7th CPC by 16th of this month. Readers of this website other than the members of our Association can also send their suggestion regarding the description, documents in support of the up-gradation, pay structure proposed etc. All our friends are therefore requested to give maximum contribution to improve this memorandum. TKR Pillai Mob 9425372172 PART -I Function and organizational set up of National Sample Survey Office 1.1 National Sample Survey Office(NSSO), a technical Organisation of Government of India, conducts nation wide sample survey in socio-economic parameters viz. Employment– Unemployment, Consumer Expenditure, Land-holding & livestock, ‘Debt, Investment and capital formation’, Migration, Disability, Morbidity, service sector, Unorganized Trade/ Manufacturing etc. to facilitate socio-economic planning, development, policy framing, research & other economic/Administrative decision. National Sample Survey (NSS) was established in the year 1950 to conduct large-scale continuous survey operation in the form of successive rounds to fill up data gaps for socio economic planning and policy making of the country. In the year 1970 the NSS was re-organised and brought under the Government of India as a single Organisation namely NSSO with a Governing Council for the overall direction to impart objectivity and autonomy in the matter of collection, processing and publication of the NSSO data. The NSSO Investigator (Statistical Officer) is the first Government Employee, who reaches the farthest and remote villages of the country to collect data for the purpose of the economic planning and social re-organization of the country. Thereby NSSO become instrumental in collection compilation of information thereby to assist the Government to solve several of the socio-economic problems, faced by the country. Here the contribution of the NSSO for the five year plans of the country is specially mentioned. United Nations Organisation and other International Organisations acclaimed the services of the NSSO and the NSSO figures take a prominent role in the UNDP and other reports of the UN. Here, in the Universities and Research Institutes of the country NSSO reports are the main sources of teaching economy and statistics. It is evident how the NSSO data are valuable for the overall economic and social development of the country. The Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation of Government of India, with its two main functional organs -the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) and the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)-acts as the nodal agency for coordination of statistical activities and maintenance of statistical standards in the country. As a result, now the responsibility of conducting large scale statistical surveys, making provision of data and production of estimates on different aspects of Indian Society and Economy rests with the Ministry of Statistics. 1.2 Organizational set up The NSSO is headed by a Director General has four Divisions viz. Field Operations Division, Survey Design & Research Division, Data Processing Division and Co-ordination & Publication Division. The Field Operations Division has its Headquarters at Delhi and Faridabad with a network of six Zonal Offices, 48 Regional Offices and 117 Sub-regional Offices spread throughout the country. The Data Processing Division has its Headquarters at Kolkata with 5 DP Centers in various part of the Country. The other offices are Survey Design & Research Division has its Hqrs at Kolkata and the CPD at Delhi. 1.3 SANCTIONED STRENGTH OF OFFICERS AND STAFF IN NSSO Division ISS Officers Technical/Field Staff Admin./Hindi & Other Staff Total SDRD 31 FOD 158 3227 915 4300 DPD 61 Modernization in the NSSO by extensive use of computer. Since the age is of computerization and online operation of work, the responsibility and quality of work to be dealt with are high nature. Fifth & Sixth Pay Commissions in its reports had given more stress for doing work in the offices of Government of India in computer and recommended pay scale in accordance with volume modernization programme done. In NSSO modernization by extensive use of computers and modern instruments has been started since last twenty five years. All Administrative Staff even MTS have been trained to handle the computer. As a result all the work in Administration and Accounts branches, including preparation of pay bills and related work are done in computer with the facility given in various packages in it. As a result now-a-days, web sites and e-mail are become medium of communication and the Administrative Staff of NSSO Offices are fully trained and developed to take up the challenge. Role of Administrative Staff in NSSO Offices 2.1 The quality control of the NSSO data and overall management of the NSSO office are rest with the highly qualified & trained technical officers of Indian Statistical Service. In order to assist them in the collection and compilation of the statistical data, a subordinate statistical service, consisting group B technical officers, has been constituted by the Government of India. Being a technical department, the Administrative Staff posted in the NSSO offices have multifarious functional role to play. Since the overall control and management of the Administration rests with the technical ISS Officers, the administrative staff has a very prominent role in the decision making and other matters of routine administration for which level of understanding to handle the rule and other routine Administration should be high. In addition, Administrative staff assists the ISS Officers in correspondence, table work, Inspection report, report writing, compilation and finalization of data, report analysis and survey design and preparation of various statistical directives for field survey, scrutiny points, data entry of several plan schemes etc which require specialized attention and skills. Having smaller offices with independent Administrative set up; expansion of field set up, field work & Field Staff; the four fold increase of ISS Officers together with the decrease of the person meant to handle these work in administrative branch by 33% during the last 25 years in a phased manner, increased the burden of Administrative Staff in NSSO Offices. As a result the per capita work load in these offices especially in FOD Regions has increased manyfold and therefore the Administrative Staff posted there has to do work with additional burden. Administrative Staff in NSSO Offices have been trained to handle the computer and all the work are doing in computer in addition to their normal duties, which to an extent, helped to equalize the increased work load, but no pay parity has been given to them. Considering the nature of work attended by the Administrative Staff in NSSO offices, they cannot compare or equalize with similarly placed staff elsewhere. Existing pay scale allowed to the Administrative Staff including group B Gazetted posts which are promotion post of the group C Ministerial Staff along with the Hindi Translators and other cadres related to this Association are given below: S.No Category of post Pay scale Grade Pay Sanctioned strength SDRD 1. CAO 15600-39100 7600 1 2. DD Admn 15600-39100 6600 1 3. Sr. AO 15600-39100 5400 2 4 AO 9300-34800 4600 15 5. Office Superintendent 9300-34800 4200 58 6. Assistant 9300-34800 4200 65 7. UDC 5200-20200 2400 137 8. LDC 5200-20200 1900 202 9. Steno Grade I 9300-34800 4200 26* 10 Steno Grade II 9300-34800 2400 41* 11. Junior Hindi Translators 9300-34800 4200 31 12. Sr. Hindi Translator 9300-34800 4600 1 13. Hindi Officer 15600-39100 5400 1 14. Data Entry Operator 9300-34800 2400 3 15. Lib. Inf Assistant 9300-34800 2400 1* 16. Driver I 9300-34800 4200 1 17. Driver II 9300-34800 2400 5 18. Driver III 5200-20200 1900 8 19 MTS 5200-20200 1800 316 Administrative cadres Seventh Pay Commission must bring uniformity in the pay scales of Administrative Staff in various Ministries of the Government of India. The pay scale recommended for each cadre in the Administrative branch should be in accordance with the responsibility actually attached with the posts. The duties and responsibilities attached to the LDC & UDC in NSSO Offices are much higher quality than the duties of their counterpart in Central Secretariat Offices. LDCs NSSO Offices have been allocated with independent section worth to do by UDC/Assistants. Similarly the Assistant are doing the work of Section Officer/Administrative Officer. In the NSSO Regions Grade II Stenographers with Rs. 2400 Grade Pay Assists Joint Secretary Rank Officers. In the NSSO (FOD) SRO Offices MTS are doing the work of Ministerial Staff as there is no Ministerial Staff posted there. No cadre review has been conducted for the Administrative Staff since the inception of the Organisation. And the recommendation for conducting cadre review in every 5 years by successive pay Commissions have been ignored. 3.1 Multi tasking staff Sixth Pay Commission has recommended to merge the existing 5 pay scales (S1, S2, S2-A, S3 & S4) of Group D staff to a single pay band and granted Rs. 1800 Grade Pay and named the post as Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) i.e. amalgamating the posts with unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled functions without any scientific basis or logic. The educational qualification for direct recruitment for the post has been raised to Matriculation and the status of the post has been raised from group D to Group C. But a person who passed matriculation might have also been passed 12th standard. And most of the persons who passed 12th standard may be a graduate and applies for the post of MTS and other competitive examinations simultaneously. As per the work allotment of MTS, circulated by the DoPT an MTS who has been appointed through SSC has to do the work of Office peon, Mali, Cobbler, sweeper and many other functions. Thus most of the candidates passed the SSC examination for the post of MTS do not join the post and those who joined do not do several of the works earmarked in the recruitment rules for the MTS with devotion. Thus the MTS may be paid special allowance in addition to pay as much as to attract a person with more than matriculation to join the post. 3.1.1 Since the educational qualification for the post of MTS has been raised to Matriculation and most of the persons who are applied for the post are holding the qualification of Higher Secondary/Graduation and as such they are qualified for getting recruited higher posts. Thus it is suggested that 50% post of the administrative post next higher to the MTS may be filled through promotion/Departmental Examination. As has already been given in Para 1.2 above NSSO FOD has 117 Sub Regional Offices (SRO) and in each SRO around 15 to 25 Technical Staff viz. Assistant Director, Senior Statistical Officer and Junior Statistical Officers are posted. Since no Ministerial Staff is posted in SROs, the duties of Ministerial Staff viz. Diary of Dak, Dispatch, typing of letters in computer etc in these offices is discharges by the only MTS posted there. Most of these MTS posted in NSSO SROs are holding higher educational qualification. Similarly, the MTS posted in NSSO Regional Offices also assisting the Ministerial Staff in day to day Administrative matters, for which training has been given to them by the office. Hence the MTS in NSSO Offices are working as substitute to the Administrative Staff particularly in NSSO SROs and as such their Grade Pay may be upgraded to Rs. 2000 and revised pay may be granted accordingly. 3.2 Lower Division Clerk 3.2.1 Having the strength of Administrative staff in NSSO Offices especially in their fields offices are small in number the LDCs posted there are engaged to do the skillful and quality work. They have been allocated with major administrative sections worth to do by the UDC/Assistants because sanctioned strength of UDC/Assistants are very less. All LDCs are doing their respective work in computer. LDC/UDC has also to assist the technical officers in work relating to the field matters. Major duties and responsibilities assigned to the LDCs are as given below: a) Maintenance and up keeping of service books, grant of annual increment, leave cases and other work viz. noting, drafting, correspondence related to the service matters of the staff. b) Scrutiny of TA Bills, Medical Bill, LTC, Tuition fees, overtime bill etc.. c) Preparation and maintenance of GPF accounts Registers. d) Preparation of bills (Pay, Medical, TA, LTC, GPF, Tuition fee, GPF etc...) & contingent expenditure, e) Maintenance of store including purchase and disposal of the articles etc. Maintain the receipt, proper storage, distribution, safe custody, accounting of stores, procurement of stationery item etc. f) Maintenance of registers and files in all subjects. g) Dealing the work of Income Tax h) Preparation of seniority lists. i) Typing (on computer) of Inspection report, scrutiny notes, data entries and all typing related all administrative matters j) Processing of records/documents including technical data, noting drafting, typing etc. k) Dealing the cases of monthly/quarterly/half yearly/yearly returns. l) Assist the ISS Officer and other technical officers in correspondence, table work, report writing, data entry of several plan schemes, compilation and finalization of data etc. m) Despatch and dairying of the letters and all other document related to the entire office, including technical section. n) RTI Matters o) Discharging the duties and responsibilities of Cashier; and several other duties. 3.2.2 LDC & DEO The pay scale of Data entry operator (DEO) during 5th CPC was 4000-100-6000 and that of LDC was 3050-4950. The difference in pay scale between DEO & LDC was due to the reason that the educational qualification required for data entry operator prior to 6th CPC was 12th standard & Computer proficiency and the educational qualification for LDC was Matriculation with manual typing. But Sixth Pay Commission has increased the educational qualification for the post of LDC equal to Data entry operators. And the technical qualification/skill for the candidates appear for the post of LDC requires typing speed 10500 Key depression per hour (KDPH)/9000 KDPH English and Hindi respectively on computer whereas the candidate appearing the DEO requires 8000 KDPH (Since the issue has been raised by this Association for the last 2 years and filed a case in the Jabalpur CAT, now the DoPT thorough a notification has changed the 8000 KDPH to 15000 KDPH). Please see table 1 below: Name of post/Educational Qualification DEO (10+2) & Typing 8000 KDPH in computer(now 15000 KDPH). NA 1200-30-1560-40-2040 4000-100-6000/(EDQ: 10+2) (EDQ: 10+2) 5200-20200(GP 2400) (EDQ: 10+2) LDC(up to 6th CPC Matriculation & 35 words per minute in manual type writers and 6th CPC onwards 10+2 and Typing 10500 & 9000 KDPH English & Hindi respectively in computer. 260-6-326-8-390-10-400 (EDQ: Matriculation) 950-20-1150-25-1400 (EDQ: Matriculation) 3050-75-3950-80-4590 (EDQ: Matriculation) 5200-20200 (GP 1900) (EDQ: 10+2) EDQ=Educational qualification. 3.2.3 As regards the work assignment, the DEO has only to entry the data given to them whereas the LDC has multiple task and discharge a very responsible & decisive role in subordinate offices in addition to computer work. 3.2.4 LDC & Postman: The postman in postal Department with matriculation has been granted Rs. 2000/ Grade pay by the 6th Pay Commission. During the 3rd & 4th CPC Postman was a Group D post with pay scale Rs. 210-4-270 & Rs.825-15-900-20-1200 respectively and educational qualification required for the post was 8th Standard. Fifth Pay Commission has leveled the pay scale of Post man i.e. Rs. 3050-75-3950-80-4590 to the post of LDC after increasing the educational qualification for the post to Matriculation. 3.2.5 LDC & Police Constable: The Police Constable with matriculation has been granted Rs. 2000/ Grade pay by the 6th Pay Commission. During the 3rd & 4th CPC Police Constable was a Group D post with pay scale Rs. 210-4-270 & Rs.825-15-900-20-1200 respectively and educational qualification required for the post was 8th Standard. 3.2.6 Notice Server of Income Tax The Notice Server of Income Tax was also Group D officials during 3rd and 4th Pay Commission and was getting pay scale lesser than the pay scale of LDC. But similar to the Post Man & Police Constable, the pay scales of this post has been upgraded to the level of LDC after raising their educational qualification to Matriculation during 5th CPC. And 6th CPC upgraded the pay scale of these posts and granted to Rs. 2000 Grade pay in the pay band Rs. 5200-20200. Name of post/ Educational Qualification Post Man/Police Constable/ Notice Server of Income Tax (8th Class till 5th CPC and thereafter Matriculation ) 210-4-270 (EDQ: 8th) 825-15-900-20-1200 (EDQ: 8th) 5200-20200 (GP 2000) (EDQ: Matriculation) LDC (up to 6th CPC Matriculation & 6th CPC onwards 10+2 & Proficiency in Computer. 260-6-326-8-390-10-400 (EDQ: Matriculation) 5200-20200 (GP 1900) 3.2.7 Action taken by the Government to remove the anomaly: In order to remove disparity, a request was sent to the DoPT by our Association and the DoPT termed the case related to anomaly and sent to the JCA for disposal (Letter enclosed in Annexure I). JCA returned the case to DoPT directing them to consider the case at their level in consultation with Ministry of Finance. And finally Ministry of Finance vide OM No 58 (2)/E. III (B)/2014 dated 12th November 2013 has directed the Ministries/Associations for sending proposals to the Ministry of Finance through FA, DoPT for approval (Copy enclosed in Annexure II). Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation was also directed to do action for necessary upgradation of LDC vide Ministry of Finance OM No.58 (2)/E. III (B)/2014 dated 18th February 2014 (Copy enclosed in Annexure III) But the directions contained in the aforesaid OM were insufficient to consider the upgradation of Grade Pay of LDC w.e.f. 1.1.2006 i.e. the date of implementation of the 6th CPC and that is why this Association has filed a case in the CAT Jabalpur (Application No.200/00205/2014-submitted in Annexure IV) 3.2.8 JCM Staff Side Proposal: JCM Staff side has proposed the upgradation of LDC to the post of UDC (Para 12.6). It is requested to please grant upgradation of the Grade Pay of LDC to the Grade Pay of UDC. The present Grade Pay of UDC as granted to the Army Ordinance Corps by the DoPT is Rs. 2800. Thus the pay the LDC may be granted accordingly. 3.3 Upper Division Clerk 3.3.1 UDCs are the first level supervisory staff in subordinate offices, the link between LDCs, who have been allocated responsible sections, and section officer. The pay structure given to the post by the 6th Pay Commission was very meager in view of the role played by them in the Administrative Offices of the Government of India. And as such the demand for upgradation of the Grade Pay of the UDC in subordinate offices have been raised immediately after the implementation of the 6th Pay Commission. Even though the Government has not taken a common decision to upgrade the Grade Pay of UDC for all Central Government office, DoPT has revised he Grade Pay of UDC in Army Ordinance Corps vide letter No. A/26576/CPC/Clerks/OS-20/268/D(O-II)/2011 dated 23rd September 2013 (Copy enclosed in Annexure I). The average time period in NSSO, for the promotion from LDC to the post of UDC is 15 to 18 years. In NSSO Offices the number of post of Assistant are very less and as such the work earmarked for the post of Assistant have been allocated to UDCs. The details of work assigned to the UDCs are given below: a) Preparation of pension papers and allied correspondence. b) Preparation of budgets. c) Processing cases under Right to information act 2005. d) Scrutiny of TA Bills, Medical Bill, LTC, Tuition fees, overtime bill etc... e) Preparation of bills (Pay, Medical, TA, LTC, GPF, Tuition fee, GPF etc...) & contingent expenditure and all other works related to accounts. f) Maintenance of store including purchase and disposal of the articles etc. g) Dealing with Recruitment matters h) Dealing with Audit matters. i) Dealing with legal matters j) Preparation and maintenance of GPF accounts Register of Group D employees. k) Maintenance of registers and files in all subjects related to the work allotted to them. l) Maintenance and up keeping of service books, grant of annual increment, leave cases, correspondence related to the service matters of the staff and all other works related to Establishment. m) Noting, drafting etc related to their section and additional assigned to them from time to time. n) Dealing the cases of various times of monthly/quarterly/half yearly/yearly returns. o) Typing (on computer) of work related to their section and also assigned by the concerned officer from time to time. p) Discharging the duties and responsibilities of Cashier q) RTI Matters r) All other works allocated from time to time by the superior officers. 3.3.2 In addition, the UDCs are responsible for the scrutiny of important documents/ registers maintained in various sections of the office and held accountable for all lapses at their level. The UDCs should have full knowledge of the rules and regulations and updating of the same with latest circulars issued by the Government from time to time. The vigor and vitality is mandatory for the post to handle complex nature of work. In contrast, the UDCs working in Central Secretariat is less accountable and work-load bearing with the UDCs of subordinate offices Thus the Grade of UDC in NSSO may be upgraded to that of Assistant to get Rs. 4200 Grade Pay. 3.4 Assistant In NSSO Offices, Assistants are doing valuable supervisory work and training a team of UDC/LDC in day to day administrative work. In addition, preparation of Budget, MPER, Pension papers, Monthly Reconciliation Statement, handling the court cases, doing DPC matters, Income Tax, inspection of service books and other matters related to employees periodically, audit work, noting & drafting relating to important cases etc are the part of their job. There was historical parity amongst the Assistants in Central Secretariat and subordinate offices. On this matter Fourth Pay Commission’s observes that: 8.41 The scale Rs.425 (pre-revised) covers posts of Assistants and Stenographers in different Ministries/ Departments, auditors under C & AG. The recruitment is either through competitive examination or by promotion from the scale of Rs.330-560. 8.44 Considering the duties and responsibilities of these posts and the fact that promotions to these are made from more or less similar levels, we recommend that all categories of posts presently covered by the scales a) 425-800 b) 425-700 c) 440-750 d) 470-750 and e) 440-750 may be grouped together and given the scale of Rs.1400-2300. And the recommendation was accepted by the Government. These positive recommendations have been bypassed by the Government to give higher pay scale to the Assistants in Central Secretariat . Again, 6th Pay Commission observed that “Earlier, the respective pay scales of Rs.5500-9000 and 5000-8000 existed for Assistants in Secretariat and in Field offices. This disparity was aggravated in 2006 when the Government further upgraded the pay scales of Assistants belonging to Central Secretariat Service to Rs.6500-10500”. 6th CPC in its report Para 3.1.3 further observes that “higher Pay Scales in the Secretariat Offices may have been justified in the past when formulation of proper policies was not paramount importance. The present position is different. Today, the weakest link in respect of any Government policy is at the delivery stage. This phenomenon is not endemic to India. Internationally also there is an increasing emphasis on strengthening the delivery lines and decentralization with greater role being assigned at delivery points which actually determines the benefit that the common citizen is going to derive out of any policy initiative of the Government. The field offices are at the edge of administration and may, in most cases, determine whether a particular policy turns out to be a success or failure in terms of actual benefit to the consumer. Accordingly, the time has come to grant parity between similarly placed personnel employed in field offices and in the Secretariat. This parity will need to be absolute till the grade of Assistant.” And accordingly the pre-revised pay scales Rs. 5000-8000 to 6500-10500 have been merged and granted Rs. 4200 Grade Pay. But later, Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) vide O.M. F. No. 1/1/2008-IC dated 13/11/2009 has upgraded the grade pay of the Assistant in CSS to Rs. 4600/ and the Assistants in the subordinate offices has been left out. In this way, the parity up-to the post of Assistant as recommended by the 6th CPC and accepted by the Government overturned. On this subject, All India MES Clerical Cadre & Group D Employees Association has filed OA No. 2389/2012 before Central Administrative Tribunal Principal Bench against the two different pay structure for subordinate and Central Secretariat Ministerial Staff. The court observed that while doing their right for fixation of pay scales, the employers should ensure that these fixations have been done on the basis of some rational grounds and the traditional parity reinforced by the recommendations of the Pay Commission should not be disturbed. The court further observed that “What is not understood is as to how a higher scale of pay or grade pay which is justified on the ground of direct recruitment is extended to the promotees also. If that is justified on the ground that both direct recruits and promotes are doing the same work and, therefore, differential can be introduced, then how can it be justified that the same treatment cannot be given to a cadre which hitherto enjoyed parity with the Assistants/PAs of CS/AFHQ only on the ground that they are appointed 100% by promotion”. The Court directed the respondents to constitute and Expert Group to consider up-gradation of grade pay of Assistant/Office Superintendent/Stenographer Grade I to the level of Assistant/Steno Grade I in Central Secretariat. The expert group constituted by the Ministry of Defense has recommended upgradation of grade pay of Assistant/Steno I/Office Superintendent equal to Central Secretariat. Now the case is under consideration of the Ministry of Finance. Thus parity between Central Secretariat Assistant and the Assistant subordinate offices should be restored. 3.5 Section Officer Section Officers (No post of Section Officer is sanctioned in NSSO office in place the duties of Section Officer is discharge by the Administrative Officer with a meager grade pay Rs. 4600 i.e. equal to the Grade pay of Assistant in Central Secretariat) next above the level of Assistant is the real in-charge of administrative matters in subordinate offices. They are responsible for finalizing all Administrative, Accounts, Court and all other matters related to Administration/Accounts in field offices of the subordinate offices and put up to the Controlling Officer for his approval. Administrative Officer with Rs. 4600 Grade Pay in most of the offices are functioning as Head of Office as well. Since the Controlling officers are from All India Service they are mostly concentrating technical or field matters. Looking to the heavy responsibilities assigned to the Section Officers or equivalent post, the 6th Pay Commission has granted Rs.4800 Grade Pay in PB II with a provision to automatic upgradation of the grade pay to Rs. 5400 after completion of 4 years service(Para 3.1.14 of 6th CPC Recommendation). But the same has not been implemented in NSSO Office despite of repeated requests. Thus the post of Administrative Officer Grade II with Rs. 4600/ Grade pay in NSSO Offices may be upgraded to Rs. 4800 and named as Section Officer. 3.6 Higher Administrative Posts: In NSSO Offices no post of Administrative Officer above Rs. 5400 Grade Pay is allocated. However, posts of Deputy Director (Admn), Chief Administrative Officer etc have been allocated in the promotional hierarchy of the Administrative Staff. But Staff Side JCM in their Memorandum to 7th Pay Commission has proposed Cadre of Administrative Officers in three Grades above Rs. 5400 Grade Pay. It was also proposed that wherever the three Grade are not available they may be granted the next three successive pay scales i.e., Grade A entry scale, senior time scale of pay, and the one next above. Staff side (JCM) has also recommended for uniformity in the pay scales of Administrative Staff in various Ministries of the Government of India in view of the fact that lack of common cadre structure the administrative Staff posted in the smaller Department face heavy stagnation and retires on the post of UDC/Assistant itself. It is proposed that recommendation for creation of 3 Administrative Grade above Section Officer commencing from Rs. 5400 Grade Pay may kindly be made to bring the administrative staff posted in smaller offices to the mainstream. 3.7 Stenographers The recruitment of Stenographers for various offices of Government of India is being done by SSC through tough competitive Examination. A person with vast General knowledge, command in English/Hindi Languages and the competence do very good stenography can only succeed the examination of the SSC. Direct recruitment of Stenographers both in Central Secretariat and Subordinate offices are done through SSC only. Stenographers in Central Secretariat get frequent career progress because of their placement in Central Secretariat at the entry level. For Central Secretariat Stenographers, promotional posts are being created in frequent intervals through periodical cadre restructuring and accordingly they get frequent promotion. Since in subordinate offices there is no promotional avenue for stenographers and therefore most of them are do not get more than one promotion during the service period. In NSSO Offices, not a single cadre restructuring is done since its inception and as such the stenographers posted there are in constant stagnation. It is pertinent to mention here that both Central Secretariat and Subordinate Office Stenographers are working with All India Cadre Officers who work both in Central Secretariat and Subordinate offices. Hence the level of work output as Stenographic Assistant done by the Stenographer in Central Secretariat and Subordinate Offices are the same. As per the provision given in the Hand Book of Personal Officers published by the DoPT the Stenographic entitlement of the officers posted in Attached/Subordinate offices is as follows: 1. Joint Secretary or equivalent Private Secretary with Rs. 4800 Grade Pay with automatic upgradation to Rs.5400 after 4 years. 2. Director/Deputy Secretary Steno Grade I with Rs. 4600 Grade Pay 3. Deputy Director Steno Grade II with Rs. 2400 Grade Pay 4. Section Officer/equivalent Steno Grade II with Rs. 2400/ Grade Pay In most of the FOD Regional offices and also in Zonal Offices Deputy Director General with Joint Secretary Rank has been posted. In the Hqrs offices of FOD, DPD & SDRD also large number of DDG, Director and Deputy Directors are posted. Moreover, one Deputy Director in addition to DDG is posted in every Regional Offices as well as Zonal Offices. According to the norms given above, posts of Private Secretary with Rs. 4800 Grade Pay should have been allocated to DDGs and Stenographer with Rs.4600/ Grade Pay has to be allocated to Directors/Joint Directors. But none of these DDGs have been provided with Private Secretary and in place Steno Grade II is working in these offices. Since Deputy Director is also posted in all Regional/Zonal Office the only steno Grade II posted is compelled to assist both of the officers in their day to day office work. On the other hand, DoPT vide OM no. No.20/49/2009-CS.II (8) dated 22nd June, 2011 has ordered to upgrade the Grade Pay of 30% UDC and Steno (NFSG) of Central Secretariat to Rs. 4200/ after completion of 5 years service on the grade and the same was not made applicable to the UDC & Steno Grade II in subordinate offices which have virtually demoralized all the UDCs/Stenographers Grade II in subordinate offices. In view of the above, we suggest the following structure for Stenographers in NSSO Offices. Sr. No. Name of Officer Post demanded 1 Additional Director General Personal Secretary with Rs. 5400 Grade Pay 2. Deputy Director General Private Secretary with Rs. 4800 Grade Pay 3. Director/Joint Director Steno Grade I with Rs. 4600 Grade Pay 4. Deputy Director/SO/Asstt. Director Steno Grade II with Rs. 4200 Grade Pay A person appointed initially as Stenographer in the Central Secretariat often goes beyond the post of Senior PPS. But in subordinate offices the stenographers appointed are stagnating years together due to lack of sufficient promotional avenue. And as such even though presently NSSO Offices have not the requirement of personal staff above the grade given in the table, provision for granting next two successive time-scales may be made to bring the stenographers of subordinate offices equivalent to the Stenographers of Central Secretariat. Official Language Staff While passing the Official Language Act, the Parliament adopted a resolution on the Official Language policy according to which the Central Government is committed to accelerating the spread of Hindi. Accordingly the posts of Junior Hindi Translators, Senior Hindi Translators, Hindi Officer and Assistant Director, Deputy Director, Joint Director & Director (OL) have been created in the offices of the Central Government. The qualification for recruitment for the post of Junior Translator is Post graduation in Hindi or English and having studied as vice versa subject at Graduation level. The post is a challenging one and requires multifaceted talents. They have to possess a sound knowledge of two languages and should have linguistic ability to comprehend and also require skill of quality translation. The translator has to play a role of motivator, orator, leader, editor, conductor of various meeting and also should have the ability to teach the Hindi and organize Hindi workshops. Fifth Pay Commission laid down the principle that the post requiring Post graduation as minimum academic qualification should be placed in the scale of Rs. 6500-10500. Even after, the 6th CPC has recommended a poor Rs. 4200 grade pay to Junior Translators. According to the Model Recruitment Rules for the various posts in Official Language Cadre for Subordinate Offices, circulated vide DoPT O M No. AB-14017/46/2011-Estt (RR) Dated 19th September, 2013 Educational and other qualifications required for direct recruits as Junior Translator is Master Degree in Hindi & English, the extract of the same is given below: “Master's degree of a recognized University in Hindi with English as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level OR Master's degree of a recognized University in English with Hindi as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level OR Master’s degree of a recognized University in any subject other than Hindi or English, with Hindi medium and English as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of a examination at the degree level OR Master’s degree of a recognized University in any subject other than Hindi or English, with English medium and Hindi as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of a examination at the degree level; OR Master’s Degree of a recognized University in any subject other than Hindi or English, with Hindi and English as compulsory or elective subjects or either of the two as a medium of examination and the other as a compulsory or elective subject at degree level; AND Recognized Diploma or Certificate course in translation from Hindi to English & vice versa or two years’ experience of translation work from Hindi to English and vice versa in Central or State Government office, including Government of India Undertaking.” It is regretted to note that while a person with graduation are being selected to the post of Assistants with Rs. 4600 Grade Pay in Central Secretariat, the Junior Translator with Post Graduation in two languages get less Grade Pay than a Central Secretariat Assistant i.e. Rs. 4200. We feel the Pay Structure of Official Language Staff should be upgraded in accordance with the educational qualification. Restructuring of the posts of Official Language Staff may be recommended so as a person initially appointed as Junior Translator may get 5 promotions during the service career. In view of the above we propose the following changes in the pay scale/Grade Pay of Hindi Staff. 1. Junior Translator Grade Pay Rs. 4600/ 2. Sr. Translator Grade Pay Rs. 4800/(Automatic upgradation to Rs. 5400/ after 4 years in the Designation as Hindi Officer) 3. Hindi Officer Grade Pay Rs. 5400/ (Group A) 4. Deputy Director (OL) Grade Pay Rs. 6600/ 5. Joint Director (OL) Grade Pay Rs. 7600/ 6. Director (OL) Grade Pay Rs. 8700/ Career Prospects/Promotional avenues: High level stagnation de-motivates the employees. For the efficient functioning of an organization, the primary pre-requisite is the systematic career progression of the workforce. But in most of the Departments especially smaller Departments stagnation has come to stay for the last two decades. Considering the fact 5th Pay Commission had recommended two ACP in a time bound manner. The Sixth Pay Commission had awarded 3 time bound MACP in replacement of previous ACP. But the scheme was found less beneficial especially for lower category staff because the MACP was granted on grade pay hierarchy and not promotional hierarchy. This created large scale anomaly and as a result dozens of cases have been filed in various courts all the court judgments were delivered in favour of implementation of MACP on hierarchical basis but the Government has not implemented the same till date. 6.1 Career Advancement of Officers: Till 1996, the FOD, NSSO used to be headed by a Director, Regional level Offices were headed by Deputy Directors and SRO level offices were headed by Superintendents. But now, the quantity and quality of work has increased considerably and as such the ISS posts at Regional/Zonal level have been upgraded to the level of Deputy Director General. Simultaneously, the strength of total ISS cadre was increased manyfold. In the year 1961 the total strength of ISS cadre was 185 (116 primary posts with 69 promotion posts) which was increased to 690 and 799 respectively in the year 2002 & 2006. Today the position is 808 (232 primary posts and 576 promotion posts). Besides a further upgradation of the posts of the posts are under consideration. 6.2 Upgradation of the pay structure of SSS staff: The pay structure of the Group B & Group C Field Staff has improved considerably, in comparison with our cadres, by the recommendation of pay scale by the 4th & 5th Pay Commissions, by implementation of Arbitration awards, court decisions and re-structuring of the posts twice since 2002. Besides subsequent to the merger of the Pay Scales during 6th Pay Commission, three increments in the form of additional MACP have been granted them. Recently, through yet another cadre review, several post of Assistant Directors have been created in cooption of the posts of Senior Statistical Officers. Besides a considerable increase in the post of Senior Statistical Officers are also registered. 6.3 Bleak career prospects of Administrative/Official Language staff: The discontent amongst the Administrative Staff in NSSO due to stagnation is in high magnitude today. Successive Pay Commission have recommended periodical cadre review of the staff and asked to conduct cadre review in every 5 years. Despite of these recommendations and its acceptance by the Government no cadre review has been conducted for the Administrative Staff in NSSO Offices since the inception. As a result the person holding the posts of LDC, UDC, Stenographer, Junior Translators all are stagnated for more than 20 years on the same post. And in this way majority of the Ministerial Staff in the NSSO hardly reach the post of Assistant at the time of their retirement and many of them are retiring on the post of UDC itself. Even though NSSO Offices are committed to promote official language its offices and all efforts are being done for the same, the Official Language Staff who are instrumental to implement the official language policy are being ignored; a clear picture of same has been given in Chapter V above. A person appointed as Junior Translator in FOD, NSSO hardly reach to the next promotion post till his retirement as only one Senior Translator is available. The position of other Divisions is not different. In view of the above, a strong policy for promotional avenues to the employees especially the Administrative Staff and Official Language Staff should be formulated. The VII CPC therefore, should recommend the implementation of cadre review strictly to ensure five hierarchical promotions to all employees in their career on the pattern obtaining for Group A Officers. The qualifying period for the 1st promotion for an LDC may be reduced to 5 years from the present 8 years. 7.1 Existing & Proposed Pay Scales for Ministerial Staff Sl. No. Categories Existing Pay Band Grade Pay Proposed Minimum Pay Remarks 1. MTS 5200-20200 Rs. 1800/ Rs. 33000+ Rs. 5000 Spl Pay/ Upgradation of Grade Pay to Rs. 2000 & Grant Special Pay to MTS in NSSO 2. LDC 5200-20200 Rs. 1900/ Rs. 46000/ Upgradation of Grade Pay to Rs. 2800/ 3. UDC 5200-20200 Rs. 2400/ Rs. 56000/ Upgradation of Grade Pay to Rs. 4200/ 4. Assistant 9300-34800 Rs. 4200 Rs. 66000/ Upgradation of Grade equal to Central Secretariat Assistants 5. Section Officer 9300-34800 Rs. 4800/ Rs. 74000/ Upgradation of the Present Administrative Officer is proposed. 6. Admn Officer 9300-34800 Rs. 4600/ Rs. 88000/ After completion of 4 years as Section Officer 7. Deputy Director 15600-39100 Rs. 6600/ Rs. 102000 8. Chief Admn Officer 15600-39100 Rs. 7600 Rs. 120000/ 7.2 Existing & Proposed Pay Scales for Stenographers 1 Stenographer Grade II 5200-20200 Rs. 2400/ Rs. 56000/ Upgradation of Grade Pay to Rs. 4200/ 2. Stenographer Grade I 9300-34800 Rs. 4200 Rs. 66000/ Upgradation of Grade to Rs. 4600/ proposed 3. Private Secretary 9300-34800 Rs. 4600 Rs. 74000/ Upgradation of Grade Rs. 4800/ proposed 4. Sr Private Secretary 9300-34800 Rs. 4800/ Rs. 88000/ Automatic upgradation of Private Secretary after 4 years service 5. Principal Pvt Secretary 15600-39100 Rs. 6600/ Rs. 102000 6. Sr. Principal Pvt Sec 15600-39100 Rs. 7600 Rs. 120000/ 7.3 Existing & Proposed Pay Scales for Official Language & Other Staff 1. Junior Hindi Translator 9300-34800 Rs. 4200 Rs. 66000/ Upgradation of Grade to Rs. 4600/ proposed 2. Senior Hindi Translator 9300-34800 Rs. 4600 Rs. 74000/ Upgradation of Grade Rs. 4800/ proposed 3. Hindi Officer 9300-34800 Rs. 4800/ Rs. 88000/ Automatic upgradation of Sr. Hindi Translator after 4 years service 4. Deputy Director (OL) 15600-39100 Rs. 6600/ Rs. 102000 5. Joint Director (OL) 15600-39100 Rs. 7600 Rs. 120000/ 6. Director (OL) 15600-39100 Rs. 8700/ Rs. 139000/ 7. Library Inf. Assistant 5200-20200 Rs. 2400/ Rs. 56000/ Upgradation of Grade Pay to Rs. 4200/ Driver(Ord. grade) 5200-20200 Rs. 1900/ Rs. 41000/ Upgradation of Grade Pay to Rs. 2400/ Driver grade II 5200-20200 Rs. 2400/ Rs. 56000/ Upgradation of Grade Pay to Rs. 4200/ Driver Grade I 9300-34800 Rs. 4200 Rs. 66000/ Upgradation of Grade Pay to Rs. 4600/ Requirement of Effective Grievance Redressal Procedure Joint Consultative Machinery and Compulsory Arbitration with an intention to redressal of the grievances of the employees has been functioning since 1966. All non Gazetted officials in the Government of India Offices were allowed to be a member of the Association working under JCM Scheme. Group B officials of the Headquarters Organizations have been covered under this scheme whereas the Group B officials in subordinate offices have been kept out of the purview of the JCM Scheme which is discriminatory. Even though there is no provision for re-identification of the cadres already identified under CCS (RSA) Rules 1993, the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation has re-identified the cadres without seeking opinion from the concerned Association. And re-recognized the lone Association which have the support of more than 70% staff. Moreover, the same cadres, which have been removed in the name of Group B through the above exercise, are members of the Association working under JCM Scheme in other Government of India Department and that Department allowed them to function. For example: The Assistant or equivalent posts with 4200 Grade Pay working, in Central Ground Water Board, Census, CPWD, Income Tax, Central Excise and many other offices are allowed to function as part of JCM. The Income Tax Inspector/Excise Inspector with Rs. 4600 Grade Pay, Senior Accountant with 4600 Grade Pay in CAG, Post Master with 4200 and above and all are allowed the Government of India to function under JCM scheme in their respective Departments. It is, therefore, necessary that all categories and cadres of employees and officers, who were covered under the JCM Scheme in 1966 (i.e. the year in which the JCM came into existence), must continue to be covered under the scheme irrespective of the change of classification or revision of pay scales that have been ordered from time to time. In the present context all employees drawing grade pay up to and including Rs. 4800 (PB2) must be converge by the JCM Scheme. It is re-iterated that in NSSO the Administrative Staff are an integral part of the technical management. And with their active participation only the collection and processing of the statistical data can be successfully conducted. Also under the modernization the NSSO has fully computerized and the Administrative staff does work in computer only. And also the MTS, LDC, UDC all cadres in NSSO Offices are forced to do duties prescribed for higher posts due to lack of sufficient higher posts and yet they have Considering the entire special feature discussed above the proposal of restructuring of the Ministerial and other staff may please be considered and the pay scale proposed therein may be awarded. Allowances and advances, facilities and miscellaneous demands: This Association has concentrated only on the issue of the pay structure of the Administrative Staff of NSSO Offices. For all other issues/grievances related to our staff viz. allowances and advances, facilities, miscellaneous issues, we endorse the provisions given in the General memorandum of the National Council (JCM)/Confederation of Central Government Employees & workers. Source : http://aiamshq.blogspot.in/ Labels: 7CPC, 7CPC.in, 7th CPC Memorandum, 7th Pay Commission Memorandum, All India Association of Administrative Staff (NG), Draft Reply to 7th CPC Questionnaire, TKR Pillai, www.7CPC.in CONFEDERATION SUBMITTED THE COMMON MEMORANDUM FOR ... DA MERGER & INTERIM RELIEF – CONFEDERATION WRITES ... Fraudulent claim of Leave Travel concession – Disc... 7th CPC did not agree to discuss the issue in the ... ALL CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WILL HAVE TO COMP... Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offi... Consolidated instructions on Probation/Confirmatio... 7CPC: 7th Pay Commission Collects Various Data of ... Merger of DA & Interim Relief: Strong Argument bef... 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Ill Gulf War Veteran on Cross-Country Bike Trek to Honor Fallen Soldiers, Dies Enroute (NORMAN, Okla. – Associated Press) — A disabled Gulf War veteran who left Norman earlier this month [March 2010] on a hand-propelled bicycle headed for Washington, D.C., to honor fallen soldiers has died. Kevin Baker suffered a seizure Friday morning in his sleep at the home of some friends in Lake Charles, La., said Norman resident Diane Zellner. He died in an ambulance en route to a local hospital, Zellner said she was told. Baker, a 39-year-old Navy veteran, had a history of seizures, stemming from a traumatic brain injury, she said. He also had been diagnosed with lymphoma. Baker had planned to ride his bicycle from Norman to Washington, D.C., and Gettysburg, Pa., to Marseilles, Ill., to support a new flag designed to honor fallen members of the military, the Norman Transcript reported March 8. He planned to fly the Honor and Remember Flag from his bike and encourage people along the way to sign a petition urging Congress to adopt the flag as a new national symbol by passing HR Bill 1034. “He made a valiant effort to promote this new flag, the Honor and Remember flag for the Gulf War dead, and unfortunately it took his life, too,” said Jim Zellner, who also knew Baker. Baker was injured while serving as a firefighter in Kuwait in the 1990s when a Scud missile struck his barracks. Diane Zellner said he had seemed healthy enough to undertake the bike trip. “He was doing well, so this kind of took us by surprise,” she said. Baker struggled with his health, but what people admired about him was how he moved forward despite his health problems and disabilities, she said. “He struggled every day, but he lived, he was going to do what he wanted to do,” she said. Before he died, Baker made several blog posts from the road that can be read at the Honor and Remember Web site. His last post was Wednesday near Sherman, Texas. He said the weather was raining and 34 degrees, so he said the Honor Guard from Louisiana would pick him up and take him somewhere warmer. “He was doing something he loved,” Diane Zellner said. “This was something he was passionate about.” DoD, Michael Kilpatrick, spin IOM’s report into fo... NGWRC’s annual Health & Educational Fair, Reunion ... Blast from the Past: Three-Fourths Of Gulf War Che... Kuwait returns remains of Gulf War Iraqi soldiers New research studies fibromyalgia tissue Clinical depression often blamed before diagnosis ... Ill Gulf War Veteran on Cross-Country Bike Trek to... Iraqi technicians dismantling Saddam Hussein's nuc... Gulf War logistics director donating documents to ... Gulf War Veterans Remain in Pain Gulf War Syndrome - Washington's Dirty Little Secret Today is International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day The Wide Spectrum of Fibromyalgia Symptoms, a Pres... Relationship Issues Accompany Fibromyalgia, a Pres... Looking for Gulf War Veterans with GULF WAR ILLNES... People With Fibromyalgia Prone to Falls Kuwait says finds Gulf War mass grave of Iraq troops MS Foundation: Biomarkers Test for MS Nine Years B... Public Comment Period for New VA Gulf War Illness ... Gulf War Veteran’s Death Provides Powerful Reminde... Op-Ed: Advice for VA and Gulf War Veterans DoD FY2010 Gulf War Illness Research Program Fundi...

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Angry B – “Hey Corona! (Nice to Meet Ya)” – examines the difficulties, and uncovers the grotesque On his latest single, “Hey Corona! (Nice to Meet Ya)”, underground music hobbyist Angry B pinned his rap skills and dark wit, to the sounds of mainstream pop and a funky EDM template. He blurs the lines between genres with the top of the charts — and only the top — in his sights. As can be deciphered from the song title, Angry B pulls his aspirations from the dramatic Covid-19 disease hitting mankind across the globe. “It’s one of the most critical situations we’ve had and there will be a lot of sad stories connected with it,” says Angry B. “On the other hand, people are freaking out and making this virus way more dangerous, than it is by itself.” The song is meant to motivate people to calm down, and bring back some joy and normality in a time without these elements. “Furthermore,” continues Angry B, “it doesn’t help to freak out and to go to buy, and store toilet paper for the next 20 years.” Furthermore, sincerity is present from the outset of “Hey Corona! (Nice to Meet Ya)”, and consequently, as the record progresses and new lyrical threads are broached, Angry B’s candid approach feels earnest and refreshing, as opposed to being disrespectful and distasteful. The track will undoubtedly irk some listeners. Thankfully Angry B is a bold artist, and he’s also talented enough to have the track address the Covid-19 complexities head on, without sounding overly irreverent. As he himself explained: “The song is about the reaction of human beings in this situation, which leaves one question: Who is more destructive – the virus or the humans themselves?” “Hey Corona! (Nice to Meet Ya)”, has quite a few punch lines, and a catchy mellifluous vocals hook, but the song’s strength, besides its driving rhythm, is being inquisitive about human nature in the current situation. Angry B examines the difficulties, and uncovers the grotesque. He does nothing more than reflect the realities with a good dose of wit. And while rap is typically built upon catchy wordplay, this track also focuses on a soaring, up-tempo melody – a rarity in the genre. Angry B’s confidence on the mic serves him well; the fact that he can funnel all that Pop-EDM froth is an impressive testament to his infectious, unflappable cool. The guy knows how to hang in nearly every sonic situation on “Hey Corona! (Nice to Meet Ya)”, and master it. There is no doubt that this song will make your regular rotation list. No matter what you think of “Hey Corona! (Nice to Meet Ya)”, the one thing we all can agree that Angry B has put together a thoroughly catchy and danceable single. The man just knows how to put one together – whether it’s his distinctive flow, the tongue-in-cheek lyrics, the cutting edge production or the captivating vocals. Angry B delivers a resoundingly potent message, and real definite proof that he is not only a unique and innovative artist, but also that he can nail the theme of a track in a creatively deft turn. I can’t wait to see what he comes out with next…if I get through the Coronavirus of course! OFFICIAL LINKS: WEBSITE – SPOTIFY – YOUTUBE Tags: Angry BCoronavirusCovid-19DanceEDMHey Corona! (Nice to Meet Ya)PopRap Next post Hanen Moves to The Next Level With The Music Video "Breathe Previous Article Izzie's Caravan - “Leo’s Guitar EP” makes for one fine listening experience

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About Sexual Violence Roots of the Movement Mission, Values & Philosophy Find Your Local Center #BoldMoves PreventConnect Prevention Works 2019 Raliance MyStrength State Conferences NSAC Denim Day California Sexual Violence Research 2015-2019 Your Rights as a Survivor of Sexual Assault The Cost & Consequences of Sexual Violence in California End Tech Abuse Across Generations TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRAINING REQUEST FORM CASOMB Educational Video 2018 Intervention Training Series RCC Hub Log-In Federal Court Blocked Implementation of Department of Homeland Security Public Charge Rule On September 10, 2019 CALCASA joined an amicus brief supporting one of a growing number of lawsuits aimed at blocking implementation of the administration’s harmful public charge rule. UPDATE A federal court has blocked implementation of DHS’s public charge regulation preventing it from taking effect on October 15. This rule would have made it much more challenging for immigrations who rely on government benefit programs, such as food stamps and subsidized housing, to obtain permanent legal status. The order, issued by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in State of New York v. Department of Homeland Security and Make the Road New York v. Cuccinelli. CALCASA will continue to coordinate with our state and national partners to advocate for immigrant communities impacted by these harmful regulations. We will continue to assert the dignity of all people and advance the safety and health of immigrant survivors. Sandra Henriquez Sandra Henriquez is CALCASA’s Chief Executive Officer. She has more than two decades of experience working in social services, of which 16 years were in non-profit management. She had demonstrated profound leadership as the former Associate Director for Intervention Programs at the Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women (now Peace Over Violence). She also served on CALCASA’s board of directors for more than a decade. Her participation on the board was essential to the Coalition’s reorganization, hiring of staff, and the development in policies and procedures. Copyright California Coalition Against Sexual Assault. All rights reserved. Website deployed on WordPress by Blue Leverage Media. The opinions, findings and conclusions on this site are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of CALCASA members or funding agencies. CALCASA is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Your donation is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Our tax ID number is: 94-2800985. CALCASA ESQUIRE PLAZA 916-446-2520 (TEL) | Contact Us

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Home » National News » Rajasthan Election 2018: Rahul Gandhi responds to BJP's attack, reveals his 'caste' during puja at Brahma temple in Pushkar Rajasthan Election 2018: Rahul Gandhi responds to BJP's attack, reveals his 'caste' during puja at Brahma temple in Pushkar Speed News Desk | Updated on: 26 November 2018, 17:12 IST Congress president Rahul Gandhi has been attacked by the ruling Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) several times for wearing 'Janeu' and asking him to reveal his caste. On Monday, Rahul Gandhi responded to BJP and revealed his 'gotra' or caste as Kaul Brahmin during a puja ceremony in Rajasthan's Pushkar. Gandhi had earlier claimed himself to be an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva and a twice-born Hindu (janeu dhari). According to the document signed by the Congress chief in the ancient Brahma Temple in Pushkar, Rahul Gandhi is a Kaul Brahim. Gandhi performed the puja under the Dattatreya Gotra. However, the information about the Gandhi family in the temple records revealed that Rahul Gandhi is a Kashmiri Brahmin. Rahul Gandhi wrote in the register: "I Rahul Gandhi, son of Shri Rajiv Gandhi, have happily come to Pushkar for puja ceremony today on 26/11/2018. My hear is filled with joy after performing puja through my kul purohit Dinnanath Kaul and Rajnath Kaul. I pray for calm and peace in India and the world." Rahul Gandhi signed his name in English at the bottom of the document. As per reports, among the members of the Gandhi family, Rajiv Gandhi visited the temple during his tenure as the prime minister on June 6, 1989, and then later on May 2, 1991 - 19 days before his assassination. On his last trip, then state CM Shiv Charan Mathur and Ashok Gehlot had accompanied him. Sonia Gandhi visited the holy city for offering her prayers on November 17, 1998, and June 14, 2003. Indira Gandhi had last paid a visit to the holy city on May 17, 1980. Also read: Subramanian Swamy calls Kartarpur corridor can be misuse; says, 'one can get a passport in Rs 250 from Chandni Chowk' First published: 26 November 2018, 17:12 IST Rajasthan assembly polls Rajasthan Assembly polls 2018 Rahul Gandhi Rahul Gandhi caste Rahul Gandhi religion Rahul Gandhi Gotra Rahul Gandhi Kaul Brahmin Rajasthan assembly election 2018 Before SOTY, Varun Dhawan was supposed to make his debut from this film of Aamir Khan but he got rejected! Shocking! This West Indies player is the only cricketer in the world to be hanged for murder READ NEXT >> Shocking! This West Indies player is the only cricketer in the world to be hanged for murder

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Why Fry? Cell phone, Tower, EMF Radiation and SmartMeter Health Information by and for Humans Facts, Research, Science 45,000 LA Teachers Protect Schools from Electromagnetic Radiation Written by admin on September 18, 2013 in News http://takebackyourpower.net/news/2013/03/23/la-teachers-union-passes-resolution-to-protect-schools-from-electromagnetic-radiation/ On 6 March 2013, the United Teachers Los Angeles union, representing over 45,000 teachers, has voted to uphold the NEA’s stance prohibiting dangerous electromagnetic frequencies in the classroom. Despite government agencies still saying that radiofrequency (rF) electromagnetic radiation is “safe”, the vast majority of independent science is showing, more than ever, that low-level chronic exposure causes health damage and disease. In addition, an alarming number of individuals – including a growing mega-list of children in schools – are experiencing symptoms of ill health caused by radiation exposure. The sheer number of individuals reporting health effects, and the sheer number of published papers reporting health effects, are creating a critical situation which can no longer be ignored. On March 6th, 2013, United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) union, representing over 45,000 teachers and other workers in Los Angeles, passed a motion to protect schools from hazardous electromagnetic fields. The UTLA joins a growing list of organizations and teachers’ unions taking a position against unnecessary sources of wireless and microwave radiation in schools. (See also: 40,000 teachers in Ontario against wi-fi) The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is the largest school district in California and one of the largest in the world. During the 2011-2012 school year, LAUSD served 662,140 students, and had 45,473 teachers and 38,494 other employees and is the second largest employer in Los Angeles county. LAUSD plans to spend $500 million to install Wi-Fi in every classroom and provide every student with a tablet or laptop, as part of a new curriculum which aims to bring schools and students up to date with modern technology. The initial $50 million pilot phase for this project was discussed at a school board meeting on February 13, 2013. Although written and oral testimony was presented to the board in opposition to this plan based on concerns about the health and safety of students and employees from continued exposure to wireless radiation, the board approved the pilot plan. Health and Human Services Committee 3-6-13 #1: Moved by Kevin Mottus, seconded by John Cabrera. “I move that UTLA will adopt by current National NEA Policy for Environmentally Safe Schools which states that all employees and stakeholders should be informed when there are changes in their exposure to environmental hazards including electromagnetic radiation and that all stakeholders and the public should be notified of any actual and potential hazards. UTLA will advocate for technological solutions that maintain technology upgrades while not increasing employees exposure to electromagnetic radiation”. “Rationale: The NEA National Policy Resolution C-19 Environmentally Safe Schools states as follows: 2012-13 NEA Resolution, Section C-19 Environmentally Safe Schools The National Education Association believes that all educational facilities must have healthy indoor air quality, be smoke-free, and be safe from environmental and chemical hazards, and be safe from hazardous electromagnetic fields. “The Association further believes that school districts must inform all stakeholders when changes in their exposure to electromagnetic radiation occur. Additional health hazards should not be created when facilities are altered or repaired.” ” The Association believes that school districts must post MSDS and OSHA standards. Students and/or their parents/guardians, education employees, and the public should be notified of actual and potential hazards. All stakeholders should be involved in developing a plan for corrective action. The Association also believes in the development and enforcement of health and safety standards specifically for children. (1989, 2009)” “In May of 2011 based on the latest research, The World Health Organization classified electromagnetic fields as a Class 2B Carcinogen along with Lead and DDT. Current FCC guidelines for electromagnetic radiation explicitly do not cover children or pregnant women. According to NEA Policy our employees have the right to know about changes in their environment which may have adverse health effects.” Section C-19 in full: From the 2012-13 National Education Association (NEA) Resolutions, section C-19 Environmentally Safe Schools: “The National Education Association believes that all educational facilities must have healthy indoor air quality, be smoke-free, be safe from environmental and chemical hazards, and be safe from hazardous electromagnetic fields. School districts should conduct periodic testing for harmful water and airborne particles/agents that are detrimental to the health of students and education employees and shall report the results publicly. Further, school districts must complete corrective actions to eliminate the problems and report results in a timely manner. The Association also believes that it is incumbent on local education providers to be forthcoming with information regarding mold infestation and other indoor environmental hazards in school facilities. The Association also believes in the establishment and enforcement of standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), including temperature and humidity recommendations, to ensure health and safety. The Association further believes that pesticide use should be minimized and, if used, advance notice given of location and date of application. The Association supports ongoing training and certification of education employees who work in potentially hazardous situations. This training must include proper handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials and instruction on Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). Additional health hazards should not be created when facilities are altered or repaired. The Association believes that school districts must post MSDS and OSHA standards. Students and/or their parents/guardians, education employees, and the public should be notified of actual and potential hazards. All stakeholders should be involved in developing a plan for corrective action. The Association also believes in the development and enforcement of health and safety standards specifically for children. (1989, 2009)” source of 2012-13 NEA Resolutions: www.nea.org/assets/docs/nea-resolutions-2012-13.pdf SEE ALSO:An eye-opening Canadian television news (16:9) documentary on wi-fi in schools: http://youtu.be/aJ29PMJa6hwA summary of thousands of published scientific papers concluding damaging health effects caused by rF electromagnetic radiation (including ‘smart’ meters and wi-fi): www.bioinitiative.org 40,000 teachers in Ontario, Canada against wi-fi in schools: http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/02/13/ontario-catholic-teachers-union-recommends-pulling-plug-on-wi-fi-in-schools/ Letters from researchers and medical docters, presented to the LA School Board: http://takebackyourpower.net/another-harvard-doctor-warns-about-wi-fi-in-schools/ – See more at: http://takebackyourpower.net/news/2013/03/23/la-teachers-union-passes-resolution-to-protect-schools-from-electromagnetic-radiation/#sthash.MbH0ZuSV.dpuf Tags: EMF, EMR, protest, schools, youth « DOCUMENTARY QUESTIONS SAFETY OF THE GRID Placenta affected by cellphone exposure » activism aesthetics airport scanners Anecdotal cancer cell phones cellular CFLs children computers cordless (DECT) phones courts DNA education effects EMF EMR environment fetal development health investigation medical microchips pets pilots politics privacy protest radiation rates research schools security Shielding smart meters smartmeters suicides teachers unions towers urgent video WiFi wireless women youth Dangers of EMFs to your children from your cell phone (35.5 KiB, 4,576 hits) Government and organizations ban or warn against WiFi (53.5 KiB, 4,460 hits) Smart Meter MEDICAL WAIVER FORM (19.5 KiB, 3,188 hits) Notice To Not Install Meters (19.0 KiB, 2,733 hits) Downloads Page » © 2021 Why Fry?. 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Winthrop Transcript Winthrop Massachusetts Newspaper Mother’s Keeper by Transcript Staff • January 7, 2011 • 0 Comments Middle School student who learned CPR through Parks and Rec. comes to her mother’s aid -By Cary Shuman [email protected] A 12-year-old Winthrop Middle School high honor roll student who learned CPR in a Winthrop Parks and Recreation class is being credited… A Gentleman and An Inspiration -By Cary Shuman [email protected] Friends and family members paid tribute to Anthony F. “Lefty” DeFelice at a visitation Sunday at Caggiano and Son Funeral Home and a funeral Mass Monday at St. John the Evangelist Church. Mr. DeFelice, a well-known… Planning Board Members asked to Explain Their Stance on ‘Overlay District’ By Cary Shuman [email protected] The Winthrop Town Council has voted by a 9-0 margin that Town Manager James McKenna draft a letter to the individual members of the Planning Board requesting that they submit a letter of reason to the… Two Officers Hurt, Three Arrested, in New Year’s Eve Melee by Transcript Staff • January 7, 2011 • 1 Comment -By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript Two adult males and a 15-year old juvenile male were Winthrop’s first arrested persons of the New Year, after a report of a domestic disturbance at 10 Wave Way on New Year’s Eve, resulted… DeLeo Offers Plans for Taxpayer Savings and Economic Growth Upon re-election as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo (D – Winthrop) outlined plans for taxpayer savings and economic growth in the new legislative session. In remarks before the newly-inaugurated House of Representatives, Speaker… A Noble Deed: Dr. Eisenberg Provides Eye Care for Patients Around the World by Transcript Staff • December 30, 2010 • 2 Comments Dr. David Eisenberg is a noted Winthrop eye doctor and an adventurer who has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa at 19,000feet. Once a year Eisenberg travels the globe to provide free eye care in a country whose… Winthrop Weathers Storm The first major snowstorm of the 2010-2011 season and the final storm of 2010, was head-on by Winthrop public works crews and private contractors who began fighting the storm during the tail-end of the Christmas weekend last Sunday afternoon and… Scarcella Opens New Hair Salon on Harvard St. Jopino Scarcella is a model and a New England amateur boxing champion who nearly landed a spot on the Sugar Ray Leonard/Sylvester Stallone-created television show, “The Contender.” But Scarcella has also been a professional stylist for 18 years and that’s… Local businessman chips in for town programs Winthrop resident and businessman James Mazzone has taken the spirit of the season to a whole new level this year, making $1,000 donations to each of five different organizations with connections to town… Speeding into 2011 By Cary Shuman [email protected] Hamilton’s RPM Fitness moves to spacious new location on Banks Street Marie Hamilton’s RPM Fitness will enter 2011 in a spacious, new 5,000-square foot facility. Hamilton presided over an official ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday morning at the… « 1 … 355 356 357 358 359 … 391 » Copyright © 2021 Winthrop Transcript. All Rights Reserved. The Magazine Basic Theme by bavotasan.com.

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Dream Site Production History of Association Football Affiliation football is famously known as football soccer and it is professed to be the most mainstream sport the world over. Nonetheless, we can follow back the historical backdrop of football soccer back as expected and locate the principal sources refering to ball games with comparative attributes that were played by old developments. During the third century BC a soccer-like ball game was played in Egypt as a richness ceremony, in spite of the fact that the principles of the game were like those of current handball, in spite of the fact that China concocted a calfskin ball game the prior century and it was credited to Fu-Hi, who was an innovator as well as one of the five incredible Chinese rulers from the antiquated occasions. Visit :- ผลบอล The cowhide ball was made of a few circular roots as hard fibers that was covered with rawhide, however by and by, the game was played passing the ball from hand to hand. The calfskin ball was later embraced in India and Persia where it turned into the most famous game. In the New World, the old pre-Hispanic human advancements were likewise known by their ball games that by and by took after what we referred to the present time as football soccer, albeit a few clans added their own principles and variations to those games. Aztecs rehearsed a game called “tlachtli”, that was likely the primary genuine soccer match on the planet since it consolidated activities like those of the tennis and b-ball, yet the utilization of the hands was denied, in this manner the ball was just contacted with the feet. Obviously, the finish of the game was distinctive to the furthest limit of a soccer coordinate today. Aztecs forfeited the chief of the vanquished group, something that numerous individuals might want to do these days. In Ancient Greece, Homer alludes to a ball game called “esferomagia” or “esfaira” that was made of the bull bladder. Maybe from the Spanish word “esférico” comes from “esfaira” alluding to the advanced soccer ball. In the Roman Empire, soccer shows up as a piece of the game called “harpastum”, which round ball was designated “pila” or “pilotta” last advancing into “pelota”, the genuine interpretation for “ball”. In the Middle Ages, ball games were well known among various societies and men of their word; albeit none of them was called football soccer notwithstanding the principles and activity of the game keep taking after the genuine soccer match. It is said that Richard the Lionheart proposed to Muslim warlord Saladin settle their disparities over the responsibility for after a ball coordinate game. The Romans took the ball game to the Great Britain during the Middle Ages however it needs to confronted good and bad times during two or three centuries including a transitory forbidding for its fierce nature, yet in the nineteenth century the ball game was adjusted and played as “spilling game” in state funded school before it turned into an opposition game among the significant British colleges, including Oxford and Cambridge, where the primary soccer guidelines were distributed in 1848, despite the fact that Association Football and its advanced standards were established in 1863. Betting Online – Convenient and Safe Gambling Betting Strategies – Paroli And 1-3-2-6 Systems How to Gamble for Free in Las Vegas Online Roulette – The Benefits of Gambling Software When to Buy a Car For the Best Car Deal Don’t Gamble With Your Life The Advantages Of Online Casino Bonuses

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Wood: A True Lover's Story M/M Contemporary Romance 𝐖𝐎𝐎𝐃: 𝐀 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑'𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 No billionaires, No movie stars. No models. A story of two ordinary, working-class men, dealing with real-life-shit and trying to find love along the way. 🔥 Age Gap 🔥 Enemies to Lovers 🔥 Steaming Angst 🔥 First Time 🔥 Flawed Characters It’s been a long seventeen years but Herschel Wood Jr. is finally a free man and he’s looking forward to reconnecting with his old cellmate, Bishop Stockley, who promised him a place to stay and some help getting back on his feet. Wood had a good life once upon time when he’d owned one of the most successful tattoo shops on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront – until a fatal accident that was his fault cost him everything. Now at forty-six years old, all Wood wants is to work in another shop on the beach and find a mature, easygoing man to settle down with. But when he gets to his new place and finds he has to share the small trailer with Bishop’s childhood friend, he wasn’t expecting a sexy, smart-mouthed brat that enjoys pushing a man to his limits. Wood pressed in so tight until there was only air and misunderstanding between them, his mouth mere inches from Trent’s parted lips. “You wanted to get a reaction out of me you annoying, immature little shit… now you’ve got one.” Trent Armstrong has never been considered a catch. He’s a twenty-nine year old laborer, an ex-con, and not the easiest person to get along with. Everyone he’s ever cared for has walked out of his life without a backward glance, so he’s used to the loneliness. His foul mouth and quick temper are a great defense mechanism and a good way to keep unwanted people away. From the moment the tattooed, silver-haired man walked into the house there had been nothing but tension, side-eyeing, and sparks between them. Trent has always held back a side of himself that he’s nervous to explore, and without warning Wood’s voice, his maturity, that maddening scent, and even his damaged past all trigger feelings that Trent thought he’d buried long ago. Trent went completely still when Wood dragged his nose over his forehead and down the side of his face. His voice was shaky, and his breaths were hot and swift along Wood’s throat. “What the hell are you doing?” “I’m doing what you want me to do.” Wood whispered. “I’m playing your bullshit game, Trent.” The True Lover's Stories are connected standalones. Each title features a different couple but will contain previously mentioned characters. No multiple pairings. No cliffhanger. Ends with a HEA. “What the hell are you looking at so hard?” Trent asked when he came into the kitchen. “None of your business,” Wood said, not bothering to glance in Trent’s direction, which only seemed to annoy him more as he bumped the table rudely with his hip. “Let me guess. Are those the apartment classifieds you’re checking out?” Trent scoffed. “You clinging to me already?” Wood asked, still focused on his drawing. “Should’ve known.” “You’re a real arrogant son of a bitch, aren’t you?” Wood pinched the bridge of his nose before he gave the damn brat his attention. He had a snarky comeback sitting on the tip of his tongue, but he forgot what it was when he looked up and locked eyes with Trent. He was still full of attitude and caution… but the animosity Wood had seen there before was gone, replaced with something that looked closer to respect. If you can ignore the blustering and earn his respect, he’ll start to trust you. With his trust comes his loyalty. Wood remembered the secret Bishop had told him about Trent. He decided to keep giving as good as he got because it appeared the only way his roommate was going to show him some decency and stop trying to play with his mind. If Trent wanted a challenge, then he’d give him one. He closed his sketch pad with a hard snap when Trent’s gaze traveled over his drawing. “That’s none of your business either.” Trent frowned down at him. “I wasn’t trying to see it, asshole.” “Yes you were.” “No I wasn’t.” “Mmhmm.” Wood got up and left Trent in the kitchen. He would’ve stayed to mess with him a little longer, but the moment Trent got close enough for him to smell his freshly cleaned body, his dick had gone painfully solid. He closed himself in his room and leaned back against the door. Oh hell. He shoved his palm into his shorts and squeezed at the ache. What in the world was he doing? Dangit, he wanted to dislike Trent’s immature taunting to the point that it was an erection killer, but the little prick was having the opposite effect. Wood groaned as the throbbing got more intense. He had to get out of there and meet someone on his level, but he’d only been out of the halfway house a few days and he had more important things to take care of. Ignoring his empty stomach, Wood removed his clothes and grabbed his towel so he could take a shower. In the bathroom he’d thought about rubbing out a quick release to the take the edge off his discomfort but decided against it. Hopefully soon he’d have a strong, willing man in his arms, and once he was balls-deep inside his tight ass… that’s when he’d let out years of pent-up restraint. He finished his grooming and threw on a clean pair of flannel lounge pants, foregoing a shirt so he could air-dry. He would’ve stayed in his room the rest of the evening, but the smell of fried meat permeating the trailer lured him back out. Wood took his time walking down the hall, enjoying the view of Trent’s firm physique in a pair of loose cutoff sweats and a white T-shirt stretched across his toned shoulders, while he tended to whatever he was cooking on the stove. The sight was sexy as hell to him, and he didn’t stop his advance until he was standing directly behind Trent and looking over his shoulder. “Mmm,” Wood purred. “Smells good. I love sausage.” “Fuck.” Trent jumped and struck Wood in his stomach with his elbow. There wasn’t near enough force in it to hurt him, and Wood ended up laughing as he held his hand over his stomach. “You’re giving me love taps already.” Wood eased to the side and leaned against the counter as he watched Trent flip the meat over. When he finished, his roommate turned to face him, appearing ready to go in on who-knows-what when those pretty eyes got as wide as saucers. “Where the fuck are your clothes?” Trent yelled. Title: Wood: A True Lover's Story Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance Edited by: Sandra Dee Bishop: A True Love Story

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Team Israel Continues to Dominate Olympics Qualifiers with Win Over Italy Israel emerged as the dominant team in the Olympic Games qualifiers in Italy, when it dominated the hosts in an 8-2 game, to go 3-0, ahead of the rest of the other five teams. Until the seventh inning, it was anyone’s game. For the first three innings it was a pitchers’ duel between Israel’s Gabe Cramer and Italy’s Luis Lugo, with neither side managing to score. In the top of the fourth inning, DH Danny Valencia walked, and catcher Nick Rickles homered to deep left field, putting two runs on the board. In the bottom of the fifth, with Zack Weiss on the mound for Israel, the Italians got two walks, and a double from Chris Colabello brought in Sebastiano Poma and Andrew Maggi to tie the game. The score remined tied until the top of the eighth inning, when Israel broke out and scored six runs. First baseman Benjamin Wanger was hit by a pitch, and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Simon Rosenbaum. Third baseman Zach Penprase walked, and Wanger reached third on a wild pitch. Mitch Glasser bunted and reached on an error and Wanger scored. With two outs, Valencia reached on an error, loading the bases. Rickles singled to the left side and Glasser and Wanger scored. OF Rob Paller was hit by a pitch and the bases were again loaded with Valencia on third and Rickles on second. Short stop Ty Kelly singled to right field and Valencia scored. Wanger singled to the left for 2 RBIs, as Rickles and Paller scored. The inning ended with Israel quickly in a comfortable lead. Jonathan DeMarte on the mound for Israel retired the Italians in order in the bottom of the eight, and repeated the feat in the bottom of the ninth for the win. Israel faces Czech Republic next and South Africa on Sunday. A fourth win would virtually ensure Israel a historic place in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Only the top team moves into the Olympics line up automatically. The second place team will play in a lucky losers’ tournament in March 2020. “We’ve done great things over the past three days, and the win against the strong Italian team was the icing on the cake so far,” says Team Israel General Manager and Israel Association of Baseball President Peter Kurz. “We beat the three teams that beat us in last week’s European Championships. But we still have work to do and nothing is certain in baseball. So, we’re still taking it one game at a time and focusing our energies on keeping ahead of our competitors.”

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home → news → England → Birmingham Butland, Dallas Shea seal moves to Stoke, Upson, Delap out 1 February, 2013 - 03:15 Birmingham Butland, Dallas Shea seal moves to Stoke, Upson, Delap out Stoke City have officially confirmed the signing of Birmingham highly-rated goalkeeper Jack Butland in a deal worth £5 million. Butland has been immediately loaned back to Birmingham until the end of the season. The move has fuelled the speculations that Stoke first-choice goalie Asmir Begovic is set to join Manchester United in summer. The 19-year-old keeper who has earned his first England cap against Italy half a year ago has decided to choose the Potters over Chelsea (who have also made an official bid for him) as they have guaranteed he will be the first team regular at the Britannia Stadium. Butland said: “I feel very lucky to come to a great club. It just ticked all the boxes for me. I’ve come to a solid club who are doing well in the Premier League with great fans. The staff around the club, the goalie coach and the manager, I can see it is a very professional environment and I am looking forward to getting to work with them.” Earlier Stoke City have signed 22-year-old American international winger Brek Shea from MLS side Dallas for £2.5 million. Veteran defender Matthew Upson has joined Brighton on loan until the end of the season, while Rory Delap completed loan moved to Barnsley. Author: Basil Naumov Luis Suarez poker against Norwich City

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8 Tips for New Comics - By: Maggie Ednie If the Chicago stand up comedy scene were a high school, I’d say I rank somewhere around a graduating freshman to perhaps an entering sophomore. That said, I often refuse to give advice when asked. However, I feel I know enough to hand out a few of the most basic Dos and Dont's for those who have just started to take the plunge. 1. Do hold up the mic. There’s no way anyone will laugh at you if they simply can’t hear what you’re saying. Mics are almost never strong enough to carry your voice when they’re being held at your chest. Even with speakers, occasionally it’s necessary to project your own voice. 2. Do record yourself. Adrenaline skews senses, and it’s pumping through you while you’re on stage. Recording yourself allows you to listen back and hear what’s working and what needs to be changed or omitted. 3. Do go to more than one room. Audiences vary room to room, night to night, neighborhood to neighborhood. The only way to pick out your keepers is to try them multiple times in multiple places. 4. Do get loose. I know when I started, my material was specifically planned out and rigid. That only goes so far. Some of my own favorite jokes came out of straying from material off the cuff. 5. Do go to showcases. You can learn a lot just by watching more seasoned comics do their stuff on a booked showcase to a real audience. 6. Don’t compare yourself. Even some comics at open mics have done major work opening or featuring for national acts. It’s counterproductive to become discouraged for not doing what they’re doing. Focus on you. 7. Don’t lie. We all take liberties and exaggerate, but even the most absurd jokes come from a flicker of truth. The audience will be lost if you don’t even believe what you’re saying. 8. Don’t sleep with other comics. I know we all do it and we’ll all continue to do it. But consider that if things go sour, it can get weird, and next thing you know you’re taking your three minutes of stage time to yell at the other about who was first to do a joke about a mutual experience involving getting hit in the face while doing it... for example. And most importantly, as Mike Lebovitz once said to me, the most important thing is to have fun. Otherwise, what’s the point? Maggie Ednie

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CTMQ > Hikes, Bikes & Paddles > Bike Trails > Hop River State Park Trail: Section 3 Hop River State Park Trail: Section 3 Another Notch in Our Belts Bolton Notch State Park to Parker Bridge Road, 8.5 Miles Bolton, Coventry, & Andover, May 2020 As Calvin and I rode the first mile or so of this section of the Hop River State Park Trail, I pondered aloud, “This may be one of the coolest stretches of Rails-to-Trails in all of Connecticut. I believe that to be true – even though I’ve only ridden a scant percentage of these paths in the state. Bold opinion, I know. Starting at Bolton Notch State Park and heading east, the trail goes through one of the most impressive tunnels in the state. I’ve always loved the Bolton Notch tunnel because it has natural rock formations and water features inside of it. I have never been able to take even one picture worth a darn it it, but believe me when I say it’s rad. East of the tunnel are a few more deep rock cuts for the former railroad that ran through here. Connecticut enjoyed a great railroad building era from the 1840s to the turn of the 20th century. This trail which began as the Hartford, Providence and Fishkill line from Hartford to Willimantic via Manchester was completed in 1849. Six years later in 1855 it was the longest the east-west line in the state. By 1884 the line had become the Eastern Division of the New York and New Haven Railroad and a ticket would get you from Hartford to Willimantic in 65 minutes. As the railroad that once connected Hartford to Manchester, Vernon, Bolton, Andover and Willimantic became abandoned, weedy growth took over from lack of use. And as with so many rail lines, the war efforts demanded the steel of the rails and they were removed for scrap value. Fortunately for today’s trail users the rail beds are much more difficult to erase from the landscape than the rails and ties, and conservation efforts through the years have yielded the many rail-trail systems we have today. See that picture? This is just such a pleasant walk or ride. Well-tended trees line the path. Birches and oaks; it’s just ideal. Adding to the fun are the town line sign posts along the way. It’s like they know there are nerds like me out there interested in knowing when we clipped the corner of Coventry, only to pass back into Bolton a minute or two later. There are a few road crossings along the way, all guarded by yellow gates and boulders. Word of warning: Don’t try to be cool and scoot through the narrow openings between rock and metal too fast – they are designed to slow you down so you don’t get hit by a car. Heed them. (Hint hint, Calvin. Sheesh.) Yes, he bit it between a boulder and the gate at Burnap Brook Road, which allowed us to take a few minutes off of our bikes to check out Burnap Brook. (And allowed me to explain again to him why those giant yellow gates and narrow passes exist.) The area is beautiful. The stream tumbles through deep woods; a mix of hemlock and hardwood. Heck, I’m surprised this area didn’t make it onto the CTMQ Waterfalls list as a “cascade” or something, as it’s right on the cusp of qualification. Burnap Brook passes underneath the trail through an original archway bridge and it’s all just so quaint and lovely. After the little respite and with Calvin’s leg now ready to roll, we continued east towards the bustling center of Andover. With it’s massive postal service operation: And megachurch: Here, the trail parallels route 6 pretty closely, but since this is Andover, it might as well be a country lane. I had promised Calvin a “cool covered bridge” near the end of our ride, and I wasn’t kidding. Though mostly forgotten by now, the saga of the “Andover Gap” bridge was long and painful. The Howe truss bridge was built, years before its installation, in a factory by Echo Bridge in Elmira, NY. There it sat for years while Andover moved its slow way toward getting the old railroad bridge abutments reinforced and the bridge upgraded to meet changing safety standards. It was finally trucked here and lifted into place back in April of 2012. It was ridiculous, but at least the resulting bridge is really attractive and certainly provides a smooth ride from one side of route 316 to the other. (Prior to the bridge, one had to essentially slide down one side of the steep embankment and then clamber up the equally steep slope on the other side – with a bike.) Hey, did you know I have a page on all of Connecticut’s covered bridges like this one? Well, I do. Just past the bridge going east is the Andover History Museum – a rarely open museum. Also in Andover is a sportsman club with pistol ranges, so yeah, you’ll likely hear gunshots nearby. After the excitement of the bridge, the rest of the way to our turnaround point at Parker Bridge Road was rather uneventful. A side trail shortly after the bridge leads to a bunch of mountain bike trails and the Doris Chamberlain Nature Preserve. A tunnel under route 6 that doesn’t feel like a tunnel and some more nice woods. The whole path is mostly crushed gravel but is packed mud in places – so I assume it gets pretty messy in winter and early spring. Be wary. Now that I’ve written this page, I’m standing by my opening statement: this is a fantastic stretch of rails-to-trails trail. Continue on to Section 4: Hopping Cold CTMQ’s Hop River State Park Trail Intro Hop River State Park Trail State Park Linear Trails Filed Under: Bike Trails, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Andover, Bolton, bolton notch state park, Calvin, Coventry, Covered Bridges, cycling, East Coast Greenway, Hop river state park trail, rails-to-trails, Tolland County Hiker Tom says With apologies to fans of the Air Line Trail, the Hop River Trail is my favorite rail trail in Connecticut and this entry gives some good reasons why. Burnap Brook is a great spot to take a break. I rate the Air Line Trail as my second favorite trail. The state has plans to fix up the eastern end of the Hop River Trail, including replacing the tilting bridge over the Hop River in Columbia. I have written up an overview to rail trails in Connecticut: https://westrocktrails.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_24.html A much more detailed website for trails is Bike It or Hike, created by volunteers. This website includes all the details someone would need to know about a trail: http://bikeitorhikeit.org/index_listings.htm Foxon Park Beverages

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CUZZ BLUE Home / News / As People Worry Over COVID, Everyone Needs to See This Girl Teach Her Brother a Bible Verse on Fear As People Worry Over COVID, Everyone Needs to See This Girl Teach Her Brother a Bible Verse on Fear March 23, 2020 - News Ok. At this point, the secret is out. Hope is in short supply these days. At least, that sure is how it seems. From television news to Twitter, it is abundantly clear that both the global coronavirus pandemic and the social isolation strategy being used to combat it has left vast swathes of the population frustrated, lonely, anxious and, most of all, fearful. Every hour we are greeted by a familiar rotation of the same talking heads, all of them repeating the same talking points, health warnings and sensationally defeatist reminders of the uncertainty and dangers at hand, nothing new to add but a few updated virus case totals or stock market shifts. Still, for some reason, I find myself scrolling through social media on a near-perfect hourly rotation of my own, searching. Searching for a bit of encouragement. Searching for the unfortunately rare indication that someone out there is using this time not to despair, but to intentionally love on their family and investing in their faith. This week, that encouragement came in the form of a heart-warming home video, which captured the moment grade-school-aged Minnesota siblings Brandon and Cameron joined hands at home to share Scripture. B.W. McKay@WriterBW_Mc · Mar 13, 2020 Faith over fear. We’re going to be alright family. #Covid_19 Sheletta Brundidge@ShelettaIsFunny My son Brandon has crippling fear cause of his #autism. His sister taught him a scripture she learned at @FellowshipMiss2 Church to help. Stop letting your fear of #Coronavirus be bigger than your faith in God. Plead The Blood, pray and wash your hands. Amen! 6:04 AM - Mar 13, 2020 197 people are talking about this The mother to four young children, three of whom have autism, children’s author and podcaster Sheletta Brundidge told The Western Journal that Brandon’s autism has led to substantial general fear and anxiety, both of which have been compounded by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. When a glimpse of television news reports detailing the first stateside coronavirus deaths sent the seven-year-old into a full-on anxiety attack on March 12, however, sister Cameron stepped up in a big way to provide comfort. Pulling her brother aside in front of the television, Cameron taught him to recited 2 Timothy 1:7 in times of trouble. “But God did not give me a spirit of fear, but power, love and of sound mind. Amen,” the two repeated, breaking the verse down in smaller increments. Their mother was astounded. Cameron, also diagnosed with autism at a young age, had been non-verbal earlier on in her life — and to see her minister to her brother in that way was perspective-shifting for the entire family. “I was blown away,” Brundidge said. “[Cameron] didn’t just say, ‘It’s going to be OK. Let’s just go get a toy,’ or ‘It’s going to be OK. God’s going to take care of you.'” “She gave him not just a Scripture but the right Scripture to overcome his anxiety and choose faith over fear,” the mother added. The Brundidge family (used by permission) Choose faith over fear. That it took a heart-warming lesson from two grade-school-age children to give such a foundational Christian message legs at a time like this in a nation of roughly 167 million self-described Christians is no easy pill to swallow. It is no small blessing either, however, that we are seeing that message catch on at all. It is one that we should be sharing with neighbors, coworkers, friends and loved ones every day, in every season of life. As Christians, we believe above all else that Christ died to set us free from the chains of sin and fear and death. God is bigger than all of those things, bigger than every fear and every disaster. And when we forget that, when we allow fear to rule our lives, we belittle God’s strength and power, lowering him in our minds. “My daughter just reminded us that God is still in control and Christ is bigger than corona,” Brundidge said. “We want to believe that Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead and he healed blind Bartimaeus and he dried up the blood from a woman who was bleeding almost two decades, but we don’t want to believe that he can heal our land?” “We want to put God in a little box,” Brundidge said. “We’ll have our worries and our troubles over here and we’ll go to church and praise Him, but then we come back to the world and act like he doesn’t exist.” “Christ is bigger than coronavirus.” As People Worry Over COVID, Everyone Needs to See This Girl Teach Her Brother a Bible Verse on Fear Reviewed by CUZZ BLUE on March 23, 2020 Rating: 5 Couple who bought supermarket's entire supply of meat and 'bragged' about it at checkout say they are now getting DEATH THREATS as shelves continue to empty because of panic buying Donald Trump says he has directed Steve Mnuchin to send $3,400 stimulus checks to families and slams the Democrats for 'holding this up' because they want to give '$1trillion to their friends' Sidney Powell: Witness in Hospital After Beating Amazing Life Hacks News Pictures Rare Vintage Archive January (209) December (344) November (224) October (189) September (300) August (258) July (315) June (190) May (263) April (235) March (222) February (198) January (171) December (118) November (186) October (129) September (111) August (128) July (129) June (89) May (59) April (64) March (109) February (4) January (24) December (37) November (46) October (55) September (1) August (2) July (3) June (18) May (28) April (39) March (41) February (54) January (60) December (57) November (52) October (46)

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No evidence that HIV-1 subtype C infection compromises the efficacy of Tenofovir-containing: Cohort study in the United Kingdom Title No evidence that HIV-1 subtype C infection compromises the efficacy of Tenofovir-containing: Cohort study in the United Kingdom Authors White E, Smit E, Churchill D, Collins S, Booth C, Tostevin A, Sabin CA, Pillay D, Dunn DT, UK HIV Drug Resistance Database, UK Collaborative HIV Cohort Study(UK CHIC) Journal J Infect Dis Date Published 2016-05 Accession Number 27732929 Concern has been expressed that tenofovir-containing regimens may have reduced effectiveness in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) subtype C infections because of a propensity for these viruses to develop a key tenofovir-associated resistance mutation. We evaluated whether subtype influenced rates of virological failure in a cohort of 8746 patients from the United Kingdom who received a standard tenofovir-containing first-line regimen and were followed for a median of 3.3 years. In unadjusted analyses, the rate of failure was approximately 2-fold higher among patients infected with subtype C virus as compared to those with subtype B virus (hazard ratio [HR], 1.86; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.50-2.31; P < .001). However, the increased risk was greatly attenuated in analyses adjusting for demographic and clinical factors (adjusted HR, 1.14; 95% CI, .83-1.58; P = .41). There were no differences between subtypes C and subtypes non-B and non-C in either univariate or multivariate analysis. These observations imply there is no intrinsic effect of viral subtype on the efficacy of tenofovir-containing regimens. DOI 10.1093/infdis/jiw213

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Santorum Quits Race without Mentioning Romney by Alyssa Anderson April 11, 2012 April 17, 2012 Rick Santorum Concedes in Gettysburg In a concession speech which analysts are calling “graceless” and Republicans are saying was harmful to their cause, Rick Santorum dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination to be candidate for president against incumbent President Barack Obama. No one believes at the moment of withdrawal from the race it would have been necessary to fully embrace Mitt Romney as the Republican candidate, but to not mention him at all during his 14-minute “rambling” speech just served to put more coals on the fire of what had been a destructive, unpleasant campaign between the two main candidates. Hope for the beginning of a reconciliation and a unified Republican front against Obama was dashed when, after emphasizing the importance of “winning the House back and taking the United States Senate,” Santorum forget to mention the one thing truly on the minds of Republicans across America: taking back the White House from Obama. Many observers believe it is probable that although Santorum did not do any damage to Mitt Romney, he did hurt himself with such an un-gentlemanly speech. With just a little more tact and humility Santorum, who already has the respect from the public for running a professional campaign on a limited budget, he could have uplifted himself into the highest echelons of his party’s leadership, positioning himself as a much stronger contender for leading his party in four years’ or even eight years’ time. Instead Santorum’s speech shriveled his chances for such a leap towards leadership, discussing himself rather than his hopes for his party and for his country for the future. The location of the speech was Gettysburg, the spot which is famously known as one of the bloodiest battles fought during the Civil War. Perhaps that fact alone should have informed Santorum on the correct way to behave towards a fellow American who ultimately wants the same thing as all Americans: a more prosperous, kind and just nation. (Photo Credit:The New York Times) TaggedGettysburgMitt RomneyPennsylvaniaRepublican PrimariesRick Santorum Santorum Back to Fight for Home State Heated Race with Special Primary for Gabrielle Giffords’ Seat Let’s Move! Child Care Initiative Unveiled Judicial Committee Votes to Protect Special Counselor Mueller From Presidential Interference Palin Pans Romney as 2016 Presidential Candidate

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Aid & development Israel, West Bank & Gaza Ian Birrell Award-winning columnist and foreign reporter. Contributing editor of The Mail on Sunday and weekly columnist in the 'i' paper. Writes regularly for many other papers, platforms and magazines. Frequent broadcaster and speaker at events. Co-founder wth Damon Albarn of the Africa Express music project and executive producer of 4 albums...Read more Twitter: @ianbirrell Just how low can China go? Now a struggle starts for the soul of our nation The PM is hopelessly out of his depth Will we ever learn the truth about China and the pandemic? 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Launching a bid to exploit British prowess in the booming solar sector and aid the poor, he insisted governments should be attracted by an energy source that is ‘so much cleaner’ than traditional supplies, and more ‘attractive’. ‘Lots of people think that it doesn’t compare favourably with other forms of electricity,’ he said. ‘They haven’t put it all together and it’s hard to know why.’ Quite right. The world is moving away from fossil fuels towards increased reliance on cleaner energies, which account for almost a quarter of global electricity generation. Fast-developing nations such as China, India, Ghana and Kenya are investing heavily in renewables, with Beijing predicting they will provide almost two-thirds of energy by 2050 and Singapore revealing plans for a giant floating solar farm. In the United States, Barack Obama recently announced a $1bn drive to boost the number of homes with solar panels, while firms such as Apple and Google are ramping up investments to reduce greenhouse gases. Britain has not been left behind, with a thriving green energy industry and rapidly rising reliance on renewables under a prime minister who once famously put a wind turbine on his home. Our islands have the finest clean energy resources in Europe. The climate may not be perfect for harnessing the sun’s power, but even the solar sector is soaring: cells stuck on roofs and in fields now generate twice the electricity of the biggest power station. So, given this admirable desire for low-carbon energy on both a domestic and global scale, what on earth is the government doing savaging a successful sector? The Tory manifesto promised to boost renewables and hold down bills. Yet instead came plans to withdraw subsidies for new onshore wind farms earlier than planned and give local nimbys power to stop such projects. Since new figures reveal this to be the cheapest source of British energy, it seems bizarre to make such regressive moves: major investments worth billions have already been scrapped. And it gets worse. Sums paid to homeowners who install solar panels have been slashed more than two-thirds since the Conservatives regained office five years ago as part of the coalition’s self-proclaimed ‘greenest government ever’. Despite this, the panels rose in popularity with more installed by homeowners in Britain than anywhere else in the EU last year. Solar energy generation is rising faster than other forms of renewables. But now subsidies are to be shredded by another 87%, making them almost meaningless. This has been driven by a panicked Treasury, applauded by climate-change deniers on the right and defended by an energy secretary telling the sector to “stand on its own two feet”. Yet for all the fuss over recent steel cutbacks, there seems minimal concern over the solar industry, although it employs more people and was expanding. Already four major players are going out of business, with about 1,000 jobs lost; the trade body warns 25,000 more might go, pouring down the drain public money spent on new technologies. This is daft, even if you put aside the disconcerting politics of a prime minister who sold himself as a green crusader and once pushed the concept of feed-in tariffs. The cost of such subsidies is minimal, adding just £7 to average annual household bills – especially when compared with huge sums being staked on building a Chinese-backed nuclear plant. Those involved in solar power say they could deliver the same amount of power for half the price and none of the risk. And that they’re only three years from avoiding the need for any subsidies, with new batteries arriving that can store energy generated while the sun shines for use at night when people want power. Wind and solar power was once the domain of hippies, but renewable energy is now a cutting-edge industry, so these moves cause as much concern in City circles as among Greenpeace activists. One report found the green economy employed 357,000 people in 2012, while £40bn has gone into green investment in the past four years. ‘The government’s attack on renewables is like the White House deciding in 1995 that it wanted to restrict and badmouth Silicon Valley,’ says James Murray, of the website BusinessGreen. ‘Clean tech entrepreneurs have built a thriving industry and are now seeing it torpedoed.’ The shame of this short-sighted stance is that, for all the talk of ‘green crap, David Cameron often stood firm on environmental issues, introducing tough targets to halve carbon emissions by 2025. Sometimes it was by stealth, yet on the global stage he resisted sceptics to push climate change causes. Next month’s key Paris summit presents another test of his commitment. Ministers talk of clean energy having a bright future. Certainly, while costs of new nuclear and gas-fired power stations rise, solar and wind costs fall. Energy firms still make over-inflated profits. So why cripple a thriving renewables sector, especially amid a global boom? There is nothing Conservative about undermining entrepreneurs and homeowners, especially those seeking to preserve the planet’s resources. The proud island that floated free There is an alternative to murky donations from the super-rich Now we must welcome the best and brightest Where is the Remain fightback? 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The exclusive showing features artifacts from the poet’s estate, an impressive complex on the shores of Lake Garda, grandiloquently named, The Vittoriale for the Italian People. The exhibit will be on view at Casa Italiana through December 15th. The wonderfully varied opening program, arranged by Casa Italiana director Stefano Albertini, included a dramatic reading of D’Annunzio’s poems in both Italian and English and a screening of the world’s first blockbuster movie, Cabiria. Short lectures were given by Giordano Bruno Guerri, President and Director of The Vittoriale, Paolo Valesio, Giuseppe Ungaretti Professor of Italian Literature at Columbia University and Angela Dalle Vacche, Professor of Literature, Communication and Culture at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Prof. Albertini credits Anna Maria Andreoli, former president of The Vittoriale, with the idea for bringing the show to New York. The exhibit artfully traces D’Annunzio’s life from his birth in Pescara, through his literary schooling in Prato and marriage into Roman society, to his military heroism as a pilot in WWI and the zealous conquest of Fiume (now Rijeka) in 1919, and finally to the establishment of his country estate, The Vittoriale, in Gardone Riviera. Along the way, we meet the many illustrious female artists who shared his extravagant desires and his bed. A marble bust of D’Annunzio’s most famous companion, the actress Eleonora Duse, greets viewers in the Casa Italiana lobby. Her ethereal gaze matches that of the many early photographs reproduced for the show in her honor. Those interested in the history of fashion and design will find a treasure trove in an impressive display of the great dandy’s clothing, shoes and accessories. Accoutrements from his table, including ornaments by the sculptor Renato Brozzi, line the minor gallery, along with the poet’s beloved equestrian gear and model airplanes. The traveling exhibit, whose next stops include Athens and Tokyo, is among several new initiatives under the leadership of The Vittoriale’s current director, Giordano Bruno Guerri. A well-known contemporary Italian historian and T.V. personality, Guerri envisions a D’Annunzio “revival” worthy of the great poet’s contributions to the modern era. In his introduction, he emphasized the need to divest D’Annunzio of the common associations with fascism and decadence which have relegated him to relative intellectual oblivion. Guerri’s many diverting anecdotes describe a man who was leaps and bounds ahead of his time, a trend-setter capable of publishing a bestseller at 16, making the suntan fashionable, “bombing” Vienna with leaflets, instructing Mussolini on public speaking and of single-handedly conquering a city on the Italian- Yugoslav border. D’Annuzio’s avant-garde exploration of language in poetry and prose, Prof. Valesio tells us, laid the groundwork for Ungaretti and Montale. Meanwhile Prof. Dalle Vacche reveals his gender-bending preferences for flowing garments and women in pants. Having understood the commercial value of celebrity before anyone else in his era, D’Annunzio’s fame was such that when director Giovanni Pastrone wanted to sell his first film, he contacted the poet. The film reached theaters with D’Annunzio’s billing and it quickly became an international sensation. Born in March of 1863, D’Annuzio died in March of 1938. Historical circumstances effectively placed him between two worlds and perhaps, this serves to explain the many contradictions in his character. He was a passionate conservationist: he invented the term “cultural goods” (“beni culturali”) and the notion that these should be protected by a ministry of the State. And yet, no artist or writer embraced the turning of the 19th Century and the dramatic onslaught of modernity with quite the same vigor and energy. D’Annunzio was interested in science and technology, in sexuality and freedom, in women and fashion, in architecture, gardens and airplanes, ships and military offences, poetry and Nietzsche. He wanted to be a Prince and yet he founded a Republic in which women could vote and hold elected office almost 30 years before those rights would be recognized in Italy. He cultivated a monastic life-style and yet he continued to write, love and collect things with unyielding frenzy. He lived for luxury but insisted on the essential simplicity of beauty. It was this assembling of the past and future in his person and in his artistic activities which made him a harbinger of modern Italian poetry. In Valesio’s words, D’Annunzio marshaled the literary monuments of the past and spent his career chipping away at the perfection of his assemblage. Likewise, the exhibit is a rare opportunity to experience the novelty and the enthusiasm of early 20th Century modernism. D’Annunzio, his projects, and his things, embody the spirit of an age of excitement and innovation which was all but destroyed by the second world war. http://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2010/10/06/exhibition-on-italian... http://www.vittoriale.it/ stefano albertini sistema italia langeng il vittoriale degli italiani giordano bruno guerri eleonora duse casa italiana zerilli-marimò i-Italy DISCLAIMER: Articles published in i-Italy are intended to stimulate a debate in the Italian and Italian-American Community and sometimes deal with controversial issues. The Editors are not responsible for, nor necessarily in agreement with the views presented by individual contributors. © ALL RIGHTS RESERVED - RIPRODUZIONE VIETATA. This work may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, without prior written permission. Questo lavoro non può essere riprodotto, in tutto o in parte, senza permesso scritto. 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Register or login to mactalk forums Chat with Jon Atherton, Wobble iPhone App Published on 23rd January 2009 by Accelerometer. iPhone. Boobs. Put them together and you have Wobble. It's an app that grabs photos from your iPhone's camera roll, lets you add wobble points, then once you shake the iPhone, physics comes into play and just like that you have laughs galore. It's prime purpose is to add motion physics to boobs, but it can be applied to any part of the anatomy really. The only limit is your imagination. But anyways, Wobble is made by an Australian, so I emailed Jon to ask him a couple of questions, Aussie to Aussie. No Yanks allowed. Get out you loud Americans, shoo. ... 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[Posted in Journalism Travel] Post-revolution Libya finds Tripoli in high spirits Trabulus. Ar Roz al Bahr. Bride of the Sea. Roman Oea. The White City. The Havana of North Africa. Whatever its name, Tripoli has been delighting travellers for centuries. Libya is a land of peerless hospitality and greetings that last for minutes; its capital’s architecture encompasses imperial Roman, traditional Islamic, shabby-chic Ottoman, Italian grandeur and oil-boom dictator kitsch. Set against Libya’s unfathomable history, the four decades from 1969 to 2011, when Libyans had the great misfortune to be ruled by Colonel Muammar Qaddafi, seem the merest blip in the long life of this resilient nation. Yet with Qaddafi gone, the delight of Libyans on the streets of Tripoli is palpable and affecting. There is a special joy in travelling to this bewitching country after its liberation. “Libya hurra! Free Libya!” is a refrain you’ll hear on the streets, where entrepreneurial enthusiasts peddle bracelets, brooches and badges, T-shirts, mugs and tracksuits emblazoned with the old-new national tricolour of red, black and green. In spite of a declaration of autonomy by eastern tribal leaders earlier this month and reports of sporadic violence, tourists are making a tentative return sooner than expected. Airlines, crucially, have been voting with their wings. Tripoli was Etihad Airways’ first new destination in 2012. Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, Lufthansa, Air France and Alitalia are five of a number of international airlines that are now flying to Libya, with British Airways soon to join them. I have travelled to Libya four times in the last 12 months, twice during the revolution and twice in its aftermath, and already I’m suffering from withdrawal symptoms. While western governments including the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office are advising against all but essential travel to the capital, some tour operators are more sanguine. “We’ve had absolutely zero problems in terms of security,” says Nicholas Wood, director of Political Tours, which has just led a debut trip to Libya. “I do think things have significantly improved since we were last here in October. None of our group felt threatened at any moment. It’s definitely not the war zone people make it out to be, but you have to be self reliant and plan carefully.” The last time I was in Tripoli, back in the autumn, was a few days after the Qaddafi regime had fallen. Foreign correspondents were combing government buildings and hopping over foreign embassy walls for incriminating documents. There was no running water in either the Mehari or the Corinthian, the two main hotels in the city. One of the most memorable evenings during the post-Qaddafi euphoria sweeping the city was a high-spirited evening spent swapping stories with the late, great war reporter Marie Colvin – hers were the best. She was having a ball in Libya and had been reporting as courageously as ever from the frontline in Misrata. Then, Martyrs’ Square was eerily empty at night. It took another few days for the crowds to pour out and fill the capital’s most important public space. “We were too scared to come out,” said Yusra al Massoudi, an effervescent civil engineer who couldn’t stop smiling. “We didn’t dare believe we were free.” Now fear has been replaced with pride. “All of my life I never felt this was my country. Libya was like Qaddafi’s farm. Now, only now, for the first time in my life, I feel proud to be Libyan. This is my country.” After the revolutionary tension and torpor, the highly atmospheric medina or Old City, one of Tripoli’s great, hassle-free attractions, has come back to life. Start off in Martyr’s Square beneath the massive walls of the castle that stares out impassively towards the southern shores of Sicily, silent witness to 1,000 years of wars and intrigues between marauding corsairs, pirates, Spaniards, Italians, Englishmen, Arabs and Turks. Just south of it is the entrance to the venerable Suq al Mushir, which plunges you instantly into a maelstrom of sights, sounds and smells, not least gold-filled jewellers’ windows by the score. Does anyone love gold as much as Libyans? Sharp-elbowed little old ladies in their white farashiya wraps, the traditional costumes worn by their forebears for centuries, jostle with street-chic young men in tight black shirts and spray-on jeans, perhaps a Kangol beret worn rakishly back to front. The old and new collide. After all your exertions in the labyrinthine medina, all those purchases in Suq al Turk, Suk al Attara and Suq al Harrara, cool your heels with an ice-cool frappé latté in Casa, a thoroughly modern cafe opposite the freshly painted Ottoman clock tower. A stone’s throw away, immediately recognisable by its octagonal minaret that surges above street level, is the many-domed (30) Ahmed Pasha Karamanli Mosque that dates back to the late 1730s. Awash with intricate floral patterns and bold Moorish designs, this is the largest and most highly decorated mosque in Tripoli. If frappucinos smack of the inauthentic, delve deeper into the medina until you find one of several more evocative – perhaps downright dilapidated – cafes, and take your place on an old bench alongside men playing cards or backgammon over a steaming glass of mint tea. Navigationally challenged from birth, I have lost count of the number times I have got lost in the medina over the years, and I do it again now. It never matters. You can always plot a way out over an apple tobacco-filled shisha. The golden rule, too often forgotten where I come from: take your time. Revolutions happen, foreign powers invade and colonise, dictators come and go; the insouciant Tripoline has seen it all before. Perhaps little has changed since 1845, when James Richardson, the British explorer and campaigner against the slave trade, arrived in Tripoli and was struck by the city’s relaxed way of life. “Whether the extraordinary indolence of the people proceeds from the climate, or want of occupation, I know not,” the magnificently moustachioed Colonel Hanmer Warrington, the British consul, harrumphed. “But they are in an horizontal position twenty hours out of the twenty-four, sleeping in the open air.” In fact, Tripoli is getting busier by the year. New shops, hotels and restaurants are springing up all the time. More adventurous travellers are already making a beeline for a country that has been neglected for decades. In Zumit, a former caravansaray built in 1816 for travelling merchants returning from or embarking on perilous expeditions across the Sahara, now converted into a charming boutique hotel next to the second-century AD Arch of Marcus Aurelius, I bump into Robert and Sarah, two middle-aged Britons. They’re raving about Libya and Libyans. “We’ve wanted to come to Libya for years and now seemed the right time,” says Robert. “The people are fantastic,” adds Sarah. “I can’t get over how friendly and welcoming they are. We’ll definitely be back.” We compare notes on our respective gluttony in Tripoli. We have all made the gastronomic pilgrimage to Tajura just along the coast, an opulent dinner of fresh fish at Barracuda I, one of several restaurants strung along the seafront. Huda Abuzeid, a friend from revolutionary reporting days, is a Libyan film-maker who returned to Libya for the first time in 2011 to help the anti-Qaddafi opposition. She’s now making Tripoli her home and is setting up the Rashad Foundation to help rebuild civil society. “Libya has a Mediterranean climate with a Mediterranean culture, we’ve got a beautiful sea, lovely ruins, masses of pristine desert and mountains that rival Tuscany,” she says. “But perhaps the most exciting thing, now that Qaddafi has gone, is that visitors now mix freely with Libyans, engaging with people who after years of isolation are really excited to interact with the outside world.” She’s right. This is why people stop you in the streets and thank you for visiting. Tripoli is also an ideal base for quickfire expeditions to satisfy history buffs and desert adventurers alike. About 60km to the west is Sabratha, westernmost of the three ancient settlements that with Oea (modern Tripoli) and imperial Leptis Magna made the Roman provincia Tripolitania, province of the three cities. Intimate, invariably deserted and with one of the world’s most dramatically sited theatres only yards from the turquoise Mediterranean, this is a site so fabulous it’s little short of lunacy to miss it. It is hard to beat a Mediterranean sunset dip in the ancient port, tumbledown columns and peristyles visible in the clear water below, swimming against this ancient backdrop as the Romans did 2,000 years ago. Then, 128km to the east of the capital, there’s Leptis, Lebda to Arabs, Lepcis to purists and pedants. Where Sabratha is compact and elegant, Leptis is vast on a scale that is never less than imperial. I only have a day, but you could spend several days wandering the site without repeating yourself, marvelling at the tons of marble deposited across the city by Septimius Severus, the original African Roman emperor done good. The only other foreign visitors are a couple of journalists. Then there is the odd family of husband, wife and squadron of small children weaving through the ruins, and the occasional militiaman cutting an eccentric figure. Born in Leptis, then a remote corner of the empire, Severus rose to the highest office in 193 AD and showered his hometown with riches in what must rank as one of history’s greatest property and construction booms. Leptis is monumental, extravagant beyond a 21st-century tyrant’s wildest dreams, the tone set by the massive Arch of Septimius Severus, built in 203 to commemorate the emperor’s visit to his birthplace and celebrate the power of imperial Rome – hence the marble reliefs of triumphal processions, winged Victories, captive barbarians and a united imperial family. Subtlety was not the architect’s strongest suit. In the words of the art historian Bernard Berenson, writing of the ruins of Leptis to his wife in 1935: “In their present state they are evocative and romantic to a degree that it would be hard to exaggerate.” If anything, after continued disregard by the last regime, they are even more so today. In almost 25 years of travelling to Libya, I have barely seen other tourists at either Sabratha or Leptis. It is one of the most extraordinary treats, and you have to wonder how long it will last. A final word on security. Although Tripoli is still home to a number of armed militias who keep the peace in their respective neighbourhoods, the security situation is almost entirely benign in the capital, as responsible western security companies advise. Visitors can wander through the Old City alone at night without so much as a raised eyebrow from Tripoli’s famously courteous and welcoming inhabitants. While Benghazi and the great Roman sites of Sabratha and Leptis are also safe to visit, Ghadames and much of the south are a little too hairy for tourism as security is sketchy. My wife reminds me to mention I was (briefly) kidnapped by armed Touareg on the road to Ghadames last September. Accidents happen. Ghadames and the south more broadly will come back. For those of a more timorous disposition, who, perhaps, blanche at the sight of an AK-47 outside strictly government hands, it is still probably a little early to visit. Libyans report that just as tourism was starting to grow again, the revolution stopped it in its tracks. But that won’t last too long and there’s little doubt that Libya will be back on the map again. Those travellers who relish something a little different, who fancy a rewarding adventure in a newly liberated country, would be hard pushed to find a better place to visit. Justin Marozzi is the author of South from Barbary, the story of a 1,930km journey by camel along the slave routes of the Libyan Sahara. He is a senior advisor at Albany Associates, which has worked with the National Transitional Council in Tripoli, and is a Trustee of the Royal Geographical Society (www.justinmarozzi.com). Appeared in: The National, 24 March, 2012, The National, 24 March, 2012

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Ooredoo’s Mobile App is the Gift that Keeps on Giving with Easier than Ever Recharges and So Much More Continuing to drive a superior digital experience, Ooredoo has revamped its mobile app, making the recharge journey easier than ever before. Now users can save their bank card details to make Don’t Miss a Single Moment with Free Extra Data on Recharges from Ooredoo It’s the generation of social media and Ooredoo doesn’t want its customers to miss out on a single second. That’s why, until 26 March 2021, Shababiah users can get up to 4GB of free data Batelco Chairman Presents the Winners of the “Chairman’s Award” Batelco Chairman Shaikh Abdulla bin Khalifa Al Khalifa rewarded the winners of the Batelco “Chairman’s Award” during the annual Town Hall that took place at Batelco’s Headquarters. The Ooredoo Appoints New Director of Operations and Maintenance Ooredoo is delighted to announce the appointment of Saleh Al Manhi as Director of Operations and Maintenance. Holding a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering from Sultan Qaboos University Enjoy 4GB Data with Ooredoo’s OMR 3 Weekly Plan Enriching the digital lives of more and more customers across Oman, Ooredoo has introduced a brand-new weekly data add-on plan for just OMR 3. Available for prepaid customers and valid until 24 Midnight Black, Triple : Black, Aurora, Quad : 48 Breathing Crystal, Enjoy 10 Aurora blue, Acacia Dual : 48 Mobilk Ads

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Law Decoded: Insurrections, transitions, monitoring transactions and 2021, Jan. 1–8 Save $60 on the MotoPro Helmet Two Pack! After watching protestors scale the walls of the Capitol Building, the U.S. will likely not be in the mood for financial regulation in the next couple of weeks. Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. January takes its name from Janus, the god of transitions and the guardian or the gates of Rome, looking always forward and backwards. So while this has been going on for over two millennia, only a week into 2021 I am thoroughly tired of retrospectives and prognostications. My personal takeaways from 2020 were pretty existential: we are but sentient dust; life comes at you fast; man plans and God laughs etc. But while I grew more suspicious of the institution of prediction, I got a lot more diligent about flossing, so at least one resolution panned out. The past several weeks have been rich enough in crypto policy news that I don’t feel much need to go into abstractions about the future, but that doesn’t mean I will totally refrain from making reckless predictions. A lot of what we’ve seen recently in U.S. policy has had to do with the coming transition from one administration to the next, which will dominate the next twelve days. While a number of government agencies run by presidential appointees have hustled to get final rules out before getting swept away by Biden’s replacements, the storm of the Capitol Building Wednesday evening was enough of a shock and an outrage as to cause everything else to come to a screeching halt. It also seems to have washed away the last meaningful support the outgoing president had at the federal level. In the U.S. at least, it looks like the next two weeks are going to be all about containing Trump. FinCEN’s comment period ends The already-infamous wallet monitoring rules proposed by the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, have closed out their comment period. Despite FinCEN announcing the rules immediately before the holidays with a comment period of only 15 days, the proposal received thousands of comments. The crypto industry turned out, unanimously condemning the push to heighten reporting requirements for crypto exchanges transacting with self-hosted wallets. Objections fell along a spectrum of concern over privacy, surveillance, lack of parity with cash, and the Treasury’s questionable ability to secure its own data. A decent chunk of the crypto community finds the idea of the government knowing anything about financial transactions offensive and would likely support the wholesale repeal of the Bank Secrecy Act — another prediction: that’s not going to happen. Others simply don’t like the misbalance with cash. The new proposal would apply a $3,000 threshold to crypto, which is the benchmark for international transfer reporting requirements, rather than for a bank handling cash for a client, in which case the threshold is $10,000. The logic seems to be that it’s impossible to know whether a self-hosted wallet is based in the U.S. or abroad, so the Treasury wants that information if it passes the lower threshold. This week, FinCEN also asked to make foreign crypto accounts part of reporting requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act. Given the flood of thousands of comments, it seems unfathomable that the Treasury will succeed in getting these rules through before Mnuchin leaves with the Trump administration. Any resulting rules are likely to face challenges in courts on procedural grounds. Twilight of the Acting Comptroller The Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has, in contrast with FinCEN, been a darling of the crypto community since former Coinbase legal chief Brian Brooks took over as Acting Comptroller in May. On Monday, the OCC put out a groundbreaking interpretive letter authorizing national banks to run nodes for distributed ledgers and use stablecoins to make payments. The decision is obviously a big deal for integrating crypto into the goliaths of traditional financial infrastructure, but it remains to be seen how many national banks take up the challenge of actually doing it. Despite how popular such decisions are among the crypto world, Brooks has rubbed some folks the wrong way. State regulators have especially taken issue with his expansion of federal banking authority. On Tuesday, the Attorneys General of eight states and the District of Columbia filed suit against Brooks and the OCC over its recently enacted “True Lending Rule.” The rule puts loans involving a nationally chartered lending institution under the OCC’s authority, subjecting it to the OCC’s limits on interest rates. States say the new rule threatens the sovereignty of state anti-usury laws. The OCC, however, argues that the program is a means of expanding credit availability. But it’s unlikely that Brooks will be around the OCC for much of the case. His nomination by Trump has yet to result in a confirmation hearing before the Senate, which is unlikely to prioritize such a confirmation between now and Biden’s ascension on the 20th. Protectionism in payments Despite what I wrote above about predictions, ‘tis the season. Here’s one: national protectionism in payments is going to grow into a more central national priority. Crypto will get swept up into this, especially given the push for central bank digital currencies and the rise in crypto analytics firms. As an example, the trade war between China and the U.S. has been heavily focused on technology. Cointelegraph has written extensively on the role of CBDCs in the competition between the two countries, with China’s digital yuan presenting the most realistic threat to the geopolitical dominance of the U.S. dollar since the Second World War. Just this week, President Trump sent out an executive order blocking a roster of Chinese payment apps from operating in the states. It doesn’t come into effect during Trump’s administration, meaning it’s unlikely to come into effect at all, but it’s a gesture. Biden is unlikely to be as publicly bellicose in his dealings with China as Trump has been, but the threat China poses to the U.S. is not fundamentally a partisan one. In its ideal form, the internet makes information borderless. Similarly, the Platonic notion of crypto renders payments entirely free. But just as information remains siloed, payments have some liberating yet to do. With governments globally tuning in to their own payments systems, onboarding stablecoins and analytics, expect major economic powers to get territorial. Further reads AEI’s Jim Harper summarizes the inconsistencies between FinCEN’s rule and standing BSA requirements on cash transactions. Lawyers for Ballard Spahr dig into the OCC’s new rule on banks operating stablecoin networks. The Electronic Frontier Foundation applauds the UK’s rejection of the U.S. DoJ’s request to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. 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Health News Brief Majority of candidates for vaccine trial will be people of color, people over 65 A new vaccine unit at Montefiore Hospital in the central Bronx has opened, with the goal of enrolling people in clinical trials to test the efficacy of vaccines against COVID-19. The unit will be run by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine wand Dr. Barry Zingman, a professor of medicine at Einstein and clinical director of infectious diseases. The opening comes as coronavirus infection rates are spiking sharply around the world. The unit will focus on people older than 65, an age bracket that has been hardest hit by the pandemic. “By ensuring that historically underrepresented patients are included in COVID-19 vaccination research, this effort will help ensure the efficacy and safety of vaccines for these underrepresented patient groups,” said Dr. Andrew D. Racine, chief medical officer at Montefiore and a professor of pediatrics at Einstein. The new vaccine unit has started enrolling people in the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine, one of 13 COVID-19 vaccines in phase III trials and the first to be evaluated at Montefiore. Previously Dr. Racine was Montefiore’s worked on studies to evaluate remdesivir, which was later approved by the FDA as a treatment for people hospitalized with COVID-19. Physician-scientists at Montefiore have studied COVID-19’s impact on people with major health conditions, ranging from asthma to cancer, with a focus on examining health inequities in the Bronx. Montefiore and Einstein faculty have: Published the first major U.S. study on the use of steroids in treating COVID-19, and revealed which patients can be harmed by steroids Led a study comparing the immune responses of adults and children with COVID-19 and detected key differences that may explain why children have milder disease than adults Led the development of a monoclonal antibody therapy to neutralize COVID-19—and potentially other emerging coronaviruses—clinical trials will begin in December Created a blood test for detecting COVID-19 antibodies, used clinically and for research Launched the first randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial of convalescent plasma with NYU Langone Medicine Center, now being conducted at other locations nationally Was the first New York City medical center to enroll participants in the remdesivir trial Will offer the first randomized controlled trial of dexamethasone versus baricitinib, a medication for the hyperinflammatory state in COVID-19 The unit will help ensure that “underrepresented communities will have access to the most promising protection from COVID-19,” according to Dr. Zingman. The AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded trial in which two people will get the vaccine for each person who receives a placebo injection. Participants will receive two injections during the first 29 days. An independent analysis of the vaccine found it worked to set off a powerful immune response against COVID-19. The study will not include people previously diagnosed with COVID-19, people whose immune systems are suppressed due to disease or medications, people with cancer, people who are pregnant or nursing, and anyone under age 18. Tags: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, COVID-19, Montefiore Hospital Four commercial tenants coming to La Central Community board votes down developer’s housing proposal

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Overtired Mama's Travel Tips and Tricks Bachelor - Episode 5 - February 2 By Overtired Mama - February 02, 2015 Looks like we're in for some major drama! Let's get to it! First one-on-one date of the night goes to Carly. They meet up with a "meditating lady" to get the date started. Apparently, she is a "love guru".... um, anyone else remember that horrible Mike Myers movie "The Love Guru"? Is this going to be anything like that? Well, we see Chris and Carly going through breathing exercises and making "ooommmm" sounds. We're on the right (or wrong) track. Then Carly is instructed to blindfold Chris, "explore his body" and feed him some foods. She also has to smell him. Ok, I'm sure people may do this stuff when alone, but with another person there... it's weird. Plus, this love Guru keeps kind of creepily smiling. I'm sure I would have been laughing. But to make matters worse... the Guru tells them to undress each other. Um, awkward much. Luckily Chris says the same thing... which shows me I'm not crazy. They both indicate they are uncomfortable stripping each other on a first date. And then they talk about what has been challenges for them in past relationships. How novel, talking on a first date. To end things off, they have to sit close together, and not kiss....this all seems pretty intimate. Switch over to Kelsey talking about her husband's passing. She's been a widow for a year and a half. And she is pretty "a matter of fact" about it. On to the selections for group date - which indicates Britt will have the one-on-one... she's excited. On the other side, Kelsey is upset that she's not being make to feel special. On to the group date! Woo! Kelsey talks about how emotional it is to be on a group date. Did this girl not realize what show she was going on? They're going river rafting... this guide is intense... he listed like 4 different ways they could die. Jade fell in the water and says she has a medical condition that causes her to go in to hypothermia. Yikes. Chris massages her feet, and hands... and Mackenzie wishes she had used that "strategy", and Kelsey is jealous... and apparently she's "fine". Wow, these girls are sympathetic. So, Jordan, who was eliminated in Week 2, magically shows up at the filming location... this isn't staged at all... because everyone would know exactly where they would be filling, and when Chris would be walking through the lobby. Anyway, Chris says that he would have never given "the Jordan of 2 weeks ago" a second chance. Yeah, because people can make major life and personality changes in 2 weeks. And when he brings Jordan out, everyone looks shocked. I'm sure they're going to be welcoming and happy about this....right? Unsurprisingly, Kelsey and Ashley "Kardashian" are the most upset. But Chris says he's opening it up to feedback. The girls tell Jordan how they feel. The girls share how upset they are. Chris seems surprised that he's ending up spending so much time to talk about Jordan. Kardashian wants everyone to be mean to Jordan... At the house Carly reveals that Britt hasn't showered in a long time. Hopefully she did after the mud date. But anyway, the date card indicates the date will be height related, so Britt is freaking out. Back at the group date.... Chris sends Jordan home... again. Then the group date rose goes to Whitney. And Kardashian starts crying and says she doesn't think Whitney is for Chris and he needs someone who is "super real". Um, like someone who has identified herself as "like a Kardashian" and "Jasmine from Disney's Alladin"? Ugh, this girl is the worst. Chris comes first thing to wake Britt up for their date. He says Britt looks so amazing in the morning.... but I'm pretty sure it's because she still has her makeup on from last night. Britt's imagination is running wild, assuming that they're going to jump off a building and she's terrified of heights.... but when she sees it's a hot air balloon, she's so excited. Um, then I don't buy the "fear of heights" thing. I am seriously scared of heights, and the hot air balloon would terrify me. Anyway, the girls at the house are making fun of Britt, while she's alone with Chris looking at their hotel room. The girls also talk about how Britt indicated she likes being single and doesn't want kids. And she is telling Chris how much she wants kids... and he gives her a rose and tells her the "date isn't over". And Britt tells the camera that the date "started in bed, and it's ending in bed". We end with the dramatic door closing. After Britt comes back from her date, and spills the details.... it brings out the mega crazy in Kelsey... so she goes storming down to his room, because it's obviously (?) the right time to tell him her husband died. At least she talks to Chris with much more emotion than he did the other girls. In her camera session she talks about how "amazing" her story is. Which then leads to a kiss. And she talks about how this "had to happen". She talks about how this is her story... her tragic story, picking up the pieces, and her happy ending. I'm pretty sure that's the creepiest segment I've ever seen. Everyone talks about how stressed they are, and Kelsey decides to tell everyone she doesn't feel nervous. And then Chris shares with the girls that he had an emotional chat with Kelsey, and he gets chocked up about it. I'm confused, what just happened? Host Chris asks him just that. Kelsey doesn't understand what's taking Chris so long to send some girls home. Then she gives this long impassioned speech that I find hard to understand. Cocktail party is cancelled, and everyone looks devastated. Kelsey has switched from confident to not confident. She's freaking out, so she gets up and heads out - and then we hear crying, I"m not sure what exactly is happening. A panic attack? Is there security camera footage? Next week - more drama. We close with some drunken Jordan footage. Bachelor Reality TV Movie Madness Giveaway! ​ I am a total movie lover! I like to get lost in plot lines, relate to characters, and even challenge the way I think about things. If you are a fellow movie lover, this giveaway is for you! I've paired up with some fellow bloggers for a "Blog Hop"! Prizes from the different bloggers are supposed to be a movie or gift card to a movie theater, or even paypal cash so they can buy your own movies. Be sure to check each blogger in the hop for their specific prizes. I'm giving away $20 Paypal Cash! Please note my prize is in Canadian Funds. The #MovieMadness Blog Hop is co-hosted by Powered by Mom and Mom Does Reviews . 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For my Canadian readers, I know the Canadian Target folded up shop, but I know there are many (myself included) that still enjoy shopping at Target on visits to the US. What would you spend the gift card on if you won? GIVEAWAY DETAILS Prize: $150 Target Gift Card Giveaway organized by: Oh My Gosh Beck! Rules: Use the Rafflecopter form to enter da Amazon Giveaway! So, I don't know about anyone else, but I have started noticing that the "Back to School" signs are up in stores already! Didn't school just end??? Well one of my favourite places to do my back to school shopping is Amazon! They have everything! It's a one stop shop for so much of what we need! I can take the school supply list and find everything from the comfort of my home. And as a bonus, you can also purchase clothing..... and maybe add on a little something for yourself. You deserve it! 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Latinos in New England Latinos in New England 2 Latinos in Rhode Island Latinos in RI | A Timeline Community Advocacy & Political Growth Community Advocacy & Political Growth 2 RI Latino Pioneers Share Your Stories Here Nuestras Raíces | Community Stories | Blog Walking Tour • Map It Out Este Es Mi Barrio | Blog Barrio Stories | Tours Oral History Tips Pre-Iinterview Tasks Guidelines for Interviewing Latinos Guidelines for Photocopy & Reproductions Nuestras Historias | Blog The History of Latinos in Rhode Island Community Social Activism And Political Growth in Rhode Island The political arm of the Latino community was also being strengthened through Coalition activity. In the late 1970s, ties to the bureaucracy and service institutions of the state were soon supplemented with ties to the elected officials who appointed bureaucratic leaders and made policy. In keeping with the clientele-focused atmosphere of urban politics, political consciousness took on a certain savvy. Bonds were formed with elected officials on the part of a select group of leaders while votes were promised in exchange for concrete benefits and temporary empowerment. Latino politicians had situated themselves at the periphery of the political arena as power brokers, conduits of power between that arena and the community itself. “So that’s how our whole experience began, and that [CHO] was how we got to be in touch with the political system and realize that we needed to protect ourselves. And so we began to …stick our head out, so to speak, into the political landscape…” Juan Francisco interview, 2000 The political landscape of the 1970s was on the most local level, the patronage based on the context of Democratic ward politics. Lloyd Griffin, who was one of two ward councilmen in that area, dominated the ward encompassing much of the Latino community. His political machine both limited access and provided a strong model for the ins and outs of political execution. The value of a nascent Latino voting bloc as the building blocks of political power were often exchanged for token gestures of limited representation and access. But something was lacking with this arrangement. True political empowerment meant direct access to services and not indirect benefits through a tenuous patron-client relationship. The evolving and hungry Latin American political community wanted independent, sustainable power within the political arena – not just outside of it. Institutional representation meant using not just political savvy, but also clout to secure substantive appointments within the public-service institutions. Vincent “Buddy” Cianci first successfully ran for mayor of Providence in 1975 on the Republic ticket and had managed to co-opt the Democratic machine. The bond between Mayor Cianci and the Latino coalition leadership yielded the community’s first political appointment, that of Roberto González to the Providence School Board in 1978. Unfortunately, the strength of the Coalition was to be dismantled only a year later. From most accounts, the demise of the Coalition was a matter of ego, both organizational and individual. The semi-independent structure lent itself quite easily to intra-organization competition within the central board of the coalition. The election of Manuel Jiménez as director of the entire coalition caused resentment on the parts of those who felt underrepresented. According to some, a certain political immaturity and inexperience with the democratic consensus decision making of a committee only worsened matters. The dismantling of the Coalition meant the fragmentation of the organized Latino political community. Orientación Hispana and Club Juvenil were the fist casualties of the break-up. Co-founders and Colombian community organizers took the services of Acción Hipana to Central Falls in late 1979, where it eventually incorporated and made the transformation into Progreso Latino. This fragmentation and subsequent retreat caused an organizational vacuum of sorts. By early 1980, Coalición Hispana ceased to exist, and that same year, the Hispanic Social Services Committee (HSSA) was formed. Not everyone felt that the closing of the Coalition was a total loss. According to another early activist, it was the beginning of what he felt was "destiny:" The consolidation of Latino political consciousness and gains in access in the late 1980s, however, were not to be lost so early. The State Senatorial campaign of Charles Walton against Lloyd Griffin possessed heavy Latino involvement. People were registered to vote and informed of the issues as Walton was introduced to the community. The increased activity of HSSA managed to secure a position for newly-arrived Dr. Pablo Rodríguez within the RI Department of Health. Overall, pressure for access and representation-services from and jobs within the bureaucracy was maintained. The campaigns of J.Joseph Garrahy and Richard Licht for Governor and Lieutenant Governor respectively, secured the appointment of Margarita Baez (one of the founders of HSSA) to a state level position. For many years she was the only Latino access to the state house. When the leaders wanted to be appraised of what bill was on the floor and who needed to be lobbied, the information was communicated through Margarita. Later appointments of Olga Noguéra to the Rhode Island Department of Human Services, Victor Mendóza to the Personnel Department and Juan Francísco to the Providence School Board further strengthened the institutional representation of Latinos in the political arena. ￭ "When [Coalición] finally closed down it almost splintered. Actually, whenI think of it, the Coalition may have ended, but the different groups started to take on lives of their own, like children growing up and developing. So, one group went to a building on Niagara Street in Providence and established themselves there. Another group went to work with the Dominican community. Another group started doing the parade, etc. So, in essence, Coalición didn’t actually die, but I think what happened was that everything became what they were destined to be." Roberto González, 2007 NOTE: The story does not end here. We will continue to delve more into the history of activism and political participation among Latinos in Rhode Island from the 1960s to the present. If you know anyone who can be considered a "Pioneer" and has a story to share from that era, please contact us via this link. Excerpts taken from oral histories conducted by Kristin Bergantz, Peter Kim, Adam Lelyveld, Mónica Lúcero, Indira Stewart and Elizabeth-Ann Tierney. Edited by Marta V. Martínez Latino Oral History Project of Rhode Island | 209 Central St. • Central Falls, RI 02863 | All Rights Reserved © 2021 | Contact Us

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平台网上娱乐 Alumni | Contact Us | Sitemap | Calendar | Chinese Version | Job@WHU The Constitution Of WHU WHU's Leadership Faculty of Information Sciences Interdisciplinary Institute Discipline Construction Overview of Int’l Cooperation Students Exchange Programs International Joint Programs Foreign Experts Recruitment Sports & Facilities Campus Canteens Stores and Supermarkets Campus Bus Home / people / Content Author： Date：2017-03-27 Clicks： Prof. Feng Guo finished his undergraduate courses at Sun Yat-sen University and obtained his Master’s degree at WHU. In 1992, he studied for the Doctor’s degree while working as a teaching assistant at School of Law in WHU. He was promoted to the Professor in 2002 and he is currently the dean of School of Law in WHU. He also works temporarily as the Vice President of the Supreme People's Court for Trial Supervision Division. Prof. Feng’s research areas are international investment law, comparative company law and comparative bank law. His first academic monograph focuses on the capital system of modern companies comprehensively, which had profound influence on the amendment of company law of the People's Republic of China. Along with the rise of cyber-economy, Prof. Feng turned his attention to online transaction security and became the first person to achieve scientific researches in this field in China. Due to his outstanding contribution to both the academe and legislation, many institutes have invited Prof. Feng to join them. He holds the position of Standing Director of China Commercial Law Research Association, Vice President of China Security Law Research Association, and President of Commercial Law Research Association in Hubei Law Society. Up to now, Prof. Feng has published 5 textbooks, 8 academic monographs and about 70 papers on core periodicals recognized by CSSCI, which earned him various awards from the government and academic circle. Prof. Feng also plays an active role as a teacher in WHU. In 2012, he was employed as Luojia Distinguished Professor. In 2013, he was awarded with the prize of Excellent Teacher by Bao steel Education Foundation. Next year，he participated in the Program of “Two Thousand” which was a collaborative recruitment program between universities and legal affairs departments launched by the central government. From 2015 to 2017，he was appointed as the deputy chief judge of the Supreme People's Court by Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. From 2016 on, Prof. Feng is awarded Special Government Allowance. Prev Section：Deng Hexiang Next Section：Xia Jun Copyright @ 2014 Wuhan University | by sigutech www.w88优德.com 博雅彩票注册 足彩外围网址app 澳门星际在线娱乐场88 金皇朝注册 同乐城tlc88手机版 网投网官网 ku娱乐体育投注

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For press releases regarding the Liberal Democrats, please click here. The Spectre of Jihad by John Thorne Somewhere inside, a young man with explosives strapped around his midriff sat listening. He could hear the wails of sirens, the jeers of the crowd, the thudding of a police battering ram on the door below. He had heard the gunfire that morning, and the two claps of thunder when his friends left him. Now he had a choice to make. [more] Morocco – a virtual democratisation by Aboubakr Jamaï The Moroccan regime of Mohammed VI has fully exploited the Bush administration’s desire to magnify and advertise the faintest sign of liberalisation in the Arab world. [subscribe] Letter from Ghana by Nana Akua Anyidoho Ghana celebrated 50 years of independence on March 6th. As a gift to the nation, the state electricity company promised an outage-free anniversary. Immediately after the fireworks, the country was returned to rationed darkness. [subscribe] Visions of a Liberal Future by Helen Suzman Although three of the key components of liberalism – a vigilant opposition in parliament, a pro-active civil society and a watchful press – are evident in South Africa, Professor Milton Shain’s concern that “a liberal consitution does not in itself ensure a democratic future”, appears to be justified. [subscribe] In Praise of Somaliland by Peter Tatchell This year’s civil war in Somalia has killed thousands of people and created over half a million refugees. Somalia is a failed state that has failed its people. In contrast, the north-west breakaway region of the Republic of Somaliland is an oasis of peace, stability and progress in the Horn of Africa. [more] The Islamist as Ironist by TF Lane Islamism does not, at first glance, seem a fertile ground for irony. Its literalist doctrine and joyless demeanour identify it as an creed of severe sincereity. And with Osama bin Laden’s deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, effectively churning out bi-weekly broadcasts for our edification, the movement is more than ever defined by his monotone earnestness. [more] The Paradox of Plenty by Anatole Kaletsky Why have almost no African countries managed to achieve the sustained economic development which has lifted billions of people out of extreme poverty in east Asia? There are three inter-connected explanations: war, corruption, and the curse of natural resources. [more] LIBERAL INTERVENTIONALISM What’s Left to do for Darfur? by Stephen Twigg The way forward is an oil trust fund. This would distribute oil revenues for the provision of education, health and development projects, and to the Government of South Sudan. [subscribe] THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY Selective Rememberance by James Walston This year, the abolition of the slave trade has for the most part been commemorated in what seems to be a rather grudging way. It is naturally right and proper that Liverpool. Bristol and London should recognise their role in the industry, and that children and adults alike should learn more about their city’s involvement; but this anniversary is above all one of the few occasions when 'the good guys’ won. [subscribe] Salvation in the Sahara by John Thorne In the year that the American navy broke the back of Barbary slave trade and brought low the potentates of Tunis and Algiers, a shipwreck occurred on the coast of the Sahara desert that would contribute to the end of slavery in America. [subscribe] Israel at Middle Age by Benny Morris The problem, of course, is that while Israel as a society may have entered middle age, the situation (Jewish) Israelis live in, and, even more so, most likely face, is antediluvian, revolutionary and possibly apocalyptic. [subscribe] The Presidential Circus by Simon Radford Nothing typifies the Iowa primaries more than an ambitious politician discussing the intricacies of the Central American Free Trade Agreement while munhcing on a deep-fried twinky. [more] THE FUTURE OF FEMINISM DEBATE Notes on Being a Black Feminist in Englewood, New Jersey by Michele Wallace I am not friends with all the black people I see. We don't have much in common based upon skin colour. I’ve learned that whatever community I may have once felt with other black people, or even black women, isn't particularly sustainable on anything other than a purely social or cultural level. [subscribe] © The Liberal 2008 | About Us | Subscribe | Advertising | Contact Us

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Home > indian springfield uk > Indian Springfield launched Indian Springfield launched THERE'S been little secret that Indian has had a new model coming under the name ‘Springfield’ – it gained emissions certificates for the bike months ago but until now it’s not been seen. At a glance it looks pretty much like another straightforward variation on the firm’s big, air-cooled model range, and indeed the engine is exactly the same as the rest of the bikes in that line. But perhaps the reason it’s taken so long to show up is that it’s actually got a surprising number of bespoke parts that aren’t shared with other bikes in the range. The USP of the Springfield is that while it’s a bagger in its initial form it can be converted to a naked cruiser in a matter of minutes without any tools. The screen and hard panniers simply unclip, as can the pillion seat, to convert it into a machine that looks much the same as the Chief Classic. While something similar can be done with the existing Chief Vintage – which has a similar screen and soft leather bags – the Springfield’s chassis is different, allowing it to carry heavier loads. In fact it can lug as much as 242kg of passenger and luggage. In keeping with the touring intentions when the luggage and screen are fitted, not to mention a price tag that’s less than an iPhone away from £20k, it’s got lots of kit as standard. Adjustable passenger footboards, anti-lock brakes, tyre pressure monitors, cruise control and front and rear crash bars are all standard. As with the rest of the air-cooled range, the engine is the Thunder Stroke 111 (that’s 1811cc to you and me) with undisclosed power (around 95hp, but we didn’t tell you that) and 101.7lbft of torque at a mere 2,600rpm. Indian has pulled off its normal trick of having the bike available immediately, so if you’ve got £20k burning a hole in your pocket and can’t decide between a bagger and a cruiser, you know where to head. Source: Visordown Indian motorcycle indian springfield motorcycle indian springfield price indian springfield review indian springfield specifications indian springfield specs indian springfield uk Item Reviewed: Indian Springfield launched Description: Rating: 5 Reviewed By: Unknown

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Interview with Ally Z by Hazel Brill for Together Unlocked! Ally Z: The Value of Lightness Click here to enter the exhibition, which you will be able to navigate similarly to a physical gallery (Warning: contains nudes and images of eating disorders). On Tuesday 17 November at 7pm we held a ‘Public View’ of Ally Z’s The Starving Artist exhibition, where Ally was interviewed by Together! 2012 CIC’s Artistic Director Dr Ju Gosling FRSA. An edited version containing BSL interpretation is coming shortly, but in the meantime you can see the live recording here. Ally Z’s virtual gallery space Ally Z is 22 years old and holds a BFA in Visual Art & Art History from Queen’s University & an MLitt Curatorial Practice from the Glasgow School of Art. She is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Creative Arts with the University of Southern Queensland. Ally has dualistic experience as a Curator/ Artist and has been involved in many projects and galleries globally, ranging from projects with such galleries as Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Hunterian Art Gallery and Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Art. https://www.instagram.com/allycardone/ https://ally.pb.studio/ Ally Z: Worshiping the porcelain throne Ally’s perspective is that the human condition is more complex than is currently understood. Using primarily, painting, collage, and sculpture, she examines, instigates and provokes notions of the individual experience through specifically focusing on philosophical discourse, body image, embodiment, animals and ethics. Ally Z: Euphoria Ally’s book The Starving Artist: Understanding Body Image and Eating Disorders within Contemporary Art is in over 30 Universities wirld wide including Harvard, Yale, Princeton etc. Ally has founded an artists’ community https://thestarvingartist.pb.studio/ and has started a charity for The Starving Artist as well which has raised over £5000 for Eating Disorder Treatment. Ally Z: the Bathtub series

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Home / Education / Glasgow Primary Schools Castlemilk, Dalmarnock & Crookston The contract was for the construction of three primary schools for St Bartholomew’s R.C. Primary School in Castlemilk, Dalmarnock Primary and Crookston Primary. Crookston had a school roll of 550 including teaching accommodation for pupils with learning difficulties and a nursery. At St Bartholomew the school roll was 280 pupils and Dalmarnock was 370 pupils. Both St Bartholomew’s and Dalmarnock included nursery facilities. The provision of civil and structural engineering services. For all schools the structural form of the building comprised a structural steel frame with the suspended floors being constructed using insitu concrete on metal decking. The substructure generally comprised reinforced concrete pad foundations bearing on the natural soil strata. The steep topography and site constraints of the Crookston site tested the engineering aptitude to provide a satisfactory solution. At St Bartholomew’s lime stabilisation was used to maximise reuse of excavated material. This minimised the volume of material taken off site. High quality facilities completed on time and within budget. St Partricks Primary SchoolEducation

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Na-Nal Island Chief Nakula Nalkul Nalleo Nash Latkje Nay Island Chief Neclord Nelis Nifsara Nohl << Nao Nash Latkje Nataly >> Star: Tensoku Origin: Crystal Valley Events: Dunan Unification War, Second Fire Bringer War Position: Special Ops Death: N/A Nash is the eldest son of the powerful and well-known Latkje family. As a first class citizen, Nash grew up surrounded by everything he needed, including the love of his parents and his sister, Julie. He also grew up with Lena Suphala, who is technically Nash's aunt, but only three years older than him. The Latkje family had a very strict view on education and thus Nash was sent to the Howling Voice Guild for training on combat skills under the tutelage of Master Sauro. After enduring two years of training that at times made him throw up blood, he gained great skill in combat as well as the knowledge of the secret of gunpowder. With these skills, he entered the Temple Guards and mastered the use of his family heirloom--the Double Snake Sword, Grosser Fluss. Since then misfortune struck the Latkje family when Nash's father and mother both died of a mysterious illness. The only good news after this was the engagement and marriage of his sister Yulie with her tutor, Zaj Quilos, an adopted son of the Quilos family. However, Nash discovered the true identity of Zaj after taking a tissue sample of his dead father to Master Sauro. His father was poisoned by a type of slow-acting poison only known to members of the Howling Voice Guild. Nash then discovered a squire class gunner called "Zaj of the Black Moon". On the night before his sister's wedding, Nash confronted Zaj about his true identity. Zaj at first acted as if he had no idea, but further probed he admitted that he gave the poison to Nash's parents. He regretted that his plans to take over the Latkje household didn't go as he has planned. Nash then saw a small pistol slide into Zaj's hand and whether it was reflex or anger--he drew Grosser Fluss and gave Zaj a mortal wound. After that, Nash fled Crystal Valley. Since then the Latkje family was virtually destroyed and Yuri was taken under the protection of a Harmonian high priest. Nash then joined the Harmonian Southern Fringe Security Force at Caleria. The HSFSF was a place for similar people, most of them had no place to return to and all of them had some sort of skill that made them uniquely powerful special ops agents. Nash survived many missions within the HSFSF, but on one mission he was sent to Jowston to search for clues on True Runes. During this mission he learned that Zaj was still alive and was still trying to kill Nash. He ran into Zaj at Greenhill, where Nash was helping Teresa Wisemail fight against Highland. Nash then set on a return journey to Crystal Valley to fight with Zaj. After many problems, he finally returned to Crystal Valley and after a deadly duel, defeated Zaj. Lena Suphala asked Nash to stay, but Nash simply disappeared. Somewhere in the next 15 years, he got married, but nobody knows who the lucky lady is. He resurfaced in the Grasslands at the outbreak of the Second Fire Bringer War, aiding Chris Lightfellow (at the request of Salome), and later the Fire Bringer against the forces of the Harmonian Bishop, Luc. He operated under the last name of 'Clovis' for unknown reasons at this time. After the task is done, however, he again disappeared, his whereabouts unknown. In battle, Nash uses a wide arsenal of weapons. Nash is a psychological fighter who uses many tricks in battle to defeat his opponents. However, he also possesses inhuman fighting skills when wielding Grosser Fluss. He was able to fight with Seed and Culgan, both powerful Highland generals, at the same time using his sword. However, he prefers to use Grosser Fluss only when it is absolutely necessary due to a "curse" of the sword which makes Nash lose distinction between friend and foe. - Blue Moon, KoRnholio Gameplay Information for Suikoden III How to Recruit: Joins automatically during Chris 2. Weapon LVL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Weapon Strength 5 15 26 36 51 61 71 82 92 102 120 130 140 150 160 170 Weapon Name Leenier Gerarde Courve

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Matches 1 - 50 out of 17,879 WO/2021/003577A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE IMPEDANCE PROPERTIES OF A LOAD USING LOAD ANALYSIS SIGNALS Various embodiments are described herein for measuring the impedance properties of a load using load analysis signals. In one example embodiment, a transformer is provided which includes at least one primary winding, and at least one sec... WO/2021/004338A1 RESISTANCE ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR RESISTOR, AND SYSTEM The present disclosure provides a resistor fixture and a resistance adjustment machine, pertaining to the technical field of laser trimming. The invention alleviates the technical problem in which when laser is used to perform trimming, ... WO/2021/004282A1 METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING RESISTANCE PARAMETER OF GROUNDING SYSTEM, AND MONITORING NETWORK Provided are a method, apparatus and system for measuring a resistance parameter of a grounding system, and a monitoring network. The method comprises: inputting a driving current into a plurality of sections of a grounding system path (... WO/2021/001002A1 METHOD FOR GRID IMPEDANCE AND DYNAMICS ESTIMATION A method for estimating components of a grid impedance, Z, of a power grid (1) being coupled to a power generating unit at a point of interconnection (4) is disclosed. A voltage, Vmeas, across the point of interconnection (4); an active ... WO/2021/003486A1 A REDUCED COST RATIO METRIC MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE FOR TARIFF METERING AND ELECTRICAL BRANCH CIRCUIT PROTECTION A ratio metric (RM) approach to providing the current sensing function of service currents to smart metering applications results in an RM current sensor assembly and RM differential current sensor assembly that can replace prior art sen... WO/2020/259200A1 STRETCHABLE DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND OPERATION METHOD The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of displays, and provides a stretchable display substrate and a manufacturing method therefor, a display device, and an operation method. The stretchable display substrate comprises m... WO/2020/262167A1 ELECTROSTATIC SENSOR, CONTROL DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM In the present invention, an electrostatic capacitance detection unit comprises a charging/discharging circuit for detecting electrostatic capacitance between an electrode and object. A processing unit controls the operation of the charg... WO/2020/260284A1 CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A DC LINK CAPACITOR The invention relates to a device and a method for monitoring a DC link capacitor (CZK) in an electrical DC link of a circuit (1) operated on a mains voltage Vac, the circuit comprising a power factor correction filter (PFC) and an inver... WO/2020/264109A1 DUAL-STEP PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD TEST, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS The inventive technology is directed to testing of printed circuit boards (PCBs). Contact resistance can be increased or become intermittent in presence of flux (e.g., Organic Solderability Preservative or OSP) over the test points. Ther... An electrostatic capacitance detection unit (12) comprises a charge/discharge circuit (121) for detecting electrostatic capacitance between an electrode (11) and an object (2). A processing unit (131) controls the operation of the charge... WO/2020/258835A1 DETECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PPLP INSULATION AGING DEGREE OF SUPERCONDUCTING CABLE A detection method and system for insulation aging degree of superconducting cable. The detection method comprises: applying excitation voltages of different frequencies on a sample, and calculating a dielectric loss angle tangent corres... WO/2020/263447A1 MEASURING A LEAKAGE CHARACTERISTIC OF A SIGNAL PATH An example method measures a leakage characteristic of a signal path. The example method includes forcing a current onto the signal path; determining a parasitic capacitance of the signal path based on a rate of change of a voltage on th... WO/2020/258802A1 METHOD FOR CALCULATING IRON LOSS RESISTANCE OF VARIABLE FREQUENCY MOTOR WHILE CONSIDERING PWM HARMONIC WAVES Provided is a method for calculating iron loss resistance of a variable frequency motor while considering PWM harmonic waves, which falls within the field of loss analysis and calculation of an alternating current motor. The method is us... WO/2020/253876A1 CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR DETECTING INSULATION RESISTANCE OF PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAY TO GROUND, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC INVERTER Disclosed is a circuit for detecting the insulation resistance of a photovoltaic array to ground. The circuit comprises a first switch tube Q1 and a second switch tube Q2 in an inverter circuit connected to a photovoltaic array, two sens... WO/2020/253552A1 HIGH-PRECISION RESISTOR MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON COMBINATION OF DIFFERENTIAL METHOD AND PROPORTIONAL METHOD Disclosed are a high-precision resistor measurement system and method based on the combination of a differential method and a proportional method. The system comprises: a constant-current source, a reference resistor, a first differentia... WO/2020/256664A1 MEASURING THE GROUND RESISTANCE OF THE GROUNDING SYSTEM BY USING CAPACITIVE PROBE AND THE METHOD OF USAGE The present invention relates to a system and a method for measuring the ground resistance of a grounding system using a capacitive probe by applying the resonance method, which allows measurement on hard ground surfaces such as concrete... WO/2020/251590A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A SENSING SUBSTRATE An occupant or object sensing system in a vehicle includes electrical circuits for capacitive sensing and corresponding circuits shielding the sensing system from interference. A sensing circuit and a shielding circuit may be printed wit... WO/2020/243909A1 STANDING WAVE DETECTION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE A standing wave detection apparatus and a communication device. The standing wave detection apparatus comprises a signal strength detection circuit (11) and a controller (12). The signal strength detection circuit (11) is used for using ... WO/2020/245519A1 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING A FAULTY ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IN AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM The method is implemented in an electrical system (1) comprising at least one electrical power source (10) and at least one electrical component (121 to 123) electrically connected through an electrical switch (11), and comprises the fol... WO/2020/246138A1 RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENT DEVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD The present invention pertains to a method for managing a resistivity measurement device by repeatedly measuring, by a four-probe method, resistivity on a measurement surface of a standard sample comprising a silicon monocrystal, the met... WO/2020/240022A1 A METHOD OF INSPECTING A RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICE AND A RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICE The invention relates to a method of inspecting a radio frequency device (1) that allows for a modification of the transmission and/or a manipulation of the radio frequency signal along electroconductive elements (13) by changing dielect... WO/2020/241517A1 VOLTAGE DIVIDER DEVICE This voltage divider device (3), which divides a voltage output from a voltage power supply, is provided with a plurality of resistor voltage dividing substrates (2A-2D) to which a plurality of conductor patterns disposed on the surfaces... WO/2020/242137A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DEFECT IN BATTERY PACK The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for detecting a defect in a battery pack and, more specifically, to an apparatus and method for detecting a defect in a capacitor provided inside a battery pack. According to the p... WO/2020/236793A1 HIGH PERFORMANCE INDUCTIVE SENSING ALL DIGITAL PHASE LOCKED LOOP Maintaining a fixed frequency in a resonant circuit of an inductive sensor circuit is described. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an inductance-todigital converter (LDC). The LDC includes a digital filter to measure an inductance... WO/2020/234959A1 TIRE ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE PROBE This tire electrical resistance measurement device (1) is provided with an inner circumferential-side probe (50S) and an outer circumferential-side probe (50A). The inner circumferential-side probe (50S) is disposed on the inner circumfe... WO/2020/234873A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FAST SOLUTION OF PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS, BASED ON AN EIGENPERMITTIVITY MODAL APPROACH A method for providing fast and efficient solution of partial differential equations to calculate the permittivity modes of an arbitrarily complex scatterer geometry using a modal approach, comprising the steps of defining the background... WO/2020/230326A1 TRL CALIBRATION DEVICE AND TRL INSPECTION METHOD A TRL calibration device (100) comprises: a reflect standard (100R) having an R first transmission line in which one end thereof is connected to an R first connection terminal and the other end is an open end, and an R second transmissio... WO/2020/224056A1 NON-CONTACT ANTENNA IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM THEREFOR A non-contact antenna impedance measurement method and a measurement system therefor, wherein the measurement method comprises the following steps: (1) electrically connecting an antenna, an adjustable device, and chips to form a measure... WO/2020/226308A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING BATTERY CELL The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for diagnosing an increase in the resistance of a battery cell lead part, and a method for diagnosing a battery cell, according to one embodiment of the present invention, compri... WO/2020/223651A1 MULTISPECTRAL IMPEDANCE DETERMINATION UNDER DYNAMIC LOAD CONDITIONS Impedance testing devices, circuits, systems, and related methods are disclosed. A Device Under Test (DUT) is excited with a multi spectral excitation signal for an excitation time period while the DUT is under a load condition from a lo... WO/2020/223630A1 ENHANCED CHIRP EXCITATION SIGNAL FOR BROADBAND IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT Devices and methods to perform AC impedance measurement of a device which use an excitation signal including a root mean squared current or a root mean squared voltage in a sequence of one or more frequency groups, wherein each of said f... WO/2020/218443A1 CURRENT LEAKAGE DETERMINATION DEVICE A current leakage determination device (70) comprises: a capacitor (71) having a first end connected to either a positive electrode or a negative electrode of a battery (20); a sensing resistor (72) connected to a second end of the capac... WO/2020/212984A1 MEMS BASED LIGHT DEFLECTING DEVICE AND METHOD A system comprising a MEMS based actuator unit and a control electric circuit. The actuator unit comprising one or more MEMS actuators, each comprising a stator and a rotor and configured to define a payload position in response to elect... WO/2020/207619A1 METHOD FOR DETERMINING CAPACITANCES OF BYPASS CAPACITORS IN A CHARGING CABLE The invention relates to a method for determining capacitances of bypass capacitors in a charging cable during a charging process, in which method an energy store is charged by an energy source (100) via the charging cable, a first outpu... WO/2020/207989A1 MULTI-CHANNEL CAPACITANCE SENSING MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT A capacitance measurement circuit (12) for determining complex electric currents in a multi-channel capacitive sensing device (10) comprises a first sensing circuit (18) for selectively connecting one of a plurality of sense electrodes t... WO/2020/202832A1 MEASUREMENT METHOD AND INSPECTION DEVICE [Problem] To obtain accurate impedance values while simplifying work for calibrating a plurality of current detection units included in an inspection device. [Solution] This measurement method for measuring the inter-electrode impedances... WO/2020/191466A1 STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENT FOR A TIPPING BUCKET RAIN GAUGE AND RELATED MICROCONTROLLED ELECTRONIC SYSTEM A structural arrangement for a tipping bucket rain gauge and related microcontrolled electronic system, the features of which include remote monitoring and identification of possible operating faults or defects in the rain gauge (100), s... WO/2020/187044A1 CIRCUIT PARAMETER DETECTING METHOD AND DETECTING DEVICE A circuit parameter detecting method, comprising: applying a preset excitation signal at an input end of a circuit to be tested, and acquiring one set of actual output data from an output end of said circuit (101); selecting from multipl... WO/2020/185780A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING POWER CIRCUITS WITH COHERENT RF SIGNALS TO FORM A STEERED COMPOSITE RF SIGNAL An apparatus has a Radio Frequency (RF) signal generator to produce RF signals phase shifted relative to one another in accordance with RF frequency waveform parameters. Amplifier chains process the RF signals to produce channels of ampl... WO/2020/182149A1 RESISTANCE TEST FIXTURE A resistance test fixture (100), comprising a substrate (20), an electric linear module (30) mounted on the substrate (20), a movable probe assembly (40) connected to the electric linear module (30), and a fixed probe assembly (50) conne... WO/2020/183489A1 METHOD FOR IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT USING MULTIPLE PHASE SHIFTED CHIRP SIGNALS The invention discloses a method for measuring impedance of a system under test. The method includes multiple, high bandwidth, short duration chirp signals having dissimilar phase to estimate impedance. The method includes generating at ... WO/2020/185744A1 ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK HEATER RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT TO APPROXIMATE TEMPERATURE A controller including a voltage sensor coupled to a heater trace integrated in an electrostatic chuck, the voltage sensor configured to sense a voltage difference across the heater trace, wherein the heater trace is associated with a he... WO/2020/181789A1 TEST SYSTEM FOR MICROWAVE DIELECTRIC CHANGES OF SOLID MATERIAL DURING FORCE BEARING PROCESS A test system for microwave dielectric changes of a solid material (1) during a force bearing process. The test system tests microwave dielectric changes of the solid material (1) based on a horizontal and transverse pressure loading mod... WO/2020/177639A1 INSULATION DETECTION CIRCUIT AND DETECTION METHOD, AND BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Disclosed are an insulation detection circuit and detection method, and a battery management system. The insulation detection circuit comprises: a first switch module (K1), a first voltage division module (F1), a second voltage division ... WO/2020/177637A1 CAPACITOR CALIBRATION CIRCUIT, CAPACITOR CALIBRATION METHOD AND BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Disclosed are a capacitor calibration circuit, a capacitor calibration method and a battery management system. The circuit comprises: a first switch module (S1), one end of the first switch module (S1) being connected to a positive elect... WO/2020/177575A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AN INSULATION RESISTANCE VALUE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Some of embodiments of the present application relate to the field of integrated circuits, and disclosed are a method and apparatus for detecting an insulation resistance value, and an electronic device and a storage medium. In some of t... WO/2020/177636A1 INSULATION DETECTION CIRCUIT AND METHOD, AND BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM An insulation detection circuit and method, and a battery management system. The circuit comprises: a first isolation module (G1) connected to a positive electrode of a power battery to be detected and one end of a sampling module (H); t... WO/2020/176857A1 BIOMARKER MONITORING SENSOR AND METHODS OF USE Provided herein are systems, methods and apparatuses for a Biomarker sensor.

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The straight dope on Italian health and medical care, from an American woman doctor who lives and works in Rome. Her memoir, Dottoressa, was published in May 2019. About Dottoressa: An American Doctor in Rome Of Tests and Turkeys Treatment updates Bamlanivimab: Lilly’s monoclonal antibody concoction has been granted emergency use authorization by the FDA for mildly-to-moderately ill outpatients, but only a comme ci comme ça from the National Institutes of Health. Its Treatment Guidelines Panel says there is not enough evidence to recommend using bamlanivimab outside clinical trials, except maybe in patients at high risk for progressing to severe disease. Casirivimab and imdevimab (REGN-COV2): The FDA has also issued an emergency use authorization for the Regeneron monoclonal antibody cocktail given to Donald Trump; I suspect the NIH will issue the same caveat as for the Lilly product. Both drugs require intravenous infusion, in a medical setting capable of handling severe reactions, within a few days of a positive PCR swab. Not easy to orchestrate! Convalescent plasma: Previous negative studies were flawed by transfusing plasma with low titers of neutralizing antibodies. Now Argentinian researchers who avoided that pitfall have, alas, similarly found no benefit in hospitalized patients. Maybe if you give it earlier in disease? Monoclonal antibodies will likely displace it. Tocilizumab (Actrema): After flopping in several previous trials, this intravenous arthritis drug –aimed at tamping down the excessive immune response underlying some of the worst manifestations of COVID-19 – may have hit a sweet spot. All we have is a vague statement that critically ill patients were more likely to reach a “key efficacy endpoint” if they received the drug. If the researchers provide such scanty information, their results are likely less than earth-shaking. MMR vaccine: Some think various vaccinations, such as BCG (against tuberculosis), might help prevent COVID-19 through nonspecific immune system stimulation. Now a tiny study reports that among 50 COVID-19 patients who had had MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella) those with high levels of mumps antibodies were less likely to have severe disease. Among the peculiar findings was the lack of association with measles or rubella antibodies, or antibodies following actual mumps. Should I call in all my adult patients and propose vaccinating them with MMR? Not on the basis of this study alone. Baricitinib (Olumiant): This oral immune modulator, already used for rheumatoid arthritis, has crept into the scanty panoply of approved COVID-19 drugs without my ever having noticed it before. The FDA has authorized emergency use, not on its own but together with remdesivir, for hospitalized patients with breathing problems. As compared with remdesivir alone, hospitalized patients who received the two-drug combo recovered marginally faster (7 days vs. 8) and were somewhat less likely to go badly downhill (23% vs. 28%). The drug makes you more vulnerable to various infections, and its modest benefits were statistically significant only because the study was very large; as usual, no magic bullet. Nasal spray redux: The University of Birmingham has shouted it from the rooftops: “Anti-COVID-19 nasal spray 'ready for use in humans'.” Ummm, really? “Ready for use” turns out to mean only that its components are freely available. And “anti-COVID-19” turns out to mean only in a petri dish. There’s many a slip ‘twixt petri dish and nose. Chinese herbs: Here, shortened, is a comment left on one of my Facebook posts: “I know a traditional TCM herbalist and his disciples in China cured COVID cases through online tongue diagnoses. Absolutely Amazing!!! Overall they treated more than 120 suspected cases and 10 cases tested positive. I asked them how confident they are in curing COVID, 100% or 99%, they replied 200%! Only people losing hope or failed current treatments will go to them, and all got cured. And another amazing fact is the low cost of complete cure: only $100-300 to buy herbs. They all volunteer to provide online tongue diagnosis and a basic health survey.” Lots of luck with this one! Moderna: Moderna’s mRNA-1273 vaccine, which announced positive Phase 3 results a few days after Pfizer did, may be second across the finish line, but otherwise comes out ahead. First, it doesn’t require Pfizer’s absurdly low storage temperatures. Shipping can be in ordinary freezers, and once thawed the vaccine can stay 30 days in a doctor’s fridge versus Pfizer’s 5. Second, Moderna’s preliminary results may still be just a press release, but Moderna volunteers more facts to sink your teeth into, e.g. of 95 cases of COVID-19 among their volunteers, only 5 were in vaccine recipients. Third, the definition of disease was better in the Moderna trial – you had to have a respiratory symptom such as cough plus some total-body symptom such as fever (for Pfizer, a mere sore throat would do). Fourth, they’ve provided an additional piece of data that strongly hints the vaccine can save lives: all 11 cases of severe COVID-19 were in the placebo group. Fifth, many cases occurred in elderly (15) and minority (20) placebo recipients, suggesting efficacy in these crucial subgroups. Finally, they discussed the flu-like side effects in some detail. The trial has not yet been completed but Moderna, like Pfizer, will surely seek emergency use authorization ASAP. Sputnik V: The Russians now report 91.4% vaccine efficacy at their second interim analysis, after 39 volunteers have developed COVID-19, and claim 1.2 billion doses have already been ordered worldwide. Not for my arm. AstraZeneca: We already knew the Oxford vaccine stimulated antibody and T cell responses in under-55’s, but a new study says that holds for older folk too, with fewer side effects. Immediately afterward, AstraZeneca became the third company to announce preliminary Phase 3 trial results: 30 cases of COVID-19 in vaccine recipients versus 101 in the placebo group, 70% efficacy. Good as vaccines go, and better than the 50-60% most experts had predicted, but not in the same league as Moderna and Pfizer’s 95%. Oddly, they found stronger results in a small subgroup that accidentally had received a smaller first dose. That “accidentally” does not inspire confidence, nor do the use of different protocols in different countries, the lack of good results among the elderly, the two volunteers who developed neurological syndromes, or the company’s general lack of transparency. AstraZeneca’s vaccine is cheap and can be distributed in refrigerators rather than freezers, so despite everything it may dominate in the developing world, but I’d guess people in industrialized countries are more likely to choose otherwise. Pfizer bis: After Moderna’s bombshell press release came out Pfizer hastened to spruce up its own meager one, now saying their Phase 3 subjects had developed 170 cases of COVID-19, 162 in the placebo group and 8 in the vaccine group, for an efficacy of 95%. They also now claim it’s 94% efficacious in the elderly. And that they observed 10 cases of severe COVID-19, of whom 9 had received placebo. What’s your theory as to how they went from 94 cases and 90% efficacy last week to 170 and 95% this week? And the Pfizer CEO selling off 60% of his stocks the same day his company announced stellar Phase 3 results? What are we supposed to make of that? I doubt Pfizer will ever be the go-to vaccine. If for nothing else, because none of the other major Western contenders – Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, Novavax, AstraZeneca – require the -70º C storage that makes distribution of Pfizer’s vaccine a logistical nightmare. Even hospitals don’t have freezers that powerful, much less doctors’ offices, even in the rich countries that have made down payments on enough doses for 650 million people. Like AstraZeneca, Pfizer is unforthcoming with information. As far as I can find their animal results never got beyond the press release stage, and until goaded by Moderna they provided only the vaguest hint of their Phase 3 data. As I’ve pointed out elsewhere (Surprises from Africa to October, RED ALERTS, Good News, Bad News), Pfizer’s research protocol is particularly weak, especially compared to Johnson & Johnson, whose vaccine has the additional benefit of being one-off rather than two-dose. Starting this week, though, they’re hedging their bets with a second Phase 3 trial that tries adding a booster dose. Novavax should report its first-peek data by early December, J & J in January, when millions of high-risk people will already have been vaccinated. By February or March there should be complete, published Phase 3 data from all 5 companies, letting us exclude serious side effects, have some idea how long protection lasts, and know whether vaccines prevent infection as well as disease. So hopefully the rest of us should have a broad array of effective, safe vaccines to choose from. The biggest problem will be how to churn out doses fast enough – Pfizer and Moderna think they can only make enough for 20 million Americans by the end of 2020, barely covering health care workers and nursing home residents. It won’t be easy to convince people to get vaccinated, but I think knowing the protection is fully 95% will make that task easier – as long as everybody’s transparent about the flu-like side effects. From Serum to Spit There is so much confusion around COVID-19 testing that I’ll make a stab at laying out what the various tests are trying to measure and how good they are at it. Elon Musk, who’s supposed to be a smart guy, nicely illustrated the information gap the other day by mixing up PCR tests with antigen tests and not bothering to look up stuff any 14-year-old can find on the web. First a few concepts. False-negative tests are negative results in people who really have COVID-19 – they determine a test’s sensitivity, the percentage of cases it picks up. False-positives are tests that come out positive in uninfected people – determining specificity, the ability to correctly identify the healthy. But what in real life counts more than theoretical specificity is positive predictive value: the probability that a person with a positive test really has the disease. This depends partly on specificity, but heavily on how much COVID-19 is around. A specificity rate of 98% may sound great, but if only 1% of the people being tested really have the coronavirus, then, mathematically, 70% of positive tests will be false positives. If 10% are carrying the virus then 20% of positive tests will be false positives. For this reason we demand sky-high specificity levels, 99.5% or more, especially when random screening is being done in communities where – as is true virtually everywhere – the virus is found in fewer than 1% of noses. When 15-20% of people being tested are actually infected, as is the case all over Italy and in many American states right now, virtually all positive tests will be true positives. Tests used for diagnosing active infection 1) Molecular or PCR tests These tests directly detect the genomic material (RNA) of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, by using the polymerase chain reaction technique commonly used nowadays for infectious diseases. Molecular tests are the best we have for diagnosing active COVID-19, but they have distinct disadvantages. They need those notorious long swabs that feel like they go through your nose right into your brain – that’s because the part of the throat sitting behind the nose is where the highest concentration of coronavirus is found. The person taking the swab has to be specially trained and needs elaborate personal protective equipment. Processing requires highly sophisticated equipment found only in laboratories. Tests take several hours to perform, and they’re expensive. And: even the PCR tests miss lots of cases. If you include patients eventually proven to have COVID-19 either on samples from deep in the lungs or on later antibody test, then as many as 35% or even 40%-60% of cases have false negative PCR swabs. The false positive rate is close to zero, however, so a positive test can be trusted. But PCR tests risk one special type of false positive result, in people who have already recovered from COVID-19 and are no longer infectious. They can continue to have positive PCR tests because the tests can detect even small fragments of RNA. So a positive test in someone who's had COVID-19 can mean they have leftover bits of coronavirus in their system, not that they're still infectious. A COVID-19 patient stops being able to transmit the disease to others about eight days after getting sick, but can stay PCR swab-positive for weeks or even months. Until scientists figured out what was going on this caused lots of trouble for patients, who found themselves forced into prolonged, unnecessary isolation. About asymptomatic COVID-19: the day a positive PCR swab is taken about 75% of people feel fine. But most of them are presymptomatic, destined to fall ill within the next few days, and are highly contagious. Only about 20% of swab-positive adults are truly asymptomatic in the sense of never becoming sick at all. 2) Rapid tests – the rationale Molecular PCR tests require lab facilities, fancy equipment, and hours for processing, which in practice can stretch into days. We’d all prefer tests that can be performed by personnel with little or no training and deliver results in minutes. A whole variety of technologies and formats already exist, and can be particularly useful for regular screening in high-risk environments, such as care homes or colleges, to nip new outbreaks in the bud. 3) Antigen rapid tests These tests, on samples obtained just inside the nose, detect the coronavirus using antibodies against molecules (antigens) on its surface. They sound great: they’re cheap, the sample is quick and easy to get, equipment is small-scale and simple, and results are ready within a half hour. I’ve used similar tests in my office for years to diagnose strep throat. Manufacturers claim their tests have sensitivities between 96.5 and 99.3% as compared to PCR. The catch is that in real life the results are much less brilliant. PCR tests already miss many cases, but antigen tests miss even more, catching at best only half of active COVID-19 cases. This severely limits their validity, but though a single antigen test can’t rule out active coronavirus infection, testing high-risk groups such as college students or nursing home residents 2 or 3 times a week is likely to pick up infections in time to isolate patients and put their contacts into quarantine. Given the lags in getting PCR test results, it has been argued that all population screening should be based on rapid tests. False positive rapid tests are rare, though, with specificity rates around 99.5%. So almost all positive results will be true positives, even in communities with low rates of disease, and there’s no need to verify them with a PCR swab. But the US Food and Drug Administration is warning that those high specificity rates are attained only if the test is performed correctly, and that sloppiness can lead to false positives – not changing gloves between patients, reading results before or after the advised number of minutes, leaving an open test card around… What would really be useful is cheap and easy home antigen tests for COVID-19. Several are ready to go and waiting for approval. But they’ll likely be harder to perform than the home pregnancy tests they’re often compared to, so easier to screw up. 4) Molecular rapid tests These tests for active COVID-19, also using shallow nasal swabs, are halfway between PCR and antigen tests in complexity, cost, and accuracy. One version using CRISPR technology is supposedly fast and easy enough to be performed in a doctor’s office, which could simplify screening and contact tracing. Rapid molecular tests are better than antigen tests at detecting cases, though with somewhat more false negatives than PCR; they have the same low false positive rate as the antigen tests. They’re widely used in nursing homes in the United States, but don’t seem to have arrived in Italy. Do-it-yourself versions are coming soon in the United States. The FDA has given emergency use approval to one that has you you stick a swab up your own nose and read off the results in half an hour. The Lucira COVID-19 All-In-One Test Kit will cost around $50 and will be prescription-only – this makes sense, because for many months the supply of tests is expected to be very limited. The manufacturer-claimed sensitivity of 94% and specificity of 98% are unlikely to be achieved in the real world. 5) Saliva tests The holy grail for diagnosing COVID-19 would be an ultra-simple home spit test as accurate as a molecular swab. In early September an Italian company claimed to have achieved just that – using a cheek swab and yielding results in just three minutes. They assigned it the unfortunate name, in English, of “Daily Tampon.” Italian physicians immediately warned it was unproven, and within two weeks the whole thing turned out to be a bluff by a failing lamp factory. So far the spit tests suitable for doctors’ offices are not very accurate, and never caught on. Current “home” ones let you do your spitting at home, but you have to mail the collection tubes to a laboratory for processing. 6) Blood tests for acute infection A while back a group from Mount Sinai in New York claimed to have developed a blood test that could detect immune markers of SARS-CoV-2 infection even before a swab became positive. But what this group is publishing now now makes me guess this test – which sounded unlikely in the first place – never went anyplace. 7) Temperature checks Ever wonder how many cases of coronavirus infection are picked up by those thermometers people are always pointing at your forehead? The answer: almost none. Since the beginning of the pandemic 766,044 arriving travelers have been screened at American airports for symptoms and known exposures and had their temperature measured by an infrared thermometer. All this trouble has yielded exactly 9 cases of COVID-19, and we don’t know whether any of them had fever alone, without other symptoms. Fever can be a symptom of COVID-19, but it’s a lousy screening test – only half of the patients sick enough to be hospitalized in China and the US have a fever. 8) Trying to hold your breath for more than 10 seconds. Right. Tests used for diagnosing past infection 9) Serological or antibody blood tests The best way to know whether you’ve been exposed to SARS-CoV-2 is a blood test for antibodies against it: the IgM kind that are the first to be made and the first to disappear, and the IgG kind that stick around longer. These “serology” tests can’t diagnose acute infection, because the coronavirus takes a week to goose the immune system into making even the early IgM antibodies; by the time a blood test is positive most people are no longer infectious. Antibody testing is important for epidemiologists to understand how the pandemic evolves. A positive result can also be comforting to someone who thinks some weird illness he or she had months ago might have been COVID-19. And when a person has clinical COVID-19 but swabs are negative, checking for antibodies after 3 weeks or so may clinch the diagnosis. Antibody tests are falsely negative in as many as as many as 20% of people who’ve had COVID-19, though, partly because antibodies can fade away rapidly. And they are somewhat vulnerable to cross-reactivity with other coronaviruses, raising the possibility of false positives. Asymptomatic patients develop lower levels of antibodies than sick people, especially the valuable neutralizing antibodies, often falling below the threshold for detection. And their antibody titers fall off particularly fast. Fortunately losing your antibodies is not disastrous, because even patients without any more detectable antibodies usually retain a hearty enough response of the cellular branch of the immune system to protect them against reinfection – T cell lymphocytes that remember the coronavirus, and will stimulate memory B cell lymphocytes into producing antibodies again as soon as the person is exposed. At least one company has come out with a home antibody test, where you prick your finger yourself and then plant the blood on simple test strips. Why??? Antibody tests just say whether you’ve been infected in the past, and that’s never an urgent question. Fishing expeditions A wastewater treatment plant 10) Waste water testing Back in February, a bunch of Dutch scientists took it into their heads to test the human wastewater of Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport for the RNA of SARS-CoV-2. Amazingly, they found it, as noninfectious fragments that can’t cause disease. That intuition led to a whole new way of tracking COVID-19 outbreaks in populations and, eventually, to practical screening protocols. Many American colleges, for example, now screen dormitory sewage daily for coronavirus RNA, then swab test all the residents if they find it. 11) Pooling individual samples for testing Another testing shortcut involves running a single test on 5-8 (even as many as 32) pooled nasal swabs or samples of saliva. If SARS-CoV-2 is detected, the individuals get tested. Widespread use of this method has already saved the British National Health Service considerable money and resources. Purveyors of bullshit Sapan Desai: Remember Surgisphere, the mysterious company that supposedly provided the raw data for two major COVID-19 studies that were later retracted? More has come out about its founder. Unsurprisingly, he turns out to be a shady character – a doctor so unreliable that his colleagues don’t believe what he tells them about patients, a surgeon so incompetent that he attracted three malpractice suits in 2019 alone, and a repeat offender for scientific fraud. It seems increasingly likely that the elusive Surgisphere database exists only in his imagination, and that the whole sad tale says more about the dark underbelly of the science game than we researchers would care to admit. Scott Atlas: Trump’s favorite COVID-19 advisor hit the news twice in two days last week. On November 14 governor Gretchen Whitmer announced she’d close Michigan restaurants and in-person high schools to slow the pandemic. On November 15 Dr. Atlas responded, “The only way this stops is if people rise up.” On November 16 Stanford University distanced itself, saying, “Dr. Atlas has expressed views that are inconsistent with the university’s approach in response to the pandemic.” Didier Raoult: remember him? The shyster who heads up the infectious diseases department of a Marseilles hospital? Raoult and hydroxychloroquine went together like a horse and carriage – it was his fake research that got Donald Trump all fired up. Now the notorious Docteur Raoult, who had been caught falsifying results in the past, may be getting his comeuppance: hauled before an ethics board, potentially stripped of his medical license. Puya Dehgani-Mobaraki: This Perugia-based ENT is pushing Protocol “D,” which attracted a wide readership in Italy after a mention in the daily La Nazione (see it here in English). As a purveyor of bullshit he doesn’t hold a candle to the conpetition, but his COVID-19 protocol is an odd mix of science and nonsense. On the one hand it advises face masks and gives good advice for home treatment, such as pulse oximetry monitoring. On the other it throws in long lists of untested supplements, advises unproven medications such as ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine, and gives the extremely dangerous advice that heparin and corticosteroids should be used at home “if saturation under 93” – in reality, anyone with oxygen levels that low should be in the hospital. Committee Chair Sen. Ron Johnson The US Senate: On November 19th the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing about early treatment for COVID-19. Can you believe the main subject was hydroxychloroquine? The drug is so discredited that when push came to shove even Donald Trump didn’t take it. Rudy Giuliani having a hair-dye malfunction Sidney Powell at Giuliani’s wrap-up press conference: “What we are really dealing with here and uncovering more by the day is the massive influence of communist money through Venezuela, Cuba, and likely China in the interference with our elections here in the United States. The Dominion voting systems . . . created in Venezuela at the direction of Hugo Chavez . . . the mail-in ballots, many of which they had actually fabricated . . . ties of the Dominion leadership to the Clinton Foundation . . . President Trump won by a landslide. We are going to prove it.” Not relevant to COVID-19, but as long as I was on purveyors of bullshit I couldn’t resist. Posted by Susan Levenstein, MD at 7:37 PM Bonzer's mom November 27, 2020 at 5:32 AM Great complete list of what's going on with vaccine and treatment. May I suggest a bit of an introduction to the actual blog post about what it is and what you are doing. Right now it's a dive into the deep end of the pool. I kept scrolling around trying to find a bit of an intro other than your comments on FB. Susan Levenstein, MD December 2, 2020 at 9:35 PM Whoops, sorry your comment got lost in the confusion of the moment. In actuality most of the posts are pretty random in their content, once you get past the updates on treatments and vaccines. With this one I mentioned tests in the title, since so much of the post was devoted to that. Could you explain a bit more about "what it is and what you are doing"? I'm not really sure I want to write some sort of initial summary instead of letting people discover the content for themselves. But I'm open to everything. Dr Colin Bannon December 5, 2020 at 10:31 AM Thanks again wide ranging and interesting stuff! Gulliani's photo will go down in history! Susan Levenstein, MD December 5, 2020 at 12:27 PM Thank you! I'll return to the master purveyors of bullshit in my next post. Dr Colin Bannon December 6, 2020 at 9:07 AM Looking forward to it. Fingers crossed for Georgias senate elections! Susan Levenstein, MD December 6, 2020 at 11:01 AM 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 SUBSCRIBE - Receive Posts By Email Susan Levenstein, MD I moved to Rome in 1978 after finishing my training in New York, and have been practicing primary care internal medicine there ever since, treating a clientele that’s featured Roman auto mechanics and British ambassadors, Indonesian art restorers and Filipina maids, Russian poets and Ethiopian priests. When not seeing patients, doing research in psychosomatic medicine, or being the Artist's Wife to my composer husband, my favorite activities are blogging at Stethoscope On Rome, playing the piano, performing watsu (WATer shiatSU, a form of bodywork in warm water), and walking the streets of the most beautiful city in the world. My memoir of Italian medical adventures, Dottoressa: An American Doctor In Rome, was published by Paul Dry Books in May 2019. My memoir, published in 2019 "Susan Levenstein’s Dottoressa is a smart, funny, charming, highly readable memoir of practicing medicine in Italy and is full of astute insights into the way Italy works." -Alexander Stille Dottoressa at . . . my publisher's website . . . video of a book presentation . . . Amazon.com . . . amazon.com Kindle Store . . . Amazon.it . . . Amazon.it negozio Kindle . . . Book Depository (worldwide shipping) Bedside Manners (The American column) my Aventino Medical Group page Other Links You Might Like... 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Vole O'Speed Mostly about cycling in the "Biking Borough"of Brent and elsewhere in London, but also touching on environment, politics, philosophy, science, society, music and art Cycling revolutions This, again, is a long blog post that I started many months ago, and just got round to completing. Some of the statistics may now be updateable, with new data, which I will be interested to hear about, but, so far as I know, any new data don't change much that I have to say here. In the meantime, both At War With the Motorist (back in April) and As Easy As Riding a Bike (just the other day) have published pieces which cover which cover a certain amount of similar ground, and I recommend you to read those as well. Joe Dunckley, in his notebook, has been doing a great job of collecting quotes from past parliamentary debates on cycling, going back to the 1980s and 90s. The titles he puts on the posts makes the point of this: titles like "more from the archives of history repeating", "yet more from the archives of the cycling revolution". For when you read these, it all sounds like it was said in the parliamentary debate on cycling we had just back in February 2012. Simon Hughes, 27 April 1984: It is encouraging that in this city, part of which I represent, where one would imagine cycling to be the least acceptable form of transport because of the hazards and the heavy traffic, there has been a cycle use increase of about 20 per cent. per year in the past four or five years. Cycling now makes up approximately 4 per cent. of all trips. The interesting additional statistic that is thrown in is that cycles comprise 25 per cent. of all vehicle flows at some major junctions. I did not realise that they were that thick on the ground, but that is the trend. Lynda Chalker, 16 May 1985: Cycling has always been popular with the young. In recent years, it has become more popular with adults. I am told that bike sales now outnumber car sales. The reasons are clear. Cycling is a cheap, personal and healthy way to travel. For many local journeys, it can be the quickest. On those grounds alone, I am glad to see the increase in cycling popularity. John Bowis, 23 November 1989: I do not know how often my right hon. and learned Friend pedals to work, but I am sure that he agrees with me that the growth in cycling as a form of transport is very welcome. Anthony Steen, 16 November 1990: Great progress has been made in our major cities to provide for cyclists. I think that about 90,000 cyclists come into London every day, and the number is increasing. Are the Government going to make progress, so that cars are cleared off the principal routes and cycle tracks are provided throughout the capital, so that we can get about much better on two wheels than on four? This kind of thing goes on and on. The point has been made by other bloggers before, and I have discussed it before. Actually, I don't need to be shown the quotes. I was there, cycling in London in 1980s. I remember this stuff. In the UK, certainly as long as I can remember, we have been in a perpetual state of declaring a New Dawn for cycling, a new Bicycle Age, a Cycling Revolution, or some such phrase. And we are always getting cycling levels being declared to be on the up, and increases in cycling in our cities the like of which nobody has ever seen before. And yet the statistics say this: Compiled by Jim Gleeson Or, in the similar but not identical graph in the BMA's Healthy Transport = Healthy Lives report that takes it to 2010 (this graph is not per person, so population increase has an effect): All those quotes, and many more like them, come from the period when cycling was in gentle decay from a small temporary high that it achieved in 1982. There was another temporary high in 1976. These two can be seen to be quite significant changes on the general post-1970 baseline: increases of about 70% on that. What was the reason for them? The first high followed the oil price shocks of 1973-4 and the stock market crash in the same period, which led to the 1970s recession. The second high followed the 1979 energy crisis which led to the early 1980s recession. We can see that cycling does well in recessions, and modern recessions have been triggered by large increases in the price of oil. The same effect, one may reasonably conclude, has been occurring in the last few years. Oil price change 1966-2006 extracted from graph by TomTheHand on Wikipedia It is slightly intersting that cycling declined 1977–79 when the price of oil did not. It seems like cycling is related to the rate of change of the oil price rather than its absolute level: in other words, there is dynamic adjustment, and when the price of oil has held constant, cycling continues to fall, for whatever reason: because of an intensification of anti-cycling planning policies in the 1970s, perhaps. Since 2002 the price of oil has risen relentlessly. Here is another graph, and one which seems to partially contradict the earlier ones: From TfL Travel in London Report 4 It seems from this that on the major roads in London at least, cycling increased very significantly during the first decade of the century, from an average in the 1990s of about 0.27 to 0.48 in the units of this survey, a 70% increase (but not the "doubling" often mentioned). However, the DfT's figures are somewhat different. This is taken from Healthy Transport = Healthy Lives again: The trends are the same but the amplitudes are not. The change here is from a 1990s average of around 280,000 vehicle miles to 390,000, a rather more modest 40% increase. I don't know why these two assessments of cycling change in London are so different. There has clearly been a noticeable increase, but its scale is often exaggerated. And I do believe the increase has been an almost wholly central and inner London phenomenon. From where I sit, three miles from the edge of the urban area on the north-west side of London, there has been little detectable sign of an increase in cycling in the decade I have been living here. I don' have separate time series graphs for outer London that cover the last decade unfortunately, I only have the data that Jim Gleeson extracted from the censuses to 2001, and that only covered cycling to work, not all cycling. That showed that trends in outer and inner London have historically been completely opposed. Cycling to work is always the most robust form of utility cycling. The 0.3% of all school journeys in Brent by bike tells its own story. It may be that other major city centres have experienced cycling increases similar to that of London, but, again, I have no data on these. The fact that the national growth in cycling over the same period appears to have been so modest suggests that either the London case is unique, or it is not, but there has been a counterbalancing decline in suburban and rural areas, as in the earlier historic pattern in London. In any cases, it seems special factors must have been operating in London, not generally replicated across the country. If we look into motor vehicle flows in London, we find this: From TfL Traffic levels on major roads in Greater London Driving peaked in 1999, a year when the oil price was near its modern bottom. There was another peak in 2006, which was also a peak year for cycling; perhaps this was an effect of the London bombings of 2005 frightening people off public transport, though it seems delayed. Otherwise there has been a decline during this century. I reach a few general conclusions from all this. Firstly, we've never had a "cycling revolution" in Britain when people have said in the past that we were having one, and there's no good reason to believe we are having one now. Secondly, without significant change to the cycling conditions, in terms of the infrastructure provided for cycling, there is a rough correlation between the price of fuel and and the numbers taking up cycling. This may not necessarily be a direct causality in terms of people being priced off motorised transport, but an indirect link through the general state of the economy and amount of disposable income people have. Thirdly, as less people drive, more people cycle. This is not surprising. The two modes share many characteristics, including independence, self-reliance, and door-to-door character, and thus appeal to the same desires in people and to the same "types" of people. There is likely to be an interchange between the two. Also, of course, it could be that less motor traffic on the roads makes people feel it is safer or more pleasant to cycle, though this is more doubtful, since it could also lead to an increase in average vehicle speeds through less congestion, which would mitigate against safety. If we are relying on higher fuel costs and less traffic to lead to more cycling in the long term, however, I think we are taking an exceptionally risk bet. There is a respectable expert opinion that 2013 or 2014 may see energy prices starting to head down again. An enormous amount of new energy capacity is going to be opened up in the USA, which may well become independent of imported energy in the near future. This will affect world markets and oil may become cheaper again. There may be a global economic recovery, and motor traffic, as it generally does in economic recoveries, may start to rise again in the UK. I have never particularly believed in the theories either of "peak oil" or "peak car". We have yet to see, but I would not be surprised to see all these trends going into reverse in the next 18 months. Our cycling upturn, slight as it is nationally, without massive reinforcement from improved infrastructure, of which there is little sign, could easily collapse. I'd like to consider the concept of "traffic reduction" further, and its relationship to the promotion of cycling. In cycle campaigning meetings and briefings one hears and reads of this "traffic reduction" concept an awful lot. It's pretty much a universal article of faith amongst campaigners, not only for cycling, but also for the vaguer notions of "liveable cities" or "streets for people", that "traffic reduction" is what we must aim for, as a primary goal. It's often given as a "first ask" in policy papers and positions put to government. In the CTC's Hierarchy of Provision for cycling, which I have criticised in detail before, "traffic volume reduction" is placed as the top option, the first preference amongst the measures recommended for encouraging cycling on roads: I was in fact at a meeting of cycling, pedestrian and "liveable streets" campaigners not long ago when the chair of the meeting stated as a self-evident, incontrovertible fact (in his opinion) that whatever else people in the room may disagree on, they must all be able to agree on the desirability of "traffic reduction" as a primary aim. In fact he went so far as to say there could be no place in such a meeting for anyone who disagreed with that. So I left. For, ever the contrarian, I think this is simply the wrong way to address the problem. I believe cities would be nicer if they had less traffic certainly, but to demand "traffic reduction" as a primary aim, a first step, is to get the necessary causalities inverted. It won't happen like that. For one thing, if you ask politicians for traffic reduction, you are asking them for a negative thing, for a reduction in a quantity that they associate with activity, industry, prosperity and freedom. They may say they agree with you that there is "too much traffic", but deep down (with the exception of a few Green politicians) they don't believe we should try to suppress motor traffic, in general, for the benefit of cyclists and pedestrians. Ask for "traffic reduction", as a fist aim, from a conventional politician, and you are on to a loser. Traffic reduction, as desirable as it may be, short of economic collapse, which I don't think we want, can only come about through modal shift to the bike and bike-connected public transport (such as trains with bike parking or bike hire at the stations). Walking cannot take up many of these journeys. The modal shift has to start first before traffic starts to go down. Traffic reduction should not be the primary aim as it is not the first step in the sequence. This is where the CTC Hierarchy gets it profoundly wrong. The first step, the primary thing to call for, is not traffic reduction, but separation of bikes from motor vehicles. CTC, and with it, many other cycling and sustainable city campaigns and campaigners, can't quite move themselves over to this new paradigm, to make this leap, because their entire history has been one of fighting for something else: peaceful integration. Call it "mutual respect", call it "shared streets", call it what you will, it's a concept with which I, for one, have made a decisive break, having seen what actually works to achieve virtually everything I want to see for cycling, and transport more widely, in the Netherlands (in its most developed form). What works is separation. Separation allows bike traffic to be bike traffic and motor traffic (in the sense of significant flows on distributor roads) to be motor traffic, without interference of the two modes with one another or mutual compromise, and with far higher levels of safety. Traffic in Dutch towns can be "tamed" as a political reality because the mode shares are so different there, and the rock on which the cycling mode share is built is comprehensive separation from motor traffic. The vast majority of the population will not consider cycling at all without that. Then you have elements like lower speed limits, woonerven, stricter liability, etc., as extras on top of all that. (It is true that the CTC have now stated talking about segregation more, because their members have demanded it, but they are talking about it with the degree of commitment of an alcoholic being dragged to a temperance meeting, saying only they will "support segregation where there is the will to do it well", which doesn't exactly sound like an agressive campaign for the conditions needed for mass cycling. In reality I think they still cannot get their collective head around the idea that cyclists and motor vehicles should in general have their own, separate space.) Separation, as practiced in the Netherlands and other successful cycling places, works in a wide variety of ways of course. It can be effected using cycle paths away from roads, cycle tracks and lanes on roads (with necessary junction signalling arrangements to create separation in time where cycle and motor traffic flows must cross on the same level), bicycle streets, and almost traffic-free access roads. Even without the building of cycle tracks or new cycle paths, traffic systems can be rearranged so that the routes for cyclists and drivers are comprehensively separated, and, as Mark Wagenbuur and David Hembrow have often explained, this is a major part of the Dutch solution, particularly in older urban areas that were not originally designed around the bike. I'm a segregationist, not a traffic reductionist. I'm not a campaigner for less mobility, or less travel, or less economic activity. In a sense, I don't mind whether motor traffic reduces or not, because I know that with comprehensive segregation, it doesn't matter to cyclists what motor traffic does. That's of course a narrowly, selfishly pro-cycling position, because we do need traffic reduction for other reasons, not least for reducing pollution and greenhouse emissions. In practice, I know that a modal shift to cycling will cause traffic reduction, and that this will make many other desirable changes to our towns and cities politically practicable. I know that many other cyclists think the same way as me. I recall a comment by a cyclist, on a thread on another blog which I can't now find, and so can't quote accurately. It was a response to a policy discussion on all these issues I am dealing with here, on the position of the CTC, the Hierarchy of Provision, and so forth. That cyclist said something like "I wish the CTC would stop going onbout traffic reduction. I cycle to work on a main road with a huge amount of traffic. I don't care about traffic reduction. I just want a road designed so the drivers can't keep trying to kill me." When I first started saying, in London cycling circles, that segregation was what we needed, one of the standard counter-arguments was "But you can't have it everywhere". My response tended to be, either: "Well, or course, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try it in some places, to see what the effect is", or: "Of course, we don't need it everywhere, we only need it on a sparse network of a few routes, to attract hesitant people into cycling". But I see now that I was too conservative. Those critics were wrong. It is possible to have separation everywhere. It's the system today in the Netherlands (which it was not 20 years ago, so I can be forgiven for having been a bit too cautious then). And it is desirable too. It took the Dutch long time to achieve, and there are still a few bits left to fill in, where there is still not separation of cyclists from significant flows of motor traffic, but that's the principle they are working to, as part of the doctrine of sustainable safety, and in most places they have achieved it. "Separation everywhere" does not mean that cyclists never encounter, or never have to negotiate with, motor vehicles, but it does mean that the major flows are always separated. Cyclists still must, of course, encounter cars, driven slowly in general, on access roads, but there is simply not the jousting for space on through roads that is the bread-and-butter of cycling in the UK. You are never placed in the position of being on a potential collision course with fast motor traffic, as you are constantly on UK roads. This was achieved through separation, not through having a primary aim of motor traffic reduction. Traffic reduction has come about because people have felt it is safe to cycle. That has caused a modal shift and allowed, politically, more and more space to be transferred to cycling. To start to separate you do need to start to take space away from cars, particularly in city centres. That reduces the capacity for motor traffic, which itself is likely to force some traffic reduction, as congestion is self-limiting. But to say we need traffic reduction to get people cycling is to put the cart before the horse. And to say we need to reduce traffic before we segregate (as UK campaigners have sometimes done) is also wrong. More cycling does go with traffic reduction, but that's a trivial observation, a sort of transport parallel of the scientific principle of conservation of matter (or "mass-energy" in physics). You get more of one type of thing, you've got to have less of the other, because, in the transport case, people have to continue to be able to get around. The observation doesn't solve the problem that people don't want to change when the alternative seems unattractive. It leaves us just, in the essentially un-engineered UK case, with an economic balance, with people moving over to cycling because motoring or public transport becomes unaffordable, and that trend can, and probably will, change direction at some point. And it won't give us mass cycling anyway (more than a few percent mode share), without an economic and social upheaval. Putting faith in a cycling revolution built on traffic reduction owing to peak oil, peak car, or other economic or social projections I fear is a weak gamble. If we want a cycling revolution, we have to engineer it, with tarmac, concrete, bridges and underpasses, signs, signals, and law enforcement. That's the lesson I take from the histories of cycling in the UK and in the Netherlands. Posted by David Arditti at 02:53 Labels: CTC, cycling levels, Cycling policy, Hierarchy of Provision, Oil price, segregation, traffic reduction christhebull 3 January 2013 at 13:47 From the perspective of the individual cyclist, it is not the level of overall traffic within a given area that is a concern, it is the number of interactions with other vehicles and the nature of those interactions that is of importance. A good cycle path next to a motorway might be preferable to a congested B road with a token ASL. (Having said that, traffic will still need to use surface streets to access motorways.) What the hierarchy fails to tell us is that we can often kill two birds with one stone - we can reduce traffic by taking away space from motor vehicles to install segregated cycle facilities. This is the idea behind what the Americans call the "road diet", although generally that means painted lanes rather than physical separation. Karl McCracken (twitter: @KarlOnSea) 3 January 2013 at 14:43 Fantastic post David. The oil prices graph is a real eye-opener! You're right as usual, David! "Traffic reduction" makes no sense as an aim in itself, for traffic is made up of individual journeys, so a 30% reduction in traffic would really mean 30% of people staying at home. So as traffic is made up of people getting themselves from A to B, "traffic reduction" is undesirable – it means fewer people going to the theatre, to the shops, to visit friends and family, etc. Is that what we really want? People still want to make these journeys, we just need to change the mode of transport used for some of them. And we won't convince many to switch to using a bike if they don't feel safe doing so. The "traffic reduction" mantra suggests that for a time we'd get a huge chunk of people to stay in, then while they're sat on the sofa we'll put in bike paths. Or we won't need to. Or something. You're right – it makes no sense! I realise I've just repeated what you said, but I've typed it all now and it might help get the message through to some who are failing to understand. Dan Hanley 3 January 2013 at 16:15 The problem with trying to convince cyclists in the UK that segregation is a good thing as that we see it done badly so often. Take the Rayner's Lane / Imperial Drive cyclepath, which you know well David. The complete absence of cyclist right of way at the side road junctions means that instead of a lovely contiguous few miles of off road cycling we get many tens of short interrupted segregated paths. It's hard to see how long urban routes can be facilitated with segregation unless they are elevated, put along side rails, or follow completely different routes to the existing main road network. mk 3 January 2013 at 16:20 First off, well done for a detailed and well put-together post. I hear what you're saying and I agree with you, particularly when you get to the crux of the issue in the last paragraph. I'm one of the people that regards traffic reduction as an important issue, but I haven't ever necessarily thought that it needs to come before anything else. Besides, traffic reduction can only genuinely come about by virtue of taking away roadspace from motor vehicles, which is in turn driven by cycle infrastructure (such as separation). The problem is, taking away road space from cars takes enormous political will, and at the moment at least, it seems that it can only happen if traffic volumes decline to such an extent that preserving the current capacity stops appearing to be so vital to economic interests. Public sympathies also clearly lie with drivers more than bike users, which leaves decision-makers extremely hesitant to re-allocate roadspace. Perhaps it's politicians' obstinate refusal to give any road space to bicycles that has caused many cycle campaigners to focus on traffic reduction, as a means of gaining some kind of leverage into the the issue of road space. I wonder if the fact that London has particularly bad air quality, more so than other UK towns/cities, also has a part to play in driving the desire for traffic reduction. Aside from how anxious heavy, fast-moving traffic makes people feel, in London it's hard to cycle anywhere without filling yourself with mouthfuls of filthy air. The point made in the original post about campaigning for a positive (more cycle facilities) rather than a negative (less traffic) is a good one - it's always better to be for rather than against. More than bad air I think the "positive" reason to campaign for more cycle facilities is that it will actually increase journey capacity - more journeys are possible within London if people make them by bike than if they try to make them by car. Paul M 3 January 2013 at 16:27 Peak car: I don’t know whether to believe in this or not. I agree that we may be confusing recessionary effects with changes in values/habits, and we may see that reverse, except of course that some reduction car use occurred before the current recession. That itself might not have been about values/habits, but may instead have been driven by changes to the company car tax rules. At one time it was more tax-efficient to provide a car than to pay the cash cost of it, so employees were offered car or nothing. Unsurprisingly, they took the car, and as they were not liable for tax, maintenance, depreciation or insurance, their use of it was substantially unrestrained, especially so for those who also got free fuel (always a minority, but significant all the same). After the changes, the taxable benefit exceeded the cost of provision, so employers offered cash instead, and once you can have the cash, you start to think more carefully about how to spend it, and settle for a smaller car (or none at all), drive less, or both. In terms of values and habits, did we not all, as teenagers, spend hours on the phone to mates around the corner, when we could have walked round to see them? Did we carry on that way? Will modern teenagers eventually give up Facebook in favour of face to face interaction? I don’t know, but I did suspect that the baby-boomer propensity for driving some distance to meet friends for lunch or a drink has permanently declined. Peak oil: no such thing. There are still squillions of barrels left, it just gets harder to extract it. Gas too – “frackable” reserves are believed to be colossal. But cost of extraction will rise, and demand from China etc will rise so energy prices will rise, inexorably and not slowly. I guess that must have some effect, although fuel is only a small part of the cost of car ownership, and as a marginal cost is over-competitive with public transport options. As for your general theme, it really does strike me as self-evident that you have to offer the alternative before you attempt to remove the primary choice, not vice versa. How can any rational person think otherwise? But we face an uphill struggle, to obtain funding, to overcome objections to loss of motor-vehicle road space, to show that the schemes won’t be white elephants. How do we do that? I would say we have to first start small – better to achieve a decent stretch of mediocre provision, say 2.5m wide instead 4m, shared if necessary, rather than a lesser length of top-notch provision. Secondly given that an almost universal failing of even our best existing provision is lack of continuity or consistency, we need to identify a few end-to-end routes which we believe have real potential. Something that connects, for example, a large housing area to local secondary schools in a seamless link. If we can’t get teenagers, who can’t get qualified to drive themselves, to use bikes, who can we persuade? David Martin 3 January 2013 at 16:49 I would disagree that segregation is *the* answer. It certainly is an effective solution alongside distributor roads but the problems arise form conflict - traffic at different speeds trying to use the same space. Reducing traffic speeds to 25kph on residential (ie non-distributor) roads will remove most of the conflict, as well as enabling the modal shift. One solution does not fit all. Having ridden (briefly) in the Netherlands and more extensively in Norway, the difference is in urban traffic speed, with segregation where traffic speed is a priority and livable speeds eleswhere. I quite agree. Traffic reduction should be seen as a desirable result of a shift towards cycling, not a catalyst. I very much doubt a reduction in motor traffic volume will do much to produce a significant increase in cycling. I believe that the only method to convince the average non-cyclist to pick up their bike, is the implementation of a network of high quality segregated infrastructure along major roads in combination with blanket 20 mph speed limits in residential areas. The Ranty Highwayman 4 January 2013 at 19:30 Traffic volume reduction and traffic management are woolly terms which are bandied about. Many people do not realise that in strict technical terms, cycles are "traffic" and certainly under the Traffic Management Act 2004, so are pedestrians and so highway authorities have a duty to all, it is just where (through political policy) the balance lies. As a highway engineer, I see volume reduction in a several shades and we mustn't lose sight of some of the subtleties. For example, motorised traffic reduction in a residential area would help make the same area more civilised for walking and cycling and really, the only people with business in such an area would be residents and visitors (including deliveries)but, at least to start with, a motorised traffic reduction in these streets would force it onto main routes. Of course, people live on these main routes (look how many A roads in London are not motorways, just single carriageway streets!) and so they would suffer the congestion, noise and poor air quality - it then lends a need to make these streets better for walking and cycling - I tend to agree with much of what has been commented on above, but there is always a consequence for making a change to the network (positively and negatively). Traffic management is generally a way of controlling what different types of traffic do, whether traffic calming (which often still allows rat running, but a bit slower), parking controls, weight limits etc. This also takes political will to deliver, but the politicians seem to go with the noisy people. For example, in my street, there is a campaign to put a 7.5 tonne weight limit in to "stop" HGVs trying to get down it to a local industrial estate (we connect to a 50mph bit of the TLRN!). I think that about 90% of people have signed a petition in support (I did not). The politicians voted to go forward to consult which makes my life interesting as it will be my team at work taking the consultation forward (I will have to take a massively back seat, but as a resident I will object and so it will be interesting how it plays out). My advice to the politicians was that the reason HGVs are using my street was that they are missing the previous turn which is the proper route to the industrial estate (sat navs?) and the solution is to work with TfL to put advanced direction signage on the TLRN to get the HGVs turned off at the right junction in the first place. My solution will cost so much less than a weight limit (a couple of unlit signs) as it will need advertising, consulting, installation of lit signs (and advance signs on the TLRN to warn HGVs not to turn off!) and of course enforcement. They wouldn't even let me try the sign idea first! But it got me thinking more. Perhaps the answer is my sign idea and preventing people turning off the TLRN into my street completely. There would still be access in from the other end of the street (so no massive local diversion over not using the TLRN) and we could still drive onto the TLRN as it is a dual carriageway and you turn left onto it anyway. It would then mean that whenever the TLRN gets badly congested (at least once a week or more), then we would get no rat-running from it and motorised traffic would have to stay put. Now, our bit of the TLRN has a cycle track already (shared, a bit bumpy and a bit cluttered, but much better than a 50mph dual carriageway)and so perhaps when the TLRN is congested and they cannot turn off, those using it for more local journeys may see a cycle drift past and think about their choice. The beauty is that this idea would cost about the same as the weight limit, but remove the HGV traffic and most of the rat-running. There, I have worked out my response to my office's consultation all ready! Trickybiker 4 January 2013 at 20:20 Cycling is my main mode of transport for local journeys and I also think that segregation is the way forward.Most importantly segregated routes need to give those cycling more room and priority. I find it really annoying when my local council designates a 'new' length of off-road path which more often than not is shared with pedestrians and is totally inadequate width wise (making it awkward to pass pedestrians safely and without making them jump. Cyclists have to give way (or worse still 'dismount') at every single side road. I do not feel welcome on the roads or the pavements. I've ridden several times in the Netherlands. Fantastic and great to see young people getting themselves around safely and independently. Chris 10 January 2013 at 12:54 "If we want a cycling revolution, we have to engineer it, with tarmac, concrete, bridges and underpasses" I am afraid that you are absolutely right, and that is why it won't happen. Over the past several decades the Dutch have built more bypasses, ring roads and motorways than was demanded by increasing traffic. This gave them the capacity to reallocate roadspace from motor to cycle traffic within the built-up areas thus avoided. In addition to excellent cycling facilities, every town of any size in the Nethelands now has a complete ring road and most smaller places have at least a bypass. In Britain we find it politically easier to widen existing roads and build only just enough new ones to keep pace with growth in traffic. When new capacity has temporarily exceeded demand, we did not reallocate any of the surplus old road space to cyling, but let traffic grow even faster to fill both new and old. So here we are, with most urban main roads clogged by traffic kerb-to-kerb at rush-hour and nowhere else for it to go. Take a town like Guildford. A population of 70 thousand at the confluence of several main roads and without so much as a ring road. That situation is common in Britain but unheard of in the Netherlands. To make Guildord the least little bit like Assen (a town of similar size in the Netherlands with very nice views from its cyclepaths) it first needs a ring road. But it would take a 'very courageous minister' to plan new main roads across precious bits of Surrey green belts. Even if we still had the money (NL built all their roads with north sea oil revenues whilst we frittered ours away), British politicians don't have the stomach for fights like that. It's not going to happen, not even for Guildford's 'beleagured' motorists and certainly not to free up space to build de-luxe paths for 'mere' cyclists. I wish you every success in persuading cycle campaigners to support new road schemes! I would, but for most of them I'm afraid that bikes are only part of a wider green agenda. inge 13 January 2013 at 13:45 In the Netherlands the cycle revolution didn't come from the politicians but from the citizens. They kept protesting, bullying and made good use of the media . I know I can't compare the Netherlands to the U.K. but if you want things to change you always, always have to do it your self! Don't the children, the elderly and everyone else have the right to safe traffic conditions? Why is it so accepted that cars go before people and livable cities? I know it will take a much longer time and and a tougher battle than across the North-sea . Doesn't mean it will never happen. Come on critical masses, breed you're own politicians. Har 21 January 2013 at 11:06 I tried riding a bike in London, the last time I visited it, but it was not as easy as it is in Holland. There seems to be a war on between motorists and cyclists/pedestrians, partly fueled by the media, something we don't have over here. Circumstances in Holland were very different when we had our 'revolution', maybe the solution in the UK should be coming from the top, for starters. No more committees talking, but a sincere effort to change; wherever roads are being torn up, have a good look and see if pedestrians and cyclists can be taken into account. It is going to cost, of course, but the investment will pay itself back. We all want clean air, easy movement about, fighting obesity for a better health. So there's no excuse to stick to the status quo. Totally agree with you, and with Solihull Cyclist above (but I'm from Brum way too, so I might be biased :-p). A business doesn't turn a profit by focussing on profits, they try to create value by meeting customer demand. First, you find out exactly what the customers are after (for getting around by bike: safer road environments is number one in survey after nationwide survey ad nauseum) and then offer it to them at a cost they are willing to bear. But politicians are focussed on winning and holding on to power, and cycling is a niche issue with most politicos and the public at large. 'Reducing driving' is a sure vote loser. But so is 'increasing cycling' in most electoral districts. Should we therefore be re-crafting our message to be more inclusive of the general population? 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SERINDIPITY A brief outburst of birding occurred in recent days. The first visit to the local patch in more than a month, followed by a brief visit to the coast in search of finches. The patch walk was welcome. I've missed walking around the Water Colour lagoons, the Moors, Mercers Lake, Mercers Farm and Spynes Mere. Up to last Sunday my year list for Holmethorpe was rather paltry, with a stack of regular winter visitors missing from it. Sightings in recent weeks had been a bit quiet, although Gordon Hay's Bittern last month was a major coup, and he recently followed up with a Brent Goose last week, and Ray Baker scooped four Crossbill that landed in trees for a few minutes before flying off. Crossbills have been missing for a number of years, so these were a great addition. So the overall list is now up 89, although mine is a great deal less than that. As a group, we are missing one or two species we would expect during the winters months, notably Scaup and Smew, but as a well-known, but now sadly absent birder, Johnny Allen, used to say – every year is different. Will we get past 144 this year for the first time? We shall see. The one way to achieve that goal is to get out in the fresh air and find some birds each day, so I tried my best to do that on Sunday. Having bumped into Gordon and Ian Kehl along the way I knew I would at least pick up a few new species for the year from a personal point of view. One of these was Siskin. I hadn't seen one yet this year, so when the guys told me there was a flock still feeding on alders near Chilmead Farm I knew I should connect. However, they did say a Sparrowhawk had been in the area that forced the flock to scatter for a while – but they were sure to return. A lone Siskin at Chilmead Ponds They were almost right, while not exactly a flock, two Siskin were still present and happily singing away – lovely birds. I'm bit of a finch fan (hard not to be) so they were a welcome sight on a very dull and grey morning. The other notable birds on the walk were a Shelduck on Mercers West, a Little Egret flying around Water Colour, a female Stonechat on the Moors and finally a skulking Water Rail at Spynes Mere. It was good to be back. We are still waiting for a Waxwing or two on the patch – I still haven't given up hope– and maybe a decent patch rarity. I'm thinking another Merlin, or a Short-eared Owl – a flyover would do! Each year brings surprises. Two years ago it was a Red-rumped Swallow (which I predicted), while last year it was the White Stork, as well as a Merlin, Little Tern, a pair of Bearded Tit and a Yellow-browed Warbler. My predictions for early 2017 is a Glossy Ibis. An Alpine Swift was Steve Gale's prediction for last year, and he was so close to getting it right. One was seen by local birder Des Ball in Redhill last March, following the well-twitched bird in Crawley in March 2015. Maybe this year we will have one hurtling around the lagoons. What about Penduline Tit? This was David Campbell's patch bird topper last year – we've got the habitat, we just need one to drop by. What is a certainty each winter is regular long-staying scarce and rare birds around the country. In recent years it has been long-staying waders that have drawn the crowds, whereas this winter it has been the passerines. The Blue Rock Thrush is still present in the Cotswolds – and, nope, I have still yet to bother going. Closer to home the Rose-coloured Starling has stuck around and is getting ever closer to its full adult plumage. On the coast at Newhaven Tide Mills the wintering Serin is still present, and ten minutes down the road a Twite, the first for Sussex for a long while, was playing hide and seek at Cuckmere Haven. The weather had been rubbish over the past week or two – grey and bitingly cold – but the sun came out on Tuesday on a first weekday I'd had off in weeks, so I headed south down the M23 after lunch. The Serin dutifully appeared at Tide Mills The sun was out, but there was a notably brisk wind the closer to the sea I drove. I got to Newhaven in double-quick time. The Serin had been notable for going missing for ages in the past, as I discovered at the end of last year but, as luck would have it, I connected as soon as I arrived. The Serin was flitting around overhead before it landed on a wall around the derelict remnants of the village. A nervous bird, it tended to fly around a fair bit, but that was hardly a surprise as it was constantly disturbed by birders, walkers and birding photographers. It was lucky to get any peace. It must like the surrounding habitat, however, as it has made Newhaven its winter residence for a few months. Anyway, after watching and studying the Serin for a good 30 minutes, I left it alone and drove over to Cuckmere. A birder at Newhaven told me he had already been over to the meandering river mouth and gave up searching for the Twite after a couple of hours. Once I arrived, I soon realised I wasn't going to give it as much time as that. While the setting looked peaceful enough from the car park, once out in the open and walking along the track towards the sea the wind was fierce. Hell's teeth, it was blowing! At some points it was hard to keep on your feet, the gusts were that strong. Hardly a shock then to find out the Twite hadn't been seen all day. And that's how it stayed for my visit. There were a few small birds flying about, the odd Mipit and Skylark but it was hard to make out what they were with eyes streaming from the cold wind. White-fronted Geese feeding with Canada Geese at Cuckmere Haven I knew beforehand there were some White-fronted Geese feeding on the flood plain and they were still grazing when I arrived, as were a few Barnacle Geese along with their Canadian relatives. Barnacle Geese at Cuckmere There were also at least 1,000 gulls on the plain, of which one may have been a juvenile Glaucous Gull, but I couldn't keep my scope steady enough for long enough to bother trawling through them all to see if it was there. I soon headed back to the car park. The Twite was later reported to have been seen during the day but it would have had to have been a very dedicated and lucky birder to have found it. Never mind, as compensation we are creeping ever closer to spring. The winter has actually past by pretty quickly this time round – the days are noticeably longer and it won't be long before those first migrants appear. Holmethorpe had a good spring last year, so I'm looking forward to seeing what turns up in the coming weeks. WATCHING THE ROSIE GROW UP AS THE PATCH HITS A LULL

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You Are Here: Home Articles>New Solar Power Shingles Sell in Colorado New Solar Power Shingles Sell in Colorado If you are a homeowner thinking about solar power panels and the cost of installation, a new technology in roofing is about to revolutionize solar power energy. Three Colorado roofers will be the first to sell the new Dow solar-power shingles. Last October, Colorado was named the first market in the country where the shingles would be sold. The roofing material is known as Dow Powerhouse Solar Shingle. Dow Chemical Co. is the owner of this new product, which has installed solar power panels that are the size of shingles to create a new energy saving and green roofing material. Dow Solar said in January that Academy Roofing Inc. of Aurora, B&M Roofing of Colorado in Fort Collins and D&D Roofing of Commerce City will be the first authorized to sell the shingles in the dealer network. "Our association with Academy Roofing, B&M Roofing of Colorado Inc., and D&D Roofing allow us to bring the latest innovation in residential solar products to Colorado homeowners," said Jane Palmieri, the vice president of Dow Solar. "The collaboration with these great professional roofing companies will help change the landscape of both the solar and roofing industries; together we are reinventing the roof and making solar accessible and more attractive for American homeowners." The three companies have made statements about looking forward to working with Dow and installing the new shingles for homeowners in Colorado. The news has created quite a buzz in the "Go Green" community, with homeowners inside and outside of Colorado asking for installation quotes and scheduling roofing for their homes. "The Dow Powerhouse Solar Shingles help homeowners think about the roof in completely new ways," said Curt Boyd, president of Academy Roofing. "It's exciting to be a part of a technology that provides a whole new purpose for the roof by enabling it to generate electricity for the home." The new shingles will be able to generate electricity just like solar panels on current off-the-grid homes. It's uncertain whether or not these shingles will qualify for any tax credits yet through the state's solar power programs. "The team at B&M Roofing of Colorado Inc. is thrilled to be one of Dow's first authorized dealers," said Brad Taylor, vice president of B&M. "In addition to the excitement around the unique solar solutions offered by Dow Powerhouse Solar Shingle technology, we have been very impressed with the infrastructure and support that Dow has put in place to enable us to provide our customers with a positive solar purchasing experience." Homes will start receiving the new shingles this Spring with installations occurring as soon as March. D.R. Horton already announced plans in October to install the shingles on 40 roofs in Spring Mesa subdivision, near Quaker Street and West 82nd Avenue in Arvada, Colorado. Flooring Vinyl & Linoleum Siding Brickface Flooring Subfloors Debris Hauling Stairs Installation

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India suddenly declares largest circulating cash notes "valueless" ....but will promptly replace them with new, higher denomination notes. All cuz of corruption, for realz. Take "note", folks. Similar will happen here! http://www.seattletimes.com/business...ht-corruption/ NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s highest-denomination currency notes are being withdrawn immediately from circulation, the country’s prime minister said Tuesday night, a surprise announcement designed to fight corruption and target people who have stashed away immense amounts of cash. As of midnight Tuesday, 500- and 1,000-rupee notes, worth about $7.50 and $15, will have no cash value, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a televised address. “A few people are spreading FBI investigating Clinton Foundation Maybe this (along with certain jurisdictional reasons) is why Comey passed on the email scandal? A much bigger scandal is the Clinton Foundation. Everyone knows the CF/CGI is a huge money laundering device for the Clinton's pay-for-play scheme. http://dailycaller.com/2016/08/11/ex...on-is-underway Multiple FBI investigations are underway involving potential corruption charges against the Clinton Foundation, according to a former senior law enforcement official. The investigation centers on New York City where the Clinton Foundation has its main offices, according to the former official who has direct knowledge of the activities. Prosecutorial support will come from various U.S. United Nations working to implement a global taxation and redistribution system I know the thread title sounds like a big "duh!" to those paying attention to the big picture but this article is about the nuts and bolts of such a taxation system being worked out -right now-. "Tax Inspectors Without Borders" has such a friendly ring to it, doesn't it? http://www.thenewamerican.com/world-...-un-tax-agency Wesley Clark implies that US national policy should include re-education camps Turkey ordering troops into Syria to fight against the scourge of......the Kurds? http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...g-the-war.html In a speech last Friday, Erdogan vowed that Turkey would not accept a move by Syrian Kurds to set up their own state in Syria following gains by Kurdish fighters against the so-called Islamic State, or ISIS, in recent weeks. “I am saying this to the whole world: We will never allow the establishment of a state on our southern border in the north of Syria,” Erdogan said. “We will continue our fight in that respect whatever the cost may be.” He accused Syrian Kurds of ethnic cleansing in Syrian areas under their control. Following the speech, several news outlets reported that the president and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu had decided to send the Turkish army into Syria, a hugely significant move by NATO’s second biggest fighting force after the U.S. military. No Kurdish state allowed but a 'jihadist caliphate' is all good? They're not even trying to hide the absurdity of this 'ISIS' nonsense anymore. House likely to vote on Fast Track TPA bill -TODAY- Very good chance TPA votes in the House will start TODAY. CONTACT YOUR REPS, PREFERABLY BY PHONE! Reports say TPTB are close to having enough votes to pass it and effectively end US sovereignty through a myriad of waiting treaties. Procedural votes have passed but been very close. Those last few votes could make a difference to the outcome. Gotta try at least. http://blogs.rollcall.com/218/trade-...s-friday/?dcz= Updated: 1:49 p.m. | House Republican leaders early Wednesday filed a package of trade bills with the Rules Committee, putting the gears in motion for the most anticipated floor showdowns of the legislative session so far. Though nothing is set in stone, lawmakers who support Trade Promotion Authority are Did the Fed just bailout COMEX? http://seekingalpha.com/article/3247...-from-the-feds On June 1, 2015, JPMorgan added almost exactly enough ounces of physical gold to patch the deficiency between supply and delivery demand at COMEX, avoiding widespread dealer default. Declassified documents, along with strong circumstantial evidence indicate that it was not JPMorgan, but its most important customer, the US Federal Reserve, that just bailed out COMEX. more at link The PM shell game is almost up. ... TPP is probably the most secretive legislation in Congressional history Comments from various congresscritters about the secrecy around TPP. It's actually "highly classified" material and treated as such. The pair noted that although legislators are allowed to look at the text of the TPP in a secure room, they are only allowed to do so under restrictions that make it nearly impossible to understand what they are reading. First, they can't bring expert staffers with them unless they have the right clearances, and the aides who have expertise in various relevant areas -- for instance on the impacts on the environment or labor law -- generally are not cleared. Second, lawmakers can't record anything, or take any notes from the room. "They'll give you a piece of paper if you want to take notes, but then you have to give them back the piece of paper," Warren said. The legislators can't talk to anyone about what they've read, either. "We are unable to take any notes or consider what we just saw unless we have a photographic memory and, unfortunately, I do not," Manchin said. "I've tried to remember and look at things I knew I was looking for, but still it's almost impossible to walk out of there having the ability to sit down and evaluate what you just saw." more at link Santorum: "Load up the bombers and bomb Iran back to the 7th Century" This is just one quote from Iowa candidate's conference, multiple candidate's quotes in article. http://news.yahoo.com/among-rivals-i...-election.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans wooing Iowa's most active party members called Saturday for a stronger presence in the world but ran the gamut in tone and just how tough to get with America's enemies. On Armed Services Day — and a day the Obama administration reported killing a senior Islamic State leader in Syria — most of the nearly dozen GOP presidential prospects at a state party dinner called for a more confrontational stance toward Iran. Former Sen. Rick Santorum's answer for handling Iran, one of four countries on the U.S. list of Rand hits Jeb over Iraq comments, Rubio over foreign aid (Politico interview) MANU RAJU 5/13/15 7:08 PM EDT Rand Paul ramped up his criticism of Jeb Bush’s remarks on Iraq, rebuking the former Florida governor Wednesday for an “incredibly fumbled answer” over the 2003 military invasion. He then took a swing at Marco Rubio for being on the “wrong side of history” by supporting foreign aid. “If any Republican nominee wants to run on the idea that borrowing money and printing it up and sending it to foreign countries that often hate us and burn our flag and think it’s a good idea, feel free to run on that issue,” Paul said in an interview with POLITICO. “But it’s not really popular with the people.” With foreign policy beginning to dominate the GOP race for the White House, the Kentucky Republican is taking a more aggressive line, hoping to raise questions over the judgment of his rivals at a time when many voters are uncertain about his anti-interventionist views. http://www.politico.com/story/2015/0...io-117920.html GOP explores special debate rules to include low polling candidates like Fiorina and Carson The RNC cuts the debate schedule down to 9 debates, requires candidates participate only in the RNC's 9 sanctioned debates AND wants to expand the field as much as possible to include candidates that previously wouldn't have been included? Debates won't be worth anything at this rate. Intentionally, of course. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...arson-fiorina/ Republicans face a tough task in trying to craft rules for their presidential primary debates — and in particular, making sure they write the rules so that Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina, who are running well behind in the polls, find a place on the stage. The Republican National Committee has insisted on vetting all official debates in the run-up to the 2016 nomination battle, including approving the criteria that will determine who’s included. But with potentially close to two dozen candidates vying for spots, party officials are sure to ruffle feathers as they decide how to decide who makes it. “Unless we really believe there is going to be a debate with 15 people, there is going to be a real controversy over where that line is drawn,” said Iowa GOP chairman Jeff Kaufmann.” If you don’t think there are going to be 15, there is going to be a businessman, or a governor or a senator who is not on that list.” moreatlink Hillary's Super PAC to openly violate FEC regulations by coordinating directly with campaign http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/ar...al-boundaries- Clinton's newest super PAC ally, Correct the Record, is spinning off from American Bridge, another super PAC that formed four years ago and that conducts opposition research on Republican presidential hopefuls. Correct the Record, which has been serving as a rapid-response team to defend Clinton since November 2013, is being recast as an independent super PAC that will continue to serve as “a political research and communications war room,” the group said Tuesday. What’s unusual is that Correct the Record plans to coordinate with the Clinton campaign and potentially other federal campaigns and Democratic party committees – something that quickly drew skepticism from watchdogs who find it difficult to see how the group can function without running afoul of campaign finance laws. Those laws are designed to prevent committees that collect big-dollar contributions from having direct contact with campaigns. more at link....also mentions Jeb's campaign doing something similar 2016 hopefuls may skip Nevada caucus because it's "rigged" for Rand Paul http://www.reviewjournal.com/politic...evada-s-caucus Several likely GOP presidential campaigns are threatening to skip the Nevada GOP caucus because they fear it’s rigged for a Rand Paul win, said Republican insiders concerned the Silver State could lose its clout as one of four early voting states. As a result, some campaigns are pressing behind the scenes for the Legislature to drop caucuses run by the political parties in favor of a government-staged state primary in February. “A number of presidential campaigns are waiting to see what happens in the Legislature before deciding whether to engage in Nevada or not,” said a top GOP operative. “There is real concern that the state party will either be Automakers seeking federal approval to deem at-home car repairs a violation of DMCA copyright http://www.autoblog.com/2015/04/20/a...s-car-repairs/ Automakers are supporting provisions in copyright law that could prohibit home mechanics and car enthusiasts from repairing and modifying their own vehicles. In comments filed with a federal agency that will determine whether tinkering with a car constitutes a copyright violation, OEMs and their main lobbying organization say cars have become too complex and dangerous for consumers and third parties to handle. Allowing them to continue to fix their cars has become "legally problematic," according to a written statement from the Auto Alliance, the main lobbying arm of automakers. The dispute arises from a section of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that no one thought could apply to vehicles when it was signed into law in 1998. But now, in an era where cars are rolling computing platforms, the U.S. Copyright Office is examining whether provisions of the law that protect intellectual property should prohibit people from modifying and tuning their cars. Last Post By: Anti Globalist Today, 09:29 AM Last Post By: SeanTX Today, 09:02 AM Last Post By: GlennwaldSnowdenAssanged Today, 08:31 AM Where are gold/silver going? Thread Starter: osan Opinions? I'm a mite late to the punch, been very busy with other and more immediate concerns of late, but anyone know anyone that actually has silver in stock? All the places I've gone are either out or want millions per ozt. I seek about 3000 ozt. Ag or maybe 30ozt Au. What say ye?

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Limits of Fun at Whistler By: Tom McCarthy (2004/07/19) A friend of mine asked me the other day why I still trained a whole bunch. One of the many reasons I gave her was that I still really enjoyed racing and pushing hard. I have always enjoyed pushing hard in a race or in a training session. A couple of seasons ago, when I was a little bit overtired and doing too much intensity, I sometimes did not feel like pushing hard, but I could always look back on it and find some element of enjoyment. Until, that is, this weekend. I raced a mountain running race this weekend. It took place at Whistler- and it took advantage of Whistler's greatest tourist attraction, a big honkin' mountain. The race started at the base of the downhill runs and climbed 3800 vertical feet to the Roundhouse Lodge on Whistler Mountain. Sounds cool, huh? It wasn't. It was just a huge festival of suffering with very few redeeming features about it. Sure, it was fun to be at Whistler, hanging out with a couple of friends and seeing some people I hadn't seen in a while, but the actual run itself was pain purified, mitigated by very few spots of running enjoyment. To begin with, it was pretty hot. Not the humid, suffocating hot of the Ottawa summers I grew up with, but a dryer heat. There were no clouds. This would have been fine, but the majority of the race took place on service roads or open ski runs. Then there was the course profile. It started out on bike trails that switchbacked across part of the mountain. This wasn't a bad part of the race- there were still a lot of people together. However, the pace was pretty quick, and there was very little rest. It was continuous gradual uphill, and the switchbacks really only prolonged the length of the suffering. After the trails, we moved onto the service roads, which, although somewhat rolling, were mostly very uphill. After the service roads, we tackled a steep section of a downhill run, which nobody, not even the race winner, could run. The race finished on more steep service roads. The profile was mostly painful because of the lack of recovery. In cross-country skiing, although you might max yourself for periods of 5 minutes or more, there is usually a downhill portion following that when your legs can clear lactic acid and you can recover to some degree. In a purely uphill race, there is no recovery. Once your legs fill up and start to burn, they just stay that way. This quickly reduces the speed to some kind of slow-motion jog, like a dream where you're running away from something scary, but everything happens in slow-motion. I've done pure uphill races before, most notably a race at Mt. Tremblant. That race was fun because a) I was leading for a significant portion of it, and b) it was all on a running/hiking trail through the woods. I was definitely not leading the Whistler race - it was a qualifier for World Mountain Running Championships, and I didn't qualify- and this was a non-technical service road/downhill ski run that only amplified the burning in the legs. Maybe I'm getting old, or maybe I'm getting out of shape, or maybe I haven't trained specifically enough for running straight uphill. Whatever the reason, no matter how hard I struggle, I find it impossible to look back on that race and think "Oh, boy, that was fun, I can't wait till I do that again next year. In fact, maybe I'll pre-run the course next year." Definitely not thinking that. But I AM waiting, with anticipation, to the next race in this mountain run series- it's at Cypress Mountain, and we actually get to run downhill as well as uphill. Editorial: Report and Reflections on the 2015 World Ski Championships, Falun, Sweden. Editorial: Want Fast Skis for the Gatineau Loppet? Update from Gatineau Nordique Sport Editorial: Cross-Country Ski Commuting Editorial: Drug Rage: Salt Lake City Olympics 2002 Editorial: Perianne Jones - The Making of a Champion: Ready, Set, Recover Editorial: A Letter to the Globe and Mail. Editorial: Kershaw Waxes On Passion For Nordic Life Editorial: Un Effet Alex Harvey? Editorial: One Problem With Skate Skiing: It's Hard XC Local: Forest Lea Freestyle XC Ski race - January 27, 2013 Photos and Videos: 2006 Canadian Rollerski Championships Prologue Pictures Photos and Videos: Canmore World Cups: Men's 30km Pictures Gatineau Park: Chelsea Nordiq offers online sales of Gatineau Park ski passes. Nutrition: Vegetarian debut Photos and Videos: Gavin's Training Camp Editorial: Bonk Series: 2001 Nationals "Technically Cool Eyewear!"

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Monday Night RAW Featuring 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin By 105.9 The X Mar 5, 2020 WWE Monday Night Raw Featuring 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin When: Monday, March16, 2020 • 7:30PM Where: PPG Paints Arena WWE HALLOF FAMER AND POP CULTURE ICON “STONE COLD” STEVE AUSTIN RETURNS TO PITTSBURGH FOR THE FIRST TIMEIN 17 YEARS TO HELP THE WWE UNIVERSE CELEBRATE #316 DAY THE UNDERTAKER RETURNS FOR THE FIRST TIMEI N 4 YEARS TRIPLE MAIN EVENT! 2020 ROYAL RUMBLE WINNER DREW MCINTYRE VS. RANDY ORTON RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE STREET PROFITS VS. SETH ROLLINS & MURPHY W/THE AOP RAW WOMEN’S CHAMPION BECKY LYNCH & CHARLOTTE FLAIR VS. WWE WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE KABUKI WARRIORS PLUS, SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY SHAYNA BASZLER AND MANY MORE LIVE! WWE Hall of Famer and pop culture icon “Stone Cold” Steve Austin created some of the most memorable catchphrases in history, including one that launched his career to new heights when he exclaimed, “Austin 3:16 says I just whipped your ***!” On Monday, 3/16, Austin will appear live on Raw on USA Network at 8/7c to help the WWE Universe celebrate #316Day. Additionally on 3/16, WWE Network will stream a marathon of “Stone Cold” Steve Austin programming, including an all-new episode of Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Sessions featuring an in-depth interview with WWE Hall of Famer Bret “Hitman” Hart, where the two icons will discuss their historic rivalry that culminated in one of the greatest matches in WWE history at WrestleMania 13. #316Day will also feature exclusive Austin 3:16 merchandise on WWEShop.com; special Topps Austin 3:16 trading card sets; and custom content across WWE’s global digital and social media platforms celebrating Austin’s legendary career. Share your favorite “Stone Cold” Steve Austin moments using #316Day.

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Our sectorial expertise Our green DNA Photo Credit: Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Government Flies to the Rescue - Cathay Pacific’s HK$40bn Bailout 23 Jul 2020 James Thomson, Managing Director, Aviation Industry Group, Natixis Asia Pacific Focus on James Thomson Managing Director, Aviation Industry Group Natixis Asia Pacific The fallout from the Covid-19 global pandemic has hit the aviation sector particularly hard. With approximately 80% of aircraft grounded globally and a total expected cost to the industry of US$400bn, it will be many years before the aviation market gets back on its feet. The initial brunt of the COVID-19 impact landed squarely on the shoulders of the airlines as revenues effectively ceased following the closure of national borders and dramatic fall in passenger numbers. Nowhere was this impact felt more acutely than at Cathay Pacific, the national flag carrier of Hong Kong. Cathay Pacific was particularly vulnerable heading into the pandemic, following a significant downturn in its business from the Hong Kong protests in 2019 and a public spat with the Chinese Government, which resulted in CEO, Rupert Hogg, stepping down in August the same year. At the outset of the pandemic, Cathay Pacific undertook a number of cost-cuttingmeasures to ease the financial pressure on the airline. These included, reducing flight schedules by 97%, implementing a three-week unpaid leave program for staff, deferring capex on new aircraft and shutting hubs in US and Canada. However, these measures were still not enough to negate the devasting impact of COVID-19, with the company announcing a HK$4.5bn loss in the first four months of 2020. " While Cathay Pacific is not completely out of the woods yet, the strong support from the Hong Kong Government has ensured the ongoing survival of the airline for the foreseeable future (...)" With its financial future looking bleak Cathay Pacific turned to the Hong Kong Government for assistance to ensure its survival. Fortunately for Cathay Pacific, aviation is a critical sector for Hong Kong, driving both the tourism industry as well as a thriving air-cargo industry, which is worth US$473bn or approximately 40% of Hong Kong’s total trade. As such, the Hong Kong Government took the unprecedented step of providing a significant rescue package which included taking a direct equity stake in the business. The total rescue package of HK$39bn, which is supported by the three major shareholders of Cathay Pacific; Swire Pacific, Air China and Qatar Airways, consists of the following: Tranche A HK$19.5bn preference shares with detachable warrants issued to the Hong Kong Government Tranche B HK$11.7bn rights issue (of which each of the three major shareholders above have committed to subscribe for their full allocation) Tranche C HK$7.8bn bridge loan provided by the Hong Kong Government The deal is a fantastic result for shareholders. The Hong Kong Government provided almost HK$30bn of rescue funding, including the subscription for warrants and in return will have just a 6% stake in Cathay Pacific. As a result of this structure, Swire Pacific and Air China will maintain their joint control position while the Hong Kong Government will be allocated two non-voting Board Observers until such time as the preference shares and bridge loan are repaid. While Cathay Pacific is not completely out of the woods yet, the strong support from the Hong Kong Government has ensured the ongoing survival of the airline for the foreseeable future and cements Hong Kong’s reputation as a strategic global aviation hub within the broader aviation industry. #aviation #airlines #APAC #M&A KID FX Systematic Internaliser Accessibility and Disability © Natixis 2019 About Natixis About Natixis CIB EMEA platform Asia Pacific platform Americas platform Real estate & hospitality Supporting your strategic development Providing investment solutions Facilitating your transactions Optimizing your risk management Providing research services Providing financing solutions By visiting this website, you accept setting up cookies which are used for analytics purposes. We are all about protecting your privacy.

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Home 2013: 9 Bangsa Malaysia: Our citizenship defined Bangsa Malaysia: Our citizenship defined Syerleena Abdul Rashid Photo credit: national-express-malaysia.blogspot.com With the jarring inequalities and discrimination targeted at some Malaysian communities, can we really blame those who pursue greener pastures elsewhere, asks Syerleena Abdul Rashid. The issue of citizenship has always been a sensitive topic for Malaysians. And xenophobia appears to be escalating: look at how Malaysians handled anyone who “looked” foreign during GE13 and note the incessant remarks made by several politicians telling other Malaysians to “Balik to … (wherever they are assumed to have come from…insert ancestral country here)”. In the midst of this, we need to ask ourselves what is our citizenship worth? Citizenship has been defined as ‘a state (that) consists of a number of people’; however, not all of its people may be citizens. Generally, a person’s citizenship is assumed by the passport they hold. Whatever it is, citizens are members of a state, who owe allegiance to it and are entitled to its protections or benefits, whichever is prioritised by the immediate government. Support the struggle to build a Malaysia based on Justice, Freedom, Solidarity: Sign up for Aliran's free daily email updates or weekly newsletters or both Make a one-off donation to Persatuan Aliran Kesedaran Negara, CIMB a/c 8004240948 Schedule an auto donation to Aliran every month or every quarter Become an Aliran member These benefits come with conditions and these conditions guarantee several important political rights, such as the right to vote, and civil and basic rights such as public health care. (Public health care is a basic human right which can be claimed by migrants also.) In addition to the rather technical aspects of citizenship, positive concepts are also distinguished by modern thinkers. Citizens are highly encouraged to participate in active roles and contribute to the community to the fullest extent possible. They must engage and facilitate societal advancements in terms of morale and material progression. Education must be a government priority, with the quality and level, well considered. This enables fellow citizens to form intelligent opinions in public affairs. Why is this important? To ensure that actions and ideas which are presented, at any level, are conducive to the general well- being of the community. READ MORE: Migrants, stateless at extra risk from virus: Ensure all have access to healthcare In Malaysia, it has become strikingly evident that our communities are broken into three classes: citizens who enjoy full benefits, citizens who do not enjoy full benefits, even though they are citizens, and foreigners. Up to a certain level, the first two classes may enjoy the same privileges but these come with conditions such as the enforced quota system by our government. Additionally, these two classes may both receive the protection of the state in which they live, in respect of their life and property. Both are expected to pay taxes and respect existing laws. But there are important differences between the rights and privileges conferred on these two classes of people by the state. Enter the ‘Bumiputera status’ that clearly influences who will get a bigger slice of the Malaysian pie between the first two classes. This policy provides preferential quotas for places in the local universities and comfortable government jobs. Under this quota system, ethnic considerations and not just academic achievements determine which candidates are successful. Malaysia has certain policies and regulations that exclude non-Bumiputeras from receiving certain privileges, although the Constitution provides certain guarantees of rights to all citizens regardless of racial/ethnic background. To further drive a wedge between communities in society, a handful of politicians insist on playing a dangerous political game of (mis)using religion, fear and ignorance. These three elements make up a malevolent concoction that threatens our constitution and societal well-being. Some politicians are aware of how vital the role of education is and how it can be used as a tool to manipulate and regulate the people. Escalating issues of racism and crumbling morality can be blamed on our lack of education standards. READ MORE: MERDEKA! When will I be a Malaysian? Having our ministers assure us that our education level is on par (if not, better than) European standards is a cruel joke. In present day society, achieving 20 A’s does not mean a thing when our students are incapable of forming critical opinions and lateral thoughts. The third class is a class by itself: the foreigners. The foreigners do not possess citizenship and are not allowed to enjoy the benefits, privileges and rights of the first two classes. They may be migrants, expatriates (although expats may enjoy certain benefits more so then the others), undocumented immigrants, refugees (in the eyes of the government and the law, a refugee is considered an “illegal immigrant”; therefore subject to deportation and other acts that breach human rights), and stateless Malaysians. The issue of ‘stateless Malaysians’ and how a thing like this could happen to any one of “us” needs serious attention. There are many reasons why, but it all boils down to two factors: exploitation and manipulation. There is no denying that a majority of stateless Malaysians are illiterate and are of a lower socio-economic status. But what makes the whole issue unnerving is that just like the first two classes, stateless Malaysians were born in Malaysia. The system that oversees citizenship application processes needs further scrutiny and if possible, an overhaul. At present, the Malaysian government does not implement jus soli, where, if a person is born within the jurisdiction of the state (i.e. Malaysia), he or she acquires citizenship irrespective of the nationality of the parents. The notion was aggressively refuted during the Federation’s infant years. So, it is not uncommon to come across a ‘Malaysian’, born and raised here, but after 50 years is still waiting to obtain a simple MyKad, however fundamentally wrong this may be. READ MORE: Coronavirus: Rights and health of refugees, migrants, stateless must be protected ‘Stateless Malaysians’, although born and raised here, are denied proper health care and education, and are not permitted to contribute to society. But their skills are permitted to be exploited (e.g. in estates where a majority of stateless Malaysians are reported to have come from)! And just because the media have stopped reporting their plight, it does not mean the problem ceases to exist. With the jarring inequalities and discrimination targeted at some Malaysian communities, can we really blame those who willingly give up their citizenship to pursue greener pastures elsewhere? And how can we justify overlooking the foreigners and stateless Malaysians who want nothing more than to be integrated into our society, hoping that one day, they too, can be Malaysians? Malaysians are fond of taking things for granted. We are famous for our apathy and complacency but in the light of the recent incidents that violate our basic human rights, just what is our citizenship worth? But we just can’t afford to continue with our apathetic ways, if we are to fully embrace a Bangsa Malaysia – which surpasses the Malay, Chinese, Indian and “lain-lain” communal categories. We still have a long way to go to figure out what Bangsa Malaysia really means. Thanks for dropping by! The views expressed in Aliran's media statements and the NGO statements we have endorsed reflect Aliran's official stand. Views and opinions expressed in other pieces published here do not necessarily reflect Aliran's official position. Our voluntary writers work hard to keep these articles free for all to read. But we do need funds to support our struggle for Justice, Freedom and Solidarity. To maintain our editorial independence, we do not carry any advertisements; nor do we accept funding from dubious sources. If everyone reading this was to make a donation, our fundraising target for the year would be achieved within a week. So please consider making a donation to Persatuan Aliran Kesedaran Negara, CIMB Bank account number 8004240948. Malaysians stateless people Syerleena Abdul Rashid is a certified helmsman and consultant in sports, fitness and water sports. She is the national assistant publicity secretary for DAP Wanita and councillor with the Penang Island City Council. Tengku Razaleigh, I have no other country to go to; this is my country, this is my land! MERDEKA! Bila boleh saya jadi orang Malaysia? MERDEKA! When will I be a Malaysian? Defeating the Budget: Why not now? Why later? 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However, it would have been more acceptable to Pakatan supporters had they held a bloc vote last Thursday,…” Politi Scheiss on MPs don’t represent their parties or themselves – they represent their voters: “That party hopping by MPs and ADUNs and whole parties switching coalition or pact has become rather endemic these days…” loyal malaysian on Can youth dominate Malaysian politics in 2021? : “No, Ying Hooi , to expect youths to dominate Malaysian politics in 2021 is unrealistic. Malaysian youths need to make…”

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Guinea-Bissau Economy Guinea-Bissau Currency Markets Guinea-Bissau Indices Guinea-Bissau Stocks Guinea-Bissau Bonds Guinea-Bissau ETFs Guinea-Bissau Funds Guinea-Bissau ( (listen); Portuguese: Guiné-Bissau, Fula: 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮 Gine-Bisaawo, Mandinka: ߖߌߣߍ ߺ ߓߌߛߊߥߏ߫ Gine-Bisawo), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese: República da Guiné-Bissau [ʁɛˈpuβlikɐ ðɐ ɣiˈnɛ βiˈsaw]), is a country in West Africa that covers 36,125 square kilometres (13,948 sq mi) with an estimated population of 1,874,303. It borders Senegal to the north and Guinea to the south-east. Guinea-Bissau was once part of the kingdom of Kaabu, as well as part of the Mali Empire. Parts of this kingdom persisted until the 18th century, while a few others were under some rule by the Portuguese Empire since the 16th century. In the 19th century, it was colonised as Portuguese Guinea. Upon independence, declared in 1973 and recognised in 1974, the name of its capital, Bissau, was added to the country's name to prevent confusion with Guinea (formerly French Guinea). Guinea-Bissau has a history of political instability since independence, and only one elected president (José Mário Vaz) has successfully served a full five-year term. The new president is Umaro Sissoco Embaló, who was elected on 29 December 2019.Only about 2% of the population speaks Portuguese, the official language, as a f... [أكثر] Guinea-Bissau ( (listen); Portuguese: Guiné-Bissau, Fula: 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮 Gine-Bisaawo, Mandinka: ߖߌߣߍ ߺ ߓߌߛߊߥߏ߫ Gine-Bisawo), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese: República da Guiné-Bissau [ʁɛˈpuβlikɐ ðɐ ɣiˈnɛ βiˈsaw]), is a country in West Africa that covers 36,125 square kilometres (13,948 sq mi) with an estimated population of 1,874,303. It borders Senegal to the north and Guinea to the south-east. Guinea-Bissau was once part of the kingdom of Kaabu, as well as part of the Mali Empire. Parts of this kingdom persisted until the 18th century, while a few others were under some rule by the Portuguese Empire since the 16th century. In the 19th century, it was colonised as Portuguese Guinea. Upon independence, declared in 1973 and recognised in 1974, the name of its capital, Bissau, was added to the country's name to prevent confusion with Guinea (formerly French Guinea). Guinea-Bissau has a history of political instability since independence, and only one elected president (José Mário Vaz) has successfully served a full five-year term. The new president is Umaro Sissoco Embaló, who was elected on 29 December 2019.Only about 2% of the population speaks Portuguese, the official language, as a first language, and 33% speak it as a second language. However, Creole is the national language and also considered the language of unity. According to a 2012 study, 54% of the population speak Creole as a first language and about 40% speak it as a second language. The remainder speak a variety of native African languages. There are diverse religions in Guinea-Bissau. Christianity and Islam are the main religions practised in the country. The country's per-capita gross domestic product is one of the lowest in the world. Guinea-Bissau is a member of the United Nations, African Union, Economic Community of West African States, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Community of Portuguese Language Countries, La Francophonie, and the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone, and was a member of the now-defunct Latin Union. ماكس تذبذب ٪ : 0.2% يتغيرون : 0.8 -53.30 19 Dec 30.7 -53.3 : 30.7 Yearly Dec/19 117.30 18 Oct 117 92.83 : 119 Monthly 71.80 20 Jun 68.4 40.4 : 97.7 Quarterly 0 18 Oct 113 83.68 : 115 Monthly Index Points 0 18 Oct 142 83.88 : 149 Monthly 0 19 Dec -25 -56.8 : 12.4 Yearly -10.00 19 Dec -3.2 -52.69 : 2.65 Yearly Dec/19 6.49 17 Dec 6.93 6.49 : 8.58 Yearly % 130.40 19 Dec 189 1.7 : 198 Yearly -1.70 20 Jun 1.5 -28.1 : 22.8 Quarterly 634.90 19 Dec 622 464 : 762 Yearly -5.00 19 Dec -5.1 -9.5 : 3.6 Yearly 183.80 19 Dec 158 12.4 : 184 Yearly 0 20 Jun -16.7 -20.7 : 74.5 Quarterly 1.60 20 Aug 1.3 -18.23 : 70.44 Monthly Aug/20 3.81 20 Nov 4.57 2.5 : 7.35 Monthly 4.00 20 Dec 4 3.5 : 4.5 Daily Dec/20 1.90 19 Dec 1.87 0.62 : 1.9 Yearly Dec/19 0 20 Jun 5.1 -24.1 : 55.7 Quarterly 0 19 Dec 0 0 : 3.36 Yearly 4.10 19 Dec 4.1 3.8 : 10.14 Yearly Dec/19 Balance of Trade -53.30 -13.33 -13.33 -13.49 -13.33 -13.33 Dec/19 CPI Transportation 117.30 118 119 119 116 118 Capacity Utilization 71.80 96 96 98 96 98 Current Account to GDP -10.00 -6.5 -6.5 -6.5 -6.5 -5 Dec/19 Deposit Interest Rate 6.49 6.49 6.24 5.99 6.49 5.99 % GDP 1.34 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.35 GDP Annual Growth Rate -1.70 3 3.2 3 2.7 4.5 GDP per capita 634.90 630 630 630 630 650 Inflation Rate 1.60 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.3 2 Aug/20 Interbank Rate 3.81 3.66 3.66 4.44 4.44 4.44 Interest Rate 4.00 4 4 4 4 4 Dec/20 Unemployment Rate 4.10 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 Dec/19 GBP/USD 1.361 (0.16%)

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Home / Reviews MKBHD: iPhone 11 Review: Too Easy! Now that the iPhone is available to the public, it can be said that Apple did their research and they did well. Of course, there cheapest phones out in the market, with higher specs, but if you want an affordable Apple experience the iPhone 11 is your way to go! Watch what MKBHD has to say about the phone and let me know in the comments with your opinion. Categories: Phones, Reviews Your weekly dose of tech! Top Articles from 16/9 – 22/9 We are getting deeper and deeper in to the season of tech since almost every tech giant has been releasing their plans for 2020 line ups. We saw, Apple releasing their latest flagship with a major addition into the camera division. We saw, Huawei with P30 but with no google services (such a shame) and we saw Samsung re-doing their Galaxy Fold phone. Moving into the Gaming section, Apple Arcade has been launched and the games look very promising in terms of graphics. See the full article here. Now into the car tech section, Elon Musk is trying too hard to catch Porsche saying that he will throw a Tesla Model S into Nurburing. Read the article here. He also installed a charging station into the Track. Well that is the future! 🙂 Finally the Model S became the safest electric car on the market that anyone can buy! Read more here! Anyway, these were the top topics discussed this week. Don’t forget to subscribe to our mailing list to receive your daily dose of tech news straight to your inbox! Have a great week ahead! Tags: huawei mate 30 pro, huawei mate 30 pro release date, iphone 11, mkbhd, samsung galaxy fold, Tesla ‘Plaid’ Model S crushes Porsche Taycan’s Nürburgring time Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Review: The Favourite Child The Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ is here for good and the reviews are giving and taking over the net. It is a fact that the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ gets off the headphone jack which means the end of an era on the Samsung mobile family. An other concern that it has been raising over the reviews is the refresh rate of the screen. For those you are wondering what is the refresh rate of the screen with simple words it is a “feature” that makes any transition run smoother. Although, this “feature” is not visible or you can not see it if you haven’t seen it before. For example, gamers are the first to adopt this “feature” because it makes the whole gaming experience smoother and more relaxing. There is so many to talk about the Samsung Galaxy Note+. Lets start with the display! The display as you can expect from a Samsung Galaxy phone is just amazing. Vivid colors, sharp & edge to edge display. The cameras are here two. And five in total. One at the front the rest at the back. 16-megapixel ultra wide-angle lens. 12-megapixel wide-angle lens (main, dual-aperture camera) 12-megapixel telephoto lens. Depth-sensing camera. 10-megapixel front-facing camera. Learn more about the latest flagship of Samsung in the review from the famous youtube reviewer, MKBHD and let me know in the comments with your thoughts! Tags: galaxy note 10+, galaxy note+ review, review, samsung Here’s our first look at the upcoming Fitbit Versa 2 The Fitbit Versa, which was launched in March last year, is arguably the best smartwatch that the company has made so far. Press renders showing Fitbit’s second-generation Versa have now leaked, courtesy of reliable tipster Evan Blass. Leaked press renders of the Fitbit Versa 2 suggest the upcoming wearable will look nearly identical to the first generation Versa. It will have a similar square-ish display as its predecessor, along with an anodized aluminum casing and a “PurePulse” heart-rate monitor on the back. One of the renders also reveals the upcoming smartwatch will have Alexa support. However, instead of the three physical buttons on the first-generation model, Versa 2 will only have a single physical button. Fitbit has gotten rid of the two buttons on the right side. The second-generation Versa is expected to retain all the key features of the original model, although there is still no information available on the major upgrades that it will bring to the table. There is no word on the release date either. Thanks to its lightweight design, excellent battery life, and a ton of great features, the Versa proved a hit among consumers. Fitbit shipped over 1 million units of the smartwatch in just the first two months. Unfortunately, the Versa Lite, which was launched in March this year as a more affordable version of Versa, failed to achieve similar success. Fitbit recently confirmed while announcing its Q2 2019 earnings that its smartwatch revenue dropped by 27 percent over last year, as a result of weak Versa Lite sales. Categories: Reviews, Wearables Tags: fitbit, versa 2

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What separates the ALSD from other professional trade associations? Well, many things. But one thing is certainly our commitment to connecting buyers and sellers in a hassle-free manner for both sides of a transaction. We are not only a clearinghouse of team and venue news updates. We are gatekeepers for the accredited vendors, suppliers, and their success stories that bring life to our industry. Without furniture, fixtures, equipment, technology infrastructure, professional services, promotional products, gifts, and other amenities, our venues would have no corporate sponsors, no premium seat buyers, no fans, no games. In this content department, our vendor partners contribute case histories in the form of digital advertorials and videos produced in partnership with the ALSD, all displaying their best products and services at work in the real world. Whether your team is building a new facility, undergoing renovations, large or small, augmenting technology layers, pursuing an effective gifting strategy, exploring smarter ways to manage ticket inventories, or simply aiming to create happier fans, there is a company out there with the solution you seek. The ALSD is not just a conference. It’s not just a tradeshow. It’s a 365-days-a-year platform for vendors to put their ideas in front of teams and for teams to review these latest designs and greatest gadgets that provide new opportunities and revenues. Sports Venues of All Types Deploy 3D Models to Eliminate Design Defects and Bolster Ticket Sales How to Take Advantage of the Secondary Suite Market Drive New Premium Business Via Multi-Touch Marketing Technology to Drive More Personalized Experiences and Revenue Growth How One Luxury Hotel Keeps Its Premium Guests Connected through an Easier Charging Experience Pro Sports Franchises Proactively Shift Ticket Sales and Revenue Strategies in Premium Areas 3D Virtualization Technology Builds a Preview Center and Boosts New Texas Rangers Ballpark Sales Explore All Points of The Star – the Dallas Cowboys Team Headquarters and Practice Facility Chicago Cubs Install Advanced Lighting Control System as Part of Wrigley Field Renovation

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Brussels Area, Belgium Kattenberg 19 32(0)26614211 communications@isb.be http://www.isb.be/ Founded in 1951, ISB is an independent, non-profit school offering international education for students from age 3 to 19. Today, with more than 1500 students from 70 countries, the ISB learning experience is driven by a powerful Mission of inclusion, challenge, and success for all students. It was recently described by the National Association of Independent School in the US as a ‘school of the future’ – one of only six schools to receive this nomination and the only school outside of the United States. All 1958-1984 1985-1996 1997-2009 2010-2014 International School of Brussels Alumni André van der Heyden VicePresident & Chief Operating Officer at Belgian Canadian Business Chamber Post-Grad Certificate Myrica International September 2012 - Present Belgian Canadian Business Chamber June 2010 - Present Grey House Publishing Canada September 2009 - September 2012 Grey House Publishing Canada July 2008 - September 2009 HDS Retail North America (now LS Travel North America) September 2003 - July 2008 Oxford University Press April 2008 - May 2008 Toronto Life Magazine February 2007 - June 2007 Sales, Leadership, Management, Publishing, Selling, B2B, Negotiation, Customer Service, Sales Presentations, Account Management, New Business Development, French, English, Business Development, Nonprofits, Customer Retention, Team Leadership, Trade Shows, Lead Generation, Books, Building Relationships, CRM, Publications, Microsoft Office, Sales Management, Customer Acquisition, Direct Sales, Key Account Management, Team Management, Community Engagement, Non-profits, Customer Relations, Project Management, Marketing Management, Communication Skills, Business Networking, Committees, Supervisory Skills, Volunteer Management, Sales Force Development, Bilingual, Conferences, Consultative Selling, Grant Applications, Mentoring, Organization, Research, Salesforce.com, Territory Management Ben Lemire Manager, Sustainability & Energy Management at GWL Realty Advisors Master of Studies (MSt), Sustainability Leadership Queen's University 2004 — 2008 BSc(H), Biology International School of Brussels 2000 — 2004 International Baccalaureate Diploma GWL Realty Advisors November 2014 - Present Canadian Tire June 2014 - November 2014 ClimateCHECK September 2010 - June 2014 ClimateCHECK May 2008 - August 2010 Queen's University May 2007 - April 2008 Queen's University May 2006 - September 2006 Sustainability, Carbon, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Environmental Education, Corporate Social..., Environmental Impact..., Carbon Markets, Environmental Compliance, Carbon Management, Clean Technology, Cleantech, Sustainability Reporting Cheryl Masters Halifax, Canada Area Health and Wellness Consultant at Wellness and Vitality CEED - Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development 2013 — 2014 Self-Employed Business Program, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services Nova Scotia Community College 2013 — 2013 Nova Scotia Institute of Technology 1982 — 1984 Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia 1980 — 1982 Biology/Biochemistry International Baccalaureate, Science/Math Concentration Wellness and Vitality February 2015 - Present Blueberry Skies Web Design 2013 - January 2015 Atlantic Container Line March 1998 - November 2012 Wellness Coaching, Healthy Lifestyle, New Business Development, Digital Photography, Social Media, Web Design, Online Marketing, WordPress, SEO, Customer Service, Environmental Awareness, Blogging, Entrepreneurship Mark Daley Director of Digital Project Management at BIMM Direct & Digital University of Ottawa 1988 — 1992 Arts, Visual Arts Hillcrest High School Ottawa 1986 — 1988 High School, 12 - 13 High School, 9 - 11 St. Patrick high school ottawa 1981 — 1983 High School, 7 - 8 BIMM Direct & Digital 2012 - Present American Express 2007 - January 2012 MacLaren McCann Toronto June 2004 - July 2007 Ogilvy and Mather 1997 - 2004 Digital Marketing, Strategy, Interactive Marketing, SEM, Digital Strategy, Mobile Marketing, Interactive Advertising, Mobile Devices, Leadership, Integrated Marketing, Social Media, Marketing, Analytics, Direct Marketing, Advertising, Marketing Communications, Web Project Management, Online Advertising, Web Analytics, User Interface Design, Microsoft Project, Privacy Compliance, Online Privacy, SEO, Usability, RACI, Risk Management, Process Improvement Mark Lagacé Senior Programs Officer at Canada Foundation for Innovation Ph.D., Molecular Biology, Genetics Canada Foundation for Innovation June 2008 - Present Program Evaluation, Program Management, Policy Analysis, Research, Public Policy, Proposal Writing, Performance Measurement, Qualitative Research, Leadership, Policy, Data Analysis, Government Alastair Thorne Inventory Analyst at Labatt Breweries of Canada George Brown College 2011 — 2012 Post - Graduate, Sport and Event Marketing Western University 2005 — 2009 B.A. Kinesiology, Health Science Labatt Breweries of Canada July 2014 - Present Labatt Breweries of Canada May 2013 - July 2014 The Beer Store (Beer Boutique) September 2011 - June 2013 City of Toronto May 2011 - August 2011 University of Western Ontario August 2010 - November 2010 London Knights Hockey Club January 2009 - May 2009 Northbrae Elementary School January 2009 - May 2009 Annabel Eggleton McGill University 1993 — 1996 Bachelor, Economics ISSH Medefield New York 2011 - Present Quantitative Research, Account Management, Qualitative Research, Qualitative Market..., Market Research, Advertising Research, Online Research, SPSS, Competitive Analysis, Market Analysis, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Analytics, Analysis, Primary Research, Questionnaire Design, Competitive Intelligence, Segmentation Bob Jefferis VP Projects at Shell Ciara Milanetti-Hunt Human Resources Coordinator at Department of National Defence / Ministère de la Défense nationale Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Department of National Defence / Ministère de la Défense nationale July 2015 - Present Central Bierhaus Restaurant June 2014 - February 2015 Department of National Defence June 2014 - August 2014 Microsoft Office, Management, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Research, PowerPoint, Leadership, Photoshop Emilie Couture Digital Public Affairs, Research & Analytics at Full Duplex Ltd. Bachelor of Arts Honours, Communication Studies, Political Science High School - International Baccalaureate Full Duplex Ltd. April 2013 - Present Carleton University September 2012 - May 2013 Direct Sales Force May 2011 - July 2011 NATO C3 Agency June 2009 - August 2009 Greg Hutchison Production Lead and Head Rigger at Dinosaurs Unearthed York University 2005 — 2008 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Theatre Production and Design Dinosaurs Unearthed November 2010 - Present The Next Star 2009 September 2009 - September 2009 International School of Brussels January 2009 - July 2009 Film, Television, Video, Video Production, Sound, Film Production, Visual Effects, Production Managment, Music, Digital Media, Video Editing, Sound Design, Audio Engineering Lisa Reid The University of Western Ontario - Richard Ivey School of Business 2003 — 2005 Neuchatel Junior College 1993 — 1994 Procter & Gamble April 2014 - Present Segmentation, Categorization, Market Planning, P&L Management, Start-ups, Nielsen, Global Marketing, Key Account Development, International Marketing, Business Development, Strategic Partnerships, E-commerce, Marketing, Brand Management, Marketing Strategy, Management, Shopper Marketing, Business Strategy, Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Customer Insight, Cross-functional Team..., Consumer Products, Marketing Communications Monique Riedel art consultant at dimension plus artist agency Scott Moriarty Mixologist at Pan Pacific Hotel Vancover Art Institute 2012 — 2015 Diploma, WSET diploma of Wine Algonquin College 2000 — 2002 Diploma, Hotel Restaurant Management High school diploma, General Pan pacific hotel vancouver May 2010 - Present Baru Latino April 2006 - October 2011 La Terrazza vancouver September 2002 - April 2006 Rossini's pasta palacio October 1995 - June 2000 Chimo Hotel January 1993 - January 1994 Customer Service, Hotel Restaurant..., Mixology, WSET Diploma of Wine, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Strategic Planning, Team Building, Sales, Inventory Management, Windows, Public Speaking, Outlook, Management, Research, Retail, English, New Business Development, Event Planning, Hospitality, Food, Event Management, Food, Hospitality Management, Restaurants, Menu Development, Restaurant Management, Catering, Wine Subir Aggarwal Edmonton, Canada Area Director, Business Development TEMEC Engineering Group Ltd College of Agricultural Engineering , PAU, Ludhiana, Punjab 1985 — 1990 Temec Engineering Group Ltd. May 2013 - Present GARJ Investment Inc 2011 - 2014 Canadian Dewatering LP June 2002 - February 2013 Corex September 1998 - May 2002 Al Arabi Company Ltd. April 1992 - June 1998 Teamwork, Contract Negotiation, Customer Service, Sales Management Alex Kuli International Man of Leisure Masters of Science, Journalism Amherst College 1987 — 1991 BA, American History, Music International Man of Leisure March 2011 - Present Political Capital November 2009 - March 2011 CNN International May 1999 - May 2001 Budapest Business Journal January 1997 - December 1998 Journalism, News Writing, Newspapers, Photoshop, Editorial, Social Media, AP Style, Public Relations, Publications, Media Relations, Storytelling, Online Journalism, Editing, Magazines, Newspaper, Copy Editing Christopher R. Biello Puerto Rico area Senior Consultant at Christopher Biello Productions Jacksonville University 1993 — 1996 Christopher Biello Productions December 2014 - Present The Bag LLC January 2006 - December 2014 Bella International January 2003 - 2006 Premier Euro 1998 - 2003 Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Customer Service, PowerPoint, English, Windows, Research, Outlook, Teaching, Photoshop, Public Speaking, HTML, Strategic Planning, Budgets, Negotiation, Marketing Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Advertising Ann Christine Racette Production Manager at Fordham University Press Université de Montréal - HEC Montréal 2013 — 2015 Master's in Management of cultural organizations, Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management Post-baccalaureate certificate, Public Relations, Marketing, and Applied Communication BA Liberal Arts, fine arts University of Chicago Graham School Fordham University Press April 2014 - Present IMPACT Chicago Women's Self-Defense May 2012 - March 2014 Northwestern University 2006 - March 2014 American Society for Clinical Pathology January 2006 - December 2006 Great Books Foundation, Chicago August 2000 - January 2006 Old Town School of Folk Music August 1998 - July 2000 Publishing, Layout, Editorial, Proofreading, Event Planning, Copy Editing, Books, Fundraising, Research, Grant Writing, Editing, Art, Project Management, Nonprofits, Newsletters, Creative Direction, Public Speaking, Blogging, Marketing, Leadership, Publications Amanda Gillies Cost Accountant at BPG International Delaware Technical and Community College 2005 — 2010 Associates, Accounting B.A., Art History BPG International April 2009 - Present Architectural Alliance January 2004 - April 2009 Harraseeket Inn 2001 - 2002 Sebasco Harbor Resort 1997 - 2001 Lyric Theater 1984 - 2000 Accounts Receivable, Marketing, Budgets, Accounts Payable, Strategic Planning, Customer Service, Project Management, Payroll, Analysis Alex Immel Entrepreneurship Major at Miami (OH) University and Founder & CEO of Wandering Washers LLC Miami University 2013 — 2017 Bachelor's Degree, Entrepreneurship, Business Analytics Minor, Junior Orange High School 2011 — 2013 High School Degree Flour Restuarant November 2012 - August 2013 Teamwork, Microsoft Office, Team Leadership, Marketing, Customer Service, Startup Development, Sales, Management, Hiring, QuickBooks, Website Development, Social Media Marketing, Microsoft Excel, Marketing Communications, Marketing Strategy, Data Analysis, Business Model..., Employee Training, Values-based Leadership, Communication, Organization Skills, Recruiting, Pitching Ideas Pierre-Alexandre Labelle CoFounder at Under The Milky Way B.comm WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) 1999 — 1999 Canadian securities institute 2001 — 2003 Under The Milky Way April 2010 - Present Glitner May 2007 - April 2010 Pierre-Alexandre Labelle January 2005 - April 2010 European Producers Club February 2009 - September 2009 Cargill October 2001 - June 2004 VOD, Aggregation, Distribution, Online Marketing, Film, International Business, Digital Distribution, Digital Media, Television, B2B, New Media, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Digital Marketing, Management, Online Advertising, Strategy, Film Production Alisa Bonham Richland/Kennewick/Pasco, Washington Area Business Professional with a Focus on Strategy Formulation and Implementation Masters, Business Administration Gonzaga University 2006 — 2010 Bachelors, Business Adminstration, Marketing elevate July 2013 - August 2014 WSU Tri-Cities Career Development Center September 2012 - June 2013 Historic Downtown Prosser Association September 2010 - July 2012 Discovery Toys, LLC June 2009 - November 2009 Wishing Star Foundation January 2009 - May 2009 Marketing, Blogging, Marketing Communications, Non-profits, Project Planning, Event Planning, Public Relations, Marketing Strategy, Online Advertising, Public Speaking, Social Media Marketing, Editing, Social Networking, Nonprofits, Copywriting, Budgets, WordPress, Schedules, Business Strategy, Press Releases, Fundraising, Management, Social Media Alison Mancuso Human Resources Coordinator at OchZiff Capital Management Group Marquette University 2009 — 2013 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Public Relations Ranney School 2005 — 2009 Och-Ziff Capital Management Group May 2015 - Present John Jay College November 2013 - April 2015 Anthropologie July 2013 - October 2013 Marquette University Senior Challenge October 2012 - May 2013 Johnston Communications: Student-Run Public Relations Firm December 2010 - May 2013 Marquette University PRSSA November 2010 - May 2013 Marquette University March 2010 - May 2013 Marquette University Office of Marketing & Communication May 2012 - August 2012 Bader Rutter & Associates January 2012 - May 2012 Pfizer May 2011 - August 2011 PeopleSoft, Hobsons, ApplyYourself, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Social Media, Twitter, Google Analytics, Social Networking, Public Relations, Press Releases, Advertising, Editing, Leadership, Public Speaking, Event Management, Publicity, Research, Marketing, Writing, Marketing Materials, InDesign, Photoshop, SharePoint, Meltwater Andreas Ferstad Digital Health Consulting and Business Development MSc, Comparative Politics (Conflict Studies) BSc, International Relations and History Full International Baccalaureate Diploma, Business, History, English, French, Mathematics, Chemistry Elevar September 2015 - Present GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group) January 2015 - September 2015 Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG) January 2014 - December 2014 Gerson Lehrman Group June 2012 - December 2013 Aggancio AB June 2011 - May 2012 SIFE April 2009 - April 2011 Ankor Consultants April 2009 - June 2009 Salomon August 2008 - September 2008 Salomon April 2007 - June 2007 Market Research, Strategic Planning, Research, Organizational..., Business Strategy, Marketing Intelligence, Strategic Communications, Management, Training, International Relations, Executive Search, Marketing Communications, Change Management, Public Relations, Marketing, Leadership, Management Consulting, English, Social Media, Marketing Strategy, Team Management, Recruiting, Executive Management, Business Development, Spanish, Competitive Analysis, New Business Development, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, French, Business Planning Andrew Mykletun Global Business Development Manager at Oceaneering Macalester College 2004 — 2008 Bachelor's degree, Economics, Statistics Universidad del Salvador 2007 — 2007 Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Business/Corporate Communications in Buenos Aires, Argentina Washington International School (WIS) 2001 — 2004 International Baccalaureate (IB) - High School in Washington D.C. International Baccalaureate (IB) - Middle School in Brussels, Belgium Torstad Ungdomsskole 1998 — 1999 Middle School - Oslo, Norway Oceaneering January 2014 - Present Texas A&M University - MAYS Business School July 2012 - December 2013 Aker Solutions June 2013 - August 2013 Analysis Group December 2010 - May 2012 Analysis Group August 2008 - December 2010 Statkraft June 2008 - July 2008 Compete, Inc. January 2007 - February 2007 Storebrand May 2006 - July 2006 Oil/Gas, Energy, Marketing, Sales, Finance, Economic Modeling, SAS programming, Microsoft Excel, Stata Andrew Wisdom Scranton, Pennsylvania Area at Prudential Penn State University 1987 — 1992 Prudential Financial September 2014 - Present Prudential Financial August 2013 - September 2014 Fidelity Investments August 2012 - August 2013 Fidelity Investments 2003 - August 2012 Fidelity Investments 2000 - 2003 Federated Investors January 1996 - January 1997 PNC Bank January 1995 - January 1996 Kinko's of Rhode Island January 1994 - January 1995 Call Center, Risk Management, Business Planning, Customer Satisfaction, Process Improvement, Project Management, Business Analysis, Strategic Planning, Change Management, Customer Service, PowerPoint, Financial Analysis, Data Analysis, Employee Benefits, Team Building, Operations Management, Program Management, Forecasting, Public Speaking Anne Cookson Senior Sales Operations Analyst at Lexis Nexis Colby College 1981 — 1986 BA, History International School Brussels 1977 — 1981 Lexis Nexis March 2015 - Present LexisNexis March 2012 - March 2015 LexisNexis May 2008 - March 2012 LexisNexis April 2006 - May 2008 Orient Express Hotels - Keswick Hall February 2005 - March 2006 WorldStrides July 2002 - July 2004 United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association April 1999 - May 2002 NACDS July 1997 - April 1999 American Counseling Association July 1995 - July 1997 The Aaron Group October 1990 - July 1995 CRM, Lead Generation, Strategic Planning, Trade Shows, Sales, Marketing, Account Management, Sales Operations, Management, Project Management, Leadership, Strategy, Analytics, Analysis Antonio Rubin Senior Programmer / Systems Analyst at EACM Advisors LLC (BNY Mellon Asset Management) Western Connecticut State University 1999 — 2001 Bachelor of Arts, Biology Montgomery College 1996 — 1998 EACM Advisors LLC (BNY Mellon Asset Management) March 2013 - Present Icon International March 2010 - February 2013 The Nielsen Company April 2005 - December 2009 The Stamford Advocate January 2005 - March 2005 SAC Capital Advisors October 2004 - January 2005 Citigroup May 2003 - August 2004 Newton Solutions January 2003 - May 2003 Danbury Hospital August 2001 - July 2002 Pfizer July 1999 - August 1999 Access, VB.NET, Visual Studio, VBA, FrontPage, PowerPoint, Outlook, SQL, Visual Basic, Microsoft Word, Data Analysis, ASP, Business Analysis, HTML, Databases Tony Verheggen Sourcing Process Champion at Air Products BCHE, Chemical Engineering New Jersey Institute of Technology 1971 — 1972 New Providence High School 1968 — 1970 Air Products June 2005 - Present Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Management, Supply Management, Sourcing, Procurement, Management, Supply Chain, Materials Management, Spend Analysis, Global Sourcing, Supplier Development, Contract Management, Contract Negotiation, E-procurement, Purchasing, Logistics Management, Project Management, Process Engineering, SAP, Cross-functional Team..., Supply Chain... Benjamin Kraus Operations Leadership Program Associate at United Technologies Purdue University 2010 — 2014 Bachelor of Science, Aviation Management Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School 2008 — 2010 Hackley School 1997 — 2005 UTC Aerospace Systems July 2015 - Present United Technologies June 2015 - Present Boeing May 2014 - August 2014 United Airlines September 2013 - December 2013 Southwest Airlines May 2013 - August 2013 DHL June 2012 - December 2012 The Chief Executives Organization December 2010 - March 2011 Public Speaking, Data Analysis, Presentation Development, Video Editing, Document Drafting, Analysis, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Flights, Aviation, Operations Management, Microsoft Office, Aircraft, Research Barb Hoffmann Ticketing Customer Service, Purchasing Assistant , Coordinator , Customer Service Position Bachelor of Arts, Interior Design Woodward High School Cincinnati Arts Association September 1996 - Present United States Census May 2010 - August 2010 MedAssets February 2006 - December 2009 Macy's Corporate Services January 1991 - June 2005 Leadership, Management, Training, Time Management, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Payroll, Accounts Payable Ben Stanley Retail Sales Associate at REI Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Geology/Earth Science, General Oberlin College 2001 — 2005 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Geology/Earth Science, General REI May 2015 - Present North Hennepin Community College August 2014 - May 2015 REI April 2014 - May 2015 Globe University October 2013 - December 2013 University of Minnesota September 2007 - August 2012 REI January 2006 - August 2007 Science, Geology, Teaching, Experimental Petrology, Igneous Petrology, Mineralogy, Earth Science, Microsoft Office, Data Processing, Mac OS, Image Processing, IR spectroscopy, Electron Microscopy, Laboratory Skills, Research, Raman Microscopy, Adobe Creative Suite, Igor Pro, Optical Microscopy, LaTeX, Scientific Writing, Project Planning, Meeting Scheduling, Powder X-ray Diffraction, Windows, HTML, Hazardous Materials..., ArcGIS, Linux, CSS David Bertelli Manager, Finance & Strategic Planning, AllScripts University of Virginia - Darden Graduate School of Business Administration 2002 — 2004 Allscripts July 2015 - Present Financial Modeling, Forecasting, Finance, Analysis, P&L Management, Financial Analysis, Strategy, Cross-functional Team..., Analytics, Business Planning, Strategic Planning, Business Strategy, Data Analysis, Corporate Finance, Strategic Financial..., Competitive Analysis, Mergers, Due Diligence, Valuation, Financial Reporting, P&L Analysis, Business Partner Support, Training & Development, Ninja Skills, Pricing, Management, Financial Planning, Budgets Bill Fisher, PMP Security Assistance Program Manager (SAPM) Singapore Dedicated F16 Squadron (Peace Carvin II Luke AFB) Chapman University 1993 — 1996 MS HR, Human Resources Texas Tech University 1984 — 1987 BSME, Mechanical Engineering High School, Academics Air Force Security Assistance Training Squadron July 2009 - Present BAE Systems April 2009 - July 2009 US Air Force July 2007 - November 2008 USAF February 2005 - July 2007 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group 2002 - 2007 USAF June 2002 - February 2005 USAF January 1999 - June 2002 429 ECS 1993 - 1996 Philmont Scout Ranch June 1984 - August 1984 Aircraft, Aviation, Command, Contingency Planning, Defense, Earned Value Management, Employee Training, Government Contracting, Management, Military Experience, Military Operations, Operational Planning, Organizational..., Program Management, Tactics, Testing, Training, Aerospace, Combat, Command, Electronic Warfare, Flight Safety, Flights, Force Protection, Emergency Management, Defence, Air Force, Interagency Coordination, Leadership, Leadership Development, Military Aviation, Military Training, National Security, Operations Management, Security Clearance, Systems Engineering, Top Secret, Weapons Brad Neave President at Speedpro Imaging Florida BA, Telecommunications Management University of Innsbruck 1999 — 1999 Sign Solutions January 2001 - Present Speedpro Imaging Florida July 2008 - May 2015 FranNet December 2007 - September 2009 Large Format Printing, Franchising, Entrepreneur, Small Business, Entrepreneurship, Franchise Consulting, Wide Format Printing, Executive Management, Marketing, B2B, Advertising, Leadership, Digital Imaging, Leadership Development, Management Consulting, Business Development, Start-ups, New Business Development, Lead Generation, Consulting, Business Planning, Business, P&L Management, Strategic Planning, Selling, Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Competitive Analysis, Management, Strategic Partnerships, CRM, Cross-functional Team..., Sales Blake Huebner VP information Risk Management, oCISO at Optiv Inc University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 1990 — 1995 B.S, Administrative Managment Optiv Inc July 2015 - Present FishNet Security February 2015 - June 2015 FishNet Security October 2014 - February 2015 FishNet Security November 2011 - September 2014 SecureConnect Inc. May 2010 - November 2011 NetSPI October 2007 - May 2010 Fishnet Security November 2005 - October 2007 Japs-Olson Company November 2000 - November 2005 Computer Associates December 1999 - November 2000 Rainforest Cafe October 1997 - November 1999 Security, CISSP, PCI DSS, Compliance, Security Audits, Strategic Planning, QSA, Managed Security..., Information Security, Network Security, Vulnerability Management, Business Development, Solution Selling, Business Continuity, Computer Security, Information Assurance, Disaster Recovery, Data Security, Networking, Information Technology, ISO 27001, Vulnerability Assessment, Information Security..., Firewalls, Payment Industry, Incident Management Brian Lyster, PMP Underhill, Vermont Geomatics Project Manager at McKim & Creed University of Vermont 1988 — 1992 BS, Mathematics McKim & Creed February 2013 - Present Utility Risk Management Corporation April 2010 - February 2013 URMC, Utility Risk Management Corporation September 2008 - April 2010 Folsom Technologies International April 1995 - June 2008 Space Research Corporation (Brussels) 1987 - 1988 Analysis, ArcGIS, Energy, GIS, LiDAR, GPS, Management, Project Management, Matlab, AutoCAD, Civil Engineering, Engineering, Remote Sensing, Project Engineering, Surveying Brian Marx Digital Marketing Manager, Truvia® at Cargill University of Saint Thomas - School of Business 2008 — 2012 MBC, Business Communication University of Wisconsin-Stout 1998 — 2002 BS, Business, Graphic Communications Iowa State University 1996 — 1998 Mass Comm, Journalism Cargill July 2013 - Present Integrated Marketing, Digital Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Brand Development, Email Marketing, Graphic Design, Marketing, Social Media, Creative Direction, Copywriting, Direct Marketing, Digital Strategy, Brochures, Marketing Communications, Advertising, Content Management, Interactive Marketing, SEO, Strategy, Web Marketing, Direct Mail, Designing, Newsletters, Online Marketing, Trade Shows, Corporate Branding, Content Strategy, Market Planning, Creative Strategy, Web Analytics, User Experience, Content Marketing, Community Development Brigitte Gourdin caregiver at self employed academic, arts Lecole des beaux arts Montreal,Canada self employed August 2011 - Present C'est Ma Vie Homes,Inc dba Help for Women in need,Inc January 2004 - January 2013 Intersate Security Consultants,Inc 1990 - 1998 Les Amis du Vin...FRIENDS OF WINE 1970 - 1980 Strategic Planning, Team Building, Program Management, Customer Service, New Business Development, Operations Management, Team Leadership, Employee Relations, Microsoft Office, Change Management, Program Development, Strategic Public..., Works well with a team Bryan Clapper Residential Realtor at Hemming Real Estate North Dakota State University 1998 — 2002 Hemming Real Estate January 2015 - Present HouseoFoodies.com November 2007 - Present Squire Marketing and News Services May 2011 - January 2015 Leader Publications June 2008 - May 2011 Austin Daily Herald July 2006 - June 2008 Lake Country Echo August 2003 - August 2006 Lake Country Echo 2002 - 2003 The Spectrum May 2000 - May 2001 Lillie Suburban Newspapers 2000 - 2000 Editorial Design, Graphic Design, Photography, Redesign, InDesign, QuarkXPress, Style Guides, AP Style, Magazines, Blogging, Ap Style, Publishing, Advertising, Creative Direction, Layout, Newspaper, New Media, Publications, Newspapers, Digital Media, Newsletters, Marketing, Editorial, Copywriting, Press Releases Cari Perez Senior Social Media Manager at Standing Dog Interactive, LLC Southern Methodist University 2007 — 2011 Bachelor's degree, Communication and Media Studies and Economics High School Diploma, Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Standing Dog Interactive, LLC May 2015 - Present Standing Dog, LLC April 2013 - Present Moroch June 2011 - April 2013 Bradford Public Relations January 2010 - May 2011 Southern Methodist University August 2007 - May 2011 Prudential Real Estate June 2008 - August 2008 Event Planning, Media Relations, Business Strategy, Brand Awareness, Twitter, Marketing Strategy, Product Marketing, Social Media, Corporate Social..., Social Media Marketing, Crisis Communications, Strategic Communications, Advertising, Integrated Marketing, Internal Communications, Social Media Measurement, Ap Style, Digital Strategy, Cision, Copy Editing, Public Relations, Facebook, Marketing Casper van Ek ECM Platform Specialist NA, IBM Analytics at IBM HS, Science/Math IBM July 2015 - Present IBM November 2006 - Present FileNet March 2005 - November 2006 IMC March 2004 - March 2005 DCSS May 2002 - March 2004 Luminant Worldwide January 1999 - April 2002 DocuQuest 1992 - 1994 Enterprise Content..., Integration, Pre-sales, Architecture, Records Management, FileNet, Document Management, Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Business Process..., Solution Selling, Requirements Analysis, Business Process Design, Enterprise Software, Business Analysis, Professional Services, Governance, Strategy, SDLC, Architectures Chas Kubis Bellingham, Washington Area Owner at Goat Mountain Pizza Co. University of Illinois at Chicago 1999 — 2004 Finance, IT, French Groupe Ecole supérieure de Commerce de Dijon-Bourgogne 2001 — 2002 EnerSys September 2010 - January 2011 International School of Brussels September 2009 - June 2010 Baxter Healthcare April 2007 - January 2009 Baxter Healthcare October 2004 - March 2007 Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Supply Chain, SAP, Six Sigma, Microsoft Word, Business Analysis, Forecasting, Strategic Planning, Research, Data Analysis, Analysis, Accounting, Customer Service Christian McNierney Holly Springs, North Carolina Financial Analyst at Cisco Capital BS, Geography Cisco Capital September 2015 - Present Buxton Consulting March 2014 - September 2015 Target November 2013 - February 2014 Spatial Insights, Inc. April 1999 - April 2013 Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue 2004 - 2008 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration February 1997 - April 1999 Excel, MapInfo Professional, GIS, Spatial, Cartography, Spatial Analysis, Data Analysis, GIS analysis, Access, Microsoft Excel, Spatial Databases, Segmentation, Geomatics, Strategic Planning, ArcView, PowerPoint, Statistics, Data Management, Data Collection, ESRI, Aerial Photography, ArcGIS, Analysis, Budgets, Remote Sensing, Geography, MapInfo, ArcGIS Server, Databases, ArcSDE, Web Mapping Christian Merhy Strategic Marketing Executive | CMO | Product Marketing Leader Suffolk University 1993 — 1995 MBA, Masters in Business Administration BSEE, Electrical Engineering Invado Group August 2014 - Present FairWarning, Inc May 2013 - July 2014 Invado Group November 2011 - May 2013 Peoplefluent October 2010 - October 2011 Imprivata December 2009 - October 2010 Authoria April 2009 - December 2009 Invado Group October 2006 - December 2009 BMC Software March 2005 - September 2006 OpenNetwork February 2004 - March 2005 Ipswitch Inc. February 2003 - February 2004 Product Marketing, Enterprise Software, Marketing Strategy, Product Management, Strategy, SaaS, Go-to-market Strategy, Messaging, Analytics, Start-ups, Solution Selling, Cross-functional Team..., Business Strategy, Identity Management, Leadership, Management, Digital Marketing, B2B, Strategic Partnerships, Mobile Applications, Marketing, FairWarning Patient..., Lead Generation, Marketing Communications, Market Research, Big Data, Business Intelligence, Mobile Marketing, Security, Segmentation, Sales Enablement Tools, Salesforce.com Christina Famiglietti Communications, Social Media, Marketing, Market Research & Analysis, Web Content Editor, Technical Writer, SEM / SEO California Lutheran University 1980 — 1984 Marketing Communications, Internet Marketing, SEM, Social Media Marketing, Writing, Content Development, Web Content, SEO copywriting, Copy Editing, Blogging, Editorial, Proofreading, Web Marketing, Marketing, Editing, Content Management, E-commerce, Newsletters, Social Media, Press Releases, Email Marketing, Facebook, SEO, Advertising, Online Advertising, Corporate Communications, Publications, Market Research, Analytics, Copywriting, WordPress, Strategic Communications, Google Analytics, Social Networking, CMS, Content Strategy, Online Marketing, Google Adwords, Creative Writing, CRM, Web Analytics, YouTube, Digital Marketing, Online Research, Brand Development, Brand Awareness, Direct Marketing, AP Style, Web Content Management Christine DeBaise Director, International Consultant Services at Tetra Tech ARD Central Connecticut State University 1993 — 1995 Quinnipiac University 1989 — 1993 B.S., International Business Tetra Tech ARD March 2012 - Present Tetra Tech ARD May 2000 - March 2012 Proposal Writing, International Relations, Personnel Management, International..., Policy, Strategic Planning, Capacity Building, Program Management, Management Consulting, Organizational..., Civil Society, Non-profits, Management, Coordination, Talent Intelligence, NGOs, Africa, Government, Sustainable Development, International Business, Candidate Generation, Talent Acquisition, Capacity Development, Value Chain Analysis, Economic Development, Project Management, Analysis, Project Planning, Training, Rural Development, Governance, Program Evaluation, Community Development, Microfinance, Nonprofits, Private Sector, Climate Change, Conflict Resolution, Private Sector..., Qualitative Research, Corporate Social..., Humanitarian Assistance, International..., Technical Assistance, Humanitarian, Policy Analysis, Conflict, Human Rights, Food Security, European Union Clayton Davis Experienced Nonprofit Leader Bachelor's Degree, Public Management JCCI - Jacksonville Community Council Inc. July 2015 - Present KwaZulu-Natal Network on Violence Against Women November 2012 - Present Project Concern International January 2013 - December 2013 Project Concern International (PCI) October 2008 - December 2012 Population Services International (PSI) December 2007 - May 2008 Population Services International (PSI) January 2005 - November 2007 Population Services International (PSI) January 2002 - December 2004 Population Services International (PSI) June 2001 - December 2001 Population Services International (PSI) July 1999 - May 2001 Population Services International (PSI) August 1994 - June 1999 Community Development, Proposal Writing, Grants, International..., Program Development, Program Management, Fundraising, Africa, Public Health, Program Evaluation, Technical Assistance, Global Health, Qualitative Research, Organizational..., Public/private..., Community Outreach, International Relations, Governance, Project Management, Non-profits..., Grant Writing, Non-profits, HIV prevention, Social Marketing, Leadership, Strategic Communications, Nonprofits, Training, Corporate Social..., Management, Team Building, Budgets, Organizational..., Public Speaking, Strategic Planning, HIV Prevention, Policy, Strategy, Government, Economic Development, Human Rights, Volunteer Management, Capacity Building Chris Rochester Corporate Capture Manager at PAE Master of Public Policy, National Security Bachelor of Arts, International Relations and African Studies PAE June 2015 - Present A-T Solutions January 2014 - May 2015 Engility Corporation January 2013 - January 2014 Engility Corporation July 2012 - December 2012 MPRI, an L-3 Communications division July 2011 - July 2012 MPRI, an L-3 Communications division June 2008 - July 2011 MPRI, an L-3 Communications division May 2007 - December 2007 International Stability Operations Association ISOA January 2007 - May 2007 New Business Development, International Business, Strategic Planning, Capture, Pricing Strategy, Proposal Management, Proposal Writing, Competitive Analysis, Market Research, Due Diligence, Federal Government Sales, Government Contracting, Active Top Secret..., Editing, International Relations, Government, National Security, Security Clearance, Sales, Management, Business Development Curt Jacobson, MBA, MCCM Contracts Director | Contracts Manager | Strategic Sourcing Manager In Transition Actively Pursuing new Opportunities Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), International Marketing Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration, Management and Operations High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates Hewlett-Packard 2012 - 2014 Parallels November 2011 - September 2012 JAS_Consulting or agency placment 2007 - 2011 Ericsson April 2006 - August 2007 Fluke Networks February 2004 - April 2006 Nordstrom October 2001 - November 2003 Conversay February 2001 - September 2001 Onvia February 2000 - January 2001 Oracle Corporation April 1995 - February 2000 Vendor Management, Contract Negotiation, Procurement, Contract Management, Management, Analysis, Telecommunications, Legal Writing, Consolidation, Network Communications, Strategic Sourcing, Software Licensing, Management Consulting, Deal Maker, Sales Operations, License Management, Risk Management, Process Improvement, Account Management, Project Management, Negotiation, Business Process, Enterprise Software, Cloud Computing, Professional Services Dave Blankenship VP Application Development, Digital Platforms and Reservations at Marriott International B.S., Mechnical Engineering - Intelligent Mechanical Systems Marriott International April 2013 - Present Marriott International June 2003 - April 2013 Cordiem June 2001 - June 2003 Commerce One 1998 - 2001 KPMG Consulting April 1996 - July 1999 Andersen Consulting August 1993 - April 1996 E-commerce, SEO, Team Leadership, Management, Software Development, Systems Planning, Global Operations, Contract Negotiation, Global Application..., Mobile Applications David Goldhaber Partner at Wilson Elser Loyola University Chicago School of Law 1993 — 1996 Doctor of Law (J.D.) Wilson Elser May 2014 - Present Sedgwick LLP March 1998 - May 2014 Litigation, Insurance, Class Actions, Commercial Litigation, Civil Litigation, Electronic Discovery, Healthcare, Litigation Support, Insurance Law, Torts, Appeals, Legal Issues, Dispute Resolution, Trial Practice, Product Liability, Mediation, Trials, Personal Injury Deb Fiorella Brand Strategy | Identity Design | Brand Activation for B2B Brands Yale University - Yale School of Management AIGA Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders Bachelor of Arts, Journalism and Mass Communications; Marketing Franke+Fiorella September 1993 - Present Frink Semmer and Associates 1988 - 1993 3M Company 1985 - 1988 Design Strategy, Product Naming, Corporate Branding, Brand Architecture, Corporate Identity, Brand Management, Art Direction, Brand Implementation, Brand Development, Interactive Marketing, Integrated Marketing, Creative Strategy, Concept Development, Strategy, Corporate Communications, Branding & Identity, Strategic Communications, Creative Direction, Marketing Communications, Marketing Strategy, Packaging, CRM, B2B, Direct Mail Derrick Meade Senior UI Designer at VidSys, Inc. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1996 — 2000 Bachelor, Computer Science Academic High School Diploma VidSys April 2010 - Present Reed Business Information July 2009 - April 2010 Bose July 2007 - July 2009 Bonsai Logic August 2000 - July 2007 Viridien Technologies March 2000 - August 2000 Send.com May 1999 - March 2000 The Harvard Group June 1998 - May 1999 Infinity Studios January 1996 - May 1998 Hurricane Systems August 1993 - December 1995 jQuery, JavaScript, DHTML, CSS3, DOM, AJAX, XML, Java, SQL, GUI, Agile Methodologies, CSS, XHTML, Photoshop, Software Development, Web Applications, Web Development, Software Engineering, JSP, Microsoft SQL Server, REST, HTML Drew Axelson Vice President of Operations at SEAFRIGO Nathaniel Hawthorne College Bachelor’s Degree, Business Administration and Management SEAFRIGO June 2015 - Present NFI February 2010 - March 2015 Tracker Industries, Inc. January 2001 - February 2010 NFI September 1995 - January 2001 NFI January 1994 - September 1995 Management, Operations Management, Customer Service, Strategic Planning, Logistics, Leadership, Process Improvement, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Team Building, Supply Chain, Logistics Management, 3PL, Inventory Management VP of Technology at ECi FMAudit ECI FMAudit March 2010 - July 2015 Toshiba America Business Solutions (TABS) January 2004 - February 2010 Citizen Business Machines America October 2001 - January 2004 Hitachi Koki 1999 - April 2001 Dataproducts 1987 - 1999 Solution Selling, Emerging Technologies, Executive Management, Product Management, SaaS, Managed Services, Enterprise Software, Product Marketing, Leadership, Management, Business Development, Strategy, Business Analysis, B2B, Software Development, Program Management, Managed Print Services, Wireless, Go-to-market Strategy, Document Imaging, Virtualization, Document Management, Sales Process, Cross-functional Team..., Cloud Computing, Strategic Partnerships, Professional Services, Salesforce.com, Pre-sales, Account Management, CRM, Channel Partners, Integration Hospital Medical Device Sales Rep Otsuka Santa Fe College 2009 — 2011 Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Prereqs for PA school FL. EMT Certificate, Emenergency Medical Technician BS Hons, Nutrition International Baccalaureate, High Diploma Otsuka Pharmaceutical Companies (U.S.) January 2015 - Present US Oncology January 2013 - January 2015 e+CancerCare April 2012 - September 2012 InVentiv Health - Shionogi Contract August 2011 - April 2012 PDI-Inc January 2010 - June 2011 Pfizer, formerly Wyeth April 2003 - March 2008 Sun Surgical April 2002 - April 2003 Travel Centre August 2000 - March 2002 Levy County EMS March 1998 - December 1999 Pharmaceutical Sales, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Rheumatology, Managed Care, Neurology, Hypertension, Nephrology, Pulmonology, Pharmaceutical Industry, Allergy, Oncology, Internal Medicine, Sales Effectiveness, OB/GYN, Infectious Diseases, Osteoporosis, Hospitals, Cold Calling, Closing, Award Winner, Market Share, Top Producer, Medical Equipment, Product knowledge, Pain Management, Healthcare, Hematology, ENT, Market Access, Medicine, Physicians, Primary Care, Product Knowledge, Product Launch, Psychiatry, Surgeons, Women's Health, Selling Skills, Pediatrics, Medical Devices, Immunology, Clinical Research, Capital Equipment Ellen Frank Senior at Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University 2012 — 2015 (B.S.), Human and Organisational Development; (B.A.) Spanish Language International Baccalaureate, Honours Graduate The Next Step Realty November 2013 - Present The Culture Trip May 2015 - July 2015 First Metropolitan Realty June 2014 - August 2014 Vanderbilt University Mail Services August 2013 - December 2013 Vanderbilt University Early Development Lab June 2013 - July 2013 U.S. Department of State: Financial Management Centre June 2010 - July 2010 Time Management, Customer Service, Spanish, Social Media Marketing, Team Building, Cross-cultural..., Research, Leadership, Public Speaking Erica Chappell Director at ExhibitRecruiter BRAND EXPERIENCE| EXPERIENTIAL MARKETING RECRUITMENT | Event Marketing + Event Management ExhibitRecruiter, Inc. 2011 - Present ExhibitPeeps 2011 - Present Bank of America 1988 - 1998 Branch Banking and Trust 1986 - 1988 Mobile Marketing Tours, Auto Shows, Engagement Marketing, Publicity Stunts, Sponsorship Activation, Consumer Interaction, Creative Events, Strategic Events, Event Marketing, Product Launch Events, Experiential Events, Mobile Marketing, Conference Registration, Event Management, Virtual Events, Private Events, B2B Marketing, Corporate Events, Live Events, Hospitality, Consumer Events, Trade Shows, Sponsorship, Event Planning, Sales, Integrated Marketing, Creative Direction, Budgets, Lead Generation, Recruiting, Strategy, New Business Development, Relationship Marketing, Marketing Management, Direct Marketing Eric A. Rohtla Consultant at Chubb A&H Drexel University - College of Business and Administration MBA, Finance Lehigh University - College of Business and Economics BS, Finance Chubb June 2014 - Present AIG January 2013 - April 2014 Insurance Software Provider January 2012 - December 2012 MetLife November 2010 - December 2011 Alico (former AIG company, acquired by MetLife in 2010) January 2010 - November 2010 Alico (former AIG company, acquired by MetLife in 2010) September 2008 - January 2010 Alico (former AIG company, acquired by MetLife in 2010) November 1996 - September 2008 Alico, (former AIG company, acquired by MetLife in 2010) August 1991 - November 1996 Penn Treaty Life Insurance Company October 1989 - August 1991 CIGNA June 1987 - September 1989 Budget, Life Insurance, International Market..., Marketing Strategy, Market Research, Competitor Intelligence, New Business Development, Mergers, Divestitures, Joint Ventures, Restructuring, Government Relations, Financial Analysis, Global Macro, Lobbying, International Business..., Health Insurance, Start-ups, Mergers & Acquisitions, Management, Budgets, Actuarial Science, Underwriting, Investments, Corporate Finance, CRM, Executive Management, International Business, Strategy, Risk Management, Mutual Funds, Organizational..., Enterprise Risk..., Finance, Insurance, Cash Management, Emerging Markets, Fixed Annuities, Portfolio Management, Competitive Analysis, Bancassurance, General Insurance, Liability, Property & Casualty..., Reinsurance, Credit, Claims Management, Brokers, Internal Audit, Casualty Erik C Smith Senior Director, PMO & Operations FSGBU at Oracle St. Mary’s International School 1974 — 1977 Oracle September 2010 - Present Accenture July 1997 - September 2010 Avid Technology May 2007 - October 2008 Accenture July 1990 - July 1997 Outsourcing, PMO, Program Management, Managed Services, Pre-sales, Due Diligence, Offshore, IT Service Management, Professional Services, IT Governance, IT Operations, Solution Development, Data Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Operations Management, Governance, Integration, Solution Architecture, Cross-functional Team..., Process Improvement, Management, Strategy, Business Development, Consulting, Start-ups Erin Bailey Director of Marketing Fire Operations at Rural/Metro Corporation Rural/Metro Corporation October 2014 - Present Solution Selling, Product Marketing, Social Skills, Staff Management, Marketing Strategy, Marketing, Account Management, Marketing Communications, Email Marketing, Strategic Planning, Direct Marketing, Integrated Marketing, Market Research, Social Media Marketing, Process Improvement, Creative Direction, Copywriting, Social Media, Advertising, Project Management, Strategic Partnerships, Leadership, Cross-functional Team..., B2B, Management, Strategic Communications, Corporate Communications, Budgets Fernando H Martins Kellogg School of Management 2013 — 2014 Certificate in Business (CBA), Business Administration and Management, General Master of Laws (LLM), Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law Southwestern Institute for International and Comparative Law 2012 — 2012 The 49th Academy of American and International Law, International Law and Legal Studies UNICURITIBA 2004 — 2010 Bachelor's Degree, Law International Baccalaureate 2001 — 2003 High School, Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education International School of Curitiba 1993 — 2003 High School, International Baccalaureate (IB), Brazilian Diploma (MEC), American Diploma Covington & Burling September 2014 - August 2015 Hapner Kroetz Advogados 2008 - June 2013 Paraná State Supreme Court (TJPR) September 2007 - February 2008 Volvo Trucks February 2006 - October 2006 Renault Trucks July 2005 - December 2005 Corporate Law, International Business..., M&A experience, Contract Law, Due Diligence, Contract Negotiation, International Business..., Private International..., Foreign Investment, International..., Commercial Litigation, Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Mergers, International Business, Mergers & Acquisitions, International Law Foy Meyer Director, Business and Legal Services at Babcock & Wilcox Conversion Services, LLC B.B.S. H. B. Plant High School Director, Business & Legal Services 2015 - Present Deputy General Counsel, Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC 2014 - 2015 Chief Counsel 2010 - 2014 Attorney 2008 - 2010 Corporate Law, Corporate Governance, Legal Management, Litigation, Employment Law, Labor Relations, Arbitration, Mediation, Contract Management, Contract Negotiation, Procurement, Ethics & Compliance, Licensing, Environmental Law, Export Control..., Legal Research, Legal Writing, Leadership Frances Chaves Communications Specialist (part time) at Enable, Inc. Rutgers University 2011 — 2011 Mini-MBA, Digital Marketing MA, Art History Reed College 1973 — 1977 B.A., Art History, English Princeton Adult School Enable, Inc. May 2014 - Present Chaves Communications January 2006 - Present LexisNexis - TEKsystems March 2013 - November 2013 John Wiley & Sons February 2006 - July 2011 Montgomery Township School District July 2007 - July 2008 Writer, Editor, Teamwork, Web Content, Publications, Layout Editor, SEO content, Corporate Communications, SEO, Editing, Press Releases, Blogging, Newsletters Frederick Jordaan Student at The Wharton School University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School 2014 — 2018 Bachelor of Science (BS) in Economics, Finance IB Diploma Program Lazard May 2015 - July 2015 City of London July 2013 - July 2013 3i Group plc October 2012 - October 2012 Frederick Vos Executive Director/General Manager at ITT State University of New York College at Brockport 1972 — 1976 B.S., Political Science and Economics ITT September 2008 - Present SPX Process Equipment January 2005 - September 2008 Lightnin Mixers July 2002 - January 2005 Lightnin Mixers July 1999 - July 2002 Alstom Corporation July 1996 - July 1999 Schlegel Corporation September 1979 - July 1996 Lean Manufacturing, Engineering, Cost Reduction, Continuous Improvement, Supply Chain Management, Leadership, Lean Transformation, Strategic Planning, Materials, Contract Negotiation, Outsourcing, Global Operations, Manufacturing, Cross-functional Team..., Strategy, Purchasing, Sourcing, Manufacturing..., Project Planning, Supply Chain, Value Stream Mapping, Operational Excellence, Kaizen, Manufacturing... Fred Rosenfeld Program Manager | Cisco Systems – CLOUD & MANAGED Services | fprosenfeld@gmail.com Lehigh University B.A., Economics, English Masters Certification, Project Management Cisco Systems Advanced Services Group 2013 - Present Nokia Siemens Networks 2006 - 2012 TruePosition Liberty Media 2004 - 2005 Level 3 Communications – formerly GTE-Internetworking Genuity Verizon 2000 - 2003 Cable & Wireless Communications 1998 - 2000 Kinko's Corporation 1995 - 1998 United Technologies / Otis Elevator 1984 - 1991 Michelle Lord Samples Owner, From the Heart ~ encourager, coach, mentor, teacher Assumption College Hanover Insurance July 2009 - Present From the Heart January 2008 - Present Lutheran Social Services of New England May 2000 - August 2006 Fallon Community Health Plan July 1997 - April 2000 Training, Management, Coaching, encourager, Communication, Coordination, Organization, Office Management, Love to Learn, Mentoring, Teaching, Listening to customers, Consulting, Nonprofits, Writing, women's ministry, Community Outreach Garrett Abbott Information Technology & Network Security Professional LOI December 2012 - Present Renowned Resources, LLC July 2011 - November 2012 Dealtree Inc. March 2009 - May 2011 Abbott Computer Solutions July 2008 - April 2009 Telvista January 2008 - May 2008 Fidelity Investments November 2006 - July 2007 CCNA, Computer Hardware, Operating Systems, Windows Server, Electronics, Servers, Technical Support, Windows, Hardware, Networking, Active Directory, Network Topology, Microsoft SQL Server, Dreamweaver, Databases, Mac OS X, OS X, Team Leadership, IIS, Microsoft Office, MySQL, JavaScript, Linux, Photoshop, PHP, VPN, Requirements Analysis, SharePoint, Customer Service, Software Installation, System Administration, CSS, Project Management, WordPress, Web Content Management, Visual Basic, Web Applications, Access, SQL, Data Analysis, Unix, Software, MS Windows Server..., HTML, CSS, Javascript,..., Adobe Acrobat,..., Hardware Installation..., Restoring and Reimaging..., Business Analysis, Quality Assurance, Oil & Gas Industry Gregory Ireland Technical Recruiter at Open Systems Technologies Bachelor's Degree, International/Global Studies, 3.39 GPA Bachelor's Degree, International/Global Studies Bishop Shanahan High School 2006 — 2010 Open Systems Technologies January 2015 - Present Luxottica Group 2011 - December 2014 SISU Capital May 2013 - June 2013 Arcadia University April 2011 - June 2011 Victory Brewing Company 2007 - 2011 Leadership, Public Speaking, Recruiting, Sales, Time Management, Microsoft Word, Technical Recruiting, Research, Microsoft Excel, French, Inventory Management, Customer Service, Event Planning, Permanent Staffing Hedvig Arnet Strategy Associate at Disney Media Networks Columbia Business School 2013 — 2015 HEC School of Management 2010 — 2011 MSc International Business Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) 2009 — 2009 Apple May 2014 - August 2014 Sony Music Entertainment January 2014 - May 2014 McKinsey & Company July 2013 - July 2013 McKinsey & Company August 2011 - June 2013 ExxonMobil May 2010 - June 2010 The International School of Brussels June 2009 - July 2009 Gambro May 2008 - June 2008 Strategy, Market Analysis, Business Strategy, Management Consulting, Marketing, Market Research, Marketing Strategy, Start-ups, Marketing Communications, Market Entry, Digital Media, Music, Financial Modeling, Financial Analysis, Competitive Analysis, User Generated Content, Advertising, Media, Entertainment, Digital Strategy, Web Applications, Python, SAP, SPSS, Minitab, E-commerce, Pricing, Pricing Strategy, Retail Jb Blanchard Accidental Entrepreneur, Intentional Adrenalist. None, Environmental Economics BS Environmental Engineering, Independent Major HS, Ski Team RoofDeck Solutions 2005 - Present Morristown School District January 2014 - Present Entrepreneurs' Organization 2001 - Present Buchner-Sheaffer Family 1991 - Present Entrepreneurs' Organization July 2011 - July 2012 Entrepreneur's Organization - Global Board July 2011 - July 2012 Entrepreneur's Organization - NJ July 2010 - June 2011 Morristown Junior Colonial Lacrosse Club March 2000 - June 2006 Energy Resource Group March 1995 - February 2005 Team Extreme August 1987 - September 1990 Team-builder, Youth Coaching, Athlete, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Planning, New Business Development, Public Speaking, Business Strategy, Start-ups, Small Business, Management Consulting, Marketing Strategy, Leadership Development, Business Development, Social Media, Marketing, Strategic Partnerships, Online Advertising, Team Building, Coaching, Management, Team Leadership, Leadership, Program Management, Strategy, Contract Negotiation, Fundraising, Organizational..., Business Planning, Marketing Communications, Networking, Public Relations, Training, Event Management, Social Media Marketing, Sales, Social Networking, Nonprofits, Negotiation, Sales Management, Consulting, Project Management, Budgets, Linguistics James Chi Vice President, IT at G&W Laboratories Stevens Institute of Technology 1986 — 1991 BE, Electrical Engineering Institut Sainte-Marie G&W Laboratories August 2015 - Present HCL AXON July 2011 - July 2015 Grom Associates 2007 - 2011 InfoGenesis Professionals, LLC. 2000 - 2004 Delta Consulting, Inc. 1997 - 2000 Price Waterhouse, LLP. 1996 - 1997 Kraft Foods 1991 - 1996 IT Strategy, Business Transformation, Business Process..., Management Consulting, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Solution Architecture, SAP, Life Sciences, Program Management, Master Data Management, Computer System..., Lifesciences, Business Process, ERP, Integration, Business Intelligence, Cross-functional Team..., Strategy, Project Management, SAP ERP, Software Project..., PMO, Pre-sales, Enterprise Software, Governance, Consulting, Project Delivery, Management, Professional Services, Business Process..., Leadership, Data Migration, Global Delivery, CRM, Outsourcing, Project Portfolio..., Supply Chain, PMP, Business Process Design, IT Management, Enterprise Architecture, SAP Implementation, Team Leadership Executive Director, NALP Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law 1990 — 1993 National Association for Law Placement (NALP) April 2004 - Present Non-profit..., Teaching Adults, Team Building, Leadership, Governance, Public Speaking, Law Firms, Law Schools, Legal Employment Market, Board Governance, Press Releases, Press Relations, Media Relations, Trade Publications, Professional..., Legal Education, Budget, Hiring Practices, Professional..., Conference Planning, Contract Negotiation, Non-profit Board..., Management, Vendor Relationships, Marketing, Nonprofits, Recruiting, Legal, Meeting Planning, Schools, Employment, Budgets, Staff Development, Diversity & Inclusion, Higher Education..., Strategy, Association Management, Alumni Relations, Diversity Training, Newsletters, Job Search Strategies, Career Development James McClernon Sr Principal at CSC University of Maryland University College 2012 — 2014 Master of Science (M.S.), Information Assurance Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Finite Math CSC June 2003 - Present Mastech April 2002 - March 2003 Oracle Corporation September 1995 - June 2000 PMP, Software Development, Oracle Applications, Security, Web Applications, SharePoint, Oracle DBA, Visual Studio, Oracle Application..., DoD, Technical Leadership, System Architecture, Integration, Solution Architecture, Systems Engineering, Requirements Analysis, SOA, Enterprise Architecture, SDLC, Data Warehousing, IT Strategy, Oracle, Software Project... James O'Dwyer Software Developer at Inksy Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Informatics Inksy May 2015 - Present SurfWatch Labs January 2015 - May 2015 Abercrombie & Fitch June 2013 - January 2015 Kanu Designs, LLC June 2012 - November 2013 UCB June 2012 - August 2012 Millennial Services, LLC January 2011 - October 2011 Web Development, Ruby on Rails, Web Design, User Experience, Data Analysis, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, HTML, Ruby, Project Management, Microsoft Excel, CSS, JavaScript, Python, XML, jQuery, Software Development, HTML 5, Microsoft SQL Server Janice H. Reinold Master's, Communication Management BA, Television/Video Productions The Boston Consulting Group October 2014 - Present Chasing Hiromi Photography February 2012 - Present Rosetta June 2013 - May 2014 Rosetta May 2011 - June 2013 A Hundred Years January 2011 - April 2011 Initiative June 2010 - January 2011 BRC Imagination Arts January 2008 - December 2008 Comedy Central June 2007 - December 2007 Final Cut Pro, Basecamp, Japanese, German, Social Media Marketing, Blogging, Mobile Marketing, Corporate Blogging, Digital Strategy, Digital Marketing, Social Media, Strategy, Market Research, Marketing, Mobile Devices, Pinterest, WordPress, Photography, Social Networking, Management Jared Sabater Owner / Producer, Soleil Multimedia Productions Middle Tennessee State University 1991 — 1997 BS, Mass Communications Berklee College of Music 1990 — 1990 Recording industry Management, Music composition, theory & business Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Marketing Communications, Marketing, Online Advertising, Advertising, Video, Public Relations, Blogging, Final Cut Pro, Sales, SEO, Television, Facebook, Editing, Event Management, Copywriting, Digital Marketing, Public Speaking, Digital Media, Business Development, Photography, Video Production, Management, Creative Direction, Online Marketing, Video Editing, Broadcast, Videography, Content Strategy, New Media, Multimedia, Radio, Press Releases, Social Networking, Email Marketing, Entertainment, Sponsorship, Media Relations, Digital Strategy, Strategy, Leadership, New Business Development, Strategic Planning, Marketing Strategy, Strategic Partnerships Jason Failla Bentley College - Elkin B. McCallum Graduate School of Business 1999 — 2000 Completed 5 MBA evening courses GPA 3.4 Failla Numismatics January 2010 - Present Tektronix January 2006 - April 2008 GE Panametrics 2001 - 2005 ITW Plexus November 1998 - April 2001 Procurement, Process Improvement, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Management, Six Sigma, Engineering Jason Tanner, MBA, CST, SPC, IGQI CEO at Applied Frameworks, Inc. BS, Mechanical Engineering Northern Highlands Regional HS 1985 — 1986 Applied Frameworks October 2013 - Present Enthiosys February 2010 - October 2013 Enthiosys June 2008 - January 2010 NetQoS March 2007 - June 2008 Self-employed November 2006 - March 2007 Evident Software June 2004 - November 2006 Evident Software January 2002 - June 2004 Evident Software January 2001 - January 2002 WorldCom January 2000 - December 2000 United States Marine Corps July 1999 - September 1999 Product Management, Agile Methodologies, SaaS, Enterprise Software, Program Management, Cloud Computing, Agile Project Management, Software Project..., Professional Services, Business Development, Product Marketing, Integration, Scrum, Strategy, Business Process..., Project Management, Start-ups, Cross-functional Team..., CRM, Management, E-commerce, Consulting, SDLC, Requirements Analysis, Software Development, Business Analysis Jeff Boehm VP, Marketing at DataGravity Boston University - School of Management 2008 — 2009 Tufts University 1987 — 1991 BS, Computer Science DataGravity February 2014 - Present QlikTech October 2010 - February 2014 Invention Machine December 2006 - October 2010 Endeca July 2002 - November 2006 Ascential Software June 1998 - May 2002 Idiom Technologies May 2000 - October 2001 AlphaBlox September 1996 - May 1998 Business Objects July 1993 - September 1996 Spinnaker Software June 1991 - June 1993 Positioning, Go-to-market Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Demand Generation, Pricing, SaaS, Enterprise Software, Business Objects, Pre-sales, Business Intelligence, Strategy, Analytics, Start-ups, Product Marketing, Solution Selling, Big Data, Cross-functional Team..., Strategic Partnerships, Product Management, Professional Services, Sales Enablement, Data Integration, Business Development, Cloud Computing, Salesforce.com, Business Alliances Jeff Racioppo Executive Director at JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase October 2013 - Present Ernst & Young October 2010 - October 2013 IBM July 2004 - October 2010 Profile Keywords January 2004 - January 2004 Risk Management, Quality Assurance, Consultancy, Compliance, Integration, AML, Management Consulting, Program Management, Change Management, Healthcare, Customer Relations, Strategic Planning, Requirements Gathering, Budgeting, Process Improvement, Analytics, Visio, Excel, PowerPoint, SQL, Data Analysis, Business Strategy, Business Analysis, Word, Analysis, Team Leadership, SDLC, Risk, Requirements Analysis, IT Strategy, Problem Solving, Team Management, Business Process..., KYC, Fraud Prevention, Vendor Management, Banking, Governance, Financial Risk, Fraud, Financial Services, Anti Money Laundering, Consulting, Microsoft Excel Jennifer Meltzer Fan Builder | Social Media Strategist City University Social Media Training and Support August 2008 - Present Social Business Consulting Group (Society3) March 2011 - December 2012 Franklin Templeton Investments January 2004 - July 2008 Non Profits January 2002 - January 2004 ING 1996 - 2002 Principal Financial Group 1983 - 1992 Jeremy Silva Software Engineer, Ecommerce Developer and IT Techologist Lafayette College 1996 — 2000 Silva Tech Solutions LLC January 2005 - Present IMEDECS May 2007 - January 2011 Aviation Research Group June 2004 - May 2007 MITRE July 2003 - June 2004 Lockheed Martin September 2000 - July 2003 Reactive Programming,, WordPress, Integration, Magento, Apache, Perl, Linux, Cloud Computing, MySQL, Solr, Data Mining, jQuery, Systems Engineering, CSS, JavaScript, Systems Integration, Software Development, Amazon Web Services..., System Architecture, PHP, C#, SQL, Disaster Recovery, Microsoft SQL Server, VMware, Visual Basic, Web Services, Java, ASP.NET, Database Design, VMware ESX, DNS management, ASP, Ubuntu, Virtualization, DotNetNuke, Rapid Prototyping, Cloud Security, Server Architecture, IT Management, Small Business Server, OpenStack, XenServer, Python, Oracle Enterprise Linux, Google Earth, Oracle, UAV, Robot Operating System Jessica Blank Sales Planning & Audience Development at Wallpaper* Master of Science (MSc), Communication and Media Studies, Distinction Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Film Studies, First Degree Hons. Barnard College 2008 — 2009 Wallpaper* May 2015 - Present PEOPLE Magazine PEOPLE.com December 2014 - May 2015 The Walt Disney Company April 2013 - April 2014 Euromed Audiovisuel May 2012 - October 2012 Milly Films 2010 - 2011 Media Planning, Audience Development, Digital Media, Film, Social Media Marketing, Microsoft Excel, Data Mining, Digital Innovation, Stata, SPSS, Data Modeling, Metadata Modeling, Research Jessica Benson Integrated Marketing Communications, Public Relations and Creative Specialist BA, Communications, Public Relations, Film and Television New York Real Estate Institute 2010 — 2011 New York State Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, Real Estate Sales International Baccalaureate Diploma, International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme JDBohemia (Freelance/ Consulting/ Special Projects) 2002 - Present Bunim Murray Productions June 2009 - Present Project Runway 2009 - 2011 J. Lemle Real Estate March 2009 - June 2010 Sotheby's International Realty October 2008 - June 2010 Marketing Communications, Direct Marketing, Internal Communications, Corporate Branding, Rebranding, French Fluency, Multilingual, International Business..., Strategic Planning, Creative Direction, Marketing Research, Emerging Markets, Public Relations, Publicity, Artist Management, Graphic Design, Media Arts, Broadcast Production, Feature Writing, Copywriting, Website Development, International Real..., Trend Spotting and..., Sales Management, Globalization, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking, Public Speaking, Media Relations, Search Engine..., Marketing Automation, Critical Thinking, Art Direction, Adobe Creative Suite, Mac OS X, Pc Software, Logo Design, Real Estate Development, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Interpersonal..., Leadership/Management, Multicultural, Desktop publishing, Editing, Collateral Design, Collaborative Working, Event Management, Film John F. Miquel Attorney at Law Firm of John F. Miquel St. Thomas University School of Law B.S., Management Theatre/Theater Gulliver Preparatory Law Firm of John F. Miquel July 2014 - Present Themis Bar Review November 2010 - Present Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International August 2012 - Present University of Denver - Sturm College of Law January 2015 - May 2015 Law Offices of John F. Miquel November 2001 - March 2012 Miami-Dade Public Defender's Office March 2005 - November 2010 Carlson Companies August 1989 - August 1999 Trials, Criminal Law, Litigation, Criminal Defense, Courts, Civil Litigation, Hearings, Westlaw, Commercial Litigation, Public Speaking, Research, Legal Assistance, Immigration Law, Trial Practice, Negotiation, Personal Injury, Lexis, Torts, Depositions, LexisNexis, DUI Defense, Criminal Defense..., Criminal Procedure, Landlord/Tenant Matters, Landlord-Tenant..., Non-profit Boards John Szramiak Leveraged Finance Analyst at NewStar Financial Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (Concentration in Finance); Minor in Economics St. Augustine Preparatory School 2007 — 2010 NewStar Financial June 2014 - Present PowerPoint, Social Media, Time Management, Bloomberg Terminal, Microsoft Excel, Visual Basic, Public Speaking, Financial Statement..., Free Cash Flow, DCF Valuation, Value Investing, Risk Arbitrage, Six Sigma, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Teamwork, Leadership, Social Networking, Event Planning Jonathan Westbrook Sr. Manager, Global Security Operations Center, Security Industry Specialists at eBay Texas Christian University 1984 — 1988 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science Brigade Intelligence Officer/Joint Intelligence Combat Training Course U.S. Army Combined Arms Services Staff School U.S. Army Military Intelligence Officer Advanced Course U.S. Army Military Intelligence Transition Course U.S. Army Armor Officer Basic Course U.S. Army Jungle Warfare School U.S. Army Airborne School California National Guard December 2013 - August 2014 California National Guard June 2013 - December 2013 49th Military Police Brigade, California National Guard June 2011 - June 2013 California Governor's Office of Homeland Security February 2006 - June 2011 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion, California National Guard February 2008 - November 2010 Multinational Force And Observers (MFO) November 2004 - January 2006 TSA October 2002 - October 2004 iAsiaWorks, Inc. June 2000 - June 2001 MCI Telecommunications, Inc./GlobalCenter, Inc. 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Tag Archive for: kerman Plan Your Visit to Kerman, Kaluts, Mahan, Rayen, and Bam – with useful tips! December 15, 2017 Iran The province of Kerman is full of interesting places to visit. Rayen and Bam are famous for their citadels and ancient cities. Mahan gets its fame due to its impressive Persian garden. Kaluts is well-known for being the world’s hottest and driest place. They are all so tempting to visit, don’t you think? Read more: Kerman’s Hidden Gems: Guide to Visiting Rayen, Kaluts, Mahan, and Kerman City That would not be an issue at all for those who have unlimited timeRead more Kerman’s Hidden Gems: Guide to Visiting Rayen, Kaluts, Mahan, and Kerman City November 2, 2017 Iran Kerman Province is Iran’s second largest province. Situated in the southeast of Iran, it is home to diverse landscapes from deserts, mountains, historical cities, and ancient citadels. The hottest place on earth, Dasht-e Lut Desert or Kaluts, can be found in Kerman. The region also inherits a long history of human settlements which goes back to the fourth millennium BC. Historically, it was part of the region of the Achaemenid Empire, known as Carmania, with mining (silver, copper, ochre, orpiment, andRead more Best of Iran: The Perfect 15-Day Itinerary For Your Life-Changing Trip May 23, 2017 Iran Iran is one of my favourite countries that I have visited. It is home to one of the oldest civilisations in the world. It has varied landscapes, impressive architectures, stunning mosaics, great history, and delicious foods. The people are the nicest and their hospitality often surprised me. That’s why I visited Iran twice: in 2011 during my 1-month backpacking trip in the Middle East, and recently in 2017 with my beloved husband. Will I visit Iran for the third time?Read more Love this blog? Scotland Road Trip: Hiking Ben Nevis and Exploring the Scottish Highlands by Car What You Really Need to Know Before Going on a Sailing Trip in Komodo, Flores, Indonesia Komodo Sailing Trip: Exploring the Breathtaking Komodo Islands in Flores, Indonesia Family-Friendly Torres del Paine Itinerary Without Multi-Day Hikes Best of 2017: Our Year in Travels Exploring Iran’s Persepolis & Necropolis: The Impressive Legacy of the Achaemenid Empire Yazd: How to Get the Most Out of Your Visit to an Iranian Tatooine (with useful tips!) Everything You Need to Know Before Visiting Mt Merapi of Java, Indonesia (including the Lava Tour) Surviving Tehran: A Practical Backpacker’s Guide 5 Great Places to Explore in Tehran, Iran A Day Trip to Abyaneh: Iran’s Most Beautiful Ancient Village 4 Days in Yogyakarta: The Ultimate Itinerary for Instagram-Worthy Spots © 2004 - 2021 amellie.net. All rights reserved.

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Home Hometown HeroesPunkin Chunkin World Championship Punkin Chunkin World Championship Hometown Heroes, People https://americanprofile.com/articles/punkin-chunkin-world-championship/ By M.B. Roberts on November 12, 2009 Courtesy of the World Championship Punkin Chunkin Association Fans dress for the World Championship Punkin Chunkin during the annual pumpkin-hurling competition in Sussex County, Del. https://americanprofile.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/7-6x10-2__dsc00121_gc-150x150.jpg Across the sprawling cornfield on a crisp November morning, a mile-long row of towering, bizarre-looking contraptionsoversized slingshots, catapults and cannonsstand side by side at Wheatley Farm in Bridgeville, Del. (pop. 1,630). Suddenly, there's a flurry of activity around one of the devices, an enormous air cannon operated by Young Glory III, a team from nearby Milton. The team captain picks up an 8-pound pumpkin and drops it into the barrel. A teammate fills the tank with compressed air and opens a valve. "Fire in the hole!" he yells. The assembled crowd of more than 50,000 lets out a collective whoop as the pumpkin blasts from the cannon and soars out of sight. The annual World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition is under way. According to Rick Garloff, owner of Chunk'Nology, one of 110 teams from all over the country that competed at this year's event, "We all want to do one thing: Shoot a pumpkin farther than the next guy." The World Championship Punkin Chunkin has inspired a dozen similar events in the United States and several in Europe, which the Delaware-based Punkin Chunkin Association sometimes helps plan and promote. "We are trademarked, though," says association president John Huber. "We retain the rights to any event where fruits and vegetables are thrown for the purpose of entertainment." It all began in the autumn of 1986. Four friends, John Ellsworth, Don Pepper, Trey Melson and Bill Thompson (a blacksmith, an electrician, a plumber and a well-digger), were sitting around Ellsworth's blacksmith shop in Lewes, Del., discussing a story they'd heard about physics students throwing pumpkins. The next weekend, the men re-created the experiment as a three-team contest in Thompson's backyard, using a rubber band machine and a catapult made of rough-cut oak and garage door springs with a bucket on the end of a pole. That year, the winning "chunk" measured 162 feet. More than 20 years later, at last year's eventa three-day carnival complete with tailgating, a beauty contest and a pumpkin cookoffa new world record was set with a winning chunk of 4,483 feet. Today, serious contenders across six divisionsincluding theatrical, air cannon, human-powered, catapult and trebuchetshare a common quest: to throw a gourd a mile. According to the rules, the pumpkin must stay intact during the launch; otherwise it's deemed "pie in the sky." Whether or not one of the teamswith names such as Hypertension, Sir Chunks-A-Lot and United Flingdomhits the mile mark, chunkers come to win. "The whole thing is about bragging rights," says Mike Sorensen, executive producer of the Science Channel programs On the Road to Punkin Chunkin and Punkin Chunkin 2009. "There are such great rivalries!" Besides the honor of taking home a trophy, teams win prize money for charity. The Punkin Chunkin Association donates proceeds from ticket and merchandise sales to worthy causes, including St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, the Boys and Girls Clubs, and its own scholarship fund. "A lot of good comes from all the charitable donations," says Huber, who sports a flying pumpkin tattoo on his arm. "But basically it's a bunch of people getting together on a cornfield once a year to have a helluva good time." Found in: Hometown Heroes, People Florida Doctor Collects Yo-Yos

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