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Notice of statutory consultation in relation to the Universities Superannuation Scheme: Proposed change to maintain the revaluation of the salary threshold
This is formal notice of a statutory consultation in relation to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). It contains the following:
- Details about a proposed change to USS
- The background to this proposed change
- Key dates for the consultation
- How you can respond to the consultation
- Information about accessibility and different formats
- Frequently asked questions
The proposed change
From 1 April 2020, that the salary threshold, currently £58,589.70, will increase each year in line with Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation (subject to a cap, which means the maximum increase in any year will be 10%*) until 31 March 2025 or if earlier, until it is reviewed by the Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC).
This means that, subject to consultation, the salary threshold will continue to increase in the same way it has since the USS Investment Builder was introduced in 2016. Otherwise, it would no longer rise annually from 31 March 2020:
- It will rise in line with CPI inflation every 1 April until 31 March 2025.
- The rise will be capped at a maximum of 10%* each year.
- The JNC can review the salary threshold at any time before 31 March 2025, with a view to changing this arrangement.
- In the absence of any changes to the USS rules by 1 April 2025, the revaluation of the salary threshold would cease at that point.
- Any subsequent changes to the salary threshold, either as a result of a JNC review or from 31 March 2025, will be subject to consultation with USS members, eligible employees and their representatives.
* The ‘cap’ operates so that the rate of increase in official pensions will be applied in full, so long as it is up to 5% a year. If such increase in official pensions is more than 5% in a year, the increase to the salary threshold would also include one half of that year’s increase above 5%, up to an overall maximum of 10%.
- In 2016, the USS Retirement Income Builder and the USS Investment Builder were introduced, following a decision by the JNC:
- The USS Retirement Income Builder is the Defined Benefit part of the scheme, where all members paying contributions build up benefits based on their salary up to the salary threshold.
- The USS Investment Builder is the Defined Contribution part of the scheme. Members earning above the salary threshold also build savings here.
- The salary threshold was set at £55,000.
- Under the USS rules, the salary threshold increased each 1 April in line with CPI inflation (subject to a cap, as detailed above), until 31 March 2020 or if earlier, until the conclusion of a review by the JNC:
- The JNC is part of the USS governance structure. It is made up of equal numbers of members from the University and College Union and Universities UK (representing USS members and employers respectively) and an independent chair.
- The JNC has reviewed the salary threshold and recommended to the trustee that it continues to increase in line with CPI inflation (subject to a cap, as detailed above) until 31 March 2025 or if earlier, until it concludes another review.
- The JNC’s proposal, subject to consultation, will prevent the salary threshold from remaining static at the current level of £58,589.70 from 1 April 2020.
- As this proposal, subject to the outcome of a consultation, would result in a listed change to USS, USS employers are required by law to consult with those affected and their representatives. This includes:
- active members of USS – all members making contributions to USS;
- employees eligible to join USS;
- recognised representatives of USS members and employees eligible to join USS.
- The consultation will run from Friday 24 January 2020 for 60 days, until 5:00pm on Monday 23 March 2020.
- All responses must be received by 5:00pm on Monday 23 March 2020
How you can respond to the consultation
You can respond to this consultation by:
- emailing email@example.com;
- sending your response directly to the pensions contact at your workplace;
- giving a verbal response to the pensions contact at your workplace; or
- sending your response to your recognised trade union representative.
Please note: Your response to the consultation can be anonymous and does not have to include your name or USS member number, but it must include the name of the institution at which you are employed. If you work for more than one USS eligible employer, please make a note of each institution.
Accessibility and different formats
Please let your employer know if you would like a hard copy of this notice. The content of this email will be available in Welsh, braille and large print format on request. To request a format that meets your needs, please email firstname.lastname@example.org with details of your request.
Please note: The statutory consultation will begin on Friday 24 January 2020 and not from the time you receive this information in a different format.
Frequently asked questions
- Will I be affected?
All active members of USS who earn above the current salary threshold, or who may in future earn above the relevant salary threshold, may be affected, as implementing the proposal would increase over the period the maximum salary on which these members can build up benefits in the USS Retirement Income Builder and affect the level of contributions they save in the USS Investment Builder.
If you are a retired member or are no longer paying contributions to USS, your pension benefits would not be affected, unless you have taken flexible retirement and are still contributing to the scheme or you are working in a role which means you are eligible to re-join USS.
- What exactly am I being consulted on?
You are being consulted on the proposal that the salary threshold continues to rise in line with CPI inflation (subject to a cap as detailed above), as per the current arrangement, from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2025 or if earlier, until the conclusion of a review by the JNC. If the proposed change is not introduced by 1 April 2020, the salary threshold will cease to be revalued and will remain at the current amount of £58,589.70 from 1 April 2020.
Your response will be read and considered by the trustee (Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited).
- When does the consultation start and end?
The consultation will start on Friday 24 January 2020 and close 60 days later, on Monday 23 March 2020 (responses must be received by 5:00pm).
- Will this affect any pension benefits I have already built up?
No. All USS Retirement Income Builder benefits you have already built up are protected by law.
- Why does there have to be a consultation?
Under pensions law, certain changes to occupational pension schemes are defined as ‘listed changes’. Before a ‘listed change’ can be made, the law requires employers to undertake a consultation with affected employees (active scheme members and those eligible to join the scheme) and their representatives. The JNC’s proposal would require a listed change to be made to the USS rules, so the law says that employers must consult with USS members, employees eligible to join USS and recognised employee representatives. Only after the consultation is complete can the USS rules be amended to incorporate a listed change.

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Re: Glass bedded, aluminum block or free floating barrel WHICH IS BEST
Thats sort of a vauge question , are you wanting to use an aluminum block on the barrel , glass bed the barrel of free float the barrel? or are you talking about bdeeing the action an floating the barrel ?
I personaly like to glass bed the aluminum action block and free float the barrel.
Some guns like to have their barrel bedded or at least with a pressure point near the end and some-most shoot better with the barrel free floated , it kinda depends on the barrel size and stock desgine and how the gun is to be shot.
Now some BR guys and a couple no target shooters use a "barrel block" which is a 6"-9" typicaly aluminum block thats glued into the action and clamps around the barrel to hold the barreled action into place. With this setup say you use an 8" block and a 30" barrel , your action would be free floated and the barrel would be as stiff as a 22" because 8" of it use full supported.
Other guns have the action glass bedded into the action with the barrel free floated. The galss bedding is used to make the action to stock contact skin tight basicaly making the action and stock one piece this will help stop any inconsistany pressures in the action and keep the action from moving any. With this setup the barrel can be either free floated or bedded either fully or with a pressure point depending on how the the gun like to be.
Some stocks have an aluminum bedding block that the action bolts down into , again this is an attempt to make the action to stock fit as tight as possible. I personaly glass bed the action to the aluminum block because in mass production the fit is still gonna have some "slop" this is refered top alot of times as "skim bedding the stock".
And some stock are "piller" bedded , the use of bedding pillers is supposed to keep the action screws from being over tightened and causeing inconsistant torque on the action , to keep the wood stock from swelling or shrinking and putting uneven torque on the action. When I bed a gun wether it be composit or wood I use both pillers and glass beddding , unless the stock has the above mentioned bedding block. Do the pillers realy make a big differance? I can't prove it but my line of thought is that it can't hurt it any and I'll try anything that may close my groups or make the gun more consistant.
As for bedding the barrel , well I have seen a couple guns that would rather have pressure on the barrel rather than be free floated but not nearly as many as that wanted to be free floated. I have seen a few guns that the barrel was glued into the stock completely , free floating the action.
Barrels move alot when the gun goes off this is called "barrel harmonics" , if the barrel vibrates the same each time (proper loading) and comes to rest in the exact same spot after each shot so it can take off from the same spot eack time then it will be accurate , this is why free floating works more often than not , the barrel isin't touching anything so the harmonics are more likely going to be the same each time.
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Namby-Pamby Politicians and Preborn Babies
By Judie Brown
This week has been a lulu for preborn babies! Just days ago the US Department of Health and Human Services announced the cancellation of the Food and Drug Administration’s $15,900 contract with Advanced Bioscience Resources to provide fresh “human fetal tissue” for transplantation into mice to create human-like immune systems.
This action was the result of a September 17 letter signed by 85 members of Congress asking the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration to “cancel this contract immediately and utilize alternative, modern scientific techniques that do not contribute to the trafficking in baby body parts.” The letter further stated that “unborn children are not commodities to be bought and sold. The practice of conducting research using the body parts of children whose lives have been violently ended by abortion is abhorrent.”
In addition, the Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services has launched a comprehensive review of human fetal tissue research. The point of this review is to ensure that the research is in compliance with government rules and regulations.
The Food and Drug Administration had been acquiring tissue from aborted baby body parts for some time in order to conduct research involving the study of the human immune system. This research has now come to an end. Or has it?
The Center for Medical Progress recently issued a chilling warning about such research in view of the canceled contract. Its statement read, in part: “So long as HHS trades taxpayer dollars for freshly-aborted baby body parts, the U.S. government is setting its own abortion quotas and sending the message that these children are worth more dead than alive. By terminating a grotesque contract for ‘fresh’ aborted baby parts from Planned Parenthood’s business partners ABR that never should have been signed in the first place, HHS has taken a small first step to stop the epidemic of trafficking tiny baby hearts, lungs, livers, and brains from late-term abortion clinics into government-sponsored laboratories for taxpayer-funded experimentation. HHS’s mission to ‘serve all Americans from conception to natural death’ cannot permit trafficking unborn children to stitch their body parts into lab rats.”
As if this isn’t sickening enough, we have a question for our spineless elected officials. Why haven’t the Republicans in the House and Senate—the majority party members and people elected by folks like you and me—put an immediate moratorium on all such research? We thought they were pro-life! Isn’t that what they tell us when they campaign at home? Or is pro-life a convenient euphemism for the “just don’t ask me to do anything” elected official?
And why is it that these same Republicans, especially those in the Senate, go out of their way to make sure funding for big abortion companies like Planned Parenthood is not cut off? Recently the Senate majority showed its lack of will by voting 45-48 to protect Planned Parenthood’s taxpayer dollars.
Like I said, spineless. Perhaps these politicians didn’t realize the facts about Planned Parenthood. Maybe they have been sleeping under rocks for the last 40 years.
The business partnership between Planned Parenthood and Advanced Bioscience Resources made it possible for ABR to sell baby body parts to the Food and Drug Administration in the first place. Yes, that’s right. Grotesque does not seem strong enough to define this alliance, let alone the political reality that nobody seems to care enough to stop paying for it. Using our tax dollars to facilitate such deadly crimes against the human person should not be occurring in our nation, but it is.
Political backsliding costs human lives. Namby-pamby politicians are enabling Frankenstein-like research, and sadly this has been the case for more than 40 years.
The babies deserve justice!
Learn the facts.
Teach the truth.
Protest the evil.

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1811452 Maria Emmerich has teamed up with ASweetLife and low carb food bloggers, Mellissa Sevigny and Carolyn Ketchum to create a perfect World Diabetes Day dinner. Join us each day this week for mouth-watering recipes. A spectacular dessert recipe will be posted on World Diabetes … Read more
Grilling is my favorite way to cook shrimp. This recipe is bursting with flavor yet is low calorie and a great source of omega-3 fatty acids. Grilled vegetables make the perfect side dish. A recipe for grilled vegetables with a garlic-olive tapenade is coming soon!
This dish would also be lovely served as an appetizer at a cocktail party, either hot or at room temperature.
2 large garlic cloves, minced
1/3 cup fresh orange juice
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 Tbsp ancho chile powder
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 pounds large shrimp, shelled and de-veined
Light a grill. In a large bowl, blend the garlic, orange and lemon juices, chile powder, cayenne and 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Whisk in the oil. Add the shrimp and toss. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Thread the shrimp onto six 12-inch skewers. Season with salt; reserve the marinade. Grill the shrimp over a hot fire, basting with the marinade, until barely cooked through, 2 minutes per side. Transfer to plates and serve with lemon wedges.

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Our founder Nolan Mayrhofer has extensive experience with precast concrete which means, that although our focus is not precast, we can include these castings into our designs. We can team up with our sister company, Szolyd Development, or take on small complimentary pieces in house to match your flooring project. Although we showcase many terrazzo counters completed from the past, experience has taught us that these pieces are best done in a slab manufacturing plant.
Match your floor and counters
There is not many surfaces that we have not thought of to cast in concrete. Stairs treads, reception desks, wall panels, cladding, hearths and more have been done. Our work has been featured in various publications over the years, we have thousand of projects from which to call on. Bring your crazy ideas forth, we love the creative process and the “how to do it”.

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Study reveals how the eye is formed
Posted on 06/04/2011
A human eye
Scientists at King’s College London have discovered specific cells responsible for ensuring that different parts of the eye come together during development, according to a paper published in Nature Communications.
These findings significantly enhance understanding of how the different components of the eye are organised into a functional organ, and therefore reveal clues as to the possible causes of congenital malformations that lead to life-long visual impairment. The study was funded jointly by the BBSRC, Wellcome Trust and Fight for Sight.
The vertebrate eye contains many different components and has a complex anatomy. At the back of the eye is the retina, which contains neurons and photoreceptors that capture the light and convert it into electrical pulses transmitted to the brain, as well as the pigment epithelium that helps to nourish the retina. In the front of the eye, behind the cornea and iris, lies the lens, which is responsible for focusing the light onto the retina.
The correct arrangement of the different parts is critical for normal vision. During development the lens and the retina come from completely different tissues, the surface ectoderm and central nervous system, respectively, which raises the question of how they are aligned to form a functional eye.
This study, carried out using chicken embryos, shows that neural crest cells, a migratory cell population in the embryo, play an important role in this process. They send out a signal, called TGF-ß, to the surface ectoderm, which in turn activates a second pathway, the Wnt pathway.
Together both signals act to stop the lens being established in the wrong position and ensure that the lens only develops next to the future retina.
Dr Andrea Streit from the Department of Craniofacial Development in the Dental Institute at King’s, said: ‘Neural crest cells give rise to many tissues in the head, including bones and sensory neurons, however their role in organising the eye was previously unknown.
‘This finding opens up the exciting possibility that they not only integrate eye formation, but also different components of other sense organs and sensory circuits in the head.
‘Identifying the signals was a long journey, because of the complex interactions of the TGF-ß and Wnt pathways. But we are now in a position to ask more pointed questions about how different structures in the head are formed and how this relates to developmental abnormalities in humans.’
Notes to editors
King's College London
King's College London is one of the top 25 universities in the world (2010 QS international world rankings), The Sunday Times 'University of the Year 2010/11' and the fourth oldest in England. A research-led university based in the heart of London, King's has nearly 23,500 students (of whom more than 9,000 are graduate students) from nearly 140 countries, and some 6,000 employees. King's is in the second phase of a £1 billion redevelopment programme which is transforming its estate.
King's has an outstanding reputation for providing world-class teaching and cutting-edge research. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise for British universities, 23 departments were ranked in the top quartile of British universities; over half of our academic staff work in departments that are in the top 10 per cent in the UK in their field and can thus be classed as world leading. The College is in the top seven UK universities for research earnings and has an overall annual income of nearly £450 million.
King's has a particularly distinguished reputation in the humanities, law, the sciences (including a wide range of health areas such as psychiatry, medicine, nursing and dentistry) and social sciences including international affairs. It has played a major role in many of the advances that have shaped modern life, such as the discovery of the structure of DNA and research that led to the development of radio, television, mobile phones and radar. It is the largest centre for the education of healthcare professionals in Europe; no university has more Medical Research Council Centres.
King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts are part of King's Health Partners. King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is a pioneering global collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts, including leading teaching hospitals and comprehensive mental health services. For more information, visit:
For further information please contact Emma Reynolds, Press Officer at King’s College London, on 0207 848 4334 or email email@example.com

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GARDINER — A couple of Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue’s “retired” barn owls help raise young owls in need.
During a new fundraising raffle this fall, North Olympic Peninsula residents can, too.
Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue and Wild Birds Unlimited in Gardiner are teaming up to auction off a barn owl box — along with two young owls who are ready to be released into the wild — this month.
The raffle began Sept. 23 and runs through Oct. 26, when a winner will be drawn at the Wild Birds Unlimited shop, 275953 U.S. Highway 101 during the business’ fifth-annual Owloween Celebration.
The celebration, set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., will include the Wild Bird Rescue organization’s “ambassadors,” which include barred, great horned, screech and other barn owls.
“It’s also a way to support us and the work we’re doing to save all the birds,” said Cynthia Daily, licensed wildlife rehabilitator and Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue’s director.
Raffle tickets are $10 each.
They are available at Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue’s website at www.discoverybaywildbird rescue.com, or by contacting Wild Birds Unlimited at 360-797-7100, [email protected] or www.facebook.com/WildBirdsUnlimited GardinerWA.
Tickets also can be purchased through the mail (DBWBR Owl Box Raffle, PO Box 861, Port Townsend, WA 98368) or at Wild Birds Unlimited in Gardiner (checks payable to DBWBR).
Raffle entrants must be local residents with at least an acre of suitable open space habitat for a barn owl, with no use of rodenticide on the property.
The barn owl box and others available at Wild Birds were made by Port Angeles High School woodworking class students. Valued at $150 each, the additional boxes help raise money for the students, said Wild Birds co-owner Christie Lassen.
Habitat is key
So far this year, Daily said, Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue has received six young barn owls, including one from Seattle and another from Joyce.
A trio of barn owlets came to the rescue facility, Daily said, after some Peninsula residents noticed a owl nest tucked in a highway overpass in Sequim.
They monitored the situation, and after finding that both parents had been struck and killed by passing cars, they rescued the young owls, she said.
The owlets were put in an enclosure with surrogate barn owl parents, a pair who cannot be released into the wild. They took to the young owls as if they were their own, Daily said.
“The raptor instinct to take care of young ones is always there at the forefront; even if they’re not releasable, they still have the instinct to take care of a little one,” she said.
The two owls who will come with the raffle box have been moved from their surrogate parents’ enclosure to one where they are hunting live prey, Daily said, and they are ready to be released into the wild.
Daily said she was looking for a unique way to release her owlets.
“A lot of centers do a release but are not providing them with any help along the way; they’re just expecting them to find a new home,” she said. “That was sort of bothering me.”
Daily bought a barn owl box from Lassen and then thought, ‘What if I go ahead and put them out somewhere, so they already have an established place to be safe?’
“Why not make it a fun raffle experience and let people enjoy the experience of putting up the barn owl box and releasing them?” she said.
The raffle winners need some space — at least an acre — to make a good match for barn owl habitat.
Lassen said barn owls are being threatened by the loss of suitable habitat with the disappearance of open spaces and lack of old barns and buildings where they make their homes.
“So many of those old barns and structures are disappearing,” Daily said.
A bonus for raffle winners, she said, is that barn owls make good mousers.
“People get to watch them come and go,” Daily said.
“Hopefully they’ll have babies and use that home for some time.”
Michael Dashiell is the editor of the Sequim Gazette of the Olympic Peninsula News Group, which also is composed of other Sound Publishing newspapers Peninsula Daily News and Forks Forum. Reach him at [email protected].


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Christian Lacroix made fashion history with his July 1987 debut couture collection backed by LVMH. His was the first Paris haute couture house to open since Courreges in 1965. Lacroix took the bustles, bows, corsets and crinolines painted by 18th century artists Boucher, Fragonard and Nattier and mixed them up with ruffles, feathers and fringes of Toulouse-Lautrec’s can-can dancers and the gypsies in his hometown Trinquetoulle, Provence. Lacroix’s puffball skirt – a taffeta or satin balloon of fabric that gathered a crinoline at the hem – reinvented the ball gown for the late 20th century. “Personally I’ve always hovered between the purity of structures and the ecstasy of ornament,” says the designer who brought Rococo back to couture.
Born on 16 May 1956, Lacroix moved to Paris in 1971, where he studied at the Sorbonne and the Ecole du Louvre, where he planned a career as a museum curator.
Instead, he began designing-, first for Hermes (1978), then Guy Paulin (1980) and Patou (1981) before being offered the keys to his own couture house by Bernard Arnault of LVMH in 1987. Lacroix’s inspiration was as broad as Arnault’s plans for the label: Cecil Beaton’s Ascot Scene in ‘My Fair Lady’; Oliver Messel’s neo-Rococo interiors; Velasquez Infantas; Lautrec soubrettes; Provencal gypsies and his dynamic wife Francoise.
Christian Lacroix ready-to-wear followed the couture in 1998 and diffusion line Bazar arrived in 1994. Lacroix’s sensibility translates superbly to theatre, opera and ballet. He designed landmark productions of ‘Les Enfants du Paradis’, ‘La Gaiete Parisienne’ and ‘Sheherazade’ as well as the jewelled corsets worn by Madonna for her 2004 Reinvention Tour.
In 2002, Lacroix was appointed creative director of Florentine print house Pucci, and in 2005 a new chapter began for the designer when his fashion house was sold by LVMH to an American company, the Falic Group.

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Beyond Designs' Sachin & Neha Gupta infuses Goa’s local Indo-Portuguese design language with a Mediterranean charm.
This four-storey villa was meant to be a typical city home, but design duo Sachin and Neha Gupta decided to infuse a Goan Portuguese flavour to match the location.
Goa is a place where many come to let their hair down and relax with family and friends. So naturally, this home features plenty of entertaining elements that's surrounded by greenery. Since the bungalow stands on stilts, Beyond Designs used half of the area to carve out a dining room, bar lounge and courtyard. The bar lounge is furnished with classic contemporary furniture such as the leather bar cabinet from Trunks Company. The decor combines exquisite furniture, unique fabric prints and European refinement, most of which are custom-made by Beyond Designs.
The property uses natural materials such as marble, wood and local stones to create an authentic, intimate vibe. Taking advantage of the blue expanse of the sea, two sea-facing, white and blue bedrooms with balconies are placed on the lowest level. The ensuite facilities also open out to their own balconies, fitted with an outdoor bathtub that’s shrouded in privacy by a canopy of tree branches.
On the floor above is the voluminous, double-heightened formal living room. Boldness and elegance come together as a large, carved wood panel forms a gorgeous feature wall. Meanwhile, furnishings in a light shade and a mosaic stone coffee table in blue and white add a nautical freshness. In another corner, an all-timber mezzanine and mustard-orange spiral staircase serves as a play area for kids.
The homeowners’ suite is painted in a sober blue shade and furnished with a four-poster bed. Ornate wooden framed mirrors are paired with modern, white nightstands. The designers used local pink and white stones to create a beautiful, striped flooring in the ensuite bathroom. The third floor's bedroom has a cosy lounge area and a bathroom with an attached balcony. Meanwhile, the uppermost floor features a wooden deck to soak in sea views and an infinity pool.
A plethora of family photographs and artworks adorn the many sections of the home, some customised by the designers, others picked by the owners during their travels abroad.
Photo: Atul Pratap Chauhan


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FENERBAHCE and Turkey midfielder Emre Belozoglu has been handed a two-match ban for racially abusing Ivory Coast’s Didier Zokora by the Turkish Football Disciplinary Committee (PFDK).
Trabzonspor filed a civil law suit at an Istanbul court accusing Emre of abusing Zokora, while Emre claimed he had been misquoted.
“I was in a car when Sansal Buyuka (host of the TV show Maraton TV) asked if I had said those words,” Emre said. “I thought he was asking whether I had sworn at Zokora, and I said: ‘Yes’.
“I’ll spell it out: I absolutely did not say (anything racist). As a human being, I don’t accept racism.”

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Journal Entry: Wed May 15, 2013, 1:31 PM
probably some of you noticed that I stopped posting drawings and stuff. It's been 3 weeks since I didn't draw something for myself. Yeah I painted stuff, but it was a commissions. I draw for my projects at school, but never for me. I'm kind of tired and this gloomy mood of mine is absorbing all my inspirations so right now I don't want to draw anymore.
Also I'm really busy with school these days. I have 3 weeks left and then I'll be able to do whatever I want ^^' but still, I have to work, and have cosplay to finish. Won't be drawing again for a while.
So the main purpose of this journal is to tell you that I won't be here for a while, I'm suspending all my projects for the moment because I don't feel like doing them. I have shit loads of problem to solve and I have friends that keep asking me to be with them, but I just .. can't.
People are bothering me with their own problem, asking me what should I do, giving them some advice without thinking that I can't take care of my own problems. Sometimes people are real dumb selfish shit. Saying that makes me think that myself am selfish sometimes.
see ya later !
Mood: Pissed Off
Listening to: Macklemore - Can't hold us
Watching: Family Guy
Playing: Sonic Adventure Battle
Eating: Gummy bear


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Ishant Sharma's old post sparks fresh debate on racism row
Former West Indian captain Darren Sammy has been vocal about racism of late. The 36-year-old recently alleged that he has been a victim of racial abuse in the Indian Premier League. He slammed his Sunrisers Hyderabad team-mates for throwing a racial slur at him. Recently, the netizens highlighted an old picture of Ishant Sharma, which seems to have certified Sammy's claim. Here is more.
Sammy was addressed as 'kalu' by Ishant Sharma
In 2014, Ishant Sharma (who was a part of SRH), posted a picture along with his teammates Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Darren Sammy and Dale Steyn. "Me, bhuvi, kaluu and gun sunrisers," Ishant captioned the picture. A few months later, Sammy took to Twitter for wishing SRH's batting mentor VVS Laxman on his birthday. The post's caption also included the word 'Kalu'.
Ishant Sharma's post on Instagram
When Sammy wished VVS Laxman on his birthday
Sammy slammed his former SRH team-mates
Darren Sammy, on Monday, posted yet another video on Instagram, calling out his teammates who regularly used the derogatory word. "I discovered a word that I was being called was not what it actually meant. Before I start calling out names, I need these individuals to reach out and please tell me there's another meaning to that word," read the caption.
Here is the video posted by Darren Sammy
'I have embraced all the dressing rooms'
"I have played all over the world. I have embraced all the dressing rooms where I have played. I was listening to Hasan Minhaj as to how some of the people in his culture describe black people," Sammy said in the video.
Sammy said he was disappointed after finding the insights
Sammy said he was disappointed after discovering the actual meaning of the word (Kalu). "After I found out a meaning of a certain word, I was angry on finding out the meaning and it was degrading," he said. "Instantly I remembered when I played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2013-14, I was being called the exact same word which is degrading to us black people."
'I was ignorant about the word before', says Sammy
Sammy asserted he was ignorant about the slur before. "I will be messaging those people, you guys know who you are. I must admit at that time, I didn't know what it meant," he added. "I thought the word meant strong stallion or whatever it is, and I saw no problems because I was ignorant about what it meant."
Protests over the death of George Floyd
Sammy's recent comments are a part of outrage over the death of George Floyd. Floyd (a 46-year-old black man) died after a white cop Derek Chauvin pinned him to the ground and placed his knee on the latter's neck. Following the incident, violent protests flared up in several cities of United States. The sports community has also raised voice against the issue of late.


Shortly before Sunday’s matinee against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Madison Square Garden, the New York Rangers announced that star winger Artemi Panarin was placed in COVID-19 protocol along with assistant coach Mike Kelly.
The 30-year-old is naturally the Rangers’ most sizable loss to COVID so far this season — though the team had not been as impacted by the virus as many other teams around the league.
Panarin continued to prove his worth as the Rangers’ most valuable player and one of the top playmakers in the NHL this season. Through his first 31 games this season, he posted 10 goals and 26 assists for a team-leading 36 points, which is tied for eighth-best in the NHL this season.
In a corresponding move, Morgan Barron was recalled from the Rangers’ taxi squad.


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Findings of internal investigation welcomed
23 February 2012
An internal investigation into a range of commercial and operational activities at Aberystwyth University has concluded that there was no evidence of fraud or corruption in relation to the issues investigated, though there were failures to follow due process.
The findings of the Aberystwyth University Investigation Report were presented to members of the University’s staff on Wednesday 22 February by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor April McMahon.
Addressing members of staff, Professor McMahon said:
“I instigated this investigation as I considered that there were a number of areas within the University which required improvement. This exercise is now complete and the Aberystwyth University Investigation Report details the areas which the University needs to address. I am pleased that no evidence of fraud or corruption has been uncovered in relation to the issues investigated.
“In accepting the findings of the investigation, we are now able to identify what needs to be done and I ask all colleagues now to focus on seeking positive solutions.”
“Some changes have already been implemented; colleagues will note the on-going changes to the committee structure and increased transparency in our reporting practices. I am confident that, together, we can build on our strong foundations and continue to develop Aberystwyth University and our world class teaching, research and student experience.”
Professor McMahon added: “I would like to pay particular tribute to all the staff who have given their time and assistance in supporting the investigation team. It has become very apparent since the start of this investigation in October 2011, that staff and students hold the University in great affection and that there is a clear and genuine wish for the University to continue to succeed.”
The report makes a number of recommendations which have now been drawn together in a high level action plan.
The University announced on the 3rd of October 2011 that the investigation was underway into a number of commercial and/or operational activities that had been brought to light as a result of an internal University estates review. The investigation was assisted by Deloitte LLP’s forensic accountancy practice and law firm Eversheds LLP.


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Our very own Carson made the big announcement Tuesday night that Adam Levine was dubbed People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive, but The Voice coach officially accepted his award last night in hilarious, self-deprecating fashion on ABC’s […]
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Deception is something that can aldeas happen. Things don’t always appear as they seem
In the story she try’s so hard to not seem sick. That she’s fighting a battle with food.
Thsi poem really identifies with the theme things don’t appear as them seem. There is two people longing for each other but they both don’t want to admit it.
It’s the theme song of the Disney Channel sitcom Wizards of Waverly Place, in where all them pretend to be normal af but in reality them hoes ain’t normal. Dem hoes wizards and so they gotta pretend to be normal like noah often end to be ‘ ‘normal’ too.


Adjustment of knife gap of non card rotary cutting machine
The rotary knife is the main part of the non card rotary cutting machine. The size of the knife gap will affect the rotary cutting quality. However, in the process of using the rotary knife, it is inevitable that there will be height problems, or improper knife gap problems. In order to ensure the normal operation of the machine, how should its blade be adjusted? Let's look at it together First, check the clearance with feeler gauge to ensure that both ends are consistent. If not, adjust the adjusting wires on both sides of the cutter head to keep consistent. Second, before working, twist the bolts on both sides of the single box, put the feeler gauge in the middle between the knife and the single knurled roll, and then adjust the bolts on both sides of the single box to ensure that the blade is greater than or equal to the thickness of the materials to be processed.


The #Worldcolors color for March is green. Ironically, Singapore's lush green spaces caused by the usually plentiful rain downpours, are decidedly brown right now. This due to a severe drought - the worst in over 100 years! Captured perfectly by a fellow #WorldColors collaborator, Paul at Noodle Photography, click here to see his #Worldcolors green post.
For my own #Worldcolors project this month, I decided to take a slightly different approach, taking out all but the color green from my photos (apart from a few slight exceptions).


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Olivia’s Story Olivia is a sweet little girl of almost three months who is growing well. She is bottle fed regularly but has three episodes of regurgitation per day, seems to be distressed by fussiness and gassiness and cries a lot. Her cry is heart-breaking and usually at the end of the afternoon. During each episode Olivia appears upset, irritable and fussy, contracts her legs and becomes red-faced. Olivia’s parents often take her for a car drive to relax her. Olivia’s parents have also switched her brand of formula but nothing seems to help. Exhausted and desperate, they seek medical help. After medical examination and parental reassurance, Olivia is prescribed an AR formula. Within a short time the regurgitation episodes decrease, she cries again like an ordinary baby and it is good to see that she feels comfortable again. And Olivia’s parents? They sleep well again!
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- AR 1 is an infant formula, providing all the important nutrients and ingredients required daily by the young infant up to the age of six months.
- AR 2 is a nutritionally balanced follow-on for- mula for the infant from six months onwards.
- The key nutrient in these foods for special medical purposes is carob bean gum. A safe, unique ingredient that effectively reduces regurgitation and supports gut motility and soft stools.


Shark Tank India season 2 episode 16 titled "Pitchers' Preparation" premiered during the January 23, 2023 slot.
Founders GD Prasad, Rahul Bajaj, and Yashas Alur bring in an impressive pitch, opening latest episode in a delectable and delicious manner.
The co-founders immediately take this as a sign and claim that prices may be brought down in the future once their business model is made to work more efficiently.
Linda Jasleen and Moinak Banerjee - introduce their fight against a matter of national concern, the practice of manual scavenging.
Amit and Anupam's shallow war of words was again unnecessary, and so were the sharks' reactions during the second pitch by 'Sepal'
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Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav also said that the change in the syllabus of history was an “unfortunate” move by the Central government…reports Asian Lite News
Bihar Education Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary on Monday objected to the change in the syllabus of the history of Class 10 and 12 of the Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE).
Chaudhary said that he has not seen the original notification regarding the change of syllabus in History subject. “If such a development has taken place, I would say the Bihar government will not change the syllabus of history,” the JD-U leader said.
“We cannot ignore the history of our country and world. It helps us to rectify the mistakes by referring to the past incidents. For instance, the 1971 India Pakistan war was an important part of our history when then prime minister late Indira Gandhi took the decision… and Indian forces defeated Pakistan, a new country Bangladesh was created. If we remove it from our history, how would our coming generation learn about it,” Chaudhary said.
“Similarly, the Mughal era of ruling our country is also a fact. We cannot ignore it. If we remove it from history, how could we learn from it? Such incidents are an integral part of our history which we cannot ignore. The Bihar government is not going to change any lesson from history,” Chaudhary said.
Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav also said that the change in the syllabus of history was an “unfortunate” move by the Central government.
“The Narendra Modi government wants to impose RSS syllabus in the academic class and change the constitution. We strongly object to the move of the Centre,” Yadav, an RJD leader, said.
Meanwhile, BJP leader and Cabinet Minister Jibesh Mishra said: “At present, the students are learning ‘false history’ which attributes to humiliation of the country. Now, the children will learn the original history of the country. We welcome the move of the Centre.”
According to the sources in CBSE, lessons like Non-Aligned Movement, history of Mughal Darbars, Cold War, rise of Islamic empire in Asian and African countries, Industrial Revolution etc have been changed on the recommendation of the education ministry (HRD ministry).


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Like the film of the same name which won many Oscars a young Donegal couple were equally deserving of similar accolades as they arrived into Donegal Town on Tuesday evening after a marathon and sometimes, hair-raising cycle from Goa in India,
Peter and Keara Brennan were escorted into Donegal Town by members of cycling clubs from the county and the Gardai Siochana after their visas were checked at Tullyearl Junction.
The couple who have both completed numerous challenges for charity including treks from Vancouver to Alaska and Sydney to Cairns were given a rapturous welcome as they approached the town to be met by The Donegal Town Community Band, Donegal Town Mayor, Tom Conaghan and Irish International Soccer star, Seamie Coleman and all their family and friends.
Peter and Keara are the son and daughter of Peter and Carmel Brennan from Mountcharles and completed this gruelling cycle in aid of a charity - “Room to Read” which facilitates reading and learning in underprivileged countries.
The couple encountered some hair-raising and even threatening incidents on parts of their journey throughout the Indian sub- continent but this only increased their determination to complete the journey.
Asked by the Donegal Democrat what was the hardest part of their journey, Peter joked, “The last four miles to Mountcharles after a couple of pints of Guinness!”
The couple were met on the Diamond in Donegal Town by Rana Miah and Ovi from the local Chandpur Restaurant who brought along some authentic Indian dishes to remind them of their travels - rumour has it that the couple are now on a strict diet of Irish Stew, bacon and cabbage and some good Irish beef!
Peter and Keara will appear on stage tonight (Thursday) just before Jedward along with Ireland’s answer to Ant and Dec., “The Teddymen” aka Uncle Paul O’Sullivan and TV3’s Noel Cunningham when they will be assured of a true Donegal welcome.

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I am still collecting data on global employment in order to better investigate the replacement of human work by machines. Unfortunately it turned out that the International Labour Organisation (ILO), which holds most of the original data restructured their IT-sector. This means in particular that some older data can’t be reproduced any more. Above you can see that the worldwide employment went down on average since the nineties. I keep the data now here locally on our account as a copy from ILO in order to keep the findings reproducible. The data source as well as the source code for extracting it (GPL) are here. As always: if you spot some mistakes please let me know.
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Malta Mourns The Fall Of The Iconic Azure Window
Immortalised in Game of Thrones, but now gone forever
Gozo's iconic Azure Window collapsed earlier this morning.
The natural rock formation, which had been on the verge of collapse for months, had increasingly harsher warnings against hikers climbing up it.
The news was met with disbelief at first, until Prime Minister Joseph Muscat tweeted his sadness.
The iconic landmark was featured in many huge international productions, most famously in HBO's Game Of Thrones, where it served as the backdrop for the wedding between Khal Drogo and Daenerys Targaryen.
But the landmark was also loved by tourists and locals, who considered it one of the most beautiful sites on the island.
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It’s in a hyper structured show venue that the couture SS2015 Dior collection was presented. I entered in a pavilion with pink carpet, mirrors everywhere and scaffoldings. “I wanted that feeling of a sensory overload both in the collection and in the show venue, somewhere you cannot quite know where you are or which period of time you are in” said Raf Simons. Lost we were, lost we remain. This time, Raf Simons had to deal with what has always been the challenge for such designers who take on old famous and influential fashion houses. Taking the past as a fundamental basis and remodeling the codes into a new modern and 21st century-like fashion. Dior has an impressive heritage that we could have feared at the beginning Raf would have sticked to, without giving any personal touch. But he surprised us since the beginning, and there again we stand, stunned by such audacity. Raf dares. And here the idea was to take this philosophy under account, and trying to create a 2015 kind of style thanks to fashions of the past. Last seasons, Raf focuses on the 18th Century which was had a huge impact on Monsieur Dior. Today it’s more the perfection of the shapes from the 50s, the scientific fashion of the 60s – especially with the research for new fabrics – and the explosion of art and freedom of speech that is being seen all along the 70s through geometrical contemporary art-inspired patterns. He combined all these elements and built a futuristic Dior woman. Some dresses had such volumes they seemed very light and easy to wear, there were many looks which were rather simple and even the embroidered silhouettes had a simple structure. Architecture is the basis for Dior as for Raf. And we really feel that precision in the cuts which were perfectly tailored. The mix of colors, of fabrics (plastic printed coats onto Lycra books) dazed us and let us at the end, stunned in perplexity. It’s a definite new fashion, it’s a New Look!
I went to the show, you can see all my pictures by following me on Instagram @hadrien_lacoste !


Erik Kramer, a former Pierce College and Burroughs High quarterback, has crossed the border in a fourth attempt to succeed in professional football.
Kramer, 23, signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League early this month and became the starter 2 weeks ago. In his first start, he completed 12 of 32 passes for 264 yards and 2 touchdowns, but he threw 6 interceptions in a 32-29 loss to the defending CFL champion Edmonton Eskimos on Oct. 16.
Last Saturday, playing in a snowstorm for the first time in his career, Kramer completed 2 of 7 for 13 yards before being relieved midway through the second quarter in a 19-3 loss to Ottawa.
Despite the sub-par outing, Kramer is expected to start Sunday’s game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, co-leaders of the Western Division. Calgary, 5-11, is last in the 4-team division.
“My play has been a little bit inconsistent,” Kramer said after the Edmonton game. “It’s been tough to adjust with the short amount of time I’ve been here, but I’m starting to feel better.”
Kramer, who also played at North Carolina State, joined the Stampeders after being cut by the Atlanta Falcons and failing in a September tryout with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
“Everything I heard from the NFL people is that I had some ability but I needed experience, so I figured I’d come up here and get it,” Kramer said.
Kramer was released the week of Atlanta’s regular-season opener after the Falcons claimed quarterbacks Steve Dils and Hugh Millen on waivers from the Rams.
“I didn’t see that coming,” Kramer said. “After it happened, I was very much down in the dumps because I thought I could make it. It hurts when you thought you had accomplished something and, boom, it’s gone real quick.”
Tampa Bay gave Kramer a 1-day tryout but decided against adding a third quarterback to its roster.
Kramer’s pro football odyssey began in 1987 when the New Orleans Saints signed him as a free agent. After being released at the end of training camp, Kramer found himself a hot commodity 2 weeks later when NFL teams were seeking replacement players during the strike. Kramer opted for Atlanta, starting 2 games and passing for 335 yards and 3 touchdowns in leading the Falcons to a 24-20 upset over a veteran-laden Rams team.
The Falcons kept Kramer after the strike, but he did not play another regular-season game. Kramer considers the strike a godsend.
“It got me a chance to play and show people what I can do,” Kramer said. “I don’t think I would have gotten another chance in the NFL if I didn’t play during the strike because as a free agent it’s tough to get interest generated from the coaches to give you a chance.”


Sen. Ron Johnson took aim Thursday at President Donald Trump's tariff proposals on steel and aluminum.
"It's actually very disappointing that free and fair trade is not politically popular. I don't understand it myself," Johnson said on CNN's "New Day."
"I think it's an incorrect economic opposition to take," he said.
"A generalized tariff that would actually harm allies, harm American consumers, by the way, harm American workers that use steel in production, hurting their competitive nature in the global market as well, I'm opposed to that."
Jobs would be at risk under tariffs on steel, Johnson said. "Maybe a couple of mills might open up, maybe a few more jobs might be created, but you're literally risking hundreds of thousands of jobs in all the other industries that utilize steel. Their costs are going to increase, their products are going to be less competitive on global markets."
"And oh, by the way, American consumers will pay higher prices, as will those steel workers, for higher priced goods, because the (price of) the raw materials increased," Johnson added.
The senator said he did not take issue with a tariff if it was targeted at China. "That's really where the root cause of the problem is, the gross oversupply within China and their trade abuses," he said.
Johnson issued a statement March 1 about the tariff proposal. "The president's announcement that he plans to levy higher taxes on materials that Wisconsin's manufacturers and consumers purchase is concerning," he wrote.
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Dogs make the best companions for little kids growing up. Especially when they’re gentle giants like the one in the video below! The little girl has seen this trick done before and wants to try it out herself. The only problem is that the dog doesn’t speak baby! With a treat in hand, the girl calls for her huge dog to sit. When the dog finally makes the connection, he sits like a good boy and awaits his reward. The little girl is so happy when it works, she lets out a squeal of joy! I’d say this lifelong friendship is off to a great start.
How about you?“Sit…sit sit!” she urges her big spotted buddy, tippy-toeing on her tiny feet, while the single blond curl on the top of her head bounces with equal excitement. She wields the doggy biscuit around, enticing the dog to comply, but he just stands there in confusion, as if he doesn’t understand baby language. One thing he does understand though – that treat is for him and there has to be a way for him to get to it. Then mom steps in. “Tell him to sit down,” she tells her little trainer in training.
The girl waves that treat around and gives a clear command one last time. Voila, it worked! The Great dane complies, takes a couple of steps back and sits down. Success! Now, she needs to pass one more lessons, and that is not to throw the treat to the dog, but give it to him politely and pet him on the head too. The dog does not seem all that bothered, because he did have to wait for that biscuit for whole 60 seconds! That is a very long time for a big, hungry dog. While on the subject of little girls and their big dogs, we just have to mention Sierra. There are two reasons why this has to happen and they are named Samson and Sebastian. The dynamic trio is never up to any good. That is, unless, Sierra has set her mind on training her big, brawny dogs in some manners.

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Phoenix UAS flies using 4G LTE
UAV Solutions has flown its Phoenix ACE LE UAS using a 4G long term evolution (LTE) network for beyond line of sight (BLOS) capability, the company announced on 2 May.
UAV Solutions was able to fly the UAS from a distance of over 60 miles using a standard data plan, a modified set of avionics and a 4G LTE modem in the air vehicle. The flight demonstrated that the UAS can be operated BLOS by an operator with any internet connection including a 4G LTE hotspot, anywhere in the 4G LTE network.
During the four 50 minute flights, the operator had full control of the air vehicle and autonomous mission planning. Users were able to view full motion live video and operate the on-board camera.
Bill Davidson, chief executive officer and chief engineer, said: 'Applying 4G LTE technology for the flight of unmanned systems allows the proficient user to operate from anywhere on the globe with the assistance of a technician on the ground and a cellular network. Future possibilities for this technology include remote unmanned inspection stations.'
The Phoenix ACE LE is a small multi-rotor UAS with one hour + endurance. The backpackable system includes a UAS, charging station, windows tablet and joystick, mission planner software, batteries and a camera sensor. Sensor options include a combined electro-optical/infrared, multispectral, 10x zoom day and an action camera.
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The UK Royal Navy envisages large uncrewed submarines will one day operate alongside their crewed counterparts.
Under the award, Seebye will support the USN’s MK18 UUV family of systems programme.
PESCO said the project would take lessons learned from trials during REPMUS and look to build closer cooperation with industry for further testing of new technologies.
The US Army live-fire test evaluated the performance of the C-UAS system of systems before operational use.
With the Arabian Gulf representing a vast maritime area for crewed vessels to patrol, USVs and UUVs could become the US Navy's eyes and ears in the region.
Describing its technology as akin to shipping containers for UAVs, TB2 Aerospace believes its cargo system for drones could yield benefits for tactical resupply.


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Town Hall plans to have non-recyclable rubbish collected fortnightly from street-level properties while continuing to collect recycling and food waste weekly have been formally challenged by Hackney Conservatives.
The implementation of the plans, which are aimed at boosting recycling rates while drawing down on the amount of waste, and accomppanying levies, sent to the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) by the council, will now be paused for councillors to scrutinise the scheme.
Cllr Simche Steinberger (Con, Springfield) branded the plans “codswallop” in an interview with the Citizen, accusing the council of being driven purely by the aim to save money while voicing his fears of an accompanying rise in vermin and dirt in the borough as a result of the plans.
The Springfield councillor also accused the council of “unfairly singling out” the borough’s Charedi Jewish community in the report’s analysis of a consultation with residents on the scheme.
The consultation received the council’s largest response ever with 10,000 respondents, of whom 8,440 believed it important or very important that Hackney recycles more, with 88 per cent of the total believing the council should encourage residents to do so.
A majority of 52 per cent of those asked (4,766) disagreed or strongly disagreed with the proposal to collect non-recyclable waste fortnightly, with 55 per cent believing it would have a negative impact on their household. Thirty-nine per cent of respondents agreed with the proposals.
Consultees were broken down by religion as well as a number of other factors, with the report noting that Jewish and Charedi Jewish respondents were one group less likely to recycle food and least in favour of the proposed changes, along with people in larger households, people who live in N16, disabled people, and people aged between 16-24.
Cllr Steinberger said: “They single out the Jewish people, which is interesting. It’s quite obvious this is politically motivated. There’s something very dodgy here. They’re careful with how they write things with some communities, but it seems like our community there’s something different for them. I don’t understand it.
“We believe it’s not going to increase recycling. It’s a load of codswallop. The last thing we want to see, as Hackney is quite a clean borough, is for there to be more dirt, as rubbish will be around for longer.
“This means if we didn’t have enough foxes running around everywhere, we’ll have them even more, and the same applies to rats, mice, any animal that likes rubbish.
“Whilst I appreciate animals have to eat, we don’t want them hanging out in dustbins and houses, we’d rather they hang out elsewhere.”
The council have advised that “generally” it is food waste that rots or smells, which would continue to be collected weekly, with residents advised to use their blue lockable caddy to prevent rubbish from smelling or attracting vermin.
In response to fears over an increase in animals or overflowing bins as a result of the proposals, the council will be introducing a 180-litre wheeled bin for non-recyclable waste, with large households able to apply for extra bin capacity.
Consultation responses to the council’s scheme were 6.21 per cent from Charedi Jewish or Jewish religious groups, which broadly aligns with their 6.3 per cent of the makeup of the borough’s population.
The section of the report on responses broken down by religion states that Charedi Jewish people were the religious group least in support of the proposals, with 94 per cent disagreeing with the plans, followed by Muslim people, who were in 62 per cent disagreement.
Officers go on to add that the Town Hall has recruited local Charedi Jewish residents to “engage directly” with their neighbours in the community, with the aim of “overcoming […] the barriers to food waste recycling participation.”
The report goes on to state: “Previous engagement work with Jewish and Charedi Jewish households has not resulted in significant behaviour change.
“The council uses local Jewish newspapers to advertise and promote services, as well as send direct mail on an annual basis to increase participation in recycling services during Passover.
“Even with this engagement work there has been a lack of a step change from Charedi Jewish and Jewish households to increase recycling participation.
“In reaching an understanding as to whether there may be a religious reason for Jewish and Charedi Jewish households not to recycle, research with the community has been undertaken. This research has not found any religious reason as to why the community wouldn’t separate out their waste for recycling.”
The report claims that 70 per cent of Jewish and Charedi Jewish respondents in households of more than five people put food in with non-recyclable rubbish, compared to 38 per cent of people in comparable non-Jewish households.
Cllr Steinberger added: “What has it got to do with ethnicity? Where are they trying to get to? Why do they bring this up at all about particular groups? What does it matter who responded and what and why? Being Jewish myself I’m really angry that they would bring ethnicity into this.
“I’m disappointed as a Conservative councillor that they’re talking about ethnicity. While they may have those details, why is it part of the result? What are they trying to do here? It’s not relevant who the people were who said what.
“They’ve bluffed this consultation. They wanted to change it from weekly to fortnightly because they want to save money. It’s nothing to do with recycling. It’s an excuse, and I don’t believe it’s going to happen at all.
“I believe the council has very little clue about the community. For instance, in Hackney there is a large Polish community, and there’s nothing in the report about them. If not, why not? The same applies to the Turkish community.”
Waste chief Cllr Jon Burke (Lab, Woodberry Down) has slammed the Conservatives’ reasons for the call-in as “spurious”, while adding that he looked forward to using the “healthy, democratic” process a call-in of this kind represents to “showcase the extensive amount of detailed work and planning that the waste service has put into the delivery of a fortnightly black bag waste service for street properties alongside unlimited weekly food and dry recycling collections”.
On Cllr Steinberger’s concerns around how ethnicity is handled in the report, Cllr Burke added: “If we hadn’t mentioned ethnicity, Cllr Steinberger would have been the first to say, ‘You’ve not considered the needs of different communities’. In considering the needs of different communities, we’ve now overconsidered ethnicity from Cllr Steinberger’s perspective, which I find totally bizarre.
“This has been an effort on the part of my officers to identify the diverse range of needs and stark differences of family sizes and households in the borough to create a policy that can meet everybody’s needs. It was incumbent on us to consider what the needs of the wide variety of communities in our borough might be. I think that’s totally reasonable.
“I’m confident my officers have done an excellent and hugely comprehensive piece of work, and if there had been any issues with it, I would have been the first to address them.”
The waste chief went on to criticise Hackney’s five Conservative councillors with “hostility to changes that are manifestly in the interests of the environment and the future of the borough’s residents”.
A Hackney Council spokesperson said: “The decision to introduce fortnightly waste collections while keeping weekly recycling collections is aimed at boosting recycling rates.
“However, in the consultation report, we highlighted the concerns of a number of groups that were not in support of the proposals to allow us to consider these and identify ways to mitigate the impact of the proposals. For example, we are proposing to give larger families or families with babies a bigger bin and carry out further engagement work with those groups.
“The council’s scrutiny panel will meet to discuss the call-in in the coming weeks. It will decide whether to uphold the decision or refer it back to cabinet or full council.”


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- Dimensions of women's autonomy and the influence on maternal health care utilization in a north Indian cityS S Bloom
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Demography 38:67-78. 2001..The influence of women's autonomy on the use of health care appears to be as important as other known determinants such as education...
- Community effects on the risk of HIV infection in rural TanzaniaS S Bloom
Department of Maternal and Child Health and Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA
Sex Transm Infect 78:261-6. 2002..To investigate the effect of community characteristics on HIV prevalence and incidence...
- Female autonomy as a contributing factor to women's HIV-related knowledge and behaviour in three culturally contrasting States in IndiaSHELAH S BLOOM
Department of Maternal and Child Health and Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA
J Biosoc Sci 39:557-73. 2007..These results concur with other studies focusing on women's autonomy and health outcomes around the world, and point to the importance of incorporating a gender-based approach to AIDS prevention programmes in India...

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Greek singer Demis Roussos, who sold more than 60 million albums worldwide, has died aged 68, an Athens hospital confirms to the BBC.
Eddie Redmayne wins best actor at the Screen Actor's Guild awards while Birdman and Downton Abbey win ensemble awards.
Benedict Cumberbatch says "I'm an idiot" after talking about "coloured actors" on a US talk show.
The Harry Potter actress has announced she's to play Belle in a live action version of the Disney classic.
American Sniper spends a second week at the top of the US box office, with takings of $64.4m (£42.8m), according to studio estimates.
The funeral of Trevor Ward-Davies, best known as Dozy from the 60s pop group Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, takes place in Wiltshire.
New musical Made in Dagenham is to close at the Adelphi theatre after a West End run of six months.
A table at which Emily Bronte wrote Wuthering Heights and her sister Charlotte wrote Jane Eyre is returned to the family home.
Pop star Kylie Minogue is to headline the British Summer Time festival at Hyde Park in June, with support from Grace Jones and Nile Rogers.
Mark Ronson takes the top spots in both the UK single and album charts - the first person to do so since Miley Cyrus in October 2013.
Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are recognised as comedy legends at Bristol's annual slapstick festival.
Ashes to Ashes star Keeley Hawes joins the debate over acting roles for older women, saying 'there is a change happening'.
The BBC is not commissioning a third series of Atlantis because the corporation says it needs to "keep increasing the range of BBC One drama".
Composer of Disney's Aladdin and Little Shop of Horrors reveals he's working on a musical based on the 1993 film.
Three-time Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper is to play the Elephant Man in London following the critical acclaim he has received for the role on Broadway.
Theaster Gates says he will share his £40,000 Artes Mundi winnings with the nine other shortlisted artists.
Michael Keaton's film Birdman emerges as a strong contender for the Academy Awards after being given the Producers Guild of America's top prize.
The Sundance Film Festival in park City, Utah launches its 2015 edition with a documentary about legendary jazz and blues singer Nina Simone.
Martin Scorsese's planned HBO TV documentary film on former US President Bill Clinton is shelved indefinitely over control disagreements, according to reports.
26-year-old singer Rihanna teams up with Kanye West and Paul McCartney for the release of acoustic number Four Five Seconds.
Edgar Froese, the founding member of the German ambient electronic group Tangerine Dream, dies in Vienna at the age of 70.
Former singer Gary Glitter sexually assaulted a teenage girl after she had been taken to meet him backstage after a show, a court hears.
Joe Franklin, who was a New York TV host for 43 years and is credited by some as having invented the talk show format, dies at the age of 88.
Broadcasters publish new plans for TV election debates including leaders of seven UK political parties, and say they will go ahead regardless of who takes part.
Comedian Bill Bailey and rapper Tinie Tempah among big names fronting 16 new shows exclusively available on BBC iPlayer.
Designer Kelly Hoppen announces she is quitting BBC Two's Dragons' Den after two series.
Twin Atlantic dropped by a travelling youth club in the Highlands to support budding Comic Relief musicians.
Dorit Oliver-Wolff talks to BBC Inside Out about her extraordinary journey from Holocaust survivor to German pop star.
Eddie Redmayne and Downton Abbey are among the winners at the Screen Actors Guild awards.
David Walliams: Comic Relief projects change lives for better all around the world.


Heat pumps operate on the fact that the earth beneath the surface remains at a constant temperature throughout the year, and that the ground acts as a heat source in winter and a heat sink in summer.
The earth’s surface acts as a huge solar collector, absorbing radiation from the sun. In this country the ground maintains a constant temperature between 11oC and 13oC, several metres below the surface. Heat pumps take advantage of this by transferring the heat stored in the earth or in ground water to buildings in winter and the opposite in summer for cooling.
For every unit of electricity used to operate the heat pump, up to four units of heat are generated. Therefore for every unit of electricity used to pump the heat, 3-4 units of heat are produced.
Ground source heat pumps use a 'closed loop' system of water/anti-freeze to collect the soil heat.
Installation in the Home
The system has three main components: a series of pipes in the ground, a heat pump and a heat distribution system. Lengths of plastic pipes are buried in the ground, either in a borehole or a horizontal trench near the building to be heated or cooled. Fluid, normally water with anti-freeze, absorbs or emits heat to the soil, depending on whether the ambient air is colder or warmer than the soil. In winter, the heat pump removes the heat from the fluid, upgrades it to a higher temperature for use in the building, typically in under-floor heating.
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|Goalie Jimmy Howard made 39 saves against the New York Rangers on Wednesday to run his record to 19-8-9 this season. (Photo by Dave Reginek/Detroit Red Wings) |
DETROIT – Coach Mike Babcock was hoping the Red Wings would make a better first impression for their new teammates.
But that first game home after a long road trip often creates unavoidable pitfalls.
“To be honest, I hope they don’t think we play like this, because we don’t,” said Babcock, about his team’s effort against the New York Rangers.
The Wings were home for the first time in 16 days, returning from a recent six-game road trip that saw them go 4-1-1. But Wednesday, the Wings uncharacteristically turned the puck over far too many times for the coach’s liking.
“I’ve never seen anything quite like it,” Babcock said. "I thought we looked like we’d been on a long road trip and got back and were wearing snowshoes."
Fortunately, it was one of the new guys – veteran defenseman Marek Zidlicky – who made a winning impact.
In his first game since being dealt from the New Jersey Devils on Monday, Zidlicky chipped a loose puck into the air and off the back of the Rangers’ goaltender to lift his new club to a 2-1 overtime win at Joe Louis Arena.
The Red Wings were on a 4-on-3 three power play opportunity to start the overtime. Working in a diamond formation with Pavel Datsyuk in a net-front role, Zidlicky attacked the net from the right side when goalie Cam Talbot made an initial stop on Datsyuk.
Zidlicky beat Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh to the loose puck in front of the net, lifting it into the air and over Talbot. As the puck descended it rolled off Talbot’s back and into the open net with 3:51 left.
It was Zidlicky’s third career regular-season overtime goal, and his 16th game-winner, the first since the 2013-14 season finale against the Boston Bruins.
“I just saw the puck there and I tried to hit the puck and I hit probably this back and in,” Zidlicky said. “Couldn’t be a better feeling. … You know, it was first game. It couldn’t be better feeling, and to score, especially in overtime.”
However, the game didn’t start out so well for Zidlicky, whose first-period holding penalty led to the Rangers’ only goal of the night.
“You know first period I didn’t feel well, you know, especially when they scored the goal when I took the penalty,” he said. “But second and third period I felt much better, so, it was a good game.”
A bevy of defensive zone breakdowns allowed the Rangers to buzz goalie Jimmy Howard and the Wings’ net for most of the game, especially in the second period when New York held a 16-7 advantage in shots.
“They threw a lot at the net, but that’s the way they play,” said Howard, who made 39 saves. “I knew coming in tonight I was going to be busy. Whenever they get an opportunity they throw it to the net and they crash so I just tried to make sure the best I could to put rebounds in good spots or eat them up.”
In a tied game late in the third period, Howard made perhaps the headiest play of the night after McDonagh fired a rising shot from the point that went off the high glass behind the Red Wings’ net. Turning to track the shot, Howard swatted the fluttering puck with his blocker.
“Yeah, just from knowing the boards, practicing here a lot , seeing a lot of shots where it hit and coming right back over into the crease area,” Howard said. “So I just kept my eye on it and tried to swipe it as hard as I could away.”
The Red Wings other new guy, Erik Cole, who was acquired in a trade with Dallas on Sunday, finished the game with a plus-1 rating after he was on the ice for Justin Abdelkader’s goal that gave Detroit a 1-0 lead at 6:12 of the opening period. Henrik Zetterberg, who was playing for the first time since suffering from concussion-like symptoms, and Jonathan Ericsson picked up assists. Zetterberg, along with Datsyuk, also assisted on the game-winner.
“I felt good, had good legs, I think Abby and Coles really skated well for me,” the Wings’ captain said. “They’re two fast guys and work hard so it makes it easier for me to have my first game back.”
The win gives the Red Wings 83 points through 62 games and allows them to keep pace with Montreal (87) and Tampa Bay (84) in the Atlantic Division standings.
“Everyone’s jockeying for position if you’re in the playoffs, and if not, teams are pushing to get in,” Howard said. “Games like this are going to be tight. It probably wasn’t our best game here tonight but we found a way to get two points and that’s all that matters, just keep pace with Tampa and Montreal.”


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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — It was heralded as a game-changer for America’s social safety net. It dramatically reduced child poverty. But, last month, the enhanced Child Tax Credit — a kind of “Social Security for kids” — expired, and millions of American children sank back into poverty. In March 2021, President Biden and congressional Democrats… Read More
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore says his office will propose greater oversight of an agency that an audit says didn’t keep adequate records of a loan program. The state Economic Development Authority’s loan program was intended to boost the state’s economy. A legislative audit released Tuesday says the authority used $25… Read More
The House Financial Services Committee is grilling executives from seven banks Wednesday about overdraft fees and executive pay. The hearing comes 10 years after the financial crisis.
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Nickie Nina’s Winter PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal Week 2015 Day 2 Collection
To follow the next designer label was Nickie Nina, which presents a wedding collection entitled “Neh Shikar”. The collection drew inspiration from nature and the conservation of wild life and promotes the idea of a preserved setting. This collection has a strong stance against the hunting of animals and encapsulation of nature and wild life – who has always been an integral part of the fashion industry. ‘Neh Shikar’ took nature as a work of art, disturbed something that should not be violated or, but estimated in its living existence. It took also inspiration from the traditions of our culture, the use of classic cuts from the Rajput era, but with a modern twist.
‘Neh Shikar’ integrates the handwriting of Nickie Nina, the versatility of which weaves in the processing. A wide range of techniques, materials and colors are all aligned in the form of a dialogue. Silk, Jamawar, organza and velvet were to be connected with threaded and Zardozi to represent the picturesque landscape of the natural habitats. Nickie Nina has traditional techniques such zanjeera work Balochi taankas and Resham work used fused with modern techniques such as crystals. This fusion of tradition and modernity was also seen in the color palette, where traditional reds and maroons had been used along with a number of modern pastel colors. TV personality Mira Sethi attended showcase of the designer as a showstopper.


German luxury carmaker Porsche India brought its all new revamped Cayman S to India on Tuesday with a price tag of ₹92.27 lakh.
The second generation of Cayman S looks stylish, long and powerful. The bookings for the car are open for customers in the county. Under the hood, the new Cayman packs 3.4 litre flat-six petrol engine which churns out a power of 321bhp and 37.7kgm of torque. The car is capable of attaining a top speed of 281 km/h when equipped with Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) transmission.
"Ever since its international debut, the Cayman has been applauded for its excellent handling and performance. In fact, along with the Boxster, the model won the coveted 2013 World Performance Car award this March. It is built for driving through bends like few other sports cars and offers an outstanding sports car experience combined with the practicality of everyday driving," said Anil Reddi, Director of Porsche India.
The company claims that the new version of Cayman weighs 30kg less than its predecessor and offers more fuel efficiency. The vehcile looks sporty with its extended wheel base and 19-inch Cayman S wheels. The interiors have also been restyled and come with a 7-inch touchscreen in the cabin. Optional add-ons such as high-end Burmester audio system and bi-colour leather options enhance the exquisiteness of the vehicle.
"The PDK shifts without any interruption in propulsive power and it enables faster sprints and better fuel economy. The new Cayman S has a Sport button as standard that lets the driver choose between sport-oriented tuning and comfortable tuning that is optimised for fuel efficiency. In Sport mode, the electronic engine management system makes the engine respond even snappier, with more direct dynamic response of the engine," described the Business Standard of the car's technology.


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Patricia Callahan, Jeremy Manier and Delroy Alexander of the Chicago Tribune examined tobacco-lawsuit documents to show that America's largest foodmaker and its biggest cigarette company have pooled expertise in search of more alluring foods and cigarettes since the dawn of their corporate pairing two decades ago. "Documents show Northfield-based Kraft collaborated on flavor issues with some of the same Philip Morris brain researchers who probed what gives cigarettes their kick. None of those scientists was more controversial than Frank Gullotta, a former top Philip Morris researcher whose brain experiments suggested the company knew more than it claimed about cigarettes' addictive nature." The documents reveal Kraft and Philip Morris discussed investing jointly in brain scans to study how the brain processes tastes and smells. Food scientists even helped their tobacco counterparts make experimental cigarettes — working after-hours in a German coffee plant.
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Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:AP) is scheduled to be issuing its quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Wednesday, February 13th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of C$0.55 per share for the quarter.
The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 31st will be issued a $0.133 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of ∞. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 30th.
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Skycom opens operations in Bahrain
UAE express service company Skycom has announced it has opened a new facility in Bahrain, according to the Gulf Daily News.
The company expects that the new operations will enhance the company’s reputation as a leading express service provider, not only in the Middle East, but also the globe.
"At Skycom we aim to become a leading express service provider in the Middle East while expanding our strength to the globe," said country manager for Bahrain and Qatar, Ian Gabrielle.
"Currently we offer next day service to the GCC countries, 48 to 96 hours to the Indian sub-continent and soon we will be offering 48 to 72 hours delivery into Europe and US," he added.
Skycom has been operating in the UAE since 1993. Amongst the firms offerings are; express courier, air cargo, land transport, logistics, warehousing, specialised clearance and handling services.


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Prevention is the most effective strategy in managing invasive species. However, hundreds of invasive plants and animals have already established in California and are rapidly spreading each year. These invaders are negatively impacting our waters, our native plants and animals (some of them rare, threatened, or endangered), our agriculture, our health, our economy, and our favorite recreational places. Help us celebrate California's Invasive Species Action Week, and more importantly, help stop the spread of invasive species, by volunteering to take action.
Clemson University. Regulatory Services. Invasive Species Program.
The Clemson University Invasive Species Program will soon be recruiting middle school aged youth to help with the early detection of invasive species in South Carolina! Families, school groups, camps and other organizations can register for the Junior Invasive Inspectors Program. Adult leaders will be given curriculum written for teaching children ages 9-13 about general invasive species awareness, understanding latitude and longitude, recognizing targeted forest pests and symptoms of decline in trees.
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Along with the new year comes a new book club selection! You all left some really great suggestions and it was not easy to decide on a book. I ended up choosing something that I think will be really inspiring and motivational to kick off the new year: The Power Of Now, A Guide To Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle. Brigette loaned me this book after we were having a discussion about this Monday quote. By now we have all heard about the importance of living in the present, and from the reviews I’ve read, this book is a clear, well-written journey towards achieving the power of now. Read along with us this month – check back each Thursday for our favorite quotes and passages and to join in our discussion of the book!
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Chapter 3. Current Accounts and Future Conquests: Existing and New Business Models
For years, industry watchers have been betting on which company would produce the first reliable, plug-in, electric-powered car. Most experts assumed it would be whichever auto manufacturer first developed a battery powerful enough to run its cars. Would it be General Motors and its Chevy Volt? Or maybe Tesla Motors’ Model S?
As it turns out, the pundits may have gotten things backwards. If all goes according to plan, battery-maker BYD could be the first company to deliver a mass-produced, electric-powered, plug-in vehicle, ahead of Detroit, Stuttgart, or Tokyo.
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Don't Be Late, Adventure Awaits!
Pantoland is in jeopardy when the evil Queen of Hearts unleashes a plot that threatens the magical land. It’s up to Alice and a star-studded team of magnificent characters to save the day! Packed with punchy pop songs, laughs and zany antics, this show is a trip down the rabbit hole for the kid in all of us.
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Saturday and Sunday - 2 pm & 7:30 pm
November 30 - Industry Night
January 2 - Relaxed Performance
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