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ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the assistance to individuals in crisis situation (AICS) has released PHP356 million to about 56,000 people in Western Visayas since January this year.
A huge portion of the total cash assistance went to help victims of natural calamities, abuses, and pandemic-related problems, Joselito Estember, head of the Crisis Intervention Section of the DSWD in the region, said on Thursday.
In May, the crisis intervention team is in Negros Occidental to assist 45,000 beneficiaries, who are victims of flash floods in January.
“It is being scheduled depending on the health protocol of their local government unit,” he said in a phone interview.
For pandemic-related issues, DSWD has released PHP35 million for medical and burial assistance since January.
Meanwhile, the number of walk-in individuals seeking assistance from their office has declined from around 400 clients a day during pre-pandemic to around 200 this pandemic.
AICS caters to individuals and families in crises seeking assistance on medical and burial; transportation assistance for stranded Filipino citizens; and support to victims of abuse.
Estember said that taking into account the comfort of their clients and upon the approval of their central office, they have opened an action center at the GT Mall in this city’s Molo district while the renovation of their regional office is ongoing.
“Our clients who are already problematic are exposed to either heat of the sun or rain. So we decided to look for a venue that is more comfortable for our clients,” he said.
Clients with emergency cases usually only have to wait for around 15 minutes to have their assistance processed.
Those that require a guarantee letter and needing intensive assessment have to wait for a maximum of two hours for the approval of the regional management committee of the DSWD.
To decongest the volume of clients, those seeking assistance for maintenance are being referred to the Western Visayas Medical Center’s Malasakit Center in Mandurriao district where they also have assigned staff.
“They can also visit our SWAD (social welfare assistance development extension) offices in different provinces,” he added. (PNA)


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The company will make intra community acquisitions of own goods from a central warehouse located in the EU.
According the article 11. of the Polish VAT act intra-Community acquisition of goods for consideration referred to in Article 5, paragraph 1, subparagraph 4 shall be understood also as moving goods by a value added tax payer or on his behalf, such goods belonging to that taxpayer, from the territory of a Member State other than the territory of the country into the territory of the country if these goods have been manufactured, extracted, acquired, including also by means of intra-Community acquisition of goods, or imported by that taxpayer in the territory of that another Member State within the framework of the enterprise run thereby and if these goods are to serve the activities performed thereby as a taxpayer in the territory of the country.
A non-resident company delivers goods to Polish residents registered as VAT payers. In this case according to Polish VAT Law since April 2011 the reverse charge mechanism is compulsory. Because of the fact the company is making intra community acquisitions they will be required to register for VAT in Poland.

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Elchin Afandiyev. Who did not hear this name! It is unlikely to find a person who haven't read the stories, novels by the truly national writer of Azerbaijan: "The First Love of Baladadash", "The Death of Stalin", "Story of one meeting", "Mahmud and Mariam", "Death sentence" and many others. The huge interest and recognition of the audience accompany each film shot based on his works, – "I will come back", "Summer season", "The silver van" and others. Unique style, philosophical understanding of life, talent are the main components of any of his works.
The writer made the decision on the film adaptation of the novel "Mahmud and Mariam" only 30 years after writing the book. Elchin spoke about that and many other topics in a conversation with his youngest daughter Aysu.
Tell us, how the idea of the novel "Mahmud and Mariam" was born?
In late 70s – the beginning of 80s when you weren't even born (laughs), I had an idea to write a novel based on the Azerbaijani Dastan. After long reflections notes, images, characters of heroes, the conflicts were coming up, but... I usually write very quickly, but this time I could not get to work on the novel in any way. I was disturbed by everything: phone calls, car noises, vanity of the big city. It did not give me a chance to express what I had in my subconscious... It was 1982 when I worked as a secretary in the Writers' Union. I decided to take a vacation, and go to theTalistan village in Ismailli together with your elder sisters and mother. Couple years earlier, in the mid-seventies, I was passing by this village and remembered it forever. For the whole month I lived in the house of tractor driver Allezi with whom, by the way, we later became friends. I had such an office there, which, probably, no other writer ever had: the apple-tree grew in the yard, and the canopy reminded a big umbrella. Under this tree, on a self-made chair, at a self-made table I began to write "Mahmud and Mariam". Beauty of the nature, fresh air, silence, scents of fragrant flowers, herbs, trees – all this disposed to work so good that in my "office" in 18 days I finished the work, which I couldn't write in two years in Baku.
Whose idea was the screen adaptation of the novel? Why it happened so many years after?
Many people addressed me concerning the screen adaptation of this novel. It was repeatedly published in Moscow in Russian, in Istanbul and Ankara – in Turkish, in Berlin – in German and also in many other cities of the world. But when people came to me came with the offer to shoot the film based on "Mahmud and Mariam", I did not agree.
What was the reason?
Because I could not imagine this novel on big screen. It seemed to me that it will completely be different from what I wrote about. But a few years ago 24Kare Film company made a proposal to shoot the film. The head of this company, famous actress Sevda Kaygisiz, who I respect very much and the director Malakhat Abbasova who, by the way, perfectly played a role of Gamarbanu in the movie convinced me that the film can turn out very interesting. The fact that this will be the first collaborative Turkish-Azerbaijani movie, probably, also helped me to decide. In a word, I gave my consent. It is the first film of coproduction. And I am also the artistic director.
Turkish and Azerbaijani actors play in this movie. Who was the casting manager?
The director and the producer were engaged in this process, but everything was coordinated with me, I watched auditions, photoshoots, etc. Nevertheless, I had the last word.
Did you participate shooting process?
Unfortunately, I could not come to shooting. I had no time, but I was always aware of everything. Shooting took place in many regions of Azerbaijan and Turkey. But only after watching fragments of the film I felt assured, there was a hope that this will work out.
To what extent it was possible to reflect the novel's main point in the movie?
When the novel-based work is put on screen, it's impossible to make it without loss. It is created by the writer, this is his brainchild. And the movie is a collective art. Here are director, operator, artists, composers and actors involved.The movie created based on any literary work is already something else, independent, often far from the root source. Therefore you should not even compare the movie to the novel.
Did the filmmakers manage to transform the main ideas of the novel?
In my opinion, it is the good movie. It is the first, I repeat, joint creative work of the Turkish and Azerbaijani filmmakers, the first film where the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey cooperated. This is a very good start for future work, for our further joint movies.
Were there a lot of changes made by the director?
Exactly, there are no special changes. But there are some episodes in the novel which I would like to see on the screen, but, alas, they were not represented. It is difficult to fit in time frames: the movie lasts an hour and a half. Now we work one the series because there is a lot of finished shooting material.
And the last question. The best advice which was given to you in life?
This is your advice: to have an interview with me about this movie. Thank you for this advice, and to me that I, of course, did not dare (laughs) to refuse your request.
*The interview was published in 4th issue.

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New autonomous minesweepers to protect sailors at sea
Three world-class autonomous minesweeping systems will detect and destroy sea mines on dangerous naval operations for the Royal Navy, thanks to a £25m contract announced yesterday.
The Combined Influence Minesweeping (SWEEP) system designed by Atlas Elektronik UK, will be the Royal Navy’s first uncrewed minesweeper.
More than 25 jobs will be supported through the contract to deliver SWEEP at the Dorset-based company, plus 48 more jobs in the supply chain.
It will allow personnel to neutralise mines from a remote and safe distance at sea while on operations worldwide, keeping sailors safe.
Defence Minister Jeremy Quin yesterday said:
This next-generation autonomous technology will be instrumental to our goal of protecting the safety and security of our personnel, while also reaffirming the UK’s unwavering commitment to improve the safety of international waters.
Using highly innovative technology, SWEEP will detect more modern and smarter digital sea mines, which target ships and submarines passing overhead.
Each SWEEP system comprises an Autonomous Surface Vessel that tows a sensor unit behind it. The unit uses magnetic, acoustic and electric technology to identify and neutralise different types of sea mines. The system is controlled by a Portable Command Centre which can be based at sea or on land.
The technology, which has been developed in the UK, can be rapidly deployed by land, sea and air and will offer increased protection to military and commercial vessels.
DE&S CEO Sir Simon Bollom yesterday said:
This cutting-edge SWEEP technology follows hot on the heels of the contract negotiated for equally innovative autonomous minehunters and provides the Royal Navy with the increased capability they need to deal with modern mine threats.
The first system will be delivered in late 2022 and will enter operational evaluation before service at a later date.
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Campaigning for president in New Hampshire, Sen. Chris Dodd told a group of Concord high school students that anyone who would deny a gay child the right to be happy isn’t being honest.
According to an Associated Press report, Dodd said, “We ought to be able to have these loving relationships.” The father of two young daughters in a second marriage, Dodd speculated that his daughters could grow up to be lesbians: “They may grow up as a different sexual orientation than their parents. How would I want my child to be treated if they were of a different sexual orientation?”
According to the AP story, “Dodd, who opposed a constitutional amendment to limit marriage to man-woman unions, said he supports civil unions, but not gay marriage. Asked afterward what he sees as the difference, he said: ‘I don't think probably much in people's minds. If you're allowing that, all the protections you have there, you've covered it.’”
Dodd has here carved out a painful and potentially unhappy future both for himself and his daughters, should they grow up to be lesbians unhappy with the present arrangement their father supports.
If there is little or no difference between civil unions and gay marriage, Dodd’s opposition to gay marriage must fail. Then too, how would Dodd want his children to be treated if happiness eluded them outside of a traditional marriage? Would he not want them to be married rather than civil unionized – especially since there is, in Dodd's view, little difference between traditional marriage and civil unions?
Dodd was not asked these questions by his Concord high school students, but his campaign is yet young, like his charming daughters. That campaign will grow up, and someone is bound to point out his fallacies, both on domestic and foreign policy issues.

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Oct 30, 2013, 1:56 AM EDT
It’s been almost one full month since the National Hockey League regular season began. And the supposedly upstart Edmonton Oilers continue to stumble along.
Their latest disappointment came Tuesday, when they were shut out 4-0 on home ice by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Phil Kessel led the Leafs with two goals and four points. He also had a plus-four rating, while his Edmonton counterpart Sam Gagner, returning to the lineup for the first time after missing the start of the season with a broken jaw, was a minus four.
As was Nail Yakupov, Edmonton’s first overall pick in 2012 who has one goal and three points in 12 games this year.
The Oilers remain at the bottom of the Pacific Division, with just three wins.
All this after the Oilers went out and hired up-and-coming coach Dallas Eakins, and with what many pundits consider a highly skilled group of young forwards.
The Oilers badly outshot their opponents from Toronto by a 43-26 margin. A good chunk of those shots came in the third period. By then it hardly mattered. The Leafs had a four-goal cushion.
“We’re not consistent enough. We can’t sustain the same game for 60 minutes. It seems to be every game is the same story so obviously we have to change something.
“There are several things that are wrong right now. We talk about the right things every day, but we have to go out and do it on the ice. Nobody is going to do it for us. We have to wake up in here.”
May 22, 2015, 11:10 PM EDT
The score was one-sided, but this game could have gone the other way if not for the Rangers’ netminder.
May 22, 2015, 10:40 PM EDT
Leon Draisaitl’s late goal can’t turn the tide.
May 22, 2015, 9:53 PM EDT
Keith Yandle got his first marker of the playoffs.
May 22, 2015, 9:04 PM EDT
Will we see more goals like that from him before the playoffs are over?
May 22, 2015, 8:08 PM EDT
All three of their teams are still in the running for the Stanley Cup.
May 22, 2015, 7:35 PM EDT
San Jose has been linked to several high profile coaches.
May 22, 2015, 6:31 PM EDT
He was credited with turning around the Red Wings’ power play.
May 22, 2015, 6:01 PM EDT
Will New York be able to contain Tampa Bay this time around?
May 22, 2015, 5:30 PM EDT
“No one wants to back up. Everyone wants to play.”
May 22, 2015, 4:34 PM EDT
Not only did the Ducks block 27 shots last night, they clogged up the neutral zone too.
May 22, 2015, 3:25 PM EDT
Can’t imagine Teuvo Teravainen was, either.
May 22, 2015, 2:24 PM EDT
Canucks GM witnessed the goalie get a shutout in the AHL playoffs.
May 22, 2015, 1:41 PM EDT
Coach Q: “He’ll need a few days out here. We’ll get an evaluation and go from there.”
May 22, 2015, 1:38 PM EDT
Son of ex-NHLer Brian is off to Boston University next year.
May 22, 2015, 1:05 PM EDT
“It’s been real special, to say the least.”
May 22, 2015, 12:47 PM EDT
The third ‘tender taken at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft had a rough first pro season in North America.
May 22, 2015, 12:30 PM EDT
Finnish forward joined the organization last year after solid production in the SM-liiga.
May 22, 2015, 12:21 PM EDT
That’s him, with Vladimir Putin.
May 22, 2015, 12:03 PM EDT
No word on who’ll draw in as a replacement.
May 22, 2015, 11:40 AM EDT
No word yet if he’ll be able to play right away.
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A report by the Pentagon's inspector general admits that the Defense Department cooked the books in selling the American people on the idea of going to war in Iraq.
The report states that the actions of the Penatagon's policy office, then under neocon Douglas Feith, were "inappropriate," but not illegal or unauthorized. (Not that anyone with a whit of sense thinks they were unauthorized; indeed, they were at the heart of the administration's misinformation campaign.)
Feith says he's happy to hear that he report cleared his office of illegality.
Would someone tell these guys that avoiding indictment is not the standard we are looking for in high government officials?


MOVIE NEWS – The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s (MCU) new Marvel movie, The Marvels, had the worst 2nd weekend drop of any comic book movie, including the infamous Morbius…
The Marvels had an unprecedented Week 2 slump. The film, a direct sequel to 2019’s Captain Marvel, is the 33rd entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. (So, uh, the third in Phase 5 – for those who can still follow…) In the film, the powers of Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) are intertwined with those of Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani) and Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris). They are forced to band together to defeat a dangerous new threat.
According to Variety, The Marvels’ revenue has fallen dramatically in its second weekend.
After putting together the lowest opening weekend of the entire MCU, it has now brought in an additional $10.2 million at the US box office, a staggering 79% drop.
This is the worst 2nd weekend drop for a comic book movie. Even the infamous Sony movie Morbius dropped more than 74%.
How does The Marvels compare to the performance of the rest of the MCU?
While this revenue result is dismal, The Marvels’ release comes at a time when the MCU is already experiencing diminishing returns both critically and commercially. True, the previous MCU film, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, performed solidly at the box office. But before it, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania had the franchise’s worst 2nd weekend drop. That title dropped 69.9% after a much more solid opening weekend of $106.1 million.
However, the fact that the new film has both the worst opening weekend and the biggest 2nd-weekend drop is probably not a good sign. The gross income was partly affected by the fact that the Marvel cast was not available to promote the film in the period leading up to its release. The latter essentially took place during the 2023 Screen Actors Guild strike as actors fought for fair pay. However, other MCU films affected by factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic had much better second-weekend declines. For example, 2021’s Black Widow, which only dropped 67.8%.
The Black Widow was also influenced by its simultaneous release in theatres and on the Disney+ streaming service with Premier Access.
It is unknown whether The Marvels are a unique case or a sign of what will come. The next MCU film on the schedule is the sequel to Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool 3. In this, Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine returns. Its undisclosed aim is to lure audiences who are fans of the X-Men movies to the cinemas. However, other upcoming titles, such as the new Captain America and Fantastic Four, may face similar challenges upon release…


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KUALA LUMPUR: Three security guards were slashed with machetes and “chopped up like meat” at a condominium in Cheras here.
Four foreign guards were on duty at the condominium when two men wearing motorcycle helmets attacked the guard- house of Vistaria Residency condominium at 7.30am yesterday. One of them escaped unhurt.
Resident association chairman Bruce Tan, 31, said this was the second attack on the guards in the past month.
“The previous attack was not so serious. They only punched a guard and broke the window.
“The attack this time was so horrifying. I watched the CCTV recording and saw the guards being chopped like they were meat,” he said.
A resident coming back after buying breakfast was among the first to witness the gruesome sight of the three guards lying in a pool of blood in the lift lobby.
“When I went out at about 6.50am, everything was fine.
“But when I came back, I noticed the windows of the guardhouse was smashed. I wanted to park my car but a guard told me to run away because there were thieves in the compound,” said the resident, who declined to be named.
City CID chief Senior Asst Comm Datuk Ku Chin Wah said the victims were in stable condition.
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To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Metal Gear franchise, Konami is releasing the Metal Gear Solid: Legacy Collection for fans new and old alike. The collection will contain Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: HD Edition, Metal Gear Solid 3: HD Edition, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD Edition, Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions and Metal Gear Solid 4: Trophy Edition, along with two digital graphic novels. The collection was first reported by a Korean website, and Konami later confirmed it in a press release.
Unfortunately for Xbox 360 owners, this collection is a PlayStation 3 exclusive. Series creator Hideo Kojima explained on his online radio show, according to a translation by Kotaku, that "The PS3... uses Blu-ray. The Xbox 360 uses DVD."
"So if Konami were to put out MGS4 on the Xbox 360," one of Kojima's co-hosts added, "it would take up seven DVDs."
Kojima then added, "If we released a version on the Xbox 360 without MGS4, then it's not The Legacy Collection."
MGS4 is an infamously huge game. The original edition required multiple installations between each act. Kojima even "complained" ("hyped fans up," really) that the game was originally too big for a 50GB Blu-Ray disc, meaning he had to scale back content.
Konami released the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection for PS3 back in 2011. It contained HD remakes of MGS2, MGS3, and the PSP game Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. Legacy is currently slated for release this June. Check out the cover art, as tweeted by Kojima.
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Hi everyone! Do you have any idea, about what I could do my thesis? I´m studying economics in Finland to become an accountant/auditor and I´m looking for a intresting topic for my thesis. Is there anything related to accounting that I could write about within the Austrian School of Economics?
Look at http://www.mises.org/etexts/Mises_Research_Ideas.pdf. It have over 20 pages of ideas. Good luck.
Here is a thought. Hayek wrote "The use of knowledge in Society" about how information is used across all levels of society, continuously, and in infinitesimally small increments.
Companies are one part of society. Small ones tend to be very much under the control of the owner, and larger ones tend to be very top down driven. But in today's society, with so much information available it may be hard to justify this model. Indeed, to gain a competitive advantage, one may need to delegate responsibilty down to the field, but still have a means of accounting control.
For example, I know of two large competing computer companies, one of which delegates gross profit responsibility to the field sales managers, and the other requires all deviations from list price to be approved by the Vice President. In the first case, one has to ensure that fraud, recklessness, or plain bad management do not damage the reputation and financial viability of the company. In the second, considering that there are 100+ transaction per day, the Vice President probably spends little more each day than approving transactions he has little real knowledge of.
With kind regards
I forget to mention in my previous post that such an approach of delegating down responsibility along the lines of "The use of Knowledge in Society" would also require a look at Business Intelligence for the masses, a distributed but aggregating management system, the ability to choose or reject in-house service functions for cheaper ones on the market.

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SAN DIEGO, May 28 (UPI) -- San Diego police arrested at least 35 protesters outside a rally for presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Friday.
As Trump spoke inside the San Diego Convention Center, more than 1,000 protesters demonstrated outside the venue.
The demonstrations started peacefully. But the situation escalated when people left the arena around 4:30 p.m.
San Diego police in riot gear gathered throughout the Gaslamp Quarter of downtown.
Some protesters started throwing things. Then police began to disperse the crowd as they declared the protests unlawful.
Police pepper-sprayed several protesters.
No property was damaged and there were no injuries, according to San Diego police.
Some protesters held Mexican flags and flags from other countries and yelled, "Dump Donald Trump."
Trump supporters chanted, "You can't vote," and, "Build that wall!"
San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman said before the rally police would not allow violence or unlawful behavior.
"The safety of our public is paramount," Zimmerman said. "The whole goal is to provide a sale environment for everyone."
Late in the evening, the GasLamp Quarter was cleared and several hundred people were moved onto Harbor Drive. Police also used helicopters to disperse the crowd.
Trump asked security to remove protesters.
"Thank you, you have a beautiful voice," Trump replied to a protester who shouted obscenities his way. "Get 'em out."
Trump also earlier spoke in Fresno, Calif., ahead of the state's June 7 primary.
Fewer demonstrators were on hand in Fresno.
He spoke about the water situation, declaring "there is no drought" although the state had one of its driest years in 2015
"If I win, believe me, we're going to start opening up the water so that you can have your farmers survive, so that your job market will get better," Trump told a few thousand cheering supporters at Selland Arena.

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LS City Hall in Antwerp. MS Crowd watching. MS British soldiers stationed in Belgium perform Guard of Honour duty. MS Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, get out of car...
Brightly coloured flags are made in a workshop in Southwark.
Ladies cut and sew flags of the Allied nations. North of England.
Footage of flags flying outside UN building.
Shots of the Stars and Stripes flag flying from poles.
Flags of the United Nations flying.
Two soldiers changing various flags on flag pole.
Jing George V attends flag ceremony.
Various shots from harbour showing the flags of ships.

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Transporter: The Series
Transporter: The Series is an English-language French-Canadian action-adventure television series, spun off from the Transporter film series created by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It is co-produced by the French Atlantique Productions and the Canadian boutique entertainment company QVF Inc. in association with broadcast partners M6, RTL, The Movie Network, Movie Central and HBO/Cinemax.
The series follows the events and concept of the film trilogy, continuing adventures of Frank Martin, a professional freelance courier driver for hire who will deliver anything, anywhere – no questions asked – for the right price, and lives by three “unbreakable” rules, which he constantly breaks. Chris Vance takes over the role of Frank from Jason Statham and is joined by Andrea Osvárt, who plays the leading female role in the series, starring as a former CIA agent and love interest for Frank, who organizes his missions, and François Berléand, the only returning actor from the film series, who reprises his role as Inspector Tarconi.
Twelve episodes were ordered for 2012 with an overall budget of $40,000,000, or €30.000.000. The show premiered that year on October 11 in Germany on RTL, and on December 6 in France on M6. The Canadian premiere was on January 4, 2013 on HBO Canada and Super Écran 1. The broadcast started in India on 25th January 2013 on Sony PIX channel.
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Dollhouse is an American science fiction television series that revolves around a corporation running numerous underground establishments across the globe which program individuals referred to as “Actives” with temporary personalities and skills. Wealthy clients hire Actives from Dollhouses at great expense for various purposes. The series primarily follows the Active known as Echo, played by Eliza Dushku, on her journey towards self-awareness.
A contemporary British re-working of The Twilight Zone with stories that tap into the collective unease about our modern world.
Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we’ve had time to stop and question it. In every home; on every desk; in every palm – a plasma screen; a monitor; a smartphone – a black mirror of our 21st Century existence.
Z: The Beginning of Everything
A biography series based on the life of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, the brilliant, beautiful and talented Southern Belle who becomes the original flapper and icon of the wild, flamboyant Jazz Age in the 20s. Z starts before Zelda Fitzgerald meets the unpublished writer F. Scott Fitzgerald and moves through their passionate, turbulent love affair and their marriage-made in heaven, lived out in hell as the celebrity couple of their time.
Based on Robert Saviano’s bestselling book, this gritty Italian crime drama paints a portrait of the brutal Neapolitan crime organisation the Camorra, as seen through the eyes of Ciro Di Marzo, the obedient and self- confident right-hand man of the clan’s godfather, Pietro Savastano.
13 Reasons Why
After a teenage girl’s perplexing suicide, a classmate receives a series of tapes that unravel the mystery of her tragic choice.
American Crime Story
An anthology series centered around some of history’s most famous criminals.
Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton’s detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.
The Divide is a 2014 legal drama that aired on WE tv. The first season consisted of eight hour-long episodes. It premiered on July 16, 2014. On October 30, 2014, the series was canceled by WE-tv.
The story of a group of inspirational women in a rural Cheshire community with the shadow of World War II casting a dark cloud over their lives. As the conflict takes hold and separates the women from their husbands, fathers, sons and brothers, the characters find themselves under increasing and extraordinary pressures in a rapidly fragmenting world. By banding together as the Great Paxford Women’s Institute, they help maintain the nation’s fabric in its darkest hour, and discover inner resources that will change their lives forever.
A Crime to Remember
Showcasing the most compelling crimes of yesteryear, when secrets festered, passions ran wild and cops had nothing but shoe-leather and gut instinct to catch a killer. Fashions may change but murder never goes out of style.

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Yes, you can pull a pop-up camper with a 4 cylinder vehicle. Pop-up campers are relatively lighter and smaller than the average camper, and can therefore be towed even by smaller cars.
Can you tow with a 4 cylinder?
No way can you tow with 4 or 6 cylinders. You need at least 8 cylinders.
What kind of car can pull a pop-up camper?
10 of the Best Cars for Towing a Pop-up Camper on a Summer Road Trip
- Subaru Outback.
- Volvo S60.
- 2015 Ford Fusion.
- 2015 Buick Verano.
- 2015 Chevrolet Impala.
- 2015 Dodge Dart.
- 2015 Ford Mustang.
- 2015 Dodge Challenger.
Can regular car pull pop-up camper?
Yes! A vehicle can pull a pop-up camper without any problems. Many small SUVs, larger cars and minivans have a hitch and tow ratings high enough pull a popup camper that weighs 2,400 pounds. … You should also know your vehicle’s Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) to include the passengers and luggage.
How much weight can a 4 cylinder engine tow?
The maximum towing capacity of a 0-liter four-cylinder engine is up to 2,000 pounds, which is even better.
Can a 4-cylinder car tow a camper trailer?
Reply By: Member – Don M (NSW)
If the van has an ATM below that of your vehicle capacity then you can legally tow it, but I would allow 100-200kg under your vehicle limits for safety. But frankly, if you get a van with an ATM of around 1000kg to 1200kg, you won’t have a problem.
Can you tow with a 4-cylinder SUV?
The 4-cylinder models are rated to tow just 1,000 pounds. But check the option box for both the V6 and a specialized tow package and those GMCs can handle 4,000 pounds. That’s a massive difference. Opting for that factory-equipped tow package can be helpful if you plan to hitch up to a trailer.
How much does a pop-up camper weigh to tow?
Generally, you should stay within 80% of your vehicle’s towing capacity. So if your truck or SUV can tow up to 3,000 pounds, it’s safe to tow a pop-up camper that weighs up to 2,400 pounds fully loaded.
Can a s10 pull a pop-up camper?
The median weight is around 2450. You might be able to pull it as long as you stay out of the mountains. If it’s an automatic, even if you add an auxiliary trans cooler, you’ll be pushing your luck. Stopping will be another issue since the trailer weighs about the same as or more than the truck.
Can a sedan tow a pop-up camper?
Yes, a sedan can pull a camper if the camper falls within the vehicle’s tow rating. And some sedans do have tow ratings ranging from 1,000 up to nearly 4,000 pounds. … In most cases, the camper that a sedan is able to pull won’t be more than a small pop-up.
Can a Buick Verano pull a pop-up camper?
So, it has the lightest towing capacity among the vehicles on this list. However, it is still a solid option because pop up campers are generally pretty light. Additionally, the vehicle stands out from the other vehicles because it is a rare vehicle with a driver satisfying manual transmission.
How much does a pop-up camper weigh?
The weight of a pop-up can vary as much as any travel trailer or fifth wheel considering their size and usefulness. A hard-sided pop-up, similar to an Aliner, can vary in weight from 1,180 to 2,700 lbs.; while tent style pop-ups range from 1,300 to 3,700 lbs.
Can an HRV pull a pop-up camper?
2020 Honda HR-V Towing Capacity
This isn’t a great vehicle for towing on those bigger jobs, but this crossover SUV does allow for customers to hook up a small camper, utility trailer or personal watercraft, for example.
Can a 4-cylinder Jeep pull a camper?
The sturdiness of a Jeep Cherokee can tow a camper usually without problems, but it does have its limits when it comes to towing capacity. A Jeep Cherokee can tow anywhere between 2,000-5,000 pounds. This includes pop-up trailers, hybrid trailers, Airstreams, and Teardrop trailers.
What can a 4-cylinder Tacoma tow?
The Tacoma has a towing capacity of between 3500-6400 lbs.
The minimum towing capacity of 3500 lbs is for both the 4cyl and V6 powered Tacoma. It’s only when you add the Towing Package to the V6 engine that the tow power is expanded to 6400 pounds.
Can a 4-cylinder Jeep tow?
2.0L Turbocharged 4 Cylinder
The 2.0L turbocharged variant on the 2020 Wrangler gives you the full 3,500 lbs towing power in the 4-door, 2,000 lbs on the 2-door, and an impressive 270 hp and 295 lb-ft torque. The 2.0L Turbo was introduced on the Jeep Wrangler (JL) redesign that was launched in 2018.


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Pharmacists are healthcare professionals who practice in the field of pharmacy. They are knowledgeable about drug therapy, different types of drugs (their composition, manufacturing process and properties) and optimum use of drugs (depending upon the condition of the patient). Pharmacists are also known by titles such as- druggists, chemists and Doctor of Pharmacy. Their main tasks include- compounding, checking prescriptions, dispensing drugs, advice dosage and directions to patients and checking and maintaining the drug store inventory (at hospitals, clinics or drug stores).
B. Pharm is an undergraduate academic degree in the field of pharmacy. After a B.Pharm in pharmacy there are various opportunities for students, they can either go for higher studies like M.Pharm, MBA. or Ph.D degrees for improving their skills and up gradation of their degree or they can go for jobs in the chemical companies, research institutes ,Pharma companies ,even universities and colleges.
The Pharmacy professionals can venture into a wide range of career oppurtunites. Some of them are listed below:

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The plan has twin benefits, says expert
Plan will ensure protection of coastal areas, disposal of waste 20 million cubic metres of granite waste in quarry belts Total requirement for groynes 10 million cubic metres Make environmental audit mandatory, says top geologist
CHENNAI: The Geological Survey of India has identified granite waste as the construction material for groynes along vulnerable stretches of the Tamil Nadu coast.
GSI Deputy Director-General S.K. Bhushan told a conference on environmental geosciences organised by Anna University's Geology Department and the Centre with Potential of Excellence in Environmental Science, with the support of the University Grants Commission, that 20 million cubic metres of granite waste had piled up in quarry belts of the State. The total requirement for the groynes was only 10 million cubic metres. By implementing the suggestion, the coastal areas could be protected and the waste disposed.
Dr. Bhushan said the GSI had suggested remedial measures to safeguard vulnerable areas of the coast. One such recommendation was the construction of groynes using granite waste.
Referring to recent geo-environmental studies in the State, Dr. Bhushan said they helped the GSI in comparing the post-tsunami scenario with the pre-tsunami situation, particularly with regard to coastal landforms and characteristics of soil and water.
Noting that the studies included Madurai, Coimbatore, Salem and Pondicherry cities, he said the GSI had carried out geophysical mapping in Cuddalore district for freshwater and saline aquifers.
Emphasising the importance of sustainable development, Dr. Bhushan, who inaugurated the conference, said the philosophy of sustainable development required maintaining a balance between the impact of anthropogenic activities and the ecosystem.
Inaugurating the conference, Anna University Vice-Chancellor D. Viswanathan said with increasing degradation of the earth, environmental geosciences assumed critical importance. The recent earthquakes in Sumatra and Kashmir and the tsunami in the Indian Ocean had created greater awareness about the importance of environmental geosciences among policy makers, politicians, environmental organisations and the public. S. Sanjeevi, head of the geology department, gave an account of the activities of his department.
Later, Dr. Bhushan told reporters that after the Sumatra earthquake, the Andaman and Nicobar islands experienced 200 aftershocks of the magnitude of 5 to 6 on the Richter scale.


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Lots of discussion such as technology, absorption, intercomparison experiment, fast response, calibration, ambient measurements, hydrocarbons, observatory photochemistry experiment, laser, carbon monoxide, molybdenum oxide, determination, analysis, samples, and measurements are described inside this paper. The paper contains discussion around analytical chemistry, research, atmosphere, compounds, mass spectrometry, nitrous acid, concentration, measurement techniques, sulfur dioxide, standard, experiment, comparison, collection, systems, and detection limits.
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The techniques currently available to measure the ambient atmospheric concentrations of O , O -precursors (including the odd-hydrogen free radicals), the oxidation products of these compounds, and gas-phase aerosol precursors are outlined below. This critical review focuses on the recent developments, and, in particular those developments that have been reported in the published literature since 1990. In general, the techniques are described in terms of the results of formal and informal comparisons of the techniques in measuring the compounds of interest in the ambient atmosphere. The article concludes with a brief discussion of calibration methods and standards and tests that should be routinely performed when measurements in ambient atmosphere are undertaken.
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Community Food Growing
– Community Gardens are a great way to involve the whole community from young to old. There are lots of great local examples, to take inspiration from. Do check them out on our project map
and the Aberdeen City Food Growing map.
There might already be a community garden in your area or a gardening group you could talk to. You can also find your local gardening group here.
If you are interested in starting up a community garden in Aberdeen, CFINE
provides help and support through the whole process and also runs a community garden network. The RHS has some fantastic resources
to help in setting up a community garden. Gov.uk also has some great practical and governance advice
but you need to take account of the difference in planning laws etc. that we have in Scotland.
Education, Skill development & Campaigning
–Helping people to understand the issues and what they can do about it, is a huge part of helping the planet and your community. You can do this through not only running training and events but also in what you say and do. For example, you could run
- Workshops and events such as compost demonstrations, food waste minimisation workshops, cookery classes.
- Local Food Networks to enable local food suppliers to reach the local market, the Deeside Food Hub is a great example of this.
- Social media campaigns encouraging reduction of food waste, buying local etc.
Get all your local takeaways to use reusable tiffin boxes instead of single use plastic like Sustaining North Berwick
did. Community Health Scotland has training events and highlights funding in this area.
Redistribution of surplus food
- pantries, fridges, ‘shops’ – there are lots of ways in which you can help redistribute surplus food in your area from arranging to collect surplus food from supermarkets and local businesses, like Deeside CAN
, to enabling and encouraging your community to share their surplus food like the Haven’s Community Larder
in Stonehaven.You may not want to take on a food based project just yet but just would like to know more about how you as an organisation can reduce food waste and buy local. Zero Waste Scotland is a great resource if you would like advice on this or just contact us and we can help too!


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PHILADELPHIA - A homeowner's insurer paid the entire amount it owed to insureds for damage to their home because the insureds failed to offer expert reports to rebut the insurer's evidence that the unpaid portions were not covered, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled March 22, granting summary judgment to the insurer on a breach of contract claim (Scot Fazio and Dawn Fazio v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., No. 16-1987, E.D. Pa., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41604).
ERIE, Pa. - A second expert report filed by the lead plaintiffs in a proposed class action over spying software when they filed their reply brief in support of their renewed motion for class certification was filed too late, a Pennsylvania federal magistrate judge ruled March 22, striking the new report (Crystal Byrd, et al. v. Aaron's, Inc., et al., No. 11-101, W.D. Pa., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41030).
PHILADELPHIA - A reinsurer asked a federal court in Pennsylvania on March 21 to dismiss an insurer's breach of contract counterclaim because the insurer allegedly never linked an underlying policy to a facultative certificate and, therefore, there is no contract between the parties reinsuring that policy (R&Q Reinsurance Company v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, No. 16-cv-01473, E.D. Pa.).
PHILADELPHIA - While a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class settlement agreement reached in a lawsuit against a water ice company allowed for class counsel to seek attorney fees and expenses up to $1 million, the class counsel are entitled to only $651,000 in fees and $40,073.97 in expenses, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled March 16 (Sherry Brown, et al. v. Rita's Water Ice Franchise Company LLC, No. 15-3509, E.D. Pa., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 37676).
PITTSBURGH - Trustees for the asbestos trust established by the Chapter 11 case of Pittsburgh Corning Corp. (PCC) said March 17 in Pennsylvania federal bankruptcy court that they want to reopen the case to find out whether more than $9 billion in claims from a consolidated Texas litigation qualify for payment by the trust, which has assets of less than $4 billion (In re: Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, No. 00-22876, W.D. Pa. Bkcy.).
HARRISBURG, Pa. - After finding that a genuine issue of fact exists as to the value of a property destroyed by a fire, a Pennsylvania court on March 10 reversed a portion of a trial court's ruling for an insurer but affirmed a finding that the insurer did not act in bad faith when it denied the insureds certain coverage under the policy (Sabrina Brown v. Everett Cash Mutual Insurance Co., et al., No. 1549 WDA 2015, Pa. Super., 2017 Pa. Super. LEXIS 161).
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue on March 9 removed a suit in which it is accused of creating an overly broad list of e-cigarette and tobacco products under the Tobacco Products Act of Pennsylvania that are taxed to federal court in Pennsylvania because many of the claims are based in federal law (Kingdom Vapor, et al. v. Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, No. 3:02-at-06000, Pa. M.D.).
HARRISBURG, Pa. - A Pennsylvania judge on March 8 approved an arrangement under which a reinsurer will make direct payments to a policyholder of an insolvent insurer (In re: Reliance Insurance Company in Liquidation, No. 1 REL 2001, Pa. Cmwlth.).
SAN JOSE, Calif. - In a coverage dispute between various insurers over their responsibility toward an underlying construction defects settlement, a California federal judge on March 7 addressed four summary judgment motions on multiple key issues from the duty to defend to the number of occurrences (St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. v. Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, et al., No. 15-02744, N.D. Calif.; 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32551).
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Following the final distribution of an insolvent insurer's assets, a Pennsylvania judge on March 8 released the state's insurance commissioner of her duties regarding the liquidation estate (In re: Commonwealth Insurance Co., No. 1 CIC 2014, Pa. Cmwlth.).
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A Pennsylvania federal judge on March 7 granted a law firm insured's motion to compel a professional liability insurer to produce underwriting materials but found that the insured failed to satisfy the heightened relevancy standard applicable to its discovery request for personnel files of three of the insurer's employees (Westport Insurance Corp. v. Hippo Fleming & Pertile Law Offices, et al., No. 15-251, W.D. Pa., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 31659).
PITTSBURGH - An insured has failed to show that his insurer's offer to settle his homeowners insurance claim "lacked a reasonable basis" or that the settlement offer "was not supported by a thorough and even-handed investigation," a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled March 2 in granting the insurer's motion to dismiss with prejudice (Randy Gowton v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., et al., No. 15-1164, W.D. Pa., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29390).
PHILADELPHIA - A reference to asbestos in what appears to be an internal hospital document is not sufficient to put a couple on notice of a potential cause of his lung cancer, a federal judge in Pennsylvania held March 8 (Joseph Conneen and Kathleen Conneen v. Amatek Inc., et al., No. MDL 875, 15-1063, E.D. Pa., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29787).
HARRISBURG, Pa. - A Pennsylvania judge on March 1 ordered the liquidation of an insolvent insurer that had been in rehabilitation since 2009 (In Re: Penn Treaty Network America Insurance Company in Rehabilitation, No. 1 PEN 2009, Pa. Cmwlth.).
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania General Assembly on Feb. 28 referred to committee a bill that would give power to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to appropriate money to provide safe drinking water by testing public water systems for lead.
HARRISBURG, Pa. - A Pennsylvania Superior Court panel on Feb. 28 affirmed a $10 million medical malpractice verdict against the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) after finding that none of the hospital's claims of error had merit in a case where a woman claimed that the hospital failed to properly diagnose and treat her son, leading to his brain damage (Shantice Tillery v. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, et al., No. 1508 EDA 2016, Pa. Super, 2017 Pa. Super. LEXIS 134).
PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania federal judge on Feb. 24 granted final approval of a $300,000 settlement to be paid by a suburban Philadelphia restaurant to end class claims by its tipped employees who alleged that the pub failed to pay them for all compensable time and required them to purchase employer-mandated uniforms in violation of federal and state wage laws (Victoria Graudins v. KOP Kilt, LLC, d/b/a The Tilted Kilt Pub, et al., No. 14-2589, E.D. Pa., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25926).
PHILADELPHIA - In a Feb.27 filing in Pennsylvania federal court, Andrea Constand, who has accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault, opposes a former Pennsylvania district attorney's motion to compel production of documents from her 2005 suit against Cosby, asserting that the documents are irrelevant to her present defamation/false light claim against the former DA (Andrea Constand v. Bruce Castor, No. 2:15-cv-05799, E.D. Pa.).
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The liquidator of the insolvent Reliance Insurance Co. asked a Pennsylvania court on Feb. 23 to approve an agreement under which a policyholder would receive direct payments from one of Reliance's reinsurers (In re: Reliance Insurance Co. in liquidation, No. 1 REL 2001, Pa. Cmwlth.).
PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania appeals panel on Feb. 17 ordered a new trial on liability and damages in a construction defects case after learning that the judge who presided over the suit had retired and that no other judge could prepare a supplemental opinion explaining his rulings (Leo J. Dolan v. Hurd Millwork Company Inc., et al., No. 2951 EDA 2015 Pa. Super., 2017 Pa. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 691).
PITTSBURGH - A Pennsylvania federal judge on Feb. 15 dismissed two of four Wyndham divisions in a class complaint alleging fraud via hidden hotel charges, finding that those two divisions were not provided fair notice (Thomas Luca, Jr. v. Wyndham Worldwide Corp., et al., No. 16-746, W.D. Pa., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21433).


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Marvel Studios' president of production Kevin Feige was at the San Diego Comic-Con 2009 and Collider managed to get Feige to reveal a bit about what superheroes we might expect from The Avengers film. Take a look at what he had to say below.
Kevin: I think we know. It's going to be Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Nick Fury. I think it's safe to assume that there will be some members of the Hulk universe in the film as well. In terms of the additional, I think Black Widow for sure. SHIELD's organization for sure. And, again, what's exciting to me about the Avengers movie are seeing those four characters together and interact with each other. Anywhere from the first issue of the Avengers to Civil War, the dynamic between Steve Rogers and Tony Stark is awesome and fascinating. It brings out sides of the others that won't be brought out in their own franchises. Throwing Thor into the mix is a whole other thing and I think that will be cool. So to pile in another ten or fifteen...or frankly even four...I think will be too many.
Is the Hulk in it?
Kevin: You know Zack Penn is outlining it as we speak so we'll see.
The Avengers is currently set for a 2012 release date. We'll certainly keep you posted on any new updates surrounding this new film.

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Grilled Margarita Chicken
Montana Ranch and Cattle Company
The summer months are here and that means it is time for backyard barbecues, grilling, and cookouts. Our grilled margarita chicken recipe is perfect for all these occasions and more.
- 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup margarita mix
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 4 chicken breasts
In a medium bowl, mix together salt, pepper, garlic powder, sugar, cilantro, margarita mix, and olive oil.
Pour over chicken in a zip lock bag or bowl covered with plastic wrap. Let marinate for 2 hours.
Preheat a grill to medium-high heat.
Cook the chicken until cooked through to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F (about 7 minutes).
Calories 444, Carbs 16 grams, Protein 48 grams, Fat 19 grams, Sugar 15 grams

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What Standards of Anti-static Workwear in China and Global?
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The anti-static workwear can protect the accumulation of static electricity, which is sewed from anti-static fabric. The Chinese standard is GB 12014 -2009 and the EN standard is EN 1149.
I. The Chinese standard GB 12014-2009
1. The standard is used to the anti-static workwear wear in the place may cause electric shock, fire and explosion and other danger area and not suitable for resistance the supply voltage.
2. The anti-static fabric is blended by the normal fiber and the conductive fiber or embedded the conductive filament. The conductive filament is usually blended by the poly filament and the conductive fiber.
3. The anti-static function is mainly test the electric resistance between point to point.
II. The EN standard BS EN 1149
1. The EN 1149 is issued by the committee of European standardization, which is the series test method and require on anti-static property of protective clothing.
2. The EN anti static protective test method contains 4parts and the main test items are the anti-static property and have not involve other property. The BS EN 1149-1 is the test method for the static dissipation based on the surface electric resistance. It is the short distance, so not suitable for the whole clothing assessment. BS EN 1149-2 is the test method for the electric static of materials. BS EN 1149-3 test for the half-value of the static. BS EN 1149-5 regulate the requires for anti static property and the model design of the workwear.
3. The test items of BS EN 1149 are more than Chinese standard GB 12014.
4. Since the standard of anti-static clothing requires the anti-static property, not the flame retardant property. So until now, the anti static fiber are mainly normal anti-static fiber and the embedded the conductive filament.


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8 April 2019
The Mayor of London's Ultra Low Emission Zone has now come into force. RCPCH welcomes the move, but says we also need to see employers and schools encouraging and facilitating better use of public transport and active travel options.
20 February 2019
The Nuffield Trust and the Association for Young People's Health have today published the first ever international comparison of young people's health measures over time, comparing the UK to 18 other high-income countries. Professor Russell Viner, President of the RCPCH, responds.
20 November 2018
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has today launched a new report calling for action to address smoking closer to where people live. Dr Max Davie responds.
18 September 2018
UK children are exposed to more than 60% of their daily air pollution intake during the school run and while at school, new research has shown today.
3 September 2018
RCPCH supports the #AskAboutAsthma campaign as NHS in London ask sufferers to ‘take three small steps to improve lives’.
Research published in the Archives of Diseases in Childhood finds overall improvement in survival rates of preterm babies
8 September 2017
Professor Neena Modi says this is a tribute to the dedication of healthcare professionals around the country.

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Struggling apparatus manufacturer American LaFrance LLC sought protection from its creditors in late January when it filed a Chapter 11 petition in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, heightening uncertainty about its ability to fulfill pending fire department orders, many already long overdue.
At the same time, the company, which is based in Summerville, S.C., tried to reassure its suppliers, dealers and customers by declaring it would get more money, reorganize and emerge from bankruptcy in less than 90 days, prepared to honor its commitments, including warranties.
But for American LaFrance, which lost more than $100 million over the past two years, survival is a formidable task, and the company’s customers said they are not sure what to make of the situation.
For Kenneth Stach, chief of the Clay Volunteer Fire Department in Clay, N.Y., news of American LaFrance’s bankruptcy was somewhat of a surprise.
“I knew they were having some trouble,” he said, “but I really didn’t know how much trouble they were in until this.”
His department ordered a rescue pumper and an aerial in the fall of 2006 with a price tag of nearly $1 million for the two units. The rescue pumper, built on an ALF custom Eagle cab and chassis, was delivered last summer, four and a half months later than expected, and he said he is still waiting for the aerial, a 110-foot straight stick, which is “really overdue.”
“The last I heard about the aerial was in October,” Stach said. “The dealer told me the cab and chassis was in and they were working on it.”
The Clay Volunteer Fire Department is listed in the bankruptcy filing as one of American LaFrance’s top 20 creditors because it gave the company a $629,360 deposit for the two apparatus. Stach said the bidding was extremely close and a substantial discount offered by American LaFrance for the up-front deposit gave the company the financial edge – and the contract.
He said his department backed up the contract with a performance bond, so he’s confident it will be protected. Nevertheless, he said the department has hired a lawyer to help protect its investment.
George Stevens, the fire administrator for Lamar County, Miss., is hopeful 10 Liberty pumpers he ordered from American LaFrance are delivered as expected in June.
Lamar County signed a $1.83 million contract in November for the rescue pumpers, which are to be built on Freightliner M2 Business Class cabs and chassis.
Stevens, interviewed by phone the day after American LaFrance filed for Chapter 11, said he “didn’t have a clue” the company was having trouble until he heard second-hand about the bankruptcy. He said he then called his dealer, Empire American LaFrance of Richland, Miss., and was told “there were some computer scheduling problems and everything would be ironed out in a couple of weeks.” He said the dealer advised him “not to worry,” that his trucks would still be built.
Stevens said Lamar County had not given any money to American LaFrance and did not have a performance bond on the contract. The trucks were ordered, he said, to help protect the burgeoning population, mostly people who moved inland in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
“I hope all is well,” Stevens said, “because we surely need those trucks.”
Chuck Bennett, the administrator for Lamar County, said, “If they are not able to deliver the trucks in a timely fashion, we will go back to the state and ask for permission to rebid.”
In a statement issued the day it entered bankruptcy, American LaFrance said it “intends to honor its obligations to supply vehicles that are supported by performance bonds.”
American LaFrance’s financial troubles became evident in mid-December, when the company announced temporary layoffs of many of its production employees.
Complex And Expensive
On Jan. 28 the company filed its petition for Chapter 11 protection, a provision of the bankruptcy code that suspends debt collection efforts in order to give a financially-distressed company an opportunity to develop a reorganization plan acceptable to its creditors that would allow it to continue to operate.
Chapter 11 is an extremely complicated area of the law and an expensive one, often requiring the services of high-priced specialty lawyers, accountants and consultants. Many companies never recover from Chapter 11, having their cases converted to Chapter 7 liquidations so creditors can collect some percentage of the money they are owed.
American Lafrance, which is called ALF in the bankruptcy filings, is represented in its Chapter 11 case by two law firms, one from Delaware and the other from Texas, and it hired a bankruptcy specialist, William Snyder, who assumed the title of chief restructuring officer for the company. Snyder is a managing partner of CRG Partners Group LLC, which has offices in Dallas and other cities.
Snyder submitted an affidavit in support of the Chapter 11 petition regarding ALF’s dire financial situation. “In 2006, despite sales of over $233 million, ALF experienced a net loss of over $48 million,” he said. “In 2007, sales decreased to less than $195 million, and ALF experienced a net loss of over $56 million.”
In its Bankruptcy Court filings, American LaFrance said it had more than 1,000 creditors, liabilities of more than $100 million and would seek an additional $50 million from its lenders to try to reorganize. It also told the court its assets are for sale.
The company published a series of questions and answers in the “news” section of its Web site, www.americanlafrance.com, saying it intends to resume production on March 10, while retaining about 800 employees company-wide.
The questions address a range of issues, giving the company’s explanation of how it got into trouble – difficulties arising from a change of ownership two years ago – and declaring, “We are not just a bunch of ‘newbies’ hiding behind the historic American LaFrance name.”
The company traces its origin to 1832 with its ownership going through a number of changes since the 1950s. Freightliner LLC bought the business in 1995 and sold it in December 2005 to Patriarch Partners LLC, a private equity and investment firm with offices in New York, North Carolina and Texas.
In December 2007, one month before the Chapter 11 petition was filed, Freightliner sued American Lafrance, seeking $10 million in claims relating to a transition agreement negotiated as part of the sale. The agreement, according to American LaFrance, called for Freightliner to provide accounting, inventory, payroll and manufacturing process services to American LaFrance through June 2007.
American LaFrance said it is considering a lawsuit against Freightliner, which is listed as one of ALF’s largest creditors at $10.6 million.
The bankruptcy filing refers to Patriarch Partners Agency Services LLC as the administrative agent for a group of lenders that provided over $150 million of funding through a credit agreement signed in December 2005.
A statement submitted to the Bankruptcy Court by American Lafrance’s lawyers contains a section headed “ALF’s Objectives in Chapter 11.” It said ALF intends to ask for an additional $50 million from Patriarch as part of an effort to sell the company.
“ALF,” it said, “intends to continue operating its manufacturing facilities while completing its efforts to secure a definitive agreement for the purchase of the company or its assets.”
The statement also said Patriarch was in part responsible for the bankruptcy filing.
“[Patriarch] and its participating lenders have refused to provide additional operational financing outside of a Chapter 11 proceeding,” the lawyers wrote, “and ALF is aware of no other lenders willing to advance funds on an unsecured or junior secured basis.”
ALF in A Nutshell:
American LaFrance President Bill Hinz and Scott Barnes, vice president of sales, made the following points in interviews at the company’s Summerville, S.C. plant with Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment one day after the Chapter 11 filing:
Apparatus On Order:
- There are 290 fire truck orders awaiting production slots. They can’t be scheduled until an inventory of parts and component systems is matched with what each truck needs to determine what components must be ordered.
- ALF is committed to completing all apparatus that are subject to performance bonds. However, company officials believe all 290 units on order will be built and delivered if the court agrees to the reorganization plan.
- Updates on apparatus orders will go to customers from their dealers. Each customer will get a new delivery order date that the company will be able to meet.
- As of Aug. 1, 2008, all new orders placed for apparatus will be completed in 200 days or less, assuming the reorganization plan is approved within 60 to 90 days of filing.
- Due to lack of parts, at best two fire trucks a day were being completed when the bankruptcy filing occurred.
- In some cases, components had been pulled off one truck on the production line to complete another that was closer to being delivered.
- Just after the bankruptcy filing, 22 of ALF’s major suppliers were assured in a conference call that a workable, court-approved plan would be drafted.
- A supply plan needs to be resolved quickly if manufacturing is to resume.
- At the time of the bankruptcy filing, ALF conducted operations at 10 owned or leased facilities. The objective is to reduce that to three locations and eliminate costly leases.
- The main production plant in Summerville, along with the aerial manufacturing plant in Ephrata, Pa., and the pumper fabrication facility in Hamburg, N.Y., near Buffalo, would be retained.
- ALF plans to close its ambulance making plant in Sanford, Fla., and discontinue its ambulance business.
- The plants in Jedburg, S.C., and Lebanon, Pa., would be consolidated into nearby facilities, while service centers and company-owned dealerships in Florida, South Carolina, California and Oregon would be reorganized with leases terminated or renegotiated.
- Orders for 700-plus Condor chassis are backed up due to a lack of parts. ALF produces the Condor chassis primarily for vocational trucks such cement mixers, dump trucks and trash haulers.
- The plant is geared to produce up to 40 Condors a day, but only three or four a day were being completed.
- The Condor production line will be tied up until there is a court-approved reorganization plan. ALF recently introduced a fire apparatus pumper built on the Condor chassis, but that will be on hold too.