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Brown, Former FEMA Head to Address AHMP Meeting
Michael D. Brown, the former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) who led the federal government's initial response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster in 2005, will address the Alliance of Hazardous Materials ProfessionalsTM (AHMP) National Conference in September in San Diego.
Brown, who will address attendees of the AHMP annual meeting Sept. 1, will present a talk focusing on Communicating in a Crisis, Making Things Work When All the Wires Are Cut, and Homeland Insecurity. He also will discuss the role of AHMP members in
- preparing for and responding to natural and manmade disasters, including acts of terrorism;
- recognizing and acting on political, natural, and terrorist vulnerabilities in the management of hazardous materials;
- working with federal, state, and local officials before a disaster strikes; and
- assuming a position of leadership in community emergency preparedness planning.
During his tenure, Brown led FEMA through more than 160 federally declared disasters, including the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001; the Columbia space shuttle disaster in 2003; the 2003 Bam, Iran earthquake; the 2004 tsunami in South Asia; California and Western U.S. wildfires; as well as Hurricane Katrina.
The AHMP 2009 National Conference—themed "EHS&S—Steering a Course for Sustainability"—will be held Aug. 30 through Sept. 2 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina. Online registration is available at www.ahmpnet.org; early- bird registration ends July 30.


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I was watching the Johnny Depp version of 'Alice in Wonderland' on cable during a snow day a few days ago. That was appropriate because some GOP politicians in the last few weeks have taken us all 'through the looking glass' with their misunderstanding of history. So many errors, so little time. Where to begin?
I'll pick Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minnesota), who is taking getting your facts wrong to a new height.
For starters, Bachmann recently stated that '...the founding fathers worked tirelessly to end slavery...' Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Slow down there.
The Civil War occurred because the Founding Fathers created a Constitution in 1787 that did not outlaw slavery. Our first president, George Washington, was a slave-owner, as was our third president, Thomas Jefferson. John Adams, our second president, was an opponent of slavery who supported the slave-owner Jefferson's unsuccessful attempt to add a condemnation of slavery to the Declaration of Independence.
John Quincy Adams, our sixth president and the son of John Adams, was not one of the Founding Fathers, as Bachmann seems to have suggested. After he left the presidency, when he was elected to the House of Representatives, John Quincy became an ardent activist opponent of slavery.
Anderson Cooper of CNN also took Bachmann to task for saying that skin color and other differences never mattered when people came to the USA from their homelands.
Tell that to the enslaved Africans who were forced to come to the Americas. Read the article in the Jan. 21 Philadelphia Daily News about St. Michael's Church at 2nd and Jefferson in Philadelphia.
The welcome that Irish Catholic immigrants were 'treated' to by the Know Nothing Party in the 1840s included the burning down of the original St. Michael's during anti-Irish-Catholic riots. If you are interested in more of Michelle Bachmann's inaccuracies, Gail Collins has an excellent column in the Jan. 29 New York Times titled 'Don't Know Much About History.'
Then there's Sarah Palin. Always, there is Sarah Palin. She claimed in an interview with Greta Van Susteren that the Soviet Union spent so much money launching Sputnik (in 1957) that it eventually led to the Soviet Union's collapse. What? I was in grade school in 1957.
I remember the panic that swept across the USA when Sputnik went into space. Everyone felt we were vulnerable to a Soviet attack with a nuclear weapon (we called them H-bombs back then) sent from space. Schools started building their science programs immediately so that we could overtake the Soviets in space, which we did by getting our astronauts to the moon in 1969. This is what the president meant by a 'Sputnik moment,' a moment in which the nation's attitude changed.
However, where Palin came up with the idea that the space race bankrupted the Soviet Union decades later is beyond me.
Paul Krugman in his column in the Jan. 28 New York Times, 'Their Own Private Europe,' discussed Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-Wisconsin) Republican response to the State of the Union address.
Ryan misstated how the financial crisis in Europe developed when he lumped the reason Greece is in a bad situation together with how things played out in Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Ryan clearly did not bother to do a lot of research on the crises in those three countries, or he doesn't understand what happened in Europe very well.
The Republican response to the State of The Union has become a graveyard for up-and-coming Republican hopefuls (see Bobby Jindal).
Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) was wise to pass up the opportunity when it was offered to him. Ryan is the author of 'A Roadmap for America's Future,' which is his plan to supposedly balance the federal budget. Of course, it would involve eventually substituting vouchers for Medicare for the elderly. So to prevent benefits for the elderly from being cut, we should cut benefits for the elderly. That's as clear as mud.
With all the problems facing us domestically and internationally (such as our economy, Afghanistan and the turmoil in Egypt), we really need politicians who are going to do the hard intellectual work of researching their topics so that they know what they are talking about.
Ignorance - about the Founding Fathers, about the situation immigrants faced when they arrived in America, the space race, and the economic history of Europe in the last few years - should not be acceptable from politicians from any political party. We need politics to be a reality show, not another Adventure in Wonderland.

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Two thirds of patients think that having a choice of GP is very important, compared with just over half who thought similarly about choice of hospital.
The DoH has extended the level of choice GPs should offer patients from four hospitals to include all 32 foundation trusts (GP, 16 June).
The poll of 1,067 patients also found that, despite the government's emphasis on choice, most patients were unaware of it, with 55 per cent saying that the NHS did not offer them choice at all.
BMA chairman James Johnson said the survey showed an appetite for choice among the public and noted that choice of GP was a 'substantially higher' priority than choice of hospital.
Top of patients' wish list was to have a say generally in their care and timing of treatment, which were both thought very important by 69 per cent of patients.
The survey was released at the start of the BMA's Annual Representatives Meeting in Belfast this week at which a number of government policies and initiatives came under fire.
Mr Johnson reserved greatest venom for referral management centres which he labelled 'absolutely scandalous' for interfering with patient referral.
Throughout the conference the government was fiercely criticised for its use of private providers.
Dr George Rae, GPC member for Tyne and Wear, urged delegates to send out a message that private providers must only be used where absolutely necessary.
Meanwhile, conference narrowly passed a motion that BMA leadership had failed the country by a lack of opposition to current reforms.


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How to Talk About Climate Change in a Way That Makes a Difference by Rebecca Huntley
Why is it so hard to talk about climate change?
While scientists double down on the shocking figures, we still find ourselves unable to discuss climate change meaningfully among friends and neighbours – or even to grapple with it ourselves.
The key to progress on climate change is in the psychology of human attitudes and our ability to change. Whether you’re already alarmed and engaged with the issue, concerned but disengaged, a passive skeptic or an active denier, understanding our emotional reactions to climate change – why it makes us anxious, fearful, angry or detached – is critical to coping on an individual level and convincing each other to act.
This book is about understanding why people who aren’t like you feel the way they do and learning to talk to them effectively. What we need are thousands – millions – of everyday conversations about the climate to enlarge the ranks of the concerned, engage the disengaged and persuade the cautious of the need for action.

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Canadian cement producers are scrambling to find means of cutting CO2 emissions on all fronts as the federal government clamps down on emitters and has given notice that low-carbon concrete will be integral to future building contracts as part of its climate change strategy.
The cement industry is tagged as contributing seven to eight per cent of global CO2 emissions. “Government is the largest purchaser of concrete and can incorporate the CO2 emissions of concrete products in its procurement process in addition to traditional factors like bid, cost and performance. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat would be encouraged to consider concrete as an initial sector to pilot its Greening Government Strategy,” said a release announcing an industry and private sector working group.
The group, led by the Cement Association of Canada, the National Research Council and the Standards Council of Canada, in collaboration with Innovation, Science and Economic Development, has until December 2021 to roadmap a path to Canadian leadership in low CO2 emission concrete use.
Canada’s move aligns with the U.S. where states have adopted bills to use low-emission concrete and Europe’s toughened stance on emitters, prompting companies such as HeidelbergCement to announce the building of net-zero plant.
“We are seeing innovation in the industry such as we have not seen before,” said Jeff Sieg, communications director for Lehigh Hanson.
His company, a North American subsidiary of HeidelbergCement, is working on all fronts, alternative fuels, new low-carbon products and carbon capture, store and use strategies, to reduce its CO2 footprint.
“Our competitors are also doing different things,” said Sieg, adding this will benefit the industry as more options will speed up change. “It is a transition time for the industry.”
Sieg said Lehigh Hanson cement plants in the U.S. and Canada are exploring alternative fuels such as biofuels, natural and tires. Its three Canadian cement plants, Delta, Edmonton and Picton, are producing EcoCem and EcoCem Plus, which replaces a portion of the Portland cement clinker with ground limestone. EcoCem Plus, which also uses flyash, can reduce the carbon footprint by as much as 22 per cent.
At the Edmonton cement plant, Lehigh Hanson is also working on a pilot project that will capture CO2 from flue gases. The project is still in its feasibility stage, said Sieg, with the company looking at uses for the captured CO2 such as in concrete production.
The Lehigh feasibility study looks at the viability of capturing 90 to 95 per cent of the CO2 – an estimated 600,000 tonnes annually. The Edmonton project is a partnership with the International CCS Knowledge Centre and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group.
Lafarge is also exploring new options. This spring the company launched its low-carbon cement EcoPlanet, which decreased its manufacturing CO2 emissions by 35 per cent and follows on EcoPact concrete’s release last year.
In Seattle, Wash. an optimized mix of EcoPlanet cement and slag reduced emissions even further.
“The emissions were reduced by 62 per cent,” said Rene Thibault, Lafarge Holcim’s head of North America.
Lafarge also has a carbon capture and use pilot project CO2MENT with technology company Svante in place at its Richmond, B.C. cement plant. It is nearing its third phase after launching in 2019.
The first phase involved pre-treating flue gas for Svante’s carbon capture technology.
“Currently, we are in stage two, where the CO2 is separated from the flue gas through Svante’s carbon capture technology. As we advance to phase three, Lafarge is working with Svante to identify feasible utilization opportunities for the captured CO2 and considering liquefaction of the CO2,” said Jill Truscott, Lafarge’s Western Canada communications manager.
Phase three, which involves the utilization and possible liquefaction, is likely by end of 2022. “Liquefaction is not mandatory for some of the utilization options being considered, however, it is an option should it be required for utilization,” she said.
In early July, Svante received a $25 million federal government boost, which allows the company to set-up a new Centre of Excellence for Carbon Capture Use and Storage in Burnaby, B.C. and to scale up its manufacturing operations to produce commercial scale structured absorbent filters and to test its proprietary rapid adsorption machine designs.
Lafarge has also signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Calgary-based Carbon Upcycling Technologies.
The MOU allows for the potential integration of Carbon Upcycling’s CO2-embedded concrete additive into Lafarge operations, while exploring opportunities to expand Carbon Upcycling’s operating capacity by developing larger processing facilities.
Carbon Upcycling produces carbon treated concrete additives such as its treated flyash, landfill ash, steel slag, crushed glass and other materials that increases the concrete strength but reduces the amount of cement required and can reduce concrete’s footprint by 25 per cent over the lifecycle.
“We are into carbon utilization by trade,” said Ryan Bourns, strategy and business development lead for Carbon Upcycling.
Currently, the business is capturing CO2 from flue gases at a Calgary natural gas power plant and placing the gas into a pressurized reactor along with materials. The tumbled material captures the carbon and becomes a carrier taking it forward into concrete ready mix production.
As well as working with Lafarge, “we are also supplying BURNCO with flyash,” Bourns said, as the company produces and sells its own enhanced flyash.
It has also formed a strategic relationship with Mexico’s Cemex, although it has yet to work in the country. The multi-national company is interested in the ability to use substitute materials that will reduce the cement content but still provide concrete strength.
Bourns said the company wants to move forward and develop a 200-ton-per-day facility and also locate a string of capture and utilize facilities in areas where there is opportunity to distribute material to the surrounding ready mix concrete suppliers.
BURNCO is one of more than 300 worldwide concrete producers that use the CarbonCure technology, developed by a Canadian company.
Bourns said he is encouraged by industry and government in its recent bid to decarbonize the industry.
“This is going to have a trickledown effect on every project whether there is government or private funding,” he said.
For the joint industry and federal government statement on reaching net-zero carbon in concrete see https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/icgc.nsf/eng/07730.html.

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Last week Beacon Hill’s cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate remained the same but the weekly positive test rate increased.
According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) last Friday, overall since the pandemic started 45,460 Beacon Hill, Back Bay, North End, West End and Downtown residents have been tested for COVID-19 and the data shows that 6 percent of those tested were COVID positive–this was the same percentage reported two weeks ago by the BPHC.
However, last week 2,867 residents were tested and 2.1 percent were positive–a 10.5 percent decrease from the 1.9 percent reported two Fridays ago.
Citywide, 26,561 residents were tested and 3.5 percent were COVID positive–a 6.25 percent decrease from the 3.8 percent testing positive two weeks ago.
At a press briefing Monday Mayor Martin Walsh said an average of nearly 3,800 Boston residents were tested for COVID each day last week.
“The 7-day average for daily positive tests was 161 and the average daily positive rate was 3.5 percent,” said Walsh. “The City’s case metrics have levelled off and even ticked upward in the last few days of data. This is not a cause for concern, but it’s a good reminder not to take this positive trend for granted.”
The Mayor urged everyone to remain vigilant and take all necessary precautions to protect themselves and our communities against the virus.
“That includes wearing a mask with a good fit (whether you wear one mask or two masks, make sure there is a tight fit on the sides of your face); washing your hands frequently, with soap and warm water; continuing to socially distance and avoid gatherings; and getting tested regularly,” he said.
The Mayor also encouraged seniors and everyone who is eligible to receive the vaccine to get it as soon as they can. Boston residents 65 and older can call 3-1-1 and get connected to the City’s Age Strong Commission for help in multiple languages. Veterans 55 or older, enrolled in VA Healthcare, can get vaccinated at any VA health facility in Boston.
“The full schedule for vaccine eligibility is at Mass.gov/CovidVaccine,” said Walsh. “And the State has a Vaccine Scheduling Resource available by calling 2-1-1.”
The BPHC data released last Friday showed Beacon Hill, Back Bay, North End, West End and Downtown had an infection rate of 494.9 cases per 10,000 residents, up 2.9 percent from 480.9 cases per 10,000 residents.
An additional 78residents became infected with the virus last week and the total number of cases in the area increased from 2,680 cases to 2,758 cases as of last Friday.
The statistics released by the BPHC as part of its weekly COVID19 report breaks down the number of cases and infection rates in each neighborhood. It also breaks down the number of cases by age, gender and race.
Citywide positive cases of coronavirus increased 2.1 percent percent last week and went from 57,675 cases to 58,917 confirmed cases in a week. Twenty-six additional Boston residents died from the virus last week and there are now 1,274 total deaths in the city from COVID.


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Reply still awaited from County Hall(March 28, 2011)
VFW is still waiting for a response from County Hall about our request for a free re-run of the parish poll - or a complaint to an ombudsman.
Town councillors ignored a tape recording of their pledge to abide by the result of the mega-loan' vote.
The poll held last year was overwhelming. Over 90 in 100 voters who turned out to the question said no to the spending on the Assembly Hall.
"On Thursday May 5th our town will turn out for a referendum which poses the question 'At present, the UK uses the 'first past the post' system to elect MPs to the House of Commons. Should the 'alternative vote' system be used instead', says Paul Macdonald
"Would we in Warminster also like to say again to councillors on the same day think again?"
Many townsfolk questioned the 'consultation exercise' PR campaign designed to give them the result they wanted to no avail and for a while in dominated the pages of the local newspaper.
"Our referendum could be 'At present, the town council uses Dewey House donated to the town to run our parish council responsibilities. Should so much mony be spent on the Assembly Rooms to achieve the same end?' adds Paul.
The huge row that brought a major public confrontation between the public including former Mayors, Deputy Mayors and councillors did not stop Warminster Town Council (see hot topics).
*In Bradford-on-avon the 'bridge question' has left many with a bad taste in their mouth. The town could also see a re-run of their parish poll question.


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GSK confirms plans to invest £500 million in the UK
Pharmaceutical giant cites patent box as reason for choosing Britain
By CFOWorld.co.uk | CFO UK | Published 09:45, 22 March 12
GSK had said on previous occasions it aimed to invest some £500 million and bring more jobs to Britain in response to government plans to cut the level of corporation tax applied to income from patents - a move known as a "patent box".
The confirmation of its investment, which will create up to 1,000 jobs, comes the day after the Budget, in which chancellor George Osborne's laid out business-friendly tax plans, including reiterating the patent box plan.
GSK said its new biopharmaceutical factory would be built in Ulverston, northern England, at a cost of £350 million, with construction expected to start in 2014 or 2015. The firm had looked at four possible sites in England and Scotland.
At the same time GSK will invest more than £100 million in its two manufacturing sites in Scotland and the company is considering further investment at Ulverston, which could double the total spend there to some £700 million.
Any further investment will depend on "continued improvements in the environment for innovation", GSK said - a clear sign it intends to continue to put pressure on the government to make Britain a favourable place to do business.
In recent years the drugs industry has tended to put manufacturing in low-tax countries like Ireland and Singapore. But introduction of the patent box has tipped the balance back, making the UK a viable choice once again.
The Ulverston facility will be GSK's first new British factory for almost 40 years.
"The introduction of the patent box has transformed the way in which we view the UK as a location for new investments, ensuring that the medicines of the future will not only be discovered, but can also continue to be made here in Britain," said GSK chief executive Andrew Witty.
The British economy has been particularly reliant on pharmaceutical firms for success in manufacturing, but the industry has been under pressure recently as a wave of patents have expired, forcing it to make cuts.
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Join a women’s health physical therapist to learn about postpartum health, postpartum exercises and how you can strengthen your pelvic floor muscles during the postpartum period. Easy exercises will be demonstrated to help you improve your muscle strength and function.
This class meets every other month after the Breastfeeding Support Group (which is held weekly from 10-11 am). Come receive support for your breastfeeding needs, and stay for the educational class on postpartum and pelvic floor health.
Registration is required.
- Good Samaritan Episcopal Church
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FlavioL1989 - Lead O/S - 30/Aug/15 with Raj Bisht
rajeshwarbisht - 2nd O/S - 30/Aug/15 with Flavio
P1. A truly brilliant adventure. Overwhelming surrounding rock with big issue nearby. Heart sunk a bit when I felt how wet and greasy the starting holds were but the jugs were so sharp it didn't make any difference other than being slower and placing lots of runners! Couldn't of asked for a better way to end a great micro trip. Feels like a less travelled line which was a nice change. For various reasons probably one of my favourite routes in Pembroke!
Stanners - AltLd O/S - 17/Aug/15 with Andy G
(Lead first pitch; the second pitch is really just an easy scramble to top)
Head was not in the right place for this, set off feeling bad about some technical muppetry on my part (causing time-wasting) and had that on my mind. Also I am not a happy traverser or bridger, so this lay outside my comfort zone. Oh and somehow I had only five QDs on me. Dear oh dear.
As for the route, it looks insane from the belay ledge! But all makes sense once you get going. Maybe one mental and technical crux where you step across at the end of the traverse to start the ascent to the belay ledge. Plenty of gear on this. IF you have the extenders :-)
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A good job this was here, after Jon backed off Ivory Tower. Uncomfortable belay.
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San Francisco Giants take Mars native Will Bednar in first round of MLB Draft
Western Pennsylvania native Will Bednar was picked in the first round of the MLB Draft on Sunday night.
The San Francisco Giants chose Bednar, who is from Mars, with the 14th overall pick in the draft.
Bednar was named "most outstanding player" at the College World Series after his Mississippi State Bulldogs won the National Championship.
He is the younger brother of Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher David Bednar.

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European holiday home destinations you can get to by train
Buy a property, reduce the stress of travelling and save the planet, says Hugh Graham
The thought of spending time in an airport may have grounded your dreams of a foreign holiday home, so why not let the train take the strain?
Journey time: three hours 25 minutes on Eurostar from London St Pancras to Brussels plus local train.
When buying a holiday home in Europe, most Brits head for France or Spain and barely give Belgium a thought. But medieval Bruges is quite possibly the most beautiful city on the Continent — it is a Unesco World Heritage Site and rivals Florence or Venice — and has a holiday feel, with all those meandering canals (80) and outdoor cafés. It is equally romantic in winter. “We have had fewer buyers from the UK since Brexit,’ says Joke

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This Friday, Chinx’s post-humous album, “Welcome To JFK” will make its debut. Rapper, Vado, makes an appearance in the album’s tracklist on, “What’s Beef?” Given the current events in Hip Hop, the single is quite fitting. Take a listen below.
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MACCLENNY, Fla. - A 19-year-old Baker County High School student was arrested, accused of having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl.
On Monday, Baker County detectives got a tip accusing Lee Graham, of Macclenny, of having an inappropriate relationship with the girl since last month. After investigating, Graham was arrested Wednesday on charges of lewd and lascivious battery with a child under 16.
According to the arrest affidavit, the girl's parents notified the Baker County Sheriff's Office about the relationship. The arrest affidavit states Graham confessed to detectives that he did have sex with the 13-year-old girl once at her home.
Under Florida statutes, any person under age 16 is unable to legally consent to any sexual activity.
Graham, a senior, plays wide receiver for the Wildcats and helped lead his team to the state championship. He is also listed as playing on the school's basketball team.
Graham had scholarship offers from the University of South Florida and Valdosta State, among others and is reported to have verbally committed to Western Kentucky University.
News4Jax reached out to WKU, but was told no one could comment on Graham's arrest because he has not sent in his letter of intent.
Officials with the Baker County School District could not be reached for comment.
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Beppe Gambetta at Nighttown
Tuesday, February 7
From Italy! Master finger style guitarist returns to Nighttown!
It is the smile that is the key for reading the musical universe of Beppe Gambetta. An open and disarming smile that is also the contagious and unresistable smile of a person who invites you to a musical journey with light heart and curiosity.
Beppe is continually composing his personal mosaic of sounds and flavours. From his unique background as an Italian musician in love with both American roots music as well as the music of his native country, Beppe has travelled the world and even crossed the „Iron Curtain‰ to dazzle and charm music enthusiasts everywhere. After eleven CDs, DVDs, teaching books and collaborations with many other top-flight musicians, Gambetta is increasingly known as one of the true live master innovators of the acoustic guitar.
While Beppe still lives in his native Genova, he travels to North America at least three times each year. His reputation in the U.S. and Canada is reinforced by his participation in prestigious festivals like the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas, Merlefest in North Carolina, the Four Corners Festival in Colorado and Canadian Folk Festivals in Winnipeg and Edmonton, as well as events like the radio shows „All Things Considered‰ and „E-Town‰.
In his career he has performed with some great heroes of the folk scene like David Grisman, Gene Parsons, Doc Watson, Norman Blake and with the band Men Of Steel: an international guitar summit (Dan Crary, Tony McManus and Don Ross) of different guitar schools with complex musical interactions.
With America in his heart and his roots in the sun and the olive trees of the Mediterranean sea, he naturally and seamlessly bridges the shores of the two continents, creating in spite of the interposed ocean a musical "koiné" (fusion) where American root music and Ligurian tradition, emigration songs and folk ballads, steel string guitars and vintage harp guitars not only co-exist but interact, weaving a deep dialog unaware of any rigid classification.
Don't miss the great guitar master Beppe Gambetta on Tuesday February 7th on his return to Nighttown.


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Decades ago, refinery and chemical workers in Southeast Texas went to work every day at a plant to provide for their families. Their day-to-day work entailed handling pipes that were coated with asbestos.
More than 30 years later, those workers have prevailed in a massive lawsuit against the maker of those pipes. But only 3 percent of those workers are still alive to collect their checks.
Beaumont law firm Provost Umphrey is currently finalizing checks and distribution paperwork for more than 2,000 asbestos clients and their heirs, thanks to a recent arbitration panel that awarded the clients $140 million.
The arbitration award marked the end of a case that was essentially the Planes, Trains and Automobiles of the legal world: a long-running case that twisted through 28 years of litigation employing nearly every available vehicle of civil procedure.
The $140 million award, which a three-judge panel handed down in late October, comes in addition to a previously agreed-upon minimum $38 million settlement that the plaintiffs were promised by the bankruptcy trust of the defendant, Pittsburgh Corning Corp.
Provost Umphrey represents a group of 2,299 plaintiffs who were diagnosed with asbestos-related diseases, including mesothelioma, between 1985 and 1987. The plaintiffs contracted their diseases when they worked in approximately 22 chemical and refinery worksites in Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. A majority of the plaintiffs were residents in the Jefferson, Hardin and Orange counties that surround the Beaumont area at the time the case was originally filed in 1990.
The outcome, according to plaintiffs’ attorney Bryan Blevins, is bittersweet, given the fact that only about 70 of the original asbestos plaintiffs have survived the process.
“One thing that’s really hard to get over is the fact that it took so long to bring this to finality,” said Bryan Blevins, a partner in Provost Umphrey’s Beaumont office. “But putting aside how long it took, the actual outcome for these clients was extraordinary given the nature of the proceeding they went through in 1990, which was the first of its kind.”
F. Lane Heard, a lawyer in Washington who represents Pittsburgh Corning, declined to comment on the litigation.
The litigation was originally tried in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas as a class action lawsuit in 1990 against Pittsburgh Corning Corporation and two other defendants. The plaintiffs prevailed when the court entered judgments totaling more than $1.3 billion.
One defendant filed for bankruptcy during the trial, and another settled after the trial but before the court entered the judgments, which left Pittsburgh Corning as the only defendant. The case worked its way through motions, transfers and appeals over the next decade, which resulted in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversing the judgments and sending the cases back to the trial court. The Eastern District transferred the case to multi district litigation in Pennsylvania, but two years later, Pittsburgh Corning filed for bankruptcy.
The bankruptcy filing put a 16-year hold on the litigation. The bankruptcy case resulted in the establishment of a $4 billion ‘PCC Asbestos Personal Injury Trust,’ which Blevins said is “the largest trust to be created in the modern era.”
Blevins and the team re-filed their clients’ claims once the trust was created, arguing they were subject to pre-petition liquidated claims, which are riskier to recover on but pay out more if a group of plaintiffs adequately prove.
Filing those types of claims required the bankruptcy to be re-opened so the judge could consider the matter. The bankruptcy judge ordered the PCC and the plaintiffs to go to mediation, where the parties reached what is referred to as a “high-low” settlement. Per the settlement, PCC agreed to pay a $37.9 million minimum payment, and the parties agreed to argue the issue of whether the plaintiffs are entitled to pre-petition liquidated claims before an arbitration panel.
They arbitrated the case in Washington, D.C., which resulted in the $140.6 million judgment on Oct. 29, which totaled the overall award to $178.5 million.
Beyond the litigation itself, distributing a large sum of money to such a large group of clients is also a challenge, Blevins said.
The low payment of $37.9 million was approved last year around the time Hurricane Harvey hit, which made it a challenge to track down all of the clients so they could approve the settlement.
“Harvey was a pretty significant disturbance so that created some problems with finding people,” Blevins said. “It took us probably seven or eight months total – it almost took about nine months to go from settlement approval.”
Blevins said his clients were diagnosed with asbestos as a result of a pipe covering that PCC manufactured that contained high levels of asbestos and were widely prevalent in essentially “any industrial setting,” including refineries and chemical plants.
The plaintiffs were also represented by Beaumont lawyer Glen Morgan of Reaud, Morgan & Quinn; South Carolina lawyer Joseph Rice; and New York University Law Professor Arthur Miller.


Day 1,427: Trump keeps telling advisers he may refuse to leave White House on January 20
During the dying days of his time in office, friends and associates of Donald Trump are reportedly calling in droves, seeking pardons for their crimes. Trump is reveling in the power.
Since Trump lost the election six weeks ago, calls and emails have been flooding into the West Wing from people looking to benefit from the President’s powers of clemency. So inundated is Trump’s staff with requests for pardons or commutations that a spreadsheet has been created to keep track of the requests directed to Trump’s close aides.
With the end of his presidency nearing, Trump appears eager to wield his powers before he finds them gone. Unlike practically any other matter related to the end of his presidency, his clemency powers are a topic Trump actually seems to enjoy discussing, one person in communication with the President said, even though it amounts to another tacit reminder that his tenure at the White House is nearly over.
Buried in the middle of the CNN report, however, was a sign that Trump is still rejecting reality, even ranting that he’ll refuse to leave the White House when Joe Biden is sworn in five weeks from today.
In his moments of deepest denial, Trump has told some advisers that he will refuse to leave the White House on Inauguration Day, only to be walked down from that ledge. The possibility has alarmed some aides, but few believe Trump will actually follow through.
“He’s throwing a f***ing temper tantrum,” an adviser said. “He’s going to leave. He’s just lashing out.”
The White House declined to comment for this report.
If Trump has proven one thing in his life — and again over the past four years — it’s that he’s a tremendous coward. When protesters were blocks away and behind fences, Trump hid in the White House bunker designed to protect staff from a terrorist attack. Suffice to say, there’s no chance he makes a Custer-like stand in the Oval Office.
Once Biden is sworn in, Trump will be out in every sense of the word.
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Goalkeeper Keiren Westwood has been voted the Sheffield Wednesday player of the year.
The Republic of Ireland international clinched the award ahead of combative midfielder Sam Hutchinson by the finest of margins.
Wednesdayites were asked by the club to cast their vote earlier this week and Westwood narrowly pipped Hutchinson to the prize, receiving 30.95 per cent of the votes compared to Hutchinson's 30.63. Wide man Ross Wallace finished third on 15 per cent.
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Westwood, signed on a free transfer by Stuart Gray in July 2014, has played an instrumental role in the Owls securing a Championship play-off spot for the second year running.
The 32-year-old has started 43 matches this season - more than any other Wednesday player - and helped the club record 16 clean sheets. Only Premier League-bound Brighton and Hove Albion and Newcastle United have racked up more shut-outs.
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Westwood has been a key figure in Wednesday's renaissance, chalking up 17 clean sheets in the 2014/15 and 2015/16 campaigns as the Owls equalled a long-standing club record which was set by Jack Charlton's side in 1978/79.
Meanwhile, Hutchinson, who could be involved at home to Fulham tomorrow after recovering from a calf injury, claimed the Sheffield Wednesday Player of the Year prize at the Star Football Awards last month.


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DOZENS of migrants in Calais tried to storm a ferry bound for Britain amid mounting calls by France for David Cameron to help tackle illegal immigration across the Channel.
Riot police were deployed after up to 100 people breached security and tried to run up the ramp of the cross-Channel ferry.
Migrants were foiled from getting on board the MyFerryLink-operated Berlioz vessel when the crew raised the ramp and turned a fire hose on them on Wednesday, officials and a witness said. A MyFerryLink spokesman said: "MyFerryLink can confirm that an incident took place in Calais, whereby several migrants entered the port and attempted to board the MyFerryLink Berlioz.
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"The crew took immediate action to ensure the ship's security and the attempt was unsuccessful."
A spokesman for ferry operator P&O, whose vessel Spirit Of Britain was not stormed, said: "We approached the port and witnessed the migrants. Our crew remained in the inner harbour and didn't tie up until we were able to do so."
One passenger, John Bailey, said he saw a large crowd of migrants on the main access road being guarded by French police, some armed with sub-machine guns.
A UK Border Force spokesman said the ramps on the vessel were immediately raised when a number of migrants entered the port, and none was able to board.
He added: "All freight vehicles inside the port at the time have been rescreened by Border Force."


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A Brand Relevancy Battle
It’s a big week for TV broadcast networks as they unveil their new lineup and advertisers strategize where to invest valuable dollars. With all the buzz around the hot shows on air, we’re captivated by the parallel conversations around how linear TV is fighting to keep up with digital TV. Because on-demand television has taken over as the norm, the quest for traditional networks to maintain brand relevancy is paramount.
In just a few years, the ritual of sitting down to watch your favorite program at its scheduled time has all but disappeared from American culture. With the shift toward digital platforms, the big players of days past (ABC, NBC, CBS) are losing brand loyalty to today’s digital TV companies: HBO, Netflix, and Amazon. As it stands, traditional networks that rely on linear TV as their bread and butter are having a hard enough time competing with digital TV to produce top-rated shows. In the 2015 Emmys, HBO (which streams shows off of HBO Go and HBO Now) won 14 awards. Comedy Central came in second with four awards. The gap gets even larger with ABC at two awards and CBS and NBC each with one.
If everyone is streaming TV when they want it, on the device they want it, and wherever they want it, and it’s clear they are, how can scheduled programming (and the ad dollars tied to it) hold onto viewers? The latest TV trends show off a few strategies including one I recently wrote about: capitalizing on the emotions of nostalgia by creating or reintroducing shows set in the past. It’s familiar, it’s safe, it’s predictable. It’s a campaign, not a brand turnaround. And while viewers enjoy taking a walk down memory lane every once in awhile, this strategy doesn’t have enough lasting power to really change the tide for traditional TV networks.
As these networks look to maintain relevance with consumers who no longer have tolerance for commercials, another increasingly popular strategy has arisen: embedding advertising into programming, much like digital TV embeds ads into their platforms. Subliminal advertising reduces the amount of 30 second spots needed to pay the bills, but in exchange may raise questions of quality or authenticity. It’s not like this is a new strategy – sponsored content has always been embedded into television – but as it becomes increasingly common, it’s hard to imagine that the industry can sustain this practice and create quality programs.
In order for networks to re-establish brand relevance, the best bet is to continue doing what they do best. In an age of infinite modes of connectivity, networks should capitalize on one thing digital streaming devices don’t offer: be the ONLY place to watch a show or newscast at the ONLY time it’s broadcasted. People are desperate for a sense of community and connection. Linear TV is one of the few modes of media where it’s possible that you, your neighbor, your grandma across the country, and the President of the United States can all see the same thing at the same time. It’s uplifting to know that there were 26.7 million of us watching the women beat Japan in last year’s World Cup, one of the most watched sports broadcasts of 2015. And who doesn’t remember the season finale of Seinfeld? Well, OK, maybe the millennials. But they’ve been keeping American Idol alive for way longer than it should be. With the presidential elections heating up with more drama than politics, America will be watching everything unfold live from now through November. That’s a captive audience that streaming just can’t replicate.
The key to building TV network brand relevance is to hone in on the needs of viewers: people want to feel more connected to each other, not our devices. By positioning traditional TV brands as the only place to watch the summer Olympics, the Presidential debates, the Academy Awards, or the season finale of the Big Bang Theory at the only time, you can guarantee your mom, your neighbor, and your boss are watching too. TV networks can cultivate the sense of community that we crave and re-engage people with media that’s worth discussing. In turn, TV networks can justify the advertising spend that they depend on. By offering something that unites us – a place to sit down and watch TV at a designated time on a designated channel – linear TV stands apart as a true connector of people, something that digital TV can’t compete with.
Who do you think will win the brand relevancy battle?
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Mazda Motor Corp (7261.T) plans to raise 170 billion yen ($2.1 billion) in funds, 100 billion yen of which will be through a new share issue, public broadcaster NHK said on Tuesday.
Battered by the strength in the yen and wanting to invest in a new plant in Mexico, the automaker will receive 70 billion yen through subordinated loans from banks, including Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (8316.T) and the Development Bank of Japan, NHK said.
NHK did not say whether the capital raising would be via an issue of common or preferred stock.
A Mazda spokesman said the company was checking on the report.
($1 = 79.4700 Japanese yen)
Reporting by Mayumi Negishi; Editing by Edwina gibbs

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Josh Walehwa (center), associate director of residential life, talks with junior Sarah Lyon (right) and senior Mick Biehl in the Village House. “I think students view Josh as a down-to-earth person,” says Caitlin Hearns, 2010 WUSTL graduate and intern in the Office of Residential Life. “He is friendly, approachable and receptive to students’ needs on campus. It is very easy to communicate with Josh on a personal level, but he is also great at providing sound advice on more serious matters.”
Since Josh Walehwa and his family left Uganda and the dictatorship of Idi Amin in 1976, Walehwa has been surrounded by teachers who have encouraged and inspired him to aim higher and think bigger. But no mentor has been as important as his mother.
“She worked really hard and always had a couple of jobs,” says Walehwa, 35, associate director of residential life at Washington University. “She had five kids, was a single mom, and did extra work to save money to send back to Africa. She’s a survivor, and her strength really shone through. That’s been a big drive for me.”
It was her hard work — as well as the care Walehwa and his family received from many others — that instilled in him an ethic of wanting to be of service, an ethic that has carried through to his work today helping to guide the residential experiences of WUSTL students.
In his present position since 2007, his primary responsibilities include the supervision and evaluation of residential college directors and overseeing programmatic and facilities requirements that enhance the undergraduate experience for more than 1,500 students.
Whether it’s picking up supplies so an event goes off without a hitch or cleaning up a wet floor so no one slips, Walehwa takes pride in doing what it takes to get the job done.
“Like many jobs, it can be thankless at times,” says Walehwa, who participates on several university committees, including the Campus Diversity Collaborative and the LGBT Advisory Committee. “You don’t expect a thank you, but there’s always a way to help out.”
Walehwa’s res life colleague, Jill A. Stratton, concurs with his self-assessment.
“Josh leads by example and serves as an excellent role model for our students,” says Stratton, associate dean of students and director of residential academic programs.
“His commitment to student success combined with his thoughtful personality enables him to connect with and positively impact those around him,” she says. “Josh makes a difference on a daily basis with his keen awareness of how students best learn and develop. He is a creative, compassionate educator whose classrooms have no walls.”
Uganda, California and Iowa
After Walehwa and his family left Uganda with the help of Christian missionaries when Walehwa was 1 year old, they settled in Los Angeles. He watched the news of the ever-changing rule in Uganda from afar over the years.
“It’s a different place now, but back then, there was a lot of unrest,” says Walehwa, whose twin brother is a police officer in California. “My parents were motivated to get out and had support from the missionaries.”
So Walehwa grew up in California in the 1980s and ’90s, witnessing everything from break dancing to drive-by shootings.
“It was an interesting place to be, and I thought California was the center of the world,” he says.
So naturally, he went to college in … Iowa?
Walehwa had developed a childhood affinity for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes after his best friend, a Nebraska Cornhuskers fan whose mother was from Iowa, passed off his Hawkeyes hats, T-shirts and pennants to Walehwa. Walehwa later wrestled in high school, which solidified his relationship with the University of Iowa, a perennial favorite in college wrestling.
He showed up at Iowa in 1993, just after the great flood, having never stepped on the campus before move-in day. He arrived with a raincoat, an umbrella, two suitcases and $400.
“After two weeks, I was crying and ready to go home,” he says. “I was done. My mother told me to stick it out, and, of course, after a few weeks, it was fine.”
Without a doubt, those early days at Iowa influence and inform the work that he does now with WUSTL students, he says.
“Being 18, on your own and away from home are all significant transitions for young people,” he says. “I really have a lot of empathy for that. But I also feel very confident that after a few weeks, these students can make it.
“If I got through what I went through, the vast majority of these students can make the transition,” he says. “I’m happy to be part of that.”
Josh Walehwa (right) with his son, Harold, 11. Josh enjoys watching Harold play soccer, football and participate in martial arts.
An artist in higher ed
At Iowa, Walehwa studied art and art education, a passion that began in kindergarten when his twin brother gave him some figure-drawing tips.
He earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in art and then, before he could begin his career in art education, caught the higher education bug.
“I started thinking about college students who weren’t doing that well, why that was and how I could be part of the solution,” he says.
Whether it’s his background in the arts, the ethic of service instilled by his mother, or some combination of the two, students are drawn to him, according to Caitlin Hearns, an intern in the Office of Residential Life.
“I think students view Josh as a down-to-earth person,” says Hearns, a 2010 WUSTL graduate in women, gender, and sexuality studies in Arts & Sciences who first met Walehwa when she was a student and a residential advisor.
“He is friendly, approachable and receptive to students’ needs on campus,” Hearns says. “It is very easy to communicate with Josh on a personal level, but he is also great at providing sound advice on more serious matters.”
Always an opportunity to help
Outside of work, he stays busy by being involved in the St. Louis art community, working out, and keeping up with his 11-year-old son, Harold, who attends Wydown Middle School not far from campus.
“I can stop by his school and embarrass him whenever I want,” says Walehwa, who enjoys watching Harold play soccer, football and participate in martial arts. “He recently dislocated his elbow and broke his wrist doing a backflip off the swings. I didn’t know I had a daredevil for a son, but apparently that’s part of being 11.”
Walehwa, who recently became engaged to a St. Louis therapist with a nine-year-old daughter, served as a residential college director at WUSTL from 2003-06 and then left St. Louis for what ended up being a one-year hiatus from WUSTL at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he served as assistant dean of students and director of residential life.
While he enjoyed the experience at the small liberal arts college, he was happy to return to St. Louis when his current position became available.
“I really wanted to have responsibility for professional staff supervision,” says Walehwa, who recently participated in Focus St. Louis’ Leadership St. Louis program. “I wanted to take another step in my career and be challenged in a different way.
“I feel like the longer I’m in this career, the more I’ll have the opportunities to help people in different ways and more significant ways,” he says. “Whether it’s policymaking or coming up with a new initiative or a new challenge, there’s always an opportunity to help. That’s what keeps me coming back.”
Fast facts about Josh Walehwa
Education: BA, art, 1997; MA, art education, 2000; MA, student development in postsecondary education, 2002, all at the University of Iowa. He also is working toward a doctorate in educational policy and leadership studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Family: Son, Harold, 11, is a student at Wydown Middle School. Josh recently became engaged to Dorlene Dunne, a therapist and artist with a daughter, Doris, 9.
Currently reading: As a doctoral candidate in educational leadership and policy studies, he’s reading Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics. He’s also reading A Hidden Wholeness by Parker Palmer and enjoys reading James Patterson’s Alex Cross mysteries.
Hobbies: Working out and fishing


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Martin Kersels’ art, no matter the medium — whether it’s video, dance, performance, sculpture, oils or photography — is an extension of his unrestrained exuberance and the division between his work and how he moves in the world, which he describes as being either thunderous or ephemeral, a thin membrane if it exists at all. His exuberance is informed with a broad, far-ranging erudition — Kersels reads as voraciously as any well-read novelist — as well as an un-self-conscious sense of theatrical absurdity. Even Kersels’ massive hugs seem theatrically artful and wildly absurd. And when you’re hugged by Kersels, you feel very small because he is a very big man.
But he is a big man who lives in his body as though it has no limitations, like a modern Fatty Arbuckle, that genius of the lithe fat man’s pratfall. Take, for instance, his involvement with the Shrimps, a performance group of huge men who you would never suspect to be dancers. And yet, there they were in the ’80s and ’90s, performing all about town, exploring movement and resetting expectations of what it is to view dance — and, apparently, annoying the art faculty at UCLA, where Kersels studied as an undergrad. When he went back to UCLA for graduate work, the faculty asked him not to continue his performance work with the Shrimps. Though this highhanded interference ended one avenue of artistic expression, it fostered another; Kersels began making objects — objects informed with, as he said in an interview on the Acme Web site, “a high-level slapstick, on the fallibility of the body.”
Of all of Kersels’ work, however, I am most fond of his “Falling” series of photos, which depict the artist heroically falling. I mean really falling. Imagine Milton’s Lucifer, tripping majestically all the way to Hell.
In dialogue with Skidmore College’s Ian Berry, who curated “Heavyweight Champion,” a retrospective of Kersels’ work that just opened at the Santa Monica Museum of Art, the artist offers that there is an aspect of surrender and shame to his “Falling” photos. Once, to commemorate the Christmas season, Kersels invited me to dress in Middle Eastern finery as one of the Three Kings alongside him and another stout fellow. Surely, there was an aspect of surrender and shame as we walked about the faerie-strewn grounds of the Pasadena Waldorf School, which our children attend, following a camel at a wary distance. Camels, we had been told before starting our procession, could leap 10 feet into the air and kick their legs in every direction, striking so hard that serious injury could occur. I don’t think Kersels intended our stroll to be viewed as performance art, but to be near him is to participate in his aesthetic, art entwined in how we live and what we ignore — even perilous camels.
Kersels’ “Heavyweight Champion” retrospective is on view at the Santa Monica Museum of Art in Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., through Dec. 13. On Sept. 23, Kersels will appear in “Heavyweight Lecture Musicale” at the museum. And new work by Kersels can be seen at Acme gallery, 6150 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., Oct. 4 through Nov. 8.
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"Miserable" and "excruciatingly awful" are not the words you want to hear about a program from the government official in charge of implementing it.
But HHS is working with outside experts on about 200 functional fixes to the site, and its performance is getting better every day, she said. Users should have a "significantly better experience" with the site by the end of November, she said.
They better, said Sen. Max Baucus, the Montana Democrat who chairs the Senate Finance Committee and warned six months ago that health care reform's implementation could be a "train wreck."
"There is no margin for error," he said, in meeting the Nov. 30 deadline for fixing the system crashes, error messages and slow response times that have plagued the site.
After the hearing ended, HealthCare.gov officials acknowledged the site was operating slowly Wednesday. Users also were still encountering problems with the application and enrollment process.
The hearing marked the end of one stage of HealthCare.gov's troubled rollout. Sebelius and Marilyn Tavenner, who heads the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, now have been called before committees in both the House and Senate to answer for HealthCare.gov's failures. There won't be any more committee hearings on this part of Obamacare for a while.
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African Pride Mount Grace Country House and Spa in the Magaliesberg was the venue for Warwick Winery’s wine pairing evening last Saturday night, and I was invited to enjoy fine dining – and some iconic wines.
Mount Grace is the ultimate couples getaway retreat – and no stay over is complete without a visit to their spa.
Surrounded by bush and mountains, gently flowing streams and tranquil lawns, we spent an afternoon lounging at the rim flow pool, on our backs in the flotation room pool’s warm, salty water, and surrounded by nature in the garden Jacuzzi.
Our luxury room had a balcony that looked over the valley as far as the eye could see, where we toasted the sunset as birds of prey circled in the sky.
The bathrooms at Mount Grace are sublime: his and hers basins flank a tub to soak in for a loooong time, and rain shower heads offer showers to write about too.
A final note about the room: capsule coffee machines are a must in all decent hotels these days – and so is unlimited wi-fi (Mount Grace provides both).
Our driver collected us for dinner – our room was near the spa, but a drive away from the hotel restaurant the Rambling Vine, where the wine pairing was happening – so golf carts transport guests to the dining and main reception areas.
Stellenbosch’s Warwick Estate, the family owned and run winery, offered diners a selection of their finest to complement the menu
We began with a welcome glass of crisp First Lady Dry rosé, (one of the SA varieties with the lowest sugar content in the market).
To accompany our starter of asparagus and goat’s cheese, we moved on to First Lady Sauvignon Blanc, one of Warwick’s celebrated whites, a light and delicate fruity wine perfect for picnics and long, lazy lunches.
Then it was time for their iconic Three Cape Ladies (recently immortalised in popular fiction, featured as the seduction wine in the latest James Bond novel Carte Blanche), and Warwick’s elegant Trilogy (Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon) – an iconic Bordeaux-style blend that has become one of the flagships of the South African Wine Industry.
My husband enjoyed the reds with his ostrich fillet while I opted for the pan-fried salmon
Passion fruit parfait and chiffon cake rounded off an evening of fine dining and guests were encouraged to linger in the dining room over coffee – or more wine.
We lingered for so long – the wines were THAT good, that the waiters eventually left a bottle of Trilogy on our table, and we chatted to the other journalists until the restaurant closed.
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PHUKET: The Election Commission (EC) met Monday to prepare for a new general election after the Constitutional Court ruled Friday to annul the February 2 snap poll. The EC hoped to reach a conclusion on how to deal with the new election.
It said earlier it would have to have alternatives before organising the election – whether to meet with the caretaker government for consultation, or to invite all political parties for talks to reach an agreement.
The Court voted six against three to nullify the snap election, compelling the EC to hold a new one. The EC claimed that the caretaker government will have to foot the expenses for the next polls since it refused to heed to the EC’s recommendation to postpone the unready balloting in relation to the Feb 2 date.
Meanwhile, members of the ruling Pheu Thai Party said they would dress in black to attend the party’s meeting tomorrow to show their dissatisfaction with the Constitution Court’s ruling.
The anti-government People’s Democratic Reform Committee announced a Bangkok march from its Lumpini Park rally site to the Royal Plaza on Saturday to emphasise its demand for the appointment of an interim government to lead national reform before a general election is held.
PHUKET: The Lawyers Council will assist villagers affected by the Samut Prakan fire in filing civil and administrative lawsuits to demand compensation from the owner of the dump and five state agencies.
At least 500 households have signed a suit against the Praksa Tambon Administration Organisation president, Samut Prakan governor, provincial industry office, provincial natural and environment office, and the Pollution Control Department for neglecting to control the dumpsite and allowing it to operate without a permit.
They will also sue the owner for at least Bt100,000 in damages per person for mental distress and physical injury from the toxic smog generated by the smouldering fire.
Suwit Cheyubon, chairman of the council’s environmental division, said his legal team would collect more documents and evidence to lodge a class action lawsuit on behalf of residents this week.
Some 1,900 households have submitted complaints to the Department of Special Investigation.
According to the Public Health Ministry, about 1,200 people living near the dump fire have been treated at hospitals for “pink eyes” and sore throats.
A child aged one year and eight months has recovered from a lung infection and been discharged from hospital.
Dr Namphon Danpipat, deputy provincial public health chief, said people living within 200 metres of the fire must be monitored closely for health impacts from the toxic smog. Smoke near the site was measured at 10 micrograms per cubic metre, which was regarded as a safe level.
Police Colonel Pichai Kriangwattanasiri, director of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s Fire and Rescue Department, said he dispatched 150 firemen, 34 fire engines and two high-pressure water cannon trucks to put out the fire at the garbage dump. It is not known what caused the fire, which broke out on the 150-rai site on March 16. People had to evacuate from nearby homes and seek shelter at the Praksa Tambon shelter.
Firemen have almost put out the blaze and believe the situation will return to normal soon.
Police Colonel Wichit Boonshinwuttikul, superintendent of Bang Pu Police, said he had already asked the dumpsite owner to report for questioning.
PHUKET: United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) leader Jatuporn Promphan yesterday announced a mass rally of red shirts on April 5 but did not specify the venue.
The red shirts yesterday held a mass rally in South Pattaya, Chon Buri, where they organised a rite to mourn the Constitutional Court ruling on Friday annulling the February 2 election.
Jatuporn called on the red shirts to wear black from tomorrow to Sunday to mourn the behaviour of independent agencies.
People’s Democratic Reform Committee chief Suthep Thaugsuban on Friday night said the PDRC would oppose the upcoming election unless it followed national reform.
Suthep said he would soon mobilise anti-government protesters for another mass rally in Bangkok.
“There will be heavier opposition as we call for immediate national reform,” he said.
“An election only comes after that. So don’t try. It will be a waste of energy and budget as the people are not ready to go voting. They want reform.”
Meanwhile, Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva called on caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Suthep to come together in televised talks to try and find a solution to the political problems.
Speaking at a PDRC event at Lumpini Park in Bangkok yesterday to raise funds for rice farmers, Abhisit said the Democrat Party, which boycotted the February 2 election, would run in the next election if it was organised fairly and “acceptable to all sides”.
“Unless the PM agrees to hold talks, the country cannot move on,” he said, without revealing if he had discussed the matter with Suthep.
The date for a new general election is yet to be set, with the Election Commission to discuss the matter with the government and the other political parties.
Pheu Thai Party spokesman Prompong Nopparit called on the Election Commissioners to resign and pay the Bt3.8 billion cost incurred in staging the February 2 poll.
His deputy, Anusorn Iamsa-ard, reiterated that there had been a conspiracy by the PDRC and some political parties, independent agencies as well as the military and unidentified forces to topple the government.
Democrat spokesman Ongart Klampaiboon labelled the allegation “groundless” and condemned Pheu Thai for making it.
Suthep said Election Commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn had asked him not to obstruct the February 2 election and had made the same request again.
However, Suthep said the PDRC would not accept the talk coming from politicians.
Like Somchai, he said the EC should not have to pay for the failed election. It was the government’s responsibility.
Suthep and PDRC leader Thaworn Senneam yesterday spoke to PDRC guards about democracy.
Thaworn said the PDRC would keep a close eye on the impeachment case against caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
The National Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating her but has yet to decide whether to indict her for alleged negligence in the rice-pledging scheme.
Thaworn said that while holding a new election before national reform was against the stance of the PDRC, it was unclear whether the organisation’s supporters continued to support the same stance.
“Trying to have an election using the same rules will only bring doom to the country,” he said.
“The PDRC leaders will evaluate many factors. Whether we will close the roads [for rallyin
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There are scores of jolly counting books to be found in any children’s bookshop, library or supermarket, but few are as attractive as this new one by leading illustrator Quentin Blake. Animals are named and numbered in both English and French and the creamy white pages allow the illustrations to live on the page. The pictures are dynamic: we have goats nibbling, dogs running, cats grooming, frogs jumping and so on. The book ends with some bigger numbers: young readers can see twenty sparrows on a branch and get a sense of what a hundred looks like on the page where bees buzz round a jam pot.
At a time when young children will be expected to learn a foreign language during the primary years this book will have a deserved place on classroom and library shelves. But many pre-schoolers will also like it. It is never too soon to learn that the same objects and concepts have different names in different languages.

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