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NHS70: 'The NHS is fabulous - they have given me 21 years'
Michele France was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997.
Thankfully, 21 years later – after a recurrence, a mastectomy, reconstructive surgery that left her in intensive care and countless other treatments – she is still here.
The 60-year-old Sheffield Hallam University caterer puts that down entirely to the ‘fabulous’ National Health Service.
“I can’t praise them enough for what they did for me - they treated me like a human being not just someone who had cancer,” she says.
“It has now been 21 years and that is what they have given me – 21 years. I would never have known my grandkids.”
When she was first diagnosed, Michele says she had recently started going to the gym and thought she had pulled a muscle.
The doctor who gave her that devastating news, Malcolm Reed, has since become a great friend.
“When he told me I had cancer he put his hand on me – that bonded us something special,” she said.
“It is not all about medical stuff – it is about how your doctor treats you.
“You can be the brainiest person in the world but if you haven’t got that human touch and that interaction with your patients you might as well stop in your office and let someone else do it.”
Such was their bond that when Michele was awarded a British Empire Medal five years ago for services to charity work, Dr Reed came to the university to give a speech.
Since recovering from her illness, Michele has devoted herself to helping those who helped her. Along with her sister-in-law Barbara, she has now raised getting on for £90,000 for breast cancer research.
The now legendary fancy dress balls are in their 18th year and have grown so big they recently moved to Sheffield’s cavernous O2 Arena.
The money raised is used in part to fund scholarships for students at the Hallamshire.
The students who win the France scholarship as it is fittingly called always say ‘thank you’ to her as if she has given the money.
“You feel humbled but you don’t do it for that,” says Michele.
“You do it because you hope that women in the future will not have to go through what I went through.”
As well as the scholarship, Michele also gives talks to students at the hospital about her experience of cancer.
She originally thought the sessions would be with small groups of students but it ended up being a lecture theatre full.
Nevertheless, she has now done it four times.
Asked why she still does all this, she says she just wants to ‘give something back’ to the people who saved her life.
“You see what it is like in America where they have to pay,” she says.
“It saddens me to think what it would be like if we were to lose it.”

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Australia's latest wave of infections has long-COVID sufferers and the vulnerable worriedBy Eric Tlozek
Sensitive to light, struggling to stand up and needing multiple medications to make it through the day, Nicole Pope has been debilitated by long COVID.
- People with long COVID are worried more people will join them with the condition and that they will be reinfected
- Some people are staying away from public places to prevent contracting the virus
- But one expert says mandates would not be effective against the Omicron variant
The Adelaide mother caught the virus from her school-aged daughter in July but did not recover as expected.
"For the first three months, I was completely bedridden, unable to do even simple things around the house," Ms Pope said.
She experienced a range of strange symptoms, from crippling fatigue to painful, extreme acne outbreaks.
"It was just like my whole body was getting attacked, struggling, trying to fight it," she said.
As her symptoms began to subside, the 49-year-old was left with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, a condition that makes it difficult to stay standing up.
It is one of the types of "autonomic dysfunction", where part of the nervous system stops working properly that can be linked to long COVID.
Now Ms Pope is worried a new wave of COVID-19 cases will put many others in her position.
"It scares me that we're about to go into another wave and we have the majority of people not wearing masks," she said.
"There's no isolation periods, people aren't taking it seriously, they think it's a joke.
"If people try and speak out about it, they're laughed at.
"There's just going to be a growing number of people that are going to be left with long COVID and who knows what their lifelong health complications are going to be from that infection?"
Long COVID risk increases with reinfection
Ms Pope's fears are echoed in a submission to a parliamentary inquiry into long COVID and repeat COVID infection from Australian National University professor Quentin Grafton and other researchers.
"Both the mortality risk (all causes) and the risk of hospitalisation at six months of long COVID increase substantially with one symptomatic infection, then continue to increase with each additional symptomatic COVID infection," the submissions stated.
"Thus, Australians should expect an escalating accumulation of morbidity and mortality if COVID is continued to be allowed to spread, more or less, unchecked through the population."
The researchers said management measures – especially masks – would help reduce the rate of infections and the long-term damage from long COVID.
"The most effective way for Australia to reduce the incidence of COVID and long COVID would be to reintroduce and to ensure compliance with: mandatory mask wearing on public transport; isolation of infectious; and support for a program of mandatory air-quality monitoring and HEPA air filtering when the air quality deteriorates," their submission said.
Ms Pope and many people with chronic conditions are angry that COVID-19 management measures like masks remain voluntary across the country.
And they have a right to be worried: Australian Bureau of Statistics figures to July this year show 76 per cent of deaths from COVID-19 infections were people with an underlying chronic condition.
Call to wear masks to protect vulnerable
Newcastle resident Robyn McLean, who is caring for her immunocompromised daughter, told the ABC she has had to stay home since last December.
"I could count on less than one finger the number of times I've been to a public thing in the last year," she said.
"It's been isolating, it's been something that we've become very used to. It certainly seems like a long-term proposition for us."
Ms McLean said families like hers needed more consideration from the general public.
"I feel like the community could come on board and help those who are more vulnerable than they do because it would be very easy to ask the community to wear masks in public places again," she said.
"It's not asking them not to go anywhere, not to do anything, not to radically change their lives, just wear a mask. That really is the thing that would make such a big difference to our lives."
Even those who are relatively healthy are lamenting the loss of opportunities to travel or go out due to high COVID case numbers.
Adelaide retiree Nicholas Smales has been living in self-imposed isolation while the latest COVID wave runs through the population.
The successive outbreaks have ruined his plans to travel for the past three years.
"Our ability to go out there and, shall we say enjoy Australia and enjoy the world, is being heavily restricted by the threat of this outbreak of COVID," he said.
Mr Smales fears it may be too difficult to get anti-viral medication in a timely manner if he does get infected.
"The authorities are saying 'OK, Paxlovid is the answer'," he said.
"Well, we've got a doctor that works three days a week for a start and my pharmacist says 'no, you've got to get a particular script very rapidly to start the course of antivirals', so consequently it seems to be shutting the gate after the horse has bolted."
Antivirals and public education
But one expert said renewing mask mandates and capacity restrictions would not stop the spread of the new, highly-transmissible Omicron variants.
"It's just got a completely different dynamic because of its ability to spread, the ability to have reinfections in the community," said Professor Catherine Bennett, the chair in epidemiology at Deakin University.
"The same measures we had in place even for Delta will not work against Omicron."
Health authorities are instead hoping public education and quicker access to antiviral drugs can fill the gap.
"Mandates have a limited life, in terms of people's ability to stick with rules, even if they're mandated," Professor Bennett said.
"We saw that fade away even when we had mandates in place for a very long period of time.
"This is really about trying to shift to a more sustainable way of managing infection risk in the population and that is about giving the people the information they need to make safer choices.
"We need more people to be aware of the risk change and that's where public health messaging, not from the politicians, but from the health departments, is so critical now."


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The Return Assessment Details dialog lets you record details from the Notice of Assessment (NOA) issued by the ATO and to prepare the covering letter to accompany the NOA you want to send to your client. It also allows you to compare the tax payable/refund due amount on the NoA to the amount calculated in the F4 estimate.
When a batch of NoAs arrives from the ATO, you don't need to sort them into any order to prepare letters. This is because we only display the existing details for the return once you enter the TFN from the NOA.
Click Preparation > Assessment details.
At Enter TFN: type the TFN of the first NoA to be processed or click the ellipsis and select the TFN from those listed. Click Enter.
Tax displays the relevant balances in the This Year – Assessed fields ready for data entry. For information on the Assessment Details refer to Dataonthisdialog below.
(Series 6 & 8) To manually adjust the Status of the current return, click Update Status, then adjust the status and click OK.
(AE) If you use Tax Tracking or Status levels to monitor work in progress, update those details BEFORE you save the Assessment details. To do this, click Update Status or Alt+S, then adjust the status and click OK.
Click OK or F6 to save the details for the current return. On saving the details for each return, we build a file that is printed in the same order as the TFNs are entered. This simplifies the process of reviewing and signing the assessment letters prior to posting to your clients.
The process restarts at Enter TFN: field ready for the TFN of the next NOA to be entered. If you have no further NoAs to process leave the Enter TFN: field blank, and select OK, F6 or Cancel.
At the prompt Have you finished entering assessments? answer Yes to continue.
On the Print Letter Options dialog select the type of letter to be printed. The options are: Use Word Letters and Use Text Letters.
For MYOB AE, Use Word Letters only where Tax is supported by SQL database. This is in addition to the Use Text letters option.
From the list of letters make your selection and click OK to start printing.
Enter TFN - You must key a TFN for any details to default to this dialog and Assessment details field to open to data entry. If you want to enter the details for one client only, press Enter at the field – the cursor will be on the return highlighted in the Select Return Index and you need only press Enter for those details to be pre-filled.
Last Year - Assessed - These details can't be edited as they've either rolled over from the previous year or the information was keyed by the user in Return Properties > PAYG/Lodge Tab.
This Year - Estimate - These details can't be edited as they've been passed from the Calculator during the preparation of the F4 Estimate.
This Year - Assessed - Enter details from the NoA.
Total tax/refund - This is the amount printed on the NoA at label L: Balance of this Assessment. If there are amounts in the This-Year estimate field, when you click into this field, that value will be pre-filled. If it is in agreement with the NoA value, continue. Otherwise investigate the difference to decide whether it's necessary to apply for an Amended assessment. If you are keying a refund value at this field, key a negative (-) before the amount.
Assessment number - This is the number printed on the top right-hand corner of the NoA - Sequence Number.
Date Assessment received - This is the date the Practice received the NoA. In Series 6 & 8 this date is displayed on the Tax Status tab of the Client’s Matter window.
Issue Date - This is the date printed on the top right-hand corner of the NoA - Date of Issue. Enter the date in the format DD-MM-CCYY. A warning message is displayed if you've entered an invalid date.
Date primary tax payable - This is the date printed on the statement at This amount is payable by.... Enter the date in the format DD-MM-CCYY. A warning message is displayed if you enter an invalid date.
Amendment no - If you are entering the details of an Amended Assessment, enter the number of the amendment (1 if this is the only Amendment made and lodged) for this return.
The maximum number of amendments allowable for a return is 9.
Previous Assessment - This is only relevant if you have applied for an Amended Assessment and have lodged at least one Amended return for the client:
Key the number of the Amendment
click this button to view the previous Assessment details. If you've amended the return more than once, an index of those prior assessment details is displayed.
Note - This Note is used so that reminders or any other information regarding the client's tax position may be appended where required. The Note button becomes active when a return's details have been selected. Type the contents of the Note and F6 to save and display the Note.
This Note may be printed using Reports > Print Notes. As the note may contain information specific to the Practice, it will not be included when you print the return and its accompanying schedules and notes.

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When officials are drafting a business continuity plan, there are many important factors to consider. Provisions need to be made to ensure that a business' data is properly backed up in the case of a natural disaster and that employees understand how they can fulfill their responsibilities if disaster conditions prevent standard operations protocols.
However, it may the case that the magnitude of a natural disaster is so extreme that the primary place of business is rendered completely unusable. And if business officials are not prepared to address an extreme situation like this, a business could experience significant fiscal losses and leave their staff out of work.
For example, reports state that a tornado crippled many local businesses in Harrisburg, Illinois, on February 29. This took a significant toll on the local workforce because many of these establishments were not prepared with proper worker recovery initiatives, leaving hundreds of individuals out of a job.
In order to avoid the damages in lost workers wrought by natural disasters, it would be wise for business officials to plan ahead for such events with a certified disaster preparedness consultant. These professionals can assist businesses in securing remotely located hot sites that can be fully equipped with the full scope of a business' data so that staff have an alternate location at which they can immediately resume their duties in the wake of a disaster.
Moreover, by sending business officials to the educational workshops at the Continuity Insights Management Conference 2012 in Scottsdale, Arizona, from April 16 to 18, representatives can learn the best practices for hot site management, affording fast worker recovery and minimal fiscal loss.


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US school shooting: Michelle Obama’s open letter to parents
Washington: US First Lady Michelle Obama has written an open letter to US parents about what to focus on when talking to children about the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
“It’s not just adults who are asking questions right now — our children are looking for answers as well,” the New York Daily News quoted Michelle, as saying, in an open letter published on the White House’s website Friday. “Like us, they want to know, why did this happen? Could it happen again?” she added.
According to the report, she urged parents to discuss with their children what happened on Dec. 14 inside Sandy Hook Elementary School, where a young man armed with assault weapons took the lives of 20 children and 6 teachers in minutes. But focus on Newtown’s heroes and strength in the aftermath, Michelle said.
“We can tell them about the extraordinary people of Newtown and how they have responded to unspeakable tragedy,” she wrote. “The educators who sprang to action; the children who carefully followed instructions and comforted each other amidst the chaos; the neighbors and faith leaders who have come together to support one another,” she continued.
Michelle also said to parents that they should remind their kids to be grateful to educators. “We can tell our kids that we’re doing everything we can to keep them safe and make sure they feel loved. And so are their teachers, coaches, faith leaders, Scout leaders and everyone else who plays a role in their lives,” she wrote.
In a separate heartfelt note, she addressed the residents of Newtown, Conn., still struggling in the tragedy`s aftermath, the report said.
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The majority of Macon-Bibb County commissioners on Tuesday supported each commission district receiving $1 million to fight blight, leading to a likely final face-off next week.
The city-county commission’s Committee of the Whole voted 7-2 Tuesday to split $9 million evenly and use the remaining $1 million from a $10 million pot on community engagement and waste disposal.
That goes against Mayor Robert Reichert’s proposal to spend the $10 million on four projects, all near the Second Street Corridor. Commissioners are likely to vote on the ordinance in a regular session July 21 before the decision would become official.
The vote Tuesday drew applause from many of the roughly 40 residents in attendance at the meeting.
Reichert’s proposal is to use $10 million in areas contiguous to downtown. They were identified as Coliseum Heights, Pleasant Hill North, Montpelier Heights and South Second Street.
Commissioner Al Tillman, who said $10 million is only a start to fixing blight, said it would take at least $40 million to “tackle blight in our community.”
Commissioner Bert Bivins said his main concern is that blight gets attacked in each district.
Commissioner Elaine Lucas echoed his sentiments and said she has a couple of ideas such as improving the Kings Park neighborhood in east Macon.
She cited the work of an ad hoc blight committee, which came up with recommendation to spend $1 million in each district.
“It’s time to get something done,” Lucas said.
Opponents of giving each district $1 million -- Commissioners Mallory Jones and Gary Bechtel -- attempted to either hold off on a vote or propose that each district receive a smaller share.
Bechtel said he was not satisfied with either proposal. He said commissioners did not have enough input on the four projects the mayor proposed.
“What I would suggest is we delay any action on the allocation of the money at this point and we have more study, more discussion about maybe a hybrid of the two,” he said.
Jones proposed giving $200,000 to each district and using the remaining money on two or three larger projects.
Commissioner Larry Schlesinger said his head tells him that spending the money on the four projects is right. He said economic development experts say redevelopment starts downtown and expands to other areas.
“On the other hand, my heart tells me there are neighborhoods in this community that consider themselves forgotten,” Schlesinger said. “That’s why I would vote to divide equally.”
Reichert and a blight task force have said it would be better to spend money where agencies are willing to partner, areas that are more ripe for reinvestment.
The task force put together by Reichert’s administration was told during trips to Detroit and Flint, Michigan, that spreading money too thinly was the biggest mistake to avoid, according to the mayor’s office.
Macon-Bibb has $14 million in bond funds to be used to combat blight. Commissioners have approved $4 million of that for projects in Beall’s Hill and Wise Avenue.
Information from the Telegraph archives was used in this report. To contact writer Stanley Dunlap, call 744-4623.


By Zoe Roos in the Guilford Courier on July 18, 2017.
Guilford — A nation’s history is never perfect and there are often parts people would rather forget or not discuss, but no part of history should go unrecognized. It may have been centuries ago and a practice more commonly associated with the south, but slave ownership is a part of Guilford’s history. To remember and recognize the slaves who lived in Guilford, the Guilford Preservation Alliance (GPA) is starting the Witness Stones Project, a project through which a stone will be placed on the sidewalk in front of a building or home where a slave once lived or worked in town. Continue reading.


Tracking the Fuel Economy of Cars.com's 2013 Honda Civic, 2013 Subaru BRZ
Finally, after 7,000 miles, a staffer took the 2013 Honda Civic long-term tester on an extended highway drive and proved, yes, we can hit its 39 mpg highway rating. A calculated fill-up average of 42.2 mpg on a tank crushed the previous 35.94 mpg; the record fill-up's trip computer mileage read 41.1 mpg.
The highest average tank was backed up by a 39.01 mpg tank. Our 2013 Civic's primarily urban and suburban driving has kept the compact sedan from showcasing what type of fuel economy it can return on the highway — until now.


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I am so tired of hearing House Speaker John Boehner talk about speaking for the American people when they voted twice for the president. He only speaks for the obstructionists who block everything the president wants to do for our country. Eric Cantor is gone, Boehner is next. People who watch Fox News are brainwashed and don’t know the truth about what’s really happening to our country.
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Spam emails claiming to be Facebook are in circulation. The emails claim that the social network user's password has been changed after suspicious activity was noticed on their account. The message includes a link back to a malware site that is designed to look like Facebook.
Web app WiseStamp has added support for Inbox by Gmail. The free tool allows Inbox users to add a signature to messages. To do so, a user has to install the extension and set up the autofill signature.
The police department in Oakland, CA experienced an email outage on Saturday, leaving the entire force without email for the entire day. City officials revealed that an internal system hardware failed on one of the city's email servers leading to the shutdown. The email service has since been restored.
As the year is wrapping up, Direct Marketing News has rounded up some interesting email facts to think about for the new year. For instance, 73 percent of consumers use their mobile phone to access one or more email accounts, according to a new report from The Relevancy Group and Liveclicker. The news site also points out the Message Systems stat that twenty five percent of consumers claim that email is their favorite for marketing channel. In addition, Campaigner's research reveals that more than 60 percent of executives said that email marketing is their leading producer of ROI.
Oracle, the company that owns the email marketing services firm Responsys, has entered into an agreement to buy Datalogix, a firm that helps marketers connect offline and online consumer spending data. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Datalogix will be integrated with Oracle's cloud product.
Internet service provider Mediacom experienced ethnical difficulties over the weekend, leaving many customers without access to their email accounts. The company revealed that problem on its website on Saturday and has since restored service to its webmail customers. However, the ISP is still working on fixing some other technical issues.
Brands including Home Depot, Walmart, Target and Costco have been spoofed in spam emails landing in consumer inboxes this holiday season. This year scammers have been taking advantage of the trust put in transactional emails and spam messages have been coming in the form of email confirmations. These emails solicit the user to confirm an order by clicking on a malicious link.
Mark Cuban, the owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, thinks that there is a lesson in Sony's email scandal: Don't use email. He doesn't use email himself and he discourages his players and other members of the organization not to use the channel. "When you send a text or email (you) lose ownership of the message but not responsibility," Cuban told For the Win. "Any email or text you have ever sent -- even the most innocent or benign -- could be forwarded, posted on social media, or shown to someone out of context."
Twenty-five percent of shoppers revealed that email is their favorite marketing channel, according to a new report from Message Systems. Email led the pack against mobile which only 9 percent of shoppers preferred and social which only 5 percent prefer. In the new year, expect to see more hashtags in subject lines, as well as more real-tome personalization and responsive design. Expect to see less batch and blast campaigns and less static emails.
After the major PR hit experienced by Sony as its leaked emails have been published all over online, Hollywood executives are rethinking how the conduct business. Not wanting to have their private interactions end up as front page news, film executives surveyed by The Hollywood Reporter have revealed that they are looking for better ways to connect that won't leave a trail. In the meantime, executives are trying to clean up their existing email footprints.


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Obstacle, adventure and endurance competitions in challenging or remote settings are increasing in popularity. A literature search indicates a dearth of evidence-based research on the organisation of medical care for wilderness competitions. The organisation of medical care for each event is best tailored to specific race components, participant characteristics, geography, risk assessments, legal requirements, and the availability of both local and outside resources. Considering the health risks and logistical complexities inherent in these events, there is a compelling need for guiding principles that bridge the fields of wilderness medicine and sports medicine in providing a framework for the organisation of medical care delivery during wilderness and remote obstacle, adventure and endurance competitions. This narrative review, authored by experts in wilderness and operational medicine, provides such a framework. The primary goal is to assist organisers and medical providers in planning for sporting events in which participants are in situations or locations that exceed the capacity of local emergency medical services resources.

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A Swarm of These Tiny Robots Could Keep Your Plane Flying Safely
Keeping planes' engines well maintained is critical to flight safety. A swarm of robot bugs could help.
Rolls-Royce has revealed a project with the Wyss Institute of Harvard University to develop tiny robots that could help inspect all the nooks and crannies of aircraft engines by crawling through around inside, scanning for any tiny flaws that could grow into bigger problems.
Engine checks cost airlines a lot of time and money. Even the shortest checks can take hours to complete, during which the engine must be taken apart, the fan blades and other components checked for problems, and the whole thing put back together again.
KLM, which has leading Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) facilities that serve a number of airlines around the world, explains that a full engine test can take up to 16 hours including disassembling and then rebuilding the engine.
And there are many different types of engine checks required at different points in their service life. It’s very sensitive and specialised work and gets expensive. In 2014, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported that engine inspections cost airlines around $24 billion and predicted that costs would rise to $36 billion by 2024.
With this new technology, the robot SWARM would be fed into the engine by a a robot snake, scurry around, and transmit live video from their tiny cameras to the maintenance operator.
These little robot bugs are actually “quadrupedal microbots” which means they move on four legs. They can move vertically or horizontally which would allow them to climb over and through the many wires and turbine components, find the parts they are assigned to check, and then crawl back into the snake to be removed when their work is finished.
The versions Wyss Institute researchers have developed right now are bigger than the bots which would ultimately be used to check engines. But they are still only 4.5 centimeters long, weighing 1.5 grams. The plan would be to miniaturize them as the technology advances.
“We’ve got about eight years of research which makes it a concentration of technology that we’d find nowhere else on Earth,” said Sébastien de Rivas, a research fellow at Wyss Institute Harvard University.
Robots big and small are learning to move to help with a number of industrial applications. Boston Dynamics has developed a robot dog which can get around on four legs and even open doors. And Wal-Mart has patented little robot bees that could find pollen and pollinate flowers.
These bots appear in the plots of “Black Mirror,” but those working on this technology want to keep it safe for humans. Artificial intelligence and robotics researchers have recently signed an agreement not to use this technology to develop weapons, which is comforting.
If the tiny Rolls-Royce robot SWARM can keep engines flying safely, then they’ll actually be saving lives.


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Ummet Ozcan opens Project Warehouse in epic fashion
Ummet Ozcan seems pretty relaxed for a guy who narrowly avoided tragedy just twenty-four hours earlier. On his way to his show in Seattle, his plane had to make an emergency landing in Canada. “We had some problems with the plane last night,” Ummet explains. “Last night I made it to Seattle, just on time. It was very close.”
Safely on the ground in Astoria, NY, Ummet is here to christen the Melrose Ballroom's Project Warehouse NYC party. The brand new venue is nice and intimate, offering more of a warehouse feel than most NYC clubs. A huge LED screen serves as the backdrop for the stage, which consists of an LED-lit podium with just enough space to fit the DJ’s equipment. Melrose’s booth forces the DJ to be exposed to the audience, and therefore much more interactive. Performers in costume are also part of the show, either dancing on the stage or dangling from above the crowd, sometimes to pour free champagne into the waiting glasses of eager ravers. Project Warehouse NYC make good on their promise of creating an EDM circus.
“It’s a really nice place,” Ummet says before his set. “It’s just open, and I like the combination. You still have the warehouse feeling, but it’s like...it’s a good balance between, how you say...it’s a warehouse with a big update. I like the LED screens, and everything. Really cool soundsystem. I’m really excited about it.”
Switching effortlessly between big room, progressive house, and trance, Ummet kept the energy of the crowd high throughout his two-and-a-half hour set. The bass coming out of Melrose’s impressive sound system booms, as both Ummet and the fans danced happily in syncopation with the beats. He played fun, jumpy tracks such as “Boo Yah”, DVBBS’s “Raveology”, and “Ain’t A Party” by David Guetta, as well as his hit songs “The Cube”, “The Code”, “Airport”, and his new collaboration with R3HAB & Nervo, “Revolution”.
As the show comes to a close, it seems neither Ummet nor the crowd want it to end. It is safe to say that a great night was had by all inside the Melrose Ballroom, hopefully the first of many Project Warehouse NYC has to offer.
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“WorldFlags”, a cross media project that introduces the history and culture of the world through the use of national flags and samurai is a hot topic in various media around the world.
It introduces the meanings, origins and trivia of the world’s national flags in an easy-to-understand illustration book style.
This project, which started with the concept of “education x entertainment”, is scheduled to appear in various media and is attracting a large amount of attention from around the world on SNS as a “world peace project” that goes beyond education.
When the world works together, such as in disaster relief and economic cooperation, tremendous power is created. Let’s take a step toward peace, hand in hand, embracing each other’s different backgrounds.


“It is a fail-safe seed storage facility, built to endure the test of time and the challenge of man-made or natural disasters,” readsthe site from Crop Trustthatthe organization tasked with protecting international crop diversity.
However, that the “impenetrable” fortress easily transitioned to the forces of nature, as listing heat hit the area. This led to higher-than-usual melting and heavy rains, instead of snowfall.
Buried deep inside a sandstone mountain in the Arctic Svalbard archipelago, meltwater gushed to the entry and subsequently froze.Thankfully, no seeds have been lost along with the ice has since been pumped outside. However, case has raised concern in the community tasked with protecting the seed bank, and this is supposed to function as a lifeline in the event of an environmental crisis.
“It was not in our plans to think the permafrost wouldn’t be there and it might experience extreme weather such as that,” Hege Njaa Aschim, by the government that owns the vault, told The Guardian. “It was supposed to [operate] without the support of humans, but now we’re watching the seed vault 24 hours each day.”
At the end of last year in Spitsbergen, average temperatures warmed by 7C (11F) above normal. With the climate rapidly changing and the permafrost melting, vault managers must now find a means to protectthe worlds largest collection of seeds.
This includes waterproofing the tunnel into the mountain and digging trenches in order to divert the meltwater. They have also installed pumps into the seed bank in the event the pastrepeats itself. At this time, they are doing all they can to guard the vault.
“This is supposed to last for eternity,” said smund Asdal at the Nordic Genetic Resource Centre, which operates the seed vault, to The Guardian.
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Karnataka has witnessed large-scale decrease in forest area and encroachment of forest land, according to a report by the Principal Accountant General tabled in the Legislative Assembly today.
In the Chief Controlling Officer-based audit of the Forest Department, it was observed that forest area decreased by 797 square km between 2001 and 2011 as per Forest Survey of India in spite of massive afforestation and the reasons were not analysed, said the report (economic sector) on the Government of Karnataka for the year ended March 2012.
The 67,096 ha of forest land encroached upon had not been evacuated as of March 2012, it said. Large vacancies among frontline staff affected protection and management of forests.
The State government had not finalised its own forest policy, despite passage of six years since recommendation of the National Forest Commission. The disposal of iron ore of 3.79 lakh metric tonnes comprising 56 lots valued at Rs 112.22 crore through auction was pending since January 2006.
The huge balance of Rs 964 crore available in the Karnataka Forest Development Fund were under-utilised. Meanwhile, the report also said that lack of budgetary control resulted in creation of clear liability of Rs 1,509 crore on Government towards pending work bills.


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Clubhouse Games is what the box says it is: a grouping of familiar and not-so-familiar board, tile, card, and parlor games that utilize the Nintendo DS capabilities and fit the system's pick-up-and-play mentality. It's also a game that hits that "non-gamers market" that Nintendo's shooting for -- most of these games aren't anything more than handheld renditions of popular games that can be pulled down into an Internet Explorer browser window for free. But the Nintendo DS versions are clean and capable and work well within the restrictions of the two tiny 256x192 displays.
42 games are available in Clubhouse Games
The package tends to aim for the "quantity over quality" angle, so the versions of games such as Texas Hold 'Em aren't as full-featured as dedicated versions -- the inability to raise a bet or even go "All In" shows that the development team simply wanted the name in its bulleted list than to offer a deep rendition of the game. And the Billiards game, a rendition of Nine Ball, is so shoddily developed that you would be kind to say that there's actually ball physics going on in this micro-sized table. Still, most renditions are functional and fun -- Solitaire and Shanghai Mahjongg are key players in this package and they're done well, if produced with a minimal of options. It's not the best way to learn a game, as tutorial is limited to in-game text windows that requires lots and lots of reading comprehension -- an interactive tutorial would have been far better for some of the more mysterious games like Koi-Koi.
Nintendo definitely didn't miss the boat with Clubhouse Games, as it's one of the few games in the DS library that pushes the internet play function of the system. We would have cried foul had this game shipped without it, but Nintendo's there for us -- and most every one of the games that can be enjoyed in a multiplayer capacity can be done so with Nintendo DS systems that are cities, states, and countries away. The game uses the expected "Friends Code" system as well as random Worldwide functionality -- if you've got the friends in your list you can jump around all over the place and use a full-featured PictoChat-like drawing program to yuck it up with the pals. On the flipside, Worldwide functions are just a little more limiting -- chatting is reduced to simple commands like "Nice game!" and "One more time!" and you have to search within a specific game to find a match-up. So, if you wanted to play a round of Darts but the majority of random games are in Texas Hold 'Em you'll never find a pairing.
Strangely, the biggest complaint about this package is that, despite being released by Nintendo it really doesn't feel like it was. Clubhouse Games is a tight package with a great variety of games across all different tastes and styles, but the presentation lacks that Nintendo polish -- as if, like Tenchu, the game was picked up by Nintendo for publishing late into its development. We're not pining for Mario or Yoshi-themed decks or Mahjong tiles, just something that speaks "Nintendo" to us other than the branding on the splash screen at start-up. The quiet addition of Hanafuda -- the game that made Nintendo huge before videogames -- is a nice step in the right direction, but it doesn't do enough to fit the expected Nintendo mold.
And then we run into the inevitable problem of a game that tries to be everything at once: the idea that there should've been more. Putting a ton of card games in there is fantastic, but it always seems to raise a desire for the one or two games that didn't quite make the cut. In our case, we totally wanted multiplayer, online cribbage on the DS, but it's not in this batch of titles. But you can't blame the developer entirely for some omissions -- I mean, the game would still be in production if every card game ever made had to be included. They had to draw the line somewhere. It at least leaves the door open for games -- like Telegames' long-in-development Ultimate Card Games and Ultimate Pocket Games -- to fill the void in 2007.
It's the collection we've all been waiting for -- Clubhouse Games is that one true cartridge that should be in everyone's Nintendo DS collection. There's a little something here for everyone; for every game that you couldn't care less about, there are two or three games that'll suck your attention for days and days. I haven't met anyone who hasn't lost several hours playing Solitaire on the PC or portable PDAs, and finally, after nearly two years of hoping, DS owners can now shuffle through a deck of cards in a clean dual-screen, touch-screen interface. The package is also a fantastic way to tout the strengths (and weaknesses) of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service. Spread those Friends Codes around, as the game becomes a seamless multiplayer experience online. You may even find yourself PictoChatting the usual smut through Clubhouse Games more than playing the games themselves because of the new chatting features it offers.
It's not an absolutely perfect collection, but even with its slight warts the package is well worth the price of admission...and makes up for the two year wait to play Solitaire and Shanghai Mahjongg on the Nintendo DS.
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Green plants obtain most of their energy from sunlight via photosynthesis by primary chloroplasts that are derived from endosymbiosis with cyanobacteria. Their chloroplasts contain chlorophylls a and b, which gives them their green color. Some plants are parasitic or mycotrophic and may lose the ability to produce normal amounts of chlorophyll or to photosynthesize. Plants are characterized by sexual reproduction and alternation of generations, although asexual reproduction is also common.
There are about 320 thousand species of plants, of which the great majority, some 260–290 thousand, are seed plants (see the table below). Green plants provide a substantial proportion of the world's molecular oxygen and are the basis of most of Earth's ecosystems, especially on land. Plants that produce grain, fruit and vegetables form humankind's basic foods, and have been domesticated for millennia. Plants have many cultural and other uses as ornaments, building materials, writing material and in great variety, they have been the source of medicines and psychoactive drugs. The scientific study of plants is known as botany, a branch of biology.

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Niantic is pushing out a lot of content for Pokémon Go throughout February, and that includes some extra bonuses throughout the month that players can grab in the in-game shop.
Throughout February, there will be four one PokéCoin bundles available in the shop, each with a variety of useful items for players to use as they play the game.
These one PokéCoin bundles will go live each Monday starting on Feb. 1, and here is what you can expect to see inside each of them.
- Feb. 1: bundle featuring 20 Poké Balls, a Remote Raid Pass, and a Rocket Radar.
- Feb. 8: bundle featuring eight Incense, 16 Razz Berries, and 10 Pinap Berries.
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- Feb. 22: bundle featuring 20 Poké Balls, a Remote Raid Pass, five Incense.
Most of these bundles coincide with various events that will be running throughout the month, like the Team Go Rocket Celebration, which starts on Feb. 2. That Rocket Radar in the first bundle will help you complete some of the special Timed Research tasks and earn even more rewards.


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Adverum Biotechnologies (ADVM) said enrollment for its Phase 1/2 clinical trial of ADVM-043, a gene therapy for Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, will launch in Q4 2017. Upon release of Q2 results the company said it expected to initiate first in human studies of the drug in the second half of 2016.
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The present and desire for development add more to pollution but the steps taken to control or decrease it are very meager. In such cases, the soil cannot be used for cultivation, unless the sewage is properly treated and disposed off in landfill areas. Soil degradation also contributes to soil pollution and it occurs as a result of over-grazing, over-farming, or mining activities. Contamination of fresh water is due to the following reasons: i. It occurs when foreign harmful materials like chemicals, waste matter, or contaminated substances are directly or indirectly discharged into water bodies.
What are the different types of water pollution? Let us discuss the different types of pollutions, their causes and effects on mankind and the as a whole. This makes the water hold less oxygen, which can kill fish and wildlife. This waste is dumped in landfills near cities and towns. Pollution occurs when pollutants contaminate the natural surroundings; which brings about changes that affect our normal lifestyles adversely. Most appalling pollution scenes If you have ever witnessed pollution scenes that are either disturbing or heart-wrenching, share with our readers, so that the photos may open the eyes of those who are still unmoved about the environmental problems of the world today. This air pollution is composed of solid and liquid particles made up of ash, metals, soot, diesel exhaust, and chemicals.
Inorganic pollutants consist of inorganic salts, silt sediment , mineral acids, finely divided metals and their compounds as well as complexes of metals with organics in natural water. Both surfactants and builders cause serious pollution in water. It is caused by machines in industries, loud music, etc. Launching of extensive afforestation and community forestry programmes. However, displacement due to development, as well as forest policies, has put Worlis to a lot of trouble. Main type of pollution 1: Air pollution Air pollution is one of the main types of pollution of the environment. Many of these sites are abandoned or improperly-managed industrial zones.
The State of the Air 2016 found that air quality had improved over the decades, with a 69% reduction in pollution since 1970, even though it was marked by growth in industries, energy use and mileage. Everyone has heard the term pollution constantly — either in school or documentaries or random pamphlets. Chest pain, congestion, throat inflammation, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease are some of diseases that can be causes by air pollution. Thus the soil is getting heavily polluted day by day by toxic materials and dangerous micro-organisms which enter the air, water and the food chain. Anyone can make a difference by reporting water pollution they witness, volunteering to clean up sites of water pollution, and assisting with local or federal initiatives to protect water. If birds or humans eat these infected fish, the toxins are transferred to us and we swallow these dangerous pesticides and toxins, affecting our health. The two forms of air pollution considered most harmful to humans by the are ozone or smog, and particle pollution or soot.
The sudden change of temperature in the body of water can also kill fish. We are polluting the environment in many different ways. Whenever artificial lights are used where they are not intended, it causes a nuisance. Air pollution kills more than 2 million people each year, according to a study published in the journal of Environmental Research Letters. Groundwater Pollution This type of pollution is becoming more and more relevant because it affects our drinking water and the aquifers below the soil.
Vehicle and factory emissions are common sources of this type of air pollution. This is commonly caused by excess use of fertilizers in , irresponsible disposable of industrial wastes etc. The acidification of the oceans and the destruction of marine habitats thus in its turn leading to the death of marine organisms and the extinction of several species are some of the main effects of marine pollution. Transforming intensive agriculture into a sustainable system by measures such as i Maintaining a healthy soil community in order to regenerate soil fertility by providing organic manures, increasing fallow periods, avoiding excessive use of chemical fertilizers. A barren wasteland results mostly due to mining activities, and is also considered as a form of land pollution. Chlorination: Chlorination is the best and the cheapest method of sterilization of water.
They are termed as particulate matter, and can lead to water pollution. But if one stays near any industry, then it can be noticed. The air pollutant may be carcinogenic e. The rising temperatures can be a result of deforestation, power plants, high carbon footprint, etc. Below is a list of different kinds of pollutions and how they impact our environment.
It can happen from leakages or accidents at nuclear power plants, as well as from improper disposal of nuclear waste. Any alterations in the chemical, physical, or biological water properties qualify as water pollution. There are simple ways to put a check on air pollution. Protecting Water Sources The most important aspect of water pollution is how to address it. Micro-organisms such as algae, fungi, bacteria, yeast, moulds, spores are transported by wind to distant places causing air pollution. It merely occurs when sounds waves of intense pressure reach the human ears and may even affect the body muscles due to sound vibrations. I promise to use it only to send you Love4Gaia Newsletter.
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Doug Krizner: The United Auto Workers are expected to resume negotiating this morning. They walked out on General Motors yesterday in the first strike over a national contract in 37 years.
Let’s bring in Micki Maynard. She covers the auto industry for the New York Times.
Micki, how long can this go on?
Micki Maynard: Well, considering what Ron Gettelfinger, the UAW president, said yesterday, that they felt there had been no movement in the talks, then that would suggest a strike of days or weeks.
Krizner: So we’re hearing that the sticking point at this juncture is job security.
Maynard: That’s right. I believe General Motors doesn’t want to have its hands tied as it looks at the future, because frankly, they don’t need to build cars for the United States any more. I think it would be a shock to many people to think that GM could supply the American market with vehicles built outside the United States. But General Motors may have that capability.
Krizner: So if this continues for some time, how damaging could it be to GM?
Maynard: Well, there’s probably been some calculations done. Some of the Wall Street analysts are saying that they could go for about a month without being sufficiently damaged. After that, they start to burn cash.
Krizner: What’s the most important thing for the listener to take away from any of this, Micki?
Maynard: I think what the listener has to understand is that we’re at a time now, a defining moment in the automobile industry. The one weapon that the UAW has to make its point is a strike. And General Motors, in the past, has caved. We have to watch and see what they do now.
Krizner: Micki Maynard covers the auto industry for The New York Times. Micki, thanks so much for speaking with us.
Maynard: Sure, my pleasure.
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UCF Football’s Jeff Godfrey, J.J. Worton Reinstated By Coach George O’LearyFootball, Sports — By Allen Levin on May 12, 2012 at 10:27 pm Tweet
The UCF football team’s future just continues to get brighter.
After a disappointing year, in which the Knights went 5-7, endured NCAA allegations and saw several players get into legal and academic trouble, the football program will have a lot to look forward to next season.
With the program’s entrance into the Big East just a year away, the Knights roster received a significant boost after Coach George O’Leary announced he’s reinstating four key offensive players, including quarterback Jeff Godfrey, wide receiver J.J. Worton, offensive tackle Chris Martin and cornerback Jordan Ozerities, who are all expected to participate in summer classes and team workouts that start Monday.
Godfrey and Worton were the two biggest question marks entering the 2012 season. Godfrey, who has been the Knights starting quarterback for the majority of the last two years, was suspended for the spring semester for violating university policy and was rumored to be transferring to FAU.
However, Godfrey changed his mind and decided to return to the Knights pending Coach O’Leary’s approval. O’Leary said he was open to the speedy junior’s return at the team’s annual Spring game, but Godfrey had to get his academics in order. He will still need to fulfill some academic obligations, but is expected to return to the program as a wide receiver.
Worton’s return may be even more noteworthy considering he was suspended on St. Patrick’s Day after getting arrested at local bar Knight Library for charges of resisting arrest, battery and resisting an officer with violence. The St. Patty’s Day incident left an uncertain future for Worton, who led the team in receiving yards in his freshman season.
Martin and Ozerities were suspended from spring practice for undisclosed violations of team policy, but O’Leary has now said they are back in good standing.
The reinstatement of Godfrey and Worton gives the Knights roster significant depth and makes them a dangerously potent offense heading into next season. Worton is an up-and-coming player for the Knights with his deep-threat capabilities.
The 6’2″ redshirt sophomore posted 531 receiving yards and four touchdowns last season and was expected to be the Knights top receiver again before his run-in with law enforcement. So, his return is a major relief for the Knights, as he will help create a dynamic offense with returning leaders, such as runningback Latavius Murray and QB Blake Bortles.
Godfrey’s decision to reunite with UCF is a big positive as well, and it will be interesting to see how he pans out at the receiver position.
Godfrey seemed like he’d be nowhere near Orlando after his father and his mentor, Luther Campbell, publicly bashed Coach O’Leary for limiting the quarterback. Godfrey lost most of his playing time at the end of the season in favor of Bortles after struggling to repeat his success from 2010.
“I told him, ‘The only thing I’m disappointed with is you could have stood up and told the truth. You know that stuff wasn’t the truth — what Luke was saying, what your dad was saying. There wasn’t two game plans and everything else,” O’Leary said in a statement from the Orlando Sentinel. “You started every practice, and you started every game. And you knew Blake was coming in at some time whether you were doing well or you were doing bad.”
It was often questioned if O’Leary tailored the playbook to favor Bortles’ strengths, in turn minimizing Godfrey’s effectiveness, which is why he struggled throughout the year. Regardless, the Knights struggled with both quarterbacks and finished 5-7.
Godfrey is a natural athlete and was scouted that way from some high-profile schools, but UCF was the one program willing to give him a shot under center.
That athleticism will give him the opportunity to be a playmaker, combined with his speed, quickness and IQ on the field. O’Leary is hoping Godfrey has matured since his offseason debacle and wants him to apologize to the team.
“I told him, ‘You have teammates that are disappointed in you,’ ” O’Leary said in a statement from the Sentinel. “It’s not going to be easy coming back in. He’ll have to address the team. I told him, ‘You sort of left them.’ … But he seems to be a little more mature and understands life’s not that easy. You have to work.”
UCF will have a very potent offense with the core of last year’s team returning and now with the announcement of Worton and Godfrey’s reinstatement.
With Bortles, Missouri-transfer Tyler Gabbert and potentially Godfrey all in the mix for quarterback, Knight fans are in for an exciting season.


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Do you know how Chawri Bazaar got its name?
‘Chawri’ is derived from the Sanskrit word ‘Chawhat’ meaning a ‘cross-section of four roads’.
Another theory suggests the name comes from the Marathi word chawri, which means ‘meeting place’. The name could have stuck because of the many meetings that occurred here to resolve disputes before taking them to the emperor’s court. Or perhaps because of the people that collected here to watch the famous courtesans perform.
From a district for courtesans, somewhere along the line, Chawri Bazaar changed into a marketplace for brass, copper and paper. In the pic you see the Jama Masjid as seen from Chawri Bazaar.
To visit the historic alley, get off at the Chawri Bazaar metro station on the yellow line. See map here.
Photo courtesy: Parthiv Haldipur
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I was there in Delhi for a week. was on a super hectic schedue and look forward to visit to Chawri Bazaar next time. Superb pic:)
Thanks Vishal, hope you get a chance to visit the historic neighborhood soon! The photo is from Parthiv Haldipur’s flickr account, which he has so kindly agreed to share under creative commons licenses. Click on it to see more of his pics.
its one of my fav places to have some yummy street food…love the kulhe da chaat 🙂

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17.45 That concludes InvestmentEurope's second consecutive trading day of blogging on the repercussions of the US' sovereign downgrade and growing fears over Italy and Spain's respective debt burdens. Stay with us online in future for more news and insight as developments unfold.
17.45 That concludes InvestmentEurope’s second consecutive trading day of blogging on the repercussions of the US’ sovereign downgrade and growing fears over Italy and Spain’s respective debt burdens. Stay with us online in future for more news and insight as developments unfold.
17.40 Standard & Poor’s has cut the credit rating on debt issued by state-owned lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac among others, citing America’s sovereign downgrade from AAA to AA+ as its reason.
The mortgage finance companies’ drops mirror those of the sovereign earlier, into whose hands they were placed in September 2008.
Other paper or entities suffering the same fate as their government’s Treasuries were 10 of 12 Federal Home Loan Banks, whose debt is implicitly government guaranteed.
Two more – banks of Chicago and Seattle – already carry AA+ ratings, so were unaffected.
Debt from the Farm Credit System, guarantor of agricultural loans, the FDIC, guaranteeing bank deposits, and National Credit Union Association, were also cut.
17.15 Greece’s regulator the Hellenic Capital Market Commission has suspended all short selling of Greek stocks until 7 October, to take effect from tomorrow, the English version of the Greek Herald newspaper also known as Kathimerini reports.
The move follows a drop in the Athens stock exchange of 6%, falling below what is seen as a psychological milestone of 1000 points.
It is not the first time the Greek regulator has taken such action, having also banned shorting for eight months in October 2008 and for four months from April 2010 following a 22% share plunge that year.
16.49 The FTSE 100 has closed down 3.4%, making it the first time in the index’s 27 years that it has fallen by more than 100 points per trading session over four days’ trading in a row.
16:48 Nick Gartside head international fixed income and co-fund manager of the JP Morgan strategic bond fund at JP Morgan Asset Management, says he believes interest rates in the UK will stay low for a long period of time, possibly not moving this year or next.
16:35 Neill Nuttall, CIO at JP Morgan Asset Management says that lack of leadership has brought the crisis to a head, with loss of confidence in political leadership acting as a catalyst. He believes S&P was right to downgrade. As a result investors need to adopt a flexible investment strategy, switching asset classes as required.
16.25 Neill Nuttall, JP Morgan Asset Management chief investment officer, head of global multi-asset group and co-fund manager of the JP Morgan Cautious Total Return fund, says that this is not a new crisis but part of an ongoing crisis that came to a head in 2008. These present significant challenges for portfolio management, in light of factors such as QE not having had much impact, and a global rebalancing that will not happen in the timeframe required. There are only three ways to resolve a debt crisis: growth, inflation or default.
“We face structural headwinds in the market driven by dominant global macro … likely to continue for three to five years, which is deleveraging the developed economy.”
16.07 Despite the challenging environment, investors taking a long or medium term view will benefit from holding a diversified portfolio of blue-chip equities, says Tristan Hanson, head of asset allocation at Jersey-based asset manager Ashburton.
High-yield non-financial corporates may also outperform, he says. But medium term gains from global government bonds will be “paltry”, and investment grade corporates only moderately better, he warns.
Emerging market equities are meanwhile the preserve of “brave” investors, he adds.
15.43 JP Morgan Asset Management’s international chief investment officer for fixed income Nick Gartside and global strategist David Shairp say in a paper a knock-on effect of sovereign downgrades is unlikely, despite the US losing its AAA rating. Economies feared to be affected include the UK, France, Germany, Canada, and Australia.
Greater discrimination in bond markets is likely however, with investors becoming more selective, say the managers.
There is rising demand for emerging market debt, they say, “where bond markets are supported by much more favourable financial metrics than in most developed countries”.
Credit ratings also reflect the better outlook on emerging markets, they add, with many of those markets receiving upgrades, while developed markets are downgraded or put under review.
15.36 The Italian and Spanish equity markets have also fallen, despite the improved performance of both sovereigns’ bond yields.
The FTSE Italia All-Share has sunk 2.5% while Spain’s Ibex 35 lost 1.6%.
15.32 European and US equity markets continue to get hit. As at 15.15 GMT, the German Dax was down 3%, the French Cac 40 slid 2.4%, the FTSE by 1.9%, and the EuroStoxx 50 also by 1.9%.
At 10.26 ET (15.26 GMT), the Dow dropped by 2.09%, the Nasdaq by 3.7% and the S&P 500 neared a 3.4% fall.
15.19 Italian and Spanish bond buying measures by the ECB seem to be working, as yields on 10 year notes for the assets have fallen lower since opening this morning.
As at 10.15am ET, or 15.15 GMT, the yield on Italian bonds had dropped off 13.4% to a value of less than 5.27%, while the yield on Spanish bonds eased by 14.8% to a value of 5.14%.
15.10 S&P will downgrade corporates following its downgrade to the US sovereign rating on Friday, Reuters is reporting.
“Announcements should be expected this morning about effects to corporations from S&P’s downgrade of the US credit rating,” says S&P’s head of sovereign ratings David Beers. Blogger and trader “Tyler Durden”, who operates under a pseudonym, warns US financials are likely to get hit.
14.50 The poor opening by US equity markets seems to be weighing on European ones. By 14.35, The Dax was off 158.54 points, or 2.54%; the Cac 40 was 61.39 points, or 1.87% lower; and Britain’s FTSE 100 was 91.41 points or 1.74% lower.
14.45 The soaring Swiss franc is leading UK fund managers to move to underweight positions in holdings there, which could find exporting goods and services difficult.
The franc rose this morning after Standard & Poor’s in effect reduced the attractiveness of the US dollar by downgrading America.
Managers including Cazenove’s Chris Rice, Henderson’s Richard Pease and Jupiter’s Cédric de Fonclare had over 20% of portfolios in Swiss stocks late in June.
But companies such as Novartis, Swatch and Nestlé will face headwinds selling overseas, economists say.
Martin Skanberg, co-manager of the Schroder European fund, says he has a “tactical underweight in Swiss equities”.
But Stephen Docherty, head of global equities at Aberdeen says Switzerland’s multi-nationals have costs in some regions “which can be matched up”.
14.33 The Dow Jones Industrial Average opens down 1.9%, or 215 points, to trade at 11,217.86. The S&P 500 index trades lower by a similar margin, while the Nasdaq Composite Index is down 2.51% in early trading, all according to Bloomberg data.
14.30 Reuters reports market sectors most sensitive to America’s economy, such as banking and natural resources are set to open sharply lower on Wall Street, using pre-market trading data. United States Steel Corp is off 5.8%, while Citigroup Inc is down 4.8%.
14.20 Royal Bank of Scotland has estimated up to €850bn – almost double the size of the European Financial Stability Facility rescue fund – may ultimately be used to buy Spanish and Italian sovereign debt, according to reports from Bloomberg. The Luxembourg-administered EFSF, established last year to contain the crises in Greece, then Ireland and Portugal, has already committed €256bn to those three countries.
14.00 Wells Fargo Advisors’ Scott Marcouiller says US stock futures indicate “a sharply lower opening” to US markets shortly, and traders should expect Friday’s lows to be tested.
Expect also high volatility – Friday’s 171-point rally following the better-than-expected July employment report lasted under 10 minutes, and was then followed by a 400-point rally within one hour.
“The market is very oversold and pessimism is high. It is too soon to say we are out of the woods yet, and especially with the S&P debt downgrade, but the selling looked more climactic at the mid-day lows Friday than what was seen at any other point last week.”
13.54 The price of oil has slipped to its lowest level since November 2010, at $82.65 a barrel, reports London & Capital Asset Management’s Steve Collins.
13.35 S&P has downgraded Israeli bonds guaranteed by the US, “the beginning of a cascade of downgrades of debt linked to the US rating” tweets the BBC’s business editor Robert Peston.
13.33 The focus on America’s downgrade is now shifting to those agencies and entities whose own rating is somehow linked to that of the US – as BlackRock rightly predicted early this morning.
Alan Wilde, head of fixed income and currency at Baring Asset Management, warns the downgrade could trigger a downgrade of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, whose debt is guaranteed by Washington. “A change in the rating for these government sponsored enterprises could have a knock-on effect on collateral requirements, prompting the sale of short-term paper from these enterprises in favour of Treasury bills or bonds.
But Wilde says overall there should be “no earth-shattering market impact from S&P’s decision to downgrade the US rating” as two other agencies still give America top marks. S&P’s move in his view “should be seen more as a reaction to the brinkmanship displayed by the politicians in the negotiations over the US debt ceiling – and the risk that this behaviour will be repeated in future – than a reduction in the ability of the US administration to meet its debt obligations”.
Wilde says the Federal Reserve has confirmed it will continue to accept Treasuries as collateral, and financial institutions face no capital penalty for holding them.
“In the medium to longer term, the response of foreign public-sector money to the loss of the US AAA rating is probably the most crucial unknown factor for financial markets and the path of the global economy. The extent to which foreign central banks and sovereign wealth funds buy US Treasuries to benefit from the security of a US Government promise is unknown.”
13.25 The banking analysts at Credit Suisse are holding out the possibility authorities will delay implementation of Basel III capital requirements for banks in light of the current extreme conditions.
In a research note, Credit Suisse’s team says Europe’s banking system will need “very meaningful intervention to support it”, despite it having a better funding system than before the last crisis, and generally being better capitalised.
CS rules nothing out in terms of official intervention in markets, saying “a strong sign would be if the ECB were to come in at the 10-year, which is where stress is most apparent. Beyond that, [Europe’s] banks may still need additional liquidity support. The key is the capacity of the ECB to provide this. Similar to TARP though, we would expect to see several stages of intervention, with the remit of the authorities widened as events unfold, potentially even via direct capital injection. Whilst optically looking cheap, we expect European banks to trade based on short term news flow.”
13.20 Much talk of market turbulence being caused by jumpy juniors at asset managers, left alone at the wheel while bosses head to the beach. Could the same be said perhaps of Europe’s leading politicians?
A few notables steadfastly refuse to cancel or shorten breaks while Rome (and Madrid) have burned. Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel is remaining on her break in the South Tyrol, while her finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble is in the north of Germany.
If Merkel heads north she may run into UK prime minister David Cameron, holidaying in Tuscany – but in constant phone contact with Whitehall and EU counterparts, we are told.
Europe’s two prominent leaders to stay at home are Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi and Spain’s José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero – with good reason.
13.15 Russell Investments’ chief investment officer Erik Ristuben suggests the media has played its part in escalating the recent tension seen in global financial markets.
“Our view is that recent negative market volatility reflects a drop in confidence in response to a spate of negative headlines – not a global economic collapse,” he says in a note written on Sunday but issued today.
“Our analysis of the facts leads us to believe that although the economy has been weakened, a “double-dip” recession still remains unlikely,” he adds.
S&P’s decision to downgrade the US is unlikely to impact bond markets, but it has raised “technical concerns” on capital requirements for banking, insurance, derivatives and money funds, he says.
12.55 Downgrading the US was “precipitous, wrong and dangerous,” says Legg Mason Capital Management’s chief investment officer Bill Miller in a cutting statement today.
“At best, S&P showed a stunning ignorance and complete disregard for the potential consequences of its actions on a fragile global financial system.
“S&P chose to take this action after the worst week in US equity markets since 2008, a week which not only saw stocks fall sharply, but which also witnessed a dangerous escalation in the ongoing European debt crisis with spreads widening to post-Euro records in systemically-important countries such as Italy and Spain amid general political paralysis.”
“The action was wholly unnecessary and the timing could not have been worse. Compounding this, the reasoning was poor, and consequences both short and long term for the global financial system are completely unpredictable,” he adds.
12.40 EU President Herman Van Rompuy has tweeted his support for the decisions made over the weekend by other eurozone policy makers.
“I welcome the decisions taken over the weekend in Europe both at national level, in Italy and Spain to strengthen fiscal discipline and growth, and by the ECB regarding the active implementation of its Securities Markets Programme,” he says.
He also describes himself as “heartened by the determination” of individual Member State leaders to implement decisions made at the 21 July Summit, including an extension of the size of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), a lengthening of Greece’s debt maturity and making the terms of paying back loans less penalising for peripheral states. Read the full text.
12.32 What comes from the US late at night and angers Beijing? A ratings downgrade on Treasuries, of which China holds $1.1trn, is one answer. Another, according to China’s official news agency Xinhua, is plagues of “American moths”. If China does not have enough to dislike about America already, Xinhua says officials in China’s north are releasing bees to curb the “American moth plague” threatening its northern provinces. So another sting for Uncle Sam, after Friday’s stinging words from Beijing lecturing America about its “addiction to debts”. Xinhua’s other main story – ‘Desperate Housewives comes to an end’ – also stops short of mentioning any desperate traders hoping the end is nigh for these horrible markets.
12.21 The view from Asia today is that while the region is correlated to the West it is less reliant on the region than it was in the past, according to manager of the Fidelity Funds South East Asia Fund Allan Liu. Regional central banks have more ammunition to hand, such as being able to relax interest rates and credit policy, if needed.
His colleague Teera Chanpongsang, manager of the Fidelity Funds Emerging Asia Fund, says prospects of a slower recovery in the West should make emerging Asian growth rates more attractive to investors while the fall in commodity and oil prices should further easy inflationary pressures, improving India’s fiscal position through a reduction in import costs.
But emerging Asian equities have a high correlation to global markets and may remain volatile in the near term, warns Chanpongsang.
12.13 Much of the year’s gains for hedge funds were lost during Friday’s market turmoil, Hedge Fund Research data shows.
Half of the strategies furnishing the firm’s investable indices with daily data lost more than 1% of their value in just 24 hours.
The $2trn industry had struggled to make 1.55% by 31 July.
According to HFR’s narrower investable benchmark – widely regarded as a precursor of total industry performance – funds are 1.9% lower this month and 4.12% down this year.
Find out which sole strategies made money during the past month and on Friday here.
12.05 PSigma Investment Management’s chief investment officer Tom Becket says European policymakers deserve a break because “at least they can agree on being useless”.
Market reaction to the US downgrade is surprising, he adds, given the decision was widely expected and news of it had spread. Read more of what he has to say here.
11.55 JP Morgan Asset Management will host a call on the recent market volatility at 4pm GMT this afternoon, it announces.
Speakers include global strategist Tom Elliott, international fixed income chief investment officer Nick Gartside and chief investment officer and global multi-asset group head Neill Nuttall. We will bring you updates as it happens.
11.46 HSBC Private Bank’s UK head of investment strategy Willem Sels expects the US downgrade to have little impact on investors’ demand for holding its debt.
“We think US Treasuries should be well supported in spite of the downgrade. As economic growth around the world is slowing, monetary policy may remain on hold for longer and future inflation expectations may gradually fall, which should support bonds.”
“Many global uncertainties remain, and investors are likely to continue to look for safe havens,” he added, saying economies with the largest bond markets after the US–Japan and Italy–face significant issues.”
The bank meanwhile says its positions in bonds, gold, and cash should help compensate for losses in riskier assets.
11.22 Shares on the Athens stock exchange have plunged by almost 5% this morning, showing attempts to reassure the European markets seem to have fallen flat for now.
The UK’s FTSE 100 dipped by almost 81 points as at 11.15 GMT, France’s Cac 40 shed 69 points and the Dax fell 159 points.
11.17 Asset managers including Pimco’s Bill Gross, Dominic Rossi at Fidelity and BlackRock agree ratings agencies gave the US “the benefit of the doubt” for long enough, but there are no alternatives to Treasuries in such a volatile market. Read more here.
11.03 Fidelity International’s global equities CIO Dominic Rossi says Friday’s S&P downgrade of the US to AA+ is an “additional piece of bad news which will have an immediate effect on confidence generally which will feed through to the economy and equities.”
“The decision is of huge significance,” he says. “It is humiliating for the government and it is an indictment of the Federal system.” Next year’s US presidential election is bound to be dominated by the economic debate, he predicts: “It’ll be the economy, stupid.”
10.50 Following this morning’s surge in the price of gold, Goldman Sachs has increased the target price for the asset class in the next year to $1830, from its earlier prediction of $1735, reports London & Capital Asset Management’s Steve Collins.
10.38 European debt crisis specialist Megan Greene, formerly of the Economist Intelligence Unit, says the ECB’s peripheral bond purchasing measures are unlikely to be enough to take the heat off the sovereign debt crisis in the long term.
“The sheer size of Spain and Italy’s public debt burdens means that the ECB would have to step in with its guns fully loaded to make any significant difference in either country’s borrowing costs,” she says.
“It is unclear whether the ECB is really willing to accept such a significant amount of peripheral euro area debt on its own balance sheet given the risks involved,” she adds.
10.19 Yields on Spanish and Italian bonds have fallen sharply, in a sign the ECB’s bond purchasing programme is working, at least for now.
Italian 10 year yields fell from 5.69% on opening to 5.36%, while Spanish 10 year notes dropped from 5.66% to 5.26%.
10.05 Bloomberg reports the ECB was already buying Italian and Spanish bonds this morning, having bought Irish and Portuguese bonds last week.
The ECB has bought paper of beleaguered eurozone nations since the middle of last year.
The move puts it at odds with Germany’s Bundesbank, which has opposed continued bailouts, and expansion of the ECB’s balance sheet. Read more here.
10.00 Royal London Asset Management’s economist Ian Kernohan says “this is a crisis which should be sounding alarm bells in Washington, Beijing and the OPEC states”, warning that it has moved beyond the European sovereign debt crisis.
Risk remains of a “second Lehman-type event”, leading to severe stress in money markets, he adds.
09.54 The European market has held up well to news the US is no longer AAA credit worthy, falling by a “mild” 66 points, says Clem Chambers, chief executive of Europe’s largest stocks and markets website ADVFN.
“Last week’s market rout seemed to be enough to take this shock into account. The market saw the downgrade coming and was ready for it,” he says. The “real ramifications” will be measured by the market as the week pans out, he adds, saying to expect plenty of reassuring action from government leaders and central banks.
09.34 The Japanese stock market, or the Nikkei, has closed down 2.18% or 202.32 points.
09.30 Day two begins of InvestmentEurope’s live blog on the panic afflicting global financial markets recently. Over the weekend, an emergency phone call took place between the G7 group of nations, echoing the crisis meeting of the G20 in 2008. See its statement here.
Urgent calls were made between political leaders in France, Germany, Italy and Spain, after markets dropped significantly on Friday 5 August. On Sunday night, the ECB agreed it will purchase Italian and Spanish bonds to help calm markets when they opened on Monday.
But many eyes have turned to the US, which suffered its first ever sovereign downgrade, dragged from AAA to AA+ by ratings agency S&P after markets closed on Friday. Read an abridged version of S&P’s press release.
Already this morning, the price of gold has shot up to over $1700 as investors flock to perceived “safe haven” assets. Stay with us for the day’s developments.