The Tigers are holding their breath after seeing starter Jordan Zimmermann depart with discomfort in his right elbow, as Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press was among those to report on Twitter. More on his outlook will be known after he’s evaluated tomorrow, but it seems there’s a bit of worry from within the organization. Zimmermann’s tenure in Detroit has been nothing short of disastrous; he entered the season with a cumulative 5.24 ERA and is sitting on a 5.93 mark through six starts this year. The club owes him $25MM this year and the same for 2020.
More on the health front:
- Rangers lefty Drew Smyly says he thinks he’ll be capable of returning after skipping only a starter or two, as MLB.com’s TR Sullivan tweets. He explains that he is just dealing with arm fatigue in his first full season back following Tommy John surgery. That’s reasonably promising news, standing alone. Trouble is, the Texas organization really needs innings right away. Prospect Taylor Hearn was bombed tonight, leaving the bullpen to pick up the pieces. As Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News notes on Twitter, veteran righty Jeanmar Gomez took the brunt of the damage and may now be at risk of losing his spot on the roster as the club scrambles to cover innings in the coming days.
- With loads of significant players on the injured list, there are always quite a few Yankees updates of note. MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch rounds up the latest in one concise tweet. Aaron Hicks and Troy Tulowitzki both appear close to full (minor-league) game action, which suggests both may not be far off from a return to the MLB roster. Miguel Andujar is slated to appear at third base in extended spring action tomorrow. That represents the latest promising sign as he attempts to stave off surgery to address a shoulder injury that isn’t preventing him from hitting but has hampered his throwing. Just how that’ll all turn out remains to be seen, but it appears there is enough promise that he’s going to try to ramp back up at the hot corner.
- As for star Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton, the biceps issue that drove him to the injured list appears to be sorted. But he’s now dealing with a new shoulder malady. Per Andy Martino of SNY.tv, the hope is that this new problem will only extend his absence by a week or so. It’s all a bit foggy but seems less than concerning on the whole, at least in comparison to the club’s overall injury malaise. Having treaded water admirably thus far, the Yanks can go another week without Stanton. They are still in good position in the AL East — so long as their health fortunes finally turn, at least.


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During last Thursday night’s blowout win against Vanderbilt in Nashville, (that is how I’m choosing to remember it and I suggest you do the same) our dear friend and basketball connoisseur Bob Knight became confused over what exactly that new-fangled clock contraption was that is ever so important in determining such things as the time left in the game and the seconds allowed to get off a shot on each possession. You know, just minor things pertaining to the game of basketball, but I digress. If you have watched the above video, it was an awkward (yet hilarious) thing to observe, and the tone of Rece Davis’ voice hinted at the frustration he was feeling from having to do commentary with the AARP General.
The confusion and possible early indicator of Alzheimer’s (get your grandparents checked, folks) presents us with a chance to take a look at other times in Knight’s illustrious career where simple, every day items or concepts have tripped up the Sulking Sultan of Sweaters. Shall we?
You would think something as simple as a chair would avoid confusing Bob Knight, but you would also think a school like Texas Tech wouldn’t hire Bob Knight AND Billy Gillispie in one lifetime. Anyway, anyone who has been a fan of college basketball long enough knows this is Knight’s most famous moment of insanity among a list of many, many moments. I can only imagine the conversation that occurred seconds before the chair toss:
Knight: “What is this?”
Assistant: “It’s a chair.”
Knight: “So, what is this other chair?”
Assistant: “That is the one that you get to use.”
Knight: “Why do we need two chairs!? Why are there so many chairs!?”
And there you have the above picture. He’s so confused.
This next moment of confusion may be a lesser known incident that occurred while Knight was the head coach at Texas Tech. Back in 2004, Bobby K got into a verbal altercation with the TTU Chancellor while shopping at an upscale grocery store…standing at the salad bar. Really, Bob? You consider Piggly Wiggly upscale? Let’s take a look at how that exchange probably went down:
Knight: “What is this?”
Chancellor: “That is Lettuce, Coach.”
Knight: “What is this other Lettuce, then?”
Chancellor: “That is spinach, Coach. It’s, umm, another type of lettuce.”
Knight: “Why are there two lettuces!? Isn’t one type of lettuce plenty!?”
That poor, poor Chancellor. He never stood a chance. Imagine what happened when Knight found the salad dressing.
Knight’s mind-boggling moments continued, unfortunately, in 2010 when he infamously said at some Indiana Corn Grower’s Hoedown Annual Meet and Greet that UK had five starters who hadn’t attended class in the spring semester of that year. Sigh. Seriously, Bob? When is the last time you stepped foot in a classroom? When you walked a young Abraham Lincoln home after the arithmetic lesson in the one-room schoolhouse you both attended? Let’s take a look at how Knight may have reacted to the news about UK’s student-athletes:
Knight: “What are these numbers? What does 3.5 and 4.0 mean?”
Grad Assistant: “The spring semester GPAs of John Wall and Brandon Knight.”
Knight: “What is this other number, 3.14?”
Grad Assistant: “The overall spring semester GPA of the 2009/2010 UK team.”
Knight: “Why are there 3 GPAs!? This can’t be right!”
Let’s hope that innocent grad assistant was able to escape harm or injury from the old man. I hope he didn’t do anything rash like, say, choke him. Just ask Neil Reed.
As you can see, Bob Knight’s meltdown Thursday wasn’t the first time he has struggled with daily activities and routines; just add it to the bulletin board already covered with Knight’s follies. I would suggest, however, that his son Pat take the proactive approach and activate Life Alert while putting the Golden Alert Hotline on speed dial. It is only going to go downhill from here.
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Lisa uses various gauges of sterling silver wire to make her Christmas Robin jewellery. The robins are available in a small (1cm) medium (1.5cm) or large (2cm) size, for use on either necklaces or ear-rings. Small pieces of wire are cut and shaped using pliers and wire cutters to make the small swoosh shape of the birds body.
Then tiny lengths of the wire are cut and formed into spirals for the robins eyes, and tiny v-shapes for the beaks, and the small hanging loop for the top of the bird. These pieces are only millimetres across.
Each small piece of the bird is carefully laid into position, special attention is paid to the placing of the eye and beak to give the bird character, then all the pieces are soldered together.
Once the bird pieces have been fixed together, Lisa uses a small hammer and anvil to flatten the bird shape and give a smooth finish. Lisa forges out areas like the birds chest to emphasis the rounded robin shape.
After the bird has been shaped and smoothed, it is given a thorough polish so that the silver shines beautifully. Then a small amount of red enamel paint is added to the breast of the bird to give it the distinctive look of a Christmas Robin.
Lisa’s beautifully hand crafted robin jewellery is available from a range of outlets on the island: Jane James Coastal Ceramics, St Helier and Gorey. The Durrell Wildlife Visitor Centre, Trinity. Harbour Gallery, St Aubin.
During La Fête dé Noué celebrations you can find Lisa and her work at Simply Christmas at Greve de Lecq Barracks on 30 Nov and 1 Dec. Also, at the Spirit of Christmas market in Weighbridge Place from 5-8 December Lisa will be selling her jewellery as well as making pieces so you will be able to watch her process as she creates various designs.
To follow Lisa’s progress and be amongst the first to see new designs “Like” her Facebook Page here.

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Turner Broacasting struck a multi-year deal with Chyron Corporation for automation, graphics and modular products.
The equipment will be installed in Turner's new 193,000 square foot network operations facility now under construction. The project is expected to be completed by mid-2003. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Turner's current complement of Chyron products already includes Aprisa, Duet, and iNFiNiT! graphics systems. They will be networked, enabling cross-platform access for simplified content creation. - Richard Tedesco

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While the regulatory classification of carcinogenic chemical substances and products is based on criteria defined by the European Regulation on Classification, Labelling and Packaging (the CLP Regulation), this is not the case for processes and circumstances of exposure that can cause cancer in workers.
In the expert appraisal it recently carried out, ANSES considered that any task, organisation or working condition exposing workers to chemical, biological or physical agents should fall within the definition of a potentially carcinogenic work process. Some examples include work such as welding or sanding operations that emit harmful gases, particles, or dust. Exposure to the sun's UV rays and night-time activities also fit in this definition.
Providing a scientific basis for defining carcinogenic processes
To make up for the lack of criteria in both Europe and France, the French Directorate General for Labour asked ANSES to propose a methodology for identifying carcinogenic processes on a scientific basis. The aim of this identification is to support the inclusion of these processes in the Order establishing the list of carcinogenic substances, mixtures and processes as defined in the French Labour Code.
The inclusion of processes in this Order will improve the protection of exposed workers. Indeed, when a process is recognised as carcinogenic, assessment and prevention measures must be put in place, along with reinforced individual medical monitoring. Employers must also replace carcinogenic processes whenever possible.
A methodology based primarily on the results of international studies
In order to establish a methodology for identifying carcinogenic processes, ANSES’s working group began by researching the various organisations that classify the carcinogenicity of processes or exposure circumstances. Apart from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), whose work is internationally recognised, only two institutions were identified that have a scientific methodology and experience in classifying the carcinogenicity of processes: one is in the Netherlands and the other in the United States.
To determine whether a process is carcinogenic, the expert group recommends first looking at whether it has been classified by the IARC. If it has, a literature search should be carried out to identify the studies published following this classification, in order to take account of the latest data. The aims include determining which organs are affected and ascertaining the level of evidence, i.e. the degree of certainty surrounding the causal link between exposure to the process and the onset of cancer.
Otherwise, a specific case-by-case assessment
If no assessment is available, an in-depth expert appraisal of the process will have to be entrusted to a working group specifically set up for this purpose. This will involve comparing the available carcinogenicity data in humans and animals, to ensure that they meet the classification criteria used in the CLP Regulation for carcinogenic substances, including an assessment of causality, as implemented in particular by the IARC.
The methodology proposed by ANSES has already been used to recommend adding work involving exposure to welding fumes and work involving exposure to various active ingredients of cancer drugs to the list of processes recognised as carcinogenic. The Agency is currently working to identify the processes that should be assessed as a priority to determine whether they are carcinogenic. This work should be published in 2024.

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At Slate, Katy Waldman asks a simple question: what the heck is the point of the National Book Awards, anyway?
New this week: Bright, Precious Days by Jay McInerney; Carousel Court by Joe McGinniss, Jr.; How I Became a North Korean by Krys Lee; Moonstone by Sjón; and Still Here by Lara Vapnyar. For more on these and other new titles, go read our Great Second-Half 2016 Book Preview.
Jim Harrison, outdoorsman and author of Legends of the Fall, has passed away at 78. Harrison was a prolific writer whose lust for life was evident in the scores of essay and poetry collections he published during the course of his career. Our own Bill Morris has some thoughts on why Harrison never managed to garner the audience that a writer of his caliber deserved.
“The suit is the most recent legal move in a years-long dispute between Burton and the broadcaster that originated the series.” New York Magazine‘s Vulture blog reports that LeVar Burton is being sued by WNED-TV in Buffalo, NY over the continued use of his famous Reading Rainbow tagline, “but you don’t have to take my word for it.”

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A studious young woman and a rebellious computer prodigy unexpectedly fall in love as they navigate the challenges of college and the business world.
When a health crisis forces a successful food writer to rethink her hard-partying ways, she jumps into a journey to get well — even if it kills her.
A house cleaner desperately searches for her husband as a dreaded criminal syndicate dredges up past tragedies and ultimately drives her to violence.
This gripping docuseries follows New York City's frontline medical professionals as they balance the intensity of their work with their personal lives.
Six beloved African folktales are boldly reimagined in this multilingual anthology series exploring themes of grief, love and mysticism.
From a mythical moose encounter to the gender spectrum in "Beauty and the Beast," Mae Martin reflects on a world off its axis in this comedy special.

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Stay Warm This Winter by Layering Up When Working Outside
For both outdoor enthusiasts and those who work outdoors, dressing appropriately in the winter is important for a positive experience and to avoid the harmful effects of the cold, such as frostbite and hypothermia. Aside from construction supplies, workers should also account for their comfort when working outside in the cold.
The following tips will keep you warm and dry while enjoying the great Canadian winter outdoors:
Choose Fabrics Wisely
Dress in fabrics that will retain warmth even if they are wet, such as: wool, polyester fleece, and polypropylene. Cotton and goose down should be avoided when working or being active in the cold. Cotton, especially in the layer closest to your skin—such as with socks, underwear, and shirts—will remove heat from your body when wet. Goose down also insulates poorly when wet.
Follow a Layering System
Dress in loose-fitting layers. Layer up if your activity level is low, and layer down if your activity level is high. Too many layers will make you overheat, sweat too much, dampen your clothes, and dehydrate. Clothes that are too damp from sweat will make you cold when your activity level slows down.
By layering your clothes properly, you can avoid the cold even while you work and sweat. The following are the recommended layers to use in order of how to wear them:
- The Wicking Layer—the layer closest to your skin. This layer of clothing should remove the sweat from your body and transfer it to the following layer. The best fabrics for this layer are synthetic or polypropylene socks, shirts, and long johns.
- The Light Insulating Layer—a thin wool sweater or a light fleece.
- The Heavy Insulating Layer—a heavier wool sweater or fleece.
- The Waterproof-Windproof Layer—a waterproof/windproof jacket to protect the other layers and your body from the cold winter elements, such as freezing rain, snow, and high winds.
Additional Cold Weather Necessities
Considering picking up these extras and accessories to bundle up when it’s really cold out:
- Socks—polypropylene socks for the wicking layer and wool socks on top for insulation.
- Boots—for well-insulated boots, one wicking layer of socks may be enough, but carry an extra pair with you. Avoid tight boots that will cut your circulation and cause your feet to get cold. For hiking boots, consider wearing gaiters on top of your pants and boots to prevent snow from getting in.
- Mitts and Gloves—wear thin gloves inside mitts for extra insulation and function. Some work may require you to use your fingers, so this will allow you to remove the mitt layer and still keep your fingers warm.
- The Reliable Winter Toque—for anyone braving the outdoors during Canadian winters, a toque is a must to keep your head warm and prevent body heat from escaping. If it’s especially cold outside, balaclavas should be worn under toques to prevent frostbite on your face.
Whether you’re hiking, snowshoeing, or working with construction supplies, stay warm and dry this winter.


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If you wish to book your own flights, simply tell us your arrival day and time as well as your flight number so we can organize your transfers from and to the Cancún Airport. In that case, please take into account the fact that the last ferry for Cozumel departs at 10 p.m.! If your flight lands at 7 p.m. you will probably be too short on time.
We will happily book your flights or help you organise a round trip following the race. Furthermore, should you have questions regarding race registration, you are naturally most welcome to contact us.
You can rent a car on site without any problem. If you wish so, we will gladly book one for you. Prices for rental cars are from 80,- € a day for a compact car.
If you are travelling alone, you can still ask for a 2-person occupancy in a 1-bedroom Deluxe room. We will try to find a suitable roommate.
You can book a 3 or 4-person occupancy only upon request and with friends or relatives.
in €/person for 11 nights at the All Inclusive Occidental Grand Cozumel, including airport transfers and our HHT all-round service on site. Basic trip 13.11.-24.11.2022
1P - 4 P = occupancy / +1 = extra night
The above table for our standard package including 10 nights will be used as a basis to calculate the cost our your trip. This cost will then be adjusted according to the number of nights effectively spent at the accommodation.
Discounts for children and babies upon request.
Students and trainees under 28 years of age receive a 10 % discount on the standard rate.
Are you a regular who has already booked 10, 20 or even 30 trips with HHT? HHT-Family discount

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Someone Like You
A collection of short stories. In "Taste", the stakes of a dinner-party bet reach distasteful heights; a wife serves up a new dish in "Lamb to the Slaughter"; and layers of deceit are stripped away in "Nunc Dimittis".
From the publication of James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in the 1960s to his death in 1990, Roald Dahl became the most successful children's author in the world. Nearly twenty years later, a fresh generation of children seek out his work with instinctive fanaticism. His creations endure - through Hollywood movies, theatre adaptations and musical works, but still most potently of all through the pure magic of his writing upon the page.


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Central Location next to Piazza and apollo Cinema.Taken some cakes for takeaway. Good and fine. Same selection as in local GoodWill.
Large collection of deserts, croissants, baklavas, rolls etc. and real LATTE which is quite rare in batumi. I did notice that the van with fresh baked stuff arrives to unload at about 10, so any earlier will be day-old-only. The bakery is not onsite.
Croissant was not fresh, probably left over from the day before. Coffee was tasty Staff friendly. It is just opposite the Turkish Consul General's residence which is a beautiful historical building.
As my guesthouse didn't service breakfast, and Batumi is a rather daunting place for a solo female English-speaking diner in the off-season, I found this place to be an oasis. Cappuccino was perfect. Sweets and pastries were nice, and there was a nice selection of Georgian breads and snacks. Not the BEST khachapuri I had on my trip, of course,... More
A small but very busy place with great pastries, that don't necessarily look as good as they taste. Prices are fair for what you get. But waitresses and cashiers started express their impatience 10 minutes before closing time. 5 minutes till they informed us that we had 5 minutes to finish or.. But they are happy to pack your pastries... More
Boulangerie is a cute little cafe serving an immense variety of cakes and pastries. I went here 3 times during my stay in Batumi and am embarrassed to say I tried two cakes every time- too difficult to choose! There are coffee and chocolate cakes and cakes with fruit, honey, caramel. Also they sell liquer truffles, ice cream and savoury... More
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Jesse Lee Soffer Returned to the Chicago P.D. Set for Season 11 — Kind Of
Marina Squericiati made sure the cast wouldn't miss Soffer too much.
On November 29, Squerciati shared a funny snapshot on her Instagram story of a plush Soffer-inspired doll sitting on a chair behind the scenes of Chicago P.D. She committed to the bit, giving him a totally serious look as if they were hashing out a high-stakes case.
"The weird things you do when you miss your co-star," she wrote on the post, tagging Soffer.
Jesse Lee Soffer's exit from Chicago P.D.
In 2022 showrunner Gwen Sigan explained to NBC Insider the team's thought process behind Halstead's exit.
"We all really wanted to do justice for Halstead's character as best we could — to who he's been for the show — we really wanted to make that decision to leave his own decision. For it to come from him," she says. "It felt important to keep him alive and keep him out in the world trying to do good. The idea of him getting back to who he was gave us that opportunity. The army's always been integral to who he is. I think that time with the rangers shaped him, his morals, his compass, and it was fitting that he'd want to get back to that; to some sort of simplicity and an idea of 'right and wrong.'"
In an interview with Variety, Soffer explained the reason behind his departure from Chicago P.D.
"I really wanted to grow and expand," he told the outlet. "I thought, 'You know what? It’s time to take a risk.' It was one of the toughest decisions I’ve ever had to make in my life. Let’s be honest: I love the fans of our show so much, and I love my fans. I know that they’re still grieving this, and to some degree, I am too.”
“Never say never. I feel so bad for the fans that are like, ‘Is he going to come back?’ ‘What’s he going to do?’ ‘What’s going on with him and Hailey?’” he said. “I like to think — and I hope the fans think this too — that he’s just in another country right now, doing what he does best and making the world a safer place. In a family, sometimes somebody moves away or goes to college somewhere else. I still love it. I still love the fans. And I still love Halstead. Halstead’s always going to be in my blood. That’s never going to change.”
Soffer did in fact make a return to Chicago P.D. in Season 10, but behind the scenes. He directed the Season 16 episode titled "Deadlocked," and in an interview with NBC Insider, he said he would be open to directing another episode in the future.
"I'm definitely not opposed to it. It was a great experience, I learned so much," he told us. "Leaving the show, I was grateful for the opportunity to have this experience, to keep learning and growing and I definitely would not say no."


FIMER's machines have been immediately appreciated for the adoption of advanced technologies and the care in the details. The good reception reserved by the market to the first products and the customers increasing satisfaction, spurs more and more Bruno Mogliotti into the study and the production of sophisticated and integrated models. That’s why finally growing up monoblocks, multi-function plants which, in a single production station, perform rinsing or blowing phases, filling, closing, capsuling and labelling. The technological performances and the perfect synchronism between the different operations made by these multi-functions machines have immediately a great success, thanks to a notable reduction of the costs and to the limited operating surface required compared with the three separate machines. The continuous constructive successes of FIMER also favor the request of machinery from manufacturing that don't operate in the wine’s field, but reaching the soft drink, spirits, beer, oil, water and partially also the chemical one. From a small mechanical workshop, Fimer has become during the years a firm leader in the bottling line trade covering around 9000mq. It is able to supply bottling solutions all over the world, establishing for 18/20% on the Italian market. FIMER designs and realizes machinery following the requirements of each customer, exploiting knowledges and experiences done in so many years of successes.
A young and dynamic staff is always ready to experiment and optimize latest technology during the planning, always improving the resources of workmanship department, material management and assemblage with prepared and skilled employees. FIMER team keen on study and whole bottling line projects satisfying any production requirements: from the small winery to the great productions and high speed firms.


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I rarely see women who are in an abusive relationship. I often see them when they have come out of an abusive relationship though. Sometimes this is when they are trying to get their lives back together or sometimes it’s something that happened in their past and they have moved on.
I often ask these clients a particular question. When I first asked this, I was afraid of a backlash and being accused of blaming the victim but I knew it had to be asked. The question is: “Why did you get into the relationship in the first place”. Sometimes they will tell me that he was charming and they did’t see the real person until they were married, or they saw him as a misunderstood rebel and so on. I ask them if their friends or family liked the person and often the answer is no. They saw through him.
I have never had a backlash to the question and often the client will say that they have asked themselves the same thing. The reason this question has to be asked is because unless you can understand why you went into the relationship in the first place, you may well make the same mistake again. But of course, this goes against the tide of blaming the victim. The victim of domestic violence has to see their responsibility in the events that happened in their life.
There’s a lot of nonsense in the media about the type of man who are violent to their partners. (There’s probably as much violence against men but that’s for a another time). And many articles identify the cause as being a ‘macho’ mentality in men. Blaming a ‘macho’ culture is misguided. Many of these men see themselves as protecting of women who they see as the weaker sex. In a different context such a generalisation would be seen as racism. There are marches protesting against violence against women, and probably some men on those marches are violent to their partners.
However, in practice there is a particular type of man who often comes up as being violent to their partner. It’s the kind of man who may be considered nerdy. Often these men put women on a pedestal and see them as goddesses. The problem is that when they get married or settle down with a partner they realise that their partner doesn’t meet these completely unrealistic expectations. And so they get violent. The thinking is ‘If you were a real women you wouldn’t… get angry or not do as you’re told or argue etc’. These are the men who seem charming and deferential at the start of the relationship. Not all ‘nerdy’ men become violent of course, but we have to understand the psychology of the minds of the men and the women in abusive relationships.
Of course, many women have an unrealistic ideal about men but that’s for another blog.

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Updated: Mar 22
In the 2019-20 Budget, the Federal Governed announced that they would be expanding Single Touch Payroll (STP).
This expansion, known as STP Phase 2, aims to reduce the reporting burden on employers that need to report information about their employees to multiple government agencies.
STP Phase 2 will also help Services Australia issue the correct payment to their customers who may also be your employees.
The scheme officially begins on 1 January 2022. However, all Payroller users have an extension until 30 June 2022.
In this article
Benefits for employers
STP Phase 2 aims to streamline the interactions that employers have with the ATO.
Some examples of this are:
You no longer need to separately send your employees' TFN declarations to the ATO. Due to the additional information that is sent under STP Phase 2, your reporting obligations are met.
The introduction of 'Income Types' in STP Phase 2 means that the ATO will be notified of concessional reporting options (i.e closely held payees)
You no longer need to provide Lump Sum E Letters to your employee if you make a Lump Sum E Payment. You will include the amount and period it relates to in your reporting.
You won't need to separately send separation certificates to the ATO when an employee stops working for you. Instead, you'll report the termination date and cessation reason through STP Phase 2.
You have the option to report child support deductions and garnishees through STP Phase 2. This is voluntary but if you choose to do so, you won't need to report this separately to the Child Support Registrar.
The ATO will also share the information you report through STP Phase 2 to Services Australia.
This means you and your employees won't need to send employment and payroll information separately to Services Australia.
Benefits for employees
STP Phase 2 should also streamline the interactions that employees have with the ATO.
Employees will have better visibility at tax time. They will have breakdowns of the types of income that they received and where it should be prefilled on their income tax return.
They will have more insight into whether the employer is taxing them correctly, preventing them from getting taxed heavily when they do their tax return.
The information will also be shared with Services Australia to streamline the interactions that they have with their customers.
The STP data may be used to improve their services by:
prefilling data that is sent through STP - their customers will save time filling out claims and reports
reducing how often Services Australia need to contact their customers - STP Phase 2 provides them with some of the information that they currently need to confirm online or over the phone
streamlining claims - fewer documents will need to be provided by their customers
enhancing Family Tax Benefit processes - Services Australia can contact their customers via SMS or email when: (1) STP data shows their family income estimate may be too low, (2) they have a new job, (3) their employment has changed.
helping them pay their customers the correct amount
using the STP Phase 2 information to improve the customer experience if the customer has a debt to pay. The STP Phase 2 information gives Services Australia a clear insight into their customer's employment and income history, helping them assist customers to repay debts.
What isn't changing under STP Phase 2
While you need to report more information about your employees, your existing reporting and payroll processes will stay the same.
The following will not change under STP Phase 2:
the way you report
reporting due dates
the types of payments you make
tax and super obligations
EOFY reporting and finalisation requirements
Disaggregation of Gross
In the first phase of STP, your payroll software sends a gross amount made up of different components and payment types.
Under STP Phase 2, these components and payment types will be reported separately to account for the different social security treatments of these payments.
This will not change how you run payroll and input these payments into your payroll software.
Your payroll software provider will simply report these payment types separately rather than combining them and reporting a single gross amount.
Employment and Taxation Conditions
To streamline the reporting of employment and taxation conditions, you will have to provide some additional information about your employees in your STP Phase 2 reports.
These pieces of information include:
their employment basis (full-time, part-time, casual)
the information on their TFN declaration
the date they leave and the reason they leave.
You already provide this information through other forms of reporting (i.e. TFN declaration and employment separation certificate).
When you report this information through STP Phase 2, you will no longer need to report these separately through other means.
A number of details about the types of income an employee receives are already sent through STP.
However, the reporting of income types is being introduced in STP Phase 2 to better:
identify any payments that you may make to your employees that have specific tax consequences
make it easier for employees to complete their income tax returns
help the ATO identify where employers are using a concessional reporting arrangement, like closely held payees.
Depending on the income type of your employee, you may need to report a country.
For example, if the employee is a part of the Working Holiday Maker scheme, you will need to report their home country.
Child Support Deductions and Garnishees
Under STP Phase 2, you will have the option to report child support deductions and garnishees.
If you choose to report it through STP, you will not need to give separate remittance advice to the Child Support Registrar.
Please note that it is not mandatory to report Child Support Deductions and Garnishees through STP.

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According to the Second Deputy Speaker, he learnt a lot from the exhortation people gave him when he was on his tour to the Volta Region and pointed out that hatred, bad motives and ill will are not healthy, also dangerous to individual health.
I also remember repeating this message at the various places I visited in the Volta Region, “we should not harbor hatred for any person, myself I would not do that”, he lamented.
He made this remarks when Journalist who attended his press conference on Tuesday, ask him if he has personal scores to settle with the former President John Dramani Mahama.
“Ask my colleagues in Parliament, they critics me some are reluctant to come to me I walk to them and say look I do not have any problem with you”, he said.
“I have made a decision to contest the flagbearership of our party, I do not expect to have one hundred percent support, the constitution is very clear on this, I just need fifty plus one”, he pointed out.
“It is only when you are in power as an incumbent President that, you need to clear minds off all the doubting Thomas, I have been in this game since 1992. When I was the Minority Leader we went through though times but we moved on and worn power, what is happening now is chicken feet”
The Second Deputy Speaker revealed that he had listened to wise counsel from the party elders and he had had many people applaud his effort, “I am not a new face in politics people know what I stand for”, he said in his response.
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As always, Michael C. Hall is mesmerising as Dexter Morgan and although I was unsure of how things would go with his impending fatherhood, it fit the mold rather well and I'm cool with it. His supporting cast are as tight as ever with Deb leading the crew and the rest in tow. Quinn was all over the place this season, but still remains one of my favorites. New arrivals gave us Batista's younger sister Jamie, who helps as Dex's nanny, Brother Sam, who helps Dex find religion, Mike Anderson, the new cop in town, and Mesuka's intern Louis, who has a thing for Batista's sister. Obviously there's a lot of cast, old and new, and I was happy in that department, of course Louis has his own seemingly dark agenda that we're not privy to yet but I'm sure we'll see this coming season (also a shout out to Dex's brother who makes a unique appearance).
Now let's say hello to the bad guys. First, I have to say I'm disappointed by the Doomsday Killer, not his style or artistic vision as they were both deliciously sick and twisted, but more of his endgame. Sure, a serial killer like that isn't all there, but what the hell did you think was going to happen when this doomsday clock ran out? Did you really think the world would end? C'mon man, seriously? They sure aren't making them smarter are they? Tom Hank's son was golden in the creepy department though, I dug him and believed he meant business. The Gellar mystery was cool too. Aside from that, I really wish they hadn't revisited Trinity territory, that bit was drawn out and felt forced (and when his son used the same line, I wanted to reach through the TV and rip out his voice box). Bad call there, but I can look past it. The god stuff felt preachy at times too, but I can look past that as well.
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Californication: We get the first couple episodes of this show's fifth season. I love Hank Moody, he's the man and that's all there is to it.
The Borgias: We also get the first couple episodes of this show's second season. I personally don't watch it, but it looks interesting.
House Of Lies: You guessed it, we get the first couple episodes of this show's premier season. Also, never watched it until now and it looks alright but nothing I'd rush out to watch.
Previews: All the above features are viewed through BD-LIVE along with many different show related trailers.

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We are thrilled to announce that our NW Ipswich community is to be awarded a Friendly Bench thanks to National Lottery funding.
Friendly Bench is registered as a Community Interest Company, a social enterprise which tackles loneliness and social isolation, offered community groups and voluntary organisations across the country to apply for their own Friendly Bench after successfully securing £240K of National Lottery funding.
You may be surprised to learn that this is no ordinary bench, its an active social space with integral planting, where anyone can sit, relax and chat with others.
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The Friendly Bench is specially designed and built following Disability Discrimination Act guidelines. It’s a safe, easily accessible mini community garden with integrated seating and organic, sensory planting.
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Lyndsey has also recently been awarded a Points of Light Award for The Friendly Bench from, then Prime Minister, Theresa May. The Friendly Bench won Best Social Enterprise Award at the Grantham Journal Business Awards, 2019, and the RCC Award for Sir Alan Duncan former MP for Rutland and Melton.
Other areas awarded a Friendly Bench are Bury, Chester, East Rugby, Sheffield and Halesowen, with further locations to follow within the next year.

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The huge Computex trade show is taking place in Taipei this week, and day one has seen some big announcements from Intel and Asus, along with some eye-catching tech on display.
Intel unveiled its Oak Trail system-on-a-chip Atom platform for tablets and netbooks, which the chip giant said offers up to a 50 per cent reduction in average power consumption with full HD-video playback.
Asus has several new products on show, including an e-reader branded the Eee Tablet, and a tablet labelled the Eee Pad, no doubt mirroring the iPad branding.
Elsewhere on day one, Gigabyte launched its M1405 notebook, which is expected to be available in the UK from June or July with a price of about £1,000.
The specifications start with a choice of Intel microprocessors from Core 2 Duo to Celeron and Pentium in low voltage versions, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory and a 14in 1,366 x 768 LED display.
Weighing in at 1.6kg, one letdown is that, to deliver the promised desktop PC performance, the M1405 notebook requires a docking station, weight unstated. The docking station, half the size of the M1405, has an Nvidia GeForce GT220 GPU with 1GB of DDR3.
Qualcomm was also at the show to announce its first dual-core Snapdragon chip for smartphones and other mobile devices.
According to the company, its third-generation Snapdragon chips have two application processor cores running at up to 1.2GHz. They will be aimed at high-end smartphones, tablets and smartbooks, and will go head to head with rival chips from Broadcom, Intel, Nvidia, Marvell and Texas Instruments.
Qualcomm says its Snapdragon chipsets are being used in more than 140 devices, including Acer's Liquid and Neotouch smartphones, Dell's Streak Android tablet, HP's Compaq Airlife 100 smartbook and HTC's Droid Incredible and Nexus One smartphones.
Remember to check back on V3.co.uk on Wednesday afternoon for our day two Computex round-up.
Cotton seedling freezes to death as Chang'e-4 shuts down for the Moon's 14-day lunar night
Fortnite easily out-earns PUBG, Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Red Dead Redemption 2 in 2018
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Saturn's rings only formed in the past 100 million years, suggests analysis of Cassini space probe data
New findings contradict conventional belief that Saturn's rings were formed along with the planet about 4.5 billion years ago


Back in March I wrote about the co-operative Brixton Energy, who launched their first project Brixton Energy Solar 1. They’re now ready with their second project, which funnily enough is named Brixton Energy Solar 2.
The concept and the scale of the project is very much in the same lines of Solar 1. This time around they’re installing solar panels on Styles Garden also part of the Loughborough estate.
|The site of Brixton Energy Solar 2|
It’s a 45kWp Solar PV system, again raised through a community share issue, with an expected return of up to 3%, they’re looking to raise £61,500 where the Solar 1 project was slightly less at £57,800, minimum investment is £250. The shares were launched at 6th of September with 27% of the money raised so far, you can invest at www.brixtonenergy.co.uk.
Co-founder and project manager of Brixton Energy, Agamemnon Otero, said “This is a true community project that has been enabled through the donation of over 1000 hours time invested by a variety of local people who are committed to a clean energy future. It’s great to see the launch of Brixton Energy Solar 2 and the continued support and commitment from local people. Pioneering inner-city co-operatively owned renewable energy projects has been challenging, but we are proving that with the right skills, dedication and commitment, we can all take steps to make clean energy a reality, and we hope other community groups across the UK will be inspired to take action. We want to make Brixton Energy a shining example of inner city community resilience for the next 20 years.
But two elements are new to Brixton Energy Solar 2. It will see the establishment of a community energy fund of which a portion of the money raised will go to, helping with local energy efficiency projects. You can also for the first time use the local Brixton currency, the Brixton Pound to both invest and get your return paid back in.
Also this time around does the project have local support, Cllr Lib Peck of Lambeth Council comments: “The project has huge benefits for the community, including the establishment of a Community Energy Efficiency Fund that will support energy-saving improvements in the local area, such as draught proofing and insulation. This is only the beginning of the story as Lambeth Council is committed to supporting Repowering South London in the co-production of further renewable energy co-operatives on our buildings and housing stock to increase energy security for residents.”
In related news, new stats show that despite a miserable summer and fewer sunshine hours that predicted Brixton Energy Solar 1 actually produced more energy than was predicted.


By Chad Ingram
The ground shook as the stone that had encased the Pritchard House for decades fell from its place Monday.
Once home to the prominent family for which it is named the house was built by Lawrence Pritchard who was a reeve of Minden. It’s belonged to the township for a number of years.
The building’s stone facade was chipped away Monday the rock being stored at a works yard for future use.
The house was demolished Tuesday.
Minden Hills councillors voted in November to raze the building along with other aging township-owned structures including the Gelert hall a work shed on that property and a rental house at 2 Prince St.
The decision has been an unpopular one with many Minden residents who’ve expressed their displeasure in letters to the editor and on social media.
“A shame” wrote one reader on Facebook. “This is a part of history.”
“Not a good idea” wrote another. This is a piece of history my history.”
Closed to the public since 2008 the house was last used as a headquarters for local spinners and weavers.
A number of concerns including lack of accessibility requirements prompted the buildings closure.
In 2009 it was estimated the building would need nearly $200000 worth of work to be brought up to a useable condition.
The township spent about $15000 removing asbestos from both the Pritchard House and the Gelert hall before the buildings were demolished.
It is unclear at this time what the property will be used for. The house the township owned at 2 Prince St. was located directly next to the Pritchard House and with the exception of one privately held piece of land the township owns the rest of the block between Prince Street and Pritchard Lane. The other public building on the stretch the fire hall will no longer be required once Minden Hills constructs a new fire hall on property it has purchased from the county along Highway 35.


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Fragile Owen sent to Coventry to cover for injured Newcastle strike partner Martins
Michael Owen will sit down with manager Kevin Keegan to discuss just how long he feels he can last as Newcastle launch the latest quest to end their trophy drought.
The 28-year-old striker sent a message to both Magpies owner Mike Ashley and England boss Fabio Capello on Saturday when he came off the substitutes' bench following his latest injury lay-off and, as he has done so many times throughout his career, proved to be the match-winner.
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Back in business: Owen heads past Jaaskelainen to score against Bolton at the weekend
Keegan later admitted that in an ideal world, his £17million man would have played no more than 15 minutes of the victory over Bolton having spent pre-season working his way back from a bout of mumps and a series of niggling injuries.
But with Obafemi Martins and Damien Duff back in the treatment room with a groin problem, Mark Viduka still on the comeback trail and Alan Smith not fully fit, manager and captain have a big decision to make between them ahead of Tuesday night's Carling Cup second-round trip to Coventry.
Owen said: 'Now I've just got to make sure I am fit and healthy for the next few games. We will discuss how long I'm going to play against Coventry, but obviously Oba Martins has now got an injury and we will just have to wait and see.
'I had a bad illness over the summer, but I could have been really unlucky and had it during the season. Thankfully, I've just missed one game, though it seems like I have been away for ages.'
In truth, Keegan might have preferred to have kept Owen under wraps until Saturday's Barclays Premier League visit to Arsenal.
Goal No 1: Owen celebrates with Nicky Butt
However, an appearance at the Ricoh Arena would give the player another chance to emphasise just why his manager is so keen to tie him up in a new contract just hours ahead of scheduled discussions on the matter with owner Mike Ashley.
Owen's winner against Bolton was his seventh headed goal in his last 12, quite an achievement for a striker who stands just 5ft 9in tall.
He said: 'Your game changes over the years. When I started, I suppose I scored one in 50 headers, and now every other goal seems to be from my head. You learn different things as you get older.'
Keegan was full of praise for Owen after seeing him edge his side to victory over a determined Bolton, and the manager knows tomorrow night's test will prove little easier.
He said: 'It's going to be a tough place to go, but it should be a good game. Coventry have started off well. I know they were beaten on Saturday, but they started off with six points from the first two games and they have got a guy who I really respect in charge there, Chris Coleman, who I brought to Fulham.
'They are a club that are looking to build and go places, and their ambition is to be in the league we are in. It is a good test for us in a competition we will take very seriously.'
Keegan came closer than most of the club's recent managers to lifting a trophy for the first time since 1969 during his first spell in charge at St James' Park, and he knows just what is at stake in the Carling Cup.
He said with a smile: 'It is one of two chances, if we are honest. We can win the FA Cup and we can win the Carling Cup, they are definitely the two chances.
'At the moment, we have got a chance of winning the league - that might peter out as the season goes on, it depends on how we play.'
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Though the city zoo is a plastic-free zone, several cases of animals consuming plastic are coming up.
On Monday, two hyenas belonging to the zoo were subjected to video endoscopy following the suspicion of the entry of indigestible foreign materials into their digestive tract.
One hyena had died weeks ago owing to plastic consumption. While the zoo remains a plastic- free zone, there are no ways to check the entry of plastic inside the Museum compound.
According to zoo director K Udayavarman, plastic enters the zoo through birds and a small percentage via visitors.
“People coming to the Museum also have food on the premises. Plastic food wrappers are carried to the zoo either by wind or by birds. Though there is checking at the zoo, some still carry plastic objects inside,” he said. Unless the city becomes a plastic-free zone, this cannot be controlled, he added.


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SAN DIEGO & CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shareholder rights law firm Robbins Arroyo LLP announces that a class action complaint was filed against CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (NYSE: CBL) in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. The complaint is brought on behalf of all purchasers of CBL & Associates securities between August 8, 2013 and May 24, 2016, for alleged violations of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 by CBL & Associates' officers and directors. CBL & Associates is a public real estate investment trust that acquires, develops, and manages properties.
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The longer I stay in this country, the sadder I become that the end is nigh. It’s been over two months now and I feel that I’ve barely scratched the surface of Tbilisi, let alone Georgia as a whole! Nonetheless, my view of the city has certainly changed since my arrival. During those initial weeks I was enchanted, as many visitors are, by the charming architecture of the old town, the mouthwatering national dishes and the city’s fun, exciting vibe. I was, however, essentially seeing the city as a tourist, a recent arrival. Whilst I’m certainly still a newcomer, I do feel like I have gained more of an insight into the heart of this city and why it has such an appeal to its foreign residents.
First of all, the city seems to attract a diverse and interesting crowd of people from all over the world. I’ve met many long-term travelers who, having initially just planned to pass through the city, have made Tbilisi their semi-permanent home. I even remember meeting several people this Summer in Tajikistan who, when I told them I would be moving to Tbilisi, literally groaned with jealousy, saying that it was one of their favourite cities. It’s not hard to see why this city appeals to them. For Europeans, Tbilisi is comfortable and familiar enough to feel homely, but at the same time it is different enough to keep things fresh and interesting. Need to do your weekly shop?Yyou can head to one of the several enormous Carrefour supermarkets and choose from a relatively wide array of European products at elevated prices (7 Lari for a can of baked beans?!), or alternatively you can head to your local market and get haggling with the locals, arguing over a few Tetri just for the damned principle of it.
The expat community here is a pretty large and mixed crowd and I’ve had the pleasure of meeting some great people. So, I decided to ask some of them about why they decided to move to Tbilisi and what they love about living and working here.
Chris is a freelance writer from the UK
I’m a freelance writer and I first came to Tbilisi on holiday when I had recently met the woman who would become my wife. She was living in Moscow, I was living in Berlin, so after a few days here, we fell in love with it and decided to try out living here. It was also one of the few places that we wouldn’t have visa issues since she’s Russian and I’m British. I still find it very beautiful and I never tire of looking out from the top of the many hills. My wife and I are lucky that we both work from home, since we’re both freelancers, so we only ever use the city in a social way; no rushing to work, no meetings to get to, just going for drink and dinners… a lot of dinners.
Nata is a teacher from Russia
I am always trying to follow my dreams and the things that make me feel good and happy. I had traveled in Georgia 4 or 5 times before, but from the first time I felt that I would like to try living here for longer. If you have a dream, you follow it. It’s been a year now since I moved to Tbilisi and I love everything about it. After a hectic, busy and stressful life in Moscow (which I was fond of!), I finally felt like I had to slow down to have a different quality of my life. In Tbilisi, I had the chance to try this slower pace of the life. Having time for yourself, going grocery shopping, cooking, going to the gym, reading more books, meeting friends more often – I never had the time for these simple things before. I enjoy my daily routine here. The city is big and convenient enough to have everything you need for a comfortable life, but at the same time it’s small enough to get around quickly and easily. There are some problems with people parking on the pavements, old cars and pollution, dog shit on the pavements etc., but I hope that with time the new mayor can make a difference. I also miss Moscow’s recreational areas and parks, but as you need only 10-15 minutes to get to one of three three beautiful lakes outside of Tbilisi, you can easily reach green areas. I love observing the city from above and Tbilisi is surrounded with great hills which makes for stunning views. I also love all the hidden spots this city has to offer and it’s my mission to explore as many of them as possible! However, I still can’t accept the smoking part of Georgian culture as I am allergic to smoke, so I am looking forward to this non-smoking law.
James is a travel writer from Canada
There were so many reasons to come to Tbilisi that it’s hard to narrow it down to just one. I was intrigued by the culture, the history, the beautiful old buildings, the cuisine and the 8,000 year old winemaking tradition. I had read blogs about Tbilisi and they had piqued my interest. I work online as a freelancer and a few other freelancers in my network had mentioned it as an affordable and enjoyable place to live. When I got to the city there was so much more to discover. Even after living here a few months I keep finding new aspects of the culture to enjoy, as well as new cafes, restaurants and bars to discover.
My name is Mushtariy and I am originally from Tashkent. I moved to Tbilisi two months ago and for two years before that, I was living in Moscow. I work in social media for a German company that produces, sells and installs PV solar modules. It might seem like a cliché to say this, but I really fell in love with Tbilisi at first sight. The pace of life here feels very relaxed, especially in comparison to frantic Moscow. However, I’ve had to get used to the fact that here there is no central heating and that I should always carry around 5 or 10 Tetri so that I don’t have to climb to the 11th floor of my building my foot! In any case, you can get used to these things with time, but the most important thing remains my love for such a comfortable, radiant and varied city. The city is like a box of surprises: at first glance, it seems quite ordinary and that there isn’t much interesting going on, but then you realise that it’s full of so many different and spectacular things that you might not have expected at first! Nature, beautiful landscapes, architecture, sunny weather, delicious food, vibrant nightlife and such different but open and friendly people, all these things together make Tbilisi unique. Many people don’t understand the city when they first arrive, but with time they realise “this is Georgia, baby”—and that says it all!
Vahur is a freelance translator from Estonia
I am a digital nomad, freelance translator, and I have been living in Tbilisi for little more than a year. I am a bit of an outdoors nut and Georgia is pretty much a paradise for hikers, climbers, mountaineers, kayakers, skiers, as well as an excellent centre for exploring the rest of this extraordinarily fascinating and diverse region. Tbilisi in turn is an excellent base for doing all this, it’s big enough that you can always find something going on, yet small enough that you do not disappear in it. It’s a weird, amusing, chaotic, unruly and totally lovable place where life is cheap, nothing works like it should, nothing goes to plan, nothing happens on time, but everything still works out in the end and the most amazing people from Europe and Asia can both feel at home.

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Minnie Lansbury and the Poplar revolt
My political hero! Minnie Lansbury (nee Glassman) 1889-1922 was the child of Polish Jewish immigrants, who in her short life in the East End of London was a school teacher, suffragette, campaigner for the victims of war, and rebel councillor. She died aged only 32, weakened by a six-week prison spell as one of thirty councillors who refused to collect excessive rates in the impoverished London borough of Poplar.
In 1921, thirty Labour Councillors in Poplar went to prison to protest at an unfair rating system that penalised poor boroughs. They eventually won their fight. Here are the parting messages from the Councillors (well, most of them, anyway) as printed in the Daily Herald on 1st September 1921, the date that arrests began.
Janine will give a talk and lead a discussion about Minnie Lansbury, with her new book - Minnie Lansbury: suffragette, socialist, rebel councillor - on sale.
Hosted by Labour Political Education Workshop.
Venue: Finsbury Library
As part of Islington Council Libraries' 'Echoes of Hollowy Prison' series of events, Janine speaks about Minnie Lansbury, who spend six weeks in the prison as part of the successful fight against unfair rates, and who died just ten weeks after her release.
Event poster attached.
Janine speaks at a fringe meeting at the National Education Union (NEU) conference. All welcome, whether you are attending the conference or not.
Venue: The Victory, 6 Duke Street, Brighton, BN1 1AH
A public meeting/discussion, organised by Lewisham Workers' Liberty
North London supporters of The Clarion magazine are hosting a meeting with RMT and Hackney Labour activist Janine Booth, author of Guilty and Proud of it! Poplar’s Rebel Councillors and Guardians 1919-1925 (Merlin Press, 2009)
Venue: Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archive, 277 Bancroft Rd, London E1 4DQ.
Free entry. All welcome.
With speakers, refreshments, and copies of the pamphlet available for just £2.50 per copy.
Be inspired by over 100 years of east London women fighting for change (and winning!)
Join the East End Women's Museum and East End Sisters Uncut for an afternoon of short talks and conversations about the different ways east London women have challenged sexism, racism, exploitation, and injustice then and now. Share your ideas and learn some new ones.

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Hlavackova and Hradecka were surprise champions here in 2011 and made the semifinals in 2012 during a season in which they collected four WTA titles. But the Czechs took a 5-6 record in 2013 and a three-match losing streak into their opener against French wildcards Alizé Lim and Aravane Rezai.
Looking again like one of the WTA's most prolific duos, Hlavackova and Hradecka converted on six of eight break point chances in a 53-minute, 63 60 rout of Lim and Rezai that raised their Roland Garros record to 13-3.
In an upset, Irina-Camelia Begu and Magdalena Rybarikova were 16 62 75 winners over sixth-seeded Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears. The statistics revealed the tightness of the match, as first-time pairing Begu and Rybarikova won one more point than they lost, and both duos broke serve six times.
Those were the only matches involving seeded teams that were completed before rain suspended play. When action resumes Friday, No.1 seeds and defending champions Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci will be up a set but down a break to Lourdes Domínguez Lino and Garbiñe Muguruza and Vera Dushevina and Alexandra Panova will be up a set and on serve in the second set against No.11 seeds Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Lucie Safarova.
Alla Kudryavtseva and Anastasia Rodionova advanced to the second round when the Williams sisters withdrew because of a low back injury suffered by Venus Williams. Also, 13th-seeded Zhang Shuai and Zheng Jie reached the third round when Misaki Doi and Yaroslava Shvedova withdrew because of Shvedova's right arm injury.

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in the news | LAST UPDATED : Aug 18, 2019, 09:39 AM IST
- Peoples Democratic Party to move court against Aryadan Muhammed
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has decided to take legal action against senior Congress leader and former minister Aryadan Muhammed against his ‘defamatory’ remarks against the party chairman Abdul Nazar Madani that was published in a fortnightly.
- Amit Panghal shines, India assured of 5 medals at Strandja Memorial Boxing
Asian Games gold medallist Amit Panghal started the season on a strong note as Indian boxers packed enough power into their punches to assure themselves of five medals in the 70th Strandja Memorial Boxing in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday.


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Tall Paul heads the bill with a little help from Armin Van Buuren and Paul Van Dyk
Scottish audiences know the name but not the face. But GODSKITCHEN is set to serve up a tasty dish of flavours.
Words: David Pollock
aye you ever listened to a dance music show
on late-night radio. browsed through the
glitzy array of mix (‘l)s at their local HMV or. indeed. nashed off to Ibiza for a fortnight in the summer'.’ If so. you‘ll be well aware that Godskitchen is tip there with the likes of (‘ream and Ministry of Sound as one of the leading brand names in mainstream clubland.
l’or Scottish audiences it might be a case of
being able to place the Brummie superclub’s name but not the face. though. for there has never been a (iodskitclien event staged north of the border. Until now. that is. liight thousand clubbers will be making their way out to the Royal Highland (‘entre for an event that will run all the way through to barn. and which promises 17 [Ms spread oy'et‘ two separate arenas.
The biggest of the big names in the tnain arena is undoubtedly German trancemeister Paul van Dyk. with the rest of the night carrying on in the capable hands of the likes of liergie. Armin \an Buuren. Ferry (‘orsten. Marco \' and ('olin Tey'endale. Arena 2. on the other hand. is a Sundissential special. featuring a liye set from Lab—l and 1)] spots frotn the Tidy Boys. Rob 'l‘issera. Nick Rafferty and Scotland's own Michael Kilkie.
Rounding otit the bill in Arena 1. finally. are two Godskitchen regulars — John ‘()()' Fleming and Tall Paul. Starting out at the tender age of lo. doing
Like most of today’s iiberh DJs, Tall Paul ain’t afraid to put it about a bit
oflice parties at his dad‘s nightclub in London all the way back in IUS7. Tall Paul has since proyen himself to be one of the hard house circuit's
mainstays oyer the last decade. Sadly. his father
passed away. bttt he and his brothers hayc helped ensure that the family club 'l'urnmills is still at the forefront of the capital’s club scene. :\nd. like most of today‘s tiber-l).ls. he ain't afraid to put it abotit a bit. .'\.s well as a residency at 'l'urnmills‘ the Gallery along with Sister Bliss. he's a remiser (New Order. Stone Roses). a producer ((‘amisra's ‘l.et tne Show You') and a radio star on Kiss and Radio One. Then there are those big name guest amk‘arances. at the likes of ('ream. (iatect'asltet‘ and. naturally. (iodskitclten.
'I first had a residency at (iodskitchen's debut summer in lbi/a in US which was probably the most memorable time l'y‘e played with them.‘ l’aul recalls. ‘lt was a bit of a slow starter. but it just built and built. and by the night of the closing party it was pretty much the place to be. l'ye always had a fine relationship with the guys and I like the fact that their production \alues are so high. and they're always trying to put on a show that's better than the last one.‘
How eyer. will] the death til. the superclub being touted so readily oy'er recent years. where does he see the future for clubs like this‘.’ ‘Some clubs used to get 3000 people through the door, which is astounding. bttt things like this li//le otit and kids get back into rock music. or whateycr. So they eyolye. and thousand-capacity clubs like 'l‘urnmills come back into fashion. where the DJ and crowd can actually see each other again.‘ (l)a\‘id l’ollockl
Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh, Sat 7 Jun.
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ONE OF THE BEST LINE- ups in years impacts on the Glasgow scene this month. as Death Disco. Traxx and Melting Pot come together on 21 June. Danny Krivit. Ladytron and Stacey Pullen all appear at the Arches on this night of soundclash heaven. Rarely does a line- up warrant such attention, but this is one special club date. Truly exceptional.
New York" houselegend Danny Krivit
CLUB BIRTHDAYS COME ten a penny nowadays. but Subculture turning nine is worthy of a celebration, we think. The best house night in the country (and for that matter, Britain) is still strong after nearly a decade of underground house genius. Abidingly great, unique to Glasgow and surprisingly modest, this is the Henrik Larsson of clubs.
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13 years after his last directorial venture (Eklavya: The Royal Guard), director Vidhu Vinod Chopra returns with Shikara. The film’s trailer released today and it appears to be a harrowing tale of the plight of Kashmiri Pandits.
The film, which stars debutant actors Sadia and Aadil Khan, focuses on the 1989-90 forced exodus of Hindus from Kashmir when targeted by JKLF and Islamist insurgents.
The film is apparently a romantic drama that shows how a young couple survives, when they are forced to seek refugee status in their own country. It also throws light on how political leaders acted in such trying circumstances.
You can watch the trailer here:
All images are screenshots from the trailer, unless specified otherwise. The film releases on Feb 7, 2020.


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Morgantown author Lauren Nappi released her book “A Peanut’s Tale: A Duckling’s Journey on Children’s Lake” in April.
“A Peanut’s Tale is a heartfelt story about a duckling who wanders from the safety of the lake, but finds a home with two little girls,” said Nappi. “The book touches on the rewards of opening your home, and the love gained.”
Throughout the book, homage is paid to the local history of Children’s Lake in Boiling Springs, PA. The text and illustrations highlight the bubble, tavern, and many local landmarks known well through the community.
“My mother, Terri Elliott, grew up near Children’s Lake, and was inspired to create A Peanut’s Tale from her adventures with her own little duckling.”
Terri and her brother, Greg Myers, had found Peanut and took care of him when he seemed lost. Peanut found his way into both their home and their hearts. For years, she dreamed of preserving the endearing memories she had of Peanut in the form of a children’s book.
“I grew up hearing the story, and through the years it became a story I wanted to share with my own children.”
Her mother shared her love of Children’s Lake with Nappi and her brothers as they grew up. They regularly visited The Bubble, and could be found along the lake’s edge feeding the ducklings and swans.
“Although life took us all from the lake’s view at times, the story and the memories never strayed. Years later, my mother and I teamed up to share a story of a duckling who has lost his way, to share the beauty of this community and provide Peanut a lasting home.”
“A Peanut’s Tale is truly a work of the heart,” added Nappi. “My mother’s story, in my words. You will quickly notice her illustrations bringing the Lake to life. And I can bet that you will catch yourself wanting to reach into the book and pet Peanut.”
Nappi hopes the book offers readers more than a good story to read.
“In today’s world, sometimes we need to be reminded of the value of family. And also that family is built in many ways, and can take many different forms,” she said. “I am a big believer in story time, and family time. I wanted to create a story that can bring a family together and help a child fall in love with reading all together.”
The book is available at the Morgantown Coffee House.
“Those tables are where we spent many Saturdays working through the story and piecing together the final product. Morgantown Coffee House will forever be a piece of Peanut’s story.”
The book is also available online at www.APeanutsTale.com.
Upcoming public events:
May 31: Happy Hour on the Terrace 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at West Chester Public Library
June 1: 2019 Foundry Day Arts & Crafts Festival 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Children’s Lake, Route 174, Boiling Springs. Book Readings at 10 a.m. and noon in the main gazebo.
June 15 &16: 2019 Montgomery Art Studio Tour, 24 Robbins Ave., Rockledge, June 15 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and June 16 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Aug. 8: Story Time with Peanut 10 a.m. at Village Library of Morgantown
Aug. 10: Day at the Lake noon to 8 p.m. at Children’s Lake, Boiling Springs

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We live in a connected world in which the volume of data is growing by leaps and bounds. Sharing that data is getting increasingly difficult but, thanks to quantum technology – including quantum receivers – we might just be able to unjam the information highway.
SPOTLIGHT ON SDR & RECEIVER TECHNOLOGY
Amplifiers To Support SDRs
With the help of software-based transceiver architectures, military tactical radios can now support modern modulations and communication protocols, allowing for faster and more complex waveforms.
A Hybrid Couplers Primer
Hybrid couplers are used in various applications including amplifiers, switching circuits, and antenna beam-forming networks. They can split and combine signals and monitor power or frequency levels.
In this demonstration, learn how to measure the phase noise of a 100 MHz oven-controlled crystal oscillator (OCXO) using the Holzworth HA7062D real-time phase noise analyzer.
This guide addresses the basic concepts for PIN limiter diode design and use, from selecting module materials to choosing the best packaging.
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text: Too often, investors keep hopping from one concept to the next, usually never making money in any of them. If the “robot that picks stocks (scam)” didn’t work, maybe they switch to trading options. When that doesn’t work, their next step might be short selling. That doesn’t work, so they try binary options . . . derivatives . . . foreign exchange . . . commodities . . . the list will be endless.

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Somewhere between Matt Forte’s hard runs down the field and Earl Bennett’s gutsy grabs across the middle, one thing became clear Saturday.
This isn’t the hopeless Bears offense of 2010.
Thank goodness for that.
Although the Bears lost, 14-13, to the Tennessee Titans, positives outweighed negatives in the team’s third preseason game. The Bears’ starters outplayed the Titans’ on both sides of the ball, and if not for a pick-six mistake by backup quarterback Caleb Hanie in the second half, they would have flown home with a second preseason win.
Not that it matters, of course.
Throughout the week, almost anyone with an orange “C” on his helmet insisted that preseason games were little more than glorified practices.
Don’t pay attention to the statistics, they insisted.
Wait until the regular season to make any big-picture declarations, they pleaded.
Put away the microscopes and take a few deep breaths, they said.
Got it. Now is not the time to overreact.
But is it OK to feel good when the Bears offer reasons for optimism?
Surely, it’s fair to acknowledge what appears to be noticeable progress by the first-team offense. The final score might not matter, but a competent offensive line, a confident quarterback and a powerful running back must mean something.
Few of those features were evident last season when the Bears finished No. 30 out of 32 NFL teams in total offense.
On Saturday, Cutler played into the third quarter and was not sacked once. He completed 13 of 21 passes for 170 yards, and all but a couple of his throws were on target.
An early misconnection between Cutler and Roy “Don’t Call It A Drop” Williams could have derailed the slight progress that the Bears’ first-team offense made a week ago against the New York Giants.
On the Bears’ first pass play against the Titans, Williams reeled in his first reception for 17 yards with an impressive grab along the right sideline.
One pass later, Williams could not haul in Cutler’s pass across the middle, and the ball was deflected for a Titans interception.
To his credit, Cutler didn’t pout, sulk or scream after the turnover. He didn’t angrily unsnap his chinstrap or gesture at a teammate or berate an official.
In other words, Cutler didn’t act like he did last season.
Instead, Cutler continued to seek out Williams as well as fellow receivers Johnny Knox, Devin Hester, Dane Sanzenbacher and – most reliably – Bennett.
Meanwhile, Forte ran with power and purpose for 74 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries.
In the final minute of the first half, Cutler fired another pass across the middle to Williams. This time, Williams held on to the ball for a 16-yard gain.
So maybe the play didn’t guarantee a berth in Super Bowl XLVI. But it was another good sign on another good night for the Bears’ offense.
Cutler said as much during a sideline interview with the Bears’ TV broadcast team.
“We got better,” Cutler said. “That’s what we wanted to do.
“The O-line played really well. We’ve still got some work to do in the passing game to get everyone on the same page, but I think we accomplished some good things.”
Even in the preseason, that has to count for something.


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(Happy Hapa? What is that? Well, for those of you that are new to my blog (or for friends of mine that had no idea that I sew) it is my Etsy shop! I also have a shop Facebook page too. Come say "hi!" Keep reading to see how you can win something from me!)
My girlfriend from Sew Fierce Boutique and A Pocket Full of Buttons is celebrating her shop anniversary with a giveaway! Several shops have donated items to win, including myself! Here is your chance to win not one, but possibly several beautiful, handmade items!
Here's what you can win from my shop:
Other items up for grabs include beautiful dresses, headbands, gift certificates and much more!
The giveaway is open until Monday, August 6th so go enter! Be sure to read the rules first, then start commenting to win! Good luck....and congratulations to Sew Fierce Boutique!
PS - Planning on updating my own shop very soon. Have a bunch of stuff to sell but still need to upload pictures! ACK!


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Peso Pluma, Junior H, and others now will have a great chance of taking home awards
Peso Pluma, Eslabon Armado, Junior H, and other artists will now have a better chance of taking home Latin Grammys thanks to changes the Latin Recording Academy has made to its eligibility guidelines, ahead of the 25th annual edition of the awards show.
The organization has created a new category called Best Contemporary Mexican Music Album (Regional-Mexican Field), which will recognize “vocal or instrumental albums of Contemporary Regional Mexican Music, in Spanish,” according to the Academy. More than half of the album must contain new material, and 60 percent of it should maintain “the essence of the genres of Regional Mexican Music.”
The change will now open up the Latin Grammys to recognizing corridos tumbados. An op-ed in the Los Angeles Times last year bemoaned the exclusion of Rancho Humilde, a label that specializes in corridos tumbados and puts out records by Junior H and Natanael Cano. But it did praise Pluma’s recognition.
Additionally, the Academy has renamed its Best MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) to become MABP (Música Afro Portuguesa-Brasileira). And it added a new category in the electronic field: Best Latin Electronic Music Performance. To be eligible, more than half of an album should be Latin electronic music, and samples should not represent more than a quarter of the lyrics, as well as other qualifications.
The Academy also made minor tweaks to its definition of what qualifies for the singer-songwriter field (60 percent of tracks must be in Spanish, Portuguese, or other native dialect) and to the long-form video category, reducing the length of a film from 20 minutes to 12.
The Latin Recording Academy has not yet set when it will announce nominations or hold the 25th Annual Latin Grammys; both will likely occur in the fall. To qualify for an award, a release must have come out between June 1, 2023, and May 31, 2024, so these changes might prove to be a boon to records that haven’t even come out yet.

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