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Roadshow expands The Cabin in the Woods release in Australia.
Adelaide, Brisbane, and Perth join Melbourne and Sydney in getting the film after public outcry over Roadshow initially not booking an Australian theatrical release.
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How do winemakers at a leading vintner use 25% less water to grow better grapes? With IBM Watson’s analysis of weather reports and satellite imagery, winemakers can increase irrigation efficiency and improve grape quality. This is agriculture to the power of IBM. This is you to the power of IBM.

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Hi everyone! I'm hoping I don't need this card for a while it's just one for my stash.
I came across this challenge blog Pals Paper arts. it's a colour challenge. I love these colours so I thought I would make a card.
I used Ross papercrafts card and paper.
MS punch. Anita stamp and Adirondack Lettuce.
Thanks for calling

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Blow: Venus and Adonis
LABELS: Wigmore Hall Live
WORKS: Blow: Venus and Adonis; Cloe found Amintas lying; Ground in G minor for Violin and Continuo; Lambert: Vos mépris chaque jour me causent mille alarmes; Visée: Chaconne
PERFORMER: Sophie Daneman, Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone); Theatre of the Ayre/Elizabeth Kenny
CATALOGUE NO: WHLive 0043
The easy sensuality of the 17th-century court of Charles II found no purer expression than Blow’s Venus and Adonis. Fascinatingly, the work is also a sneer at royal circles, where fickle ‘courtiers [have] no faith’. The king’s mistress Moll Davies led the first cast as Venus, together with their illegitimate daughter as Cupid. In the masque, Venus presses Adonis to join a hunt because she, suspecting he is tiring of her, has decided to play hard to get.
While she calls upon the Graces for beauty aid, he is killed by a boar. That we now know a woman wrote the libretto adds to our sense of lived experience in its treatment of male fickleness and female vulnerability. Blow’s score brings together melting duets, sprightly dances and some curvaceous arioso lines that toy seductively with listener expectations, and this performance superbly captures his musical coquetry. The true stars here are the band, led by Elizabeth Kenny, which extemporises and pushes tempos to giddy extremes.
Elin Manahan Thomas steps boldly into Cupid’s role, alternating deftly between the arch, the tender and the impassioned in a subtly nuanced performance. Less convincing is Sophie Daneman, whose scooped notes smudge the clarity of Blow’s melodies and her own embellishments.
The intonation of supporting vocalists, including girls from the Salisbury Cathedral School, is sometimes off-centre. As a result, this interpretation remains in the shadow of René Jacobs’s flawless and irresistible 1999 recording of the work with a stellar cast. Doubtless electrifying when performed at Wigmore Hall, this production by Theatre of the Ayre charms less on a digital disc where its defects are laid bare. Berta Joncus

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I blame this recipe for my youngest child’s O.B.S.E.S.S.I.O.N. with chocolate!
Luke was my smallest baby, at 7 lbs. 13 ounces and 21″ long. That may not seem “small” for a newborn, especially one that was born 2 weeks early, but Sam was 9 lbs. and 23-inches long! Sam never lost an ounce after he was born like most newborns tend to, but Luke did lose weight, almost a full pound! Luke stayed on the small side for quite sometime and it was a struggle to get him to gain weight (one of the many “signs” that I thought he had celiac, not Sam).
Anyway, I was on heightened celiac alert after Luke was born and on the advice of his pediatrician (based on the information at the time), we delayed introducing gluten to Luke until he was 1. Lots of commercial baby foods have gluten, so I started making my own baby food. That was the beginning of my “make my own” era! I got Jessica Seinfeld’s “Deceptively Delicious” cookbook and got to work. It was during this time that I actually picked up the tip to freeze purees in ice cub trays, and I still use that trick for my GF Condensed Soup components!
One of the recipes that I first tried and was blown away by the results, was the Chocolate Pudding recipe on page 159. This was especially helpful for helping to put weight on Luke because of the healthy fats. Click here for more nutritional info on avocados. I found a very close copy of the recipe on another website, so I will link to that, but I originally got the recipe in Deceptively Delicious. The only thing different is the missing added cornstarch from Jessica Seinfeld’s recipe. I did not use the cornstarch either just to see how it would turn out, and I think that is the reason the pudding was so shiny. Taste-wise though, I think it is better without the added cornstarch.
“Tricky” Chocolate Pudding
1/4 cup Trans-Fat-Free Soft Tub Margarine (I used the Soy-Free Earth Balance, which is also gluten-free and dairy-free. You could also use Palm Shortening).
1 cup Avocado Puree (about 2 large) make sure they are very ripe! (Of the 6 avocados I had, only two were in good enough condition to use, so I had slightly less than a cup of avocado puree. If you use ripe avocados, just smash them up really well with a fork to make the “puree” or you could throw them in a blend or food processor).
1 cup Confectioners Sugar (I used 365 Organic Powdered Sugar which is corn-free).
1/2 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder (I used 1/4 cup Hershey’s Cocoa Powder and 1/4 cup of Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa Powder)
1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- Melt the margarine in a medium pan over low heat.
- Mix avocado puree and melted margarine in a small food processor or blender until very smooth. (I omitted this step).
- Return to pan and add sugar, cocoa powder and vanilla. Cook about 3-4 minutes until it thickens.
- Serve warm. (Luke likes this cold too!).
Melt the butter (or butter substitute),
Mash up 1 cup of ripe avocado (or thereabouts),
add the cocoa powder, powdered sugar and vanilla,
and there you have it!
This is REALLY GOOD pudding! You cannot tell there is avocado in it!! The texture is thicker and creamier than a dairy-based pudding mix. It’s kind of like a fudge brownie batter, if that makes sense. But in case you are not convinced…
Does this look like a face that would lie to you? If you are not convinced of that, click here, and check out the last photo.
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The amalgamation of five small holiday resorts and residential areas combine to form the Municipality of Kingsburgh, named in memory of Dick King, who passed this way on his famous 1000 kilometer ride to Grahamstown in 1842.
The 8km of long sandy beaches and the coastal lagoons, with nets to keep out sharks, offer safe bathing.
Each of the five parts of Kingsburgh have their own individual character:
Near to Amanzimtoti is Doonside, a little settlement with a shady beach and a modern apartment block: an ideal place for a relaxing holiday.
Warner Beach is a friendly little resort situated on a lagoon which is a favourite haunt of sailing and motorboating enthusiasts.
Winklespruit offers good sailing waters and good fishing, and there are pleasant walks in the dense forest bordering the beach.
Illovo Beach, at the mouth of the river Illovo in a sugarcane-growing area, also has good fishing.
Karridene appeals to walkers, with long beach and forest walks.
The schooner Tonga was wrecked on 10 May 1875 north of the mouth of the Lovu River. The ship was carrying groceries for Durban shops and rather than let the cargo go to waste the sailors set up a store on the beach and sold water damaged goods. The…Meer
Illovo Beach lies tucked away on the south coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal, approximately 30 km from the provinces main city, Durban. The small resort town is ideally situated to explore the many attractions that the south coast has to offer. The warm blue…Meer
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Khateja Qureshi | Published On: Sep, 6, 2022 | 06:27 AM
Ravi Teja‘s maiden Pan India film Tiger Nageswara Rao, directed by Vamsee is making enough noise right since its inception. It is a biopic on the notorious thief and is set in the ’70s in a village named Stuartpuram. “I’m trying to change the way Ravi Teja talks, walks and his body language, getup too, will be completely different,” reveals director Vamsee.
“We all know Ravi Teja’s energy and the impact it has but in Tiger Nageswara Rao, I’m not trying to show anything of Ravi Teja. When you see the film, you will feel it is Tiger Nageswara Rao and not Ravi Teja. Talking about the action, of course, there are high scale fight sequences,” says director Vamsee who is set to begin the new schedule of the film soon this month.
Vamsee further reveals that they are making the movie on an uncompromised budget. “We spent 7 crores on set design as we had to create an entire village in Hyderabad, a place where robbers lived. Additionally, 4 crores for one more set. There is a huge canvas to it. As of now, we are not capping on anything on the budget since its open for the market now, as Pan-India, but this will be the biggest film in Ravi Teja sir’s career is all I can say,” assures Vamsee who has spent 2 years on the film’s R&D.
Further adding on the challenges he faced due to a lack of information about Tiger Nageswara Rao on the Internet, Vamsee tells, “There were a lot of challenges I faced because when it comes to a biopic, you have to be careful. It shouldn’t look documented. With Tiger Nageswara Rao, there was hardly anything available on the Internet. No books are written about him… His 3 brothers already passed away but I could get in touch with a few family members for information. I went to old libraries and got a few paper cuttings. Regarding the sets, I got a few pictures from the library, and on the basis of it, we created the set.”
The makers of the upcoming Pan-India film have pulled off a casting coup. They have roped in National Award Winning actor, Anupam Kher for a crucial role in the film. Talking about the film’s casting, the director shares, “Usually biopics that are done, are on great personalities and so, I wanted to take something different. Tiger Nageswara Rao is known for negative reasons but when I dug into his story and came to know the events, they were very goosebumps-inducing stuff. And it has to be a very natural take on this film, so I wanted Anupam Kher ji who has a high personality to narrate the story. I’m going with new faces for this film like Nupur Sanon and Gayatri Bharadwaj. Fictional characters I think can be played by any actor who is known but when it is about realistic characters and if you add somebody new, you will feel the character, freshness.”
Vamsee further reveals that he has no plans to reveal Anupam Kher’s first look this early. “I had no plans to reveal his look but since he is doing a lot of films, Anupam Kherji insisted to announce his 520th film,” he says.


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In Iran on Monday (19 March), thousand of uniformed servicemen paraded to show their solidarity with the Islamic revolution which toppled the Shah.
GV Soldiers in Teheran shouting with banner
SV Soldiers holding the Ayatollah Khomeini's picture (2 shots)
GV Helicopters and aircraft flying overhead (2 shots)
SV People waving (onlookers)
SV Demonstrators marching in street
SV Soldiers sitting in truck in demonstration
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Background: In Iran on Monday (19 March), thousand of uniformed servicemen paraded to show their solidarity with the Islamic revolution which toppled the Shah. The demonstrations took place in several centres throughout the country, but the biggest was in Teheran.
SYNOPSIS: The majority of Iran's 500,000 armed forces deserted during or after the revolution earlier this year. But on Monday (19 March) an estimated 10,000 servicemen marched through Teheran's city streets to pledge their support for the Ayatollah Khomeini. Two air force fighter planes screamed overhead and a dozen helicopters buzzed low over the city centre as the armed forces paraded in sic or seven separated groups.
There was a carnival atmosphere in Teheran with a military band playing, and bystanders showering the soldiers with confetti and flowers. Soldiers and civilians chanted in unison slogans proclaiming their support for the revolution.
Some correspondents remarked that there was little sign of military equipment. On the day of the parades Assistant Premier Amir Entezam said much of the Air Force was grounded through insufficient spares and maintenance.

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London Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) grants fellowship certificate to UAE Minister of Infrastructure Development
His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure Development and Chairman of the Federal Transport Authority – Land and Maritime, has as of late received a fellowship certificate from the renowned London Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). The declaration was exhibited to the UAE Minister by the President of the establishment, within the sight of Rawdha Al Otaiba, Deputy Head of Mission at the UAE Embassy in London; alongside 30 student who are concentrating in the London campus.
This certificate, which is the most noteworthy membership degree to rehearse civil engineering, is allowed to engineers dependent on their broad experience and accomplishments in the structural designing, just as their degree of professionalism, administration and professional excellence. Accordingly, H.E Al Nuaimi applauded the ICE for its execution of key activities and programs that have been intended to raise engineering practices in the UK and rest of the world.
H.E. explained ICE as a rich wellspring of information, particularly for Emiratis concentrating Civil engineering, through the extraordinary help and encouragement that it accommodates them to proceed with their professional improvement, instructional classes and collaterals alongside different advantages, for example, career development openings and access to a wide system of experts and information assets among others.
The London ICE Fellowship endorsement is just granted to a selected number of architects around the world, in view of their wonderful professional accomplishments and commitments to civil engineering.


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My Favorite Tropes in Romance Novels
When someone tells me they don’t like romance novels, I always cringe inwardly (and sometimes outwardly) because I remember when I felt that way. Now I believe that if someone says they don’t like romance, it’s because they simply haven’t found the right kind yet!
When you think of romance novels, you might have one specific idea come to mind of what that means to you. But while there are criteria that must be present to make it a romance novel, there’s a whole world of sub-genres and tropes that give the genre a ton of variety.
If you love mysteries and thrillers but you pick up a historical fiction novel, you might find it slow and dry. In the same way that knowing what genres appeal to you, knowing what tropes you enjoy or dislike can help you find books that are a right fit. If you’re new at navigating the world of romance novels, tropes can be your friend.
Once you recognize what you like, you’ll want more of that! So here’s a guide to my favorite tropes with some examples.
My Favorite Tropes in Romance Novels
Second chance love
Second chance romances focus on couples who reconnect after time apart. Sometimes this is childhood sweethearts reuniting in adulthood, or it can be an adult couple who reconnect after time apart. This might be my favorite trop because it best mirrors what I’ve experienced in my romantic life leading up to my marriage. It’s realistic to me because this is often how real life is. Things don’t always work out. People need time apart to figure out their crap.
My favorite examples: Beard Necessities by Penny Reid, The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
Friends to lovers
A friends to lovers romance features a couple who are platonic friends before getting into a romantic relationship. I’m especially fond of any romance where the characters have history before we meet them. I find insta-love stories harder to believe.
My favorite example: Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes, The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
This is also known as stuck together! Our main characters are forced to spend time together, whether they want to or not. They’re stuck in close quarters and eventually fall for each other. This one often co-exists with other tropes, especially enemies to lovers stories. I like it because it forces them to get to know each other and often see each other in a way they weren’t able to previously.
Favorite examples: The Ex-Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon, The Roommate by Rosie Danan
This one often requires effort on my part to suspend my disbelief in order to get lost in the story. Pretending to be in a relationship with someone seems like a terrible idea! Yet it always works out in these novels, usually with the characters getting to know each other really well along with way. I like them because they usually involved far fetched schemes that lead to hilarious situations.
Favorite examples: Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall, Take a Hint Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
Some romance skeptics wonder why I like to read books when I know the plot line ahead of time. I find comfort in knowing what’s coming in the long run. I can let go of concerns that the couple won’t end up together and lean into the character development. I love watching characters learn and grow and realize they are worthy of love.
For the most part, I don’t enjoy tropes that involve lying and secrecy. I also don’t like when the characters mistreat each other. I find it hard to get past that in the enemies to lovers trope.
I hope you’ve learned something about romance novels today. Have I convinced you to give something new a try?!
I’d love to hear your opinions on tropes too.
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Waterbury, VT – The American Canadian Tour (ACT) issued the Bradley Babb team a penalty for a racing incident at the Seekonk Speedway event on Saturday, July 16, 2016. For his intentional racing retaliation against Eddie MacDonald, 17MA, Babb has been fined and placed on probation for the remainder of the 2016 season.
The incident occurred in the final two laps of the recently held Propane Plus 150 lap race. “We have tolerance and encourage hard racing, but ACT does not allow bump and runs, and it also does not allow intentionally wrecking competing cars as a retaliation for perceived aggressive racing. We feel the penalty imposed is fair and look forward to moving on to the final five events of the season,” said Cris Michaud, Race Director for the American Canadian Tour.
-ACT Press Release. Photo Credit: Speed51.com


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Whether you’ve definitely moved right into a recently home or in restoration, deciding a kitchen remodeling in Coppell, TX takes some consideration – from the dimension of the cabinet, the proximity to your oven as well as dishwasher, including ease of access are all sections you have to consider when making a decision which items must use, where to stash your utensils, and so on.
Our kitchen remodeling in Coppell, TX experts will help you pin down the absolute best and most practical kitchen design ideas.
- The Kitchen Remodeling Rule Of Thumb
When it refers to sprucing up a kitchen, there are some usual points to look into when trying to find a balance within style plus function.
The most effective kitchen design has the following points:
- Good layout
- Best use of potential storage space
- Neutral colors including good use of light
- They definitely work on simplicity.
The concept that “less is more” is a good one to remember when preparing your most ideal kitchen makeovers.
- Take Advantage Of Natural Light As Possible
Your kitchen is the place of your home where you can devote many hours of cooking, eating, as well as cleanup. It is very valuable to have better lighting around your household. You can put lamps as well as lights to brighten it up. The kitchen really should have lots of windows to let in all-natural light.
- Improve Your Kitchen Space
Do you want an open space? You can make use of a kitchen island for multitasking; you can prepare food, store tableware, and have breakfast at the same time instead of setting walls to divide and also arrange your space.
Storage space needs to be made the most of to maintain clutter down. This is important to consider any type of kitchen remodeling, especially when you are dealing with a much smaller kitchen.
Our licensed kitchen remodeling Coppell TX experts will certainly look to increase effectiveness by utilizing every feasible nook as well as cranny. Get in touch with our specialists for a thorough run-down of the innovative choices accessible.
- Know Your Ideal Layout
Is your kitchen layout appropriately space-planned? The perfect layout at the same time includes what kind of environment you would like for your cooking area. If you’re keen on a child-free area, a U-shaped kitchen that shuts off access at one end is best. This will keep family members free from the place and also out from under your feet.
If you like to have a bustling, family-centered space, an open-plan layout with an L-shaped or island layout that passes right into a living area is the best feature. With this style of layout, the family can easily access the kitchen.
When setting up your kitchen space, the functionality must be your very top goal. Plan the sink, fridge, along with cooktop to create a triangle, without any more than 6 feet range between each for greater movement.
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Working with a color scheme is a work that should be entrusted to the professionals as the color design of any type of area will not only show the look and feel of your home, yet at the same time show your preference and also personality.
Your kitchen will be with you for around 15 years so it’s very important to think about a timeless color design and not focus way too much on what’s on-trend now. A great suggestion is to look for where you can bring in splashes of color to incorporate individuality and style.
Your kitchen is the heart of your home. For this reason, you really need to be extra mindful while thinking and designing it. While you could certainly look into a number of brochure makeovers, it’s a great concept to call for professionals services.
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We recently chatted with Miami based Canadian born DJ/ Production duo, KYNGS. The duo is made up of Ashton Adams and Josh Polasz has released their debut single, “Let U Go” featuring Florida based artist, Fagin. When asked about the single, Ashton shared,
“After working behind the scenes and producing music for so many talented artists over the years, it’s an exhilarating feeling to come out with something that’s truly ours. We’ve been experimenting with multiple genres to create something that’s truly multi-dimensional and authentic to KYNGS’ sound. ‘Let U Go’ is just the first taste of what we have in store.”
Give the track a listen below, and check out our newest segment of Five Questions With featuring this talented duo.
Care to introduce yourself to our readers?
Both: We’re KYNGS!
Ashton: My name’s Ashton Adams.
Josh: I’m Josh Polasz.
Ashton: We’re a production/DJ duo from a small city called Cambridge, Ontario in Canada. About an hour outside of Toronto.
Josh: And we do all sorts genres from pop, dance, dancehall, rock and everything in between! And we are the two behind the new single featuring our good friend Fagin called ‘Let U Go,’ which you can stream on Spotify RIGHT NOW!
Tell us a bit about your music and writing style.
Josh: We don’t necessarily have a specific music style. The main thing is that we just love great music. We’ll produce hip-hop one day and turn around and put together a big pop song, then sit down and develop a new EDM song, we really do and love it all. Good music is good music to us.
Ashton: Regardless of the genre, we’re very big on evoking feeling and emotions from our listeners too. One of the things that helps our music stand out is that we try to work with artists who don’t typically create content in the genre of the song we are producing. Some of our most creative work has come about through working with artists in this manner. It expands both of our musical horizons by experimenting with unfamiliar territory.
Do you have any upcoming shows? For someone who has yet to see you live, how would you explain your live performance?
Ashton: Our management is working on that right now. We’re still in the process of trying to figure out how we want our live shows to be. But you can definitely expect some great DJing and live instrumentation, both Josh and I play instruments so that’s definitely a must. Just know it’s going to be memorable for everyone coming out!
Josh: Follow us online for the latest updates! See our socials below.
If you were asked to suggest only one of your songs for someone to hear, which would it be?
Josh: ‘Let U Go’ (feat. FAGIN)!
Ashton: Go stream it on Spotify RIGHT NOW!
Canadian Beats is all about Canadian music, so who are your current favourite Canadian bands/ artists?
Josh: There are so many more we can name but those are currently some of our favourites right now.
I’m Jenna, the founder, and editor of Canadian Beats. I have had a strong love for Canadian music, which started many years ago. I have a passion for promoting these talented Canadian bands and artists, and that’s how Canadian Beats came to be.


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I dont get anything working properly on two different devices:
- The polling flow only updates the sensor latestValue variable once
- I cannot bind the sensor variables to a paragraph (no data is shown)
- the GPS location flow which gives you only a single item works once but afterwards only the timestamp is updated although I am moving
I test with the app GPSTest in parallel and the GPS itself is definitely working.
Seems like there is a bug with the “start geolocation poller” action, the values don’t seem to get populated like they should I added it to the list to fix, in the meanwhile you can implement something like this by looping “get single value” every second or however often you like.
Did you try this out with an Android phone? Also with looping, I only get coordinates once but they never change when I move around.
Nope, with an iOS. You can see how the poller should work if you compare to e.g. compass. There’s a bug with geolocation that needs to get fixed.
With my android (custom rom) I don’t get values out of the compass or gps (using preview) - is this a bigger issue?
Other apps work fine at the same time using these sensors.
@Johannes, did you create a bug ticket I can vote?
There are issues with the pollers that haven’t yet been resolved, so getting single values is the only thing that works at the moment, as far as I know.
you mentioned that we could build a poller on our own with the Geo location and then I guess a loop with a delay node.
How would you build this?
I tried the following:
With a press of a button, an event is fired which triggers a flow sequence in Canvas page.
There I get the geo location, write it into app variables and then have a loop with a 1s delay flow node back to geo location.
Unfortunately I had two issues:
- At least in my preview app, the delay node did not work?!? I have 1000ms delay but the timestamp is changing in the app constantly. Is there a known issue?
- The UI was not responsive anymore. May that be due to 1. or are additional button events not allowed as long as the first one is in a loop? (although it triggered separate event)
And my third question:
Is there any rough estimate for 3rd party plugins (e.g. weeks, H1 2021, next year) so that I could replace the Android GPS plugin with a better working one? (the data coming from the GPS location node is not refreshing often except timestamp and accuracy is much worse compared to what I get on the same device with the GPS Test app)
Thanks and best,
Actually I have good news for you, because we found major problems with our geolocation poller that are getting fixed (namely the settings for it where configured in a way that made no sense other than getting a single low accuracy value). We are exposing more settings and putting better defaults, these fixes should come out with 2.6.X.
I don’t know what the issue with the delay node was, or the unresponsiveness, except that probably 2. was caused by 1. if the delay node for some reason was acting odd But I use delay nodes a lot so would need more investigation into why yours wasn’t working. A new delay node in a new app works for you, right? So perhaps try dragging a new delay node and setting it to different values?
As for third party plugins, as far as I’ve understood we’re finally able to start working on them next week or the week after, so the guess I would dare to give is Q2/2021 if all goes well. However maybe with the fix to the geolocation stuff these won’t be as needed for you
Thank you, this sounds great!
I think the Delay issue is related to: Processing logic with multiple inputs
When do you roughly expect 2.6.X to be out? (days or weeks?)
On the 3rd party plugins, this is great news! I have great ideas where they become handy in the future.
Hmm well I know we had an internal version of 2.6.0 this week which was not good enough for release, so still a while now We will for certain have a new version of 2.6.X in internal testing next week, but whether or not that is good enough for public release is another question. So my answer would be, next week if we get lucky, but later if not.
Sounds good, thank you! 2.6.0 got already rolled out via the Beta channels of Android and iOS but non of my apps are loading (spinning wheel) …
Looking forward to the next version!
Just found 2.6.1 in Android beta channel and geolocation works like a charm now.
@Mevi after further testing, I found two additional issues on the geo location stuff in 2.6.1, I reported them here: 2.6.1: some issues with geo location | Voters | AppGyver
Having the same problem here, tried using forumla and direct sensor output, but values appear to be coming through as NULL.
Running Android 11, errors are appearing on the preview app.
Is it correct that the issue is it required moving before updating?
Hi! That sounds to me like the app doesn’t have location permissions. It should get you your initial location without moving, so that should not be
Hi Mevi - Can you please confirm that the Geolocation Pooler is now working as desired and also the GPS Location is getting updated as opposed to just storing 1st value at the time of app launch? I am having a similar issue where the GPS Location does not seem to update as I travel from one location to another … primarily the application stores the 1st value at the time of initiation and keeps showing the same value unless the app is relaunched. Appreciate if you can provide any inputs/ideas to resolve this issue? Thanks!!!
GPS is working totally fine for me, Ios and Android.


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Oprah Winfrey is the GOAT in more ways than one.
During the height of Jamie Foxx’s career in 2004, right after winning the Oscar for the biopic Ray, the former talk show host reached out to him because she saw him going down a destructive path.
“I’m having such a good time and I’m not knowing I’m f*cking up,” the Oscar winner told Howard Stern’s SiriusXM radio show on Tuesday. “I’m drinking, I’m doing every f*cking thing you could possibly imagine.”
“You’re blowing it,” Oprah said during an initial phone call. ‘All of this gallivanting and all this kind of sh*t, that’s not what you want to do…want to take you somewhere. Make you understand the significance of what you’re doing.'”
And after that, Oprah took him to an intervention of sorts with Quincy Jones and fellow Oscar winner Sidney Poitier.
“We go in the house and there are all these old actors,” he recalled. “Black actors from the ’60s and the ’70s. Who look like they just want to say, ‘Good luck.’ They want to say, ‘Don’t blow it.'”
Foxx then mentioned that he grew emotional when Poitier gave him some encouragement and words of wisdom. Poitier told the actor, “I want to give you responsibility. When I saw your performance [in Ray], it made me grow two inches.”
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Farms and ranches are where wool products get their start. Most of you know this, but just in case you don’t, the video below shows how wool is removed from the animal (to be processed and woven into cloth).
My point? There’s a whole lot more to making that wool suit you wear than buying fabric, cutting out a pattern, sewing it together, and hanging it on a rack. The farmers and ranchers that grow the fiber that becomes your suit are an indispensible part of the production chain.
Here’s the deal. Sheep make wool. Farmers and ranchers take care of sheep. Sheep shearers remove wool from the sheep. Sheep make more wool… It’s a great (and sustainable) production cycle.
If farmers and ranchers can’t afford to raise sheep because of unnecessary regulations, predators, and high costs, you may end up wearing polyester double knit or something.
OK, I’ll get off the soapbox now.
Did you know that shearers get paid based on how many animals they shear? The good ones are quick, skillful, and like the Energizer Bunny. Many of the professionals are also highly competitive. The American Sheep Industry posted this amazing report in 2009:
“Two American shearers set precedent for marathon endurance sheep shearing in the United States on July 11-12 at Estacado Industries Inc. in Dimmitt, Texas. Attempting the feat of shearing for 24 hours straight was Doug Rathke (48) of Minnesota who sheared a total of 607 sheep and Gavin McKerrow (60) of Wisconsin who sheared 487 sheep.
To put these benchmark numbers into perspective, Rathke sheared 25.29 sheep every hour (2:23 minutes per sheep) andMcKerrow sheared 20.26 sheep per hour (2:58 minutes per sheep). The shearers were allowed breaks, but the duration of each rest was added to the end of the time period to ensure each shearer sheared for a full 24 hours. As the sheep passed through the hands of the shearer, their physical stamina and mental preparedness wore; however, each animal that came out of the chute was as fresh and lively as the first one sheared.”
I’ve tried shearing before, but only on a handful of unlucky ewes. It’s hot, stinky, back-breaking work. Sheep don’t just docilely lie down and stay there. They’re hard to tip up into position and they don’t want to be in that position. Fortunately for them, my dad finally took the shears away so I wouldn’t nick any more of his ewes!
Enjoy the video below. I’ve got nothing but admiration for these guys and gals. Watch how the wool just falls away from the animal – a skillful sheep shearer with sharp blades leaves a pile of wool looking like a discarded jacket.
Farmers and ranchers are getting good prices for wool now. It’s about time. For years the price for wool has been so low that the only reason to shear was for the animals’ well-being and comfort.
So, next time you put on a wool suit or burrow beneath a warm wool blanket, think about the sheep, farmers, ranchers, and shearers that play a huge part in “making” wool.
* A ewe is a female sheep. Of course, wool comes from rams and wethers (castrated males) too.


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The 11-day ‘Antarctic Explorer: Discovering the 7th Continent’ voyage departed Ushuaia, Argentina on Nov. 1, marking the company’s first voyage of the new Antarctic season. This season’s crop of Antarctic itineraries will visit numerous remote destinations, such as the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia, the Falkland Islands, the South Shetland Islands, the Lemaire Channel, and more.
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Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant. Once again, Ray Bradbury proves that he is one of the greatest short story writers in all of time. This compilation is particularly terrifying. Some of the most chilling stories in this collection: The Next in Line, The Crowd, and The Scythe.
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Concurrent with the anniversary of the implementation of Iran’s nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the European Union has removed three Iranian companies from the sanctions list, including OPIC and West Sun Trade.
On the occasion of the first anniversary of the implementation of Iran’s nuclear deal, the European Union reformed its previous decisions and removed Oil Industry Pension Fund Investment Company (OPIC) from the sanctions list.
OPIC had been listed on EU’s Iran sanctions since 2012 due to "providing support to the Government of Iran by providing financial resources and financing services for oil and gas development projects to a variety of entities linked to the Government of Iran.”
The sanction of the OPIC had led to extensive limitation of capacities and capabilities of this company in improving the country’s oil industry.
In addition to OPIC, two other companies including West Sun Trade and Neka Novin Company that had been under sanction since 2011, were removed from EU’s sanctions list on January 17, 2017.
Petropars Aria Kish Operation and Management (POMC) and Petropars Resources Engineering Kish (PRE) were taken off from EU's sanction list in July 2015.

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Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 on the Regulation of Labor Relations, which will take effect on 2 February 2022 and replace the Old Law, was released on 15 November 2021. The New Law is the first significant revision to the UAE's federal employment and labor law in forty years. Except for those headquartered in the financial free zones, the DIFC and ADGM, the New UAE Labour Law has the same scope of application as the Old Law and applies to employers and workers in the private sector in the UAE (which have their own employment laws).
The goal of this New Law, according to the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization (MHRE), is to promote workers' rights and unite the labor force. However, the New Law significantly increases the duty on companies to amend not just their employment contracts, rules, or handbooks, but also their work practices.
Provision relating to Unused Annual Leave Encashment under New UAE Labour Law
Is it possible for a worker who hasn't utilized all of their annual leave to request for the unused annual leave encashment of those remaining days? The new UAE Labour Law and subsequent decrees issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization (MOHRE) set out certain requirements that must be satisfied in order for an employee to take advantage of this option.
Employees having accumulated yearly leave may apply to be "paid in lieu of leave according to the Establishment bylaws and as provided by the Executive Regulations of this Decree-Law," according to Federal Decree Law No. 33 of 2021, Article 29(8) of the new UAE Labor Law.
You should know: How is gratuity computed under the new UAE labour law?
Here is a full explanation of what Clauses 8 and 9 of Article 29 say:
Annual Leave- Clauses 8 and 9 of Article 29 of the UAE Labor Law
Unless the employee requests to carry over or be compensated in place of leave in accordance with the Establishment bylaws and as stated by the Executive Regulations of this Decree-Law, the employer may not restrict the employee from utilizing his accumulated annual leave for more than two years.
No matter how long it is, a worker is entitled to payment for the days of leave he did not use if he quits the job before using it. The employee is entitled to leave pay for the fractions of the year in accordance to the duration of service, and the same is computed on the basis of the basic salary. An employee has the right to 30 calendar days of annual leave each year in the UAE. This complies with Article 29(1) (a) of UAE Labour Law.
For unused annual leaves, an employee can be eligible for "cash in lieu." This computation is based on the employee's base monthly compensation. If the employee decides not to use the yearly leave, they might jointly decide on receiving compensation from the company in its place.
According to Article 19(1) of Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022, an employee may carry over a maximum of half of his annual leave to the following year or agree with his employer to be paid in lieu of it based on his wage at the time of annual leave entitlement, subject to the provisions of Article 29(8) and (9).
A worker is also permitted to carry over half of their yearly leave to the next year.
An employee cannot work for an employer for two years in a row without receiving an annual leave. According to Article 29(8) of the Employment Law, "The Employer may not prevent the Employee from using his accrued annual leave for more than (2) two years, unless the Employee wants to carry it over or be paid in lieu of leave in accordance with the Establishment bylaws and as specified by the Executive Regulations of this Decree-Law," this is true.
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Provision under Cabinet Resolution No. (1) Of 2022 regarding unused Annual Leave encashment
In addition to this law, MOHRE also released Cabinet Resolution No. (1) Of 2022, which states that a worker "may carry forward not more than half of the annual leave to the following year, or he may agree with the employer to receive a cash allowance thereof, according to the wage he receives at the time of his entitlement to the leave."
Therefore, if your company's regulations permit it or if you and your employer have an arrangement for getting cash in place of accrued annual leave, you may profit by taking this action. Here is a thorough breakdown of the provisions made in this respect by the Cabinet Resolution:
Carrying forward annual leaves or receiving cash compensation therefor: CABINET RESOLUTION NO. (1) OF 2022, ARTICLE (19).
According to Article (19) of the Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022, which addresses the carrying over of annual leaves or the receipt of cash compensation therefor:
- The employee may carry over no more than half of his or her annual leave to the next year, or he or she may agree with the employer to receive a cash allowance in lieu of the leave, based on the wage the employee was earning at the time of the leave's eligibility.
- Upon termination of employment, the employee will receive a cash allowance equal to the basic wage for the remaining time he is legally entitled to take off for yearly leave.
According to the aforementioned legal restrictions, an employee may be eligible for the unused Annual Leave Encashment if both the employee and employer agree to it. Additionally, the cash in lieu entitlements will be determined by the employee's basic wage as of the date the applicable annual leave is due if they have not taken any annual leaves for a number of years or more.
For any query pertaining to Unused Annual Leave Encashment under New UAE Labour Law, don’t hesitate to contact our labour lawyers at HHS Lawyers and Legal Consultants.


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Each of us has been on an unprecedented journey. The last ten years has been more dramatic than any scripted drama to date, yet art still rises as the greatest historian. Our stories are coming together for our children using current and future technology as our diaspora reaches further. Our creativity is inspired by the ever-changing landscape to our community. Amid KAOS Network, we continue to express our feelings through our art – through our shared and independent experiences – through our cultural footprint. Leimert Park Village has been and will continue to be a community Black Designers and the portraiture of our stories.
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Tactical Media’s Leimert Park “Pop Up Plaza” by Karl Baumann (2014)
On March 30, 2014 the Leimert Phone Company and our USC IML: Tactical Media Class showcased their current projects as part of a “Pop-Up Plaza” at the Leimert Artwalk. The ” Pop-UP Plaza” event was part of a larger process of applying to LADOT’s People St program to build a permanent pedestrian-only plaza in Leimert Park. With the help of LADOT, Ben Caldwell’s KAOS Network, and the local BID, the street was blocked off for the weekend and became a public forum for live performances, art workshops, and youth play spaces. The event was a great success, garnishing community support and feedback for the actual design of the space. In addition to public mapping tables, our class gained feedback on their designs that repurpose payphones, bus benches, public displays, newspaper boxes, and community gardens.


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By Rita Pyrillis
Apr. 23, 2015
Dr. Garth Graham is president of the Aetna Foundation.
Dr. Garth Graham was born in Jamaica and raised in the United States by immigrant parents who stressed education and achievement. So it’s not surprising that one of his heroes is former secretary of state Colin Powell, who was raised in the Bronx by Jamaican immigrants with similar aims.
“A lot of Caribbean people could identify with hisstory,” said Graham, a cardiologist and president of the Aetna Foundation, which was established in 1972 as the philanthropic arm of health insurance giant Aetna Inc. “His parents pushed him toward education, and then the military helped bring out his capabilities. It was like me with education, and then medicine, and public health bringing out my passions.”
For Graham, 39, eliminating health disparities between racial and ethnic minorities and the general population has been his mission since he was a medical resident in Boston where he launched a program to study the obstacles that African-American men face when it comes to diet and exercise.
That was in 2001, the same year that Aetna made the issue a top priority. Aetna became the first major health insurance company to collect race and ethnicity data from its members, according to Dr. Wayne Rawlins, the national medical director of racial and ethnic equality initiatives at Aetna.
More than a decade later, the insurance company and the Aetna Foundation have become leaders in addressing health inequalities, funding national and regional programs that focus on healthy lifestyles, health care equity, integrated health care delivery, and diversifying the health care profession. And Graham has emerged as a leading national advocate.
It’s a role that he first embraced at age 29 when he became one of the youngest people to lead a U.S. public health service agency as deputy assistant secretary for minority health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Graham, who served from 2004 to 2011, helped to develop the Obama administration’s first federal action plan to eliminate inequities in the health care system.
Graham’s move to Aetna brings together two leading forces in the effort to eliminate health disparities, Rawlins said.
“Garth brings a significant skill set with his work in HHS, and he’s a recognized leader on this issue nationally,” he said. “We all share a deep passion for addressing and eliminating health disparities.”
Using data collected from its members who volunteer to participate, Aetna Inc. has developed culturally appropriate health programs that focus on breast health, hypertension and asthma. As of 2013, 6 million members — 35 percent of Aetna’s membership — have shared race, ethnicity and language data, according to Rawlins.
The information is used to identify gaps in care and health outcomes and hasresulted in a number of initiatives to address disparities, including community-based programs that increase access to fresh fruits and vegetables through urban farming, provide prenatal care for at-risk mothers, and use technology in a culturally appropriate way to improve health outcomes. Aetna also provides cultural competency training to its clinical staff.
Name: Dr. Garth Graham, M.D.
Title: President, Aetna Foundation
Education:Medical degree from Yale School of Medicine, a master’s in public health from Yale School of Public Health; bachelor of science in biology from Florida International University in Miami
Mentor: Sybil Graham (My mother)
Favorite quote: “Speak your truth quietly and clearly and listen to others”
Something you can’t part with: Pictures of my wife and babies
“You often hear that eliminating health disparities is a social justice issue or quality of care issue, but it’s also a business issue,” Rawlins said. “The National Business Group on Health found that members of minority groups often receive lower quality of care and that will negatively affect the quality of care and the quality of life of those employees and their dependents.”
The National Business Group on Health offers tools to help employers address the problem, like an interactive online program to help them estimate the economic impact of health disparities on their workforce. The tool uses insurance data to calculate medical costs and lost workdays for a variety of health conditions, according to the NBGH website. The Washington D.C.-based coalition also offers “An Employer’s Guide to ReducingRacial & Ethnic Disparities in the Workplace” to help employers develop a strategy.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, death rates from heart disease are 40 percent higher for African-Americans than for white people, and African-American women have higher death rates from breast cancer. And among people under age 20, American Indians have the highest prevalence of Type 2 diabetes, according to the CDC. Also, Latinos are almost twice as likely to die from diabetes, and Vietnamese-American women have a higher cervical cancer rate than any ethnic group in the country.
The underlying reasons for these differences are complex and include socioeconomic, cultural and environmental factors, Graham said.
“There are social and cultural dynamics at play that can affect your ability to have a place to exercise or to access healthier foods, for example,” he said. “If someone lives in a community that suffers from segregation, that will have a greater impact on their health outcomes than just their racial background.”
Understanding these factors is the key to developing public health programs that are culturally and socially relevant to the communities they serve, Graham said. One such initiative is Text 4 Wellness, which uses text messaging in churches to encourage African-Americans to make healthier voices. According to the nonprofit Pew Research Center, African-Americans and Latinos are more likely than the general population to use cellphones to access the Internet.
The program, which was developed by the Institute for eHealth Equity in Cleveland, was launched in April 2014 with a $100,000 grant from the Aetna Foundation. The grant is part of a $1.2 million initiative that the Aetna Foundation is giving to 23 organizations in 13 states to design digital health technology, including mobile health.
“We know that church for many African-American communities is a haven where people get trusted information, so we thought, ‘What if we were able to use technology to deliver some of those healthy messages?’ ” Graham said. “African-Americans and Hispanics use cellphones at a higher rate than the general population and are more likely to use mobile technology to access health information than the general population.”
At age 29, Dr. Garth Graham became one of the youngest people to lead a U.S. public health service agency as deputy assistant secretary for minority health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Participating pastors ask their congregations to text the word “healthy” to receive a series of weekly health, wellness and fitness messages, said Silas Buchanan, CEO of the Institute for eHealth Equity. Other messages include information tailored to specific churches and communities, like local classes and farmer’s markets. The nine-month pilot program is underway in Columbus, Ohio, Dallas and Atlanta.
“It’s through leveraging the trusted position of the pastor that gives our programs stickiness,” he said.
For Buchanan, eliminating health disparities is more than just a professional mission; it is also a personal one. His father died of a heart attack at age 69, leaving his three adult children to struggle understanding why. Gathering information they needed to determine his best treatment options was difficult, he said.
“We felt helpless,” he said. “While doing research on my dad’s particular condition, I found information saying that people of color die of heart disease at a greater rate than the white population. I thought that maybe my dad didn’t get the care he should’ve gotten. I had no inkling that there was a difference in care for black and brown people until my dad passed.”
He’s still haunted by the thought that his father perhaps could have lived longer if his family had understood more about his disease and perhaps made different choices.
“I got hit in the face with the thought that maybe my dad’s life could have been extended had we known more intelligent questions to ask, if we could have been in control of his medical information so that we could get a second opinion,” he said. “If I knew disparities existed and I could have talked with his providers about it.”
To help educate providers about health disparities, the foundation is launching several initiatives that use technology to teach them about the socio-economic obstacles that their patients may be facing.
“When I prescribe something as a clinician, there may be other factors that affect that patient’s ability to follow through with that prescription, like transportation issues and other kinds of social dynamics. What if that physician had that information at the point of care? Technology can empower health systems and providers to understand more about their patients by helping them integrate and information about the patient outside of health care,” Graham said.
Raising the awareness level of providers, policymakers, employers and the public is critical because health disparities are not only morally unacceptable, but also costly for everyone, Graham said.
He pointed to a 2014 Johns Hopkins study showing that African-American and Latino men cost the economy more than $450 billion over a four-year period because of health disparities compared with the reference groups used in the study. Lower worker productivity contributed $28 billion in excess costs and premature death accounted for $408 billion, the study showed.
“If you have a segment of the population that is getting sicker and sicker, that drives costs for everyone across the board,” he said. “All Americans like to believe we’ve created a system of equitable access for health care, and most people believe that it’s not a good thing for disparities to exist. So there is the business case but there is also the moral case to be made.”
There’s much employers can do to help eliminate these disparities, Graham said, like creating culturally targeted prevention and wellness information and tracking health outcomes for those groups.
“There is a strong business case to made,” he said. “If you have a segment of the population that is getting sicker and sicker that drives costs for everyone across the board.”
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They develop a pocket-size medical microscope from a smartphone, analyze the behaviour of football fans in the stadium based on the principle of swarm intelligence, or invent a mucking-out machine for horse stables – in other words, original solutions for everyday activities. When Germany’s most talented young scientists present their research results at the “Jugend forscht” Competition, they cover almost the whole spectrum of scientific-technical fields.
“Jugend forscht” is the largest European science competition for young people in the areas of: the working world, biology, chemistry, geo and space sciences, mathematics and computer science, physics and technology. The contest of young ideas is now coming to its climax in Erfurt, where the finals take place from May 17 to 20, 2012. At the 47th nationwide competition, which is running under the motto “We like what you have in your mind”, the winners from the regional competitions will join in the meeting of “the best of the best”: 187 young researchers from throughout Germany will be presenting more than 100 projects during the four-day competition. For instance, there will be an appliance created by three young talents that helps blind and deaf people to communicate by transferring the letters of words to special points in the palm of the hand and the fingers via vibrations.
The record number of entries in 2012 highlights the increasing enthusiasm of young people in Germany for the contest: 10,914 young scientists have entered the most well-known young talent competition in Germany – more than ever before in the 47-year history of “Jugend forscht”. “In Germany we have a huge treasure trove of young scientific-technological talents. The entries record shows just how attractive ‘Jugend forscht’ is among school students and trainees,” says Sven Baszio, managing director of the Jugend forscht Foundation.
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This week, VeloNews‘ James Startt looks back at the sometimes inspiring, sometimes ridiculous figure of Richard Virenque, who inspired thousands of French fans with his long breakaways in the Tour de France, and drew ridicule for denying he doped in the Festina Affair.
How Does the ‘Festina Affair’ mark his legacy?
James Startt: Well, it is almost impossible to ignore. The Festina Affair puts his entire legacy into parentheses. It was by far Virenque’s lowest moment and probably still is the worst moment I’ve ever had covering the Tour de France in over 30 years.
I’ll never forget chasing Virenque and his whole team to the start of the time trial in the Correze with my longtime colleague Samuel Abt after it was announced that they would be kicked out of the 1998 Tour.
It is hard to imagine how big Virenque was back in the day, but he was every bit as popular as Julian Alaphilippe is today. And perhaps backed by that popularity he perhaps figured that, by simply showing up, he and his teammates would be allowed to start.
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Instead, they were ushered into the back room of a small roadside bar to meet with Jean-Marie Leblanc, the race director, who made it clear that their race was over. It was a devastating moment for Virenque, who was in tears as he announced that he would one day return while understanding that his world was collapsing.
It would be months before he actually admitted to doping and often he appeared ridiculous in his denial, but then he started his slow return to the sport, and from a popularity standpoint his stock continued to rise.
He also managed to still win some pretty great races, not to mention numerous polka-dot jerseys as the best climber in the Tour. But despite the huge mark against him from a sporting level, Virenque remained popular with the French public. There was a certain amount of sympathy for Virenque, I think, because of the whole Festina Affaire and the fallout of the 1998 Tour made it clear that 99 percent of the peloton was seriously doping. So some felt that he was being singled out.
In the years that followed, those who doped met with less sympathy because a real effort was being made by at least some in the sport to be more transparent and overtly anti-doping.
You can say what you want about Virenque, but the one thing you cannot take away from him is that he clearly loves people.
And it shows. This past summer I covered a post-Tour criterium and Virenque was a guest of honor. It was fair to say that he was still probably the most popular person there. In the evening, at the post-race gala, he just spent all night signing autographs and posing for pictures. And he was gracious until he walked out the door.
What was your standout moment in covering Richard Virenque?
Startt: Well, I would say the 2001 Paris-Tours race. Virenque was still on the road to redemption after the Festina Affair and had even struggled to find a team to ride for at the start of 2001 since he was still serving his suspension from the 1998 Tour. He finally got a chance to ride with Domo-Farm Frites, a big Belgian classics team, but not known for its climbers. But that didn’t matter as Virenque was just so happy to have a team to ride for.
He actually missed the Tour that year due to his suspension, but then came back and had one of his biggest rides ever in Paris-Tours. Going in the early breakaway with Jacky Durand, a long-break specialist, the two stayed out all day before Virenque finally dropped Durand and went on to a solo victory.
Now you have to remember that Paris-Tours was a huge race back in the day, nearly the same status as a monument. And it was also known as the “sprinter’s classic.” And yet here was one of the best climbers in the history of the sport going off in an early breakaway and turning everything upside down.
I was there and it was just jaw-dropping.
Do you have any personal stories or anecdotes from any interactions with Virenque?
Startt: Well, chasing him down the highway to the start of the TT in Correze was pretty exciting, but there was another moment I will never forget.
I was covering the Grand Prix de Ouest France in Plouay a couple of weeks after the 1998 Tour marred by the Festina Affair. VeloNews asked me if I could sit down with Virenque and get his perspective on everything that was happening, as well as his fall from grace. I had called Virenque a day or two before (that’s what we did back in the day as there were no press officers), and he agreed.
But then he came in much later than expected. And as I watched his teammates descend to dinner, things were not looking so good. One of his teammates even said, sympathetically, that my interview was probably not going to happen.
But then Virenque suddenly showed up, and without hesitation went into a side room with me and sat down for a half-hour before finally making his way to the table after many of his teammates had finished eating.
But that was typical Virenque. He always took time with the fans and the press. And in that regard at least, he was a total class act.

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While no one wants to see such fraud-fighting programs minimized, alternative anti-fraud approaches have surfaced that would add no additional cost to the federal budget. In fact, viable solutions exist that can generate savings without requiring additional HHS or law enforcement resources.
In its annual report published last month, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) announced record-breaking successes in prosecuting fraudulent healthcare providers and recovering public monies lost to theft, fraud and abuse. Fiscal year 2012 proved to be the most profitable year for the 16-year-old initiative, netting approximately $4.2 billion in recovered healthcare dollars.
These accomplishments are highly laudable, but we must do more. The funds recovered last year still likely represent only a drop in the bucket of money that could be saved if lawmakers were to implement comprehensive program integrity reform – reform that would stop the slow drain of lost dollars on the front end.
Independent research conducted by the home healthcare community, and corroborated by data from MedPAC, clearly demonstrate that waste, fraud and abuse are isolated and generally very easy to recognize. For example, analyses of 2011 Medicare claims data show that nearly 90 percent of all aberrant spending occurred in just a handful of counties in a few select states. In those locales, evidence is impossible to ignore.
Despite these obvious aberrances, for years the accepted policy has been to “pay and chase.” Fraudulent providers have been routinely reimbursed for their assumed services, while government – sometimes years down the road – spends even more money to investigate, prosecute and attempt to recover precious, squandered healthcare dollars intended for the nation’s elderly.
As policymakers and providers anxiously await the impacts of the sequester next month, and as some in government are recommending policies that cut Medicare payments even more or shift the burden onto vulnerable seniors, the time is now to find a better way.
Many lawmakers, providers and patient advocates have recognized that the best way to approach fraud and abuse is to stop it before it can start. One such safeguard has already proven effective. In 2009, the home health community proposed a 10 percent cap on Medicare outlier claims to stem what was considered an example of unchecked fraud and abuse. Adopted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and included in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), this single reform achieved a 70 percent reduction in outlier costs – from $1.2 billion in 2009 to $350 million in 2010 – and is on track to generate a total of $11 billion in taxpayer savings over the next decade.
The Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare, in coordination with other home healthcare leaders, has developed a package of program integrity reforms. Among the cost-saving measures in the “Skilled Home Healthcare Integrity and Program Savings (SHHIPS)” proposal are payment safeguards, episode caps, mandatory criminal background checks, compliance and ethics programs, and temporary entry limitations to prevent excess growth in over-saturated markets. These simple yet effective mechanisms would go far to ensure only honest and reputable providers have the privilege to participate in the programs keeping our seniors healthy.
As the president prepares his 2014 budget proposal, he has an opportunity to build upon the trajectory HHS and law enforcement agencies have established, and propose even greater efforts to save federal dollars by ending Medicare fraud and abuse. We hope he will see the value in program integrity reforms and propose reforms, like SHHIPS, that are proven to successfully generate budget savings.
Instead of focusing anti-fraud efforts on costly and backward-looking initiatives, home health leaders are proactively leading the way with proven program integrity reforms to curtail fraud, eliminate bad actors, and provide savings to taxpayers. It is our hope that leaders in Washington will embrace a better solution – one that will end the “pay and chase” game for good.
Tauzin is former chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee and senior counsel to the Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare.


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Four Corners is preparing a major investigation of the political donations scandal, concentrating on the NSW pub industry and the extraordinary ramifications of the cash for development rort on Wollongong City Council.
Some of Sydney’s top publicans are reaching for their lawyers as the ABC team unleashes questions about the role of the annual hoteliers’ lunch held at state parliament hosted by Blacktown MP Paul Gibson.
Gibson was the publicans’ choice for a spot in Premier Morris Iemma’s Cabinet following the March 2007 election victory. And indeed he was in the Cabinet for a few days until revelations surfaced of his alleged assault on Sandra Nori, a Labor colleague and former wife of Senator John Faulkner.
The police investigation cleared Gibson after Nori declined to offer any complaining evidence, but Iemma refused to restore him to the ministry.
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Since then, Gibson has been a loose cannon, joining protesters outside parliament on February 26 to oppose the privatisation of the power industry and being accused of leaking assault allegations involving Blue Mountains MP Phil Koperberg who has now stood down as environment minister citing poor health. Gibson denied he was the source of the anti-Koperberg stories.
The money that poured into Gibson’s political donations account from the pubs is now the focus of Four Corners researchers. No doubt they will be receiving help from a raft of Gibson haters in the Iemma ministry, the registered clubs organisation Clubs NSW and the ALP’s right-wing machine in Sussex Street.
The ABC investigation led by producer Sarah Ferguson couldn’t have been better timed.
Former NSW Police Inspector John Green today took up his new position at the Australian Hotels Association (NSW) headquarters in Sydney’s Haymarket.
On a lucrative salary package of more than $200,000, Green has left the gamekeepers to join the poachers, figuratively speaking, to become the association’s new director of liquor policy.
In his police role, Green was one of the architects of the so-called “linking project” which is now in its third year of operation.
Originally welcomed as a breakthrough in collecting statistics on improper service of alcohol at pub “hot spots”, the scheme is now loathed by publicans.
Under the project, drink driving offenders and drunks arrested after violent or other anti-social offences are asked where they had their last drink or where they had been drinking.
When they named such-and-such a pub, its name was recorded on a database. While the police guaranteed not to use the information as evidence in any criminal proceedings, it was made available to councils and they had access to it when considering development applications for extensions and/or renovations to hotels.
The pub industry claimed linking project data was unfair, unproven and unsound and complained that it was often used in a highly prejudicial way against its members.
For example, some arrested drunks are reluctant to give the name of their own club as their watering hole and simply name the nearest pub.
Green whose wife, reportedly, is a serving police officer, will be tasked to work with the authorities to defend AHA members from any excesses arising from the linking project, to ameliorate any draconian measures in the state’s proposed new Liquor Act and to collaborate with federal agencies to implement Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s crackdown on binge drinking.
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Happy Hour from Hell
Wed. March 20, 6:30 PM – The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative
Paperbacks from Hell LIVE
Wed. March 20, 8:00 PM – The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative
Grady Hendrix (Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of ’70s and ’80s Horror Fiction) presents a mind-melting live performance based on his book, which chronicles the history of horror genre paperbacks. Book sales and signing will follow. FREE to attend and open to the public.
Paperbacks from Hell chronicles the history of the horror paperback publishing boom that started in the early 1970s with the release of Rosemary’s Baby, The Exorcist, and The Other, and died in the early 1990s as serial killers lured horror paperbacks into their murder basements.
Hendrix interviewed authors and artists to tell the story of how, for a brief 24-year period, bookstores, drugstores, and supermarket spinner racks were awash in books about Bigfoots, Nazi leprechauns, killer maggots, and rabbis blasting KGB demons with super-shofars.
Featuring never-before-published artwork by some of the mad geniuses who painted these gorgeous covers, Paperbacks from Hell follows the horror paperback boom from its roots in books about Satanic possession, to its death at the hands of serial killers.
Paperbacks from Hell won a Bram Stoker Award for Best Nonfiction
“…as funny as it is engaging…”—The Washington Post
“The [paperback] boom may have ended, but it lives—vividly, gruesomely—in this collection.”—The New York Times
“…fabulously detailed, hilariously intense…”—The Guardian
Happy Hour from HELL
Enjoy horrors and a happy hour with author Grady Hendrix (We Sold Our Souls and My Best Friend’s Exorcism) in advance of his performance, Paperbacks from Hell LIVE. Taking place just a short walk from the Downtown Mall, this program is FREE to attend and open to the public.
Please note: Drinks will be available for those of legal drinking age in Virginia. Book sales will also take place throughout the evening.


The question was asked by the Department of Natural Resources staff at a public meeting earlier this month.
It was the second time in as many months that staff from the agency had presented the question to the public.
The public was given the chance to weigh in on the issue, and the staff found that natural gas was safer than nuclear power.
Natural gas power, they said, is the only way to keep us safe from a nuclear meltdown.
The power plant’s power plant has a safety margin of less than one percent.
It is not the only option.
Nuclear power is more expensive, more risky, more dangerous, more radioactive, more expensive and more costly to build, they concluded.
However, the agency is looking at options to address both natural gas and nuclear energy.
“We are going to be working closely with the Department to develop alternatives to natural gas power in the future,” said Dr. Chris Davenport, the department’s associate director for research.
We’re also looking at other options for alternative generation, such as solar, wind and hydroelectric, he added.
In addition to natural-gas, the staff presented a number of other energy options, including solar and hydro.
They also explored whether electric vehicles could replace natural gas as a primary energy source.
At the end of the meeting, the DEQ staff said the agency would take a second look at its nuclear power plans.
It has said it plans to restart the nation’s nuclear reactors after a shutdown due to the Fukushima Daiichi accident.
(The DEQ did not respond to a request for comment on this story.)
Natural Gas, Nuclear Power and the World As The Cold War Draws On The Next Cold War: Nuclear Power By Bryan CaplanThis article originally appeared on TechRadars on February 16, 2018.
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