text: The item is a Saint Regina sterling silver oval pendant with a sterling silver 18 inch long curb chain. The chain will have a lobster claw catch. I can supply any style or length chain you would like. The pendant measures 3/4 inches tall and 1/2 inch wide. The front says Saint Regina Pray For US. The back is plain and we can engrave it at no charge. If you would like this made in pewter the price would be 39.25 , in gold filled 233.00 and in 14 k gold 999.00. Let me know if you would like to order it in any other metal and I will make another post. I will provide a pendant box. The item is made to order so please allow about 4 days for me to ship it. She is the patron saint of poverty.


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“Willy Wonka Jr.” on stage at Heritage Academy
Students at Heritage Academy in Longmeadow stole the show when they presented “Willy Wonka Jr.,” the school’s very first musical theater production. Most of the performers were in grades 3 through 8, with an expanded Oompa Loompa cast of kindergarteners and first graders.
CAP: The cast of “Willy Wonda Jr.” singing the opening number, “The Golden Age of Chocolate.”

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Everyone across the medical and life sciences sectors have faced many challenges during the pandemic and looking after your wellbeing and taking time to care for yourself is as critical as ever. As the restrictions gradually ease, many may experience unease and anxiety whilst returning to work and re-adapting to the “new normal”.
These resources can help support this transition, as well as offer basis for reflection on the pandemic and what positive changes we have implemented in looking after our mental wellbeing.
For more information and resources on dealing with stress and how to take a break, visit the 'Stress and overwork' page in the REFLECT section of our COVID-19 Support Space.
[Page last updated 10 June 2021]
Dr Rashidatu Kamara, specialist in infectious diseases at the Ministry of Health and Sanitation in Sierra Leone, shares her thoughts on resilience during epidemics, looking after yourself and adapting to new situation. Dr Kamara was among the first responders to the 2014 Ebola epidemic.
Professor Subrata Ghosh, Professor of Translational Medicine and Director of the Institute of Translational Medicine at the University of Birmingham, shares his tips on developing resilience both from his own experience and also from talking with colleagues and developing leadership, mentorship and resilience courses across the UK and Canada.
Dr Neil Hill, consultant in diabetes and endocrinology at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and former member of the British Army, shares his tips on dealing with stress:
"Hello. I'm a consultant at Charing Cross Hospital; I specialise in diabetes and general medicine and I'm going to very briefly discuss decompressing after work. I don't think this is a skill that I particularly excel at; I’m often quite stressed after I have been on-call. What has helped me in the past (and continues to) is having an opportunity to clear your thoughts, for you to let your mind free wheel and let the day’s events sort themselves out a bit. I like to exercise, but anything will do – a commute, listening to some music, a walk, an
activity that you don’t have to engage with too much.
"The military do ‘decompression’, the idea is that for people who have been on a potentially traumatic tour of duty abroad there is an enforced stop for a couple of days on the way home. It gives an opportunity for some rest and relaxation and to do some enjoyable
activities with people who have shared challenging experiences – a chance to put things in context away from the front line. In the current situation in the NHS those opportunities don’t really exist, but I strongly recommend talking to people about difficult experiences and
decisions you have encountered, colleagues, family, friends, partner – anyone will do.
"The last thing I wanted to say is that, if you're in doubt, if you are worrying about a patient, or you need someone to look-up a test result, or double check that you prescribed the right dose of something, please call and ask someone who is there to check for you. People, your
colleagues, are in hospital at all times and will happily put your mind at rest. Don't go to bed worrying.
"They’re my thoughts. Thanks for reading."
The Academy's mentoring scheme trainer Alexis Hutson has produced a resource intended to help support individuals during a challenge (be it pandemic or beyond) and reflecting on self-care.
Our FLIER leadership programme partners Cirrus have provided a number of free resources to download. Cirrus are bespoke leadership, talent and engagement specialists sharing their expertise.
Following our report on mental health research priorities during the COVID-19 pandemic, we shared 7 top tips on how to support your mental wellbeing. Our work was driven by 24 world-leading experts in mental health science, alongside surveys of more than 3000 people.
The much-anticipated gradual easing of pandemic restrictions brings a return to usual workspaces and schedules for many. Whilst this is a welcomed change, it is not necessarily an easy one. In the summer of 2020, Dr John Tregoning has reflected on his return to the office in a Nature column.
"Building a meditation routine for a more productive, creative and happier scientific life". In this Nature article, Ana Pineda reflects on how mindfulness has helped her to juggle the demands of academic research in a foreign country alongside parenting responsibilities.
The University of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Physicians have created a free course on 'COVID-19 Critical Care: Understanding and Application' on Future Learn. By the end of the course, you'll be able to develop a range of specialised self-caring practices, including being present, self-kindness, compassionate listening, soles of the feet, walk a mile in their moccasins. Whilst the course has a specific COVID-19 focus, the lessons can be a useful supporting resource for a variety of challenges.
Project5 aim to create meaningful impact on the wellbeing of healthcare workers. They have created a 'Self-Help Resources' page, which serves as a link to self-help resources that are evidence based - with the aim to keep it light so that you can easily find what you need. The video below discusses how to decompress after a high stress healthcare shift.
The Royal Society of Medicine have created a webinar series dedicated to give healthcare workers on the frontlines, regular and easy-to-access updates from healthcare leaders on COVID-19. The episode below discusses the emotional and psychological impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the mental health of doctors, how to build resilience, and the extraordinary response of the NHS to the crisis.
NHS Practitioner Health have a variety of wellbeing resources for healthcare workers including webinars, apps, podcasts, support services and access to therapy. They have also posted a range of videos on the topic of wellbeing and resilience:
The video below is from doctors, psychologists and researchers at the NHS Traumatic Stress Clinic in London, the UCL Institute of Mental Health and the COVID Trauma Response Working Group to colleagues in the NHS and all over the world affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mental Health at Work provides documents, guides, tips, videos, courses, podcasts, templates and information from organisations across the UK, aimed at helping frontline health, care, emergency and key workers get to grips with workplace mental health.
The TEDxNHS videos aim to bring strength to our health and care heroes and beyond, spread joy and make you smile, and provide a moment of pause. Watch The East London NHS Foundation Trust choir, ELFTIn1Voice, with their performance of 'See Me As I Am'. The song highlights the importance of co-production and people participation in healthcare.
All Mental Health aim to increase access to mental health education. They have created a resource hub to support mental health during coronavirus, where you can choose resources that focus on:
Intensive Care Society have created a wellbeing hub to examine wellbeing from all angles - individual, team, and system. Examples include:

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FAA issues initial BVLOS approval for Zipline
The FAA has authorised Zipline International to deliver commercial packages around two US locations using drones that fly beyond the operator’s visual line of sight.
Zipline, a Part 135 operator, will use its Sparrow drone to release cargo via parachute in Salt Lake City, Utah and Bentonville, Arkansas. The firm, which called the decision “historic”, said it will help enable broad integration of autonomous aircraft into US national airspace. Until recent approvals were handed to Phoenix Air Unmanned, UPS Flight Forward and uAvionix, even the most advanced long-range drone deliveries in the US required visual observers. This latest approval will see the longest-range drone delivery flights to date in the US.
“Today we use 4,000 pound gas combustion vehicles driven by humans to do billions of deliveries across the country. It’s expensive, slow and bad for the environment. This decision means that we can start to transition delivery to solutions that are 10x as fast, less expensive, and zero emission,” said Keller Rinaudo Cliffton, CEO and co-founder of Zipline. “It means that Zipline hubs across the country can now go from serving a few thousand homes to serving hundreds of thousands of homes each year and millions of people, which will save time, money and even lives.”
Data collected from operations will inform the FAA’s ongoing policy and rulemaking activities. The agency’s long-term goal is to safely integrate drones into the National Airspace System rather than set aside separate airspace exclusively for drones. This approach is consistent with the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 and the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016. The 2016 Act directed the FAA, alongside NASA, to develop a plan for Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM).
The decision comes off the back of Zipline’s strong safety record and years-long collaboration with the FAA, it said. The firm also worked closely with the agency to show rigorous testing of its onboard perception system, its safety processes and provided detailed data from its commercial autonomous flights.
Okeoma Moronu, Zipline’s head of Global Aviation Regulatory Affairs, said: “We applaud the FAA for taking a major step to integrate autonomous drone delivery into the airspace. This will enable more commerce, new economic opportunities and greater access for millions of Americans. The FAA has incredibly high safety standards and it’s a testament to the entire Zipline team that our delivery drones are entrusted to fly and deliver at scale, over populated areas, in the most complex airspace in the world.”
Zipline operates at national-scale in multiple countries where it delivers up to 140 miles round trip, and began serving the US in 2020 delivering medical supplies during the pandemic.
Zipline’s long-range system, Platform 1, operates on three continents and makes a delivery every 70 seconds. The company also recently announced a number of new healthcare partners along with customers across the retail and food sectors.


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Is there anything more tedious than people explaining their dreams? In conversation, perhaps not. But what if they could craft their dreams in 3D, and take you on a journey into those worlds?
Media Molecule (MM), the studio behind Little Big Planet and Tearaway, wants to make that possible. Their next project for PS4, titled (straightforwardly), Dreams, is essentially a crafting tool to let players suck out their subconscious for the rest of the world to explore.
A series of enigmatic announcement videos have previously hinted at what Dreams wants to be, but at Paris Games Week MM revealed some of the first real details about how the game works, and how it will encourage players to build their own worlds, games, movies and experiences.
Craft your dreams (and nightmares)
Most of *Dreams,*as shown so far, takes place inside the worlds MM and its players create: you will travel with an 'imp', able to possess any number of AI characters or puppets, and use those abilities to solve puzzles and play different types of games. Much of this platform-style action was shown onstage at Sony's Paris Games Week press conference.
But behind this, the heart of Dreams will be a sculpting system that gives players tactile, intuitive motion-based or gamepad tools to create almost anything from templates or 3D shapes. Think AutoCAD but for normal, impatient human beings: you can start with a sphere, pop holes for eyes with the corner of a cube, and carve out a grinning mouth yourself, or you can drop pre-made trees, houses, jetpacks or thousands of other objects directly into the scene -- at any scale. Animating your world is straightforward too -- press record and move your objects, and their movement will be recorded. Similarly intuitive controls will let players create logical rules and boundaries, so that when uploaded their dreams will form self-contained, shareable game worlds.


The rescuers in Meghalaya are yet to make any headway to rescue the 15 miners who are believed to have been trapped inside a coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district for the last eight days.
Assistant Commander of the National Disaster Rescue Force (NDRF,) Santosh Kumar Singh on Friday said that efforts are on to pump out the waters from the mine so that the NDRF divers can dive. “Efforts are on in full swing but the water level is still at 70 to 80 feet which is making it difficult for our divers,” Singh said adding that two units of NDRF—which includes 71 personnel—are in operation at the coal mine at Ksan in East Jaintia Hills.
Apart from the NDRF teams, personnel of the State Disaster Rescue Force (SDRF), local rescuers and villagers are also at work to rescue the miners.
Meghalaya government has asked for help from all corners of the country to rescue the trapped miners.
Renowned mining expert Jaswant Singh Gill visited the mine at Ksan recently at the request of the Meghalaya government and suggested to plug the water entry points to the mine and use powerful pumps to drain out the waters from the rat hole mine. Gill was known for rescuing 64 people from a mine in West Bengal in 1989.


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Between Friday, Jan. 6, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 8, at 11 p.m., 23rd Avenue S. between the Preston Research Building and the VA Hospital will have only one lane open due to AT&T cell site construction.
Vanderbilt Heart at Williamson Medical Center opens Jan. 6
Hold the Stuffing final weigh-ins next week
House Organ launches Vanderbilt's first publication iPad app
School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt is now accepting applications
Big Brothers Big Sisters lunch and learn Jan. 18
23rd Avenue S. to be one lane this weekend
Monthly siren test Saturday at noon
Regional Transportation Authority raises fares on five bus routes
"Immunotherapy and Beyond" theme of Dinner and Data series meeting, Monday, Jan. 9
Medical Education Grand Rounds Tuesday, Jan. 10: Ronald Cervero, Ph.D.
Edgehill pharmacy needs-assessment meeting to be Friday, Jan. 6

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Gnarloo 7'6 softboard begginer surfboard
In perfect condition, comes with removable fins and a legrope, ideal for learners or for the whole family to use, or for some Finless fun on those small days.
Ezi Rider surfboard / Softboard and leg rope
Ezi Rider 6FT6” WBS lightweight crosslinked PE skin Substrate material Stringers to increase board strength Bottom ployethylene plate Lightweight Excellent condition Purchased Oct 2015 Great to learn on has stability Leg rope included - can arrange for collection from either kings beach or chapel hill
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REDFIN SOFT SURFBOARD 7ft 6 inch (2.3m) - IDEAL LEARNER BOARD
Redfin , Australian owned and operated, softboard in excellent condition. Perfect beginner or learner board. Tri fin Comes with custom bag 2.3 metres long or 7 feet 6 inches and 500mm wide Pick up only - Coomera, Queensland
Surfboard 7’ good condition
Softboard , good for beginners!! 7’ wish leash fun wax included Very new condition Selling only because I’m going back to Taiwan suddenly:( Pls message my phone if you’re interested!!
Long Softboard 7ft - Great Condition ( two available )
Long Softboard great for learning or smaller waves. Used for 6 months. Comes with leash and fins. Going back to Europe, selling for a great price in good condition. I have two available for sale. Selling one board for only $100. Bought for $300.
FIND Softboard 2,15 meters
Have been used around 20 times. A real bargain!
Selling as a package 1 8ft malibu softboard, bit rough bit still surfs perfectly, surf ski with paddle, 2 boogie boards and a board bag $220
Very good conditions. Selling cause it's not working really well on 12ft conditions. Great for learners and begginers, come with fins. Pick up in Burleigh Heads.
5.4 Softech Tom Carrol softboard Junior/Kids
Good condition. Fcs fins and leg rope
Pre-loved Softboard 6'9" x 1'10" 🏄♂
Softboard 6'9" x 1'10" Conditions as shown in pictures ◇Pick-up in Mooloolaba ◇Please do not ask if available. It will be marked sold after then
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Barely used MF softboard. Couple of small nicks that have been sealed. Comes with fins and leash.
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April Fool’s Day trick for the kids: “Lollipops” that are actually broccoli. That’s one way to get them to it!
This fancy ribbon flower can hold candy or any small treat. You can even hide your tiniest treasures in here!
Time for an Easter or springtime puppet show using these colorful craft stick bunny rabbits. Give them even more Easter […]
Perfect for Easter, these colorful cups are great for filling with treats, trinkets or colored eggs.
These darling colorful sheep make a great spring or Easter craft for the kids. Make totally of pom poms it […]
My oldest son wanted a superhero birthday party. Mission accepted! This party was full of fun ideas. By the end, […]
Our middle son just turned 1 year old. I hosted a “…Very Hungry Caterpillar” party to celebrate! From cupcakes to […]
We made a St. Patrick’s Day craft from toilet paper rolls. And it actually moves.
Cereal box animal puppets that walk, run and sit! A super cute recycling craft the kids will love.
If your kids are big fans of Katy Perry’s “Roar” song like ours, they’ll love having their own ROAR shirt! […]
Turn scraps of vinyl and felt into wallet cuffs that any kid would love to wear. They are just big […]
Turn a popsicle stick into an Easter Bunny! It is easy, inexpensive, and fun.
Print beautiful Easter eggs using a tool you probably have on hand- a potato masher! Fun for kids of all […]
Make an adorable shrink plastic bunny charm, perfect for a necklace, bracelet, a hairpin, brooch, or keychain. A wonderful accessory […]
Make these onion skin dyed Easter eggs with herb and letter prints, a fun project for all kids!
Adding a bit of sand and a few shells to candle holders not only looks gorgeous, but it also makes […]
Create a tasty spread that looks just like a pineapple! A great addition to a tropical or beach themed party.
Use felt to make awesome light saber popsicle cozies. A great project any Star Wars fan will love!
These are a fun, super easy treat that kids (big and small) will love. A fun project for spring or […]
Kids will have a blast creating a painting and then camouflaging their hand to become a part of the photo. […]
Turn an ordinary plastic cup into a cute bunny. Fill it with popcorn for a fun and tasty springtime treat.
Make a cute ladybug with healthy snack ingredients. Turn your raisins, apples and peanut butter into the cutest bugs of […]
Looking for something fun and different for this year’s Easter Eggs? Try this easy tie-dye method!
Turn empty strawberry baskets into cute houses. A fun activity for preschoolers with so much room for creativity.
Quick upcycled desk organizing from plastic containers headed to the recycling bin.
This stunning project is fun, simple, and inexpensive to make. Perfect for a home or school setting, with opportunities to […]
Create your own little ladybugs to decorate your yard or garden. Paint rocks to resemble adorable bugs!
Create a beautiful art project with tumbled glass, a fun project for preschooler and older.
Follow the simple directions to turn a paper plate into a basket that is perfect for giving a gift of […]
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day (or any time!) with a festive and delicious Shamrock Smoothie. It’s healthy, creamy, and easy enough […]


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Something has occurred to me about my creativity as I spend the summer in my meadow in Taos. I’ve been attempting to stuff all of it into some kind of routine, but there are times where a project is burning, and it consumes. Out goes meditation, exercise, regular meals, seeing friends. You’re in it––for me the story––in it deep, and you just want to get through it. And I’ve decided, that’s ok.
So, as I’m working right now, on a last set of revisions, I’m deep, deep inside the story, and all I want to do is work. I make myself eat. I make myself take walks when mental exhaustion sets in. I meditate, but skip it, too. I take a day off sometimes. But I dive back in hard. Nothing else really exists for me. The time is 1661, not 2010.
However, when I’m creating the story from its first little seeds, I need routine to hold me fast. Otherwise, the task before me seems too huge. I’ll fly away like a bird and never come back. So having a routine where I get out of the house (office) and am among people feels good. I need to have lunch with friends. I need to see my grandchildren. I need to go to my exercise class. I need to meditate to keep myself from being too afraid, to stay in trust that the project will have its form. I’m in the new creativity, but it’s too undiscerned yet for me to know where I am or that it will find itself. In that case, a simple showing up and working, but then leaving before I tire myself too much, seems to do the trick. I outlast the fear and have the routine of my days to make my life feel real. The routine rocks the baby of fear to sleep. So I can press on.
So my creativity has two phases: a building phase and a constructing-like-hell phase, and each requires different rythums.
Can you add anything to that? Any insight? Any way you work? A disagreement? An affirmation, though creativity is like a thumbprint, different for each person. What an interesting creature it is and how long it takes to know it.
For writing whines, visit karleenkoen.net.

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BLOOMINGTON — Bloomington police Sgt. Troy Doza, who apparently was videotaped staggering and falling in front of a downtown tavern before being involved in what police say was a drunken-driving accident, previously worked an overtime assignment designed to curb such behavior.
“There’s more than irony,” said Mayor Tari Renner, who also chairs the city’s liquor commission. “If this is all the case, if this is true, and I have not yet talked to Chief (Brendan) Heffner, I’m assuming that that will never happen again.”
Doza was treated for minor injuries after his car hit a utility pole and overturned about 1 a.m. Sunday on Fox Creek Road, police said. He is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and improper lane usage.
He also has been identified as the apparently intoxicated man videotaped about 12:20 a.m. outside Daddio’s in the 500 block of North Main Street.
Over the last few years, the liquor commission and City Council have been working to ramp up enforcement of liquor rules in the downtown bar scene, the subject of safety and cleanliness complaints from downtown residents and business owners.
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The city patrols the downtown bar scene on weekends with officers hired back on overtime. In recent years, it’s boosted that presence to include patrol by two officers on Thursday and four officers on Fridays and Saturdays.
Bloomington police spokeswoman Sara Mayer confirmed Doza in the past has worked the downtown hire-back shift but she did not know how many hours or how frequently.
In 2012, Doza earned an annual salary of $91,576, plus an additional $22,679 in overtime pay, according to documents on the city’s website. It is not clear how much of the overtime pay might have been related to working the downtown weekend patrol.
In response to complaints about the downtown bar scene, the city created a downtown entertainment task force and adopted a temporary moratorium on new liquor licenses downtown. The city also recently created new rules that prohibit alcohol on party buses and require businesses selling liquor to send employees through an alcohol server training course that teaches them how to spot and stop serving overly intoxicated patrons.
Asked if Doza’s alleged behavior would cast a shadow over the city’s efforts to clean up the downtown nightlife, Renner said: “I don’t think there’s a plural here. As far as I know we’re talking about a single person and if all of these accusations are true, that’s not acceptable behavior and that’s not the type of people that are going to be policing our downtown.”
Alderman Judy Stearns, who represents part of downtown, described the downtown bar scene as “chaotic” and “dangerous” and said the culture there has not improved.
Asked what Doza’s alleged behavior means to enforcement efforts, Stearns said, “The investigation is very much in progress. Everyone deserves due process.”


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Mercedes-Benz and its technology partner Bosch have not been shy about their collective desire to bring automated valet parking to the masses, and thanks to the city of Stuttgart and the, that future is inching closer to reality.
Mercedes-Benz announced on Monday that it, Bosch and parking-garage operator Apcoa will deploy an automated valet parking (AVP) system at the Stuttgart Airport’s P6 parking garage. According to the automaker, there’s an optional “pre-installation” for its flagship 2021 S-Class that will eventually enable something called Intelligent Park Pilot, which will give the car the ability to park itself based on a smartphone command, a first for the industry.
Here’s how it will work. Behind the entrance to Stuttgart’s P6 garage, there will be a space for AVP users to leave their car. After confirming the car is ready to park, the vehicle will


Brightcove Inc. and AOL announced AOL will adopt Brightcove for online video content management, publishing, and video playback throughout the AOL Network. This partnership will combine AOL’s video content offerings with Brightcove’s online video platform. Beginning in early 2009, AOL Programming and AOL Video programming partners will use Brightcove to deliver video. Brightcove’s integration with AOL’s global advertising platform, Platform-A, will also expand opportunities for content partners to monetize video with online advertising.
Brightcove recently announced a new version of its service, Brightcove 3, which includes an enterprise edition to address the specific needs of aggregators, portals, carriers, and operators.


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Appearing in "Betrayal!"Edit
- New Mutants
- Amara Aquilla
- Nina da Costa
- Lucius Antonius Aquilla
- Juliana Sandoval (Only in flashback)
- Karma (Shan Coy Manh) (Only in flashback)
- Professor X (In an illusion or vision)
- Unnamed Nova Romans
- Silvius and several other Roman soldiers and guards
- Unnamed Hellfire Club soldier (Only in flashback)
Synopsis for "Betrayal!"Edit
- Synopsis not yet written.
- Cover art: rough sketch provided by Jones, pencils and inks by McLeod.
- This issue is reprinted in other comics and books, see references for more info.
- No trivia.
Links and ReferencesEdit
- The New Mutants at Wikipedia
- The New Mutants at Marvel Subscriptions
- The New Mutants series index at Comicbookdb.com
- The New Mutants series index at Uncanny X-Men.net
- The New Mutants series index at the Grand Comics Database Project
- The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators - accessed on 01/16/2010
- This story is reprinted in the following comics/TPB's:
- New Mutants Classic TPB #2 - 3rd story
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Uwharrie River facts for kids
Quick facts for kidsUwharrie River
The Coggins Low-water Bridge over the Uwharrie River.
Location of Uwharrie River mouth
|Other name(s)||Tributary to Pee Dee River|
|Main source||divide between Uwharrie River and Abbotts Creek
pond in High Point, North Carolina
855 ft (261 m)
35°55′15″N 080°01′14″W / 35.92083°N 80.02056°W
|River mouth||Pee Dee River
across river from Morrow Mountain State Park
272 ft (83 m)
35°22′51″N 080°03′29″W / 35.38083°N 80.05806°W
|Length||61.84 mi (99.52 km)|
|River system||Pee Dee|
|Basin size||387.94 square miles (1,004.8 km2)|
|Bridges||Old Mendenhall Road, Sunset View Drive Ext., Mendenhall Road, Surrett Drive, NC 62, I-85, Meadowbrook Drive, Millers Mill Road, Kennedy Road, Thayer Road, Snyder Country Road, Covered Bridge Road, US 64, Jackson Creek Road, Old NC 49, NC 49, Waynick Meadow Road, High Pine Church Road, Burney Mill Road, Low Water Bridge Road, NC 109,|
The Uwharrie River () is a 61.84 mi (99.52 km) long river, in the Piedmont region of central North Carolina in the United States. It is a tributary of the Pee Dee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean.
The Uwharrie River rises in northwestern Randolph County, just south of the city of High Point, and flows generally southwardly into northwestern Montgomery County, through the low Uwharrie Mountains and the Uwharrie National Forest. It flows into the Pee Dee River 8 mi (13 km) east of the city of Albemarle as part of the Lake Tillery reservoir, across the Pee Dee from Morrow Mountain State Park. Above the mouth of the Uwharrie, the Pee Dee is known as the Yadkin River.
In its upper course, the Uwharrie collects a minor tributary named the Little Uwharrie River, which flows for a short distance through northwestern Randolph County.
The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on Uharie River as the river's name in 1895, and changed it to "Uwharrie River" in 1940. According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Uwharrie River has also been known as:

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Richard Levy Gallery
By Steven Robert Allen
San Francisco artist Debra Bloomfield spent years snapping photographs of the ocean from the exact same location and perspective. Each time she took a picture, the sky and water transformed, often dramatically, resulting in a series of photographs that serves as a potent testament to the infinite mutability of the natural world. Bloomfield's Oceanscapes opens this Friday, July 9, at the Richard Levy Gallery (514 Central SW) and runs through Aug. 13. For details, call 766-9888.
Always...Patsy Cline at Cell Theatre
Catch the international best-selling musical written and directed by Ted Swindley. Featuring a live band. Runs through 8/2.
Premiere Screening of 48 Hour Films! Group A at KiMo Theatre
THE SHOW at Box Performance Space and Improv TheatreMore Recommented Events ››

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text: This article contributes to the converging literatures on global production networks and new regionalism, which show that these two entities and their respective geographic scales are complexly interdependent. It explores two key conceptual differences between the leading world city network studies of Alderson and Beckfield and the work of the Global and World City (GaWC) Research Network. The first is the sectoral differentiation of the data, in which the former focuses on multinational corporations in all industrial sectors and the latter specifically targets only advanced producer services. The second involves methodological differences that lead to dissimilar network structures. Alderson and Beckfield made only a basic hierarchical differentiation of the firms, while the GaWC study used a more elaborate classification method. Combining these approaches, we explore firms' global and regional interdependencies (their centrality within their network and its structure). Using a single data set of the top 100 global multinationals (2005) and their ownership linkages with thousands of subsidiaries in 2,259 unique cities worldwide. The findings not only reveal the nodal centralities and linkage structures within the "all industrial sector" network and the "producer service sector" network but also show a strong correlation between these two networks, specifically toward the apex of the economic systems, and evidence of the coexistence of hierarchical and heterarchical city network structures.

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It seems Square Enix has a lot planned for E3 2018 as they have announced they will host their own showcase event at the expo this year. The Square Enix Showcase will take place on Monday, June 11 at 10 a.m. PT. The event will be live streamed in the usual places such as Youtube, Twitch etc.
What they will be showing is anyone’s guess but I’d say that some safe bets are Kingdom Hearts III, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Future Final Fantasy XV DLC, and more. Other possibilities are Final Fantasy VII Remake, Just Cause 4, and the Avengers project.
Let us know in the comments what you hope Square Enix announces at E3 2018.


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2019 Parkinson Invitation Doubles
It was a great day at the club for the first ever Parkinson Invitation Doubles on Saturday. This new tournament was generously sponsored by Nick Parkinson and raised money for the Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice @alexanderdevinehospice
In front of a knowledgable and raucous Dedans crowd, Ed Popplewell & Andy Keeley recovered from 0/4 down to defeat Andy Parkinson & Jon Speirs 8/6 in a high quality final.
Thanks to everyone who took part and contributed to a hugely fun and picturesque day at the club. #holyportrealtennisclub #realtennis


To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bob Dylan's arrival in New York City, we're rolling out a host of essays, videos, old Voice clips, and assorted fanfare. Here, professor, author, and critic David Yaffe explains why 1961 was the year Dylan could never forget, and never duplicate.
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To save up to 52% on this flight, we recommend booking at least 59 days prior to travel. The price may fluctuate and will likely increase closer to your departure date. Users on Cheapflights have found tickets from Wales to Spain from £111 1-2 weeks out and tickets from £134 for flights departing within the next 72 hours.
At this time, Cheapflights has noticed price decreases for many domestic flights due to COVID-19. Travel is not necessarily recommended at this time, and flights may be prone to cancellation: please check with local authorities in both Wales and Spain for travel alerts, and be sure to review the airline's cancellation policy and travel advisories before booking. For more information, please view our post on what to know about COVID-19 (coronavirus) and travel.
Due to the rapidly changing circumstances due to COVID-19, airlines like TUI Airways and Thomas Cook Airlines flying from Wales to Spain have implemented new flexible cancellation policies.
Yes, there are multiple flights from Wales to Spain for under £154. The cheapest flight booked recently is on Vueling for just £96, but on average you can expect to pay £192.
Cheapflights has 5 direct flights from Wales to Spain under £154. A good price for a direct flight from Wales to Spain is less than £213.
There are currently 5+ open flights from Wales to Spain within the next 7 days for less than £384.
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The most popular flight routes from Wales to Spain are Cardiff Cardiff-Wales Arpt - Murcia San Javier, Cardiff Cardiff-Wales Arpt - Barcelona Barcelona-El Prat and Cardiff Cardiff-Wales Arpt - Almería.
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A quick flight from Wales to Spain can take about 2h 35m. Vueling provides one of the quickest options available for as low as £96. When browsing for deals, the options you’ll see will be for both direct flights and flights with stops.
Currently priced at £96, Vueling will fly you from Wales to Spain and back. In addition to Vueling, many other airlines offer competitively priced options for your trip. Search Cheapflights for deals from KLM and Air France - these airlines can fly you to your destination from £135 and £248, respectively.
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Bruton says decision not yet made on funding lung disease drug
Richard Bruton says decision on Repreeza will go to HSE management committee
Richard Bruton: said “it is very unfair if the company has given 20 people compassionate access to a life-transforming drug and is seeking to withdraw it from these patients as part of a negotiation to get a better price deal or wider access”
The decision-making process is not yet complete on whether a drug treatment for Irish patients with severe lung disease will be funded by the HSE, the Dáil has heard.
Minister for Education Richard Bruton said the question as to whether Repreeza should be State funded “will go to the HSE’s management committee”.
He said the HSE had a process for deciding what drugs were supplied with the public paying for them. “These decisions are made entirely independently of the political process.”
Independent TD Michael Healy-Rae referred to an Irish Times report that more than 20 Irish patients with severe lung disease – generic emphysema – were facing the removal of the drug, which he described as life-changing, following its rejection by the HSE on cost-efficiency grounds.
A number of the patients had been on the drugs for up to a decade through a compassionate-use programme. However, the manufacturer CSL Behring has set the end of the month as a deadline for withdrawal of the medication.
Mr Healy-Rae appealed to the Minister to provide the money, an estimated €100,000 a year for each patient. The Kerry TD said a very close friend of his relied on this life-saving drug.
Referring to the more than 20 patients on the drug, he said if it was taken from them “they will slowly fade away”.
Power in their legs
Mr Healy-Rae said that if the drug was taken from them “the immediate effect will be that they will lose the power in their legs, they will not be able to breathe and will have to fight for every breath”.
He called for the money to be provided, and for drugs companies to be tackled as well.
Mr Bruton said “it is very unfair if the company has given 20 people compassionate access to a life-transforming drug and is seeking to withdraw it from these patients as part of a negotiation to get a better price deal or wider access”.
He said the drug had substantial economic cost. Minister for Health Simon Harris had negotiated a €650 million saving for access to new drugs “by taking a hard-headed approach to negotiation with companies, but these 20 patients should not lose their access to this produce so that a negotiation can be concluded on more favourable terms”.

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CJ Perez rescued Zark's Burger-Lyceum in the clutch and the Jawbreakers kept their semi-finals hopes alive in the 2018 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup with a thrilling 104-95 victory over Centro Escolar University Tuesday at Pasig Sports Center.
Jaycee Marcelino added 16 points and six rebounds while twin brother Jayvee Marcelino got 11 markers, four dimes, and three boards as Zark's-Lyceum held strong despite losing an 18-point advantage, 49-31, in the first half.
The reigning NCAA MVP poured 11 straight points in the fourth quarter to turn an 88-90 deficit to a commanding 99-92 advantage with 1:41 remaining as the Jawbreakers forced a do-or-die game against the Scorpions in their quarterfinal duel on Thursday.
Perez wound up with 26 points on top of his five rebounds, five assists, and two steals for Zark's Burger-Lyceum.
"If CJ missed those shots, we might've lost the game, but that's CJ for us. He's gonna win games, he's gonna lose games," said coach Topex Robinson. "Luckily for us today, he was in his rhythm and they really wanted to win."
It wasn't all Perez as Mike Nzeusseu also had a solid effort with 28 markers, 12 boards, and two blocks.
Robinson, though, has his sights set on Game 2, where the winner will face two-seed Marinerong Pilipino in the best-of-three semi-finals.
"We know that they're gonna bounce back. We know they're champions and they have the experience. There's no reason for us to celebrate. We'll make adjustments for Thursday," he said.
Returning from a back injury, Rod Ebondo led CEU with 32 points and 25 rebounds that went for naught.
ZARK'S BURGER-LYCEUM 104 -- Nzeusseu 28, Perez 26, Jc. Marcelino 16, Jv. Marcelino 11, Ayaay 10, Iba?ez 5, Caduyac 3, Tansingco 3, Pretta 2, Cinco 0, Serrano 0.
CEU 95 -- Ebondo 32, Fuentes 14, Aquino 12, Manlangit 9, Chan 7, Wamar 7, Cruz 6, Arim 5, Caballero 3, Guinitaran 0, Intic 0, Saber 0, Veron 0.
Quarters: 32-21, 62-55, 75-79, 104-95.

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Venus through to Zurich final
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It marks a long awaited return to the final of this tournament for Williams – she has not played here on the final day since 1999 when – at the age of 19 – she topped then-number one Martina Hingis to claim the ninth of her 37 career titles.
The two-time reigning Wimbledon champion will go for another on Sunday when she faces Italy’s Flavia Pennetta, a 6-3 7-6 (8-6) winner over Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain in Saturday’s other semi-final.
Williams ranked ninth in the world and seeded third here, has now won five of her six meetings against Ivanovic, who has not played well during the second half of this season.
Since winning her maiden Grand Slam title at the French Open and subsequently becoming the world number one, the 20-year-old Serb is just 7-7 and has dropped to fourth in the rankings.
While Williams is a former number one with seven Grand Slam titles to her credit, she has had problems with the 17th-ranked Pennetta in the past.
The 26-year-old lost her first meeting with Williams, but has since won three straight in the series, including victories this season at the French Open and Moscow.
Pennetta, seeking her third title this year and seventh overall, made a statement earlier in this tournament with a second-round upset of world number one Jelena Jankovic.


Chances are, this won't be the result you were expecting: Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady have just been revealed by Forbes Magazine as the world's highest-earning celebrity couple - bringing home a cool £45million between them in the last 12 months.
With Gisele officially the world's highest-paid supermodel (and tipped to become the first ever billionaire model) the Brazilian-born stunner raked in an eye-watering £27million in the space of a year - thanks to a slew of modelling contracts, product lines and catwalk appearances.
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Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into various industries has become both a reality and a necessity. One field where the impact of AI is particularly profound is medicine. However, the question is not whether doctors should utilize AI but to what extent and in what capacity. Striking the right balance is crucial to ensure that AI enhances rather than replaces the invaluable human touch in healthcare.
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- Clinical Judgment:
Doctors bring years of education, training, and experience to the table. AI, though powerful, cannot replace the nuanced clinical judgment that comes from a deep understanding of medicine and the ability to consider various factors in a complex medical scenario.
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A breeze of italy in the centre of Davos Platz
Classic Italian dishes - we all love them! But the typical classics, like spaghetti vongole or a delicious osso buco are hard to find. In Davos, you can now look forward to classic and authentic Italian dishes at the new Bistro National. It's worth a visit!
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The Hotel National shines in new splendor after the reconstruction and renovation. In addition to a new underground parking with modern ski room, the bright, new reception and bar, many innovations await the guests.
Now you can look forward to another highlight. With the opening of the Bistro National on December 16, 2022, hotel and external guests can expect many exciting dishes and authentic Italian cuisine.
The concept of the Bistro
The new Bistro National not only offers typical Italian cuisine, the dishes are also prepared and served by three genuine Italians from the island of Elba.
The three restaurateurs already have a lot of experience in running restaurants and in the past spoiled their guests on the popular Italian vacation island.
Now a new challenge beckons and Federico, Gabriele and Giuseppe would like to convince guests in Davos with their cuisine in the future.

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Senator The Hon Simon Birmingham, Minister for Education and Training, and The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Health and Minister for Sport, have today announced the recipients of Innovation Award grants for research into type 1 diabetes.
Three bold, promising research projects have been selected and will benefit from $4.5 million in funding from the Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Research Network (T1DCRN), itself an innovative clinical research program led by JDRF Australia and funded by a Special Research Initiative through the Australian Research Council (ARC).
In an exciting paradigm shift that aims to accelerate patient impact, the research funded by the Innovation Award grants will explore new directions in the search for a cure for type 1 diabetes, including concepts that have never before been investigated.
Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the research funding would go to “some of Australia’s brightest minds” to search for a cure for type 1 diabetes. “This funding is about ensuring no stone is left unturned in the search for a cure for type 1 diabetes,” Minister Birmingham said. “The Innovation Award grants encourage creativity and new ways of thinking and nurture and support those smart ideas to help create a better future for Australians, including those with type 1 diabetes and their families.”
Minister Hunt said the funding support for the Innovation Award grants built on more than $35 million the Coalition Government was delivering for research into type 1 diabetes research.
“Researchers from all walks of life are working hard to help people with type 1 diabetes and their families and that sort of cross-discipline collaboration also has the potential to help patients suffering from other diseases,” Minister Hunt said. “With the leadership of JDRF Australia and their Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Research Network, these grants will help strengthen and expand the fantastic skill set, knowledge base and capacity of diabetes researchers.”
The three Award recipients are Associate Professor Charmaine Simeonovic, Australian National University, Associate Professor Stuart Mannering, St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research and Associate Professor Shane Grey, Garvan Institute of Medical Research. The recipients were selected based on key criteria, including that:
- The proposed research is innovative and will be delivered by collaborative and cross-disciplinary research teams, with at least one experienced researcher from outside the field of type 1 diabetes; and
- If successful, the research will improve the lives of people with type 1 diabetes.
This strategy is expected to strengthen and expand the already-exceptional skill set, knowledge base, and capacity for Australian type 1 diabetes research within the T1DCRN. Moreover, the innovative, cross-disciplinary approach has the potential to extend beyond type 1 diabetes, benefiting patients suffering from other diseases.
While research is indeed progressing, and people with type 1 diabetes are leading better and safer lives, the cure for the chronic disease still remains elusive. JDRF Australia CEO and Managing Director Mike Wilson said that this is why we need to try things that have never been done before, in a bid to fast-track results. “Innovative research introduces new directions that might otherwise be overlooked in favour of funding ‘safe’ projects that deliver smaller, incremental amounts of progress. While funding research that falls outside the traditional type 1 diabetes research paradigms might be regarded as ‘higher-risk’, we believe that the potential benefits make it highly worthwhile,” said Mr Wilson.
The successful grant recipients were chosen by a Review Panel of 12 world-leading type 1 diabetes experts, chaired by Professor Chantal Mathieu, Director of the Endocrinology Clinic at the University Hospital of Leuven, Belgium. These grants are the first of their type to be awarded by the T1DCRN, and the Panel commended the impressive standard of applications and the bold, innovative ideas. 26 researchers from 10 institutions will be supported by this round of funding.
Innovation Award recipient project summaries
Associate Professor Charmaine Simeonovic, Australian National University: Blockade of platelet-neutrophil interactions for T1D prevention and treatment.
This study offers a new angle to the understanding of how insulin producing beta cells are damaged during T1D development. The team will evaluate the role of white blood cells called neutrophils and their interactions with other blood components called platelets. These cells interact to form platelet-neutrophil complexes, and it is proposed that they might play a role in activating the beta cell damage that leads to T1D. This concept has never been investigated in T1D before. By improving our understanding about how beta cells are damaged, we can more effectively develop new drugs that target these destructive processes and block the progression of T1D disease.
Associate Professor Simeonovic is leader of the Simeonovic Group in Diabetes and Transplantation Immunology at The John Curtin School of Medical Research at the Australian National University in Canberra.
Associate Professor Stuart Mannering, St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research: Using autologous iPSC-derived beta cells to identify epitopes recognised by human islet-infiltrating CD8+ T-cells.
Immune cells called T cells have been found at the ‘scene of the crime’ in the destruction of beta cells in the pancreas of people with T1D. While we know that T cells have a role in the immune response to beta cells, we still don’t know exactly what is stimulating this response. This team was the first in the world to isolate specialised T cells from the pancreas, due to the sacrifice of people with T1D who donated their organs to research. This study will use the same donors to discover exactly what these immune cells “see” that leads to beta cell destruction. This new knowledge of the exact targets on beta cells could then be used to develop new therapies that turn off the autoimmune response leading to T1D.
Associate Professor Stuart Mannering is Head of the Human T Cell Laboratory at St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne.
Associate Professor Shane Grey, Garvan Institute of Medical Research: Defining the “Islet-Helper” Treg to regenerate damaged beta cells.
Zebrafish are often used in medical research due to their incredible ability to regenerate. This team will for the first time look for ways to promote the regeneration or repair of the remaining beta cells in people with T1D. Zebrafish have been found to have a subset of immune cells (“islet helper” Tregs) that produce beta cell growth factors and enable repair and regeneration of islets after damage. It is thought that a similar subset of cells may exist in humans. Using cutting edge zebrafish and mouse studies, they will uncover the function of these cells and test their potential in repairing islet damage. This study has potential to discover new therapeutic agents in regeneration as well as generate knowledge that may assist with increasing tolerance to islet transplants.
Associate Professor Shane Grey is Lab Head of Transplantation Immunology at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research.
Read the official media release from Ministers Birmingham and Hunt
Read the ANU media release
Read the St Vincent’s Institute media release
Read the Garvan Institute media release


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PORTLAND, Ore. — Peacock Lane's festive light display is back for the holiday season! The decorations are up and the colorful lights will stay on for visitors to enjoy through Dec. 31.
The iconic display is one of the most popular holiday celebrations in the city. The Portland tradition started back in 1932. For the past 90 years, nearly every house on Southeast Peacock Lane near Laurelhurst Park has been decked out with creative light displays, nativity scenes, and characters like Frosty, the Grinch and Charlie Brown.
The light display will be open from 6-11 p.m. from Dec. 15-Dec. 31
Feeling brave enough to endure the chilly temperatures? Visitors can walk up and down the street while sipping cocoa and cider for an up-close view of the decorated homes. The cocoa and cider booth opens at 6 p.m. each night. Drinks are free, but organizers say cash donations are welcome to help with costs. A portion of the money will be donated to a local charity. Dec. 15 to 17 are designated as pedestrian-only nights, meaning the street is closed to vehicle traffic.
Don't worry, you don't have to tolerate the cold. People who would rather view the lights display from the comfort of their car can do so starting Dec. 17.
More information about this year's event and answers to some common questions are available on Peacock Lane's website.
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Taron Egerton, the 28-year-old Welsh hottie, is going to play the legendary Elton John in an upcoming biopic, Rocketman.
Naturally, that was an excellent excuse for us to go through the archives and look at some of his more… revealing moments. And with his body – the more “revealing” he does, the better.
Taron Egerton got his big break on Kingsman: The Secret Service. When the movie starts, you think he’s just a cute, amusing young man. Then, however, he takes his clothes off, and that body kind of distracts from everything else…
Oh, and he’s all wet.
But wait, there’s more – in 2014, in the movie The Smoke Taron showed his sexy, toned and beefy body – as well as his wet, tattooed ass – in all its glory.
We’re sure Elton is pleased with this choice.
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Two former teachers indicted on sex charges involving kids
BELGRADE (WGME) -- 27-year-old Patrik Arsenault is accused of sexually assaulting two boys at a camp in Belgrade.
Arsenault was a special education teacher, but police say the kids were not his students.
In an unrelated case, 44-year-old David Morissette of Winslow is indicted on two counts of unlawful sexual contact with a relative between the age of 11 and 14.
Morissette was a former teacher at Lawrence High School.

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Joyce Holden was born on Sep 01, 1930 in USA. Joyce Holden's big-screen debut came with The Milkman directed by Charles Barton in 1950.
Joyce Holden was born on September 1, 1930 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for The Milkman (1950), Private Eyes (1953) and Le Loup-garou (1956). She was previously married to David P. Mannhalter and Dok Stanford. She died on January 21, 2022 in Encinitas, California, USA.
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The return of the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) anti-drug operations dubbed as Oplan Tokhang won’t be the police’s call alone, a Palace official said on Friday.
This as PNP Chief Ronald de la Rosa said he is determined to reinstate Operation Tokhang or the police campaign against drugs.
“I was already given the go signal. This year is our target. We will call the oversight committee that will supervise the operation,” he told reporters on Friday morning.
Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr., was responding to the announcement of National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Chief Oscar Albayalde that the Oplan Tokhang, in the event it is reactivated, will be less bloody.
“I do not know yet. It is the plan of the PNP but while the President has asked the PNP to assist in anti-drug operations, the lead agency here remains the PDEA (Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency),” Roque said.
“We will also asked PDEA Director [Aaron] Aquino for his input,” Roque added.
Under Oplan Tokhang, police officers knock on households to encourage drug dependents and traffickers to surrender to authorities.
Tokhang, however, was first suspended in January 2017 after it was exposed that South Korean businessman Jee Ick Joo was killed inside police headquarters in Camp Crame. It was later learned that the police took Joo on a fake arrest warrant for drug charges.
Tokhang, however, was returned after two months with de la Rosa promising that it won’t be bloody unless drug personalities resist arrest.
President Rodrigo Duterte then benched the PNP in anti-drug operations in October and tasked PDEA to take the lead instead after public outcry over the series of killings of teenage boys under the police’s anti-drug operations.
The PNP, however, was again tapped to assist PDEA in a month’s time in November 2017 because the President was not satisfied with PDEA’s output.
As the lead agency in the anti-drug war, PDEA conducted 1,341 anti-drug operations from October 10 to November 10 last year, resulting in the arrest of 404 drug personalities and the seizure of dangerous drugs worth P53.83 million.
‘True spirit’ of tokhang
De la Rosa said Operation Tokhang will be “true to its spirit” if reactivated.
Policemen will knock on the doors of suspected drug users’ houses and convince them to surrender to authorities, he said.
These operations, however, turned bloody as thousands of alleged drug users were killed by the police who usually claimed self-defense saying the suspects tried to put up a fight.
“Let us bring back the true spirit of Tokhang. Not the Tokhang that was being done before with the policemen carrying a list of drug personalities and telling those on the list to give money so their names would be removed from the list,” de la Rosa said adding, “Operation Tokhang does not involve blood.”
“There will be no apprehensions even if you are a known drug pusher. You will not be arrested, police will only talk to you. Tokhang is really bloodless in spirit,” he said.
Complaints to be investigated
Government records show at least 3,800 drug personalities were killed in legitimate police operations, but local and international human rights groups have pegged the drug-related deaths during the Duterte administration to as much as 13,000 including those killed without pending charges or trial.
Despite the figures, Roque assured the public that the Duterte administration would not tolerate violations of human rights and extra judicial killings as a result of the drug war.
“Whenever there is a complaint, the President will act on it as in the case of Kian wherein he called on the prosecution of Kian’s killers. The problem is, there are a lot of those who claim of violations but are not filing Loud de los Santos complaints,” Roque said.
Kian was one of the three teenage boys killed in police operations in August and September 2017.
“I would say they should file a complaint so that the government can investigate and prosecute those who are liable,” Roque added.
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41 The Terrorizer (1986) Taiwan Edward YANG
Three groups of complete strangers are shown to have their lives intertwined in strange ways in this enigmatic thriller. An amateur photographer witnesses a police raid on a gang during which one, a girl, escapes. Meanwhile, a doctor and his wife are having a difficult time together. He is completely obsessed with his career, she is obsessed by her need for romance and by her presumption that he is being unfaithful to her. The escaped girl has been locked up at home by her worried mother, and to ease her boredom she makes random telephone calls. During one of these, she calls the doctor’s wife and claims to have been having an affair with him. At the same time, the photographer has been growing increasingly obsessed with his photographs of the escaped girl.
42 The Killer (1989) Hong Kong John WOO
Though John Woo’s lifelong admiration of Sam Peckinpah, Sergio Leone, Martin Scorsese, and Stanley Kubrick are also evident in this stylish actioner, the film is essentially a tribute to Jean-Pierre Melville and his cult thriller Le Samourai. During a restaurant shootout, hitman Jeff (Chow Yun-Fat) accidentally hurts the eyes of a singer (Sally Yeh). Later he meets the girl and discovers that if she does not have a very expensive operation very soon, she will go blind. To get the money for the surgery, Jeff decides to perform one last hit. The cop (Danny Lee), who has been chasing Jeff for a long time, is determined to catch him this time. The film’s number of victims makes The Terminator or Rambo pale in comparison, but its brilliant visual style and bravura direction earned accolades even from non-action fans.
43 Once Upon a Time in China (1991) Hong Kong TSUI Hark
Though generally unknown to Western audiences, Tsui Hark is considered a giant among Asian filmmakers and this exceptional epic, combining hard-hitting martial-arts action with romance, comedy, history, genuine poignance, and sharp insight into the effects of the century-long encroachment of Western civilization in Asia more than amply demonstrates why. The story centers on the exploits of Master Wong Fei-hung (a familiar figure in Hong Kong cinema) a 19th-century doctor, Confucian, and exceptional martial artist. As the film begins, he has just opened a new clinic in Canton Province. To help him with patients, he hires a few apprentices including Porky Lang (the comic relief) and Buck Teeth Sol, who was raised outside China and barely can speak the language. Wong is platonically involved with the lovely, worldly Aunt Yee, who has been abroad most of her life. Wong soon gets in trouble when he begins using his skills to protect and assist the poor and helpless in his community. As a result, someone torches his clinic, forcing Wong and his compadres to set off and get spectacularly staged revenge. They also try vainly to stop Western culture from changing traditional Chinese ways, but they soon find that they may as well be shoveling sand against a rising tide.
44 The Actress (Centre Stage) (1992) Hong Kong Stanley KWAN
In the 1930s, in China, there was a woman film-actress who was tagged as “the Chinese Garbo.” She was a wildly popular performer who made her first film at age 16 and died by her own hand at age 25. Ironically, she was famous for playing tragic heroines, and her own life mirrored the kinds of situations she portrayed onscreen. In this biopic, Ruan Ling-yu (Maggie Cheung) is riding high in her career when the press decides to take her down a notch or two, bitterly criticizing her for an affair with a married man. This situation is unbearable for her, and she kills herself, but not before uttering the words “Gossip is a terrible thing.” In addition to the central drama, scenes from actual films starring the actress are included, and the actors in this biopic occasionally step out of character to address the camera, recounting some significant fact about the individuals whose lives they are playing, and the nature of those times in China.
45 Story of Qiuju (1992) China ZHANG Yimou
With The Story of Qiu Ju, internationally acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou shifts his attention from powerful historical dramas (Raise the Red Lantern and Ju Dou) to contemporary life. Gong Li plays the titular heroine, an average woman in a rural village whose life is unexceptional until her husband is physically attacked by the village elder. When the elder refuses to apologize, Qiu Ju decides to seek legal action with the help of a local magistrate. Soon, her quest for simple justice balloons into a series of frustrating battles with a complicated and unproductive bureaucracy. In contrast to the rich, painterly look of his previous films, Zhang adopts an unadorned, realistic style that allows the film’s increasingly absurd situations to speak for themselves. Indeed, while the look at government gone wrong has serious underpinnings, the overall tone remains one of understated satire. As might be expected, The Story of Qiu Ju was received with greater appreciation by international critics than in its home country.
46 This Life of Mine (1950) China SHI Hui
Based on a short story by one of China’s most important novelists, Lao She, This Life of Mine is the story of “I” – he refers to himself in the first person throughout the story – a poor man who finds work as a Beijing policeman near the end of the imperial regime. Witnessing many of the major events of modern Chinese, “I” is a simple, essentially decent man who would like to do good and see justice done, but who sees again and again how easily the rich and powerful are able to do what they like. At the heart of this remarkable film is director Shi Hui, who also plays the lead role. Historical incidents are perceptively integrated with personal tragedies. Unquestionably one of the period’s major film artists, Shi Hui was denounced in the so-called ‘Anti-Rightist Campaign’ of 1957; despondent, he took his own life.
47 The Kingdom and the Beauty (1959) Hong Kong LI Han-Hsiang
The young Emperor Zhengde (Zhao Lei) is a rather callow youth, easily distracted and not particularly interested in matters of state, much to the chagrin of his mother, the empress (Tang Ruoqing). One day, he hears peach-blossom girls singing of the wonders of Kiang-nan in the south and decides to leave the Forbidden City disguised as a commoner and travels to the province. He arrives in the midst of a Spring Festival and is immediately smitten with a young woman participant, whom he later learns is Li Feng (Linda Lin Dai). He seeks her out and learns she waits tables at a local teahouse. He pursues her, despite the objections of her brother-in-law, Ta Niu (Jin Quan, later to become a legendary director for the film’s producers, the Shaw Brothers, under the name King Hu). She puts up a show of resisting him, but she’s attracted to the mysterious stranger. Circumstance throws them together one fateful night. The next morning, she’s shocked to discover the imperial army at her door, sent by the empress to retrieve Zhengde. After their night of passion, he promises to send for Li Feng when he gets back to Peking. But the empress won’t allow Zhengde to marry a commoner. He’s despondent at first, but soon enough he’s distracted by other women and forgets all about it. For her part, Li Feng discovers she’s pregnant. When Zhengde fails to send for her, she sinks into despair. Released in 1959, Li Han-Hsiang’s The Kingdom and the Beauty was an early effort by the Shaw Brothers at bringing huang mei opera-style films to the screen. The film was shown by the Film Society of Lincoln Center at the 2004 New York Film Festival as part of a sidebar tribute to the Shaw Brothers.
48 Dong Nuan (Winter Warm) (1969) Taiwan LI Han-Hsiang
49 An Autumn’s Tale (1987) Hong Kong Mabel CHEUNG
Mabel Chueng directs this wildly popular romantic comedy featuring Chow Yun-fat. With two years worth of savings and starry-eyed ambitions of being an actor, Jennifer Lee (Cherie Chung) leaves her comfortable home in Hong Kong for more modest digs in New York City, above the abode of her bumptious cousin, Figurehead (Chow). When her effete longtime boyfriend, Vincent (Danny Chan), dumps her and heads for Boston, Jennifer is left thunderstruck and deeply lonely. Figurehead goes all out to cheer up his pretty relative by buying her Broadway tickets and redecorating her apartment. Soon he finds himself falling for the lass though he is self-conscious about his humble upbringing, compulsive gambling, and coarse ways. Jennifer loves being around Figurehead but cannot imagine being married to him. Things get worse for the earthy protagonist when Vincent returns to New York, hoping to patch things up.
50 A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) Hong Kong CHING Siu-Tung
Legendary Hong Kong producer/director Tsui Hark and filmmaker Ching Siutung combine forces in this high-flying supernatural romance classic. Ning Caichen (Leslie Cheung) is a lowly tax collector who takes refuge for the night at the spooky Lam Ro temple. There he encounters and promptly falls in love with a beautiful ghost named Nie Xiaoqian (Joey Wang). Unfortunately Xiaoqian is damned to serve the evil hermaphroditic tree spirit Lao Lao, who (thanks to an extraordinarily long tongue) feasts on the souls of amorous young males. Usually Xiaoqian, along with her comely sister Qing, tempts would-be Lotharios to their arboreal doom, but she too is smitten with the downtrodden wanderer. Soon afterwards, Caichen meets Master Yan (Ma Wu), a Taoist hermit, martial arts master, and a sworn enemy of Lao Lao, who tells him of Xiaoqian’s true, otherworldly nature. Nonetheless, true love proves to be strong. Caichen promises Xiaoqian that he will help spring her from her dubious employment and Xiaoqian protects her love from the evil wood sprite. Later, things grow more complicated for the lovers when they learn that Xiaoqian has been betrothed to a demon warlord.


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New Delhi: The gorgeous Alia Bhatt has impressed one and sundry with her powerpacked performance in 'Raazi'. The film not only earned her heaps of praises but also set the cash registers ringing at the Box Office. This spy thriller has certainly paved way for other content-backed ventures to expect a good turnout.
Noted film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter and shared the latest figures of the movie at the domestic market.
#Raazi is looking at ₹ 120 cr+ *lifetime biz*... [Week 4] Fri 1.05 cr, Sat 1.70 cr, Sun 2.30 cr, Mon 85 lakhs. Total: ₹ 115.74 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 5, 2018
It is an adaptation of Harinder Sikka’s novel 'Calling Sehmat', about an Indian spy married to a Pakistani military officer during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The film hit the screens on May 11, 2018.
On the professional front, Alia will be seen opposite Ranbir Kapoor in Ayan Mukerji's directorial 'Brahmastra', the first part of the superhero trilogy announced by Karan Johar. The film also stars Amitabh Bachchan in a pivotal role besides TV actress Mouni Roy in a supporting act.
She will be seen in Ranveer Singh starrer 'Gully Boy' which is helmed by Zoya Akhtar besides 'Kalank' which stars Varun Dhawan, Madhuri Dixit, Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha and Aditya Roy Kapur in lead roles.
The positive word of mouth publicity has definitely given it a good push.


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The Office Season Four comes to DVD
Jordan Gamble | Tuesday, September 16, 2008
The SeasonInterrupted and ultimately shortened by last fall’s writer’s strike, “The Office” nonetheless delivered a rich fourth season. Starting with the premiere, “Fun Run,” and Michael Scott’s Dunder Mifflin Scranton Meredith Palmer Memorial Celebrity Rabies Awareness Pro-Am Fun Run For The Cure, the show’s writers hardly let up in the quest for more character-driven comedy, with a surprising amount of drama thrown in. The performances this season were still spot-on as they evolved. The saga of “Dwangela” gave Rainn Wilson a chance to flex some acting muscle, and his mournful, pining Dwight is weirdly endearing. Steve Carell keeps Michael’s infuriating and hilarious tactlessness, but injects quite a bit of pathos with Michael’s romantic relationships, as seen in “The Deposition,” “The Dinner Party” and with a new character, Holly, played by Oscar-nominated Amy Ryan in the season finale.Jim and Pam’s relationship, after three seasons of anticipation, is finally official. Thankfully, it avoids the curse that plagued so many other eagerly awaited TV couples – that of instant boredom. Die-hard “Jam” fans may have seethed with frustration after Jim’s botched marriage proposal in the season finale, but it will be interesting to see what happens next season.Starting with the “Dinner Party,” the season hit a rocky stretch, the product of the long months of the writer’s strike that forced storylines to change and entire episodes to be scrapped. This may account for the abrupt feeling of the latter half of the season, where a few elements seemed rather tacked on, or at least underdeveloped. Events such as Jan’s pregnancy, Toby’s resignation, and Ryan’s arrest, while still in line with the characters, feel like half the story was left out – which is probably true, as the strike cut about ten episodes from the regular season run.The DVDWith only fourteen episodes, the $49.99 price tag for the boxed set seems steep, but a wealth of bonus materials helps fill the void. In three episode commentaries, directors, writers and cast members weigh in on the making of the show from script to final edit, and the 20-minute blooper reel reveals just how much fun the cast and crew are really having on set. Perhaps the most intriguing of the behind-the-scenes features is an hour-long writer’s panel from “The Office” Convention, although the video quality leaves much to be desired.Another nice touch is “Michael Scott’s Dunder Mifflin Ad” on the second disk as a stand-alone, separate from the episode in which it originally aired. Some clever NBC promos fill out the first and third disks.The deleted scenes for every episode often rival the material that made it on television, so the included table draft of the script for “Dinner Party” is a great addition for fans wanting to compare it to the televised episode. The paper reproduction fits neatly into the cardboard sleeve.With this much material in the bonus features and 14 pretty darn funny episodes with great performances, any fan of “The Office” would appreciate the season four boxed set.


Bowers Group will be exhibiting a range of connective metrology solutions at Southern Manufacturing and Electronics Exhibition in 2023.
Visitors can expect live product demonstrations to illustrate how effective data transfer between measurement equipment and applications can boost manufacturing productivity.
On display will be a range of Bluetooth enabled hand tools and height gauges working in conjunction with Sylvac’s Sylcom software, showing how connectivity can improve efficiencies and reduce errors. Visitors will have the chance to see Bowers’ Made in Britain registered, digital external micrometer, DigiMic, which features advanced, built-in Bluetooth connectivity. Offering quick, simple, and highly accurate measurements, the DigiMic can be easily integrated into any Industry 4.0 / SPC system.
The Sylvac Scan S25T, will also be present on the Bowers Group stand
The latest addition to optical measuring systems from Sylvac, the Sylvac Scan S25T, will also be present on the Bowers Group stand. Using the latest Sylvac-Scan technology, this high resolution & high accuracy machine is ideal for rapid measurement of small cylindrical parts up to 26mm diameter and 200mn in length. Delivered automation ready, the Sylvac Scan S25T comes equipped with Sylvac’s renowned tilt axis, for comprehensive thread measurement, capable of measuring threads with helix angles up to 30 °.
The Venture XT, Baty’s highly flexible multi-sensor vision system will also be on the stand, demonstrating the latest Fusion Software release featuring lens error mapping and off-line vision/touch-probe programming from CAD. The combination of contact and non-contact measurements in the same automated inspection, combined with ease of use and graphical reporting make Baty’s Venture XT a cost-effective measurement solution for both production cells and QC labs alike.
Bowers Group Sales Manager, Ryan Kingswell, said:
“We are delighted to be exhibiting at Southern Manufacturing again, where we’ll have the opportunity to demonstrate our skills and capabilities as a full metrology solutions provider specialising in connectivity. In addition to our own manufactured products, we will also be demonstrating products developed by our partners which complement our entire service offering.”
Taking place in Farnborough from 7th – 9th February 2023, the Southern Manufacturing and Electronics Exhibition is the UK’s largest regional manufacturing technology, electronics and subcontracting exhibition. Not only will there be thousands of engineering and electronics solutions on display, visitors will also have the opportunity to attend a full programme of free technical seminars.
Visit Bowers Group at the Southern Manufacturing and Electronics Exhibition 2023 on stand L240.


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Bistatic SAR for urban environments, final report
Publish date: 2011-12-31
Report number: FOI-R--3341--SE
Written in: Swedish
- ground surveillance
The research project Bistatic SAR for urban environments has studied and investigated an imaging radar system for ground surveillance during 2009-2011. The system is based on using two separated platforms, one for transmission and one for reception. SAR ("Synthetic Aperture Radar") is used for generating high-resolution radar images of the ground which has been generalised in the project to bistatic geometries. The project has, in a bilateral research cooperation with France, developed and evaluated bistatic SAR through airborne experiments with ground target deployments. The report describes the principles of the system and how it can be used for ground surveillance. Both advantages and disadvantages compared to conventional (monostatic) SAR are discussed. An advantage of bistatic SAR is that the receiver is passive which reduces the risk of being detected and subject to counter measures. The transmitter, however, is subject to such risk but it can be moved away and positioned at a large distance from the theatre. A disadvantage with bistatic SAR which is pointed out is that coordination and synchronisation between platforms is required and must be handled in an operational scenario. An important research result is that we have been able to show that the bistatic geometry can be used to improve ground target detection. Examples in the report are given for urban and forest-covered terrain. The project has participated in an initial development of a radar system for a small helicopter together with industry. The radar has been verified on the ground and during flight tests. A further development of the system would make it suitable as a receiver in a bistatic system. The report also discusses the need for future research within the area of bistatic radar with applications to ground, sea and air surveillance.


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Hypertension increases the risk of left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction, and anti-hypertensive therapy may improve LV relaxation. The aim of this study was to investigate whether combining an angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB) with either hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) or a calcium-channel blocker (CCB) improves LV relaxation in patients with hypertension and diastolic dysfunction.Methods?and?Results:Hypertensive patients who had not achieved their target blood pressure with at least 4 weeks of ARB therapy were randomly assigned to receive either a fixed-dose combination of losartan and HCTZ (losartan/HCTZ; n=110) or a combination of amlodipine and a typical ARB dosage (CCB/ARB; n=121) and followed for 24 weeks. The primary endpoint was change in early diastolic mitral annular velocity (e’, cm/s). Systolic blood pressure decreased in both groups after switch to the combination therapies. E’ velocity increased both in the losartan/HCTZ (0.52 cm/s) and in the CCB/ARB (0.59 cm/s) groups. The mean (95% CI) treatment difference was -0.02 (-0.37 to 0.34) cm/s, indicating that improvement in LV relaxation was similar between the groups. The ratio of early mitral inflow velocity to e’ velocity and left atrial volume index were significantly decreased in the losartan/HCTZ group.
The combination of losartan and HCTZ is as effective as amlodipine plus ARB in improving LV relaxation in hypertensive patients.


Antique Bronze Ansonia 1881 Macbeth Figural Statue Mantel Clock Open Escapement
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ANTIQUE 1881 FIGURALBRONZE MANTEL CLOCK
You are offerding on a rear, original conditionAnsonia Clock Co., New York, "Shakespeare" 1881 figural mantel clock with 8- daytime & escape movement. This is a beautifully ornate Shakespeare clock & has a bronze-finishwith the clock under beveled glass and an8-day movement with visible escapement.Original porcelain dial and hands, key, and pendulum.Very nice gongon 1/2 hour & hour
Movement is signed Ansonia.
The clock needs, cleaning, time spring & service to make it run.
Size: 15"W x 15 "L x 7 " DAnsonia Clock Company
Connecticut’s Naugatuck River Valley is rich in clock history, containing such places (with the older name in brackets) as: Winsted (Winchester), Torrington (Wolcottville), Thomaston (Plymouth Hollow), Waterbury (Mattituck), Naugatuck (Salem Bridge), and Ansonia on the east bank nine miles north west of New Haven. The falls in the river provided an excellent source of water power causing industry to locate here.
Ansonia was named for Anson C. Phelps who caused the Ansonia Brass Co. (part of the Phelps Dodge Co.) to be built here. Rolled brass became commercially available in quantity in the United States sometime during the early 1830’s. After 1838 it had generally replaced cast brass and wood for making clock movements. Since clocks provided a market for brass, what could have been more natural for Phelps to do than to start a clock company in connection with the brass operations to use more of his own product. In 1851 The Ansonia Clock Company came into existence as a subsidiary company. It is probable from the clocks and data now available, that even from the very start two firm names were used.Ansonia Clock Co.was one, andAnsonia Brass&Clock Co.was the other; both marked "Ansonia, Conn." It seems they used aggressive sales promotion methods, working on the premise that the more clocks made and sold, the more brass they would use. A store or outlet in Boston is mentioned in the city’s 1854 Directory with the Ansonia Clock Co. name at 43 Hanover Street "nearly opposite Portland St — Manufacturers and Dealers in Cocks and Timepieces of every style and variety!" That last part covers many different clocks if we keep in mind the quantity of differing cases being turned out in Connecticut alone due to the freeing of the designs from the fall of weights as springs became the motive power.
Ansonia clocks proved to be good and saleable. The business prospered until about 1859 when the volume of business justified the separation of the clock and brass companies. In the very tough financial year of 1873, the clock company was incorporated.
Spring wound shelf clocks of many patterns were the principal type of clock produced, although an occasional ogee weight driven with the Ansonia label has been reported. Regulator wall clocks were also made. The cases were all of wood, with mahogany, rosewood or other veneer. About 1870 the nameAnsonia Brass & Battery Co.was used on some wood and iron cased marine 8 day and 30 hour clocks.
The year 1878 brought about a complete change of location. For some reason, not now entirely clear, the Ansonia Clock Company acquired a factory in Brooklyn, New York, and transferred the entire operation there. If you find "Ansonia, Conn." on your Ansonia clock then it was made prior to 1878. Subsequent clocks are markedNew York.Disaster struck almost at once in the new location for in 1879, the first year of operation, a fire destroyed the Brooklyn factory. Fires are always disastrous and clock plants were particularly easy prey of fire. Most all the larger clock companies suffered one or more. When this happened, the Company records that would help us to know more about their operations were burned too.
The resiliency of Ansonia was good. The plant was immediately rebuilt, and they were back in full production by 1880. They successfully operated until active production in the Brooklyn plant ceased about 1930. Russian interests purchased the machinery and shipped it to Russia.In 1969, the rights to the use of the name, trade marks, and goodwill were transferred toAnsonia Clock Co., Inc., Lynnwood, Washington
Ansonia Clock Company
The Ansonia Company was best known for its decorative imitation gold, and ornate novelty clocks. Petulant cupids and angels, deep thinkers, athletes, babies, and languid ladles drape and adorn the ornamental designs, that characterize the name and products of Ansonia.
Anson Phelps founded the Company In Derby, Connecticut. An importer of tin, brass, and copper In the Eastern section of the states, he already owned a copper mill (hence the ormolu). Phelps maintained considerable financial backing, as well as contacts and knowledgeable business associates in his venture. From such formidable beginnings he suffered two serious setbacks. In 1854 the factory burned at a loss of several thousand dollars. At this time the Ansonia Clock Company became the Ansonia Brass and Copper Company, as Phelps had little choice but to move the clock facilities into the standing copper mill. By 1879, or thereabouts, the clock company was reformed, and manufacturing operations were moved to the Brooklyn section of New York. Unfortunately this factory also burned, after a scant few months of operation in its new location.
By the late 19th and early 20th century, Phelps had reestablished his name in the clock industry as one of the malor manufacturers. The factory was rebuilt and expanded. Ansonia sales officers and agents could be found all over the world. It was during this time that many different designs of clocks were included in the manufacturing process: alarms, cabinet, carriage, crystal regulators, galley, kitchen, mantel (or shelf), onyx and marble, porcelain and china, statue, etc. Ansonia was in its heyday, at the height of its productivity, fame, and power.
In 1904 the company had attempted to jump on "the dollar watch" bandwagon, perhaps as an ineffectual guard against the first hints of potential financial difficulties, (Ansonia clocks were not cheap.)The idea behind the dollar watch was to make it in the same manner as a cheap clock. This concept bore little resemblance to the traditional, intricate style that went into the handcrafted watch. It did not pan out. Instead, designers turned to the tourbilion watch, concocted by the French genius, Breguet. Watches are difficult timekeepers due to the unstable positions they are likely to fall into. Breguet’s watch had a turning escapement which minimized these errors in accuracy. American designers went one step further, allowing the entire movement to rotate inside the case. The Ansonia Company produced a similar non-jeweled model. They sold millions of these inexpensive watches in the two and a half decades before they went out of business; an interesting comparison to the scrolled elaborate clockwork the Ansonia collector is familiar with.
Just before World War I, Ansonia’s strongest selling point, the novelty clock, became subject to fierce competition. Rather than maintain competitive and realistic prices for their clocks, they attempted to cut their losses, offering clocks at "old pricing." This tactic failed, and Ansonia began a downward spiral that resulted in heavy losses. By 1929 the majority of the timekeeping machinery and tooling were sold to the Russian government and shipped out of the country. This formed the basis (along with the remains of a watch company purchased a year later) of the clock and watch industry in Moscow.None of the major clock industries survived the Depression and subsequent Second World War intact. Ansonia was the first to go under.
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