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Every week, Zikoko seeks to understand how people move the Naira in and out of their lives. Some stories will be struggle-ish, others will be bougie. All the time, it’ll be revealing.
Let’s begin with a throwback. Do you remember your oldest memory of money?
I’d say it was the house-to-house visits during Christmas. I always looked forward to that every year, even though the money I got from them wasn’t a lot — about ₦800 at the end of the day. It was a big thing because every kid my age was doing it.
Apart from that, it was watching how my parents managed money. My dad was a frugal parent. He believed his core responsibility was taking care of our education, and nothing more. My mum was the one who took care of the extra things. Nothing luxurious, but just enough to get us by.
What did luxury mean for you at the time?
Let’s start with allowances. My friends in school were living large and bringing about ₦200 to school. I had ₦20 to spend. Also, video games. I wanted SEGA and PS1 at different points, but I didn’t get them. The only fancy things I remember us doing was going to restaurants, and those were far and in between.
This didn’t affect me in any major life-changing way — I always thought that I could do whatever I wanted when I started making my own money.
Speaking of money, do you remember the first time you made some?
My grandmother used to sell bread, and she bought it from a bakery close to the house. Sometimes, I put some of my money into it when I went to get a fresh batch. So, if I had ₦20 and invested it, I would make like ₦10 naira extra.
I also worked intermittently at the bakery from 2002 to 2005. The highest I made from the job was ₦500, but I ate a lot of free bread. I didn’t think the pay mattered because I was young and the job was fun.
That’s interesting. What happened after?
In 2005, I moved in with my aunt in Lagos to continue school. It wasn’t a major change because I’d always visited her. At her house, I had some of the things my parents couldn’t give me.
Oh? What sort of things?
A better allowance for starters. Also, my aunt worked at the port, so I got some of the things she brought in from the port. I even had a Gameboy at some point. You could say I was a little spoiled.
Lmao. What was that like?
It was definitely a step up. It was nice having some of the things I thought were out of reach. The people she worked with thought I was her son and that brought in some additional perks.
Making extra money. I always hung around the port every day after school and people started asking me to wash their cars and would give me about ₦500 when I was done. After a few times, I became more intentional about doing this and tried to wash as many as four cars in a day. On average, I made ₦10k every week.
Impressive. Do you remember what you did with the money?
I saved most of it with my aunt’s daughter. If I needed anything, she bought it for me. I didn’t need a lot because I got whatever I needed already, so most of the money was hers.
After secondary school, I taught at a private primary school for ₦6k per month. I quit and went to university when I got an admission offer later that year.
When was this?
2011. Another change happened here: my aunt retired from the ports authority around the time I got into uni. I slowly realised I had to sort myself out for the most part. My allowance used to be ₦10k per month at first and I got it on time. Then it reduced to ₦5k, then it went down to ₦3k. At some point, nothing came for months.
What did that do to you?
It spurred me to get a job. In my second year, I became a private tutor— six hours a week and I got ₦10k at the end of the month. In my final year, I did a bunch of things — typed projects for people or helped them with their research. The money I got wasn’t set in stone, but it was between ₦5k and ₦20k.
When did you leave uni?
2016. But before that, I did this internship that changed the course of my professional life.
Tell me about it.
I studied a science course and was supposed to intern at a research institute or something that had a lab in my third year. But a friend called me and asked me if I wanted to intern as HR admin at an insurance brokerage firm. I thought to give it a try and applied for the role. There were concerns about what I was studying but I convinced them to give me an interview. The interview went well, and I got the job. They paid me ₦25k every month, but I was living at Apapa at the time and going to work at CMS. The commute took most of my money. I didn’t mind, I thought the job was giving me more value than what I studied could ever do. My internship ended after six months, and I returned to school with the knowledge that I wasn’t cut out for lab life.
I wasn’t doing a lot of courses during the second semester of my final year, so I asked them if I could come back to intern with them. They agreed, and I combined the job with school until I graduated.
So, after uni?
I got a job at another HR consulting company, which paid me ₦40k a month. I was there for a little over a year before I left in October 2017.
Why did you leave?
My boss was a pain in the ass. The company used a monthly performance review system to determine who got paid for a month. That wasn’t a problem, but my boss would delay the review until the 26th or 27th of each month. That meant we couldn’t get our salary until the first week of a new month. It wasn’t sustainable for me. So when I got a new offer, I left. The best thing about my time there was that I’d transitioned into sales too. I have the same boss to thank for that.
I got a job with a fintech company operating in the payment space. They hired me as a business development executive. My salary when I started was ₦85k. Since it was a sales job, I had targets and was expected to bring 15 agents to the business. On average, I brought in 13 agents, and each agent was doing ₦3m-₦4m in volume every month. I wasn’t doing badly. After six months, I was moved to operations and became a team lead. I left the field and started managing a team on the field. My salary was bumped up to ₦135k.
The environment became somewhat hostile at some point though. Someone I used to report to on the team thought I was undermining them. Also, there was a problem with some transactions I was in charge of, and I got a series of queries for it. At the end, I left. This was December 2019.
Yup. I had been looking for a way out too. Shortly after I left, a friend reached out and asked if I would be interested in a Head of Sales role at a new Edutech company. I applied for it, and I got it. ₦180K per month.
A few months into the job, Covid happened. The company was building solutions for schools, and when the pandemic hit, schools stopped coming. The homeschooling product we tried to ship didn’t scale as much either because parents weren’t willing to pay. We got a 15% pay cut. Then salaries started coming late. Later, we were hearing talks about the founders shutting down the business and moving into something else. Nobody’s job was certain.
I was working a HR gig on the side while all of this was happening, and it was paying me ₦200k, so I didn’t feel the heat as much as I would have.
When did you finally leave the Edutech company?
July 2020. I was home for a month before I got a new job as an e-commerce manager at a renewable energy company. They offered me ₦200k, but what did it for me was that they promised me up to ₦500k in commissions after my first six months on the job.
Did it happen?
I didn’t spend up to six months. The system was flawed. First, the salary came on the last day of the month, which I wasn’t comfortable with. But that wasn’t the deal-breaker — they weren’t completely honest with where their products came from, and I was at the forefront of managing their displeased customers because I was the salesperson. To be fair, I always knew I wouldn’t stay there for long before I ran — there weren’t many chances of growth..
When did this happen?
January 2021. I had a defining moment when I was planning my exit. A friend I used to work with moved to Europe and started a YouTube channel. In her videos, she talked about the process of relocating and applying for remote jobs. That spurred me, and I was like, “Okay, I need to go all out about this remote job thing.” At the end of January, I had three remote sales jobs.
Wait. How do you go from being out of a job to landing three remote jobs?
Information. My friend talked about Linkedin and one other site, which I didn’t find very useful. I started with Linkedin and followed the steps she talked about. It was as simple as typing “worldwide sales manager jobs” in search, and I got a list of options. I got my first remote job within a week of applying, but it didn’t work out.
Someone I follow on Twitter tweeted about another platform — angel.co. I signed up to the website and started seeing roles that were specific to my needs. I applied to a bunch of jobs, got matched with prospective employers, and interviewed with them. These three jobs came from that.
Omo. Tell me about the jobs.
Two of them are contract jobs, and they offered me 10% and 15% of my monthly turnover. The third one is a full-time job and I’m a country partner managing their markets in Africa and Europe. My gross salary is $8k per month.
Yup, it’s a massive difference. I started full operations in February, but I got $7k at the end of the month. Something about taxes. They are working on that since I’m not a tax resident in the country they work out of. But yeah, I’m currently earning about ₦2.6m from that job.
Mad. And the other two?
I’ve not made anything from those ones. As I said, they are contract jobs and I’m only getting a percentage of whatever we sell. One of them is actually on hold right now because the company we were contracted to work for had some technical issues.
Omo. This is the part where we break down your monthly running costs.
I’m still living on my old salary. However, there are so many other bills to pay.
Most of it revolves around family. There are projects that I’m expected to chest. And there are the additional emergencies that come out of the blue. My sister needed money for something recently, and I had to cough up ₦400k. I’ve never been able to save because of these things. When I was still earning my old salary, I used to save half of it at the bank and before the end of the month, I would have touched it. As a matter of fact, I only had ₦60k in my account a week before I got paid.
The first thing I did when I received my first paycheck at this new job was to clear all my debts, which was about ₦300k. Also, I spent ₦600k to take care of my traditional wedding expenses.
At least I’m debt-free now. One job took care of all that.
That’s lit. Going forward, how do you imagine your personal finances will look?
I have $3k left in my savings now. The plan now is putting 50% of my monthly earnings into that account and letting the money breathe. The other 50% will go into my monthly running costs and other projects. This means I can’t be chesting every little bill for my family anymore. I’m also starting my own family, and I have to think about that too.
Looking at your career now, how much do you think you should be earning?
$15k. I’ve realised that I can’t take a job that pays in naira anymore. I expect to hit that figure soon because I’m currently in talks with other companies. The plan is to get about two full-time roles and some contract gigs on the side.
That sounds like a plan. What do you think has made all the difference between the time you left your job and now?
The quality of work I do. I’m all about the value I provide. Most of the jobs I got were through referrals. Also — and this is very important — the quality of information I had access to. I probably wouldn’t have thought of finding remote jobs that pay forex if I didn’t hear about them or the process involved from someone I knew and trusted.
That makes sense. What’s something you bought recently that changed the quality of your life?
I spent ₦350k on a laptop and upgraded my iphone. Working has been a much smoother experience.
Haha. Anything you want but can’t afford right now?
A car. My budget is ₦3.5m but I should raise that within three months.
Do you have any financial regret?
Maybe not saving as much as I should have tried to all these years. But I have an opportunity to remedy that now, and I will.
Rooting for you. On a scale of 1-10, how will you rate your financial happiness?
At the beginning of the year, I was at a 2. I had more expenses than my salary could cater to, and it wasn’t healthy. But with everything that’s happened since that time and my new earnings, I can say I’m at a 9 ½ at the moment, and it’s the best feeling ever. Now we move to $15k per month.


Trailer stolen in broad daylight from church parking lot
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Authorities are asking for the public TMs help in finding a Brownsville man's trailer.
The trailer was last seen on October 23rd in the St. Joseph Catholic Church parking lot in Brownsville.
Luis Serrata purchased a trailer two months ago to use for activities for St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Most recently, the trailer was going to be used to bring the Virgin of Guadalupe from Mexico to Brownsville.
"They were going to bring the Virgin Mary from Matamoros across and we were going to meet them at the bridge, Serrata says.
However, Serrata would never make that trip in his trailer.
On October 23rd, the trailer was stolen at around 3 p.m.
Someone driving a black truck entered the church parking lot, snapped the metal chains and stole the trailer.
Serrata still can TMt believe this happened.
"For people to commit those kinds of crimes when people are trying to help the church, Serrata says. Then there are the evil, who come in and do bad things to the church not only to the church to the community."
Brownsville police are investigating but at this point no arrests have been made and there are no leads.
What they do have is surveillance video.
The video shows a black truck with a small sign in the door, hitching Serrata TMs $5,000 black trailer.
They have released images from the video and hope someone recognizes the person who took it.
Brownsville Police Det. Eddie Garcia encourages people with information to call Brownsville Crime Stoppers at (956) 548-7147.
He says they will remain anonymous and a reward is possible.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Brownsville Police Department at (956) 548-7147.


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Cote d'Ivoire's infrastructure : a continental perspective
Infrastructure contributed 1.8 percentage points to Cote d'Ivoire's annual per capita GDP growth over the mid-2000s before conflict began to erase the country's infrastructure and its growth contributions. Raising the country's infrastructure endowment to the level of the region's middle-income countries could boost the growth rate by a further 2 percentage points. Private sector contracts signed in the 1990s resulted in improved operational performance and funding for investments in the water, power, transport, and ICT sectors. Impressively, those contracts survived the crisis and delivered uninterrupted service. But private investment flows have decreased since the mid-2000s. Cote d'Ivoire's most pressing infrastructural challenge will be to regain the financial equilibrium needed to restore a reliable energy supply. Reestablishing the prominence of Abidjan's port will require investments in terminal capacity and road and rail infrastructure upgrades on hinterland linkages. The underfunding of road maintenance and poor sanitation are additional challenges. Cote d'Ivoire's annual infrastructure spending was $750 million in the mid-2000s, with going to power sector operations and maintenance. If the underpricing of power and other inefficiencies (valued at $200 million annually) were eliminated, the country’s annual infrastructure funding gap would amount to $1 billion, and infrastructure goals could be reached within 20 years. Cote d'Ivoire's has relatively good prospects for bridging its funding gap by raising public investment from its low current level, choosing more efficient technologies, and harnessing additional private investment for infrastructure.
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1. Mix the apples with the lemon juice, water, apricots and nutmeg. Transfer to an ovenproof dish and press down well.
2. Work the butter into the flour with your fingers, then add the sugar a little at a time. When the texture resembles breadcrumbs, spread it lightly over the fruit.
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… there were many requests to see Katie’s Kat House, so I broke out my trusty Samsung S 22+ and took a shot of her at the top of the structure … she likes to be high and when the kat house is not high enough for her, it is an easy leap up onto the valences. We have a nice sun room off the master bedroom and that is where her mansion is located. It affords her wonderful views of the golf course and the arroyo on the other side of the tee box. She does use all of the space in it, but she brought up the subject of perhaps leasing out her other two condos to raise a little money for new toys and a more expansive series of structures in the house. I heard from a friend that is they are constructing elaborate high corridors throughout their home for their cats … hoping that Katie will not get word of it, else we may have a remodel job in our home … we are staff after all!
The sculpture on the cabinet was the resin casting which was the concept design of “Moonlight” which is of Athena and the Owl, by Heather Soderberg-Greene and we also have the bronze casting which is beautiful. Be sure to check out the eagle monument project that Heather is now completing … it is a 100% hand sculpted eagle being cast in bronze and it sports a 55 foot wingspan.
Heather, comes from an incredibly gifted family … her father John Soderberg, is a world renown sculptor in bronze and makes his home in Sedona … please check out his website and view works of the master and the philosophy he brings to his works. John’s other daughter Misty Soderberg is also an incredibly talented sculptor and check her website out to see the beautiful work that she does … we have one of her sculptures also, titled “Seeker” which is an American Kestrel.
Below is a photo of the Gulfstream V as they took to the skies … what a beautiful work of art it is too. Hard to believe that it was only 119 years ago last Sunday that the Wright brothers made the first flight in a powered airplane … wow have we come a long way!
Off to the lake in about four hours so time to wrap the day … have a beautiful day and share the joy you find in life.
A bird flies through the sky, and I fly with it. I am in
each pearl of moisture sparkling in the sun. I lie lazy
on the clouds. And I acknowledge my kinship with
each winged thing.
I see all as one, and nothing repels me, as this new
day climbs noiselessly out of the valley of the night.
Peace lies over the world and over the world of my soul.
excerpt from On A May Morning by Max Ehrmann
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ORLANDO, Florida, March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AEterna Laboratories Inc. (TSX: AEL; Nasdaq: AELA) and its subsidiary Zentaris GmbH report that positive preclinical results of their novel tubulin-inhibitor ZEN-014 were presented earlier today at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting in Orlando, Florida.
ZEN-014 is a novel pyrazole derivative that was discovered by Zentaris. It represents a new class of small molecule tubulin binders with antiangiogenic properties which are assumed to be novel highly potent anticancer drugs with blockbuster potential.
ZEN-014 inhibits tubulin polymerization with an IC50 of 1.3 (micro)M. The treatment with non-toxic concentrations (10 nM) of ZEN-014 inhibits endothelial cell sprouting and vessel formation. Cancer cells (KB/HeLa) were arrested completely in the G2M phase of mitosis at nanomolar concentrations (IC50: 34 nM) and subsequently underwent apoptosis. Several apoptotic parameters as cell membrane alterations, increase of caspase 3 and 7 activity, DNA fragmentation and inactivation of the Bcl-2 protein are detectable in U937 cancer cells after treatment with nanomolar concentrations of ZEN-014.
The compound shows an excellent antitumor activity profile in a broad panel of tumor cell lines (average IC50 of 40 nM) including paclitaxel and vincristine resistant cells. ZEN-014 exhibits promising in vivo activity in a renal cell carcinoma model at a dose of 50 mg/kg after oral application.
"These excellent results again show the capability of our own drug discovery unit which is the core for the continuous supply of new development candidates and essential for the growth of our Company", said Prof. Dr. Jurgen Engel, Executive Vice President, Global R&D and Chief Operating Officer at AEterna, Chairman and Managing Director of Zentaris GmbH.
Based on these excellent in vitro and in vivo activities, ZEN-014 is a promising new candidate for further preclinical development. ZEN-014 combines antiproliferative activity at nanomolar concentrations with strong inhibition of angiogenesis.
About AEterna Laboratories
AEterna Laboratories Inc. along with its wholly-owned subsidiary Zentaris GmbH, is a biopharmaceutical company with an extensive product portfolio, including two marketed products and several other product candidates under development in oncology, endocrinology and infectious diseases. Cetrotide(R) (Cetrorelix) is sold in the U.S., Europe and several other countries to the in vitro fertilization market, and is in Phase II clinical trials for endometriosis, uterus myoma and enlarged prostate (BPH). Impavido(R) (Miltefosine) is sold for black fever and has successfully completed a Phase III trial in parasitic skin disease. Neovastat(R) is in a Phase III trial for non-small cell lung cancer. Perifosine, the first orally-active AKT inhibitor, is in Phase II trials for multiple cancers. Several other clinical programs are underway with various potential development candidates, supported by a worldwide network of scientific and marketing partnerships. Furthermore, AEterna benefits from a discovery platform of 100,000 molecules, which is generating promising new compounds.
In addition, AEterna owns 62% of Atrium Biotechnologies Inc., which develops and markets active ingredients and specialty chemicals in the health and personal care industry for the cosmetics, pharmaceutical, chemical and nutritional sectors. In 2003, Atrium sales exceeded $120 million.
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Man rescued from flat fire in Norton Fitzwarren treated in hospital
9:18am Thursday 2nd January 2014 in News
A MAN has been treated in hospital for smoke inhalation after being rescued from a blazing flat in Norton Fitzwarren.
Firefighters called to the home in Dabinett Close at around 11.30pm yesterday (Wednesday, January 1) led a man to safety before tackling the fire.
A Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said the fire was in the lounge of a first floor flat, which was heavily smoke logged.
Fire crews gave the man oxygen therapy before he was taken by ambulance to Taunton’s Musgrove Park Hospital, where he was also assisted by a British Red Cross Fire and Emergency Support Services team.
The cause of the fire is believed to have been accidental.
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“The MP was in support of Great Britain staying in the EU, she was active in the campaign. The event will probably mobilize the ranks who want Britain to stay, although it is hard to predict the extent and to say whether it will be enough for them to win the referendum,” the ambassador told BNS on Friday.
British people were shocked by the murder, and the fact is “very alarming” in the overall context of the “highly emotional” campaign, the Lithuanian ambassador said.
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė, Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius, EC member Vytenis Andriukaitis and other politicians have sent their messages of condolence over Cox’s murder.
“Too far. Too dangerous,” Grybauskaitė wrote on Twitter.
“No political aims can be achieved by such means…,” said Butkevičius in his Twitter feed.
“Hatred is lethal. My prayers with family and friends,” Linkevičius said on his Twitter account.

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STOCKHOLM — Husqvarna Group and Briggs & Stratton, LLC (B&S) have reached a settlement with regards to the supply of engines for ride-on mowers. Under the terms of the settlement, B&S will provide the majority of the engines needed ahead of the 2022 season. Additionally, the parties have agreed to maintain a modified supply relationship into the 2023 season.
Husqvarna Group previously communicated a potential negative financial impact in 2022 as a result of a lack of engine supply. The settlement means that the lawsuit against B&S is withdrawn, and that Husqvarna Group no longer anticipates a material financial impact from this issue.
"We have achieved a satisfactory outcome that allows us to secure products for our customers in 2022," says Glen Instone, Acting President Husqvarna Division and CFO Husqvarna Group.
Husqvarna Group Files Lawsuit Against Briggs & Stratton Over Supply Dispute

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About 30 people attended meeting held at UMass Boston
Members of the state-run Morrissey Boulevard Commission discussed climate resiliency options for the boulevard’s re-design during its second public meeting on Tuesday evening at UMass Boston. The session was one of four the Commission has planned to discuss reworking Morrissey Boulevard and Kosciuszko Circle to make them safer, more climate resilient and easier to navigate for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists.
In addition, with major developments in the pipeline like Dorchester Bay City, the Commission is tasked with ensuring a new-and-improved Morrissey Boulevard and other infrastructure able to handle the increased traffic. The Legislature ordered the formation of the Commission in 2022 and the first public meeting took place last November.
On Tuesday evening, after some technical difficulties, the Commission – made up of local state legislators and city council representatives, the Mayor’s Office, members of MassDOT, the BPDA, the Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs (EEA) and the UMass Building Authority – listened to a MassDOT presentation that offered three alternatives for resiliency measures: an exposed floodwall, a buried floodwall or levee, or a variation of an enforceable gate that could be controlled during higher or “King” tide events.
Different types of berms – natural, earthen walls – were also presented as potential options. Several points along the boulevard or nearby were highlighted as being the most at risk for increased tidal flooding: Patten’s Cove, the Dorchester Bay Basin, Tenean Beach, the Neponset River, and Savin Hill Cove.
Some attendees at the meeting— which was scheduled with just one week’s notice to the public— expressed concerns that not enough progress has been made by the project team, led by Ethan Britland at MassDOT. They pointed to a June deadline for seeking funding in the next state budget cycle.
Any plan that emerges from the Commission’s work would need to be recommended by the Legislature to Gov. Healey, who would then make budget recommendations to the Department of Conservation & Recreation or MassDOT to kick the project into gear.
“At this point in the schedule, even if we have to get an extension past June for a project this big, we really need to hear what you are considering,” said John Rich, a Savin Hill resident.
The rotary at Kosciuszko Circle and the Beades drawbridge were two major focal points of concerns raised by members of the public who attended the meeting or watched virtually; namely, the fact that neither was mentioned in MassDOT’s presentation.
At the next meeting — which has not yet been scheduled — David Mohler, director of the office of transportation planning at MassDOT, said they will present updates for the K Circle and Beades Bridge projects, which he said are not under the purview of the Commission, at the request of the residents at Tuesday’s meeting.
Project manager Britland said work is being done behind the scenes to understand how these locations will be impacted, but he said that planning for the two critical infrastructure pieces are ahead of the overall Morrissey Boulevard roadway.
The first Commission meeting in November included remarks from Mayor Wu, who appealed to the newly created panel to coordinate plans for fixes Kosciuszko Circle as part of their work.
Other concerns were voiced about the Savin Hill Yacht Club, which is already regularly inundated by tidal flooding—and how changes to the road system and resiliency measures might impact that property on Morrissey. MassDOT, through Mohler, didn’t have a direct answer, but said that the Yacht Club’s concerns would be taken into consideration in future meetings.
The next Commission meeting— expected to be held sometime in March— will present analyses from MassDOT on which of the climate resilient designs will best suit the respective outlined zones, as well as solicit feedback from the public on what they would like to see.
The commission is the latest attempt to focus state and city resources on the coastal road system that is frequently disrupted by flooding caused by high tides, a problem that is exacerbated by rising sea levels. The state’s Dept. of Conservation and Recreation began a re-design process with a series of public meetings in 2016 and 2017. But the effort stalled, in part, because of controversy involving the idea of dropping a vehicular travel lane in each direction to make way for dedicated bike lanes.


Nature discussues how scientific misconduct is now starting to be taken much more seriously worldwide. The article states how different countries are starting to strengthen their response to scientific misconduct and that research integrity is now very much in the world's spotlight. The UK has a [voluntary] concordat for which universities have agreed to adopt, obliging them to investigate allegations of misconduct. A study in the US, due in 2013, is likely to call for changes in how misconduct is defined and policed by US agencies. And Canada has created a Tri-Agency Framework for the Responsible Conduct of Research at its main funding agencies. This framework 'oversees publicly and privately funded research and has a secretariat to support university misconduct investigations'.
Read the article here.


SAUGUS – His team needing a win to stay in contention for the Foothill League title, Valencia’s Lonnie Jackson put on a show Tuesday in a 95-73 boys’ basketball win at Saugus.
The 6-foot-4 senior hit 10 3-pointers and scored 39 points – both school records – in just 23 minutes, and among the highlights was a 45-footer at the halftime buzzer.
The first four times Jackson touched the basketball, he hit 3-pointers, and through the evening the majority of his shots were from way beyond the 3-point line, making it nearly impossible for Saugus (18-8, 5-4) to keep track of him on every possession.
“I haven’t felt like myself through the whole league season until tonight. Tonight was my coming-out party in league,” Jackson said.
“I just let it fly and decided to light it up. I was actually a little nervous in the beginning because we didn’t come out ready, so I was shooting those 3-pointers to keep us in the game.”
The Boston College-bound Jackson hit 13 of 19 shots and chipped in four assists, five rebounds and two steals, as Valencia improved to 18-7, 7-2 with one game remaining Thursday against visiting Hart, as the Vikings entered the week among three teams within a game of each other for the league title.
“It was a fun night. I had a good time playing with my teammates,” Jackson said.
It was a stunning performance, and Jackson probably could have scored a lot more had he not called it a night two minutes into the fourth quarter with Valencia safely ahead.
“Lonnie was hitting from everywhere,” Saugus’ Jeremy Gatewood said. “Every time he crossed halfcourt, he would put up another one, and it would go in.”
Martin Flowers added 17 points, and Troy Hammel chipped in 15, as Valencia totaled 15 3-pointers.
Gatewood scored 23 points for Saugus, and Ryan Webb added 11.
Valencia trailed by seven in the first quarter before going on a 12-3 spree that included two 3-pointers by Jackson to pull ahead for good.
“It was a great night. We played well, and Lonnie was very focused,” Valencia coach Rocket Collins said. “He was the one who told me to put everyone else in in the fourth quarter. He’s a team player.”


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In the context of the current pandemic of new coronavirus pneumonia, people are full of doubts about the transmission of this virus. When you’re looking for fast food in the narrow aisles of a grocery store, or enjoying takeaway, you might think about the question: Do we get this new coronavirus because of food?
Experts say that there is no evidence that COVID-19 is transmitted through food. “There is no evidence that food or food packaging is a cause of COVID-19 infection,” said Benjamin Chapman, a professor at North Carolina State University and a food safety expert. He also emphasized that we still don’t know much about new crown pneumonia and the new coronavirus that causes the disease (SARS-CoV-2). As more information becomes available, our perception of the spread of the disease and food risks may also change.
However, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that the interpersonal transmission of COVID-19 appears to be primarily through viral particles transmitted when coughing or sneezing. Although in theory, the new coronavirus can be spread by contacting the surface of a contaminated object and then touching the nose, mouth or eyes, the CDC believes that this is not the main mode of transmission.
Why is the risk of food transmission low?
Even if neocoronavirus is present on food, or if food workers are infected, there are several factors that may reduce the likelihood of the virus transmitting through food.
First, food safety measures to prevent foodborne illness will reduce the spread of any virus particles through the food. These measures include washing hands, washing food surfaces and utensils, and cooking food to the proper temperature. Chapman said in an interview that in today’s food industry, we have considered many things related to food safety and have been working to prevent pathogens from being transmitted from food to humans within a certain period of time.
Another factor is the biological characteristics of the new crown virus. Some food-borne viruses, such as norovirus, can survive on surfaces and foods for longer periods of time (days to weeks), and preliminary studies have found that this new coronavirus may live on some surfaces for hours to days. Unlike bacteria, viruses cannot grow in food, so the amount of virus in food decreases over time, not grows.
In addition, this type of virus is theoretically difficult to survive in the highly acidic stomach. “This is good news about food,” Chapman said. Nevertheless, the extent to which people are infected with the new crown virus through oral contact, or by eating contaminated food, remains unclear. Chapman said that it is not that it is completely impossible to infect COVID-19 with food, “it is always possible. But I hope to make the best risk management decisions based on the best science and evidence, and we are currently in There is no evidence in this regard. “
Precautions on grocery and takeaway during the epidemic
Although the risk of getting new crown virus from food may be low, there are steps you can take to further reduce the risk. Here are some simple suggestions.
It is always right to wash fresh fruits and vegetables with water, even if there is no pandemic virus pandemic, this will remove dirt, debris and pesticides from food and reduce the level of foodborne bacteria; there is no need to wash with soap Food, “Soap is for hands, not food,” Chapman said.
If you are concerned about food packaging, you can wash your hands carefully after handling the packaging. Chapman said that if you are concerned about the safety of food, you can heat the food at 65 degrees Celsius for 3 minutes, which will significantly reduce the level of any virus particles.
Food risks from restaurants are really low, as employees in the food industry have increased awareness of food safety. To further reduce the risk, we can wash our hands after handling food packaging or takeaway bags. Employers in the food industry also need to develop strong employee health measures, which are important for food safety and the health of others. If food workers and takeaway deliverers start to feel unwell, they should seek medical help immediately


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"Folias - Spanish music for harpsichord from the 17th century"
Lydia Maria Blank, harpsichord
rec: Sept 6 - 8 & 19 - 20, 2010, Gutenbrunn (A), Heiligenkreuz-Gutenbrunn
Passacaille - 992 (© 2013) (76'58")
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Pablo BRUNA (1611-1679):
Tiento lleno de 6° tono sobre Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La;
Joan Bautista José CABANILLES (1644-1712):
Diferencias de Folias;
Gallardas de 3° tono;
Tiento lleno de 4° tono;
Tiento lleno de 5° tono (XVIII);
Francisco CORREA DE ARAUXO (1584-1654):
Dies y seis Glosas sobre el Canto Llano Guárdame las Vacas;
Tiento de 1° tono (LXII);
Tiento de 1° tono, de a cinco (LII);
Tiento de 5° tono (XX);
Tiento pequeño y facil;
José XIMÉNEZ (?-1678):
Folias con 20 diferencias;
Obra de lleno 1° tono sin paso
Francisco Correa de Arauxo, Libro de tientos y discursos de música practica, y theorica de organo intitulado Facultad organica, 1626
It was only in the last decades of the 17th century that the Italian style began to have its impact on Spanish music. In the previous eras Spain represented a voice of its own in the European chorus. The villancico was a form of vocal music which had no match outside Spain. In the 17th century it was the zarzuela which was a typical Spanish phenomenon as the music for the theatre is concerned. The idiom in keyboard music was also quite different from what was common elsewhere. In this genre it is especially the repertoire of the 16th century which is paid attention to, with Antonio de Cabezón as its towering figure. In comparison the music of the 17th century is less well-known. If the latter is played, it is mostly at the organ, whose peculiar character is partly due to the unique sound of Spanish instruments. A large part of the keyboard music of this period can be played on both instruments, and many pieces which Lydia Maria Blank has selected are better known in performances on the organ.
It doesn't surprise then that all the composers represented in the programme were active as organists. Francisco Correa de Arauxo was born in Seville and died in Segovia. He was ordained priest and first acted as organist in Seville, from 1605 to 1636. He then was organist in Jaén, and in 1640 he was appointed as prebendary of Segovia Cathedral. He was not only a player and composer but also a theorist, and as all his extant keyboard works have been included in a didactic work it is plausible to suggest that he wrote them for pedagogical purposes. By far the largest part of his output consists of tientos. The term is derived from the verb tentar which means "to attempt" or "to try out". It is more or less comparable to the ricercar by Italian composers of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. It is dominated by polyphony and consists of sections with fugal, imitative entries which are connected without interruptions. Some of these pieces are quite virtuosic, and that also goes for the long tientos from Correa de Arauxo's pen here, such as Tiento de 1° tono (LXII) and Tiento de 1° tono, de a cinco (LII). Others are of more modest proportions and technical requirements, such as the Tiento pequeño y facil.
Antonio de Cabezón, the favourite keyboard player of King Philip II, was blind from birth, and so was Pablo Bruna. He was born and died in Daroca. His extant oeuvre consists of 32 organ pieces, most of which are in the genre of the tiento. His Tiento lleno de 6° sobre Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La is a sequence of sections which are contrasting due to varieties in rhythm. The scale of six notes which is the foundation of this piece was often used for keyboard pieces, for instance by Frescobaldi.
José Ximénez was born and died in Zaragoza. He was probably a pupil of Sebastian Aguilera de Heredia; in 1620 he became his assistant as organist of the cathedral of La Seo. In 1627/28 he succeeded him as organist. Otherwise we know very little about him and his extant oeuvre is rather small. These include various pieces for the liturgy, such as hymn and psalm verses, and two batallas, another typical Spanish genre. Obra de lleno 1° tono sin paso is a piece in a free improvisatory style without a specific subject. Ximénez is also one of the composers who wrote diferencias on the Folias. If one listens to this piece one won't recognize the subject which is familiar from the variations by the likes of Corelli and Vivaldi. They used a later type whereas here the subject is the Spanish Folias.
The same subject was used by Joan Bautista José (better known as Juan) Cabanilles, the most important Spanish composer of keyboard music in the late 17th century. He was held in high regard by his contemporaries which is indicated by the wide dissemination of his compositions. He was born near Valencia, and in this town he also died. He sang as a choirboy in the cathedral and was appointed second organist in 1665. Three years later he was ordained priest which was required by the cathedral chapter. In 1666 he had already become first organist, a position he held until his death. Although he composed some vocal works, the far majority of his compositions is written for the organ. Among them are a large number of tientos, many of them for 'broken keyboard' (medio registro, meaning that the two manuals are registered differently) and often characterised by unusual harmonic progressions (often referred to as tientos de falsas). The Tiento lleno de 4° tono is an example of the latter. The Tiento lleno de 5° tono (XVIII) includes free improvisatory elements, which gives this piece the character of a toccata. The Gallardas de 3° tono is another piece which are different from what one may expect. It has nothing to do with the dance known as galliard, but is rather a series of variations on a theme.
All the music on this disc was originally conceived for organ, but this recording shows that a number of pieces can convincingly be performed on the harpsichord. That is one of the interesting features of this disc. It offers a different perspective to the repertoire, which is not that well-known anyway. One reason is that this music doesn't fare very well on other than Spanish organs, and these are rather rare outside Spain. It would be nice if those pieces which lend themselves to the harpsichord would be performed in keyboard recitals. The fine quality of the music and the outstanding interpretations by Lydia Maria Blank have resulted in a very compelling disc which should not be missed by any lover of 17th century keyboard music. The harpsichord is a beautiful instrument well suited for this repertoire, but unfortunately not specified in the booklet. The recording engineer deserves accolades for a very natural recording in which the miking is exactly right.
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So the Bier Stube was a blast. It felt like walking into 1930's Germany and having a quick bite. The kids loved it. I loved it. Down to the nitty gritty. What did I eat?
I had the Schweizer Schnitzel which is Wiener Schnitzel smothered with mushrooms and Swiss cheese then baked. It came on a plate of brown gravy. I chose creamed spinach and Spatzle for sides. The food was great. I ate so much I had to sleep for 37 years after lunch.
Dessert was a delicious apple strudel with raisins and walnuts.


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ADAMS TOWNSHIP – Blanchester won a pair of three-set doubles matches and edged Clinton-Massie 3-2 Wednesday in non-league tennis action on the CM courts.
Jordan Stroud and Tanner Kellerman at first doubles and Ian Heeg and Dakota McCollister at second doubles both registered three-set wins for the Wildcats.
“Both of our doubles teams went to three sets; they are improving,” CM coach Rod Amburgy said.
Clayton Amburgy and Austin Faucett won singles matches for Massie.
“Clayton won a tough match against a very good player in Jacob Miller,” Amburgy said.
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• Jordan Stroud, Tanner Kellerman (B) def Jacob Martin, Drew Keller 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
• Ian Heeg, Dakota McCollister (B) def Leo Lentsch, Caden McKay 6-4, 3-6, 6-0


You can see behind the scenes at West Middlesex Hospital's annual open day next month.
Guided tours of its operating theatres and the hi-tech simulation centre used to train medics, among other usually off-limits areas, will be available on Saturday, September 13.
There will also be free health checks and advice, and family entertainment, including quizzes and competitions, between 11am and 3pm at the hospital in Twickenham Road, Isleworth.
Other attractions include the chance to sample the food served up to patients and to meet healthcare professionals to talk about a career in the NHS.
More than 2,000 people attended last year's open day at the hospital, which celebrated the 10th anniversary of the new building.


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COVID-19 has far-reaching socio-economic impacts. It also has many impacts for individuals. Even if you or someone you love has not been personally afflicted by the disease, your life and lifestyle almost certainly has. With much of the world still caught in the pandemic’s clutches, many people are trying to manage the ongoing fallout. If you are struggling to cope with COVID-19, you are far from alone. Read on for a roundup of recent news on the psychological effects of the coronavirus and how you can work to combat the negative impacts.
The psychological effects of quarantine
Quarantine has been a vital public health strategy during the pandemic. While it may help reduce disease transmission, it also has psychological effects. The more we, and healthcare providers, know about the stressors of quarantine, their psychological effects, and how to promote psychological wellbeing during these trying times, the better off we’ll be.
Research from the UK report clinically high levels of distress among people due to the impact of COVID-19. They found that those who demonstrate psychological flexibility -- defined as “the ability to recognize and adapt to situational demands in pursuit of personally meaningful longer-term outcomes” -- have greater wellbeing and are at reduced risk for anxiety and depression.
Conversely, people who demonstrate psychological inflexibility and the related tendency to avoid difficult situations and feelings, have poorer coping outcomes. According to research from China, meanwhile, these same negative coping styles may lead to mental illness. This data underscores the value of early psychological interventions.
The psychology of uncertainty
Dealing with quarantines and lockdowns is bad enough on its own, but in an unprecedented period of uncertainty like the one we’re now in, the anxiety of not knowing what the future holds can be worse than the actual situation itself. Psychologists say this phenomenon occurs because when our brains don’t know what’s coming next, they spin with everything that could possibly happen.
“Your brain will do almost anything for the sake of certainty,” Bryan Robinson, PhD writes in Forbes. As such, “You’re hardwired to overestimate threats and underestimate your ability to handle them -- all in the name of survival,” Robinson continues. In fact, studies show people are calmer when they’re anticipating pain than they are when what’s coming is unknown.
The key to managing this anxiety? Maintaining your perspective. “In addition to washing our hands, we need to cleanse our minds to offset catastrophic thinking,” concludes Robinson.
Tips for managing COVID-related uncertainty and anxiety
There are some specific things you can do to that effect, according to MindSpot’s list of 10 psychological tips for coping with the coronavirus. These are getting informed with the right information, getting organized, balancing your thoughts, shutting down outside noise, understanding history, reminding yourself of who you are, maintaining healthy routines, staying engaged and connected with the people around you, spending time doing enjoyable activities and hobbies, and looking forward.
While we are all hoping and waiting for things to return to normal, the mantra “this too shall pass” can be helpful.
The American Psychological Association (APA) also shed light on how we can better deal with COVID-19. Findings include the damaging effects of media and social media, and the vital role getting information from worthy sources can play. (Learn how to find them here.) Additionally, we know the sooner people start managing their stress, the less likely they are to suffer long-term mental and physical health outcomes.
The APA further reports on the negative impact of quarantines and isolation, determining priorities to be minimizing quarantine lengths and making sure isolating people have access to what they need.
On that note, at a time when people have even less access to resources, online therapy is playing an increasingly vital role. In Turkey, for example, people are benefiting from online psychotherapy sessions. “The pandemic changed the way we work. The online method enabled us to reach out to people all across the country,” says Emre Konuk, director of the Turkish EMDR Association Trauma Healing Group.
One lesser-discussed coping mechanism for many people during lockdowns, according to one study in Britain, is pets!Specifically, 90 percent of survey respondents revealed that their pets helped them cope during lockdowns, while 96 percent said their pets helped them stay active and fit. “Findings from this study also demonstrated potential links between people’s mental health and the emotional bonds they form with their pets,” says lead author Elena Ratschen. While cats and dogs were the most common pets cited in the study, smaller mammals and even fish were also included.
Meanwhile, a study published in the academic journal Personality and Individual Differences found an even less likely contributor to coping with coronavirus: horror movies. “People who engaged more frequently with frightening fictional phenomena, such as horror fans and the morbidly curious, displayed more robust psychological resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic,” the researchers contend.
According to lead author Coltan Scrivner, this may be because people who watch horror movies are used to feeling afraid in safe settings. Watching movies helps them practice their “emotion regulation skills”, which have equipped them to deal better with the chaos of COVID.
Fans of the “prepper” genre, which includes zombie, apocalyptic, and post-apocalyptic films, were also found to be more prepared for the pandemic because they were prepared for the social upheaval that often accompanies real-world disasters.

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Jan 27, 2017
Isko first denim mill to get EU Ecolabel certification
Jan 27, 2017
Turkish denim label Isko has become the first denim mill in the world to have received EU Ecolabel certification for its Earth Fit platform dedicated to sustainability. The Isko EU Ecolabel products will be launched in May 2017. EU Ecolabel is the official environmental label in the European Union, based on a commitment to environmental sustainability.
“Being conscientious comes from research, attention, deep commitment and pointed awareness about what is happening to our planet,” said Fatih Konukoglu, CEO of Isko division and board member of Sanko Group at its headquarters in Turkey.
“Here in Isko, to produce means to care: care about people, environment and products. This firm belief is the heart of our nurturing approach. We believe in the future, that is why we continue to invest in protecting our planet”, said Anita Winsnes, managing director of Ecolabelling Norway. “It is great that the world’s biggest denim manufacturer shows such a commitment to sustainability. If we are going to succeed with the necessary green shift in our global economy, it is important that companies like Isko clear the way. When giants take steps towards more sustainability, the impacts are huge,” added Winsnes.
Last year, Isko Earth fit line had bagged recognition of Nordic Swan Ecolabel for its innovative approach. The Nordic Swan Ecolabel is the official Ecolabel in the Nordic countries and was created with the purpose of providing an environmental labeling scheme that would contribute to sustainable consumption.
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5th October 2020
As the blockbuster movies from 2020 slowly get delayed until 2021 the latest to move in unsurprisingly Denis Villeneuve's Dune adaptation will will now see a release on October 1st 2021.
This is, at the moment, the same release date as The Batman starring Robert Pattinson and directed by Matt Reeves, so I suspect that might be on the move as well as its currently still in production and has been hit with CODIV-19 while filming which has caused delays.
This only leaves Death On The Nile and Wonder Woman 1984, and maybe Free Guy which got a new trailer today, left as movies to come out in 2020 that can be considered major blockbusters (Coming 2 America surely isn't ready yet!).
Last week the latest Bond movie No Time To Die got moved to April 2021 leaving the release schedule rather empty.
As I have written about today this is very worrying for the cinema industry that has started to, for the second time this year, shut down, this time not just because of COVID-19, through lack of films being shown.
2021 is shaping up to be one of the biggest ever year for blockbusters and at the moment we have not only some of the biggest films of 2020 now next year but all the films that should have come out in 2021!
5th October 2020
A new trailer and poster has been released for upcoming movie Free Guy both of which can be seen below.
Starring among others Ryan Reynolds and Jodie Comer the movie is directed by Shawn Levy and it has a release date of 11th December 2020.
At the moment this will be the next 'big' release at cinemas with most 2020 blockbusters moving to 2021, All thats left after this movie is Death On The Nile, Dune then Wonder Woman 1984 all of which also have December release.
Are video games real? Free City is an open world ono-line game like Grand Theft Auto or Fortnite and Guy (Ryan Reynolds) is one of the world non-player character (or NPC, a character that humans cant play with) who is working as a simple bank teller in the game.
Thanks to some programmers who inserted a bit of code into the game Guy becomes aware of his world being a video game and sees an opportunity to become the hero, instead of a nobody.
With the developers wanting to shut the game down Guy must race against the odd to stop this from happening.
Check out the movie page for more information on this film.
23rd September 2020
We all knew it was coming but hoped that maybe somehow things would improve, but with the slow reopening of cinemas and paying audiences still not feeling safe many films have had their release schedules changed.
Among them are Black Widow, Eternals, Death On The Nile, Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and West Side Story, most of which have now gone into 2021 which at the moment seems like a safer bet.
Black Widow starring Scarlett Johansson has changed to May 7th 2021 and is perhaps one of the biggest to have a change, this could still see a debut on Disney+ if things don't improve quick enough.
West Side Story from director Steven Spielberg has gone on a whole year to December 10th 2021, this originally set to be a big 2020 holiday movie and Oscar contender.
Interestingly Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Dune which was set to be released the same day has not (yet) moved from December 18th 2020.
Death On The Nile has moved to December 18th 2020, not into 2021 yet but it is the same day as Dune and (which I'm sure will move) and long awaited comedy sequel starring Eddie Murphy, Coming 2 America, although with no trailer or poster yet this will move to same time in 2021 at some point.
Eternals, another Marvel feature, has moved to later in 2021, November 5th, and also from Marvel Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has changed to July 9th.
With the UK about to go back into some kind of lockdown the state of cinemas is looking as uncertain as ever, it is being suggested that Tenet's box office was effected because Warner Bros. opened the movie when people were simply not ready to go back to the movies.
There needs to be a breakthrough in overcoming the virus and cinema chains regaining the trust of the public before things will truly recover and that could be more like the end of 2021 in reality.
Source of much of this story @GiteshPandya on twitter
9th September 2020
The first trailer for the Denis Villeneuve directed Dune has been released and it looks as epic as you'd expect from the Blade Runner 2049 creator.
The book Dune was first adapted in 1984 by alternative director David Lynch, it was not well received at the time but has built a cult following over the years.
As technology has moved on and film makers are able to visualise fantastical fantasy books closer to the source material films are being remade that look stunning.
Judging from this first trailer the movie looks fantastic and as Epic a movie as you can have, every scene just looks incredible.
One of the main criticisms of the David Lynch directed version was the confusing plot, this looks like the story telling has been upped and made more accessible for the masses.
The movie is set for December 18th 2020 in the UK and US, save from any delays because of a COVID-19 spike, and looks set to be a big Christmas hit.

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The best way to move around L’Aquila is by regional bus lines (see Arpa company site).
in the town you can move by bus (Public bus lines of L’Aquila), but walking is the best way to enjoy the old city centre. Small parking areas at a price of 0.50 €/h can be found in the old town but it’s rather difficult to find an empty slot. The largest parking area is located underground at the Collemaggio bus terminal.
Finally, taxi service can be found at the following numbers:
tel. +39 0862 22115 or +39 0862 27372

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12G Over and Under Box Lock Single Trigger Medallist Shotgun from Browning. 29 ¾” (755mm) Multi Choke Barrels with standard 2 ¾” (70mm) Chambers. Fully Ventilated side and 3/8” (10mm) Rib, file cut with a double sight bead. Single selective Trigger so easily swapped over to whichever barrel to shoot first. The action is Bright Finished and Fully Engraved with Scroll work decoration throughout. I do have a set of after-market chokes but they are ever so slightly long so do not finish perfectly flush. Its NOT much though and its not a 5 figure gun.
14 ¾” (375mm) WELL Figured Maple Walnut Stock… Certainly one of the prettiest I have seen on one of these guns with some Very nice Grain and Contrast. I suspect this may well be an older gun / early example given the obviously higher grade timber to normal you usually see. Not a great deal of cast so could well shoot from either shoulder. Overall length measures to 47 ½” (1205mm) with a weight of 7 Lbs 11 oz. (3.394 Kg). Even the Gold Washed Trigger still has a fare amount of colour so the gun simply cannot have seen that much use. It never takes that long for this area to show signs of wear. The Classic Schnabel Forend just finishes things off on what is a nice gun.
These were actually made for Browning under license in Italy. Never actually ‘branded’ as a Browning so they could cater for a less affluent section of the market place but still a basic Browning regardless. There is a LOT of gun here for this money.


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Salt (quintets: flute, clarinet, piano, violin, cello)
by Alice Humphries (2018)
Instrumentation: Alto flute/piccolo, clarinet in B flat/bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano.
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BAGHDAD, Nov 27 (KUNA) -- Leading Shiite cleric in Iraq Ali Sistani Tuesday
banned the killing of Iraqis, particularly the Sunnis, and urged the Shiites
to protect their brother Sunnis.
Sistani bans the Iraqi blood in general the blood of Sunnis in particular.
His announcement came during a meeting with a delegation from Sunni clerics
from southern and northern Iraq.
The clerics are visiting Najaf to participate in the first national
conference for Ulemaa of Shiites and Sunnis.
Sistani called on the Shiites to protect their Sunni brothers, according to
Sheikh Khaled Al-Mulla, head of the authority of Ulemaa of Southern Iraq,
noting that the Fatwa of Sistani would have positive impacts nationwide.
"I am a servant of all Iraqis, there is no difference between a Sunni, a
Shitte or a Kurd or a Christian," Al-Mulla quoted Sistani as saying during the
Sistani warned the Sunni clerics from the plans of the enemies to plant
seeds of discord among the Iraqis.
The visiting delegation voiced relief for the meeting and said they backed
Sistani's stance. (end)
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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said shellfish samples collected in Central Luzon are free from the toxic red tide.
Based on Shellfish Bulletin No. 04 Series of 2024, BFAR said the coastal waters of Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan and Zambales are safe from the water toxin.
This means that all types of shellfish gathered from these areas are safe for human consumption, the BFAR said.
Meanwhile, the Paralytic Shellfish Poison was detected in coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate, Dauis and Tagbilaran in Bohol, Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur, San Pedro Bay in Samar, Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar, San Benito in Surigao del Norte, and Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur.
All types of shellfish and Acetes sp. or alamang gathered from the said areas are not safe for human consumption, BFAR said.
Fish, squids, shrimps, and crabs are safe for human consumption provided that they are fresh and washed thoroughly, and internal organs such as gills and intestines are removed before cooking, the agency added.


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Veritas Collaborative, a specialty hospital system for the treatment of eating disorders, today announced that the organization has moved its Durham child and adolescent hospital to a new, bigger facility in Durham and will open an adult hospital in the coming weeks.
Leah Graves Joins Veritas Collaborative as Senior Director of Nutrition Services
Leah Graves has joined Veritas Collaborative as Senior Director of Nutrition Services. With over 30 years of experience in the provision of eating disorders care, Graves is highly respected for her expertise in medical nutrition therapy, nutrition counseling, center supervision, and research.
Pennsylvania Community Raises Awareness: Chase Bannister Featured on WBRE-TV
Chase Bannister, Co-Founder of Veritas Collaborative, shares his insight into the need for education and awareness about eating disorders in an interview with WBRE-TV.
We March Because
Join us for the second annual M.O.M. March in Washington D.C. We’ll be marching alongside mothers, families, and other advocates for improved eating disorder training for medical professionals, better insurance coverage for patients, and more funding for eating disorder research. Eating disorders are treatable, but access to care is gravely inadequate.
A Call to Action: Join Veritas Collaborative in Supporting The Anna Westin Act
Eating disorder advocates around the nation are more energized now than ever before because The Anna Westin Act of 2015 is the first eating disorders legislation to receive bipartisan support at introduction in the past decade.
“Anna’s Law,” named in memory of 21-year-old Anna Westin from Minnesota, was introduced by United States Congressman Ted Deutch and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen during the Eating Disorders Coalition National Lobby Day, May 13th 2015, at a congressional staff briefing.
#BeRealBeYou with Veritas Collaborative
Veritas Collaborative will be promoting media literacy at The Streets at Southpoint in Durham, NC with a free photobooth and fun props where you can come and #BeRealBeYou!
Historic March at U.S. Capitol for Eating Disorder Advocacy
Last Tuesday, September 30th 2014, I had the pleasure of traveling with several co-workers to Washington D.C. to attend the first annual M.O.M. (Mothers and Others) March on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol – and wow, was it powerful.
The speakers at the march were brave and honest, sharing stories of barriers eating disorder patients experience on the road to recovery. Several mothers spoke out about their child’s eating disorder not being taken seriously by his/her primary care physician.
Stuart Kaplan, MD, FAAP Featured on News14
Stuart Kaplan, MD, FAAP, the Veritas Collaborative Associate Medical Director – Pediatrics, was featured on News14 In Depth this morning.
Veritas Collaborative Expands its Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) for the Treatment of Eating Disorders
The Veritas Collaborative Adolescent Program for eating disorders has expanded its services for the partial hospitalization level of care. The diverse program, now in a new unit within the existing facility, serves up to 12 patients with treatment six days a week.
Veritas Collaborative is the Lead Sponsor for IAEDP’s 2013 Imagine Me Beyond What You See Contest
Veritas Collaborative is proud to be the first ever Lead Sponsor for the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals Foundation Imagine Me Beyond What You See Mannequin Art Contest.
Veritas Collaborative Appoints New VP of Operations During Time of Expansive Growth
Veritas Collaborative, a specialty hospital system for the treatment of eating disorders, has appointed Kenneth Moore as vice president of operations during a time of expansive growth.
“I am thrilled to welcome Ken Moore to our leadership team,” said Stacie McEntyre, founder, president, and CEO of Veritas Collaborative. “His extraordinary leadership skills, unique experience in inpatient eating disorders hospital operations, and mission-driven focus will ensure that Veritas Collaborative continues to provide premier care as we expand to new locations.”
U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield Co-sponsors Anna Westin Act On Heels of Visit to Veritas Collaborative
U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield (NC-01) has co-sponsored the Anna Westin Act after his visit to Veritas Collaborative, a specialty hospital system for the treatment of eating disorders. Congressman Butterfield met with key members of the Veritas Collaborative staff April 4 and toured the inpatient eating disorders hospital.
Veritas Collaborative Opens Specialty Eating Disorders Facility in Richmond
Veritas Collaborative, a specialty hospital system for the treatment of eating disorders, has opened a new facility in Richmond for individuals ages 10 and older suffering from anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and other specified eating disorders.
Congressman David Price Visits Veritas Collaborative and Cosponsors Anna Westin Act
Veritas Collaborative was proud to host United States Congressman David Price (NC District 4). Representative Price toured our eating disorder treatment facility and met with a number of employees who are constituents of his district.
Celebrating 3 Years of Collaboration
A few months before Veritas Collaborative opened, we had a small team, 29,000 square feet to up-fit, and a huge vision: A world in which all persons with eating disorders and their families have access to best-practice care and hold hope for a cure.
And, we didn’t take this vision lightly. After months of construction, preparation, recruiting, and training, we opened our doors to our first patients on June 4th, 2012 and brought our vision to life.
Veritas Collaborative’s Erikka Dzirasa, MD, MPH, earns Board Certification
Veritas Collaborative is proud to announce that the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) certified Erikka Dzirasa, MD, MPH, Veritas’ Associate Medical Director of Psychiatry, as a Diplomate in Psychiatry.
Veritas Collaborative Now Offering Nasogastric (NG) Tube Feeding Services
Veritas Collaborative, a Specialty Behavioral Health Hospital for children and adolescents with eating disorder diagnoses, now offers nasogastric (NG) tube feeding services for patients determined to be in need of this treatment.
Alice Merritt, MPH, RD, LDN, earns Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietician (CEDRD) certification
Awarded by the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (iaedpTM), Veritas Collaborative’s Nutrition and Dietetic Services Manager, Alice Merritt, MPH, RD, LDN, earns her Certified Eating Disorders Registered Dietician certification.
NEDAwareness Week 2013
NEDAwareness Week, the largest education and outreach effort on Eating Disorders in the United States, is taking place February 24 through March 2, 2013. This year’s theme is “Everybody Knows Somebody.”
Caring for More Young People in 2013
Veritas Collaborative is pleased to share with you our expanded scope of care in 2013. Our state-of-the-art adolescent treatment program now serves young females & males 10-19 years of age for Inpatient, Residential, & Partial Hospitalization care. As always, we are honored to stand with families as we support these young persons in the work of recovery from devastating eating disorder mental illnesses.


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With consummate skill, Ruth Rendell pulls the colorful strands of this harrowing story ever tighter, increasing the tension page by page.
Jock Lewis was supposed to have died in that terrible train crash at Paddington. Minty, his girlfriend, received a letter from Great Western telling her so. But, curiously, the police haven't been in touch. And Jock has borrowed all her savings . . .
Zillah also got a letter from the railway company, informing her that her husband, Jerry Leach, was dead. Something about the letter struck her as suspicious, but she chooses not to mention her doubts to the up-and-coming Conservative Member of Parliament who has just proposed a marriage of convenience . . .
Fiona, a successful banker, met Jeff Leigh before the Paddington crash in August. Although he never seemed to have a job, and borrowed money from her, she is utterly devoted to himand can't understand why he suddenly has disappeared . . .
As this novel gets under way, it is not immediately apparent how the lives of these women might be connected, or how they may figure into a series of vicious stabbing deaths that have shocked and terrified the citizens of London. With consummate skill, Ruth Rendell pulls the colorful strands of this harrowing story ever tighter, increasing the tension page by page.
Minty knew it was a ghost sitting in the chair because she was frightened. If it were only something she'd imagined, she wouldn't have been afraid. You couldn't be when it was something that came out of your own mind.
It was early evening but, being wintertime, quite dark. She'd just come home from work, let herself in the front door, and put the hall light on. The front-room door was open and the ghost was sitting on an upright chair in the middle of the room with its back to her. She'd put the chair there to stand on and change a lightbulb before she went out in the morning and forgotten to put it back. Her mouth tightly covered up with both hands to keep the scream in, she took one step nearer. She thought, What will I do if it turns round? Ghosts in stories are gray like the people on black-and-white television or else see-through, but this one had short, dark brown hair and a brown neck, and wore a black leather jacket. Minty didn't have to ...
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Yesterday I watched Skye Hallam’s excellent one-woman show, Heads or Tails, one of the headline acts at the new Living Record Festival. It’s a gently confessional monologue about the afterlife spoken by 25-year-old Steph, who has – as they say – been “taken too soon”.
The West End production of Disney’s Frozen, planned to open at the newly refurbished Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 14 April 2021, with previews from 2 April, has been postponed due to the current national lockdown and Covid-19 restrictions.
The Stage has unveiled its annual The Stage 100 list. The list has been re-imagined this year to celebrate individuals who have gone above and beyond in helping theatre survive the biggest crisis the industry has ever faced.
With S-27, the Finborough once again punches well above its weight, making another compelling contribution to the brave new world of streamed theatre.
There was devastating news for West End theatres today when Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock told the House of Commons that London – plus parts of Essex and Hertfordshire – would move into Tier 3 from 16 December 2020.
There has been a mixed response from theatres up and down the country to the Government’s announcement detailing which areas of England will fall into which Tier when the second lockdown comes to an end on 2 December 2020.
When England moves back into a Tier system at 12.01am on 2 December 2020, indoor theatre performances will be allowed in Tiers 1 and 2 with an audience of 1,000 socially distanced people or 50% occupancy, whichever is smaller. However, in Tier 3 such events will not be allowed.
Misfits, from the Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch, comprises four excellent fractured monologues, written by Kenny Emson, Sadie Hasler, Guleraana Mir and Anne Odeke, which focus on Essex,
There’s plenty to enjoy in Little Wars’ jokes, and then, later on, the final harrowing monologues about the genocide are both powerful and deeply moving.
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has confirmed via social media that rehearsals can go ahead at arts venues during the forthcoming four-week Coronavirus lockdown from 5 November to 2 December 2020 as they are regarded as ‘places of work’. Live-streamed performances are also allowed but audiences are not permitted.
Scores of productions devised to comply with social distancing have become casualties of the national lockdown that will run for one month from 5 November to 2 December 2020 in response to the continuing Coronavirus crisis.
Actress and writer Georgina Barley refused to feel defeated by the cancellation of her debut play Lovesick six months ago due to the Covid crisis. Instead Georgina put her mind to creating a version of the piece that could be staged post-lockdown and she can’t wait to share it with audiences at London’s White Bear Theatre from 13-17 October 2020.
Theatre is just different organisms in close proximity. It’s a great image, and one of many that float gently to the surface in Ben Duke’s In a Nutshell, a monologue which explores with a marvellously tentative touch the nature of theatre, meaning theatre as it was until the pandemic struck.
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap – the longest-running show in the world, which had been due to resume performances at London’s St Martin’s Theatre on 23 October 2020 – is to have its reopening postponed.
This is a masterly revival of An Evening with an Immigrant, Inua Ellams’ 2016 autobiographical one-man show which is both poetic and engaging.
Beginning on 30 September 2020, The Lion & Unicorn Theatre’s first Covid-secure performances since lockdown will be a mix of brand-new work and some old favourites, as well as productions from the venue’s team of in-house Associate Artists.
There was disappointment for writer and actress Georgina Barley in April this year when the planned run of her debut play Lovesick at London’s White Bear Theatre was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but six months later a new ‘Covid edit’ version of the piece is back in the venue’s programme, directed by Helen Tennison and running from 13-17 October 2020.
Nimax Theatres will open all six West End theatres in sequence from 22 October 2020 with social distancing under Covid-19 secure government guidelines. The special season will beginning at the Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue with This is Going to Hurt, written and performed by ex-NHS doctor Adam Kay.
The first short play is Beat the Devil in which David Hare stakes first claim to what will surely be a new genre or at least a familiar theme in the coming months – the Covid monologue.
David Hare gets in first with his Coronavirus monologue Beat The Devil at the Bridge Theatre, evocatively performed by Ralph Fiennes.


Waterford PZC member voices support for Seaside plan
Waterford - Planning and Zoning Commission member Edwin J. Maguire read a letter at the commission's meeting Monday in support of zoning changes developer Mark Steiner has proposed to the Seaside Preservation Zoning District, which contains the former Seaside Regional Center for the developmentally disabled.
Maguire said that the proposed zoning changes would generate tax revenue that could go toward the town's capital project debt and school system and promote synergy among area theaters at local colleges and on the Eugene O'Neill Theater campus.
He also said the project would allow for cleanup and restoration of the property, which he said had languished in the hands of public officials.
"This proposed zone change will not only provide an upscale residential community, it can lead the way for cultural and educational enhancement opportunities in Waterford," he said.
During the meeting, Planning Department staff presented a second draft of proposed alterations to Steiner's request for zoning changes to the property located off Shore Road. The commission plans to put forward a final draft of the zoning amendment at its Sept. 8 meeting, at which time it plans to vote on what staff changes to include in Steiner's proposed amendments when it takes its final vote on whether to change the zoning regulations. The commission is slated to take a final vote by Sept. 19.
The commission is also slated to vote Sept. 8 on whether the proposed zoning changes, with the staff's alterations, are in line with the town's Plan of Conservation and Development.
Changes reviewed Monday include removing distinctions between public and private roads on the property, increasing the required setback of buildings from the edge of the road from 25 feet to 30 feet, and allowing the inn Steiner has proposed to be contained in either of the two buildings on the property designed by famous architect Cass Gilbert.
Additionally, staff has recommended changes to delivery times permitted on the property. Steiner's proposed changes would allow for construction of a restaurant on the property and the commission's discussion of deliveries has centered on food delivery.
The draft of the proposed zoning changes presented Monday would allow for deliveries between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. The staff's original recommendations allowed for deliveries as late as 6 p.m. on weekdays with no Saturday window. Both versions allow for deliveries outside the normal times with 48-hour notice and town approval.
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This year has been a significant one for mergers and acquisitions in cybersecurity. A strong pattern of M&A activity in the first half of 2019 continued into the second as large companies sought to create more sophisticated platforms, and smaller businesses continued consolidation.
"The bottom line is we're on pace for record growth in 2019 and definitely a bigger year than 2018," says Hank Thomas, CEO at Strategic Cyber Ventures, who notes the industry is on pace to reach $17 billion in total for M&A activity for 2019.
While the stream of M&A activity remained fairly constant from the first half of 2019 into the second, the past six months brought a few overall larger deals, notes Jeff Pollard, Forrester vice president and principal analyst for security and risk professionals. Deals involving Broadcom, Sophos, and VMware, underscored another trend of enterprise players investing in security.
The first half of 2019 was marked with acquisitions by companies expanding their portfolios, Pollard explains. We saw Carbonite aiming to become more of a software provider with Webroot, and Palo Alto Networks expanding its offerings with Demisto, Twistlock, and Puresec, he notes.
January through June "was more focused on companies trying to flesh out what they have now," he continues. Toward the second half of 2019, smaller companies began partnering with other smaller companies to become medium-size businesses, as opposed to large firms trying to get bigger. As big organizations continue to buy more midsized companies, it creates an opportunity for some of the smaller players to get together and create a larger company.
"If you're small and looking at smaller, but together you're midsize, that's now an attractive target for you," Pollard explains.
Another key M&A driver is a lack of sophistication in today's security platforms, Thomas points out. Many of the point tools companies rely on are "very much just features," he says. CISO are looking to consolidate their data feeds and dashboards; to do security orchestration, automation, and response. The problem is, they don't have a sufficiently advanced platform.
"I think we'll continue to see consolidation occur because there's a demand for that," he adds.
Here, security experts share the most noteworthy M&A deals from July through December and what these acquisitions mean for this changing industry. See anything they missed? Please feel free to share your thoughts in the Comments section.
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When we talk about smart cities, many of the smart city applications we think of rely on linking a vast amount of data from various sources and then making sense of it. An example is data analysis that aims to understand the correlation of pollution levels with traffic flows and the weather. One of the most interesting areas here is how this big data aggregation works, as well as the analytical algorithms that can be applied to the data.
The starting point of data aggregation is the collection of information from the different sensors.
At Axis, we are used to having a camera centric approach. Over the years our cameras have evolved to cover various smart city applications, including collecting traffic related data such as vehicle counts, average speed per traffic lane, traffic lane occupancy, vehicle classification, and whether traffic is static or moving. Extended camera capabilities are making it possible to gather people and crowd related data including people counting, crowd head counts and crowd capacity and volume. And more possibilities will be added in the future.
Complementing cameras with additional sensors
However smart the cameras are though, there are some things that they will probably never be able to do due to technical limitations or cost considerations. For instance, video cameras can see and hear, but they can’t smell, touch or taste.
To close this gap and drive the development of new smart city applications, we are partnering with Libelium, a company that develops sensors and multiple sensor hubs. Libelium offers sensors that measure environmental conditions such as air quality, temperature and humidity, water quality, and noise levels, to name a few. Axis cameras and Libelium sensors can be combined and connected to any cloud platform to allow the collection and aggregation of all these various data streams in an easy and integrated manner. Advanced analytical algorithms can then leverage this smart data aggregation to generate valuable information that can help solve some of the most common urban challenges, and this can be customised for each city’s needs.
The application of big data analytics to smart cities is an exciting area to work in – we are only just seeing the beginnings of what will be possible in the future. To find out more, speak to our smart city experts at the Smart City Expo in Barcelona.