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InsurTechs selected to help support the Future at Lloyd's
Lloyd’s today welcomed eleven new teams of InsurTech disruptors to join the global (re)insurance market’s innovation accelerator.
More than 130 applications were received from across the world for the third cohort of the Lloyd’s Lab. The eleven successful teams were selected as part of a competitive process involving twenty-four shortlisted applicants who presented their ideas to experts across the market during pitch day.
Lloyd’s has recently committed to expanding the scope of the Lloyd’s Lab, as part of its bold new strategy for the future. The eleven successful teams are aligned with this strategy. They will begin working in the Lab as part of a ten-week programme that kicks off on September 2.
The full list of teams that will be working with Lloyd’s innovation accelerator as part of Cohort three is below. The start-ups are focused fully on finding solutions with the potential to contribute to the ecosystem of services as part of the future at Lloyd’s vision, including ways to enhance data sharing and provide new sources of risk insight; pricing and risk models to help Lloyd’s market participants better understand threat scenarios; and ways to reduce the cost of processing claims as well as the burden of compliance and regulation.
Times are changing, and we are building a new vision for the future at Lloyd’s. The third cohort of the Lloyd’s Lab will be fully aligned with this bold new strategy. We see a huge opportunity to partner with the brightest and best talent from the technology sector to develop new ideas, new ways of working and of serving our customers. Nowhere is this more keenly felt than in the Lloyd’s Lab, where talent, technology and capital intersect so creatively. We want to harness this creative spirit to help us build a new Lloyd’s, which is nimbler, more customer focused, faster and more efficient than ever.Bruce Carnegie-Brown, Lloyd’s Chairman
Congratulations to the following for becoming part of the Lloyd's Lab cohort three:
- ClimaCell is the first microweather™ technology company, finding and forecasting weather that others can't see. By taking an internet-of-things approach to collect millions of weather observations, ClimaCell forecasts at the street (not city) level.
- Digital Fineprint (DFP) is an Insurtech that helps insurers and brokers improve their reach and profitability in the SME market. DFP provides data insights that can be used for risk selection, underwriting, pricing and new business generation.
- Flock is a big data start-up that helps underwriters unlock the power of risk intelligence.
- FloodFlash says it enables fairly-priced, no-exclusions, instant-settlement flood insurance. Customers receive a pre-agreed settlement as soon as FloodFlash sensor detect that waters have exceeded a critical depth.
- Hyperexponential is building practical, impactful pricing software for speciality insurance. It claims to be the first platform of its kind to be built by insurance professionals “at the coal-face of the market, for the needs of our actuaries and underwriters”.
- INARI is an advanced ecosystem in a box that digitises insurance operations through the entire risk lifecycle. INARI says it combines “process automation, data ingestion processing, distributed ledger auditability, machine learning and data lake”.
- The Insurdata platform creates high resolution, building level, peril specific exposure data globally.
- Oasis provides an open source catastrophe modelling platform, free to use by anyone. It is also a community that seeks to unlock and change the world around catastrophe modelling to better understand risk in insurance and beyond.
- Phinsys has built a platform of intelligent finance automation tools to deliver systematic controls to optimise financial close and reporting processes.
- Praedicat reads, curates and quantifies data from science to identify emerging and emerged risks to humans and the environment. They quantify the loss to economy and liability insurers from litigation allowing risk management and product development.
- Tautona is a “cognitive automation” company that automates processes once reserved for human judgement. It says: “Our cloud based, managed service approach provides insurers with a frictionless approach to automating claims and ancillary processes.”


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DAVID LEWIS: What a great city is Joburg. Pity about its governance
ANC has much to answer for in the decline of governance in SA
I recently heard great jazz at the Linder Auditorium, with the innovative Marcus Wyatt leading the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra and the ZAR Jazz Orchestra.
A fortnight ago I went to a wonderful performance at the Market Theatre by SA musicians and singers of the music of little-heard early 20th century singer/composer Reuben T Caluza, co-arranged by the fiercely talented Philip Miller and Tshegofatso Moeng.
Last week I went to the RMB gallery in Sandton for the opening of an exhibition of the photographs of Mark Lewis (my brother but, more importantly, one of SA’s great photographers and a visual chronicler of Johannesburg). The photographs were of the cast of Miller’s opera celebrating the life and times of Simon Nkoli (the opera will open at the Market Theatre on November 17 — don’t miss it!).
Nkoli, for those who don’t remember, was one of the Delmas treason trialists during the ’80s. He was a queer anti-apartheid activist from Sebokeng who died of Aids-related illness in his early 40s.
In his short life Nkoli not only led the communities of the Vaal in opposing apartheid but led South Africans everywhere, including his fellow Delmas trialists and Robben Island prisoners, in understanding the queer struggle as a central component of the broader human rights struggle. The exhibition was opened by Nkoli’s great friend and fellow queer activist, the ever-gracious retired judge Edwin Cameron. This event was a truly uplifting and life-affirming celebration of a great South African and a whole lot of riotous fun.
What a great city is Johannesburg! And then on Heritage Day I went to a festival at the Apartheid Museum. In one sense this confirmed the positive experiences described above. The museum is impeccably maintained — its buildings are clean and in good repair, its galleries are stimulating tributes to those who fought apartheid. The exhibition commemorating the 40th anniversary of the founding of the United Democratic Front is sensitively curated. No wonder the museum attracts about 1,000 visitors each day.
But if you think neat, clean functional public buildings are to be taken for granted, try visiting some other public buildings in Johannesburg. The metro headquarters in Braamfontein, for example, is in such disrepair that the building meant to be providing critical services to the public and the businesses of Gauteng has been closed indefinitely. The recent Albert Street fire reveals how the City of Johannesburg manages its property portfolio.
These distressing realities of Johannesburg life were brought into sharp relief by the speakers at the Heritage Day event. Former finance minister Trevor Manuel, drawing on the appalling state of governance in the Johannesburg metro, excoriated the “abomination” (his word) that masquerades as government in SA. Rivonia Circle leader Tessa Dooms bemoaned the state of political leadership in the country and called for the baton to be passed to a younger, more imaginative leadership.
The ANC has much to answer for in the decline of governance in SA. After all, at one stage or another it has governed, usually with comfortable majorities, the country and all the provinces and metropolitan and municipal areas. But of all the corrupt, incompetent, uncaring governments that have been foist on the people of SA, none offends quite as much as the Johannesburg metro government. It was not always thus. It is generally accepted that the period of Amos Masondo’s administration (2000-2011) was the high point of the city’s postapartheid past.
It’s been all downhill since then. As the ANC’s electoral support has declined — partly a result of the normal decline of large electoral majorities in a democracy, partly a result of the declining quality of metropolitan and provincial services — so has the naked quest for political power on the part of the leading political parties revealed itself.
The quest for power is, of course, the core business of any political party. But they have not sought power by demonstrating their will or ability to serve the people of Johannesburg. Rather, the DA/EFF arrangement during the unlamented Herman Mashaba mayoralty is said to have been marked by an orgy of looting, with the EFF using its kingmaker vote as the price for access to public resources.
And look at the ANC’s disgraceful management of Gauteng, a feeding trough for politicians and officials who fear they may soon be denied access to the province’s vast public resources. Premier Panyaza Lesufi seems more intent on securing a post-election coalition with the EFF than he is on winning the election.
But for sheer cynicism nothing compares to the deployment of the hapless Kabelo Gwamanda as mayor, and, before him Thapelo Amad, both from the little-known and little-supported Al Jama-ah party. No-one is fooled. Everybody knows these empty suits are no closer to leading the residents of Johannesburg than the man on the moon. Everyone knows they are placeholders until the ANC and EFF have had a chance to make their decision regarding who is to be top dog in the province after the 2024 elections, and what that will say about their respective prospects in the 2026 local government elections.
What’s to be done? A solution commonly advanced, and strongly articulated by Dooms at the Apartheid Museum event, is a generational change in political leadership. Dooms’ solution is predicated on what she has seen of the quality of young leaders in the townships. But it’s not enough to make piecemeal gains in local wards, gains that will inevitably be reversed as soon as the political rulers of the country, provinces and towns get around to it. They have to gain political power.
But where are the entry points for this new generation to gain political power? The youth formations of the political parties are even more venal and less capable of assuming political leadership than their mother bodies. And while the entry of organisations like Rise Mzansi offer long-term hope at the provincial and national levels, we cannot wait that long.
Focus on the local sphere of government is the best bet. With local government elections still more than two years away it’s possible for a loose alliance of independent ratepayers and community organisations to mount an election campaign that will secure political gains in Johannesburg and other metros and towns.
It will be extremely difficult to cohere a political organisation combining the ratepayers of Saxonwold with the community organisations of Soweto. But they can succeed and best allocate their resources if they adhere to one principle — fielding local candidates in opposition to corrupt and incompetent local councillors whatever party the latter represent, and its corollary, supporting the re-election of councillors with a record of public service in their wards, whatever parties they represent.
Last weekend I attended a public meeting called by the admirable Kathrada Foundation to seek solutions to the crisis in service delivery in Johannesburg. Like Dooms I was struck by the palpable anger and creative energy of the local activists that participated in the meeting. And they weren’t necessarily youths.
Make no mistake: the path to local political power is fraught with danger. Look at the response of the ANC’s KwaZulu-Natal thugs to the achievements of young Chris Pappas, mayor of uMngeni municipality. I fear that when they run out of frivolous legal challenges and dishonest rumour mongering, the guns will come out, as they so often do.
But if the creativity and commitment of honest, competent leaders is to be effectively harnessed they have to find a pathway to political power, and local government appears to provide that pathway.
• Lewis, a former trade unionist, academic, policymaker, regulator and company board member, was a co-founder and director of Corruption Watch.
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Proxy votes at Unisys Corp., Wang Laboratories Inc. and UAL Corp. are among the 10 worst proxy votes of 1993, according to Marco Consulting Group, Chicago.
Marco noted that at Unisys, Blue Bell, Pa., shareholders approved a new bonus plan in which bonuses are paid even if shareholders do not receive a dividend.
Shareholders of Wang, Boston, meanwhile, voted against a shareholder proposal that would have required the board to have a majority of independent directors.
At UAL, Elk Grove, Ill., stockholders voted to remove a cap limiting payments to preferred shareholders in the event of an involuntary liquidation or dissolution. As a result, in such a situation, payments to common shareholders would be greatly lessened.
Also singled out: Oshkosh B'Gosh Inc.; Measurex Corp.; Medco Containment Services; Reading & Bates Corp.; Home Federal Bancorp; International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.; Raychem Corp.
"The votes on our 10 worst list are unusual only in their blatancy," said the firm's president, Jack Marco, in a statement.
The report lambasts investment managers voting on behalf of pension fund shareholders for allowing the initiatives to pass.

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10:50am PT by Michael O'Connell
TV Ratings: 'Bonnie & Clyde' Sheds 25 Percent on Second Night
Bonnie & Clyde capped off its two-night run on A&E, History and Lifetime to the tune of 7.4 million viewers across all three networks. The conclusion of the two-part miniseries marks a 25 percent drop from Sunday's 9.8 million opener.
In the adults 25-54 demographic, the second night of Bonnie & Clyde earned 3.1 million viewers -- down 1.1 million from the previous night.
Ahead of time-shifting, Bonnie & Clyde is averaging 8.6 million viewers. Its second night saw History average 2.8 million viewers, with Lifetime and A&E both posting 2.3 million.
Bonnie & Clyde stars Emile Hirsch and Holliday Grainger, with Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (who saw big success with last week's The Sound of Music Live) producing for Sony Pictures Television. It was the first-ever simulcast across Lifetime, A&E and History.


RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - A former Richmond city council member has decided to step down after spending 10 years working in City Hall.
Jon Baliles posted a message on his Facebook page on Wednesday stating that he's pursuing other opportunities:
Baliles ran for mayor in 2016 and wanted to establish a "funding formula" for schools, as well as collect more tax revenue and grow Richmond's economy.
However, he dropped out of the race just one week before the election in order to prevent splitting the vote and "electing someone who so plainly cares only about himself," referring to former Delegate Joe Morrissey.
During the last week of the race, he asked his supporters to vote for Levar Stoney.
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Horror industrial act Digital Anger releases new album "Firewalker"
Industrial artist Digital Anger has released a brand new album titled "Firewalker" via Hellscape Recordings. The nine track album was released via Bandcamp's digital download service for $5 USD and can also be purchased as a physical CD for $8 USD. You can purchase the album HERE and you can stream it directly below:Nov 06 2018
I've been writing for Brutal Resonance since November of 2012 and now serve as the editor-in-chief. I love the dark electronic underground and usually have too much to listen to at once but I love it. I am also an editor at Aggressive Deprivation, a digital/physical magazine since March of 2016. I support the scene as much as I can from my humble laptop.
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TACLOBAN CITY – Gerry Espina Sr., mayor of Kawayan town in Biliran, resigned from his post Sunday due to his health condition.
Espina submitted his resignation after his one-year leave expired. He is undergoing medications and treatment due to a liver ailment, but is now recovering.
"Of course [we let him resign] so that my father could rest, especially at his age of 76, and so that we could focus on his medications," said Espina's son and Biliran Governor Gerry 'Boy' Espina Jr.
Espina's other son, Rodolfo Espina, the vice mayor of Kawayan, will take over the post of his father.
Governor Espina hopes that his father's resignation would put an end to speculations that his father is already dead.
The governor said his father is fully recovering from his illness, but has no plan to go back to politics anymore.
He said the Espina patriarch wanted to spend his time with his family
Gerry Espina Sr. served as a congressman and a governor of Biliran before becoming the mayor of Kawayan.


Every site is unique and has its own challenges for setting up and running a crushing, screening or washing plant. For example, when applying to reopen Elford Quarry, Birmingham, JPE Holdings faced a challenge. The company wanted to continue extracting 350,000 tonnes of sand and gravel reserves as well as dispose of construction and demolition waste.
To do this required working with local environment agencies to ensure an ecologically sound plan for the site. Extensive environment and noise pollution regulations meant that JPE Holdings needed the right solution for the problems unique to the site.
During the years the quarry had lain dormant, a hole in the ground originally intended for landfill material had developed naturally into a fresh-water lake where local fishermen had started to stock fish, while wildlife such as geese and pheasant were naturally attracted to it. As part of JPE’s planning application to reopen the quarry, the decision was made that the lake and surrounding areas in the quarry should be retained and developed, in as much as the local council agreed that they were of “ecological and amenity interest.”
JPE’s ambitious restoration scheme sought to re-create many elements and habitats within this location including “open, species-rich floodplain grassland within areas of open water,” a plan welcomed by Natural England. JPE now has planning permission to build luxury wooden log cabins near the Elford site.
The Aggwash system was transported to the Elford quarry in May 2010 and JPE now is paid to receive waste, process it, and then sell the washed aggregate it produces. The recycled aggregate is used for laneways, low grade concrete or asphalt, drainage and pipe bedding. Before the introduction of the Aggwash, the materials for these applications would have come from natural sand and gravel sources, at considerable extra cost, both for the buyers and for the environment.
“Aggwash has exceeded my expectations,” said Dave Rogers, Process Manager for JPE Earth & Aggregates Solutions. Due to his satisfaction with the performance of the machine, he already has plans to move the Aggwash to a second landfill site in two years where it will be used to process and sell material rather that otherwise would be sent to a landfill.
Following its launch at the Hillhead show in June of this year, Powerscreen has seen considerable interest and demand for Aggwash, not only in the UK but in other parts of Europe and in North America. Going forward, Powerscreen design engineers will be looking to make the Aggwash an even more efficient machine, as technology now in testing is further developed.
For more information on Powerscreen® crushing, screening or washing products or Customer Support please contact your local dealer. Details can be found at www.powerscreen.com.


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Massive Walt Disney Land Attraction Database
The Crafts to Hamm Island ride as seen from the top of the depot
Crafts to Hamm Island
September 8, 1972
Avg. queue length:
The Crafts to Hamm Island ride involves crafts that travel to Hamm Island.
- If it's the first thing in the morning, animatronic animals are apt to talk to you.
- Ride may be too boring for adults.
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Septeto Nacional de Cuba and Ignacio Piñeiro
Cuban sonero and composer Ignacio Piñeiro founded Sexteto Nacional in 1927, as Columbia Records’ answer to RCA Victor’s popular Sexteto Habanero. Both groups added the trumpet, and so defined the classic septet sound. Today, third-generation descendants of Septeto Nacional continue to define Cuba’s consummate son tradition. Augmenting the septet’s sound and embellishing its classic repertoire are vocalists Pío Leyva, Caridad Cuervo and Bertha Portuondo, congüero Tata Güines, pianist Guillermo González Camejo "Rubalcaba" and tres master Pancho Amat. Their close renditions of two well-known Piñeiro compositions (No Juegues Con Los Santos, featuring Cuervo, and Coco Mai Mai, featuring Portuondo) sustain an intuitive interplay between the band’s three singers, the musicians and their guest counterparts. Lead singer Eugenio Rodríguez "Raspa" can turn a song inside out (e.g., Llora Como Llore, Quimera, Tu Mi Afinidad), while Leyva’s wicked, raspy 82-year-old baritone (as heard on the recent Afro Cuban All Stars) intertwines with Rubalcaba’s stylish piano in a compelling fashion.
At the end of the 19th Century in the sugar cane and coffee plantations of the Cuban 'Oriente' region, two different music styles began to combine: the rhythms of Africa and the songs of Spanish heritage.
The result was a new music: the Son Oriental whose popularity, in the
beginning, was limited to the rural areas of its origin. Officially it was
classified as frivolous and indecent. However, its fame spread quickly to the
urban neighbourhoods of the main cities in the region.
At the beginning of the twenties Havana experienced a major influx of
orientales (people from 'Oriente') and due to their cultural influence Son
became more and more accepted in the Capital. The 'Habaneros' (people from
Havana) fell in love with the new rhythm and immediately put their peculiar
stamp on it, speeding up the tempo, and playing it with six musicians.
This completely changed the sound and Son quickly became the most celebrated music in Cuba. Not long after, it also became well known outside the country. When in 1928 Son and Septeto Nacional were the sensation of the World Exposition in Sevilla. Son was here to stay and became the basis for many other music styles. like Mambo and Salsa. Today, after more than seventy years of success, the "Septeto Nacional" is still alive and kicking.
Young gifted talents continue the tradition founded by Ignacio Piñeiro
Cuban Group Plays SF 11/23/2009 KTVU: "Founded by
Pineiro in 1927, Septeto Nacional would become the standard bearer for son as
the prolific songwriter penned numerous hits for the group, drawing invitations
to play internationally including the Ibero American Fair in Seville, Spain, and
the 1933 World Exposition in Chicago. By then, Septeto Nacional had earned such
fans as composer George Gershwin who became friends with Pineiro during a visit
to Cuba and even quoted one of the bandleader’s songs in his “Cuban
Overture.” The Septeto Nacional`s turn-over in musicians was so fast that one
scarcely knew who to expect on stage when the group performed live. Pineiro
actually left his own septet for financial reasons with Lazaro Herrera taking
his place. Septeto Nacional only managed to stay afloat for another two years,
finally disbanding in 1937. However, the popularity of the band would lead to
future reformations that by the late 1950s would become permanent."
Cuban Musical Pioneers Celebrate an Island’s Soul 11/23/2009 NYT: "There’s no antiquarian dust on Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro, the Cuban band that got started in 1927 and performed on Thursday night at S.O.B.’s on its first American tour in 76 years. The septet was a pioneer of the Cuban son (a dance style; son means sound), which is a foundation of modern salsa in this hemisphere and of Congolese soukous in Africa. The Septeto, which has replaced all its musicians through the years — Piñeiro died in 1969 — still plays the Piñeiro repertory. Its Cuban son, and its rumbas and boleros, are music of transparency, tensile strength and phantom drive. Piñeiro’s innovation was to add trumpet to the guitars, percussion and voices of previous son groups, bringing songs an ever-changing countermelody and prefiguring salsa’s horn sections. Piñeiro may well have named salsa music with his 1928 song “Échale Salsita” (meaning “Throw a little sauce on it”), which started the septet’s first set at S.O.B.’s."
Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Piñeiro at Yoshi's 11/22/2009 SF Chronicle: ""What Piñeiro did was introduce the elements of rumba into the popular dance music of Cuba," says Francisco Oropesa-Fernandez, who is Ricardo's brother and plays bongos with the current Septeto Nacional. "He created a genre called rumba son that added the clave (a two-bar rhythmic pattern that anchors Afro-Cuban rhythm) to the son. In doing that, he brought in the elements of Africa that drew from his own roots in the Santeria Abakua religion."
Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Piñeiro: "The Inventors of Salsa" 11/20/2009 AfroFunk
Opening Arms and Ears to Cuban Music 11/18/2009 NYT: "The Cuban band Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Piñeiro can legitimately claim to be inventors of salsa. But it last played in the United States when Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and there was no telling when it might be able to return — until the very slightest hint of a thaw in cultural relations between the United States and Cuba quietly brought the band to New York early this month."
After 76 years, a return engagement for Cuba's Septeto Nacional 11/4/2009 NY Daily News: "Cuba’s Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro, a revered 83-year-old son ensemble that last played in the U.S. at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1933, is making a grand return to the Bronx on Saturday. “It means a lot to go to the U.S. to make our contribution to Cuba’s traditional music,” bongo player and producer Frank (El Matador) Oropesa, who joined the Septeto 15 years ago, said from Havana last week. Oropesa, 49, is part of the fourth generation of musicians who have kept the Septeto going for more than 80 years, drawing on the repertoire of more than 600 themes from their founder, Cuban son master Ignacio Piñeiro, who died in 1968. “We retain the same anthological songs that became a symbol of those times, like ‘Échale Salsita,’ ‘Bardo,’ ‘Esas No Son Cubanas’ ... and we are going there to surrender all our energy for Cuban music,” Oropesa added. After Saturday’s concert at Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture, the seven musicians, a dancer and a sound technician will travel to San Juan, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Diego."
El Septeto Nacional recibe visado de Washington para actuar en Nueva York 10/22/2009 Cuba Encuentro: "El Septeto Nacional, uno de los más importantes representantes de música tradicional cubana, recibió visado de Washington para actuar en Nueva York, informó la AP. "El legendario y clásico Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro presentará un concierto exclusivo en la ciudad de Nueva York", anunció en un comunicado de prensa Wally Egecombe, director del Centro de Arte y Cultura Hostos de esa ciudad estadounidense. El espectáculo se realizará el 7 de noviembre en el anfiteatro de la institución con sede en el condado del Bronx, y será el primero de músicos cubanos desde 2003, cuando Washington comenzó a negar las visas a artistas de la Isla, en el marco de una política de endurecimiento de las sanciones a Cuba."
Texto y foto Idelenia Hernández, Radio Cadena Habana
Data de la década de los años treinta del pasado siglo veinte el pregón de un negro congo que por las calles de un poblado habanero repetía a cualquier hora del día o la noche: Salsa, salsita, para invitar a moradores y transeúntes a comprar las butifarras que tártara en mano, el pregonero vendía.
Años después, el Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Piñeiro, durante una actuación a la salida de ese poblado rural, fue convocado a probarlas, y sus músicos, hechizados por el sabor, se inspiraron llevando al pentagrama el tradicional suceso, promocionando así en toda Cuba y en el extranjero las butifarras, cuya salsa nadie podía igualar.
Mezcladas las carnes de res y de cerdo, sólo ese personaje, llamado el Congo, dominaba la receta del sazón exacto que daba a la butifarra de Catalina de Güines la verdadera autenticidad. Cuentan entonces pobladores de esa localidad que, al morir el creador, sólo una de sus hijas -la Negra Colasa- fue capaz de prepararlas, mientras el resto de la familia construyó, entonces, un restaurante.
En la actualidad, los habaneros elaboran el embutido, en el poblado güinero, con un sazón auténtico y una salsa que satisface el gusto de coterráneos y visitantes, manteniendo vivo aquello de que el secreto de las butifarras pertenece al Congo.
Homenaje for Ignacio Piñeiro in Jesus Maria, an abakwa barrio in Havana
This was filmed in a documentary by an Italian company, due out in June
Left to right: El Goyo Hernandez, Pedrito El Yuma, Frank Oropesa, bongocero for el Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Pineiro, El Negro Bonko de Ibonda, Palillo Bonko de Mutanga, Ismael Bonko de Ikanfioro. All are abakwa musicians.
En Moscu, USSR
Frank Oropesa y Ray Baretto
Festival Toros y salsa en Dax- Francia
Frank Oropesa y Tata Guines
3/31/2011 Piper Repertory Theater at Mesa Arts Center
Phoenix, AZ, US
AfroCubaWeb has just learned (9/23/09) that Septeto Nacional has received their US visas for this tour.
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The legendary Cuban son group, Septeto Nacional, founded by music pioneer Ignacio Piñeiro, will tour the U.S. and Caribbean from October 27 - December 1st, 2009.
Tour dates can be found on Facebook. Please join the SEPTETO NACIONAL group page to receive updates on performances scheduled for your city. You'll find a history of the group along with current photos and concert videos. Join us today!
Presenters and promoters; there are a few remaining tour dates! Contact us today for details and availability. This is a unique opportunity to present one of the world's most vibrant musical treasures.
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The Grammy nominated SEPTETO NACIONAL Ignacio Pineiro
is available for concerts, festivals and special events in 2006
we are planning two European tours in 2006:
2006 Spring tour - between April 06 and May 13
2006 Summer tour - between June 18 and August 8
promo materials and music on request
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French Journal Le Progress described the performances of the Cuban National Septet and the Afro Cuban All Stars as "a Cuban success", during the 26th Edition of the Vienne Jazz Festival, held in France. This cultural event counted with the participation of notorious cultural personalities such as George Benson, Gilberto Gil and the Lincoln Center´s Orchestra, directed by Wynton Marsalis.
Juan de Marcos, author of the successful project Buenavista Social Club and director of the Afro Cuban, offered to and audience of more than 8 000 what he named " the flavor of the tradition ", an outstanding musical group similar to the Cuban National Septet. The latter took the opportunity to present its last CD entitled A Conga Evening, produced by EGREM -the Cuban Recording Company- on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the group that will take place next year.
The Cuban Septet also performed at the International Festival of Sardinia, in Calagonne, together with Chucho Valdés and his quartet; and at the 7th Cuban Festival Seyne-Sur Mer, in Toulon, with NG the Band, Isaac Delgado and Manolito Simonet y su Trabuco.
In addition, they played during the Geneva´s Holidays, together with Cesaria Évora, from Cape Verde at Mataros´ Festival, in Catalonia, with X Alfonso, Jose Mercé, and the Algerian Khaled -popular known as the king of the raí-; at the Jazz Parade La Liberte, in Friburgo, Switzerland; at the International Festival of Ethnic Music, in Naples, Italy; and finally, at the South Festival of Latin-American Culture, in Reutlingen, Germany.
For Eugenio Rodríguez -alias El Raspa, director and vocalist of the group, and Frank Oropesa -alias El Matador, the Septet´s percussionist, the most exciting thing was the presentation made by tres-guitar Juan de Marcos. Juan told the audience how he learnt the secrets of Cuban music with this group, thanks to the generosity of Lázaro Herrera and Rafael Ortiz, main consultants of the Sierra Maestra musical group, that he directed.
Review of Mas Cuba
In Havana, Contradiction Reigns 12/20/2002 Indiewire: "The
one-hour "Nosotros, la Musica" (We Are the Music) is a 38-year-old,
black-and-white freeform musical variety show peppered with infusions of French
New Wave form, cinema verite, and seminal Cuban documentarian Santiago Alvarez,
and a soupcon of revolutionary fervor. First-time filmmaker Rogelio Paris, now
66, honors anonymous singers and dancers on the streets of poor barrios with the
same gusto he bestows upon such well-known musicians as songwriter/pianist Benny
More and chanteuse Elena Burke, established nightclub acts of costumed dancers
doing the rhumba, and groups such as el Septeto de Ignacio Pineiro."
Sexteto Habanero Tribilin Cantore 1925 Foto - beautiful, classic african cuban
Sexteto Habanero Tres Lindas Cubanas 1928 - que lindo, muy africano
Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Pineiro - Echale salsita 8/31/2009 recent
El Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Pineiro - El guanajo relleno 8/19/2009 an old video, classic.
SEPTETO NACIONAL (Cuba 1920-....) SongoroCosongo 6/14/2008 classic
Septeto Nacional - Suavecito an old video, classic.
Ignacio Pineiro, Donde estabas anoche (Tito Rodriguez). Avisale a mi contrario. SongoCorosongo (Hector Lavoe).
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World No Nagging Day
World No Tobacco Day is helping to create a world without tobacco. But to truly make a change, everyone needs to get involved – smokers and non-smokers alike. So, to coincide with World No Tobacco Day, we’re launching World No Nagging Day.
Get involved. Make a pledge to stop nagging a smoker and encourage them to see a doctor about quitting.
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If my noble friend is talking about the same programme I am thinking of, Talk English, it was an excellent initiative, of which I saw an example up in Manchester. The parents, in particular the mothers, dropped their children off at school and then went into the school and were taught English. Things like that not only make women feel part of their children’s environment but also make them feel part of the community in which they live. I remember asking one mother what it was about Manchester that she liked so much. She said, “I love the rain”.


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Greater Boston; Holiday Movies / Holiday Books
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Holiday Movies A Greater Boston holiday tradition continues. Before you buy the tickets and popcorn, listen to what Greater Boston’s Jared Bowen and film critics Ty Burr and Joyce Kulhawik consider the must-see movies of the holiday season. Guests: Ty Burr, Boston Globe Film Critic; Joyce Kulhawik, Art and Film Critic; Jared Bowen, Greater Boston
Holiday Books Still need some last-minute gift ideas? Authors Andre Dubus III, Marianne Leone, and Casey Sherman share their suggestions for fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, and gift ideas – a must-see if you’re behind on your holiday shopping! Guests: Andre Dubus, Author, Townie; Marianne Leone, Author, Jesse: A Mother's Story; Casey Sherman, Author, The Finest Hours
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DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A new DeKalb County elementary school will named for President Barack Obama, the nation's 44th chief executive.
DeKalb County Schools announced the new school on Tuesday after the Board of Education voted unanimously to name the school in the president's honor.
Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology is scheduled to open in January 2017.
It will be located at the site of the former Clifton Elementary School on Clifton Church Road in Decatur. The school will be temporarily located in the former Terry Mill Elementary School, located in Fayetteville Road, until the new building is complete.
The school is described as a modern 900-student facility similar to new schools at Fernbank Elementary School and Peachcrest Elementary School.
“President Obama embodies the values of a strong family, hard work, and education as the means of getting ahead,” said Superintendent Dr. R. Stephen Green. “These values are reflected in the DeKalb County School District and are the keys to college and career readiness.”
This is the first public school in Georgia named for President Obama.
“President Obama’s commitment to education demonstrates an understanding of the roles of parents, teachers, and students,” said Board Member Dr. Michael Erwin. “He knows the most dedicated teachers and most supportive parents can make a difference if students show up, pay attention, and apply themselves to the fullest extent possible.”


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Praised for his “exceptional instrument” Tenor Adam Lowe has thrilled audiences for years with his dramatic and powerful instrument. Lowe has enjoyed a varied career which has seen him perform with as a trombonist with orchestras, acting the classic works of Shakespeare, tap dancing in Cole Porter, singing in opera houses, and everything in between. This diverse education has gifted him with strong theatrical and musical gifts which he combines to give thrilling performances. During the pandemic he put his acting talents to work in San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s production of Die Fledermaus as the bumbling Dr. Blind. Equally deftly he stepped in for an ailing Don Jose in Mill City Summer Opera’s production of Carmen. After spending the whole day in fittings and combat rehearsals he answered the call and “sang valiantly” (StarTribune) the last two acts of Bizet’s masterwork. Minn Press regarded the night as “…a rare opportunity to hear two fine tenors.” He was also involved as the Lead Tenor in a revival and North American premiere of Cole Porter’s La Revue des Ambassadeurs where he was billed as “The standout vocalist, easily the best voice of the night…” (The Stages of MN). Mr. Lowe, a native of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, is a champion of Finnish Art song and regularly gives recitals to bring these rather unknown but richly melodic gems to the American arts scene. He is currently a resident of San Francisco, where he has been since finishing a Postgraduate Degree at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.


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TGA Regional Mid-Amateurs Set for March 18-27
The Texas Golf Association’s 2022 tournament season rolls on this month with the back-to-back playing of the Regional Mid-Amateurs.
First up is the South Regional Mid-Amateur to be held March 18-20 at Forest Creek Golf Club in Round Rock. The North Regional Mid-Amateur will be played March 25-27 at Paris Golf & Country Club in Paris.
Forest Creek Golf Club was designed by Dick Phelps and opened for play in 1992. Colligan Golf Design supervised a $5.1 million dollar renovation of the course in 2018. Paris Golf & Country Club was founded in 1916 and is one of the oldest clubs in Northeast Texas. The course was redesigned in 2000 by PGA Tour player and Paris resident John Adams.
First conducted in 2003, the Regional Mid-Amateurs are open to male amateur golfers who are 25 years of age or older by the tournament start date, belong to a TGA Member Club, have a World Handicap System Index of 8.4 or less and reside in the region relative to their respective championship. The TGA uses the 31st parallel in Salado as the delineation between the North and South regions.
Both events are contested using the same tournament format. The staring field of 84 players will play 54 holes of individual stroke play over three days with no cut. In addition to crowning an overall champion, special recognition will be given to the low Mid-Master (player aged 40 and older). The top three overall finishers and ties in each event, as well as low Mid-Master, will earn exemptions into this year’s Texas Mid-Amateur to be held Sept. 23-25 at Abilene Country Club in Abilene.
Live scoring updates and daily recaps, as well as tee times and pairings, will be available at once the action gets underway from Forest Creek Golf Club and Paris Golf & Country Club.
Paul McNamara of Dallas won the 2021 North Regional Mid-Amateur held at Twin Creeks Golf Club in Allen. McNamara’s 12-under-par 204 was good for a five-shot victory over defending champion Anthony Estorga, also of Dallas. Gary Ezmerlian of Fort Worth finished at 2-under 214 to claim low Mid-Master honors. At the 2021 South Regional Mid-Amateur, played on the Weiskopf Course at Bentwater Yacht & Country Club in Montgomery, local resident Robert Gwin captured the title with rounds of 69-70-72. His 5-under 211 was two strokes ahead of runners-up Todd Albert of Katy and Kevin Liberto of Cypress. Padden Nelson of Houston was the low Mid-Master with a three-day total of 2-under 214.

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Britney Spears' lawyers worried memoir will be used against her in divorce
Britney Spears' lawyers are reportedly worried her upcoming autobiography will be used against her in her divorce and Sam Asghari's legal team will try to challenge their pre-nuptial agreement.
Britney Spears' lawyers are reportedly worried her upcoming autobiography will be used against her in her divorce.
The 41-year-old singer's husband Sam Asghari, 29, filed for divorce this week after one year of marriage and Britney's legal team is said to be concerned that information from her memoir 'The Woman in Me' could be used by Sam's team to challenge their pre-nuptial agreement.
A source told RadarOnline: "Britney’s autobiography had a happy ever after. It told the story of how she found love with Sam, and how she viewed him as the one. It was a real-life fairytale, at least according to the manuscript.
"Britney’s lawyer, Laura Wasser, is frightened that the unpublished manuscript could come out before it is re-written and it could be used against her in the divorce.
"If Britney cheated on Sam, and she is telling a vastly different story in her book, it’s a disaster. Sam could use that as leverage to walk away with a much sweeter deal than he ever could have expected: spousal support, legal fees, a fat hefty payout, and a torn-up prenup. The timing of the split to coincide with the biography is an utter disaster."
Although TMZ claimed that Sam believed Britney had cheated on him, sources close to Britney insist she was faithful to her husband.
A source told Entertainment Tonight: "Britney and Sam have split. She's adamant she didn't cheat. The two haven't got along for a while and it finally came to an end after a major blowup."
Additionally, a representative for Sam said he will not challenge their pre-nuptial agreement.
In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Brandon Cohen – a representative for Asghari – said: “There are many claims that Sam is challenging the prenup and threatening to exploit his ex-wife with videos. However, all these claims are false, and no negative intention has ever been directed towards her and never will be. Sam has always and will always support her.”
Sam confirmed the split on his Instagram page, writing: "After 6 years of love and commitment to each other my wife and I have decided to end our journey together. We will hold onto the love and respect we have for each other and I wish her the best always. S*** happens. Asking for privacy seems ridiculous so I will just ask for everyone including media to be kind and thoughtful."

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VW DragBus (2022 Hot Wheels Monster Trucks #15/75) NEW for 20222021mt64-hcp61
VW DragBus Monster TRUCK 1:64 die-cast metal body truck with Connect and Crash Car included! Each Hot Wheels Monster TRUCK is a unique style. Now you can recreate spectacular scenes from your favorite motorsport event.
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I've got something very cool to show you guys now- Wocka Wocka! from the as yet unreleased in stores Muppets collection by OPI!
I got this shade from the Muppettes Mini Nail Lacquers pack at the OPI Trade stall at the Olympia Beauty Expo here in London last weekend. It was a great show, I loved every minute of it, and I especially enjoyed getting my mitts on this mini Muppets pack!
So- here is Wocka Wocka!
I think this shade is really pretty. I must admit, I was surprised by it because, as a red lacquer lover, I have so many reds (especially shimmery reds as I'm a big fan) in my collection already, and I was just kind of expecting it to be a bit sort of mehhhh, seen this before...
It's a gorgeous cherry red, with a pinkish shimmer to it, which gives it much more depth. It's a shade that's perhaps a contender for a more subtle and lighter toned I'm Not Really A Waitress... Definitely cherry in colour.
OPI describes it as a 'berry' shade....
Is a cherry a berry or not!?
Answers on a postcard, please! :)


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Music has been at the center of Brandon Ratcliff’s life since the day he was born. Those roots run as deep as the Louisiana Bayou and as wide as the highways he grew up traveling with his legendary family's band. Grounded by his bluegrass & country blood, influences were merged into his soul from R&B, funk and pop to arrive at the Uptown Country sound that is distinctly his.
Raised in Cotton Valley, LA, the son of Suzanne Cox of the Grammy award winning Cox Family, his upbringing provided an invaluable foundation for his future. His formative years were spent honing his musicianship and digging deeper into a broad education for timeless music across all genres. He made the move to Nashville after high school where he lived with his honorary aunt Alison Krauss, learning about the business itself. He was offered a deal almost immediately, but he didn’t feel like he had found his true original sound just yet, so he turned it down to continue listening and learning. His guitar became a natural extension of himself, his voice came fully into his own, and most importantly, he found his perfect collaborative community.
His debut EP on Monument Records is led by the title track “Sometimes Always Never” and explores the seasons of a relationship. It is the first half of the album produced by Shane McAnally along with his collaborators Pete Good and AJ Babcock. The early success of his track “Rules of Breaking Up” lead the way to touring with Kelsea Ballerini, Brett Young and Keith Urban, appearances of the Spotify Viral Chart, the selection of a 2020 Pandora Ones to Watch artist, and the topping of Rolling Stone’s all-genre Breakthrough Artists chart. He recently released “Uncovered”, a three song project that explores the songs that most influenced him as an artist. As an artist he has accumulated over 50 million streams to date.


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GE Healthcare has announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a new indication for AdreView™ (Iobenguane I 123 Injection), the first and only FDA approved molecular imaging agent to link nerve function in the heart to a patient’s mortality risk.
AdreView is approved for the scintigraphic assessment of myocardial sympathetic innervation (cardiac nerve activity) to assist in the evaluation of patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA)Class II or Class III heart failure and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤ 35%.
“Predicting disease progression in heart failure patients can be difficult, and there are currently a limited number of prognostic tools available to help clinicians understand the likelihood for heart failure progression,” said James Arrighi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Brown University, Providence RI and current president of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. “Now, with AdreView we have a tool that will provide clinicians with a numeric score to help stratify mortality risk, and may help to promote more informed clinical decision-making.”
Increased myocardial sympathetic activity is a prominent feature of heart failure and is often associated with decline in left ventricular function, worsening heart failure symptoms, and sudden cardiac death. This increase leads to a depletion of norepinephrine (NE) storage and uptake. AdreView provides a means for assessing the neuronal capacity for uptake and storage of NE. While current prognostic tests look at the effect of the disease on heart muscle and blood flow, imaging with AdreView uses the heart to mediastinum (H/M) ratio to assess the functionality of the sympathetic nerves.
With AdreView, the H/M ratio is a measure of radioactivity uptake in the heart compared to that of a reference region in the mediastinum (the mass of tissues and organs between the two pleural sacs that separate the heart from the lungs).
This measurement has a typical range of 1-2.4 and can accurately identify patients with lower than average one- andtwo- year mortality risk. In clinical studies, anAdreView Score (H/M ratio) of ≥1.6 was associated with a 99% probability of survival at one year (negative predictive value, NPV). Inpatients with congestive heart failure, AdreView utility has not been established for selecting therapy, monitoring response to therapy, or to identify a patient with a high risk for death.
“GE Healthcare is committed to providing innovative and effective medical products that will aid physicians in determining mortality risk in patients with cardiovascular disease, and we are pleased that the FDA has approved AdreView for this indication in heart failure patients,” said Terri Moench, General Manager, SPECT, GE Healthcare Medical Diagnostics. “The use of imaging tests is consistent with current trends towards gaining improved and earlier understanding of heart disease at a molecular level and may enable providers to help deliver better care to more people.”

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Akiko Morigami of Japan is attended to as she sits on the court after suffering a twisted left ankle during her match against Hana Sromova of the Czech Republic during the Australian Open on Monday. Morigami was forced to retire from the match.Jan 17, 2006FULL STORY
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Sixth and final installment of my dark "hard underground" techno series for 2016. More to come in 2017! This session is for those who like dark "hard banging" or that "boom" "boom" sounds and is definitely made to be played loud! As always this set is dedicated to all my friends, Mixcloud, Soundcloud, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter followers. Any support given is greatly appreciated. Thanks for listening and I hope you will enjoy. Happy Holidays!!!
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Synopsis: This work describes the principles of art education for pupils with wide-ranging learning needs. It presents a developmental framework for art in the light of National Curriculum requirements, allowing the teacher to recognize achievement in art in small steps.
Title: Art for All I - The Framework: Developing ...
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Entry to reasonably priced prescription drugs is just as important as the power to choose your individual doctor. Undergraduate + Graduate Pre-pharmacy programs are supplied as both two or 4-yr degrees, so college students should have already got an concept of which graduate program they are going to pursue earlier than committing to an undergraduate program. College students be taught in regards to the chain of command and the way medicine move from the analysis phase to approval by the FDA.
Numerous mixed degree programs exist that allow college students to check the intersection of the two areas and ultimately pursue geriatric pharmaceutical observe. Pharmacists could be found in a wide range of settings, starting from drug shops and private pharmacies to hospitals and lengthy-term care services.
Schools participating in analysis and drug discovery provide the proper atmosphere that helps pharmacy college students improve critical pondering expertise, build a basis of research data and expertise, increase collaboration and teamwork skills, develop time and analysis mission administration expertise and improve alternatives to interact with mentors and specialists and be taught from their experience.
Skilled Program: Your coursework will give attention to drug chemistry, results of drugs and drug remedy. As soon as accomplished, students apply for a four-year pharmacy doctoral program. Pharmacy packages grant Physician of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) levels, which require at the least six years of post-secondary examine and passing a state board of pharmacy licensure examination.
To totally prepare for taking a pharmacy technician exam you will need books overlaying no less than three matters: pharmacy procedures and practice, pharmacy math, and pharmacology (the examine of medicines). Pharmacy departments inside supermarkets like Walmart and Kroger are sometimes cheaper than drugstores like CVS and Walgreens.

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This first U.S. outpost of a popular Mexico City brand has a modern vibe and fits neatly into the Union, a mixed-use enclave in Uptown. Its dishes are multicultural, and some are better than others. High points were our appetizers (tonkatsu-style puffs filled with Gouda and sesame-tuna tacos in a jicama shell) and desserts (bacon-topped chocolate mousse cake garnished with pretzels and generous scoops of house-made white-corn and green-pistachio ice creams, tumbling like fruit from a waffle-cone cornucopia. Less impressive: heavy truffle-oil fettuccine and the Miami: buttery bits of sautéed lobster served in a bready submarine bun rather than the usual top-split New England–style roll.
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Bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices have been under pressure for most of 2022, with the price of bitcoin losing almost 20% so far this year.
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The price of ethereum and other major cryptocurrencies has also fallen sharply as optimistic investors balk at the prospect of higher interest rates and slower stimulus in the era of the pandemic.
Now, Tesla billionaire Elon Musk, who sent shockwaves through the crypto world when he added $1.5 billion worth of bitcoins to Tesla’s balance sheet last year, says he owns always and would “not sell” its bitcoins, ethereum and dogecoin – advising people not to hold dollars when inflation is high.
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“As a rule of thumb, for those looking for advice on this thread, it’s usually better to own physical assets like a house or shares in companies that you believe make good products, than dollars when inflation is high,” Musk said. noted via Twitter in a conversation with bitcoin bull Michael Saylor. “I still own and will not sell my bitcoin, ethereum or doge [for what it’s worth].”
Musk, who had asked his Twitter followers what they thought of the “likely rate of inflation over the next few years,” was responding to Saylor, the chief executive of business intelligence software firm MicroStrategy, who predicted that “consumer inflation will continue almost everywhere- from time-highs, and asset inflation will continue at double the rate of consumer inflation” over the next few years, adding: “weaker currencies will collapse and the flight of capital from cash, debt and valuable stocks to scarce assets like bitcoin will intensify.”
“It’s not entirely unpredictable that you would come to this conclusion,” Musk replied, referring to Saylor’s large bitcoin holdings. MicroStrategy, a decades-old software company, has turned to a bitcoin acquisition vehicle over the past two years. MicroStrategy now holds just over 125,000 bitcoins, currently valued at around $4.8 billion.
Musk, who has become one of the most controversial figures in the crypto community over the past year, has repeatedly called for upgrades to meme-based bitcoin rival dogecoin, suggesting that the year last, doge could work with ethereum to “beat bitcoin hands down”. Although Musk said he personally owned bitcoin, ethereum, and dogecoin, it’s unclear how much or when he purchased the cryptocurrencies.
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Last week, the latest inflation figures from the United States showed that consumer price inflation had reached its highest level in four decades, as the prices of rents, fuel and food rose even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered a sharp rise in energy prices.
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic plunged the global economy in a bid to rein in soaring inflation.
“Markets expect the Fed to follow through on its interest rate hike plans, but by how much and how quickly is now very uncertain,” said Danni Hewson, financial analyst at AJ Bell, in an e-mail note.
“Once again, external factors are in the driver’s seat and there are big questions about the effectiveness of rate hikes in cooling these hot prices.”


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The Hotel Puerta de Toledo is in a prime location in front of the Puerta de Toledo monument, near to the Royal Palace, Almudena’s Cathedral, the Royal Theatre, the Plaza Mayor, the Rastro Market, and many more of the city’s tourist hotspots.
During the Madrid Hotel Week, we invite you to come and get to know this iconic hotel, where you’ll be able to acquire one of the pieces of antique furniture which will be auctioned off on November 7th in collaboration with Subastas Imperio, the leading company in online art auctioning.
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The requirement for energy is expected to increase into the foreseeable future, with much of this current and future demand for energy being in the form of electricity. More media and public attention than ever is being directed toward discussion of viable alternatives to our existing energy sources. The world electrical energy demand is forecasted to grow by at least 3% annually through 2020. As in much of the world, the United States is developing new sustainable (sometimes referred to as renewable) energy sources to augment the current sources of coal, nuclear, and natural gas power plants. One of the most economical and technically feasible forms of sustainable electrical energy is derived from wind.
Wind energy has been used since ancient times to directly perform mechanical tasks, such as pumping water for irrigation or grinding grain for flour. A better use of the energy stored in wind is to convert the mechanical energy into electrical form because electricity provides a convenient, high-quality form of energy that can be transported over long distances. Current technology uses highly specialized turbines and associated electrical conversion electronics and controls to harness the available wind energy and make it available as electricity. The increasing costs of energy and the increasing demand for electricity have helped create a favorable environment for wind energy expansion. The cost of wind power generation is 4 cents to 6 cents per kilowatt-hour (/kWh), which compares favorably with newly installed coal-fired power generating plants. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has a stated target of 20% of the nation's electricity being generated from wind sources by the year 2030. The 20% generation goal represents a large increase over the current power generation of 16 gigawatts (GW) to over 300 GW. A large amount of information concerning wind power is available on the DOE Web site.
The advantages of wind generation are numerous. Modern power plants require large amounts of cooling water. Coal-fired plants also emit various nitrous and sulfurous gasses, as well as carbon dioxide (CO2) and some heavy metals such as mercury. Wind turbines do not require any water for their operation and have no metal or gas emissions, hence providing a very clean and environmentally sound form of electricity production. Many areas of the country that have good wind resources are sparsely populated. People living in these rural and remote areas can often benefit economically from wind energy development through increased local tax revenue, land lease payments, and job creation during construction and installation, as well as the potential for local manufacturing and maintenance jobs.
A major disadvantage associated with wind energy is that it is an intermittent source. Typically stronger winds blow in the winter, whereas larger electrical demands occur in the summer months due to air conditioning and irrigation. Currently, there are no technologies available to store large amounts of electrical energy for use on demand. Other issues of concern are related to the noise created by the rotating turbine blades, the potential for bird and bat strikes, and the visual effects on the landscape, including that in coastal regions (for offshore installations). Another potential disadvantage is that wind resources are often in remote areas that have few if any electrical transmission lines nearby, though the lack of transmission infrastructure is beginning to be addressed.
Wind turbines use aerodynamic lift to produce a net positive torque on a rotating shaft connected to an electric generator. Large turbines use a gearbox to modify the low-speed shaft rotation to a higher speed driving the generator. Newer generator designs allow for elimination of the gearbox (a major subsystem cost and point of failure in turbines). The generator output must be conditioned through power electronics to provide an electrical output that is in a usable form. Variations in wind speed and direction must be accounted for by the power electronics conditioning system and the turbine control system. For large turbines, this control system alters the pitch (orientation) of the wind turbine blades and axis of rotation of the turbine.
Turbines range in power output capability from a few kilowatts (kW) to about 2.5 megawatts (MW). The blades of the largest wind turbines are over 130 feet (40 meters) in length with the rotor height at 260 feet above the ground. Most commercially available wind turbines, including those connected to the power grid, are horizontal axis types, a propeller-like design where the airflow is parallel to the axis of rotation. These horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWT) typically have three blades. Having an odd number of blades improves the dynamic stability of the turbine, and using three blades optimizes the surface area interacting with the wind without having too much material to impede the airflow. Vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) are designed with their rotational shaft standing vertically upright from the ground, including two to three blades connected at the top and bottom of the axis while bowing out in the center, similar in shape to an eggbeater. The advantages of a VAWT compared to a HAWT are that no tower is needed, gearboxes and electronics equipment can be placed on the ground, and there is no need for a complicated control system to properly protect and orient the turbine blades. The disadvantages for the VAWT are that it is typically placed near the ground, where air speeds are low and turbulence from the ground affects the efficiency of operation, and that maintenance of rotor bearings typically requires disassembly of the entire turbine.
There are two orientations in HAWT design, upwind (rotor faces into the wind) and downwind (turbine tower is upwind while rotor faces downwind). The upwind types have the advantage that the airflow is not affected by the “shading” of the support tower as occurs when the rotors are on the leeward side (downwind design). However, blades for upwind turbines must be manufactured to be more rigid—making them heavier as well—than blades for downwind designs.
It can be theoretically shown that the maximum power that can be extracted from the wind is 59% of the total power in the wind (Betz limit), no matter how a turbine is designed. Also, the power extracted from the wind by the turbine blades is proportional to the cube of the wind velocity (v3wind) over some range of wind speeds. Therefore, small changes in average wind velocity can have a large impact on energy production from wind turbines. This is why so much effort is expended to determine suitable installation locations. It takes a minimum wind velocity, called the cut-in speed, to start the rotation of the turbine blades. This cut-in wind speed is around 8 to 10 miles per hour (mph, or 3.5 meters per second) for small turbines. The output power rating of a turbine is specified at a rated wind speed above the cut-in speed. There is also a survival wind speed specified (140 mph, for example) that the turbine and its support structure can endure without damage.
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Diagnostic HYBRIDS Inc announces the release of its D3 DFA Metapneumovirus Identification Kit for the US market.
The kit is the only FDA-cleared device that detects and identifies human metapneumovirus (MPV) from nasal and nasopharyngeal swabs, aspirates, and washes using patent-pending MPV monoclonal antibodies. The D3 DFA Metapneumovirus Identification Kit can be used in direct testing of patient specimens with results in as fast as 15 minutes, or in cell culture with the patented R-Mix™ and R-Mix Too™ Mixed FreshCells™ cell culture systems for overnight results.
Even though human Metapneumovirus has been identified as a significant respiratory pathogen for almost a decade, most laboratories do not routinely test for it. According to Steve Ewers, Senior Product Manager at Diagnostic HYBRIDS, “the primary reason for this has been the absence of an FDA-cleared, reliable rapid assay. The D3 DFA Metapneumovirus Identification Kit provides the laboratory with an easy-to-perform, proven methodology utilizing the same protocol as the gold standard D3 Ultra™ DFA Respiratory Virus Screening & Identification Kit. The consistency in methods will allow for easy integration into the lab workflow.”
Ewers added that “metapneumovirus infection is especially prevalent in infants and elderly patients, but is often indistinguishable from RSV infection, making it difficult to prevent cross-infections. The availability of the D3 DFA Metapneumovirus Identification Kit combined with our premier D3 Ultra DFA Respiratory Virus Screening & Identification Kit allows laboratories to identify eight major respiratory viruses in a clinically relevant time frame, allowing physicians to make decisions based on a definitive diagnosis instead of on symptoms alone.”
The D3 DFA Metapneumovirus Identification Kit is a major addition to Diagnostic HYBRIDS’ rapid respiratory virus testing system. The system includes the R-Mix and R-Mix Too mixed cell culture systems, which allow for the rapid isolation of MPV in cell culture, and now the D3 DFA Metapneumovirus Identification Kit. The complete respiratory testing system, including additional D3 DFA respiratory testing kits, is available in the US, Canada, and select international markets.
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The hustle, the bustle, the twists and the turns: we love pretty much everything about San Francisco’s eclectic vibe. While this bayside city might conjure up images of busy bridges and a vibrant social scene (plus some of Pressed Juicery’s most-loved outposts!), sometimes the best way to take it all in is to simply stop and smell the roses…or pack a picnic! Ana Kamin is the mastermind behind Fluxi On Tour, a San Francisco based lifestyle blog focused on travel, city hotspots, people and delicious food. Being Angelinos, we knew the best way to find the prettiest San Francisco picnic spots would be to ask this passionate local where she likes to plant her blanket and basket. Looking to wind down on your lunch break? Take a cue from Ana and get some grass time!
Being an expat from Northern Germany, San Francisco’s weather is all the healthy lifestyle a girl could wish for. Less rain, lots of lush parks, and plenty of opportunities to truly live well! This bay-side city is beautiful in so many ways, but one thing I really love about San Francisco is the endless green spots all over the city, which invite you to stop for a second, sit down and relax from the everyday bustle. I was so excited when The Chalkboard Mag asked me to share my favorite hidden (and not-so-hidden) outdoor gems to have a lunch and unwind.
I have been capturing my San Francisco discoveries on my blog, Fluxi On Tour. I love to share all the great spots this city has to offer and inspire others to spend more time outdoors. In the middle of rushing from meetings to errands it’s so important to take a break and concentrate on yourself and your healthy lifestyle. And what better way to do that than surrounded by nature? No matter where you choose to take a break, San Francisco is always showing it’s best side. And although the famous culinary scene here is to die for, it’s a nice break from the norm to take your lunch or dinner to one of San Francisco’s many outdoor spots. I cannot imagine a more perfect lunch date than one taken sitting on the green grass, breathing in the fresh air, and enjoying some good food.
Whether you are a local or just visiting for few days, I’ve scouted five spots just for you. I also came up with this super easy, healthy and tasty soba noodle salmon salad with Greek yogurt dill dressing to tote along in your picnic basket. It only takes less than 20 minutes to make, which means more time in the sun and less in the kitchen. So grab your blanket, your lunch box and let’s go to the park!
5 Top San Francisco Picnic Spots
Ladies Lunch: Alamo Square
This one is not a hidden gem, but it’s definitely one of my favorite spots to enjoy a healthy lunch with one of the most amazing views of San Francisco. The view of the old Painted Ladies in front of a breathtaking skyline is something no restaurant can offer. Luckily, Alamo Square is rarely crowded, so find a nice green spot and spread your blanket, or just sit on the green grass and soak in the the moment. If you haven’t prepared your own lunch, Bi-Rite Market is just around the corner on Divisadero with a delicious deli.
Solo Mission: Corona Heights Park
On the west side of Corona Heights Park, there is one lonely bench under a pine tree overlooking Downtown, The Mission and Noe Valley. Peaceful and romantic, this is a great spot for a relaxed lunch or an evening snack with your bestie or darling. You can find this hidden spot by taking the steps up New Corona Heights Trail. You can’t miss it.
Downtown Oasis: Yerba Buena Gardens
If you work downtown, step away from your desk and take your lunch to the Yerba Buena gardens. This green spot, surrounded by sky-high buildings, is the perfect place to refuel your energy and escape from busy meetings and the city bustle.
Hidden Gem: Creek at the Presidio
San Francisco’s parks tend to be pretty crowded on the weekends, but not this one in Presidio Park. Just across the street from the Palace of Fine Arts, you’ll find a small park with a creek, lush green mini-hills and a pond. You probably won’t find quieter place to read a good book and snack on some homemade bites on a weekend.
Walk and Watch: Dolores Park
If you’re looking for a lot of activity and great people watching while enjoying some munchies, Dolores Park is the place for you. With an eclectic mix of music, sports, fun and artists, Dolores Park is the real spirit of San Francisco. Hippies and hipsters, everyone is welcome. And if you snag a spot on top of the hill, you will also get an amazing view.
Soba Noodle Salmon Salad with Yogurt Dill Dressing
6.2 oz uncooked soba noodles
8-oz salmon filet with skin
3 Tbsp oil
4 Tbsp Greek yogurt
2 cloves garlic
3 dill sprigs
Good pinch salt
Good pinch grounded pepper
Bring a pot of water to boil and cook the soba noodles according the package instructions. They only have to cook for about 4 minutes. Drain and set aside.
Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Place the salmon skin down in the pan and cook until salmon is done. About 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, peel and cut the avocado into small squares. Wash and mince the dill. Peel the garlic and crush it with a garlic press.
In a large bowl, add and combine together yogurt, avocado, dill, garlic, salt and pepper. Stir well.
Add the soba noodles and mix all together so the noodles are covered with the dressing.
When salmon is done, use a fork to chop it into pieces. Gently fold salmon into the noodles, and your lunch is ready to go! Enjoy!


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Haslet is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,719 people and just one neighborhood, Haslet is the 700th largest community in Texas.
Real Estate Prices
Haslet real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Haslet house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Occupations and Workforce
Haslet is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Haslet is a city of managers, sales and office workers and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Haslet who work in management occupations (17.10%), sales jobs (13.00%) and office and administrative support (11.90%).
Also of interest is that Haslet has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.34% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Setting & Lifestyle
Haslet is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Haslet’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
One downside of living in Haslet is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Haslet, the average commute to work is 33.13 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.


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You don’t need to have been educated to degree level to be a councillor. You don’t even need to be political! You just need to care about Littlehampton and want to make a difference. And with local elections looming (6 May 2021), now could be the perfect moment to give serious consideration to becoming a Councillor.
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New York • Nonfat cheese that tastes like plastic. Low-calorie soda that leaves a bitter aftertaste. Sugar-free brownies that crumble like Styrofoam.
Dieters have learned an important lesson. When you take the fat and calories out of your favorite treats, you sometimes have to say goodbye to the taste, too.
But snack brands such as Dreyer's/Edy's ice cream, Hershey's chocolate and Lay's potato chips are trying to solve this age-old dieter's dilemma by rolling out mid-calorie goodies that have more fat and calories than the snacks of earlier diet crazes but less than the original versions. They're following the lead of soda companies such as Pepsi and Dr Pepper that introduced mid-calorie drinks last year.
It's hard to isolate sales of mid-calorie snacks because they also usually have reduced fat, or other healthy attributes such as reduced sodium. But sales of all foods and drinks in which the amount of things such as fat, sugar, salt, carbohydrates have been actively reduced during production have risen 16 percent to $51.72 billion since 2006, according to research firm Euromonitor International.
The mid-calorie trend is hitting at a time when companies that make sugary and salty treats are being blamed for the country's expanding waistlines. The problem is that the same things that make snacks taste good sugar, salt, calories also make them fattening. And many Americans don't want to sacrifice taste at snack time. Shaving a few calories enables companies to market their cakes, cookies and chips as healthier without the stigma of bad taste that goes along with some low-fat products.
The mid-calorie trend is a toned-down version of the "light" craze that started in the 1990s. Back then, "low fat" or "no fat" was all the rage. But the products often fizzled.
For instance, McDonald's rolled out the McLean Deluxe, a low-fat burger, in 1991. But the burger, which was made with seaweed, had dismal sales. It disappeared from restaurants within five years.
Similarly, Lay's in 1998 introduced Wow fat-free potato chips that use fat substitute Olestra. But the ick factor trumped healthiness when the Food and Drug Administration said the chips had to come with a warning that Olestra may cause abdominal cramping, loose stools, and that it inhibits the absorption of some vitamins and other nutrients.
The FDA dropped the requirement for the label in 2004 after studying the matter. The chips were renamed "Light," but sales have not recovered.
The new era of diet food started in the past decade. In 2007, companies began offering 100-calorie packs of popular snacks like Oreos cookies and Twinkies cakes. That's when brands started putting their focus on reducing calories without any flavor change.
Reducing a nominal number of calories in your diet each day even from that morning coffee run or afternoon visit to the vending machine for chips is an effective way to battle obesity, says David Levitsky, professor of nutritional sciences at Cornell University.
But in order for that to work you have to eat the snacks in moderation. "If consumption of ice cream and potato chips does not increase and people eat somewhat better versions, the outcome will be good," Brownell says.
First, companies have to convince dieters that their mid-calorie snacks are not only healthy, but tasty, too.
With that in mind, Hershey's in June introduced Simple Pleasures, chocolate with 30 percent less fat. A serving size of six pieces equals 180 calories and 8 grams of fat that's 30 calories and 5 grams of fat less than the original Hershey's chocolate bar. The company is hoping the deficit is enough to lure chocolate lovers who want to eat healthier.
Similarly, Lay's in July rolled out two new flavors of its Kettle Cooked potato chips with 40 percent less fat. The brand, which fries chips in small batches so as to use less oil than the continuous frying process for regular chips, introduced "Applewood Smoked BBQ" and "Sun-Dried Tomato and Parmesan."
The company says it was able to lower the calories and fat without sacrificing taste. Regular Kettle Cooked chips have 160 calories and 9 grams of fat, while the reduced-fat versions have 130 calories and 6 grams of fat.


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Reliable soil tests and accurate analysis of the results are critical for todayÕs golf course superintendent. But interpreting these results can be challenging. In this TurfNet University, Elizabeth Guertal, Ph.D., of Auburn University discusses the information contained in a soil test and how to read and interpret the results. She also discusses fertilizer recommendations based on the results of these soil tests.
By Peter McCormick •
Soil tests: What do all those numbers mean?
Elizabeth Guertal, Ph.D., Auburn University

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Rocky start to the show but once we got going we had TON’S of NEW music to play. First we had NEW music from Psychostick,Striker,Worlwide Panic,Skyliner, Krilloan,Quickstrike,Planeswalker & AS within,So without. We also played Belling The Tiger(My personal NEW favorite band), Ray Street Park,Underland & Volcano & The New Radio Standard & Circle Of Execution. Then we got confirmation of a NEW tune from Through Our Eyes that we were THE FIRST to play! What a way to end an AWESOME show! Thank you guys SO much for ALL the great music & feel free to send ANY NEW MUSIC to firstname.lastname@example.org.
See ya Thursday night.
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You will find dog car seats to be a great option for small dogs or cats to act as a booster seat so that your ever-curious pet can see out the window
You will find dog car seats to be a great option for small dogs or cats to act as a booster seat so that your ever-curious pet can see out the window. For the bigger pups there are comfortable seat covers that will prevent them from shedding all over your car.
11.(one size: dogs up to 12 lbs) – This is a new manufacturer of dog car seats and their one size small pet booster seat seems a good option as an alternative. It gets some points for being mobile, easy to convert and fold. However, for small dogs and this price, a better option would be the Kurgo's Skybox car seat, which costs the same but is significantly superior.
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Just like small children, dogs don't fit into the standard car seat belt. But manufacturers of dog car seats need to take more than just the animal's size into consideration, since a person can't explain to a dog that they need to sit still while in a moving vehicle. Plus, since dogs move around on all fours, it's not comfortable for them to sit upright with their stomachs facing forward in the same way a person does. For that reason, dog car seats give one's pet a little room to move around. It can be very dangerous for your pet to be loose in a moving car if there is an accident. In car accidents, dogs become small projectiles and can injure human passengers and themselves. It’s worth noting that while dog car seats can help prevent your dog from becoming a distraction and causing a car accident, car seats won’t do much to actually protect your dog in the event of a collision. To truly keep your dog safe, you’ll need a reliable harness seat belt or a .Pet Super Store is committed to providing the best selection of pet car seats and other necessities for owning and traveling with a dog at the best possible price. We offer a wide-range of seats to fit the needs of owners of big dogs and small dogs. Dog car seats provide a safe and pleasant way to travel or just get around town. Our vast selection is backed by dedicated customer service and a complete satisfaction guarantee. Close on the heels of their comes Subaru of America's and the Center for Pet Safety's 2015 Pet Travel Seat Pilot Study. Continuing a partnership that began in 2011, this study examines the crashworthiness of portable seats that elevate and contain dogs in cars. The products are popular with owners of smaller dogs.

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When: Tuesdays-Sundays and Dec. 26-29. Continues through Dec. 23 2019
The Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman musical Wicked remains the single most popular show (contemporary division) in St. Louis, so it's little wonder that the Fox Theatre would bring it back as a yuletide treat for audiences. Based on Gregory Maguire's novel of the same title, Wicked reveals how the green-skinned outsider Elphaba and the popular girl Galinda became friends, and then the enemies known as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda, the Good Witch. The show is performed Tuesday through Sunday (December 4 to 29; no show on Christmas Day) at the Fox Theatre (527 North Grand Boulevard; www.fabulousfox.com). Tickets are $49 to $229, and judging by past history, selling very quickly.

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Mobile use banned for drivers
But police have indicated that motorists are to get two months "grace" before the fines will be enforced.
Officers have been told to generally give verbal warnings until February and the concession was being made "in order to assist in the education of drivers", said the Association of Chief Police Officers has said.
Although the ban does not extend to hands-free sets, transport minister David Jamieson today urged drivers to refrain from using any type of mobile while behind the wheel.
The AA also warned that drivers stopping on
motorway hard shoulders to take mobile calls can be fined up to £2,400.
Mr Jamieson said today: "It is now illegal to use a hand-held mobile phone while driving. The vast majority of motorists know that driving and using a mobile phone is dangerous and I hope that today's ban will make the roads safer for everyone.
"You are four times more likely to be involved in an accident when using a mobile phone and driving - and this new offence will help make our roads safer."
Under the new law, initially, offenders will be
subject to a £30 fine, which can be increased to a maximum fine of £1,000 if the matter goes to court.
The Government plans to increase the penalty for the new offence by making it subject to three penalty points and a £60 fixed penalty.
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