Ethereal Machines, a three-year old, Bengaluru-based 3D printing start-up, which was recognised as a CES 2018 Innovation Awards Honoree for its innovative 5-Axis 3D Printer and a 5-Axis CNC Router shone as the company’s Halo 3D printer was displayed at the event organised in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The startup had recently announced that it was named as 2018 best of Innovation Awards Honoree by CES. The award recognises innovation in design and engineering in the latest technology products and services. This is a crucial recognition for any Indian company and especially in 3D printing sector.
Halo 3D Printer is a 5-Axis Printer coupled with a 5-Axis CNC Router in a single affordable machine. They have dexterously incorporated both the functionalities in a desktop sized printer. The printer tries to blend both the additive and subtractive manufacturing technologies for driving futuristic product manufacturing and to empower the consumer with quality and affordable products. Halo is equipped to attract hobbyists and even industry professionals for idea conceptualisation, rapid prototyping and even manufacturing of products.
The company was started in 2014 by Kaushik Mudda and Navin Jain who now hold the CEO and CTO designations at the company. Company CEO Kaushik Mudda explains that the swivelling and rotating of the bed during the printing helps the Halo printer to print far superior and complex structures than the regular 3-axis printers. In his own words, “The machine also helps cut soft metal and other material like nylon. This will benefit everything from the jewellery to the automotive and prototyping industry.”
According to Navin Jain, CTO of Ethereal Machines, “We are unique because no other machine in the market offers the option of five-axis printing and five-axis cutting.” Furthering the point, he adds that, “the addition of two axes A & C helps print complex models that need overhangs and critical supports. Also, desktop-size Halo lets you perform machining on a part you have just 3D printed”, added Jain.
Source: The Indian Express


Scott Pilgrim vs. the Podcast
RUNtime returns with a new, lean style... and a lot to say about Scott Pilgrim’s gaming roots.
By Jeremy Parish
Remember the RUNtime podcast? It’s OK if not—it was rather short-lived, struck down in its youth by the realities of trying to coordinate a lot of different conversations remotely during a time of lockdown. But the show is back for the new year, with a slightly recalibrated approach: RUNtime Volume 2 will run on a monthly schedule and will primarily focus on the conversations with developers and designers (with cameos from Limited Run crew from time to time!).
To start things off, naturally we turn to the man behind our biggest release for the new year. This episode is all about Bryan Lee O’Malley and the gaming origins of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game - Complete Edition (which will continue to be available for purchase in physical form from Limited Run through the end of the weekend). This is really more about the inspirations behind the Scott Pilgrim concept than it is about the game itself, though of course we do talk about the game! Mostly, though, it’s a laid-back discussion of classic games and comics and how those have shaped his work through the years—and, of course, how they fed back into the Scott Pilgrim game.
You can download the episode or listen here:
Episode Description: RUNtime is back, and host Jeremy Parish kicks things off by speaking to Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O'Malley to discuss the video gaming roots and influences that helped inspire his work (and, of course, the game).
And, of course, don’t forget to grab your copy of the game before the sale ends.
- Switch: Standard Edition | Classic Edition | K.O. Edition
- PlayStation 4: Standard Edition | Classic Edition | K.O. Edition
- T-Shirt and Vinyl Bundle
See you next month with more game development insights!
Special thanks to Bryan for making this episode possible.
Limited Run Games:
is a subsidiary of “Freemode”, an operative group comprised of gaming and entertainment companies owned by Embracer. Limited Run Games is the industry leader in the production and distribution of premium physical video games. Limited Run seeks to celebrate the legacy of gaming through its award-winning collector’s editions. Founded in 2015, they have published over 1,000 physical games, exclusive merch, and collectables. Limited Run is the gold standard in bringing digital games to physical form and now re-releasing retro titles on modern platforms via their proprietary Carbon Engine. Visit limitedrungames.com for the latest offerings and to learn more about Carbon Engine development. Follow the brand on your social media platform of choice for all LRG-related updates:@limitedrungames.


The first electric vehicle (EV) charging station from U.S. President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan has officially opened in Ohio, with several other sites reportedly having broken ground.
On Monday, the White House shared a press release highlighting Ohio’s recent opening of the first EV charging station from Biden’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, as located at a Pilot Travel Center in Madison County, west of Columbus. The station was installed by EVgo, featuring four charging stalls for up to 350 kW when a single EV is charging, or 175 kW when four EVs are charging.
Ohio expects to receive as much as $140 million in NEVI funds, as distributed over the course of five years, and the state says the first batch of EV fast-chargers funded by the program are expected to open by the end of next year.
“For years, our team has trailblazed the expansion of electric vehicle infrastructure, becoming a model for other states implementing the NEVI program,” ODOT Director Jack Marchbanks said in the state’s press release. “America’s first new charging station puts us one step closer to making travel easier for EV drivers.”
In addition to the charging station in Ohio, the White House says that Vermont, Pennsylvania and Maine have also broken ground on their first NEVI-funded charging station. Along with these, the Biden administration says that more activity in several other states is expected in the weeks to come.
The program, created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill in 2021, aims to establish 500,000 public EV chargers across the U.S. by 2030, with a total of $7.5 billion going to EV charging, and $5 billion going to high-speed chargers. The program eventually hopes to build fast chargers along every 50 miles of major roads, highways and interstates.
Updated 12:46 pm MT: Corrected second paragraph to note that the 175 kW speed applies to when four EVs are charging.


Adaptive Logistics: Navigating Dynamic Markets with Artificial Intelligence
The Benefits of Using AI for Logistics Forecasting and Demand Planning
Staying ahead of the competition is critical to success when it comes to logistics. Logistics forecasting and demand planning are important factors that can make or break a logistics organization. Accurate forecasting of product demand optimizes inventory management and improves supply chain efficiency. In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a game changer in logistics forecasting and demand planning, transforming the way logistics organizations work.
Traditional methods relied on historical data and statistical models. While these ways served as a foundation for forecasts and planning, they needed help adapting to the market’s dynamic nature today. This is where AI comes in, enabling logistics companies to evaluate massive amounts of data in real-time and extract important insights. In this blog post, we’ll discuss the advantages of AI in logistics forecasting and demand planning.
What is Logistics Forecasting?
Logistics forecasting is the practice of estimating how many units of your product will be purchased in the future. Historically, the logistics forecasting function has used previous data to anticipate future demand. This is frequently how demand planners or buyers define logistics forecasting, but it ignores a critical assumption. This factor is if your customers are interested in those product lines.
An improved definition of logistics forecasting provides a small but necessary change. This change is that logistics forecasting is the practice of estimating how many customers are interested in purchasing your product. The essential distinction between the two definitions is the incorporation of a customer-first mindset. Consumers drive demand, and predictions must show consumer behavior much as they do historical sales trends.
Logistics forecasting is a scientific and data-driven practice. It marks the beginning of an organization’s fundamental theory for the whole supply chain. However, it must still be adjusted and executed with careful preparation.
What is Demand Planning?
Demand planning is the overall management of resources to meet expected demand. This is where demand planners put their forecasts into action, preparing new orders and distribution operations. It is a complex task that takes expert planners to complete successfully.
It is also a significant point in the forecasting lifecycle. After using the process to predict future demand, demand planners work with marketing and sales teams to adjust the projections. This can help refine unconstrained demand expectations. The planner also collaborates with their fulfillment or supply chain team to determine what can be completed in the allotted time frame. This reduces the projection to a limited logistics forecast.
How are Logistics Forecasting and Demand Planning Different?
Logistics forecasting is the act of estimating consumer interest in purchasing a specific product, whereas demand planning is the management of resources to meet the predicted demand. Logistics forecasting and demand planning are often confused with one another. The most common source of confusion is the function of a demand planner, who is responsible for both forecasting and planning. However, dividing roles and procedures allows for forecasting and planning to receive specialized resources, tools, and training.
Benefits of Using AI in Logistics Forecasting and Demand Planning
AI-driven inventory planning tools have several advantages over traditional inventory planning solutions. These methods reduce manual calculations and human errors, ensuring that businesses order the proper amount of stock at the right time. This is independent of seasonality, promotions, supplier lead times, or other circumstances. Here are some of the advantages that AI logistics forecasting and demand planning bring to the inventory planning process.
Improved Accuracy and Efficiency
AI systems excel at analyzing enormous datasets, recognizing patterns, and making very accurate predictions. This translates into more precise future demand estimates. By taking into account a wide range of variables such as past sales data, market trends, weather patterns, and even social media sentiment analysis, AI models can provide projections that are not only accurate but also reflect the intricate interplay of elements that influence demand. Third-party experts such as RTS Labs can help you successfully set up and streamline AI-powered data management systems.
Unlike traditional methods, which frequently use static models, AI-powered solutions can change in real time. This agility is critical in the dynamic world of logistics, where demand shifts or unanticipated disruptions can have serious effects. AI systems are always learning from fresh data, allowing them to adapt forecasts as situations change. This real-time adaptability allows logistics organizations to make informed decisions quickly, managing inventory levels and ensuring on-time delivery.
Accurate forecasting and demand planning help optimize inventory levels, lowering the risk of overstocking or stockouts. Overstocking ties up cash and warehouse space, increasing holding costs, whereas stockouts result in lost sales opportunities and possibly consumer displeasure. AI-driven forecasting and demand planning reduce inefficiencies, resulting in significant cost savings for logistics companies.
Timely and accurate delivery is critical in the logistics industry. Companies may optimize their supply chains and improve delivery timeframes by using AI forecasting and planning models that provide better visibility into future demand. Consistently meeting client expectations increases customer satisfaction and loyalty. This great client experience can lead to repeat business and favorable word-of-mouth, therefore improving a company’s reputation.
Better Strategic Planning
AI is useful not just for operational efficiency, but also for strategic planning. Long-term trends and industry developments can help logistics organizations make informed decisions about capacity expansion, new market entry, and product diversification. The capacity to look beyond the immediate future enables businesses to position themselves strategically in the market and obtain a competitive advantage.
Logistics forecasting and planning necessitates evaluating and processing massive amounts of data from a variety of sources. These include sales records, customer behavior, weather trends, social media, and others. AI algorithms can handle this size with ease, allowing businesses to expand their operations without concern for resource limits.
Demand for products or services in the logistics industry can be highly volatile due to seasonal swings, promotions, or unanticipated events such as the COVID-19 pandemic. AI-based models can capture and account for this unpredictability, allowing businesses to alter their inventory levels, transportation plans, and resource allocation accordingly. This lowers the risk of stockouts, delays, or excess inventory, resulting in higher customer satisfaction and profitability.
AI forecasting and demand planning tools can work with all of your data sources to automatically update purchasing suggestions based on the most recent information. AI technologies can account for future sales forecasts, current stock levels, any supply chain delays, and any other demand or supply restrictions to ensure your replenishment strategy is always correct.
Managing Supplier Unpredictability
Effective inventory planning is strongly dependent on the ability to accurately forecast supplier lead times. As supply networks become more complicated and unpredictable, timetables that were once dependable are now subject to regular delays and variations. These variations might potentially upset your inventory planning procedures. AI tools may automatically apply new lead time information to ordering plans, ensuring that they are correct and up to date.
Simulating Historical Sales Data
To maintain an effective ordering strategy, organizations must be able to reliably forecast demand based on solid past sales data. However, for certain products, such as new SKUs with no sales history, this may be impossible. Advanced algorithms and AI capabilities can be utilized in dynamic inventory planning software to generate a demand forecast model based on similar products, which is automatically updated as new data becomes available.
Drawbacks of Using Artificial Intelligence
While AI forecasting and planning provides various benefits to retail, e-commerce, and wholesale organizations, it also presents several obstacles. Purely AI-based solutions necessitate powerful algorithms to act as safeguards against possibly incorrect data. AI demand forecasting necessitates precise and relevant data. If the historical data used to train the AI model is inadequate, incorrect, or does not reflect current market conditions, the projections generated will be unreliable.
AI algorithms may struggle to identify unexpected patterns or shifts in customer behavior that did not appear in the training data. When dealing with new market conditions, this might lead to missed opportunities or wrong estimates. Moreover, AI models frequently require constant upgrades and recalibration to remain relevant. As market conditions change over time, failure to update AI models might result in declining forecasting accuracy.
Integrating AI forecasting technologies with current legacy systems and procedures can be challenging and time-consuming. Poor integration might result in data conflicts and inaccurate forecasting outcomes. Additionally, some AI solutions may not be easily configurable to meet individual business demands, resulting in generic projections that may not reflect the company’s unique qualities.
Logistics forecasting and demand planning are critical to the success of any logistics business. Effectively anticipating the needs of customers and the products they are likely to purchase along with proper planning to acquire and manage all the resources necessary to meet that demand is crucial to put yourself ahead of the competition in the evolving logistics industry. The use of artificial intelligence is the most effective strategy to achieve this outcome.
AI will help your business reduce costs, improve efficiency, and increase customer satisfaction. It also helps you scale your company to meet increasing demands and manage changing customer behaviors and market conditions. There are some drawbacks to the implementation of AI, but the benefits significantly outweigh the challenges.


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BCCP and BUHS has Signed an MOU to offer a joint academic short course
Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs (BCCP) and the Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS) is working together to offer a joint short course on “Strategic Communication in Health and Social Development”. BUHS will introduce this as part of their regular academic course under the Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, Faculty of Public Health. Whilst BCCP will develop the course module along with its contents and topics. The course materials will also be developed by BCCP for handing it out to the course attendees.
This is a three-credit course which has been planned to be provided in a total of 16 educational topics, in a span of a total of 60 hours’ time to spread through a total of 40 sessions in which 20 will be didactic with equal number of practical sessions. Each session will be 90 minutes long and will be conducted during the weekends in 3 months-time.
The signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was taken place on August 10, 2022 in the conference room of BUHS in presence of the senior officials of BUHS and BCCP. Prof (Dr.) Faridul Alam, Vice-Chancellor BUHS and Mr. Mohammad Shahjahan, Director and CEO, BCCP also attended this event and spoke on the occasion.
In his speech Prof (Dr.) Faridul Alam expressed his high satisfaction and hopefulness about the introduction of this course amid growing demand and necessity of public health awareness. He hoped that this course will be very effective and beneficial for the public health professionals with the association of BCCP in course designing and conduction. Mr. Mohammad Shahjahan referred the introduction of this course as a remarkable addition in the public health education system of the country and thanked BUHS for their interest and effort in undertaking this initiative. The call for registration into the course will be commenced in the last week of August 2022.
The MoU was jointly signed by Prof. Dr. Md. Anower Hussain, Dean, Faculty of Public Health, BUHS and Mr. Mohammad Shahjahan, Director and CEO, BCCP. While exchanging the signed MoU both of them expressed their high expectation of continuation of this course as a source of combining public health education with social development aspects and bringing it associated with communication with community through various means of strategic communication.

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Although the crux of the leveling up and progression system of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has been revamped in comparison to Dark Souls series and Bloodborne, killing enemies still takes the major share of XP and consequent unlocks.
These include abilities and to help with acquiring new ones, at least early in the game, we have detailed the best farming routes and tips below. Here is a detailed guide on how to level up fast in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
How to Farm XP and Rank Up Fast in Sekiro
Like Dark Souls and Bloodborne, farming for XP revolves around dealing with a group of weak enemies in a prescribed area repeatedly.
This works optimally up to a point where the leveling upscaling kicks into play and even two repetitions of a single level will not be enough for significant progression.
However, for those early levels, you can earn enough XP to unlock new skills and ways to up your offensive game.
Do note that dying should be the one thing you need to avoid at all costs since every death halves the amount of XP you are carrying at the time of the death.
Instead, if you feel like you are in danger and the next hit, no matter where it comes from, can end your life, you should retreat to the nearest Sculptor’s Idol (Sekiro’s version of the Bonfires) and regenerate your HP.
Thus, in such a case, it is better to put in a little more effort than losing your hard-earned progress because you were rushing things along.
Best XP Farming Locations
We will highlight three ideal spots for leveling up fast in the early game of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. For all the areas, you will first defeat a handful of enemies, return to the Sculptor’s Idols to regenerate health, and revive enemies thus allowing you to perform the feat multiple times until you call it a day.
Ashina Castle: Honjo Area
The whole course of the run will take you around 4 minutes and allow you to earn 500 Skill Points per run. Take the main gate in the described area and then ascend the hill, killing the foes in the path.
After killing the four enemies up the slope, grapple to the right side of the hill, and onto a rooftop where you will kill another foe before killing the guards and dogs below.
Now you need to return to Sculptor’s Idols and repeat the whole procedure above for earning XP again.
Do note that on your first run, you will need to defeat the mini-boss General Tenzen Yamauchi.
Main Hall of Hirata Estate
After dealing with *Juzou the Drunkard*, you can farm this main area of the Hirata Estate starting at the Sculptor’s Idol in the Audience Chamber.
Near the building ahead, first, take down the archer silently and then the two shielded dudes, again, sneaking from behind.
Now proceed to eliminate two enemies to the side of this building until you reach a pond. To the opposite end of this water body, you will face another mob of foes.
We recommend to deal with the two archers first every time and then battle against the other enemies. Lastly, head inside the building next and take care of the four enemies.
This ordeal will take you around 3 minutes in total and each foe will help you earn 35 XP per kill, provided you are at the earlier levels.
Return to the same Sculptor’s Idols you started from or go to one in the Main Chamber. Repeat the process again for farming XP.
Fallen Valley Area
This is one of the more quicker ways of acquiring XP as you can get about 320 Skill Points in a minute that it takes you to finish through the farming route. Simply grapple onto the area with the enemies from where you rest at the Sculptor’s Idols.
These are just two soldiers in total we are talking about, so eliminate these, return to rest, and renew the course.
Although you will not be able to level through many ranks through this farming method when you are at the earlier stages, you will definitely use the easy-enough way of acquiring skill XP.
This is all we have in our Sekiro Leveling Guide. If there is anything else that you would like to add, be sure to let us know!

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The process of getting a medical marijuanas card in NY is now simple, thanks to My Marijuana Card. We are an agency that helps patients apply, obtain, and use medical marijuana cards. If you live in New or any other state, we will direct and guide you through getting medical marijuana. Medical marijuana programs across the country require patients to obtain medical marijuana cards to purchase and use medical cannabis.
Today, we will take you through getting medical marijuanas card NY. Keep on reading to learn more about this process.
How To Apply for a New York Medical Marijuana Card
Only patients with qualifying medical conditions or debilitating diseases in New York can apply for a medical marijuana card. We have countless patients who have benefited from the legalization of medical marijuana across the United States, including in New York. The pain caused by some chronic or debilitating diseases can be extreme. Many conventional medications sometimes fail to treat such conditions. That is where medical cannabis comes in.
Many medical conditions that refuse other medicines somehow respond to medical marijuana. That is why it was legalized in the first place. Medical conditions that necessitate medical marijuana are known as qualifying medical conditions. This is according to the medical marijuana program. Among the requirements for obtaining a medical marijuana card in New York is having a qualifying medical condition. These are the requirements that you need to meet before getting a medical marijuanas card in NY:
Any patient with a qualifying medical condition needs to be 18 years old or above to apply for a medical marijuana card. However, this does not mean that minors cannot access medical marijuana. Any patient who is not 18 years can have a caregiver apply for a medical marijuana card on their behalf. The caregiver needs to be 21 years and above to obtain a medical marijuana card on a minor’s behalf. Caregivers are also allowed to apply for MMJ cards on behalf of patients who are incapacitated. These are patients who are not strong enough to move around.
Besides being 18 years old and above to apply for a medical marijuana card in New York, you also need to be a New York resident. You will need to provide copies of documentation that prove that you come from New York. These documents include a valid identification card that was issued by the state. Another document that may be necessary includes a copy of your driver’s license.
As a patient getting a medical marijuanas card NY also requires you to submit certification from a state physician that states that they recommend medical marijuana for the treatment of medical marijuana. Physicians who offer recommendations to patients must be registered with the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM).
Once you complete all the requirements, you can move on to the medical marijuana card application process. There are several steps in the medical care MMJ card process which include:
1. Get a Qualified Medical Marijuana Doctor
If you reside in New York and want to apply for a medical marijuana card, you first need to get a medical doctor licensed by the state. The physician must confirm that you meet the criteria for applying for a medical marijuana card. The doctor also needs to be practicing and a registered member registered with the medical marijuana program in New York. The medical professional includes a nurse practitioner, physician, and assistant physician. Since not all medical physicians advocate for the use of medical marijuana, you need to ensure that you look for a doctor who supports the use of cannabis drugs.
2. Obtain Certification
A medical physician is supposed to interact with you to understand your medical condition. The doctor will also evaluate you mentally and physically to establish whether cannabis medication is relevant to your condition. The doctor will recommend you for a medical marijuana card if they are convinced that medical cannabis will help you manage the medical condition. Once you are certified by the physician, he will upload the certification to the Medical Cannabis Data Management System. A hard copy of the certificate will also be issued to you by the doctor. This copy is necessary for the application process.
At the moment, there is no list of qualifying medical conditions in New York. Most states in the county have a reference list of qualifying medical conditions. The list is used to approve medical marijuana patients. In New York, a physician is responsible for determining whether a medical condition is qualifying it not. During your meeting with the doctor, you need to be convincing enough that conventional medicines are no longer working for your condition.
3. Complete the MMJ Application Form
The next step is completing the application form once the doctor submits your patient certification. You can do this by creating an account on my.NY.gov. You also need to submit a copy of the physician’s certification. Even if you don’t live in New York, you can still apply and obtain a medical marijuana card if you are receiving treatment in New York. You can do this by requesting a temporary residence. Presenting a hospital bill, utility, or lease will help you prove your claim.
4. Receive Your New York MMJ Card
Once you submit your application form, you will have to wait as the Board of Pharmacy reviews your application. The board can either accept or reject your application. Upon acceptance, you will receive a digital medical marijuana card sent by email. As you wait for your physical card, you can continue using this interim MMJ card that expires after 30 days.
When you want to access medical marijuana legally, you need to understand what you need. Being a controlled substance, there are rules, conditions, and regulations that govern the use of marijuana. It is, therefore, required to be mindful of all these requirements. Among them is that you need to be 18 years old and above to apply for a medical marijuana card in New York. You also require certification from a qualified state doctor when getting a medical marijuanas card NY.

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In case all the Valentine's Day pink and candy hearts weren't enough for you already, here's a quick DIY to celebrate one of the sweetest holidays coming this weekend! I made these DIY Conversation Heart Magnets over the weekend and it literally took less than five minutes to put it together. It's so fun and versatile to use with loved ones, friends, roommates, at work, or to surprise strangers in a public bathroom if the door is magnetic! (Okay, maybe the last one is a bit creepy, but I'm sure you can think of plenty of fun places to stick these..)
Here is what you'll need:
-Foam Conversation Hearts (variety pack from Michael's)
-Magnet Squares with Foam Adhesive (I bought 2 packs of 6)
-Paper/pens/glue to make valentine notes (if desired!)
Alright, are you ready for this super complicated process? Grab a foam heart, unpeel the backing of the square foam magnet, stick it to the back of the heart and press. That's it! I know, I'm breaking a sweat too! Simply repeat this process for as many as you'd like to make. I also wrote out some quirky love notes using colorful pens and paper and stuck them to my fridge using the heart magnets.
This is a super cute surprise gift for your roommates or loved ones when they wake up in the morning and go to the fridge! Hope you enjoyed this one - and that your Valentine's day is splendidly sweet!

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British Library Crime Classics brings atmospheric, nostalgic and cunningly plotted detective fiction back into print. The series focuses on the golden age of British crime writing between the two world wars, and includes novels and short stories by major authors as well as lesser-known work by neglected writers.
Every title in the series is drawn from the unparalleled collection of the British Library, and they are all republished in paperback and e-book with illuminating introductions by well-known experts.
Murder in Piccadilly
‘Scores of men and women died daily in London, but on this day of days one of them had died in the very midst of a crowd and the cause of his death was a dagger piercing his heart. Death had become something very real.’
When Bobbie Cheldon falls in love with a pretty young dancer at the Frozen Fang night club in Soho, he has every hope of an idyllic marriage. But Nancy has more worldly ideas about her future: she is attracted not so much to Bobbie as to the fortune he expects to inherit.
Bobbie’s miserly uncle Massy stands between him and happiness: he will not relinquish the ten thousand a year on which Nancy’s hopes rest. When Bobbie falls under the sway of the roguish Nosey Ruslin, the stage is set for murder in the heart of Piccadilly – and for Nancy’s dreams to be realised.
When Chief Inspector Wake of Scotland Yard enters the scene, he uncovers a tangled web of love affairs, a cynical Soho underworld, and a motive for murder.
Charles Kingston (1884–1944) wrote over twenty crime novels in the golden age of British crime fiction between the two world wars. Many of his books – including Poison in Kensington and The Highgate Mystery – are set in London. All have been unavailable for many decades, and Kingston’s work has long been neglected by readers of classic crime fiction.
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[VIDEO] Neighbor Shoots and Kills Teen Who Raped and Robbed His Neighbor
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Three armed men, at least one of them a teenager, broke into an Alabama woman’s home, held her at gunpoint, raped her and robbed her.
One of the men was brought to instant justice by the woman’s neighbor. According to local media reports:
The victim told police they ended up at a neighbor’s home after she told the attacker her neighbor had her money.
Police say the neighbor called 911 when the woman and her attacker arrived outside his front door.
The attacker reportedly demanded the neighbor get off the phone, fired two shots into the air, and pointed the gun at the neighbor.
The neighbor, who was armed, fired a bullet into the teenager’s chest, killing him.
Police say they questioned the neighbor at police headquarters but released him. The female victim was treated at a hospital.
The other two suspects remain at large. None of the identities of any of the involved parties have been released yet.

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According to the development of science and technology, cars are increasingly modernized and intelligent. However, no matter how advanced it is, the parts and systems in the car are still limited to a certain lifespan. Therefore, it is difficult to avoid problems and damage, especially after long periods of operation. Common car errors and how to check and handle them
When detecting signs of a faulty car, the car owner should check to find the cause and handle it as soon as possible. Because if these errors are left for a long time, they not only affect operations but can also become serious, more difficult to repair, and have higher repair costs.
Errors on cars are divided into 2 groups: permanent errors and random errors. A permanent error is an error that always exists until it is resolved. Random errors are errors that only appear in certain situations and operating conditions.
- 1 Common errors in cars
- 1.1 Check Engine light error
- 1.2 High engine rpm at idle
- 1.3 Oil pressure is low or too high
- 1.4 The car has a hard time starting, won’t start
- 1.5 The car stalled in the middle of the road
- 1.6 The car runs weakly and accelerates slowly
- 1.7 The car jerks when accelerating
- 1.8 The car vibrates
- 1.9 The car lost gas
- 1.10 The car stalled
- 1.11 The car overheats and the engine overheats
- 1.12 The car lost power
- 1.13 The car is wasting fuel
- 1.14 The car is losing oil
- 1.15 The car is leaking oil under the chassis
- 1.16 The car has a strange noise
- 1.17 The car is emitting black smoke
- 1.18 The car has a strange smell
- 1.19 Car exhaust has a strange smell
- 2 How to detect and catch car diseases
Common errors in cars
Check Engine light error
The Check Engine light is one of the error signals on cars. This light comes on which means the engine or related parts are having problems. Normally, Check Engine light errors mostly stem from problems in some parts such as spark plugs, ignition coils, fuel injectors, fuel vapor control system, exhaust gas recirculation system…
High engine rpm at idle
In idle mode, the engine rpm is usually only about 800 – 1,000 rpm. If the engine rpm increases to more than 1,500 rpm, there is a high possibility that the vehicle is having a high rpm error. There are many causes for this error such as: malfunctioning idle valve, leaking pipes, broken crankcase vent valve, dirty/broken oxygen sensor…
Oil pressure is low or too high
Lubricating oil pressure is usually below 0.5 kg/cm 2 when the vehicle is idling and from 2.5 – 4 kg/cm 2 when the vehicle is running. In cases where oil pressure is unusually low or high, it is most likely due to a problem with the car’s lubrication system. The cause may be due to lack of lubricating oil, dirty oil, using the wrong type of oil, broken oil pump, dirty oil filter…
The car has a hard time starting, won’t start
A car that is difficult to start is one of the common errors in cars, especially with cars that have not been used for a long time, old cars that have been used for many years… There are many reasons why a car’s engine is difficult to start, or even won’t start, such as : Weak/empty battery, faulty starter, faulty relay/fuel pump, faulty spark plug/ignition coil, water contaminated gasoline … Need to check to find the exact cause to be able to fix it thoroughly restored.
The car stalled in the middle of the road
A car’s engine stalling is usually due to a problem with the operating system. The cause may be because the car’s cooling system is broken, the engine oil has problems, the fuel filter is clogged, the fuel pump/high pressure oil pump is broken, the fuel injectors are clogged…
The car runs weakly and accelerates slowly
Weak running and slow acceleration of cars is one of the common errors in older cars or cars that are poorly maintained. When this error is detected, it should be checked immediately, especially when accompanied by signs such as the vehicle losing oil and emitting a lot of smoke. The cause may be clogged fuel filter, clogged injectors, malfunctioning fuel pump, worn spark plugs…
The car jerks when accelerating
When talking about car errors, one cannot ignore a very easy error that is the car jerking when accelerating. This error often originates from the intake system, fuel supply system or ignition system. Most common causes are clogged fuel injectors, clogged fuel filters, problems with the ignition system, malfunctioning air flow sensors, malfunctioning throttle position sensors…
The car vibrates
The phenomenon of the car vibrating is quite similar to the car jerking when accelerating. However, this car error can come from many different parts. Therefore, first you need to check and determine the location causing the vibration, such as vibration in the engine, axle, brakes, wheel axle or tire… Once you have localized it, find the cause and repair it. Fixing it will be easier.
The car lost gas
Missing throttle is one of the common car errors found in older cars. There are many reasons for this situation, but the most common is because the fuel supplied to the combustion chamber is not enough, the air supplied to the combustion chamber is not enough, the exhaust gas cannot escape or the sensor system is malfunctioning…
The car stalled
A vehicle’s throttle is a phenomenon where the vehicle’s throttle suddenly increases abnormally. When this car error appears, there is a high possibility that the idle valve or throttle valve is malfunctioning.
The car overheats and the engine overheats
Vehicle overheating and engine overheating is one of the serious car errors. If not handled promptly, it can easily cause major consequences. This is also a common cause of car fires . A car’s overheating engine often originates from a malfunction in the cooling system such as lack of coolant, dirty water tank, faulty thermostat, malfunctioning water pump…
The car lost power
A vehicle’s misfire is a phenomenon in which one or more cylinders in the engine do not operate. This is also a very dangerous car error that needs to be checked and handled as soon as possible. The reason the car stalls is usually because the ignition system has a problem, the fuel supply system is faulty or the compression pressure is not enough…
The car is wasting fuel
When a car engine consumes fuel. However, if fuel consumption is unusually high, it is likely that the car is having problems. Fuel consumption is one of the common car errors, especially in cars that are poorly maintained. The cause of the vehicle’s fuel consumption can be due to a faulty coolant temperature sensor, a lack of coolant, a dirty engine air filter, worn/dirty spark plugs, low compression ratio, etc.
The car is losing oil
Car oil will lose a certain amount over time. However, if you see that the car is losing abnormal oil along with signs such as the car is leaking oil, the exhaust gas is gray-green… then there is a high possibility that the car’s oil is leaking, the oil is entering the combustion chamber…
The car is leaking oil under the chassis
This is one of the common errors in cars. The reason the car is leaking oil under the chassis is mostly due to aging, damaged rubber gaskets, oil seals or loose bolts. This error needs to be checked and resolved as soon as possible because leaking oil will cause the engine to wear out quickly and pose a high risk of fire and explosion.
The car has a strange noise
Strange noises such as clicking, squeaking, creaking, buzzing, squeaking, hissing, etc. are signs that the vehicle’s operating system is having problems. Each type of noise will represent one or several different errors. Therefore, it is necessary to check carefully and find the exact cause to thoroughly handle it.
The car is emitting black smoke
Black smoke is one of the error signals on cars, most commonly found on diesel motorbikes. The main reason is because the fuel is not burned completely in the combustion chamber, following the exhaust gas being discharged. Normally, when the engine air filter is clogged, using poor quality fuel, fuel injectors are clogged, fuel filter is clogged, fuel pump is malfunctioning… all can cause the car to emit black smoke.
The car has a strange smell
A strange smell in your car is a sign of a car error that definitely cannot be ignored. When you see a car smelling of raw gasoline, burning smell, gas smell, gas smell… you need to check the cause and handle it soon. Because it most likely originates from the engine system.
Car exhaust has a strange smell
Car smoke that smells burnt, smells like gasoline, smells sweet… is a sign that the engine is having trouble. Car exhaust with a burning smell is often due to leaking oil, car exhaust with the smell of raw gasoline is often due to fuel not being completely burned…
How to detect and catch car diseases
To detect, diagnose errors and diagnose car diseases accurately, you can use one or a combination of the following methods:
Monitor error lights on cars: Car manufacturers have a pre-set system of error lights on the car. Each light symbol has a unique meaning corresponding to one or a group of errors. Through these error lights, the driver can monitor the vehicle’s condition, promptly detect when the vehicle has an error, and can even know which part of the vehicle is defective.
Using a car error reader: This is a type of device that can connect to the car ECU to help accurately retrieve the error the car is experiencing. This device is often used by professional auto mechanics to check and diagnose errors. Car owners can also equip themselves.
Visual inspection: Through visual inspection, you can identify signs of car damage or malfunction… such as leaking fluid, cracked cables/plugs, dirty sensors…
Check noise: When a car has a fault, it will often make strange noises and sounds. Finding the location of the sound can localize the part that is having problems, easily finding the cause.
Test drive: Errors on the car related to the engine, transmission system… can often be felt when driving, such as the car having difficulty starting the engine, jerking when accelerating, missing the throttle, stalling the throttle, slow and weak acceleration. …
If you detect unusual signs of errors on your car, it is best to take the car to the garage for inspection and repair as soon as possible.
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Exit Poll A Special Look
The polls are closed in NC-9’s congressional special election. Who voted and what political issues do these voters care about?
For the last five days, DDHQ has paired up with 0ptimus to take a closer look at this race — we’re trying out some things as we roll into 2020 so we can provide our readers more election nerdery. Although President Trump won the district by 12 percentage points nearly three years ago, it has since been the center of political attention after the North Carolina State Election Board failed to certify the district’s 2018 midterm result due to allegations of fraud. With millions of dollars poured into the district from both sides of the partisan spectrum, we thought this would be a good opportunity to ask voters what matters to them as they headed to the polls for “take two.”
Voters in NC-9: Who are they?
Voters in this special election aren’t very different from those in a standard election in the district. Our survey finds an overwhelming majority of voters are 55 years of age or older. We also find that females make up most of the electorate and Democrats make up a plurality (compared to Republican and unaffiliated voters). Among those who reported voting early, Democrats had a +10 advantage while, among those who report they will “definitely” vote on Election Day, Republicans had a +11 advantage.
Absentee and early voting (ABEV) has a strong history in this recently-drawn district: a majority of voters cast their ballots early or by absentee in the only two congressional general elections held in the currently configured district. The map above shows the percentage of accepted ABEV ballots for Democrats by County as of Election Day morning. While Democrats have gotten out the ABEV vote in most counties, more Republican ballots were accepted in the two largest counties – Mecklenburg and Union. Nevertheless, Democratic ABEV ballots outnumbered those from Republicans and unaffiliated voters as shown below.
The Trump Factor
Both the President and Vice President came to North Carolina to stump for Republican Dan Bishop on the eve of the election and our data suggests the visit was a good idea by the Bishop campaign. If the 2020 election were today, our survey shows Trump beating a generic Democratic challenger by 7 points. Further, NC-9 voters are in alignment with national polls that fail to demonstrate public support for impeaching the president.
However, despite Trump’s slight edge in the district, it is unclear whether this will help or hurt the contestants in Tuesday’s race. To explore this question, we asked voters whether their vote in the NC-9 special election was influenced by their support or opposition to President Trump. Although a slight plurality of voters claimed their vote today was to express support for the Donald Trump, our sample was nearly evenly split between three camps: voting to support Trump, voting to oppose Trump, and Trump not being in a factor in their vote. While popular media will certainly cast tonight’s results as either good or bad for the president, our survey finds nearly one-third of voters were not even factoring in President Trump when casting their ballot.
Shades of Red and Blue in a Purple State
As one might expect from an R+8 district, North Carolina-9 leans conservative. Nearly 46% of the district identify as “conservative” compared to 24% who identify as “progressive.” There is also a considerable asymmetry in ideological intensity, with a majority of conservatives saying they are “very conservative” while a most progressives identify as being only “somewhat progressive”
The conservative tilt of the district is also evident across individual policy views. For example, support for Medicare for All and single-payer health care plans is at net -22%.
However, on other issues, this suburban district leans left. When it comes to assault-style firearms, most voters in the district support a ban. On immigration, the district prefers the U.S. offer current illegal immigrants legal status compared to other alternatives.
While election night is only beginning, our survey provides data – not speculation – into what voters were thinking in the final moments of this special election.
Survey Methodology: From September 6th to 10th, DDHQ/0ptimus surveyed 847 registered voters in North Carolina’s 9th congressional district using registration-based sampling (RBS). The sampling frame included all voters in NC-9 with sampling conducted via probability proportional to size (PPS) using 2019 special election turnout scores. Turnout scores were estimated using voters’ vote histories, demographic information, ABEV propensity, and other relevant features by 0ptimus. The sample was contacted via interactive voice response (IVR) (57%) and peer-to-peer text messaging (43%). The margin of error varies across question due to item nonresponse and response variance but is generally 3.4% for the full sample. Topline reports can be found on the 0ptimus GitHub page (linked here).


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Introduction: Kidney autotransplantation (KAT) is the ultimate way to salvage kidneys with complex renovascular, ureteral or malignant pathologies that are not amendable to in situ reconstruction. Minimal invasive approach could broaden its adoption, due to the lower morbidity and high quality of anastomosis. We give an update of perioperative parameters and early (3 months) functional outcomes of the first robot-assisted kidney autotransplantation (RAKAT) series.
Methods: 10 patients underwent RAKAT (male/female 3/7; left/right 8/2), for complex ureteral strictures (8), severe left renal vein nutcracker (1) and loin-pain hematuria syndrome (1), between March 2017 and September 2018. Alternatives discussed with the patients were laparoscopic nephrectomy, Boari flap and ileal interposition. All patients gave written informed consent. In 9 patients the kidney was exteriorised for preparation on the bench; 2 patients underwent table top vascular reconstruction and 1 ex vivo flexible ureteroscopy to extract a 6 mm lower pole lithiasis. The technique is presented in the enclosed figure.
Results: RAKAT was successful in all patients. Mean operative and console time was 405 and 304 min with median vascular and ureteral anastomosis time 25 and 23 min. Median warm, cold and rewarming ischemia time was 3, 175 and 48 min respectively. No patient needed open conversion. 3 patients had a major 90d postoperative complication (grade 3b): wound dehiscence needing wound revision, stent dislodgment needing repositioning and left calf compartment syndrome needing fasciotomy without lasting disability. Median hospital stay was 6 days. At 3 months, all patients were free of indwelling stents, pain or hematuria and showed good vascularisation and absence of hydronephrosis of the autograft on ultrasound. Nuclear DMSA and Cr-EDTA scans 3 months postop showed no transplant kidney function loss in 5, a significant GFR drop in 2 and a significant GFR increase in 3 autotransplants.
Conclusions: We describe the first series of a minimal invasive technique for KAT. RAKAT is a promising approach to salvage kidneys in selected patients with complex and disabling ureteral or renal pathology. RAKAT resolves the disabling symptoms and results in good function of the autotransplant at 3 months.


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Earlier this year, local musician Peter Joynt visited Fisher Park Summit Alternative School. It was one of the 130+ motivational presentations he’s done at schools in his city to promote positivity and resilience in students. There, he met Pei Pilgrim.
Peter never set out to be a motivational speaker. He started out as a rapper – but a rapper with a stutter. His speech impediment comes across quite noticeably in regular speech, but then disappears when he performs.
Peter is very open about his struggles with his speech. It’s often the first thing that is brought up during radio and TV interviews. After one interview on Canada’s CBC Radio, a teacher from a local school reached out and invited Peter to visit their school to talk about being a rapper. The experience turned out to be really rewarding for everyone involved. Next thing he knew, Peter was being invited to speak at dozens of schools. Word spread, and his motivational sideline gig was born.
After any presentation, it’s not uncommon for Peter to get messages from students. They reach out on social media or through his website, thejoynt.ca. They contact him for various reasons, but some reach out to collaborate. Usually things don’t get very far. Peter is always up for sampling people’s stuff and passing along tips and words of encouragement. But ultimately, if the skill level isn’t there, Peter doesn’t have time to pursue it. That is why he has never collaborated with a student — until now.
After his talk at Fisher Park, Peter received a message on Instagram from a girl named Pei Pilgrim. Pei had this to say in her message:
“You came to my school for a keynote presentation. Let me just say you were so inspiring to me. I’m a musician myself, I sing, play a variation of instruments and sometimes rap on occasion too. Maybe you could give me some suggestions on how to get into the music business. I have a small recording studio in my basement and that’s how I record songs. Hopefully you can give me a push in the right direction.”
Peter wrote back with the best advice he had. He said to focus on writing original songs — not covers — and to get them up on YouTube. Pei wrote back with a link to her YouTube channel, and Peter was blown away by what he heard. After checking out her videos on a loop, Peter knew he had to do a song with this girl.
“I couldn’t believe she had written this really catchy original track,” Peter said. “You can just tell she has a gift for writing — and her voice is really unique. Pei has real talent. I mean, she produced this song with different vocals parts and harmonies. Then you realize she’s playing all the instruments in the song too. She wasn’t just some kid playing around in her basement. Pretty incredible for someone who’s only 13 years old.”
Peter, meanwhile, was in the process of hunting down a beat for his next track. He knew he’d found it when he heard Slovenian producer, Rey Topol’s “Vision 6” beat. It was love at first listen.
Peter sent the beat to Pei on whim, and asked her to see if she could come up with anything for the track. Pei replied saying “shouldn’t be a problem,” to which Peter thoughts “yeah right.” But then, in just two days Pei sent back an entire song – written and recorded, complete with multiple vocals, and harmonies.
Amazed, Peter then scrambled to write his own parts for the song. He was worried about how he was going to live up to being on this track with this 13 year old girl. The Joynt — a rapper who has worked with the Senators and performed for crowds of thousands — was now worried about holding his own on the track with his new-found friend, Pei Pilgrim.
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“Stephen, I’m thinking of selling all my stocks, what are your thoughts?”
A RiskHedge reader asked me last week if it’s time to head for the exits.
There’s a lot of fear in the markets right now. Folks are nervous. Maybe you’re nervous.
The past two weeks have been rough for the stock market. Last Monday the S&P 500 suffered its worst day of the year. And stocks have now dipped 4% since hitting record highs in late July.
If you watch any financial TV, you’ve surely heard this blamed on a troubling economic signal triggered last week called the “inverted yield curve.”
- What the heck is an inverted yield curve… and why does it matter to you?
If you’ve applied for a mortgage, you know the two most popular options are a 15-year mortgage or a 30-year mortgage.
The interest rate you’ll pay on a 15-year mortgage is lower than what you’d pay on a 30-year one.
Which makes sense, right? With the 30-year mortgage, you’re borrowing the bank’s money for twice as long. So you must pay a higher rate.
It’s the same with the interest rates the US Government pays on its bonds. 99.9% of the time, the longer out a bond goes, the higher rate it pays. A ten year bond almost always pays higher interest than a two year bond.
But last Wednesday, the interest rate on the 10-year US bond sunk below the interest rate on a 2-year bond.
This “upside-down” situation is what investors call an inverted yield curve.
- And it’s typically a reliable sign that something is “off” with the US economy...
It’s rare for the yield curve to invert. It’s only happened nine times in the last 50 years.
It last happened in January 2006. Roughly two years later, we entered the 2008 financial crisis. US stocks cratered 57% in 08-09.
More bad news: Every time the yield curve has inverted in the last 50 years, a recession has eventually followed.
Recessions are bad for stocks. Since the 1920s, US stocks have sunk into a “bear market” ten times. Eight of the ten have come inside a recession.
- This sounds pretty bad, Stephen…
It’s important to know the yield curve inversion typically warns of a recession years in advance. From the time the yield curve first inverts, a recession hits 20 months later, on average.
Twenty months is a long time. In 20 months, America may have a new president. The 2020 Olympics will have come and gone. Your kids will be two grades older.
And in the 20 months after the yield curve inverts, stocks usually perform well... and sometimes they perform GREAT.
The last time the yield curve inverted in 2006, the S&P crept up 22% before the onset of the financial crisis.
The time before that, in 1998, stocks soared 55% before peaking. And the Nasdaq jumped a crazy 210% to form the infamous dot-com bubble.
Not only is there a long lag between this signal flashing red and stocks topping out. You could say a yield curve inversion is a BUY signal for stocks, at least in the short term.
- Although the yield curve inversion is a reliable signal, it’s at odds with the “real” economy...
Look at these stock charts of five “everyday” American companies.
If the economy is on shaky ground, these companies should be struggling.
After 20 straight quarters of rising sales, America’s largest retailer, Walmart (WMT), recently hit all-time highs.
Fast-food giant McDonalds (MCD) is looking better than ever.
If we’re in an economic danger zone, why are tens of millions of folks paying $6 for luxury coffee at Starbucks (SBUX)?
Credit card giant Visa (V) keeps zooming higher.
And new highs in Home Depot (HD) suggest more Americans are renovating their homes than ever before.
If the economy is about to hit the rocks, why are these stocks hitting all-time highs?
If a meltdown is coming, somebody forgot to tell the hundreds of millions of Americans who shop at these places.
- Here’s what I’m doing with my money right now.
Many investors assume they only have two choices now that the yield curve has inverted:
Sell all their stocks and park the cash in their bank accounts…
Or hang on and hope the next recession doesn’t wipe them out.
This “all or nothing” mentality is a rookie mistake.
There is a better way.
Don’t panic. PREPARE.
Prepare by committing to disciplined risk management with each stock you own. Any investor can do this by using “stops.”
As you may know, a “stop” is a predetermined price at which you’ll sell a stock. Say you buy a stock at $100, and put a 20% stop on it. If the stock falls to $80, you sell immediately. No questions asked, and no second guessing the decision.
Used correctly, stops keep any losses small while allowing your winners to ride.
That way, if US markets continue to perform well for one year... two years... three years...or more... your nest egg will keep growing.
And if markets turn down tomorrow, your stops act like a “circuit breaker” for your portfolio. They’ll get you out before a stock loses too much ground.
- Let me be clear: The yield curve inversion is a “red flag” to take seriously.
It’s one of the most reliable indicators of a recession there is. It’s definitely not a good thing. It would be irresponsible to ignore it.
But as I said, 20 months is a long time. The average person has about 35 working years, or 420 months, to build wealth through investing.
Twenty months represents around 5% of your investing life.
Are you willing to squander 5% of your investing life?
To park your money on the sidelines until a potential recession comes and goes?
With scary headlines swirling, that might “feel” like the safe, prudent thing to do.
But the data is clear. For the next twenty months or so, we’re in an environment where it has historically been good or great to own stocks.
Think carefully before you waste it.
What’s your gut feel about the markets right now? Tell me at firstname.lastname@example.org.
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The numbers are staggering. According to Steven Griffith, author of E-mail Power, a much-lauded book on the subject: “In the U.S., 130 million employees send approximately 2.8 billion e-mail messages daily. U.S. corporations receive approximately 50 million in-bound customer e-mails every day. In a recent survey conducted by the American Management Association, it was reported the 65% of employees polled spent up to two hours a day e-mailing. A full 10% spent more than four hours per day e-mailing. Some research suggests that 80% of business communication is now handled via e-mail.”
And now there are new regulations that affect virtually every organization.
This regulation change is likely to drive organizations to establish an e-mail/electronic materials retention policy and the capability to implement it. It will be critical that employees understand how the process works and the role that they must play to ensure that vital e-mails are not discarded or altered so that organizational liability is not increased.
It appears that businesses are not prepared for this task. Recent surveys by Cohasset Associates, which works extensively in this arena, found that nearly 50% of organizations have no e-mail policies or procedures in place and little communication with employees about the vital nature of e-mail retention.
LexisNexis Applied Discovery, the nation’s leading provider of electronic discovery services to law firms and corporations, found that even inside legal counsel in larger corporations were not prepared for this shift, learning that only 7% of those surveyed felt their companies could comply appropriately with the new regulations.
Any organization not able to comply with these new regulations runs the risk of fines and instructions to a jury that the company was not responsive with discovery requirements, which could seriously damage the chance of a successful outcome to the case. While the fines might be lower for smaller organizations, we already have some evidence of how critical this process is.
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Priest in the Piazza. Touchline Tribute to a Council. (Illustrated by Penelope Harter.)
London: Burns & Oates, 1964. 3rd Imp. ".. it is in fact an intensely human, warm, funny and at times moving record of how one man saw what is likely to be the greatest event in the recent history of the Church." Pp. 6/112, 28 drawings, school library bookplate to fep. Marled orange cloth, illustrated d/w price-clipped and small closed tears. G+/G+.
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Chris Bown who's chairing the South West Pay, Terms and Conditions Consortium which has sparked this row, spoke to Ian Axton on The West Country Tonight this evening:
More top news
A specialist pre-school helping children with additional needs is facing closure after nearly 25 years, due to a shortfall in funding.
Plymouth City Council is the latest local authority in the region to put out plans for changes to library services for public consultation.
A start-up company in Bristol has been awarded £100,000 to create 'life-changing' bionic hands.


Track-Tion was a heavyweight robot which competed in Series 10 of Robot Wars. It was designed and built by students of Collingwood School, mentored throughout by their teacher, Will Thomas of Team Shock, who assisted the team at filming. It gained a place in the 10 way rumble ahead of the Grand Final.
Robot History Edit
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|Bucky The Robot
|3rd Place||Vulture||Won (by default)|
- Wins: 2
- Losses: 3


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Over the years I’ve spent running New Classic LA, I’ve heard time and time again the narrative that the torch of new music in Los Angeles is being passed down from our venerable old institutions like Monday Evening Concerts and the LA Phil’s Green Unbrella series to newer, more agile ensembles and series like wild Up and WasteLAnd. Old wisdom had it that the best way for a composer to get played in LA was to move to New York. I hope, with the massive triumph and all-inclusive nature of the LA Phil’s Noon to Midnight event on Saturday, these narratives can finally be put to rest. The torch isn’t being passed down, it’s being shared, and everyone is invited.
First, let’s talk scale. Disney Hall’s spaces were opened up to many of LA’s ensembles and series, and the 12 hour marathon, in which it was impossible to catch everything, featured the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet, Piano Spheres, wild Up, gnarwhallaby, WasteLAnd, the St. Lawrence String Quartet, Monday Evening Concerts, the USC Percussion Ensemble, The Industry, Jacaranda, Chris Kallmyer, Lucky Dragons, the LA Phil Bass Quintet, the LA Phil New Music Group, as well as a slew of food trucks and a small tasting area for a few beers from SolArc, a brewery that began life catering wild Up parties.
Programming was the spirit of inclusiveness itself, though with a somewhat surprising slant toward sounds and big works from the European, harder, avant-garde. Piano Spheres presented Messiaen’s complete, three-hour, Catalogue d’oiseaux in the garden’s Keck Amphitheatre, calling on pianists Vicky Ray, Susan Svrcek, Thomas Kotcheff, Aron Kallay, Steven Vanjauwaert, Nic Gerpe, Danny Holt, Mark Robson, Joanne Pearce Martin, Sarah Gibson, Richard Valitutto, and Nadia Shpachenko. The playing was top notch, as expected with a roster like that, and the sounds floating in from the garden and street actually served the piece well, putting Messiaen’s birds in a context where you might actually find a few of them.
Other euro-avant picks for the day included the USC Percussion Ensemble’s performance of Antheil’s Ballet Mécanique with a restoration of the original Léger film, and gnarwhallaby’s even-more-aggressive-than-usual delivery of Gorecki’s Muzyczja IV, a brief, crushing, aleatoric sort of trombone concerto that was the original impetus for the group’s formation. With the LA Phil’s penchant for Gorecki’s later, more accessible, work, hearing this punch in the face in Disney Hall was a serious treat, and a highlight of the day.
But let’s get to the new stuff. Wild Up has built a National Composers Intensive in partnership with the LA Phil, in which young composers get to write for the chamber orchestra on a fast deadline, with mentorship from established personalities in the field. Wild Up picked four works for their 1 pm show, from Tina Tallon, Thomas Kotcheff, Katherine Balch, and Ali Can Puskulcu. All showed off unique voices and impressive command of orchestration. Thomas Kotcheff’s gone/gone/gone beyond/gone beyond beyond was the highlight, a riotous, overtly physical, totally insane, “total excess in all things all the time” piece that only a band like wild Up could pull off. It was convincing, self indulgant, and I loved it. I was also unaware before hearing it that guitarist Chris Kallmyer could shred that hard.
Tina Tallon’s Sear, which delved into her life with tinnitus after rupturing an ear drum a couple years ago, was a wrenching and effective listen, and my favorite piece of hers yet. Bowed styrofoam and a power drill could have been gimmicky, as could the whole idea of basing a piece on high drones and sounds disappearing – but Tina handled them with aplomb. It’s a dangerous artistic line she chose to walk with Sear, and she nailed it.
Turning back to the heavier avant-garde, WasteLAnd’s set in BP Hall had the premiere of Nicholas Deyoe’s Finally, the cylindrical voids tapping along, with text by Allison Carter sung by soprano Stephanie Aston. This seemed to show a slightly simpler and more direct side of Deyoe’s writing, as his vocal music sometimes does – but I say seemed to because the bleed of crowd noise into BP Hall became a real problem for the chamber music sets as the day went on. I am sure Ashley Walters’ performance of Liza Lim’s Invisiblity was utterly stunning, and Erik Ulman’s Tout Orgueil… seemed delicate and thought provoking – but we’ll have to go to WasteLAnd’s repeat of the performance this Friday at Art Share to be sure.
Not at all affected by the crowd noise was the LA Percussion Quartet’s performance in the same space later in the day. Daniel Bjarnason and Ellen Reid presented pieces in line with their dominant aesthetics. This is by no means a bad thing – Bjarnason’s Qui Tollis had a few ideas about varying ostinati and loops from his piano concerto Processions and was similarly thrilling, and Reid’s Fear / Release was covered in decorative flourishes reminiscent of her rooftop scene from Hopscotch, a highlight of that massive opera. Jeffrey Holmes’ Ur, on the other hand, was a break through premiere. With the ensemble surrounding the audience, each musician surrounded by similar set ups of gongs, toms, bass drums, flower pots, and cymbals, we listeners were bathed in swirling cascades of sound, as players echoed each others gestures a few beats apart. I’m not sure that the piece would work as well without the spatialization – but with it, it was magic. Thankfully LAPQ tends to record in surround sound, so the effect won’t be lost when they get around to Ur.
Surprisingly, the evening Green Umbrella concert, with its more traditional format, felt significantly less interesting than the rest of the day. The music was perfectly good – Kate Soper’s The Ultimate Poem Is Abstract was wonderful, as was the composer/singer’s assured and entertaining delivery of the text, and Ingram Marshall’s Flow was lovely as expected – but sitting in the hall, being quiet between movements somehow felt like a comedown from the high of running around from show to show, seeing friends from across the new music spectrum enjoying all sorts of different things.
Wild Up’s 10 pm set changed that. Conductor/composer Christopher Rountree’s Word. Language. Honey., a violin concerto commissioned for Jennifer Koh who tore into it with abandon, was unequivocally the best thing Rountree has written yet. Days later, as I type this, I still get chills thinking about the unison bass drum hits decaying into the distance, and the frantic shredding of strings at the opening giving way to more lyrical passages throughout, and the clever use of text (the piece began with misdirection, as the band started playing while Rountree was seemingly introducing the program), his words coming back in recorded form later. I’ve always liked his music, but Word. Language. Honey. takes his composing from “assured, effective, solid, I like it” to stunning, unique, and powerful. It’s a piece not to be missed.
This review could easily continue for another thousand words. Andrew McIntosh’s Yelling Into The Wind was clever and effective, a sort of play on the whole concept of the virtuoso concerto, as pianist Richard Valitutto traded simple lines with individual soloists from the rest of the ensemble. The Industry’s installation, Nimbus, with music from Rand Steiger, clouds floating above the elevators, musicians and singers walking around (also reminiscent of the last scene of Hopscotch) was whimsical and fun and gave life to an unusually dead space in Disney Hall. Jacaranda’s performance of Steve Reich’s Eight Lines was solid – Donald Crockett’s conducting is impossibly clear, useful for minimalism – and the crickets in the literal spotlight of Chris Kallmyer’s Crickets sang their little cricket hearts out.
The support from a major institution like the LA Phil of all these smaller, grassroots organizations is a huge boon to the LA scene. The phil knows that they wouldn’t have an audience for new music without the work of all these other presenters, and despite the right-leaning shade of the phrase “a rising tide lifts all ships,” every new music group in town will benefit from days like these, whether they were on the program or not.
A day after the event, I saw an instagram post from Kallmyer, a photo of his crickets being released into the wild. They sang together in his little box. Maybe now they’ll go spread all over LA and keep singing, inspired by what they did when they were together. As for the zillion musicians and ensembles and composers that the LA Phil invited into their home on Saturday, I know they will. LA Phil, thanks for having us.
This Friday night at 8, the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet and Los Angeles Guitar Quartet are joining forces to premiere YMIR, a new work from Jeffrey Holmes, at the Laguna Beach Music Festival. Jeffrey had a moment to answer a few questions about the piece.
The idea originated between Nick Terry of LAPQ and Bill Kanengiser of LAGQ. They had the idea to collaborate at the Laguna Beach Music Festival, but since it is a unique ensemble (four guitars and four percussion players), repertoire for this instrumentation was non-existent. Since I have worked with LAPQ several times in the past, and I have personally known all the members of LAGQ for literally decades, it seemed like the right fit for me to compose a new piece for this collaboration. I’d also like to add that Brian Head, who will be conducting the premiere on Friday, mediated between everyone involved, and was instrumental in getting this whole project to happen.
What about the music? What is the piece about?
I wanted to write an ancient, savage, and primitive piece, and that inspiration, combined with the source of the project coming from the Laguna Beach Music Festival, led me to look towards the origin of the ocean. YMIR is the primordial being in the indigenous Scandinavian religion…and from his blood, all of the seas were formed. This programmatic idea manifests in the music is several ways…most notably in the instrumentation and the treatment of the instruments. The guitar quartet is tuned in a complex microtonal scordatura, that enables multiple levels of overtone tunings to occur, thus through intonation imitates the timbre of an ancient lyre or plucked string instrument. There are several types of percussion instruments used in the piece, all of which could be ancient primordial instruments, such as skinned drums, a cow horn, the clashing of simple stones that imitate the sounds that would be made as a warrior chisels away at a spear tip or arrow or knife, bull roarers, metal sticks and gongs, even a large sledge hammer…but there are almost no “modern” percussion instruments (such as a marimba or vibraphone or cymbals, etc.). The music itself is divided into nine sections with a coda, each of which bear titles that depict a violent state of the ocean and imply a spiritual transcendence. YMIR was inspired by the following quote from the Eddic poem Skáldskaparmál:
“Útan gnýr á eyri Ymis blóð fara góðra.”
[Out on the sea-bank of good vessels Ymir’s blood roars.]
Did you actively work on it with the performers, or deliver a score flat out?
No, after discussing the general duration and the microtonal tuning I was planning to use, I just wrote the piece that I had in my head, and delivered a finished score. Though there has been much interesting and enjoyable discussion since, mainly about finding the right percussion sounds to create the effect that I envisioned.
I actually haven’t been down to Laguna for a concert. Are they receptive to new music there?
Being and LA native I know Laguna and the surrounding beach and mountain areas well, but in regards to new music I have no idea…we”ll see! As with all my music YMIR is extreme and uncompromising, and does not attempt to please anyone who is not willing to listen to it on its terms. So if there is any resistance of any kind to new music in Laguna, YMIR will challenge those audience members to their core.
What else are you working on?
I am currently composing a big piece (ca. 30-minutes in duration) for chamber orchestra for the TALEA Ensemble…to be premiered in New York and at festivals in Europe, including Wien Modern, Darmstadt, and others during the 2016 season.
Anything else you’d like to add?
Laguna Beach is a beautiful part of California, and is surrounded by protected nature reserves. So come down for the concert as well as the beach and mountains!
Here’s another sample of Jeff’s music, in the form of his second string quartet:


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Highest Risks Posed During Fall and Winter Months
SPRINGFIELD – While winter brings plenty of challenges outdoors – including cold, ice and snow – there’s also an increased risk for carbon monoxide (CO) in the workplace. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the highest number of cases involving CO poisoning are in the fall and winter seasons.
CO is a poisonous, odorless, colorless and tasteless gas. It’s produced by incomplete combustion of carbon-containing material, like natural gas, gasoline, propane, coal or wood. Prolonged exposure can be deadly.
“Working around running engines, blast furnaces or industrial ovens puts workers at risk of exposure to carbon monoxide. Those workers need to be aware of the early signs of carbon monoxide poisoning,” said Illinois Department of Labor Director Michael Kleinik.
There’s a higher risk for those who work in boiler rooms, warehouses, refineries, pulp and paper production, steel production, around docks, blast furnaces or coke ovens. Several occupations are at higher risk for exposure, including:
Organic chemical synthesizer
Metal oxide reducer
Diesel engine operator
Marine terminal worker
Toll booth or tunnel attendant
In addition to regular maintenance of equipment, OSHA recommends the following to reduce the risk of CO poisoning on the job:
Immediately report dizziness, drowsiness and/or nausea
Leave the contaminated area
Don’t use gas-powered engines without proper ventilation
Have CO monitors present
If you believe CO poisoning has occurred, immediately move the victim to an open area with fresh air. Call for medical assistance and, if available, administer 100 percent oxygen if the victim is breathing. Carbon monoxide poisoning can be reversed if caught in time but avoiding or eliminating the threat is the best solution.
For small and medium-sized businesses interested, Illinois OSHA has a free, on-site safety and health consultation program: IL OSHA On-Site Safety and Health Consultation Program


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As Reed and Slaichert point out in an article in this issue (see p 1307), two types of errors may be made when an experiment is designed and carried out that involves the testing of a hypothesis. One may erroneously reject a true hypothesis, or one may equally erroneously accept a false one. In most studies using this design, the type I error (the rejection of a true hypothesis) is usually discussed and limited to a risk of 5% or 1%. Few researchers in the medical field ever look at or discuss the probability of making a type II error (the acceptance of a false hypothesis). For example, if one is testing the hypothesis that drug A is equal to drug B, in most cases, the researcher would simply perform an experiment, and if the difference observed between the two drugs was "statistically significant" at some preassigned level of risk,
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So it is within space just vacated within the fertile, ever-mutating mind. A deadly, tenacious idea, having grown to giant proportions, is abandoned . . . to be replaced with . . . more noble pursuits, or seven demons where one once resided? Those small but potentially deadly modified cells of thought lie in patient wait.
Stay quiet, refuse to submit. This humming, alert, moistly receptive batch of tissue, washed and dressed for proper presentment, is capable of survival. Listen carefully, respond unfailingly. One's own body cries out daily, for acknowledgment, for attention, for support, help. Insert strength, purity, hope, alignment . . . with each pregnant moment, so very similar to small cells . . . those tiny, wholly able moment/cells the final answer to living -- believe this.


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This is the literal definition of a throwback post, lol. But you know what they say! Better late than never!
About two months ago, from the 11th to the 13th of October, I had the absolute pleasure and privilege of attending the Mandela Bay Fashion Week for the first time ever! This year’s event marked the third ever time our beautiful city of PE has played the host.
Every time I think of fashion week or fashion week season worldwide, I always think of the ones I see the pictures of online in Paris, New York or Milan, or more locally, Joburg or Cape Town! So when I first heard that Nelson Mandela Bay has it’s very own fashion week I was so, so surprised! And beyond intrigued!
I’ve always dreamed of going one day, but never in a million years did I ever imagine that it’d happen so soon.
I remember telling someone I know about attending Fashion week and being asked rather blankly, “What’s fashion week?” So before I act completely scandalized or assume that everybody is in the know, a quick lesson! According to the interweb (the infamous Wikipedia):
“A fashion week is a fashion industry event, that lasts approximately one week, where fashion designers, brands or “houses” display their latest collections in runway fashion shows to buyers and the media. These events influence trends for the current and upcoming seasons.”
So you can imagine how colourful and interesting of an audience events like this draw together! And I can honestly say that the designers, business owners, media personnel, designers, artists, bloggers and general public attending fashion week were just as interesting as the designers themselves and the models on the runway!
And now you must be wondering (believe me, even I still do!) – how on earth did I end up there??!
It really was just a pleasant culmination of events! My Mom was reading an old blog post of mine, Apron Strings, and decided to forward it to the owner of the restaurant who loved it so much that she shared it to the Apron Strings Facebook page!
My Mom then contacted Gillian McAinsh, the lifestyle editor of our local newspaper The Herald who then called me asking if I’d be interested in taking street style pictures for her for The Herald’s Instagram page!
Of course I said yes!!
Gillian briefed me on what I’d be doing during the 3 shows at The Herald offices, where I also had the pleasure of meeting Zama, who also works as a lifestyle journalist for The Herald.
They were so, so friendly and easy to talk to! And Gillian was so clear and concise in the way that she explained the event and what she wanted me to do! I honestly couldn’t have asked for a better experience.
I was ecstatiiiic, but beyond nervous as well! It was a bit daunting to think about how I’d have to approach total strangers at a fashion event and ask to take their pictures as they were arriving.
I think my first assumption was that people involved in the fashion industry in any way are either cold and hostile or stuck up or not friendly. But I was sooooo so wrong!! I can’t put into words how sweet and bubbly and cooperative and enthusiastic all of the people I met and photographed that week were!
Gillian introduced me to so many amazing people! I can only imagine how big of a role networking plays in the work that she does. And you can tell that she does it so well, everyone who ran into her was so genuinely excited to see her and talk to her!
[Pictured below: Local designer Braemore Lundall-Sauls with his partner Denzil Lundall-Sauls]
Personally, I feel like when it comes to fashion, we’re a lot more knowledgeable about international designers and design houses but not so much when it comes to our local, home-grown designers. There is so much local talent!! And our designers need our support to thrive! We need to be each other’s own advocates. And it’s honestly just such a fun excuse to dress up and an opportunity to network and meet new people as well! And to cheer on the models and designers showcasing their work because they so deserve it.
I saw so many unbelievably amazing clothing pieces over the three days, and how incredible it is to think of the process it took to get those clothes to be runway ready! From the first idea conception, to designing and working with the models and sourcing the materials. I saw pieces that could easily rival and be considered at par with what Western designers are creating.
There were a lot of inspiring stories behind the designers who showcased, the most inspiring being the story of local designer Thembani Selani, who is even self taught!
There’s just so much more that goes into putting on shows like this that we don’t even think about – location, lighting, stage managing, make-up etc!
I really commend the organisers Pearl Mandie Vena, Llewellyn Williams and Siwe Max Mdashe for putting together such a stellar, wildly successful event!
It’s only onwards and upwards from here!
[Pictured below: BLC Attorneys lawyer, and fashionista Sonja Tifloen]
[Pictured below: Yolanda Bukani]
A little #shoestagram!
[Dress pictured below designed by Amanda Knots, so so dreamy!!]
[Model-and family friend!-pictured below: Juliana Kakembo! This girl owwnnned the runway!]
Gotta love athleisure!
Was so so rad to see plus sized models and fashion represented on the runway as well!
This really was an experience that I won’t soon forget, and I’ll treasure all the memories!
Have you ever attended any fashion shows or events?? Let me know in the comments! Till next time 🙂