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Turkish strikes on Wednesday targeted Kurdish forces controlling northern Syria’s al-Hol detention camp, home to more than 50,000 people, including relatives of suspected jihadists, Kurdish forces and a war monitor said.
“Turkish planes targeted the [Kurdish] Asayesh security forces with five strikes inside the camp,” said Farhad Shami, a spokesman for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, instead said that the strikes targeted forces guarding the camp’s exterior, “sparking chaos among [camp] residents.”
Neither source immediately reported casualties.
Among al-Hol’s detainees are more than 10,000 foreigners from dozens of countries.
The overcrowded camp is also home to displaced Syrians, and Iraqi refugees.
It is the largest camp for displaced people who fled after Kurdish forces, backed by a US-led coalition, dislodged fighters from the Islamic State group from the last scraps of their Syrian territory in 2019.
The SDF warned that relatives of jihadists might try to flee the camp.
Ankara on Sunday launched a campaign of airstrikes across parts of Iraq and Syria as part of Operation Claw-Sword, following a bombing in Istanbul on Nov. 13 that killed six people.
Earlier on Wednesday, Turkey said that it was more determined than ever to secure its Syrian border from attacks by Kurdish forces, threatening a ground operation “at the most convenient time.”
Ankara says it is targeting rear bases of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which is listed as a terror group by the EU and the US — and the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units, which dominate the SDF.
The US in a statement on Wednesday urged “an immediate de-escalation in northern Syria.”
“We are deeply concerned by recent military action that destabilizes the region, threatens our shared goal to fight ISIS [the Islamic State], and endangers civilians and US personnel,” US Department of State spokesman Ned Price said.
Both Kurdish groups denied responsibility for the Istanbul attack.
A senior UN official has said he is “alarmed” that a peaceful Australian climate protester has been jailed for 15 months — and refused bail before her appeal — amid global outrage at her “disproportionate” punishment. On Friday, Deanna “Violet” Coco was sentenced to 15 months in prison for blocking a single lane of traffic on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in April in a protest staged to draw attention to the global climate emergency. “I am alarmed at a NSW court’s prison term against climate protestor Deanna Coco and refusal to grant bail until a March 2023 appeal hearing, ” UN Special
SECOND ATTEMPT: An overhaul of the criminal code is expected this month, after a similar move was in 2019 stymied by large-scale protests in the Muslim-majority country The Indonesian parliament is this month expected to pass a new criminal code that would penalize sex outside marriage with a punishment of up to one year in jail, officials have said. The legislative overhaul would also ban insulting the Indonesian president or state institutions, and expressing any views counter to the country’s state ideology. Cohabitation before marriage is also banned. Decades in the making, the new criminal code is expected to be passed on Dec. 15, Indonesian Deputy Minister of Justice Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej said. “We’re proud to have a criminal code that’s in line with Indonesian values,” he told Reuters
CARROT-AND-STICK: Authorities tightened control over virtual private networks, which protesters used to access banned non-Chinese news and social media apps Chinese authorities have initiated the highest “emergency response” level of censorship, according to leaked directives, including a crackdown on virtual private networks (VPNs) and other methods of bypassing online censorship after unprecedented protests demonstrated widespread public frustration with the “zero COVID” policy. The crackdown, including the tracking and questioning of protesters, comes alongside the easing of pandemic restrictions in an apparent carrot-and-stick approach to an outpouring of public grievances. During an extraordinary week in China, protests against “zero COVID” restrictions included criticism of the authoritarian rule of Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) — which was further highlighted by the death of
EASING RESTRICTIONS: China has not approved any foreign COVID-19 vaccines and is opting for those produced domestically, the US Director of National Intelligence said Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) is unwilling to accept Western vaccines despite the challenges China is facing with COVID-19, and recent protests could affect his personal standing in the Chinese Communist Party, US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said on Saturday. Although China’s daily COVID-19 cases are near all-time highs, some cities are taking steps to loosen testing and quarantine rules after Xi’s “zero COVID” policy triggered a sharp economic slowdown and public unrest. Despite the social and economic impact of the virus, Xi “is unwilling to take a better vaccine from the West, and is instead relying on a vaccine


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Distribution of pore water pressure in an earthen dam considering unsaturated-saturated seepage analysis
1 Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Department, MNNIT, Allahabad, India
2 M.Tech Scholar, Civil Engineering Department, MNNIT, Allahabad, India
a Corresponding author: firstname.lastname@example.org
The variation of pore water pressure in earthen dams plays an important role in maintaining its stability. The pore water pressure within the dam are altered by the external loading conditions like rapid drawdown of reservoir water, earthquake loading and raise of water table caused by infiltration of rainfall. The seepage through an earthen dam involves saturated and unsaturated flows but to avoid complexity in solving the non-linear partial differential equations, the flow in unsaturated zone is neglected and seepage analysis is carried by constructing the flow net in which the pore water pressures beyond the free surface is taken as zero. In actual conditions negative pore water pressure develops beyond the free surface due to the capillarity which leads development to the matrix suction of the soil. In this paper a comparative study on distribution of pore pressure in a zoned earthen dam under steady state and transient conditions had been carried out considering unsaturated-saturated seepage theory. To solve the non-linear partial differential equations, finite element method has been adopted in the present study. The earthen dam has been modeled in different stages. At each stage a new parameter was added and parametric analysis was carried out. The results indicate that negative pore water pressure developed at the downstream side and the pore pressures at the mid-levels of the core are high. This specifies that, soils with low permeability have higher pore pressure. The pore pressures appeared to be higher in upstream side during rapid drawdown compared to steady state.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2016
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Dog Whispering 101
Paws up if you’re keen!By Guest Styler | 10th September 2020
Safe to say we’ve all wondered what is going on inside the brain of our playful pooches, often saying to ourselves, “Man, if only they could talk!” Whether you’re an aspiring dog mama, recent owner or a long-time lover of four-legged friends, we’ve got some great tips on how to further understand your dog from experts in the field.
You may have noticed an increase of furry friends across your screen recently and it’s not by coincidence. Time in iso has seen dog adoptions skyrocket, with many people viewing it as the perfect time to welcome that darling doggo you’ve been dreaming about into your family. As any dog lover will tell you, there really is no limit to the boundless joy and unconditional love dogs can bring you. However, there’s also no denying that there’s a lot of hard work involved in owning a dog – much of which is often underestimated prior to bringing them home. As such, many in the industry are fearful that the rise in adoptions will also see a spike in dogs re-entering shelters as restrictions ease and a somewhat normal life resumes. To help address this issue, we chatted with dog behaviour therapist and trainer, Kelly McClelland (and some of her adorable clientele), from Bark Busters to tap into the wisdom that over 14 years of working with dogs has gifted her. Check out our convo below!
Tell us about your history with dogs and how you came to work at Bark Busters?
I grew up with labradors, as my dad showed and bred them, but my first passion was horses. When I moved out of home, it was cheaper having a dog! I started with obedience and instructing, before moving successfully into agility. I showed unsuccessfully for about three years, until someone took pity on me and gave me a decent dog, and the rest is history! I have now bred multiple Best in Show and specialty show dogs, but have also held a love for the structured events, and rescue, which I have been actively involved in for 25 years. I joined Bark Busters 14 years ago when I was five months pregnant with my second son to escape the demands of a 70-hour a week corporate role, but mainly to work at something I was truly passionate about. The Bark Busters’ methods fit with my own ideology about calmness and kindness in training.
Tell us about your role at Bark Busters, what’s an average day look like?
It’s busy! I am blessed that I can work around both my son’s schooling and sports demands, so I can create positive balance between life and work. Whilst I work weekdays, there is an element of weekend work, as that is when people are home more often. My puppy school is on a Sunday morning, but it is never a hardship going to work to have puppy cuddles and kisses! The upside? I work for myself, with the support of Head Office, so I can plan the week as I see fit.
What makes Bark Busters different from other training methods? Tell us about your lifetime guarantee…
It has long been the market leader – the concept that you pay a one-off fee, then if you move to a new house, have something go wrong or have a new habit form there’s nothing to worry about. It is all included, and you simply give us a call and we come back! Simple concept, easy system to apply that is effective across all breeds. We encourage our canine owners to be consistent, so that the dog feels safe with their leadership to get the best results.
What are some common misconceptions about dog behaviour or training you’d like to debunk?
That you have to train for two hours a day! Not true – a simple 10-15 minutes of good mental stimulation via programming exercises are generally spot on. Another one is that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks! Again, that’s not true – the oldest dog I have trained was “Mitzi” the shih tzu – the devil and barker from hell… well, until after the first lesson, that is!
What would be some of your go-to advice for first time dog owners?
Set your house rules before the dog comes home. Set what YOU want from your new canine companion, and make sure everyone is on board in the house, so there is consistent leadership and guidance. Also, if it is a small breed, have a big dog mentality – if the behaviour is something you wouldn’t allow a great dane to do, then don’t let your chihuahua get away with it!
What would you say to people looking to adopt a dog?
Bark Busters was born from rescue work! Sylvia, our lovely founder, worked for the RSPCA and was despondent that people were surrendering dogs for issues that could be corrected, but there didn’t seem to be anyone in the marketplace to assist and so Bark Busters was started! We have so many trainers that do free rescue assessments, work alongside rescue agencies with training, or go with our clients to choose another rescue companion. When looking to adopt, emotion needs to be removed. They all need homes, but the dog has to be the right fit. Size, breed type, issues, new owner expectations – they all need to be taken into consideration. The main aim is that the dog stays in their new home and don’t get returned because the dog didn’t fit the lifestyle they were placed into.
How much does a dog’s psychology come into play with their behaviour?
A lot! Females and males have different traits, as do breed types, so understanding why the dog does certain things allows the owner to successfully pinpoint what needs to be trained or corrected to gain the required outcome.
What you can tell us about a dog’s body language? What are some cues owners should be aware of?
There really isn’t a one shoe fits all with this question. Anxiety for one dog might be pacing, whining and crying, whereas for another it may be escaping, so they must be taken on a case-by-case scenario. But owners need to provide four things for a balanced dog – decent diet, mental stimulation, safety zones and structure/rules. We love showing our clients how to communicate better, provide a diet that isn’t going to hype the dog up (and they actually enjoy), positively provide a den and safety zone and what entertainment is suitable for the breed (yet to see a dog who doesn’t love using the GameChanger toy!). It is all about watching and learning from the dog’s body language and not making human assumptions/projections.
How would you deal with the following behaviour issues?
Barking: In principle ‘happy dogs don’t bark’ unless they have been encouraged to from an early age. Therefore, barking is usually a sign of over-excitement, frustration or feeling unsafe. We take a holistic approach when addressing barking, looking at all elements of the dog’s lifestyle and environment to combat the issue. Mental stimulation and environmental factors are key for addressing this issue!
Biting: Reasons for dog aggression are many and varied and are often the result of life experiences your dog has experienced. No dog is born violent, we always ask ‘what has forced the dog to this point?’. Using aggression to combat aggression is not a good way to tackle this issue, we always lead with positive reinforcement. You’ll want to tune into your dog’s body language in order to respond pre-emptively, not reactively.
Separation Anxiety: Again, there are a lot of reasons why your dog could be experiencing this. Some dogs are never taught that it’s okay to separate from their owners. They learn as puppies that it’s okay to follow you everywhere in the house – even when you’d like some privacy! We recommend starting with short periods of separation and building from there. Making sure your dog has plenty of entertainment and mental stimulation is also vita.
Lack of Obedience: Keeping your dog’s focus is key for this! On lead training as well as using a Bark Busters training collar or WaggWalker will assist with regaining focus before asking the commands.
What’s one quality dogs have that you wish humans could adopt?
Unconditional forgiveness. No matter how bad your day has been, your dog will still see your arrival home as the best part of their day. Just love them back in every way!
Dog park or dog beach?
Lead or harness?
Training collar (but with a lead for those with their L plates on!)
Kisses or paw shakes?
Paws, for sure.
Neckerchief or bow tie?
Can’t go past a bow tie – such a classic look!
Personal favourite breed?
The French bulldog – they have owned me for more years than I care to admit!

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President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on Tuesday, halting evictions during the coronavirus pandemic through the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Trump gave this broad power to the CDC, tasking it with preventing landlords from evicting tenants even if they would generally have the legal right. The order also provides some assistance to both tenants and property owners.
"I want to make it unmistakably clear that I'm protecting people from evictions," Trump said in a statement on Tuesday, according to a report by NBC News. This measure will replace the eviction moratorium that was included in the CARES Act back in March, which expired in July. This is one of the critical issues in the second stimulus check, which has been trapped in limbo in the U.S. Congress since May. The Trump administration official claimed that this executive order goes further than the CARES Act did in this regard.
"To prevent evictions that could exacerbate the spread of this pandemic, Americans need a place to be able to quarantine or isolate," they said. "Evictions undermine that objective."
Still, this new order comes with its own technicalities and loopholes. It covers only people who are eligible to receive a stimulus check — meaning, individuals with a gross annual income of $99,000 or less, couples who make $198,000 or less, or heads of households that make $146,500 or less.
These eligibility rules leave out plenty of Americans, including immigrants without Social Security numbers, adult dependents such as college students or seniors, and high-earners who have lost their jobs in the recession. The order also requires anyone seeking its protection to provide proof that the coronavirus pandemic has specifically caused them financial hardship and that they have made an effort to seek other forms of rental assistance.
Finally, applicants must somehow prove that they would likely become homeless if they were evicted, or that they would have to move into crowded housing with a high risk of COVID-19 infection. After all that, anyone approved for the protection is still obligated to pay the rent they owe eventually, depending on their lease or contract.
While many struggling tenants celebrated Trump's new executive order as at least being something, other lawmakers would like to go even further. Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar has been pushing a plan to cancel all housing payments during the pandemic, directing stimulus funds to cover the costs. However, with all stimulus package negotiations at a bitter stalemate, there is no telling if or when anything might pass.


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Original article co-authored with Claire Cummings (solicitor) and published in collaboration with Cummings Pepperdine LLP in November 2022.
Anyone who is setting up a fund will be faced with a range of issues to consider. As well as the Jurisdiction of the fund and the fund manager, and the regulatory considerations which come with those decisions, is the overriding issue of tax.
The good news is that correctly setting up a fund which takes investments from UK individual taxpayers can give you an edge over others in your field. This is via the UK’s Reporting Fund Status Regime.
The simple explanation on how to do this is just to create a separate share class (or share classes / series) which only accept investments from UK taxpayers and let HMRC know all about it. But, as ever, there is an art to what might seem a simple route.
And in this note, we tell you about that art and how we can help you find the tax efficient solution for your fund which will give potential UK investors the tax benefits they would like to see.
Offshore funds with UK Reporting Fund Status are significantly more advantageous to UK investors over non reporting funds as Reporting Fund Status enables UK investors to have their gains taxed at capital gains tax rates of up to 20% rather than income tax rates of up to 45%. This 25% differential can be a significant gain to UK individual taxpayers.
The aim of the offshore fund rules is to treat investors in UK and non-UK funds equally from a tax perspective. The UK Reporting Fund Status Regime is optional and, once entered into, determines how UK investors are taxed both annually and on their gains upon eventual disposal.
Non-UK funds that meet the definition of an offshore fund can apply to HMRC to obtain UK Reporting Fund Status (RFS) if they meet certain conditions. Status is granted when the fund makes a successful application for Reporting Fund Status for each share class that has UK investors. Thus, each share class is treated as if it were a fund and calculations are prepared at a share class level.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) publish a list of reporting funds that helps UK investors screen out any non- reporting funds when making investment decisions.
Law and regulation
The first port of call when considering investors is whether you will be able to sell your fund to them. This is a legal and regulatory matter.
The promotion of hedge funds is restricted by law and they may only be promoted to certain categories of investors as set out under relevant law; as a result they are generally directed at institutional investors, such as pension funds, and sophisticated high net worth individuals and, save with the exception of UCITS funds, are not available to the general public.
In the UK, there are two layers of legislation to consider. The first is the regulation needed for anyone who conducts a specified activity in relation to a specified investment and this is governed by domestic regulation. The second layer is the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, as it has been on shored into the UK post-Brexit.
Tax efficiency and the reporting regime
Also crucial to the structure is how individual investors are taxed, in particular those who pay tax in the UK as they may be able to benefit from the Reporting Fund Status regime.
The stark 25% tax differential between reporting and non-reporting funds for UK individual taxpayers makes funds with UK RFS highly beneficial.
This significant benefit greatly increased the marketability of a fund with Reporting Fund Status in the UK. Any investors who need to confirm a fund’s Reporting Fund Status can check its name on a publicly available list that can be found on the “HMRC Reporting Fund Status List” on this link.
For an investor to benefit from Reporting Fund Status, the fund itself must be within the regime for the entire period the investor has held its investment.
Existing funds seeking Reporting Fund Status for the first time can still benefit if a UK individual tax paying investor chooses to elect to crystallise the gain to date, pay income tax and benefit from Reporting Fund Status going forward. Where there is no gain, no income tax is due on transition and the individual benefits as though their shares always had Reporting Fund Status.
Careful consideration is required before entering the regime as it may not be beneficial for all strategies, and we can advise on this. To expand, Reporting Fund Status may not be suitable for funds whose activities might be considered ‘trading’ (rather than investing) from a UK tax perspective. For example, a high frequency quantitative trading strategy may result in high levels of Excess Reportable Income (ERI), which is explained below, meaning that Reporting Fund Status may not be beneficial.
The Reporting Fund Status regime taxes investors on any income arising in the fund on an annual basis and the capital growth of the fund upon disposal. A fund which has Reporting Fund Status must comply with a number of requirements on an annual basis as the following need to be prepared:
- A calculation of ‘reportable income’ to identify any ERI. This calculation is performed per share class or series that has Reporting Fund Status and is broadly a calculation of revenue income less revenue expenditure in the year. UK investors are then taxed on their share of any ERI arising. As most fees are typically revenue in nature for these purposes (except performance fees), calculations often result in nil ERI. Any dividend paid by the fund reduces the amount of ERI to be included in the investor’s tax return.
- A report to investors stating the amount of ERI (even if there is nil ERI).
- A documentation pack which needs to be submitted to HMRC and this must include a copy of the reportable income calculation, the report to investors, a declaration of compliance by the fund and its audited financial statements.
The deadline to meet these requirements is six months from the fund’s year end, albeit that there is no penalty unless the information is not provided within 10 months.
Those funds which have Reporting Fund Status and then invest in other offshore funds can benefit if the underlying fund has Reporting Fund Status as well. This is relevant to the fund’s annual reporting requirements as it will have to include any ERI from the underlying fund in its own reportable income calculations. Where the underlying fund does not have Reporting Fund Status, the investor fund under most circumstances, will have to include the movement in value of the underlying fund in its own reportable income calculations, thus potentially leading to a larger taxable figure for investors.
All the shares in the same class must be treated equally, thus it is necessary to create different share classes to accommodate varying rights. These include the rights or characteristics which relate to the reporting regime and it is common for a fund which holds Reporting Fund Status to have a separate share class or series for UK investors. A share class which is established for UK based employees / partners of the management company may also be set up and benefit from Reporting Fund Status.
Funds may also issue units in ‘series’ on a monthly basis. Whilst a separate Reporting Fund Status application is not required for every series (i.e. an application is made at the share class level as noted below), annual calculations must be submitted to HMRC for each series.
Timing is important. An application for one or multiple share classes to have Reporting Fund Status must be made and submitted to HMRC before the financial year end for which Reporting Fund Status is sought. Where interest in a fund has been issued in the final three months of its year end, the application deadline is extended to three months from the date on which such interests were issued to investors.
Subsequently funds must undertake ongoing compliance and submit reports, calculations and supporting documentation to HMRC on an annual basis for each share class or series with Reporting Fund Status.
Also see link to our podcast on UK reporting fund status and key considerations for fund managers and investors in conversation with Cummings Pepperdine LLP.

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25 Jul 2019 Midler’s Off-Key Tune: Blacks Can’t Support Trump
The Rose has started to stink.
Bette Midler – a star of stage, screen and the recording industry, greatly honored by tolerant society for her acting and singing – was hardly divine when she recently suggested black conservatives and other blacks who support President Donald Trump are essentially selling themselves into indentured servitude.
In a recent tweet, she posted a photo of black Trump supporters at a rally and asked how much they were paid to be in the “blackground.”
Project 21 members are calling this “incredibly patronizing” and racist.
Clearly, the people on the coasts have a particular need for “Raising the Barr” regarding whom they associate with – holding their liberal friends to the same standards they did for Roseanne Barr when she crossed the line last year when she insulted Obama confidante Valerie Jarrett.
Midler, a frequent critic of the President, has said he “deserves to be held down and his hair cut off, or strapped to the roof of the car!” She’s joked about wanting him to be stabbed by his staff. She’s tweeted old topless modeling photos of First Lady Melania Trump with catty remarks while urging Twitter to ban the President from social media. And she’s had to apologize for spreading false rumors about President Trump’s feelings toward his political party.
But her recent race-mongering tweet is much worse, and something for which she must apologize. And it’s something that Twitter really should consider as reason to curtail her use of social media.
Midler’s whole tweet read: “Look, there are African American men in this shot! How much did he pay them to be ‘blackground’?” While she portrays herself as a keen observer of the President’s activities, it’s surprising she hasn’t seen those men in the past. They are part of a group called Blacks for Trump, and they are genuine. Members of this group have attended the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) over the past few years and are quite well known. They are often seen cheering with enthusiasm at Trump rallies.
But Midler seems to be one of those people who assumes, like Representative Ayanna Pressley, that people of color must read off the same page in order to be authentic. That’s just plain wrong, and members of the National Center’s Project 21 black leadership network are calling Bette Midler out and asking everyone else to join them in doing so.
Project 21 member Adrian Norman remarks:
It’s incredibly patronizing that people like Bette Midler don’t think black people are capable of thinking for ourselves.
Her “white savior” complex is no less racist than people who wear white hoods. We don’t need approval from white liberal overseers to judge if we’re acting in our own self-interest.
And Project 21 member Stone Washington says:
Liberal entertainer Bette Midler has gone over the deep end with her racist tweet insulting President Trump and his loyal black supporters.
Her incredibly insensitive comment is proof that many on the left feel they are privileged to say whatever they want and not be subject to the same harsh scrutiny as conservatives like Roseanne Barr.
Thankfully, Midler’s uncivil racism will not receive a pass simply because her tweet is anti-Trump. She should educate herself about President Trump’s base, which faces a growing number of black activists who are excited about their record-low unemployment and 3.3% wage increase.
Also, in interview with Fox News reporter Brian Flood, Project 21 member Deroy Murdock – who is also a contributor to the news network – added:
How dare Midler dismiss these grown black men as props for hire, rather than sapient citizens who support the candidate of their choice.
And why shouldn’t they? Thanks to the Trump/GOP tax cuts, black unemployment is near record lows, and average real wages for blacks are up 3.3% over the last 12 months, the Dallas Federal Reserve reports. Also, President Trump’s criminal justice reform disproportionately benefits blacks.

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It will be sold vacant so buyers can apply for a change of use.
A part-four part-six storey commercial shophouse, 19 Hongkong Street, has been put up for sale at $18m or a land rate of $2,300 psf, marketing agent JLL said.
According to an announcement, the property is within the Hong Kong Street area, a rising F&B and lifestyle destination. It occupies a land area of approximately 1,858 sqft and has a total gross floor area (GFA) of approximately 7,792 sqft and roof terrace area of 1,050 sqft.
Under the 2014 Master Plan, the site is zoned "Commercial" and is located within the Upper Circular Road Conservation Area. The property underwent an extensive $7m redevelopment which was completed in 2015.
The initial four-storey shophouse was cleaned out and completely redesigned, JLL noted. After the revamp, it has a six-storey back extension to maximise the built-up area, extensive structural works, a newly refurbished building façade, installation of a new lift, M&E, lighting, and air-conditioning system.
The lease tenure was also topped-up 99 years starting from October 2015.
According to JLL, the site is within a short walk from Clark Quay and Raffles Place MRT stations. Located within the Central Business District (CBD), the property is also accessible to other parts of Singapore via major expressways including the Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) and Central Expressway (CTE).
JLL capital markets associate director Clemence Lee said, "9 Hongkong Street was transacted last month at $2,513 psf approx. whilst 6 Hongkong Street was transacted at $2,750 psf approx. in May 2018. At a guide price of only $2,300 psf approx. on GFA (or $2,035 psf after factoring in roof terrace area), 19 Hongkong Street presents one of the most compelling shophouse investment opportunities in the CBD."
"Currently zoned for office use, the property is to be sold with vacant possession allowing flexibility for the new buyers to apply for change of use to alternative uses such as co-working, food and beverage (F&B), serviced apartments, medical suites and entertainment amongst others, subject to approval from relevant authorities," he added.
As the property sits on land zoned for commercial use, foreigners are eligible to purchase the property. There is also no Additional Buyer's Stamp Duty (ABSD) or Seller's Stamp Duty (SSD) imposed on the purchase of the property.
The property will be marketed through an Expression of Interest exercise which closes on Wednesday, 8 August 2018, at 3 p.m.
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Pace of immunizations, vaccine hesitancy worry majority of Manitoba doctors, survey suggests
Hesitancy rates highest in rural Manitoba, men and those 18-54, according to joint poll and doctors' survey
The majority of Manitoba doctors polled in a recent survey worry the provincial vaccine rollout is moving too slowly and that vaccine hesitancy could hamper immunization efforts amid the growing third wave.
Eighty-eight per cent of physicians surveyed by Doctors Manitoba said they think Manitoba's immunization campaign is taking too long, meanwhile 83 per cent of Manitobans surveyed shared similar concerns in a companion poll by Probe Research.
Men, Manitoba adults under the age of 55, rural Manitobans and those with less education were among those with higher vaccine hesitancy or refusal rates in the Probe poll.
And about four in five Manitobans and physicians said they are worried about the third wave.
"Physicians are concerned that not enough Manitobans are willing to get a COVID vaccine and that we may fall short in Manitoba of reaching herd immunity," said Dr. Cory Baille, president of Doctors Manitoba.
"Physicians trust and support these vaccines."
More than 1,000 doctors were surveyed between April 1 and 11, and 1,000 Manitoba adults were surveyed online by Probe from April 5 to 14. A sample of this size has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20, according to Probe.
The findings were released jointly on Monday, the same day Manitoba significantly expanded eligibility criteria for the vaccine currently in use at pharmacies and doctors' offices. Anyone 40 and older can now get the AstraZeneca-Oxford Covishield vaccine.
Herd immunity concerns
Over two-thirds of doctors worry Manitoba won't hit herd immunity — the proportion of a population that needs to be vaccinated in order to slow or stop the spread. Doctors Manitoba says that threshold needs to be 70 to 85 per cent.
While the Probe poll cites 74 per cent of adults as "vaccine confident," Doctors Manitoba points out the poll sample only represents 57 per cent of the provincial population. Those under 18 aren't currently eligible.
The latest Manitoba data shows getting even one shot offers a high degree of protection.
Epidemiologist Cynthia Carr noted late last month that clinical trials have focused on how efficient the vaccines are at preventing serious illness, hospitalizations and death, and not necessarily on how effective they are at reducing spread.
"At this point, from what we know about the vaccine, our focus is not necessarily herd immunity: it is prevention of the most serious outcomes for the individuals and for our health-care system," said Carr.
"We are learning about how much reduction in transmission the vaccine may also assist with, but we don't know that yet, so we cannot say a target number of 70 or 80 per cent in terms of herd immunity."
1 in 4 hesitant: Probe
About 26 per cent of adults in the Probe poll reported being hesitant. Some don't see COVID-19 as a personal risk, others believe vaccine development was rushed and some worry about side effects.
AstraZeneca rollout has hit delays around the world after a small fraction of those to receive it experienced rare but serious blood clots.
So far, 20 million doses have been administered worldwide; risk of a clot is somewhere around 1 in 250,000. By contrast, the risk of a clot from COVID-19 is eight to 10 times higher than from a vaccine, according to an Oxford study.
Health Canada said last week the vaccine is safe and urged Canadians not to hesitate, as risks associated with COVID-19 outweigh those of the vaccine.
Ontario, Alberta and Manitoba all recently dropped eligibility requirements for AstraZeneca to expedite immunizations. The poll was conduced before those announcements.
Doctors support expanding AstraZeneca eligibility, though we believe doses should be prioritized first to those most at risk from COVID-19.

The biggest limitation right now is vaccine supply. Only 27 doctor's offices have vaccine appointments out of about 180 participating.—@DoctorsManitoba
Men more hesitant
According to Probe, nine per cent of Manitobans are unlikely to get vaccinated at all versus 16 per cent who are hesitant.
Men (12 per cent) and people living outside of Winnipeg (13 per cent) are twice as unlikely as women (six per cent) or those living within Winnipeg (six per cent) to get vaccinated.
Ninety-six per cent of university graduates polled plan to get it, but only about 80 per cent with a high school education or less say they will.
Manitobans age 18-34 and 35-54 shared similar rates. About one in five in each category say they're hesitant, and roughly one in 10 say they're unlikely to get vaccinated at all.
Expediting vaccination campaign
Doctors Manitoba says with the right support, physicians can help combat vaccine hesitancy.
Ninety-five per cent of doctors in the province have received at least one dose so far, illustrating a high degree of confidence in vaccines.
Doctors' offices are also the preferred site of getting the jab.
The Probe poll suggests 88 per cent of Manitobans would prefer to get immunized by their doctor over other options. And 44 per cent of those who are hesitant would be more likely to get it if they could access the vaccine through their doctor.
But the poll also shows 56 per cent of Manitobans have a hard time figuring out when they'll become eligible. Baille said Doctors Manitoba's vaccine information website is meant to address that gap, in addition to the provincial website.
Currently, AstraZeneca is being doled out by doctors' offices and pharmacies. But Baille says doctors would also like to be able to administer the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines.
"Vaccine supply is really the limiting factor," Baille told Information Radio host Marcy Markusa on Monday.
"I think we're at a cusp in Manitoba where hopefully we can get ahead of this with quick vaccination, but we know what can happen if we do not."
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The Beatles Heirarchy
Two of Us
Most rock bands from the 60s until now, usually have a leader of sorts, a spokesperson. The Beatles were no different, but unlike others, one could actually see the emergence of another leader and both leaders trying to lead the band forward.
We are talking of John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
It was John, at age 16 or so, who was in his skiffle band, the Quarrymen. They played Elvis and Buddy Holly tunes. After playing at a school function, one of his friends, had convinced Paul to audition for John. Mind you, John did not need another member in the band. Paul arrived at the gig on his bicycle and was introduced to John. John asked Paul to play something, Paul launched into a Little Richard song and screamed it. It was Long Tall Sally. History notes that John was blown away by Paul's vocals and guitar playing, which was much better than his own. John knew Paul would be an asset to the band, so he was in.
That started the Lennon and McCartney love affair in music. Both were competitive, creative and they became like "brothers", always together when away from home.
That set a pattern. Paul would never override John when it came to making final decisions about The Beatles, the songs etc. At least not from 1963-66. Paul felt second to John, after all, he did audition for John years before there were Beatles, yet, the hierarchy was set. If you listen now, most of the early LPs had John's vocals as the main one. The reason was he was the leader of the band. When George auditioned, he played for John. Paul had already played with George at home. Paul arranged for the audition.
But as The Beatles simple rock band turned into musical legends, which way beyond their wildest dreams, one can see the ascendancy of Paul, not only as a leader but main songwriter. It was not until 1966, that it began. The Revolver LP is mostly Paul, John was absent making a movie and doing whatever, he only has a few songs on it. The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper LP in 1967, was Paul's concept that he pressed until John agreed. Most of the number one songs of 1967 from the Beatle's were Paul's. In 1968, it was Paul again that pressed the others into doing "Get Back", a film about how the Beatles make music. It was a concept that created a rift. Get Back was not released until 1969 as "Let it Be". The 1968 White LP, clearly shows Paul as the more prolific song writer.
1968 was the beginning of John wanting a divorce from the group he had created. Like any divorce, it is feeled with acrimony and spite. Paul clearly had become the group's leader, but the change was not welcomed. John still thought it was his band, the others were divided between two they were like brothers to. The Let it Be movie clearly shows the friction with Paul being in charge of everyone else. Hard to swallow watching two musicians trying to be the leader over the other.
The Abbey Road LP in 1969, their last, was again prompted by Paul. Paul did not want a divorce from the Beatles, it was his love and remains to this day. John did by now and clearly told Paul. Now began a race to see who was going to go public with it first. John oddly enough did not, Paul did and John followed. Most of the songs on their last LP are from Paul.

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OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of two Ontario municipalities found liable for a crash that left two teenaged sisters in wheelchairs for the rest of their lives.
Shannon and Erica Deering, then 19 and 16, suffered catastrophic spinal injuries when their car left the road on their way to a movie theatre on Aug. 10, 2004.
The horrific crash left the Port Perry, Ont., sisters quadriplegic and gave rise to $30 million in claims as well as an eight-year legal battle with the City of Oshawa and Scugog Township.
In 2010, an Ontario Superior Court found Shannon Deering to be one-third liable for the crash, and the municipalities — located east of Toronto — liable for the balance.
The municipalities appealed, but the Appeal Court found they had failed to ensure the road was safe and therefore mainly at fault even though the driver was speeding.
Today’s decision by the Supreme Court puts an end to the municipalities’ latest challenge. As usual, the country’s top court gave no reason for its ruling.
Shannon Deering’s lawyer said the sisters “gasped with delight” when they heard the news.
“I could feel their relief over the phone,” Roger Oakley said. “It’s the single best day since they were injured.”
Oakley said the two women have been living off their accident benefits with help from relatives while the ongoing court challenge kept them from accessing the damages they have been awarded.
Now, the lawyer said he expects “the cheques to be cut” by the end of January.
The sisters’ total claims exceed $30 million, but details of discussions around damages to be paid by the city were not disclosed.


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The Ministry of Petroleum will open bidding for exploration and production (E&P) contracts in the Red Sea within the coming two weeks, Minister of Petroleum Tarek El Molla has announced, Amwal Al Ghad reported.
The minister’s announcement came during his speech at the Al Ahram Energy Conference, entitled ‘ Future Energy & Sustainable Development (Egypt Vision 2030)’.
The tender was first announced in October by the petroleum minister, who said that the government was waiting for the completion of Schlumberger and Ganoub El Wadi Petroleum Company’s (Ganope) 10,000-km2 seismic survey before opening the bids.
Ganope organized a workshop on November 19 in preparation for the tender. Participants discussed ways of promoting E&P investment opportunities in the Red Sea through highlighting geological and rock formations, and petroleum reservoirs.


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The Anglo-Dutch oil large is shifting in direction of greener vitality, which additionally means shedding 9,000 jobs over the following two years, its CEO stated.
Royal Dutch Shell Plc won’t elevate salaries for many of its staff this yr, based on individuals with data of the matter, because it seems to avoid wasting money amid an overhaul of the corporate. Traders will obtain annual bonuses, whereas others gained’t obtain any.
In a be aware to workers, Chief Executive Officer Ben van Beurden stated that whereas the corporate had beforehand informed staff to have low expectations for wage will increase, most wouldn’t get a pay rise this yr.
Shell is beginning one of many greatest reorganizations in its historical past because it pivots from a century-long construction that prioritized oil and gasoline manufacturing to a greener future. There can be as many as 9,000 job losses over the following two years, with cuts already introduced within the Netherlands, the U.Okay. and Malaysia. A second spherical of voluntary redundancies can be underway, Van Beurden stated final week.
He reiterated that there can be no bonus funds for anybody within the firm, the individuals stated. In July, Chief Financial Officer Jessica Uhl informed analysts that halted bonus payouts would save the corporate about $1 billion.
Shell’s merchants, nonetheless, will obtain bonuses because it’s not tied to payout budgets related to the corporate’s efficiency, individuals with data of the matter stated, asking to not be recognized as a result of the knowledge is just not public.
The firm’s buying and selling unit, among the many greatest on the earth, had its greatest efficiency on document within the second quarter of final yr. Van Beurden’s be aware didn’t point out bonuses for merchants, which may usually be hefty.
A Shell spokesperson declined to remark.
The Anglo-Dutch oil large reported disappointing end-of-year earnings because the influence of the coronavirus continued to hit gas gross sales and refining margins. The strain to show greener has pushed firms towards clean-energy initiatives which generally have decrease returns than oil. That is forcing them to maintain a decent rein on expenditure.
Still, Shell will proceed to reward shareholders. In an announcement outlining it’s vitality transition path on Thursday, the corporate reiterated its dedication to lift the dividend by about 4% every year. It can even begin share buybacks as soon as web debt falls to $65 billion.

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Full disclosure: this reviewer walked into the Neptune theater in Seattle the other night entirely expecting to enjoy Josh Ritter’s set. As one of many people who would call his
Writing a review of a live show is a tough and sometimes unfair thing to do. Assuming that a band doesn’t just play songs from one album, a reviewer is
e're here in part for the same reason you are: to get a little out of our skin."So said Craig Minowa, leader of Minneapolis based experimental indie (in the true sense of the word) rockers, Cloud Cult. Now 11 full-length albums into their career, the sound is as expansive and, in Minowa's own words, schizophrenic, as ever. Yet a 90 minute set, as the seven piece band offered up in Seattle in support of their latest release, Love, remained an entirely cohesive and, dare I say it, life-affirming affair.
And where's that? It was at the Showbox in downtown Seattle, WA, watching Frightened Rabbit carry the torch quite successfully where the other Scottish bands before them have handed it off. They aren't a band trying to reinvent music, but in not claiming to, they release themselves from that pressure. Instead, with their new album, Pedestrian Verse in tow, they rifled through many of the new tunes and much of their older material, each anthemic chorus leading perfectly into the next as the crowd gained momentum.
You made a big mistake, Seattle. Well – not all of you. There were 27 hearty folks, including this reviewer, who made the trip out to the beautifully remodeled Columbia City Theater to see Wintersleep last Thursday. It was a wonderful, if beguiling, treat for the lucky ones who got to see this band (2008 Juno Award winners,)play their hearts out after openers Elliott Brood.
The historic and beautiful Moore theater offered the perfect backdrop for a festival finish, hosting Colorado natives Devotchka for a standout set, backed by the Seattle Rock Orchestra. Not only did their eclectic mix of influences shine with this extra backing, they fully took over the room and the night; Nick Urata's voice soaring to the rafters, while the rest of the band swapped instruments and provided the skeleton on which to rest the orchestra's powerful additions.


Santa Monica Lookout
|Santa Monica College President to Retire|
By Niki Cervantes
February 5, 2015 -- After a nine-year-tenure that included some of hardest economic times in decades for Santa Monica College, Dr. Chui L. Tsang has announced he will retire as the college’s president.
Tsang -- who instituted programs to further his vision of the college as a training ground for global citizens -- announced his decision in an email to SMC’s 1,939 employees on Tuesday night. His retirement is effective at the end of term in June.
“I’ve been at this job a long time and we’ve made significant progress,” Tsang said in an interview. “We’re at a very good place. Now it’s time for someone with new vision and energy.”
The college has about 33,000 students and 1,400 professors. About 100 full-time tenure track faculty were added during Tsang’s time at SMC, the college’s communications office said.
Tsang said that during his time he took particular pride in both the college’s service to students and in its student body, which ranges from those who enter with a clear mission of what they want to achieve and those who are “still searching,” he said.
“They get access to opportunities they otherwise could not have dreamt of,” Tsang said. “On top of that, they get a high standard of education and they can get it at a cost that is very nominal.”
One of the highlights of his tenure, he said, was the recent highly coveted selection of SMC to be among 15 community colleges in a pilot project that will offer a bachelor’s degree in Interaction Design.
“We created a more complete pathway for students” to the high-paying, high-tech jobs of the future, he said. “That is a major step.” Tsang said he hopes the college will be able to expand the number of fields of study that offer bachelor’s degrees.
Tsang presided over Santa Monica College during some its rockiest finance times since Proposition 13 slashed property taxes and caused cuts throughout California governments in the mid-1970s. His tenure came amidst the Great Recession, and the spiraling down of assistance from the state and other sources of funding.
A special report compiled by the district for the summer of 2012, for instance, reported serious cuts in class offerings, and had the district at one point having to scrap entire programs.
With the economy in California, as well as elsewhere, on the upward swing, the financial picture for SMC is far better now, Tsang said.
Still, he said, the college is instituting ways to shore up its finances so it can better weather what the inevitable tougher times that come with being reliant on the state of California for so much of its funding.
SMC’s Board of Trustees appointed Tsang President of Santa Monica College in December 2005.
Tsang is himself a former community college student went on to graduate with a doctorate in linguistics from Stanford University. Among his other accomplishments is pioneering a “global citizenship vision” at SMC in its curriculum, studying abroad and extra-curricular activities.
He said he is not sure yet what he will do next.
“I want to slow down and reflect,” he said. “There are a number of things I am interested in and I want to decide what I want to pursue.”
Tsang was recognized by the Carnegie Corporation of New York as one of America’s “100 great immigrants” in 2014. Others earning the recognitions included Nobel Laureate Roger Guillemin, author Deepak Chopra, Vogue Editor Anna Wintour and actor and former SMC alumnus Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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I looked at several handguns this week, (Glocks, Walthers, S&W, etc.) and I even came across a little Ruger LCP that really caught my eye. Anyway, my question is this: When I locked the slide back on the LCP, I noticed that the barrel itself was rather wiggly. I didn't notice if this was the case on all of the guns I looked at or if there was something wrong with this particular LCP. It WAS post recall though. I was sort of in a hurry at the time so I didn't think to ask the salesman if that was normal so I am asking now. I am relatively new to the handgun part of firearms (I know rifles pretty well, just not handguns...not yet) So, If anyone can help me out, I thank you in advance.


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Generation, the millennials, many of whom have now crossed into adulthood most millennials have placed privacy boundaries on their social media profiles. While we used to think that millennials were the social media obsessed ones, gen z are taking this to a whole new level, spending longer on it. Facebook and youtube dominate the social media landscape but younger americans, especially those ages 18 to 24, stand out in using a.
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Despite its name, social media may be making us less sociable but one age group is bucking the trend older millennials are the only group. This millennial couldn't afford a total withdrawal from social media besides, how would i remember my friends' birthdays if not through my. Abstract - social media sites have become an important part of millennials lives according to the pew research center (2010), millennials' are. Brand accountability is a growing trend with how consumers are using social media today your worst brand behavior is paraded online for a. Even so, the results of this study indicate millennials are open to using social media for social causes, and perhaps increasing engagement off-line too contents.
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It was just a regular thursday morning when i was drinking my coffee and scrolling through my facebook news feed when i stumbled across the story the social. Why do brands spend so much time and effort courting millennials on social media the simple reason is that it works. The millennial audience is one that is growing in importance as a powerful driver of the consumer economy, and while social media is native for.
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New Black Box Theatre and Shop Spaces
We are excited about our new Scene and Costume Shops as well as the new Black Box Theatre space.
The Little Theatre will remain the classroom space for Theatre 1/2 and Conservatory classes, as well as the performance space for the Fall Productions.
The New Scene and Costume Shops will be the classroom space for the Technical Theatre class.
The Black Box space will serve many purposes for performance for all the Performing Arts as well as the performance Space for the Theatre's Spring Musical.


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In the future, if someone attacks you and tries to take your money from the ATM, typing in a unique ATM code may call for help. At least, that is the latest safety idea Joe Zingher has created to help protect against trouble.
Zingher is trying to get banks to install it.
He says people would pick an easy-to-remember code to punch in during an emergency and ultimately call 911.
The code could trigger a surveillance photo. The ATM would still give cash, but wouldn’t warn an assailant.
Ralph Hernandez, who has 40 years of law enforcement experience, including time as the Police Chief in North Miami Beach, says he supports the system.
“When criminals know there is an initiative that can prevent and at the same time they can be caught committing a crime, they are going to think twice,” Hernandez says. “I honestly believe its about time we look at it and we move forward because its something that can save lives and actually assist law enforcement.”
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Do This For Me, by Eliza Kennedy explores the often undetected creep of marital malaise in what appears to be an ideal marriage humming along with two successful spouses, one a high-powered attorney, the other a bug expert and best-selling author. The main character, Raney, an attorney at New York Law firm still stuck in the mens-club mentality of its founding fathers, discovers her beloved and loyal, safe husband is having an affair.
The fictional novel’s opening line: “The second-worst day of my life started like most days did” hooked me immediately propelling me to read on to find out what could possibly be the “first-worst day of her life”
Raney is a type A control-freak, competitive in the workplace and a capable and loving mother and spouse at home. She has only known perfection in her life. As the oft-quoted saying goes: “best is the enemy of good,” and in her pursuit of perfect, Raney’s life unravels slowly at first with the discovery of her husband Aaron’s affair then at breakneck speed as she embarks on a social experiment to understand why he cheated and what is it about her that made him stray.
I like Raney. She is cynical, sassy, self-deprecating and with a highly-conflicted internal life that belies her put-together, in charge, confident exterior. I’m rooting for Raney but after coercing her legal underlings into helping annihilate her husband, I struggled with parts of the plot’s plausibility. It’s unlikely that a partner in one of New York City’s most esteemed law firms could abuse her power with free reign using the firm’s resources for personal revenge. Raney gets away with it—until she doesn’t and that’s when her transformation begins.
Eliza Kennedy’s writing is raw, honest and uncomfortably familiar in a way women can identify with. The author captures marital malaise and its fallout through the eyes of a modern-day woman who on the surface “has it all” reminding us that no one really does—something always suffers. It’s human nature to want more, to want something different when often what we really need lies within us.
Eliza Kennedy attended Harvard Law School and credibly writes about the social, political and logistical machinations of a law firm and her pithy dialog creates compelling characters. Do This For Me is her second novel and a great read— insightful, entertaining and relevant. You can read Kennedy’s first novel, I Take You published in 2015.

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text: Author's signed and corrected ms., dated 1906 in Chicago, of a three-volume account of his journey to Tahiti in the winter of 1904. Dr. Senn begins with a description of his voyage across the Pacific from San Francisco aboard the steamer "Mariposa." As they approach Tahiti and Moorea after a voyage of 12 or 13 days, the author observes the string of atoll islands, with their coral formations and central lagoons fringed by cocoa palms. Because of the dangerous reefs, a native pilot is used to guide the ship safely into the harbor of Papeete. The author includes notes on the racial background, nature, and customs of the natives, as well as the sights of Papeete, such as the communal laundry washbasin, the plaza marketplace, king's palace, government school, and cathedral. There is also a lengthy section on the climate, terrain, and natural beauties of the island. Dr. Senn discusses the history of Tahiti and its rulers, and the experiences of early white visitors to the island, such as Capt. Cook of the "Endeavor" in 1769, Capt Bligh of the "Bounty" in 1788, and English missionaries in 1797. Other topics covered include education, religion, funeral ceremonies, and business in Tahiti; diseases of the natives such as tuberculosis, measles, leprosy, and elephantiasis; practices of the "kahuna" or native doctor; and important staples of the Tahitian diet such as breadfruit, manioc, cassava, arrowroot, taro, and cocoanuts. The third volume contains extensive description of cocoa palms, the abundant fruits of the island, the native species of trees, and the rural districts of Tahiti.


After the efforts to capture a leopard found near Kudlu Gate resulted in its death, yet another big cat has been reportedly sighted near Chikka Togur off NICE road.
Earlier this year a leopard spotted near Kengeri was captured by the forest department. Two leopards were found prowling in the outskirts of the city last year too – one in the Turahalli state forest area and the other not far from the Kempegowda International Airport. In February 2016, a leopard entered the VIBGYOR school in Whitefield.
Leopards in and around Bengaluru seem to have been in the news a lot lately. What has the wild cat got to do in the garden city?
Why are leopard sightings frequent on the outskirts of Bengaluru?
Bengaluru is located in the Deccan Plateau which has some of the oldest rock formations of the earth. This landmass which was a result of continental drift and movement of the Indian plate features huge granite boulders.
The rocky outcrops and scrub forests which are one of the most striking features of the Deccan Plateau are ideal habitats for leopards.
Bengaluru has transformed into an urban expanse over the years, however, the rocky outcrops and dry deciduous forests continue to exist in some areas around the city. Similar landscapes can also be seen around Mysuru, Ramanagara and Channapatna making it all conducive environments for the solitary and nocturnal beasts.
Which areas around Bengaluru make for natural leopard habitats?
“If you go towards Kanakpura Road in South Bengaluru, you see dry deciduous forest all the way from NICE Road up to Bannerghatta National Park. That area continues to have leopards because those are natural habitats of leopards,” says Sanjay Gubbi, conservationist and author of Leopard Diaries: The Rosette in India.
“In this region, there are landscapes such as B.M. Kaaval and UM Kaaval Reserve Forests, TK Falls, Gollahalli Gudda and so on. All those areas still have leopards because they continue to be their natural habitats,” he adds.
Mr. Gubbi notes that in North Bengaluru, places such as Hesaraghatta and certain areas around NICE Road towards Tumkur offer suboptimal habitats to leopards.
Sub-optimal habitats are not natural homes, but environments that could give temporary cover for a short duration and allow passage between natural habitats. These temporary refuges could be agricultural fields with tall crops such as maize, mulberry and so on. In the Mysuru area, the big cats often use sugar cane fields as temporary habitats.
“A mix of natural habitats of scrubland and temporary suboptimal habitats supports leopards,” Gubbi points out.
Are these habitats big enough for a large carnivore?
“A leopard’s body size is not very large like that of a tiger. They can survive on smaller prey,” explains Gubbi.
An adult male tiger could weigh up to 250 kg and needs about 300 kg of meat a week. To find such a large amount of food, it has to wander a longer distance making its habitat very large.
On the other hand, a leopard needs about four kgs of meat a day. That makes smaller animals like a black-naped hare or a porcupine their natural prey, and their habitat smaller in area.
In sub-optimal habitats like farms and fields, however, it could be difficult to come across such natural prey.
In such circumstances, the next best option would be livestock such as goat or sheep, or simply, dogs.
So, the highly adaptable wild beast easily shifts its diet from natural prey to domestic prey. This helps them to survive in habitats around Bengaluru.
Are leopards straying more into the city?
According to Mr. Gubbi, there are about 30-35 leopards on the outskirts of Bengaluru and about 40 of them in the Bannerghatta National Park located right at the edge of the city.
But Bengaluru’s urban expansion has been quick, exponential and often mindless engulfing the rocky outcrops and dry deciduous forests in its outskirts.
As per the World Population Review, Bengaluru’s population which was 6.3 million in 2003 is currently at 13.6 million, a 115 per cent increase in 20 years! If the urbanized area was 226 sq km in 1995, today the city is as large as 741 sq km.
Not only does this kind of urban expansion shrink natural habitats of wildlife but also hinders the movement and continuity between natural habitats, especially for large mammals.
While leopards have always existed on the fringes of the city in the patches of scrub forests and rocky outcrops, Mr. Gubbi notes that leopard sightings inside the city is very new.
“These are very stray instances where the leopards have strayed out of their natural area and have come into these kinds of really unsuitable habitats. That is one part of it.”
“The other part is that these days you also see or hear a lot about leopards these days because everybody has a CCTV camera at home. If not a large part of these sightings would have gone unreported as people wouldn’t even realise that there are leopards around their farm. Today, you see a leopard on the CCTV, you take a video of it on your phone and put it on social media. So, that’s why there is also a perceived increase in leopard sightings,” Gubbi adds.
Do only old and weak leopards stray into human inhabitations?
Most leopards that stray into the city could be old or injured animals that are unable to hunt natural prey. But, in certain cases, they could also be very young animals looking for new territory.
The leopards spotted in 2016 and 2022 were young individuals whereas the animal shot dead near Kudlu Gate was estimated to be 12 years old. Another set of smaller pugmarks belonging to that of a younger individual was also reportedly spotted at Kudlu Gate.
Officials suspect that the leopard spotted near NICE road could have been the same individual which probably moved to the new area from Kudlu Gate.
What has been the cost of human-leopard conflicts?
As urban encroachments eat into leopard habitats and the wild creature tries to make room for itself within the fast-changing environment, the number of conflicts goes up.
In August 2022 in Belagavi a leopard attacked a construction worker and left him with injuries. Between October and December 2022, two people were killed in leopard attacks in Mysuru.
Earlier this year in July a six-year-old girl succumbed to her injuries from a leopard attack in Chamarajanagar. In December 2022, then-chief minister Basavaraj Bommai announced a compensation of Rs 15 lakhs for the kin of those killed in leopard attacks.
The cost of the conflicts has not just been human lives.
The leopard spotted near Kudlu Gate was shot dead after it attacked and injured three personnel during the rescue operation. In 2016, the leopard that entered VIBGYOR school, before being tranquilised, attacked rescue workers including Gubbi.
In June a man was arrested near Bandipur for killing a leopard that preyed on his pet dog. In 2021 a man from Bendekere strangulated a leopard that attacked him and his family who were travelling on a bike.
In February this year, a leopard collided with a speeding vehicle on a highway in Davanagere and died instantly. Between 2014 and 2017 ten leopards were killed in vehicle accidents on NH 275 which connects Mangaluru and Bengaluru.
Gubbi, in his book Leopard Diaries, notes that the highest number of large cats bumped off by speeding vehicles seem to be leopards.
How to avoid conflict when a leopard is sighted in your neighbourhood?
“The foremost thing is awareness and the acceptance that these animals have continued to survive in this place and will continue to do so,” says Gubbi.
“The best way to deal with it is to accept that we have to coexist with them and understand what are the basic precautions we need to take to avoid unfortunate incidents,” he notes adding that usually, people in semi-urban areas or villages around Bengaluru are more accepting of the animal’s presence.
The second important thing is to take precautions.
“Just because Bengaluru’s traffic is bad you don’t leave the city or ask the entire traffic to be banned, right? You understand how to follow traffic rules and then see what precautions to be taken while driving. The same principle applies to coexisting with leopards too,” Mr. Gubbi says.
Precautions to avoid conflict situations
Courtesy: Sanjay Gubbi
Ecologists and conservationists note that it also takes commitment from political leaders and bureaucrats to avert unfortunate incidents. Urban planning has often failed to take wildlife into consideration while expanding the city, designing roads or building other kinds of infrastructure. Experts also point out that there is a lot of scope for improvement in the kind of training being given to concerned personnel and preparing them for emergency situations.
What is the existing mechanism to address leopard situations?
On November 6, the Karnataka Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Eshwar B Khandre announced plans to set up a dedicated rapid response leopard task force in Bengaluru city for quick response, after repeated sightings of leopards in different parts of the city.
The forest department has been instructed to capture wild animals that stray into the city. The captured animals have to be released into forests or sent to rehabilitation centres.
The forest minister also suggested setting up task forces for every three districts with hilly and forest areas.


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The book industry is holding their annual big event in LA, BOOK EXPO AMERICA 2008. I will be attending. Today was the Writers Conference, an event held before the big Expo's kickoff, and it exceeded expectations. Met a lot of professional people, and even had a chance to pitch my "Paris Sketches" book to a bunch of agents (good response, but lots of work left to do). That part of the day was called the "Pitch Slam:" 50 literary agents assembled to receive our three minute pitches. Sounds cheesy, but it was just the opposite. The agents were legit, and very encouraging to all, and (most surprisingly) the vast majority of the writers were legit (meaning that for an event held in LA, I saw NOT EVEN ONE obvious nutcase--which must be a sort of record).
Also cool: an exhibitor from an unnamed publisher gifted me an exhibitor's badge ( a huge savings). Then she gave me a tip about the expo: do not try to solicit work on the floor.
Must have thought I was a hooker.
Roughs for a new comic strip - The ambition I have for this project is a Darwyn Cooke look. The pub is local. OKIE COMICS The premiere issue just hit the stands.


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We are honored to be performing at the Tristan Miller Music Fest 2019 in Chillicothe, OH on Saturday, September 21.
Tristan Miller was a great young man who lost his battle with depression a few years ago. September is Suicide Prevention Month, and Tristan's birthday month. This is a great benefit show put on by his family and friends with proceeds going to the Tristan Miller Music Scholarship Fund.
The Miller family is carrying on his legacy to others with his love of and passion for music. They hope to inspire others to learn, listen, play, study, and love music as much as Tristan did.
General Admission $10 / VIP $50
Tickets can be purchased at door, or on our