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A malaria vaccine has eluded scientists for decades, but preliminary results from a phase 3 clinical trial in Africa are providing hope.
The data suggest that the vaccine, known as RTS,S, cuts the number of malaria cases in half.
Overall 15,000 children in seven African countries are participating in the trial, which represents the furthest that any malaria vaccine candidate has ever progressed.
The preliminary results, which were announced at a malaria forum hosted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle, covered 6,000 of the participating children, all aged between 5 and 17 months.
The developers, GlaxoSmithKline and the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative, which receives funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, said it showed roughly a 50% reduction in malaria cases in a 12 month period following vaccination.
Results from a group of infants between 6 and 12 weeks old will be announced late next year.
“Scientists have been working to develop a malaria vaccine for 40 years, and these findings show that we are on track in the development of a vaccine for African children, those who need it most,” said Dr. Mary Hamel of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who is one of the principal investigators on the study.
The vaccine is designed specifically for children because their immune systems are still developing, making them the easiest prey for the parasitic disease. Youngsters under the age of 5 account for the vast majority of the 800,000 people who die of the condition each year.
This year, Global Health Frontline News visited trial sites in Kenya, where 2-year old Philip Ouma was getting a booster shot. He buried his head in his mother’s chest as a plunger with an inch-long needle glided into his arm and deposited its contents.
Unlike many of the babies and toddlers in this vaccine trial, Philip didn’t burst into tears or even make a sound.
His mother, Rosemary, enrolled him in the trial because her three other children had repeatedly been sickened by malaria, putting an enormous strain on the family.
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To administer the trials, the Kenyan government joined with the CDC and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.
Dr. Louis Macareo, who directs Walter Reed’s clinical trial center in Kombewa, says this vaccine is different because instead of attacking the parasite, it seeks to boost the immune system. “When you get malaria, it spawns off a cascade of events in your body where your body produces antibodies that fight against the malaria,” he said. “What we try to duplicate with the vaccine is to stimulate the body’s immune system to produce similar antibodies.”
The developers of RTS,S say preliminary results suggest that the incidence of adverse effects of the vaccine are comparable to those found in children receiving other vaccines in this blind trial.
The CDC’s Mary Hamel says there was some increased incidence of fever and associated seizures in the older age group during the seven days following the RTS,S vaccination, but they were rare and all the children recovered.

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Avg. daily Coalition fatality rate for the last month: 2.6
(nearly all Americans, and excluding Iraqis): 2.6.
Last year, September 2005: 1.73.
Overall daily average to date is 2.29. Total US dead as of today: 2720.
Iraqi monthly military/police fatalities: 150.
Last year, September 2005: 233.
Total dead: 5468.
Iraqi monthly civilian fatalities: 1,429.
Last year, September 2005: 640.
To-date total since March 2005: 13,905. Note that the civilian numbers may be less accurate than others (most likely to be greatly underestimated), but could still be useful in determining trends.
Comments: Things look slightly worse to me this year for US figures, but not dramatically worse as per Woodward's new book. Just continuing badly.
There's an uncovered story in the decline of Iraqi military casualties compared to 2005 while civilian casualties skyrocket. I'd assume that the Iraqi military stats would also get worse. My best guess for an explanation is that the military and police are sitting out the civil war, one more unhopeful sign for the future.


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Sengoku Basara is a shōnen anime set during the Sengoku Jidai, or ‘Warring States period’ of Japanese history, and is based on Capcom’s Playstation 2 video game Devil Kings (known as Sengoku Basara in Japan). It should be noted that Sengoku Basara is a world away from the period it draws its inspiration from – it's not historically accurate by any means. That said, a few features associated with the period, such as the rivalry between Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin, and the Oda clan’s use of firearms, are present. The characters, for the most part, are all taken from the era, although the manner
in which they are presented is obviously highly fictionalized.
Sengoku Basara is a fairly typical tale of good versus evil. Initially it may not seem so simple, as we are presented with many factions fighting for control over Japan. Eventually though, they come together to fight a common enemy; namely, Oda Nobunaga. As in Capcom’s Onimusha franchise, he is presented as some sort of demon. Overall, the story certainly isn't anything to write home about. Spanning a total of 12 episodes, the series does a decent job of wrapping things up within its time limit, although it can feel rushed at times.
As you can probably tell from the poster, there are a lot of characters in Sengoku Basara. For an anime of its length, this isn’t something that works to its advantage. Perhaps inevitably, character development is not one of its strong points, and this is one area where the anime can seem rushed. This is a shame, as we are introduced to several interesting characters such as Chōsokabe Motochika, the so called 'Demon of Onigashima', only for them to receive almost no screen time whatsoever (other than as forgettable reinforcements during the final battle). Equally disappointing is the fact that some of the characters that do feature heavily aren't given any significant fights of their own. You may find yourself waiting for a confrontation between a pair of characters, only to be disappointed when it never happens.
The characters themselves are a varied bunch, with Date Masamune being perhaps the most interesting. Arrogant with the strength to back it up and full of ridiculous one liners like ‘put ya guns on!’, it’s no surprise that he has been likened to Dante, the protagonist of Capcom’s Devil May Cry franchise. He also incorporates English into his speech, which is refreshing. Other characters, however, don't fare as well. Listening to Yukimura as he constantly reminds us that he’s burning with passion, for example, can quickly become tiresome.
An anime set during times of war, it's no surprise that most of the enjoyment from this series comes from its many over-the-top action sequences: one swing of an axe causing a tornado; a robot samurai with a jet pack and a massive drill for a weapon; and so on.
One final thing to note about Sengoku Basara (for you blood and gore enthusiasts) is that the violence is pretty modest - even by shōnen standards. However, this doesn’t mean that there aren’t any deaths! Of course, if this sort of stuff doesn't bother you in the slightest, you'll be fine.
+ Interesting presentation of the Warring States period. If you know a thing or two about the period, you're likely to squeeze more enjoyment out of it (unless historical inaccuracies put you off).
+/- Series is short in length but has a large, varied cast of characters. As a result, character development isn't a highlight.
- A few annoying characters that you'll have to tolerate (subjective, depending on what you're definition of annoying is).
+/- Rather modest levels of violence.
Overall, Sengoku Basara is OK. Some of its characters may be annoying, character development isn’t great, and the final confrontation arguably leaves much to be desired. However, I'm sure many will find it entertaining. Generally speaking, if you think the idea of a guy wielding six swords simultaneously (only two hands!) is just plain awesome, you should probably give this one a try.
Final Score: 7/10 (Reasonable)

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Renting your basement or spare room online can be a fantastic method to earn some money. You can post your home to rent on websites like Airbnb, and earn money every time somebody uses it. You can rent your driveway to provide parking for events in your local area. This option requires only minimal work and can result in a significant earnings. It is not recommended for people who aren’t looking for long-term tenants.

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MPM Capital announced the appointment of Briggs W. Morrison, M.D., to the position of Managing Director. Dr. Morrison was recently appointed Chief Executive Officer of Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc., after serving as Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President for R&D at AstraZeneca.
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- Be Careful What You Promise: Proprietary Estoppel in Cowper-Smith v. Morgan by Rachael Kwan and Jason M. Chin
- Till Death Do Us Part, or Does It? When Spousal Support Obligations Extend Beyond the Grave by Kimberly D. Visram
- Halachic Estate Planning – Tax and Litigation Risks by Charles B. Wagner, David Wagner and David Posner
- When in Doubt, Refer Them Out: When is Independent Legal Advice Desirable in Estate and Tax-Planning Transactions? by Karon C. Bales
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Volume 21 No. 1, 2018 of the Canadian Labour & Employment Law Journal has arrived in the library.
Table of Contents
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- Honda v. Keays – Employer Shield or Employee Sword? An Empirical Analysis by Bruce Curran
- Deepening the Delusion in the Regulation of Temporary Help Agency Employment by Timothy J. Bartkiw
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An Indiana church and the family of a 36-year-old youth pastor are now in mourning after she died from flu complications Monday.
The youth pastor, Allison Williams, who had worked at Reddington Christian Church in Seymour since 2008, died at Schneck Medical Center.
“RCC family, we are beyond saddened to announce the passing of Allison. Allison had the flu for the past few days and it seems she went septic. After arriving at the ER she went into cardiac arrest,” the church announced on Facebook Monday afternoon.
According to The Tribune, Reddington Christian Senior Pastor Scott Brown said that Allison lamented to him about getting the flu vaccine.
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In general, the agency notes, current flu vaccines tend to work better against influenza B and influenza A (H1N1) viruses but offers lower protection against influenza A (H3N2) viruses.
Williams’ mother, Lisa Williams of Knoxville, Tennessee, reportedly noted on social media that her daughter got sick with the flu after attending the Tennessee Christian Teen Convention, which she has attended annually, from Jan. 10 to 12. Allison Williams was later diagnosed with Type A flu.
“When she came home, she wasn’t feeling well,” Pastor Brown told The Tribune. “A couple of days after being home, she had gone back to the doctor for the second time, and they said she had the Type A flu.”
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Change of the negative situation: most urgent but not probable in the years to come
Business File, January-February-March 2017, No. 109
Tassos Giannitsis and Stavros Zografakis focus on inequalities, poverty, economic disarray in the years of crisis and keep low expectations for the reversal of the present situation in the near future.
Our analysis allowed us to obtain an extensive view on the ways through which the crisis affected the economic, social and political structures in Greece, at both macro- and micro-level. Many of our findings are at odds with many conventional stereotypes, which are used in the political and public discourse on the Greek crisis. We would like to emphasise the following findings:
◆During the period 2008 to 2012 in- come from wages and salaries experienced the biggest decrease (12 billion euros or 27.4% down from their level of 2008). However, incomes from other sources experienced even higher losses in relative terms.
◆Although labour- and capital-related income declined respectively by 27.4% and 37.7%, income transfers to pensions increased as an aggregate by 3.3 billion euros (+13%) during the same period. As a result, the relation between total pension expenditure and total labour-related income increased from 49.3% (2008) to 76.7% (2012).
◆Such a collapse of the income of the majority of the population implies a deep pauperisation of the whole society. “Relative poverty”, in the technical sense of the term, increased as well (by about 3 percentage points), but less than expected, because the line of poverty itself declined significantly as a result of the depression. However, the “intensity of poverty” as measured by the distance between the median income of the population in poverty and the poverty line increased significantly. In 2008, the average income of poor households was 44.6% below the poverty line, while in 2012 the same relation increased to 53.6%.
◆ Poverty changed location. Instead of the elder ages and pensioners, poverty in the crisis years hit younger generations, unemployed persons and households with one or more unemployed members, and mostly men, while it decreased in older people and pensioners. Anti-poverty policies continue however to be oriented to pre-crisis patterns, with the consequence that instead of strengthening solidarity they led to reversed solidarity and to an aggravation of inequalities.
◆ Overall, the crisis in Greece did not lead to increase inequalities, but, as mentioned before, to a general pauperisation. A similar trend characterises also other European crisis-hit countries. Under such a significant economic depression, even a stable inequality rate over more years implies a real worsening of the top-down position. However, inequality indices represent average figures, which hide very different evolutions in inequality within particular social groups.
◆ A different kind of inequality appeared as a result of the increased diversion between Greece and other European (or non-European) countries with positive growth rates during the same period. This increasing gap has deeper implications on the position of Greece in the world system and on its possibility to deal efficiently with the implications of the world structural transformations and the increasing importance of the current key factors of growth (knowledge, technology, competitiveness, entrepreneurship, new forms of State organisation).
◆ During the crisis the gender gap regarding salaries within the same households declined. The decrease was bigger in households with lower incomes, mainly because of the decline in men’s salaries. In contrast, when the household’s in- come shrank or was at risk, women supported it, either through enter- ing the labour market or through accepting cuts on their wages and avoiding unemployment. In fact, the poorer the household, the larger was the percentage of women entering the labour market in com- parison to those of the men.
◆ The distribution of immovable property in Greece shows the dilemmas and the contradictions which characterised the policy of increased property taxation during the crisis. The lower 50% of the population in terms of total income possesses a disproportionate share in immovable property (31.9% of total) as compared to income (18.3% of total). This discrepancy implies that the burden of the immovable property tax is affecting disproportionally the income and/ or the savings of the weaker income groups, which often are not able to pay their tax obligation. In addition, our analysis shows the problematic pre-crisis bank practices regarding first-time home buyer’s loans, which created a massive amount of non- performing loans during the crisis.
The “downs”, the “middles” and the “top”
◆The most unconventional finding was that the cost of the crisis has been paid by everyone, the “downs”, the “middles” and the “top”, although not always in similar ways. The large majority experienced a severe and abrupt cut of their income levels while experiencing also a significant deterioration of their previous economic and social position. As a result, the economic and social structure of the Greek society underwent a deep transformation over time. During the crisis new dividing lines have been established. The poor, the rich and the very rich of 2012 are very di er- ent from those before the crisis.
◆As a result of many different changes, significant parts of the society had to take into account heavy adjustment efforts. Even more, for important parts the crisis meant an economic and social collapse linked also to a collapse of their attitudes, expectations and value system. Stereotypes were bro- ken down, especially because despite sacrifices during more than six years no positive perspectives can be seen. Within this new social and political landscape and the new dividing lines, a very dangerous risk is the emergence of the syndrome of a failed society, which feels that it is trapped in a continuous downward spiral.
After six years in crisis, the outcome of the anti-crisis policies is highly questionable. Our view is that the most crucial issue concerns the focus of adjustment itself. Although all statements acknowledge that adjustment means an improvement in both fiscal consolidation and GDP growth, in fact efforts have been concentrated asymmetrically on fiscal consolidation, while growth had a very minor weight in the whole policy mix.
Many intertwined severe problems
Overall, the impact of the crisis and crisis-related policies on growth, in- comes and income distribution, tax policy and scal performance, investment, poverty, inequality and many other economic and social figures imply that we are not faced with one, but with many intertwined severe problems. Each one of them affects broader and not particular social groups, has different features and implications, and sets different policy priorities. Even more, a successful policy needs to address many of these priorities simultaneously and not in consecutive steps, making thus the policy approach and the appropriate policy mix particularly complex.
Our findings show also that what re- ally changed in Greece during the crisis cannot be judged simply by the numbers presented or any other quantitative figures. It has to be complemented by the severe gap on the one hand in the perception of a large part of the society still considering crisis as an annoying factor, believing that nothing needs to be changed and that the pre- crisis status quo can be re-established and, on the other, in the reality of these years which show how illusive this perception is. Furthermore, most analyses consider the crisis solely in macroeconomic, fiscal or financial, terms, as if it has had no connection to the real economy and its productive base. In fact, the broad set of weaknesses regarding governance capabilities and institutional settings, the capabilities to widen and transform the productive base, create competitive employment structures, develop efficient growth policies, foster the knowledge and education base and/or research, technology and innovation, are key factors to understand how the crisis erupted, why the country and the society are still at a very fragile position and why our near future perspectives are highly uncertain and gloomy.
The crucial question is why this poor outcome, why this inaction and low performance, and whether the political and public sector could overcome corruption, established interests, dead ideologies, deep ignorance, inefficiencies and political myopia and implement policies targeting to collective interests and overcoming the disastrous situation in which the country has been trapped into. The second question is how public sector, political forces, employees of public sector, while being themselves a central part of the problem and having big interests and benefits from the actual situation, could overcome their legacy and address such a structural problem efficiently. The world history of development has very few examples of societies which could achieve a real transcend and change their negative course while be- ing under a harsh threat. It is di cult to assess whether a reversal of the present reality proves to be a real option for the next years in Greece. Besides what has been mentioned, there exist forces in the country that understand the present world and European challenges, the national problems, the disastrous implications of the policy choices of all these years, and that a trajectory change is desperately needed.
How this could be achieved is the question to be answered.

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Red Line Apartments Redlining is the practice of shutting certain races out of neighborhoods, and it is still a big problem today. Such behaviors were a big factor in creating the need for these projects. Related Similar Images ...based on the tags: black&white, doors, overgrown, streets, trees, windows... Looking at the huge and modern Cargill B2 from the circa-1919 Lake Superior “I”. This is a rather unique perspective of Enger Tower and Skyline. A big sliding fire door opens onto a train dock. The basement held a makeshift chapel. One of two control towers that reached over the lake. The control panel here was used to move the conveyors over the ship’s hold doors, adjust flow of the taconite, and so on. Offices above the labs. Note all the air handling equipment. I love the utilitarian design. All that’s left of the lost annex near Saskatchewan Wheat Pool #4 and #5. Arista 100. The gothic landing between balcony and classroom level and the ground floor. A humble prairie elevator at Fannystelle, Manitoba. What a name! A sizable crane on the corner of the engine house still swings out.


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BIOS 330 Topics in Field Biology: Costa Rica (3 credits)
Spring Semester Course: Prereq: BIOS 101, 102; or consent of instructor.
A field-oriented course including topics such as ecology of major biomes, geographical and geological impact on organisms, aspects of plant/animal systematics. The course will focus on selected areas of interest in field biology.
The study tour to Costa Rica is part of the Spring semester course with travel taking place during Spring Break. Visit the Santa Rosa Field Station, the Palo Verde Field Station and Manuel Antonio National Park (as well as Naranjo Beach, Casona Historical site and much, much more!) Approximately $2500 for the study tour. Airfare, lodging, all meals and tours included. Study abroad grants may be available.
Carrying own luggage
Sharing lodging accommodations
Adapting to the demands of group travel (limited independence & "alone time")
Walking more than 10 mile(s)
Hiking long distances over uneven ground and unmaintained trails
Respectfully adapting to new foods and meal traditions.
Respectfully adapting to local behavioral/social practices (i.e. dress)
Navigating through a foreign city independently
Taking care of own health/medical needs
Adhering to rules and safety guidelines.
Communicating issues and concerns to coordinators
Attending programmed activities at varying hours throughout the day.
Addressing others with respect and dignity.
Other Program Expectations: Equanimity in the presence of wild animals

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Sandata Transforms Healthcare with Robotic Process Automation
Sandata uses cutting edge robotic process automation (RPA) to bring efficiency drivers to its customers. This technology helps speed up implementations while continuing to improve accuracy.
“In RPA, we can build and train bots to do repetitive work faster and take away the element of human error, saving time for team members and allowing them to focus on tasks that require human thinking,” said Srini Achukola, Chief Technology Officer.
Achukola has vast experience using this as an effective strategy in technology companies and improving operational efficiencies as a result. “We’re looking forward to continuing rolling out this technology to increase our delivery speed across the board without risking quality,” he added. “The potential of adding artificial intelligence to these bots means we’ll soon move beyond updating code, changing data, and copying information to new locations.”
“Bringing value to our customers is paramount,” said Angel Newsom, Chief Customer Officer. “Our customers’ goals matter and the more we can accelerate their access to our solutions, the faster they can begin seeing progress. Further, the capacity we open by automating repetitive tasks is that much more time we can put into our partnerships with them.”
Sandata is proud to be transforming its customer experience through further investments in technology such as RPA. While bots are something customers cannot see, results such as increased speed to adoption and quicker go-live times are seen and felt. Smarter processes in getting things done right from the start is one of many reasons why Sandata continues to be the most trusted technology.
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Four Football League managers in desperate need of a win this weekendby Jack Kitson / 02 February 2018, 19:52Tweet
We have a full bank of fixtures to look forward to this weekend in the Championship, League One and League Two. The transfer window was bolted shut earlier on in the week, and it’s fair to say that a number of managers are far from pleased with their dealings, or lack of dealings for that matter.
Below we pick out four gaffers who head into the weekend with the weight of the world on their shoulders...
Thomas Christiansen (Leeds)
A come-from-behind Boxing Day defeat of Burton put Thomas Christiansen’s Leeds 5th in the Championship and within five points of the second automatic promotion spot. Fast-forward to early February and the free-falling Whites have sunk down to 10th, four points adrift of the top-6, and 10 points behind Derby, who currently occupy 2nd spot.
That 2-1 win over Nigel Clough’s men is the last time Leeds tasted victory. The Yorkshire outfit have since scraped together only two points, failing to score in four of their subsequent five matches, while they were also booted out of the FA Cup by League Two’s Newport.
As a result Christiansen heads into Saturday’s tasty clash with 4th-placed Cardiff - managed by former Whites boss Neil Warnock - in desperate need of a prized three points in order to quieten the critics and get the club’s promotion push back on track. However, Warnock has the chance to make it five wins out of five against his former club since he departed in 2013.
Russell Slade (Grimsby)
Earlier in the week Grimsby Town’s board of directors felt the need to give Russell Slade the “dreaded vote of confidence” - see tweet below - following a sorry return of three points from a possible 30, which leaves the club 17th in League Two.
The directors called the last few weeks “demoralising” but offered their complete support to the management team. Such a public backing has been the curse of many a manager, and should Grimsby’s winless run be extended to 11 games this weekend, it wouldn’t be a surprise if Slade was sent packing.
The Mariners are at home to Gary Johnson’s Cheltenham who they are level on points with, but behind in the table on goal difference.
Watch out Russell Slade!— The Sack Race (@thesackrace) February 1, 2018
You've just become the latest manager to be given the "dreaded vote of confidence"
Grimsby are without a win in 10 games, leaving them 17th.
Here's the full statement:#UTM #GTFC pic.twitter.com/15IoRY4O0P
Stuart McCall (Bradford)
Another manager who has recently received the “dreaded vote of confidence” is Stuart McCall following a four game losing streak. However, it didn’t have the desired effect with Bradford then slumping to a shock 4-0 defeat at home to AFC Wimbledon, a game which saw McCall sent to the stands.
It was the first time that Bradford had lost five on the trot since McCall’s last spell at the Bantams back in 2007, and earlier this week the Scot admitted he was feeling the pressure.
Automatic promotion may have been the pre-season target, but the club’s sudden jitters in 2018 means an 11 point gap has opened up. However, before the club pushes the panic button, it’s worth noting that Bradford remain in contention for a play-off spot, and with a couple of new recruits in the squad and the return of Tony McMahon this weekend, the club will be looking to get back to winning ways against struggling Oldham.
Earlier this week Bradford boss Stuart McCall was given the dreaded vote of confidence.— The Sack Race (@thesackrace) January 27, 2018
Today his team got spanked 0-4 at home to AFC Wimbledon and he got sent to the stands.
It’s the first time the club have lost 5 on the spin since McCall’s previous tenure. #bcafc pic.twitter.com/jYO0V2ShUj
Richie Wellens (Oldham)
Oldham’s defeat to Plymouth means they are now without a League One win in nine matches dating back to early December - the worst winless run in the Football League. Richie Wellens’ men are now four points adrift of safety, with only their Greater Manchester rivals Rochdale and Bury fairing worse in the third-tier this season.
Last month Wellens admitted:
"I'm not naive enough to think as a manager you can keep losing games and keep your job.
"I know the game of football. If I was a player and I wasn't performing week in week out, then there wouldn't be a new contract for me, and it's the same for a manager. I've got thick skin and I'm a fighter. I'll fight to keep my job and to keep my team together.
The Oldham boss has since voiced his frustration with the lack of deadline day signings at the club, but he must now pick both himself and the club up ahead of the visits of Stuart McCall’s Bradford on Saturday. As mentioned in the section above the Bantams are enduring their own woeful run...surely something has to give when the out-of-form teams lock horns at Boundary Park?

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American photographer Joel Meyerowitz is enjoying exhibitions on both sides of the Atlantic, with both Huxley-Parlour and the Tate Modern showcasing displays exploring his one-of-a-kind approach to light and colour.
Titled Joel Meyerowitz: Dialogues, the Huxley-Parlour exhibition opens on 18 January and runs through until March. Representing Joel’s fourth solo exhibition at the gallery, Dialogues is fittingly named as it coincides with another important display of the photographer’s work at London’s Tate Modern.
The theme of pairing runs even more profound, as the work presented in Dialogues is displayed in couples to reveal the unexpected parallels that emerge in Joel’s imagery. And by doing so, the photographer’s enduring fascination with colour and the experimental ways he uses it comes to the surface.
According to Joel, the pairs of photographs on display are “relational” images, each linked by light, colour and composition. Both exhibitions use pairing to investigate the colour in Joel’s pictures and his characteristic use of “complex compositional structure and unresolved, non-hierarchical imagery.”
As for the subjects in Joel’s work, the photographer tends to lean on distinctly American aesthetics, such as the stars and stripes, while blending them with meditative palettes. The photographs on display span from 1964 to 2011 and include lesser-known images from his extensive archive alongside his best-known pieces, such as his early street work and images from his seminal series, Cape Light.
“Meyerowitz is widely acknowledged to be one of the first photographers – amongst others such as William Eggleston and Stephen Shore – to bring colour photography from the periphery to the centre of fine art photography,” says Huxley-Parlour.
In a modern world where everything can be recorded and reviewed with a couple of smartphone screen taps, Joel’s revolutionary approach to colour can almost be easy to underestimate. “Historically, where black and white photography was understood to be a serious medium, colour was widely considered to be technically inferior and aesthetically limiting – occupying the realm of advertising campaigns, television, and personal holiday photographs,” adds the gallery.
“In defiance of this, Meyerowitz’s work demonstrated how the medium allowed nuanced contemplation of form, composition, and mood.”
Meanwhile, at the ongoing display at Tate Modern, London, visitors will see Joel’s progression from colour to black and white in the 1960s, when he first began to embrace the limitations and aesthetics introduced by colour film. Featured works include A Question of Color, in which Joel carried around two cameras and shot nearly the same scene both in colour and black and white.


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To the close-knit, beautiful, and loving HUT community:
Never would we have thought that one year later, HUT would be the band of friendship and mutual support that it is today.
What started as a one-person passion project has blossomed into a treasury of personal reflection and research and vulnerable and valiant community voices.
Let this article serve as a collection of our team’s reflections on this past year’s camaraderie, trial-and-a-whole-LOT-of-error, and most of all, love. We hope these words represent a sliver of our immeasurable appreciation for your continuous support and friendship; words cannot fully encapsulate our gratitude.
Here’s to another year of candid conversation, mutual learning, and collaborative fight to craft a world where mental illness is normalized and understood.
With endless gratitude and love,
The HUT Team
I want to do something about this.
I have to do something about this.
What this something is, or even the rationality of doing anything, I did not know, but all I knew is I was enraged by society’s general indifference. I channeled my anger into words, my ignorance into an effort to learn, and my disappointment into an opportunity; a mental health passion project began.
One year later, Heads Up Teens has grown into an 8-person team effort that has generated more than 90 blog posts, published mental health stories from the community, and
To be frank, I hadn’t expected Heads Up Teens to last. Honestly, who would possibly read anything from a blurbing high schooler. And had Heads Up Teens continued to be that, it wouldn’t have gone anywhere. So my dearest gratitude goes out, firstly to this beautiful community that has surfaced, bonded together by our mutual passion for fighting the unacceptable stigma around mental health.
Our collective fight, fueled by our individual stories, grief, trauma, nausea, and fury is what gives me hope. The status quo culture of mental health is unacceptable; mental illness is stigmatized, mental health literacy is inadequate, and there are not enough effective, accessible treatment options — and everyone in this community is brave enough to honestly recognize this reality. Each and every one of you detests this and have chosen to reject ignorance, and instead, purposefully chosen to fight this. You’ve chosen to fight the status quo by being vulnerable enough to share your story on community voices. You’ve chosen to fight the status quo by learning about mental health from reading blog posts. You’ve chosen to fight the status quo by liking, commenting, and reposting our Instagram posts. You’ve chosen to fight the status quo by marching down the path less taken, the path of more resistance, and it has made all the difference.
There were countless times I felt like giving up on Heads Up Teens, but the little comments and bursts of support from the community have supplied my passion, and I cannot thank everyone enough.
Don’t stop learning and yearning. Activism is an interdependent effort where each and every person’s role is critical. Let us continue fighting, learning, and uplifting each other until one day, people accept mental illness fully and enthusiastically and internalize how to take take care of themselves and acquire help.
I couldn’t possibly write a reflection on this last year of Heads Up Teens without mentioning the team. It is irrefutable that Heads Up Teens would simply not be here today without them.
To Pranay and Alex who have been here since the start, thank you for your continuous enthusiasm, genuine dedication, and friendship. From invigorating ideas for new initiatives, to never missing a blog post, and always thinking one step deeper than everyone else, you both continue to inspire me every day and I am endlessly grateful.
To Adam, Maya, Kheira, Jimmy, and Sydney, each of you bring something unique to the team and we wouldn’t be complete without any one of you. Your effort has been integral to Heads Up Teens’ growth, and with your talents, the future is bright.
You guys are not just my teammates, but also some of my best friends.
( I’m sorry everyone. I’ll stop being so sappy and emotional now.)
May this next year bring another year of candid community conversation, mutual learning, and growth. Happy birthday Heads Up Teens <3
From the bottom of my heart, thank you.
In July of 2020, I got a text from my friend Kevina. I was surprised – we hadn’t spoken since school shut down. In a brief paragraph, she asked if I was interested in joining in on her mental health passion project. I wasn’t really sure what I was getting into and I had a bunch of questions, but the answer felt obvious.
Now, one year and dozens of blog posts and a myriad of team meetings, bright ideas, thought-provoking discussions, and first, second, and third drafts later, here we are, still going strong.
Motivation was coursing through our veins when we first started off. Week after week, we’d write new posts and post them up on the blog, eyes wide, proud of our work, imagining our readers feeling inspired, touched, or maybe just intrigued. We were driven. We were aspirational. We were making change.
Heads Up Teens was founded to benefit the greater teenage community. To break the stigma around mental health. And to make it a more comfortable topic for those it impacts most.
Now, when I look back at what we’ve accomplished, no amount of website analytics, page views, comments, followers, or likes could tell me what we’ve done. What have we really changed?
Is the stigma broken? No. Do mental health disorders still exist? For sure. So what’s all this been for? It’s impossible to tell who or what we’ve changed. That’s probably been the hardest part.
One of my first articles was about intrusive thoughts. I had recently been having them myself: an enigmatic and unsettling experience. I wrote with hopes of helping out and informing some random teen going through the same thing, sharing my understanding to let them know they weren’t alone. That it was okay. I knew they were out there somewhere.
But I still don’t know if my words made it to them.
That’s probably been the hardest part. Wanting so badly to help, to create change, to at least numb the pain that mental health issues can cause someone or to just make them feel okay talking about them.
The hardest part is doing your best and merely hoping it worked.
But I think that’s what it’s all about. Hope. The future is bright. In spite of the immense difficulty of the challenge that lies before us, one absolutely irrefutable lesson that Heads Up Teens has taught me is that our generation is capable of a lot. Getting involved in the mental health community has introduced me to so many amazing teens. Each with their own struggles and stories, but all sharing the same intense drive to surpass any obstacles that get in the way of the destigmatization and structurally improving mental health among teens. Be it through normalizing discussion, increasing equitable access to resources, or conducting essential medical research, we are capable and the future is bright.
Changing the world’s attitude towards mental health is an uphill battle, a titanic task to be taken on. But within each of us is the ability to be relentless, to persevere, and force change on the world around us. I consider my work on the blog as a minuscule part of what it’ll take to create large changes, but it means a whole lot to me. By internalizing this mission and making it a part of who I am, I see each new day as an opportunity to change just one person. A task as big as what we face may only be overcome by continuous small actions among a large population. While the acts I take are relatively small, they are the start of a large snowball effect.
Finally, aside from mental health as a general issue, being on Heads Up Teens has allowed me to be a better, happier version of myself. I’ve been so fortunate to work with tenacious people like Kevina, Alex, Adam, and Maya. They’re hard-working, intelligent, and motivating. They always get me thinking with their unique ideas and inspire me to be a better person. Working with them and hearing their thoughts has taught me so much about mental health and given me many important lessons I continuously apply. Heads Up Teens has allowed me to develop some amazing friendships, and for that, I am infinitely grateful. To the HUT team, you guys are my best friends and I appreciate the heck out of you.
After a year of working for Heads Up Teens, I find myself now reflecting on my writing and to what effect it’s had on our viewers. While I juggle responsibilities in the managerial and marketing realms, I’ve always thought of myself as a writer first. Maybe it’s the inner artisan within me, but it brings me the most satisfaction to tangibly create something, to make rather than maintain. Here, I’d like to give some insight on what writing these articles for a year has meant to me, and why I keep writing to this day.
Often, I don’t imagine masses of digital viewers looking at my articles for solidarity, but rather sparse individuals taking a moment of brief introspection that keeps them firmly grounded in the present. While our vision statement is, “To make a world where teens are accepting of their own and other peoples’ mental health,” I think that puts too much responsibility on any single piece. My article isn’t destroying the construct of toxic masculinity or solving social anxiety. I even objectively acknowledge a year later that mental health is a topic that still draws strong stigmatization, yet I still write. I write and write knowing the limited capacity words can hold, yet that doesn’t mean my work is purposeless. I still find the motivation, no, rather the inclination to keep writing and producing articles in the hope that I’m sparking those seconds of introspection and reflection.
In a sense, that’s what I feel like we’re all doing: filling in the missing gaps over and over even when we know new gaps will inevitably open up. A lightbulb you screw in today is only as good until its next flicker, and then it’s back to screwing in a new one. However, it’s that continuity of triumph and re-triumph, that life is inexplicably caprice is why I feel the need to keep writing and sharing my work with the world. I never know who I’m talking to or what context I’m entering into, but I can still find pride in making my imprint and filling in my gap for the time being. Providing a few moments of equanimity doesn’t seem like much, but it’s me fulfilling my part in a grander movement for mental health awareness. I don’t expect my work to be the catalyst to fixing someone’s life for a continuum, but I do think there’s value in just creating and being, that I can look back over the course of time and scroll my profile to see all the tens of thousands of words I’ve strung together for real-breathing people to gaze upon in their most vulnerable moments.
In the way I see it, some unsuspecting stranger stumbles upon what you’ve created, which then alters their own creation in the slightest way, which alters another and another until the whole chain comes back to you as you look upon someone’s art and your next work is unconsciously influenced. Art is a harmonious circle rather than individual bubbles of genius. Personally, I think that sort of cyclical nature is beautiful, and it inspires my work consistently for the last year.
All of you reading this article are essential links in that greater artistic creation chain, and I can’t be more appreciative of your interconnected existence. The favor is returned back to me each and every day, and I look forward to continuing to do my part and filling all the gaps that will arise.
For the longest time, I had swept my mental health under the rug and dismissed the struggles of others. I’m not sure why I did this, maybe it was just the jovial ignorance that we all eventually outgrow. But, the more I think about it, the more I’m convinced it was something more than that. I believe that for the majority of my life I had fed into the toxic societal expectation that boys need to be strong and that men don’t cry. I was afraid to look at myself in the mirror and find someone who was “broken” or someone that could not cope with the struggle. This manifestation of self-hatred projected itself into my opinions of those around me and my perspectives about the world. Without knowing it, I had begun to fuel the very issues that created this mindset.
Years passed before I had finally built up the courage to look at myself in that proverbial mirror and realize I had to make a change. The voices in my head weren’t getting any quieter as the stressors around me began to pile up. I had reached a breaking point.
Fortunately, I had some amazing people around me that I was able to lean on. Those people encouraged me to take steps towards bettering my own mental health and become comfortable with the understanding that I won’t always be okay. However, I also began to see that society isn’t always kind to those who are struggling. I wanted to make a change, but where could I start? After all, I was just a high school student who just found out about the importance of mental health.
How in the world was I going to help anybody?
It wasn’t until Alex reached out to me to write about my personal experiences for the HeadsUpTeens Community Voices page, where I began to find that answer. It was a large step out of my comfort zone, but for some reason, I was strongly compelled to take it. Little did I know this would be one of the most instrumental decisions in my entire mental health journey. Building up the courage to be vulnerable in the public eye took a lot of courage, but with that came an entire community that supported me.
And therein my answer lied.
In order to create the change that I so desired, it was never about helping any individual person directly. But rather to create a community in which each person felt their individual voices were heard and one in which people can struggle without feeling the entire weight of the world on their shoulders. That’s what it was always and will continue to be about.
This movement isn’t a one-way train, making the occasional stop to help treat a person’s ailments then moving on. Rather, it’s an ever-expanding tapestry of experiences that uplifts each and every member of its community through the pain, suffering, and euphoria that comes from being human. I know that this tapestry wasn’t started by HeadsUpTeens, but as I reflect on this past year, I can’t help but be proud of the pieces we have woven into its fabric. In this far-off corner of the internet lies a growing community of amazing individuals who have put an immortalized stamp on the mental health awareness movement. Whether it was commenting on a social media post, writing a community voice, or reaching out to support someone’s work, it has truly been incredible to witness it all. No matter the role, every single person involved in this journey has made an impact on someone, somewhere, somehow that has rippled throughout the world.
With that being said, being just a small strand within this community has been one of the greatest honors of my life. I have grown and matured in ways I couldn’t have ever imagined. The vulnerability that I’ve become accustomed to showcasing has led me towards relationships and opportunities that have changed my life. Having the security of knowing that my voice is not only heard but supported by countless people has meant the world to me. Being able to communicate my thoughts free of judgment is something that I didn’t know existed.
I want to thank each and every person that has been a part of this journey for making it worthwhile. The outpouring of support and reassurance that our efforts do have an impact has made me appreciate the unique opportunity and blessing that is HeadsUpTeens all the more. It also wouldn’t be right to go without mentioning Alex, Pranay, and Kevina, I can’t imagine being a part of a better team. Their passion, kindness, and intuition inspire me each and every day.
So as I look to the future of this blog, and more importantly this incredible movement, I can’t help but be filled with hope and excitement. I can’t wait to see what looms ahead 🙂


Next week is set to see even more drama on the cobbles after another shocking week on Coronation Street.
This week sees the fall-out from the dramatic crash continue, Nick returns to the street and Sinead gets heartbreaking news.
On Monday the police question Ali about the death of Cormac and the crash involving Ronan.
Ali answers their questions, but denies knowing about the firearm found in Ronan’s car.
Monday also sees Nick return to the street - but not everyone is happy to see him.
Gail is surprised but delighted that Nick is back but Peter is unimpressed and David is angry saying Nick was not around when he needed him.
Gail berates Nick for neglecting his family and Nick promises to come to No. 8 as soon as he has spoken to Leanne.
But Toyah is horrified to see Leanne is speaking to Nick and rounds on him for leaving her in the lurch when she needed him the most.
Nick goes to No. 8 where Gail is thrilled to see him but David makes it clear he wants nothing to do with him.
On Wednesday Michelle is questioned by police about the accident and is shocked when they tell her Ronan had a gun in his car.
Nick continues to catch up on the family news and when Gail reveals David did a stint in prison for beating up Gary, Nick’s shocked.
Sarah points out that if he hadn’t turned his back on his family he would know these things and Nick feels suitably guilty.
Nick calls to see Leanne and tells her how sorry he is for the way he let her down and how he wants to make it up to her and says he wants her back - but what will she say?
Later on David lets slip to his brother that he considered taking his own life. Nick is horrified but David makes it clear he won’t discuss it and wants nothing more to do with Nick.
Simon tells Nick about falling in with Tyler’s gang and getting into trouble and Carla is shocked to see Nick getting into his car.
On Friday Sinead gets devastating news at her hospital appointment as she'd told she's got cervical cancer and should consider a termination.
Ken finds her in tears and she tells him about her diagnosis, but Ken is horrified when Sinead reveals she doesn’t want to tell Daniel about the cancer as she doesn’t want him put in a position where he has to choose between her and the baby. But will Ken agree?
*Coronation Street continues on Monday on ITV at 7:30pm.


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Here are a couple of very contrasting songs: one looking out happily to ‘Zion’; the other lamenting, no silver lining. Both are ‘skips’ in the Lectionary but should not be ignored — and indeed are not by those traditions that regularly sing all of the psalms within a short period of a month or so.
Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God (v.2)
The psalm praises ‘Zion’, the city of Jerusalem, representing God’s presence. A psalm of global vision, disregarding tribal or national identities, it connects people of the world to this spiritual home, describing a diaspora of those who acknowledge a divine and benevolent creator spirit however named or imagined. It concludes joyously:
Singers and dancers alike say: ‘All my springs are in you’ (v. 7)
As to the music, there are few classical setting available but several more hymns including Haydn’s traditional AUSTRIAN HYMN tune starting with verse 2 quoted above. The Emergent Psalter uses the same verse. PFAS 87F is a swinging refrain picking up the idea of the Creator as source, water in the life-giving springs.
This psalm is the only lament in the Psalter that includes no silver lining, no ray of hope, no statement that it will be OK. Why not skip it? Because, like singing the blues (see post on Psalm 14), it’s a valid and comforting way to externalise distress and share individual pain.
For other reasons not associated with the psalms, I have been thinking lately of the great American singer Otis Redding (1941-1967). Dock of the Bay by the ‘King of Soul’ is another song of unrelieved weariness:
Sittin’ in the mornin’ sun, I’ll be sittin’ when the evenin’ comes; watching the ships roll in, and then I watch ’em roll away again, yeah … watching the tide roll away, wasting time. / Looks like nothing’s gonna change; everything still remains the same / Sittin’ here resting my bones and this loneliness won’t leave me alone / It’s two thousand miles I roamed just to make this dock my home.
The words are a blues lamentation, a way of singing out your woes. The music is vaguely like the old twelve-bar blues, but has a unique and recognisable character; I loved playing it with the band. Redding was actually rich and successful by the time he wrote this song. That did not stop him empathising with many others less fortunate who could see no silver lining. And then, Redding died in an aircraft crash a few days after recording this classic. It’s hard to see a silver lining there but for the great legacy that his music lives on. Indeed, both Dock of the Bay and Psalm 87 have a timeless feeling about them, suggesting in Ps. 88 that the silver lining is out there somewhere, just not at this moment.
As with Psalm 87 above, there are few classical settings listed, save for a nice short piece by Orlando de Lassus, Domine Deus salutis meae, quoting verses 2 and 3.
Many readers will recall with pleasure singing the Taizé chant Dans nos obscurités.


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Do Guppies Jump Out Of Tank?
If you own guppy fish, you should be aware that they jump. Many aquarists don’t see them doing this since they are sneaky about it, including me, at first. But the main question that matters is, “Do guppies jump out of their tanks? if so, why?” I had a similar question when I first got into fishkeeping. Still, I have the answer after extensive research and thorough analysis of guppy behavior.
Guppies sometimes leap from their tanks for a variety of reasons. One of these is stress, which can be brought on by bad water quality, unstable water parameters, aggressive tank mates, overcrowding, poor food supply, and inadequate oxygenation. Moreover, guppies are curious fish, and I’ve seen that they occasionally leap out to explore the outside.
To avoid this problem, it is best to cover the tank with a lid, so the fish have nowhere to escape.
Why does the Guppy Leap out of the Tank?
Several factors may cause a guppy to jump out of the aquarium. So let’s explore them further together.
Inadequate Tank space
The ideal tank size for guppies is a 10-gallon tank, which can comfortably hold 5-8 guppies. Guppies are frequently kept in smaller aquariums, sometimes as little as 5 gallons, since many aquarists believe that guppies can comfortably survive there because they are tiny. But regardless of how small your fish is, it requires the right environment to live in.
Therefore, your guppy will undoubtedly leap if housed in such a tiny place. Furthermore, just because you have a larger tank does not always imply you can add as many fish as you like. Because introducing additional fish overcrowds the tank and causes more waste to be assimilated, which decreases the water’s quality and leaves less oxygen for your guppy. Thus guppy will have no choice but to leap out.
Related Post: Can Guppy Fish Live in a Glass Bowl?
Another significant factor that shapes your fish’s behavior is stress. Many things, like being bullied by tank mates, being pregnant, having lousy water quality, and being overcrowded, might make your guppy freaked out. This is bad since it could seriously harm your guppy’s health. As a result, when stressed, you’ll see your guppy at the bottom of the tank, hiding in one spot or leaping out.
Poor Water Conditions
Inadequate water quality: In the fish sector, it explicitly refers to the water temperature and doesn’t imply unclean water. Your guppy needs water that is between 72 and 82 °F. Additionally, maintaining the proper temperature is just as important as achieving it. Since even a slight temperature change can cause your guppy to stress and lead it to leap out of the water.
Want to Explore
If none of the aforementioned explanations apply to your situation, then your guppy is not stressed, and everything is normal with the water quality and tank size. However, if your guppy still jumps out, it’s a sign that it wants to explore the outside. The three main reasons fish spring out are to catch insects, flee predators, or avoid obstructions on their migratory pathways. However, your guppy only jumps out due to these external forces. Jumping is something that guppies naturally do, according to research.
Related Post: Do Guppies Lay Eggs?
How can I stop Guppies from Jumping Out?
Now that I’ve explained why your guppy could have jumped out, let’s look at some methods you might use to stop it from happening in the future.
You must provide your guppies with the proper tank conditions if you don’t want them to jump out. Ensure the water is clean, the temperature is set, your guppy has enough room to swim, and that aggressive tank mates are separated. Lastly, covering your tank with a lid would be best to prevent your guppy from jumping out.
The Bottom Line on Do Guppies Jump Out Of Tank?
Everything has an explanation, just like there is one for guppies jumping out of aquariums. You must consider everything that was just said. Even though guppy fish have a hereditary predisposition for this strange behavior, you should double-check everything.
I hope that this tutorial was helpful to you and that you now know what to do if your guppy jumps.

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Enjoy Fall in New England
Take One of These Day TripsSchool work and cold weather getting you down? Take a well-deserved day off from homework and enjoy the beauty of fall in New England with a day trip. Even if you don’t have a car, most of the following destinations are easily accessible by the subway and commuter rail. For train schedules and directions, visit <http://www.mbta.com>.
Witch Museum in Salem, MA
With Halloween around the corner, no other city around is more bustling than Salem. The site of the infamous 1692 witch trials, this historic coastal city offers many seasonal attractions and events. For more information, visit <http://www.salemweb.com/>.
Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, MA
Feeling patriotic? See where it all began and feel what it was like for early settlers to be fresh off the boat at Plymouth Rock. The state park offers a view of Plymouth harbor with the Mayflower II (a replica of the original) docked at the shore. There are also other attractions nearby, like Plimoth Plantation, where time is turned back to colonial days. For more information, visit <http://pilgrims.net/plymouth/> and <http://www.state.ma.us/dem/ parks/plgm.htm>.
Walden Pond in Concord, MA
Throw your graphing calculator out the window and get back to nature at the location that inspired Robert Thoreau’s classic literary masterpiece Walden. For more information, visit: <http://nanosft.com/walden/index.html> and <http://www.state. ma.us/dem/parks/wldn.htm>
Cape Anne in Gloucester, MA
Take a (chilly) walk on the beach, go on a whale watch, or go camping at Cape Anne Campsite within walking distance of the commuter rail station. Be sure to dress warmly, though! For more information, visit: <http://www.cape-ann.com/>.
This information was compiled by Eun J. Lee.

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FOCUS Brands promoted Kristen Hartman to president of its Cinnabon concept. She most recently served as the company’s senior vice president of brand marketing strategy.
In 2012 FOCUS Brands hired Hartman to serve as vice president of marketing, working with Cinnabon. In 2015, she was promoted to senior vice president of global marketing for the company’s Snack Brands. Prior to joining FOCUS Brands, Hartman spent 16 years with Burger King.

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And work is to begin over the next six months to add to the growing number of locations where services are live as part of the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband project.
New areas now seeing roll-out for the first time include Symbister in Shetland, Scourie in NW Sutherland, Benbecula on the Outer Hebrides, many parts of Skye, additional areas in Arran, Port Ellen on Islay and Glenlivet in Moray.
Stuart Robertson, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) director of digital, said: “It’s great to see the fibre cabinets coming through in more and more locations across the region.
“We are seeing increasingly smaller communities drawn in and are tackling some challenging geographies to reach people.
“Most recent places to see coverage include Weisdale in Shetland which now boasts the UK’s most northerly cabs, Helmsdale in Sutherland, and the first locations in Arran and Millport.”
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A high-ranking official of the US Energy Department has expressed deep concern over Japan’s new energy policy that aims to end the country’s reliance on nuclear power.
US Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman conveyed his concern to Japan’s governing Democratic Party policy chief Seiji Maehara in Washington.
Maehara told reporters on Wednesday that he explained his party’s policy to direct various measures and resources into halting all nuclear reactors in Japan by the 2030s.
Maehara said Poneman, in return, urged Japan to minimize the new policy’s possible negative impact on fossil fuel prices and the international nuclear non-proliferation regime.
Maehara said Poneman also expressed US intentions to support Japan’s efforts to diversify its energy sources, but cautioned that full studies are needed from the viewpoint of economic efficiency and stability.
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In Toulouse, they are mobilizing to say no to bullfighting
“I hear them laugh as I groan, I see them dance as I succumb, I did not think that we could have so much fun around a grave”. On these famous words of Francis Cabrel, about fifty people gathered this Saturday morning at the General de Gaulle square, in Toulouse. Circled around banners placed on the ground and carrying “stop bullfighting” signs, the demonstrators wanted to support the bill of “rebellious” deputy Aymeric Caron.
This text which aims to ban bullfighting shows in France will be debated for the first time in the National Assembly this Thursday, November 24. Anne Stambach-Terrenoir, MP for the 2nd constituency of Haute-Garonne was among the elected officials present at this rally. She notably underlined “the aberration from a legal point of view” in which bullfighting has taken hold in France. “It’s just killing an animal, which is a sentient being, for entertainment. Today, we can no longer accept that, ”added the deputy head of the file for this bill.
In reality, these bullfighting shows benefit from a cultural exception in certain areas of the South. If the arenas of the Golden Sun (now replaced by the arena high school) once hosted these bullfights, the pink city has now passed its turn “and that’s good for our city” meant Hélène Cabanes, city councilor of the “Greens”.
This gathering was also marked by the young schoolgirl Kelia who addressed all the deputies: “the word of the children is often of little importance for the adults but I do not find it fair that we make animals suffer and I would like to grow up in a world without violence”. Witness to their motivation, the rain did not prevent these demonstrators from protesting their disagreement with regard to these exceptions, unlike the onlookers who were few to stop.


The Beartas Team will be at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool representing our clients, speaking with influential people from across the country, and listening to what politicians have to say on the big issues facing the country today.
The Labour Party Conference is the first major party conference in this year’s conference season after the Liberal Democrat Conference, which was due to take place this week, was postponed to March 2023 due to the national period of mourning following the passing of the Queen. The conference is an annual coming together of politicians, Labour Party members, private companies and charities, with keynote speeches by the Deputy Leader Angela Raynor, Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves, and Leader of the Opposition Kier Starmer.
This year’s conference comes at a very different time to last year’s conference in Brighton. The Labour Party are 10 points clear in the polls and have been as high as 20 points at times during the summer and are for the first time in years in a strong position to win the next General Election in 2024. Labour have been vocal on their desire to introduce a windfall tax on oil and gas companies to finance energy bill relief for homes and businesses, criticising the Government’s plan to pay for their energy bill relief through borrowing and future energy bills premiums which could last for 20 years. Labour are also critical of the Government’s energy security strategy, especially the increased fossil fuel exploration and the lifting of the moratorium on fracking which the Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg announced earlier this week. Labour’s energy security strategy is focused on green growth, renewable energy and a mass-insulation programme with the ambition to properly insulate 19 million homes by 2030.
The Shadow Chancellor will use her keynote speech to respond to the Chancellor’s Plan for Growth announced in Parliament on Friday, which outlined the Government’s plan for energy bills, tax cuts and economic growth. Labour are critical of the Government’s trickle down economics philosophy, preferring more tax cuts and support for the lowest earners while introducing greater restrictions on the highest earning businesses and further windfall taxes on the oil and gas companies currently enjoying record profits.
The Leader’s speech is usually an opportunity to outline a wide range of policies and ambitions, from foreign policy to health and education, but this year Kier Starmer will likely focus primarily on the cost-of-living crisis and the concerns many people and businesses have about their energy bills this winter. Starmer will criticise the Conservative’s handling of the economy, energy sector and flip-flopping on taxation over the past 12 years, while outlining Labour’s plan to support households and businesses.
Despite the focus on energy bills and cost-of-living at this year’s conference, the Beartas Team will be speaking with industry leaders and politicians about all the issues that matter to our clients and pushing for more details on everything from health and social care to education, technology and green growth. We will also be meeting regularly with our local government contacts and leaders of Labour-led Councils to understand their needs and priorities for the year ahead.


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The Cheaha Creative Arts organization is the manager of multi-disciplinary fine arts after-school program, housed in the National Registered Historic Gov. Tomas E. Kilby House through the approval of the Anniston City Board of Education.
The mission of Cheaha Creative Arts, Inc. is to provide fine arts education to children and adults, changing the trajectory of their lives in a positive manner through exposure to the various arts.
The vision of Cheaha Creative Arts, Inc. is to be the premier center for affordable community-oriented arts education in the Calhoun County, Alabama area. We serve Anniston, Oxford, Jacksonnville, Weaver, and the surrounding areas.
Cheaha Creative Arts, Inc. is proudly accredited by the Standards for Excellence Institute® as having met all the requirements of the Standards for Excellence ®: An Ethics and Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector.
“Arts education not only enhances students' understanding of the world around them, but it also broadens their perspective on traditional academics. The arts give us the creativity to express ourselves, while challenging our intellect.”
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ScienceDaily (Nov. 5, 2008) — A Harvard-based study has found that children who study a musical instrument for at least three years outperform children with no instrumental training—not only in tests of auditory discrimination and finger dexterity (skills honed by the study of a musical instrument), but also on tests measuring verbal ability and visual pattern completion (skills not normally associated with music).
“It is important to note that while studies show positive influences in other academic areas, music and the Fine Arts are an academic discipline that are, as the other academics, an independent way of learning and knowing.”
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