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For those expecting a retreat from yet another interest rate hike, you may have to wait another few days. For the first time in quite some time, Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Jerome Powell displayed a more “dovish” than “hawkish” tone during his post meeting announcement statements.
It was hardly a straight up affair. Heading into the final hour, the bears were winning the post-announcement tug of war, but the bulls seized on the dovish comments in a big way. Once the index surpassed the premarket high/former high close for the move, the pace of the rally accelerated.
In less than one hour, the index ripped through the 4100 handle, but came up shy of its December 13 high (4180), only reaching 4163.25 and retreated into the close. For the session, the index added 42.25 handles with a closing price of 4132.25. Buyers were still lurking in the after-hours as the last after-hour print was over 10 handles higher at 4142.50.
A major rally in shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) off its okay report propelled Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA) to be the biggest gainer of the top components of the index. For the session, the leaped $14.06 or 7.2% to close at $209.43.
That was nearly six times better than the cash index’s advance of 1.03%.
On a risk-on day, a value stock like UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE; UNH) was the biggest loser of the top components of the index. For the session, the issue declined by $2.19 or 0.44% to close $497.
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The plaintiff - previously noted at eg here - argued that the alleged political views of the tipstaff would cause an independent observer to believe that the judge could not or might not bring an independent mind to the task of deciding the case. The application was dismissed, with the Court noting
An alarming and troubling aspect of the present application is the insidious way in which the personal interests and activities of a member of my court staff have become thrust, without any forewarning, knowledge or permission, into the public arena of these proceedings in the guise of what is alleged to be a concern that there is or may be a reasonable apprehension that I may not be impartial. Some members of the community might struggle to make that connection. I count myself among people in that hypothetical group. The significance of anything revealed by the evidence in this case to any issue I have to determine is about as high as it would be if I were deciding a case dealing with the water allocation example I gave earlier and one of the parties discovered that my tipstaff had done work experience on a cotton farm in the basin or was an enthusiastic supporter of downstream wetlands integrity.The judgment states
Bernard Gaynor and Garry Burns have been combatants opposed to each other in contentious and acrimonious litigation for a number of years. Their disputes have reached the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Burns v Gaynor  NSWCATAD 211), the Court of Appeal (Burns v Corbett; Gaynor v Burns (2017) 96 NSWLR 247;  NSWCA 3) and even the High Court of Australia (Burns v Corbett; Burns v Gaynor (2018) 92 ALJR 423;  HCA 15). These proceedings are but a further manifestation of this litigious cavalcade.
Mr Gaynor lives in Queensland. He earns a living as what he describes as an independent conservative blogger focusing on issues regarding national security, politics and the defence of the traditional family unit and western Christian civilisation and values. Mr Burns is a self-described gay rights activist who has uploaded material to his own website for public dissemination. It is fair to say that the views of Mr Gaynor and Mr Burns on several issues of public interest do not closely correspond and are effectively diametrically opposed.
By his amended summons filed on 10 August 2018, Mr Gaynor seeks a series of orders, including but not limited to a declaration that all proceedings commenced by Mr Burns against him in the Local Court are void and of no effect because no lawful application or appeal has been made by Mr Burns under s 34B(2)(a) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 or because the Local Court lacks jurisdiction under s 34 of the Local Court Act 2007 or s 49ZS and s 49ZT of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. This dispute was listed for hearing to commence before me on 2 May 2019. In the events that occurred, I proceeded to hear the matter and to reserve my decision.
However, before that happened and even before the hearing proper commenced, Mr P E King of counsel for Mr Gaynor made an oral application without notice that I should disqualify myself upon the basis of apprehended bias. The application was efficiently argued in appropriate detail and can only presently be understood by reference to the several matters deposed to by Mr Gaynor in his affidavit sworn 2 May 2019 that was read without objection in support of the application. ...
Gaynor said this:
“42. I believe that [Harrison J’s tipstaff] has actively campaigned for ideas that are diametrically opposed to the ideas that I support as a practising Catholic.
43. I believe that the evidence shows that [Harrison J’s tipstaff] was selected as a tipstaff in a process conducted directly by his Honour Justice Harrison.
44. I believe that [Harrison J’s tipstaff] is linked to the third defendant through his participation with the Aids Council of NSW (ACON) and Wear it Purple and the third defendant’s leadership of an organisation that consults with the Aids Council of NSW (ACON) and promotes Wear it Purple.
45. The fourth defendant’s complaints include complaints about my views on homosexual activism, homosexual activist organisations, health impacts of homosexual activities and the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
46. I believe that the evidence shows that [Harrison J’s tipstaff] has participated in homosexual activism and been a member of homosexual activist organisations and also attended and supported the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
47. I believe that the evidence shows that [Harrison J’s tipstaff] sought to downplay the health risks of homosexual activity and to argue that laws criminalising the knowing transmission of HIV should be repealed.
48. I believe that the evidence shows that [Harrison J’s tipstaff] invited the fourth respondent to file submissions shortly before this hearing, despite the fact that the fourth respondent has filed a submitting appearance.
49. I believe that [Harrison J’s tipstaff’s] background and activities raises the prospect of actual and/or perceived bias in relation to his duties as Tipstaff to his Honour, Justice Harrison in this matter.
50. I believe that [Harrison J’s tipstaff’s] position as Tipstaff to his Honour, raises perceived bias in relation to his Honour’s ability to preside over this hearing.”
Mr Gaynor did not rely on any further evidence in support of his application.Gaynor's counsel, Mr King
contended that this material would satisfy the well-known test for the identification of apprehended bias so clearly set forth in Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2000) 205 CLR 337;  HCA 63 as follows:
“ The apprehension of bias principle may be thought to find its justification in the importance of the basic principle, that the tribunal be independent and impartial. So important is the principle that even the appearance of departure from it is prohibited lest the integrity of the judicial system be undermined. There are, however, some other aspects of the apprehension of bias principle which should be recognised. Deciding whether a judicial officer (or juror) might not bring an impartial mind to the resolution of a question that has not been determined requires no prediction about how the judge or juror will in fact approach the matter. The question is one of possibility (real and not remote), not probability. Similarly, if the matter has already been decided, the test is one which requires no conclusion about what factors actually influenced the outcome. No attempt need be made to inquire into the actual thought processes of the judge or juror.
The Court notes The apprehension of bias principle admits of the possibility of human frailty. Its application is as diverse as human frailty. Its application requires two steps. First, it requires the identification of what it is said might lead a judge (or juror) to decide a case other than on its legal and factual merits. The second step is no less important. There must be an articulation of the logical connection between the matter and the feared deviation from the course of deciding the case on its merits. The bare assertion that a judge (or juror) has an ‘interest’ in litigation, or an interest in a party to it, will be of no assistance until the nature of the interest, and the asserted connection with the possibility of departure from impartial decision making, is articulated. Only then can the reasonableness of the asserted apprehension of bias be assessed.”
A case of some interest, to which Mr King did not refer me, is Hurley v McDonald’s Australia Ltd  FCA 961. In that case, the offer of employment to a judge’s associate by a firm of solicitors that represented a party in large commercial litigation before the judge was found not to lead to a conclusion that there may have been a reasonable perception that the applicant had been deprived of her entitlement to a fair trial.
As said by Dowsett J:
“ I doubt very much whether any reasonable person would expect that the former associate had significant confidential information relevant to this case or would be likely to communicate it if he did. Nonetheless, the risk of an unreasonable suspicion may have justified some attempt to protect the integrity of such a long trial...A fair assessment of all of the circumstances... would, in my view, lead inevitably to the conclusion that there was no basis to suspect that there had been any unfairness, let alone a miscarriage of justice.”
The transcript will reveal that when Mr King made his application, and after I had had an opportunity to read Mr Gaynor ’s affidavit, I asked Mr King, in terms, what any of this had to do with me. Mr King’s response was as follows:
“We have a situation where a member of your Honour’s personal staff, a gay rights activist, has sent unsolicited emails, apparently on behalf of the Court, in a way which is not normal. One would have thought that such issues would have been done [sic] by direction. They are unnecessary because it was clear that Justice Bellew had made clear and certain directions, including making an order for costs against the defendant, about the following submissions, which in ours were clearly complete. So there is an impression of ‘Is this all you’ve got’.”
I was not by my remark intending to depreciate the debate or the understandable importance to Mr Gaynor of his desire for, and his entitlement to, a fair trial. I was, on the contrary, genuinely confused about the possibility of there being any discernible or suspected connection between the evidence relied upon on the one hand and the existence of a perception of apprehended bias on my part on the other. Although Mr King’s concerns were ultimately explained, they appeared also to be based upon the suggestion that the inquiry was improper because the parties concerned had entered submitting appearances. That fact had not been communicated to me before the inquiry was made. I am in any event unable to understand the relationship, if any, between the request made by my tipstaff with my authority in those terms and any apprehension of bias. It was in that context that I said this to Mr King at the time:
“I don’t mean to interrupt you but could I do so by saying I have only been in this job for 12 or so years but it has become quite a regular occurrence when matters are listed for hearing and as the hearing approaches before [sic, for] the Court, either through an associate or a tipstaff, to enquire of parties whether or not they propose to make submissions or whether they want to update their submissions. We sometimes have to come to Court and have to deal with matters of which we have not been given any notice. On one view the present application is an example of that.”
The personal views of my tipstaves are largely unknown to me, except to the extent that they are revealed in the context of the relationship I have with them as my assistant in chambers. My current tipstaff’s employment was neither influenced by nor dependent upon his social or political views. It was, in contrast, significantly informed by his outstanding academic and employment credentials.
However, even assuming it were otherwise, and I was intimately acquainted with his views and opinions on everything, I fail to understand what is said by Mr King to be the connection between any of my tipstaff’s views and the perception that I might not bring an independent and unbiased mind to the resolution of the dispute in this case. In my limited experience, cases are decided by judges, not their staff. The fact that a judge may engage his or her tipstaff in a vigorous and lively debate about issues that arise in cases heard by the judge is a circumstance far removed from instances where that discussion is influenced by a tangible connection with, or potential interest that the tipstaff might have in, the outcome of the proceedings.
The difficulty with Mr King’s submissions is that they fail to identify, except perhaps by innuendo, how an independent observer might construe the evidence in Mr Gaynor ’s affidavit in a way that would cause him or her to feel that I was possibly unable, or that there was even an appearance that I was possibly unable, to bring an impartial mind to the resolution of the dispute. As it was put in Antoun v R (2006) 224 ALR 51;  HCA 2:
“ It should be noted that the test as stated [in Ebner] emphasises that a possibility, that is relevantly to say, the appearance of a possibility of an absence of an impartial mind on the part of the judge, may lead to disqualification. Their Honours also make it clear that the test does not involve, or require an inquiry into the facts or matters which brought the apprehended state of mind of the judge to one of apparent bias. It follows that the fact that the case may not only at the time, but also in retrospect, seem to be a strong one, indeed a very strong one, does not absolve the judge from giving it a fair hearing, and attending carefully and open-mindedly to the submissions of the parties made at appropriate times.”
It seems to be uncontroversial as a factual matter that Mr Gaynor and Mr Burns have strongly held and strongly expressed views on issues of gay rights, and associated issues such as same sex marriage. It is important as well to observe that these proceedings are not concerned, if indeed any similarly constituted proceedings could ever be concerned, with an assessment of the “correctness” or “appropriateness” of these competing views or with the expression by me of a preference for either the views of Mr Gaynor or Mr Burns. The only relevance of their respective positions on such matters is that they have been the catalyst for Mr Burns’ complaints about Mr Gaynor that have found their way to the Local Court of New South Wales in the fashion earlier described. Put another way, there is no necessary connection between the subject matter of Mr Burns’ complaints to which Mr Gaynor takes exception on the one hand and the resolution of the jurisdictional and constitutional issues that they have generated on the other hand. The jurisdictional and constitutional issues could just as easily have been generated by a dispute between a resident of Queensland and a resident of New South Wales over water licences and allocations in the Murray Darling Basin. ...In considering content on Facebook - an instance of profiling litigants on social media platforms - the Court stated
Annexure “BG G” is described by Mr Gaynor as “a copy of a Facebook post made by [Fagan J’s tipstaff] on 31 October 2018”. Mr Gaynor did not depose to any evidence that my tipstaff “liked”, commented upon, or endorsed that post in any way. I am unable to understand the relevance of a Facebook post made by another judge’s tipstaff to the application that I recuse myself because of my tipstaff’s alleged political views. Finally, Mr Gaynor deposed to the abstract of my tipstaff’s article published in 2019 in the Alternative Law Journal entitled “Criminalising Infection: Questioning the assumption that transmitting HIV constitutes grievous bodily harm”. The abstract, attached as annexure “BG L” to Mr Gaynor ’s affidavit, states:
“This article considers whether, in light of medical advances in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus, the intentional or reckless transmission of human immunodeficiency virus should constitute grievous bodily harm in New South Wales law. The author argues that as a result of the major medical advances in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus, it should no longer be simply assumed that human immunodeficiency virus is grievous. The article also considers a related question of statutory interpretation, namely how should the word ‘disease’ in s 4(1)(c) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), which provides that grievous bodily harm includes ‘a grievous bodily disease’, be interpreted”.
Mr Gaynor relies upon the article as evidence for the proposition that my tipstaff has argued “that laws criminalising the knowing transmission of HIV should be repealed”. My tipstaff’s article argues no such thing. On the contrary, as the abstract reveals, the article argues that “as a result of the major medical advances in the treatment of HIV, it should no longer be simply assumed that HIV is grievous”. The article also considers a question of statutory construction. I am unable to see how an article about the criminal law of assault and HIV has any relevance to establishing my tipstaff’s political views or in turn how those alleged political views about HIV have anything to do with an apprehension of bias.
The authorities make it clear that the wisdom that informs this area of discourse is derived from an understandable and commendable insistence upon judicial impartiality and independence. Except in cases where actual bias is alleged, the appearance of the possibility of the absence of an impartial mind is enough because it may lead to a perception that the result might not be fair, not that it is actually unfair. In the present case, without feigned ingenuousness, I am unable to see how anything upon which Mr Gaynor wishes to rely in this application could raise or support the reasonable perception of an appearance that I could not or might not bring an independent or impartial mind to the task of deciding this case.

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Have you ever had a “frenemy?” That friend who goes through the motions of being a friend and even says you’re good friends but routinely does things to hurt your feelings, dash your confidence, or stir up trouble? It can be exhausting to deal with a person like that—trying to decipher the passive-aggressive slights and figure out if she is someone you can trust. Can you imagine how much harder it is for your child? That’s why you need to know how to handle your child’s bad friends, Mom.
Sometimes kid frenemies just need to go their separate ways. At other times, it’s more complicated than that. Disentangling your child from the tentacles of a hurtful “friend” may require a bit of maneuvering on your part. Here are 5 ways to help your child deal with bad friends.
Help your child understand the reasons why.
One of my girls had a friend in grammar school who was really insecure. The child’s insecurity caused her to react with jealousy when my daughter spent time with any other friends and made her say discouraging things to shake my daughter’s confidence regularly. It was her way of leveling the playing field between them. My child saw it simply as meanness until I explained that her friend really felt bad about herself, and this is just the way it came out. It didn’t solve the entire problem (it was still a challenging relationship), but it did help my child disregard some of her barbs and take them for what they really were: the other girl’s insecurity seeping out.
Accept that some friendships aren’t meant to be.
Sometimes we push our children to continue to socialize with bad friends because it’s convenient for us. Maybe the other mom is your BFF or the most convenient carpool buddy for you. But if the children have conflict that your child can’t remedy by modifying his or her own behavior in a reasonable way, it’s not fair to continually put your child in the position of having to deal with a disagreeable kid. Give your own kid a break by not pushing them together frequently.
Roleplay relationship strategies.
If your child wants to try to save the relationship, help him or her learn how to handle the kinds of negative situations that come up most frequently with the frenemy. If the frenemy is guilty of constantly dishing out backhanded compliments or thinly-veiled insults, teach your child how to kindly but firmly say, “You might not have meant it that way, but what you said just hurt my feelings.” Often, manipulative kids (and adults, for that matter) back down when their nonsense is brought out into the daylight.
Point out what genuine friendship looks like.
When your daughter makes the soccer team, her frenemy may have a snide comment while more genuine friends will probably show real joy for her success. Make sure she notices that and understands what true friendship looks like. Even if she learns how to cope with her frenemy, you don’t want her to be influenced by those negative relationship habits or adopt them herself.
When it’s really bad, do what needs to be done.
When all else fails, you may have to take more drastic steps to separate your child from a toxic friendship. Privately request that they are placed in different classes next year at school. Allow your child to decline invitations to play or sleep over. If the child or the other parent asks if there’s a problem, be kind but honest. Knowing that the behavior is bad enough to cost the kid a friend may motivate him or her to show more kindness. It might also help the frenemy’s parents see how to coach the kid toward being a better friend.
In what ways have you handled your child’s frenemies?


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In between tours with Ultravox and appearances on Live Aid, Midge Ure somehow found the time to discuss the writing and recording of his first ever solo LP 'The Gift' and his No.1 single with SOS Editor Ian Gilby.
"I originally talked about doing a solo album three years ago when I released my first solo single (a version of the Walker Brothers' hit 'No Regrets'), but I never found the time. It wasn't until November '84 that I began planning this album and then the Band Aid Christmas single took priority, so I shelved the idea. What had initially started out as a two- to three-month project eventually turned into a six-month one because of my involvement with Band Aid — and that is much longer than I like to take over recording any album."
The songwriting itself was staggered over a similar period since Midge had no reserve of reject Ultravox songs to fall back on. "What most solo albums are usually comprised of," he explained "are rejected songs from previous band albums. Ultravox only write the right amount of material for each album we're working on and we tend to scrap things as we go along; we don't ever finish a track and then say it's not good enough to make the album." And that for Midge, meant writing a whole new collection of songs for the project.
With The Gift, Midge Ure manages to produce an altogether more convincing music than we've come to expect from Ultravox of late. Listening to the album, it's easy to recognise specific elements of the Ultravox group 'sound ', in particular the famed tiers of synthesized string parts, but as Midge says, "it's very difficult to separate the two. What I hear on my solo album as being Ultravox‑ish is me! I can't change that fact. That's how I sound."
Judged simply as a statement of what he is personally capable of creating outside of the inevitable musical confines of a successful band structure, The Gift is certainly a fine achievement. Stylistically, the album covers a wide range of material from out‑and‑out instrumental music — the oriental flavoured 'Edo' (surely destined to accompany innumerable future TV documentaries on the Far East); to an excellent cover version of a rock classic — Jethro Tull's 'Living In The Past'; then to the powerful, yet sad, social commentary of 'Waste Lands'.
Mixed with these are several instantly memorable tracks ('She Cries' is one) that would undoubtedly make potential hit singles (were they released), so I asked Midge who was responsible for the choice of the less than obvious first single release 'If I Was'.
"I chose it," came the reply. "I just think it's a good pop song. I don't discriminate between pop or rock music, I just believe that a good song should always be well‑crafted and, to my mind, that's true of 'If I Was'. There's some better stuff on the album sure, but as an initial single it's quite a good track. People don't expect to hear me singing an out‑and‑out pop song I'm sure and I felt it was a suitable thing to immediately establish the solo album as different from Ultravox. It was either that or releasing one of the instrumental tracks..." With the single nestling in the No.4 slot of the UK charts at the time of writing, it seems the British public firmly agree with his decision.
Midge's appreciation of a well‑crafted song is the main reason for including on the album a cover version of 'Living In The Past' — a Jethro Tull tune that first caught his attention at the ripe old age of fifteen. "It was around the time when I was forming my first bands back in Scotland, and that song really stood out for me. Probably because it was one of the first ever songs by a bonafide rock band to successfully cross over to the singles market and become a hit. And it has stuck in my mind ever since."
Midge's version of the song departs radically from the original recording except for his vocal rendition which emulates the dry, up‑front production style so characteristic of Tull's original. The result, for me, is one of the best Ure vocal performances yet captured on record and, in an age when even the best vocalists are rarely heard without their voice first being processed through expensive ADT and reverb devices, to expose himself like that was a brave move indeed. It only goes to show how surprisingly good a vocalist he actually is.
"I went for a very intimate vocal sound on that track in particular" he said. "To achieve it, I had to sing quietly, close‑up to the studio microphone which I don't normally do. I usually stand well back and belt it out, especially when I'm going for the high notes like on 'Vienna'."
The overall arrangement of the song is quite different to Jethro Tull's. The bass part, for example, is newly composed and played by Level 42's Mark King who really has helped add sparkle to the track. How, I asked, did Mark's involvement in the project come about?
"I happened to bump into him last year when Ultravox and Level 42 were appearing on the same TV show and whilst having a few drinks at the bar, I asked him whether he'd kindly play on my solo album if I ever got around to doing something in the future. He accepted, I mainly think because he really enjoys playing different types of music, though people only know him for his slapping funk bass style. He actually played the bass on 'If I Was', which is probably the simplest bass line in the world — and you wouldn't expect Mark King to play anything like that — but it's very effective on the record."
A solo record is usually a chance for established recording artists to show their expertise (or lack of it) on instruments with which they are not generally associated. Fortunately, Midge was wise enough to recognise his own musical limitations and, instead, enlisted the help of those more able to translate his ideas of how a particular bass or drum part should sound, into a musical reality. A decision that has produced an altogether more enjoyable and certainly less indulgent collection of music.
So, apart from Mark King and himself, which other musicians contributed to the recording?
"They were mainly bass players and drummers. People like Mark Brzezicki of Big Country, who'd impressed me on a recent Steve Harley session I did; Nigel Ross‑Scott, who plays bass with Reflex, and Lindsay Elliott, who used to drum for Cockney Rebel and who I've known for some time."
"I handled the keyboards, guitars and vocals myself but I did make a conscious effort to get away from the sequenced bass lines that Ultravox are so well known for. I thought the best way of doing that was through the influence of other musicians. A solo album, for me, should always be a solo effort and that's certainly true of The Gift because every idea on it originated in some way from me. But I see no point, for example, in bringing in a musician of Mark King's calibre and forcing him to stick rigidly to the notes you've already composed! That would be a dreadful waste of his talent."
"With the drummers, for example, I already had guideline drums programmed into a Drumtraks purely to give the players an indication of where the build‑ups and fills would occur in each song. But they were then totally free to expand on that guide, which they did, and the end result was always more interesting having the benefit of the human touch."
"Every song used a pre‑recorded click‑track to drive sequencers but I didn't want to use only machinery because you can tell it's just a machine. It would have been too easy to use programmed drums. Half the challenge of making the album was working with the other people. And that was the most exciting part as well."
The Gift features three instrumental tracks: 'Edo', 'Chieftains' and 'Antibes' — which was recorded on the Caribbean island of Montserrat using a Casio CZ‑101! Hardly what you'd expect from a musician whose public profile is so closely allied to the role of frontman/vocalist. What comes as even more of a shock to the system is Midge's revelation that his initial intention was to produce an album that contained five songs and five instrumentals!
Somewhere along the line, however, matters were diluted somewhat but he decided to retain three of the instrumentals, even though he was well aware that "more often than not, when you get a couple of instrumentals on an album, it means the guy's run out of ideas!". The reason for their inclusion? Simple: "I like instrumental music. I find it very easy to listen to and it allows you to use your imagination in a way that most pop music doesn't. It's refreshing."
Part of the power and appeal of instrumental music undoubtedly lies in its ability to conjure up images in the mind. Yet it functions superbly too as a reinforcement to the visual image. This is never more prevalent than in the hypnotic television advertising and jingle markets where a good music track is recognised as being a vital element of a successful commercial.
MIDI I find baffling... I really do.
Prime examples of this approach have been the stylish Levi jean commercials that exploded across our television and cinema screens a few years back. Anyone remember the first 'Rivets' advert featuring an Ultravox‑style synthesized soundtrack and filmed explosions in a sun‑drenched quarry? Well, the man responsible for the music was Midge Ure, though that first foray into the advertising business wasn't a particularly enjoyable one as he explained.
"I don't know if I'd ever do it again. Working with advertising agencies is the pits... just awful! You're usually dealing with half a dozen people who all agree with each other, none of whom have a clue what they're talking about, musically. Nevertheless, I rattled off the music quickly and was really pleased with it. I think it went very well with the visuals because I was given the finished visuals to write the music to, which is a rare occurrence, so I'm told. Normally, you're only given a written outline of what the finished visuals may be like and have to create something to complement them."
Creatively‑speaking, Midge Ure never appears to be stuck for an idea, whether it be for a song or one of the many Ultravox promotional videos he has produced. But what, I asked him, shapes a song's development?
"Well, there are a million ways to come up with song ideas. They may be sparked off by a particular riff or chord sequence or simply a mood. But once I've got a basic idea or a feel for a song, then that starts to dictate how the lyrics are going to follow. I might, for example, have a seed of an idea in the back of my mind but no clue how to go about recording it. So, I begin crafting the music in the studio, working layer by layer until eventually, the lyrics start to form where the verses and chorus will appear. It all becomes apparent as you're doing it usually — a bit like painting by numbers."
"Very much so. Using my own 24‑track studio as a writing tool is great. I still use a Yamaha keyboard with a built‑in drum machine, which I keep at home in my kitchen, purely for coming up with basic song ideas, but nothing ever takes shape until I actually start working in the studio."
"I begin by putting down a SMPTE timecode on one track, and recording a very basic snare and bass drum part on tape as a guide. Then with everything I put down after that, I'm always looking to get a high quality sound on tape as it will potentially be something I keep."
"I tend to do a lot of track bouncing — even though there are 24 tracks available — to build up a sound. I may record four or five instruments all playing the same phrase but in various octaves, then do a stereo bounce of the lot, simply to get closer to what I hear in my head. I used to do that a lot on string machine parts with Ultravox but on The Gift I used mainly sampled string sounds from the Emulator 2. Working that way, you force yourself to make decisions halfway through the recording process of how things will sound in the mix and bounce tracks when required. It's very good training having your own studio."
Good training it can be, but it can easily create a whole new set of problems for the musician if not careful. "Initially, when my studio was built, like everybody else, I thought I'd do everything in it myself. But you get too involved. Everybody I've talked to who has a home studio tried at the start to do it all themselves but ended up getting too involved in the technical side of things. Then their playing side goes all to pot! That's why I have an engineer come in and help me when I wish to do some real recording."
Concentrating on the musical aspects of the recording seems to have paid dividends for Midge and listening to the album (recorded in his Chiswick studio and mixed at AIR Studios in Montserrat), there's nothing amiss in the audio quality department either.
Taking, as an example, the oriental‑sounding instrumental track 'Edo' from his album, Midge set about explaining just how it was pieced together in the studio.
"It started off as two romantic melodies — the very 'breathy' sounding one and the one played on a koto in the middle section. At the end of the song the two melodies cross over perfectly and I was very pleased with that effect. But it didn't start to sound Japanese until I started to use a koto on it (laughs)! Although I love the koto sounds you get on a Yamaha DX7, for instance, I wanted to use a real koto, so you'd hear the fingers scraping across the strings. If you listen to 'Edo' on headphones, the track really opens up when the koto comes in because of the ambient way it was miked up. Once it started to sound Japanese, I just followed through the imagery and used Japanese flutes and various instruments which I sampled from a collection of compact discs I had of Japanese tunes."
Sampled sounds are used tastefully and to great effect on many tracks from The Gift. So what did Midge think of the technique?
"I find sampling great fun but it's got a jokey image through people over‑using the classic 'Orch 4' Fairlight preset ,which we've all heard a million times before. I like the idea of sampling odd items like pots and pans to form rhythm tracks. In fact, we recorded my metal garage door being banged and sampled that on the Emulator 2, then wrote a pattern into the drum machine and used that to trigger the Emulator. It produced this odd Burundi‑like rhythm which I used as the basis of another instrumental on the album called 'Chieftain'. I also sampled the anvil sound on 'The Gift' using a Powertran MCS‑1 as my Emulator 2 was away having its software updated."
Something else Midge found himself doing whilst recording the album, was sampling the guitar. "I'd record a guitar solo played through a Rockman and break it down into one‑ or two‑note pieces, mainly string bending noises or really fast vibratos. Then I'd sample those bits I wanted and play them back at half speed from the Emulator keyboard, totally out of context. Then I'd start constructing the solo again but by playing it from the keyboard, in stereo, using those samples." If you're intrigued to hear this technique in action, take a listen to the guitar solo on the track called 'When The Wind Blows' from The Gift. It's quite an arresting sound.
As a recording artist, one benefit of owning your own studio is undoubtedly the freedom it brings you to experiment with equipment. And one criticism levelled at people, like Midge Ure, who utilise the latest technological instruments on their albums, is that they often lack imagination when it comes to using such devices to anywhere near their full creative potential. The studio, Midge reckons, certainly helps him overcome that problem:
"It took me over a year to get into the PPG, for example. I really started to hate the thing and it was so complex to use, as ordinarily, you never have the time in someone else's studio to learn how to use it. But having one around my studio and having time to actually use one, everything just suddenly clicked into place and I began enjoying it and appreciating the sounds it made."
"The DX7, on the other hand, I still think is impossible to programme! I can't be bothered with it. It's capable of producing some great sounds I admit, but Casio have now come up with some synthesizer that's just as good I feel — and a lot easier to work. I'm a great advocate of user‑friendly instruments you know!"
Continuing on the theme of instrumentation, Midge had this strong viewpoint to express: "Just because there's a wealth of keyboards, drum machines and samplers on the market doesn't automatically mean your guitarist sitting in his bedsit has got to go out, sell his guitar and buy the stuff. He doesn't have to use it. It's there if he wants to use it."
"It's like MIDI. He doesn't have to get sucked into it or feel he has to understand it if he doesn't want to. MIDI, I find baffling... I really do." (Well there's honesty for you!) "It's too in‑depth for me. If it had been around when I bought my first synthesizer then I would have grown up with it. But to start to understand all the aspects and parameters of MIDI now is beyond me. My head is full of musical notes and arrangements, and I shouldn't have to be worrying whether or not there's a 10 millisecond delay on such and such a MIDI channel."
Midge Ure may not like being drawn into the technical side of MIDI but, like everyone who relies so heavily on the application of hi‑tech instruments in their music, he must come to terms with it. Just as he has had to learn about timecodes and click‑tracks in order to run his studio.
"Using drum machine and sequencer codes is an absolute nightmare at times but I find myself unable to avoid getting caught up in that side of things. Even so, it's still less baffling to me than MIDI!"
"Timecodes are a fundamental necessity for synchronisation purposes. Without them, you run in to all kinds of problems. For example, one of the album tracks we recorded without laying down a timecode first, so we couldn't sync up the Emulator's sequencer to play a sampled cello part that I wanted to put on the track. And I couldn't physically play the cello part using the Emulator 2 because I'm not a good enough keyboard player. So we ended up scrapping the whole track and starting again."
Whatever the problems encountered during the making of the album, The Gift conclusively proves that Midge Ure is a fine songwriter who is not afraid to use whatever tools he has available to realise his ideas. And that is something Midge can be proud of.

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Voilov, D. and Novikov, G. and Meteleva-Fisher, Yu. (2009) A broadband dielectric spectroscopy study of the relaxation properties of H-Beta-ZnS zeolite-semiconductor nanocomposite. Nanotechnologies in Russia, 4 . pp. 290-295.
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Broadband dielectric spectroscopy was used to determine the dependences of the complex permittivity for H-Beta zeolite and H-Beta-ZnS composite in a frequency range of 10−1−105 Hz and a temperature range from −160 to +300°C. A difference in the dispersion of the real and imaginary parts of the permittivity of H-Beta-ZnS nanocomposite in comparison with initial zeolite was detected. Approximating the dielectric spectrum by the Havriliak-Negami functions made it possible to obtain the distribution of dielectric relaxation times, which contained several maxima corresponding to the relaxation transitions in both nanocomposite and initial zeolite. A new relaxation transition was observed in the nanocomposite in a temperature range of 170–230°C. The temperature dependence of the relaxation time of this transition was linearized in the Arrhenius coordinates with an activation energy of ∼2.0 eV.
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According to a recent report researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine have been experimenting with bee venom in order to try and kills off cancer cells in the body. The researchers are said to be using ‘nanobees’, which are nano particles that are used to deliver the venom, melittin, into the body.
The researchers at the St Louis medical school experimented with mice, and found that using these nano particles to deliver bee venom into the bodies of the mice resulted in some tumours being stopped in terms of growth and some even shrinking.
One of the researchers involved in the project stated: “The nanobees fly in, land on the surface of cells and deposit their cargo of melittin, which rapidly merges with the target cells. We’ve shown that the bee toxin gets taken into the cells, where it pokes holes in their internal structures.”
Another doctor stated: “Nanobees are an effective way to package the useful, but potentially deadly, melittin, sequestering it so that it neither harms normal cells nor gets degraded before it reaches its target.”


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- November 16, 2012
BAE Systems plans to acquire Marine Hydraulics International Inc., a company that operates a shipyard, pier and waterfront facilities in Norfolk.
MHI has about 400 people and would be integrated with the Norfolk-based BAE Systems Ship Repair business.
The price is about $69 million, according to StockMarketWire, a London-based news service.
“This acquisition is fully aligned with our business strategy to continue to grow in the maritime industry by enhancing our efficiencies and breadth of capabilities, which is consistent with our global strategy to deliver value to our customers with cost-effective solutions,” Bill Clifford, president of BAE Systems Ship Repair, said in a statement.
MHI, which is being sold by parent company American Maritime Holdings Inc., is a marine repair, overhaul and conversion company. Its customers include the U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command, Maritime Administration and commercial ship owners and operators.
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An insightful piece in IAM from Gareth Jones of BenevolentAI. Gareth talks about how new uses of data in the pharma and life science sectors, coupled with the management of data sources in complex data licensing landscapes, brings real challenges and demands a multitude of different skills.
The piece contains an interesting glimpse into some of the IP-commercial and legal hurdles being grappled with by leading data businesses.
We continue to be fascinated by the way that evolving technologies test our IP systems and licensing models, and it is for the IP community to drive pragmatic and efficient ways to unlock the commercial potential for the businesses we work in.
From diagnosis support to biological engineering, AI has the potential to reshape the entire pharmaceutical industry. Gareth Jones at BenevolentAI provides a number of tips on how IP professionals can adapt their strategies as data becomes key to revenue


Longtime New Ellenton resident Webster Dunbar is 100 years old today, and his children have all reached the same consensus: Their dad has been a hard-working man his entire life and deserves to be taken care of the same way he took care of them.
Dunbar was born on Aug. 14, 1914, in Barnwell County but spent his childhood and the first part of his adult life in old Ellenton.
Once residents were forced to move from the town to make room for the Savannah River Site in 1950, Dunbar settled into a New Ellenton community where he still lives today.
Dunbar was a man of many trades, according to his third-oldest child, Emma Odom. He worked at SRS when it started up, at Claussen Construction in Augusta and eventually retired from Fiberglass, which is now AGY.
In addition to earning a paycheck, Odom said her father always kept cows and hogs on the property to ensure his family always had food.
“It always seemed like there was no struggle in raising 11 kids because we never lacked for anything,” she said. “Daddy always made sure we had enough.”
In addition to his 11 kids, Dunbar has 29 grandchildren, 71 great-grandchildren and 55 great-great grandchildren.
With such a large family, Dunbar's son, David, said it's a blessing to still have his dad here so the other generations of children can see how special he is.
“He raised me to be a man because he knew one day I would have children,” said David. “I know people always say how appreciative they are about those kinds of things, but I mean it when I say I appreciate the way he raised me.”
In addition to being a family man, Dunbar has also been a huge part of his church, Four Miles Baptist Church in New Ellenton. Dunbar held the position as the oldest deacon of the church.
Dunbar said a few brief words about the life he lead and the love he has for his family and God.
“It wasn't easy. I had some ups and I had some downs, but I treated them all the same,” he said. “And I thank God for it all.”
Odom added, “Our mother passed in 1986, and she had written this letter for us. At the end of the letter, she said, ‘Y'all take care of Joe.' That's what she and his siblings always called him. She told us to take care of Joe because he took care of us, and that's exactly what we're doing. And I know she's proud of us for that.”
Derrek Asberry is a beat reporter with the Aiken Standard. He joined the paper in June 2013. He is originally from Vidalia, Ga., and a graduate of Georgia Southern University. Follow him on Twitter @DerrekAsberry.


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Minutes after Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, China has imposed sanctions on Trump administration officials including on outgoing secretary of state Mike Pompeo and 27 other high-ranking officials, accusing them of “prejudice and hatred against China.”
Chinese foreign ministry said they have “planned, promoted and executed a series of crazy moves which have gravely interfered in China’s internal affairs, undermined China’s interests, offended the Chinese people and seriously disrupted China-U.S. relations.”
Among those listed by Beijing were former trade adviser Peter Navarro; former national security adviser Robert O’Brien and his former deputy Matt Pottinger; former health secretary Alex Azar; and former US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft. Former top Trump aide Steve Bannon and former security adviser John Bolton were also included.
The ministry said the sanctioned individuals and their immediate family members “are prohibited from entering the mainland of China, Hong Kong and Macao.” It also said they and entities associated with them were banned from conducting business with China.
Many of the 28 outgoing and former officials sanctioned by Beijing were considered to be influential in helping to steer the Trump administration’s more confrontational China policy, which saw clashes with Beijing on issues relating to trade, technology, regional security and human rights.
Thursday’s sanctions come in the wake of a series of final moves by the Trump administration targeting China, including sanctions aimed at officials and a declaration on its final day, that the Chinese government had committed genocide against Uyghur Muslims and ethnic and religious minority groups in its western region of Xinjiang.
Just over one week earlier, on January 11, Pompeo announced the US would lift decades-old restrictions on contacts between American and Taiwanese officials, a decision which prompted threats from Beijing.
China’s decision to impose sanctions against the outgoing Trump team follow comments made by Beijing in the hours preceding Biden’s inauguration, expressing hope that the new US President would “look at China rationally and objectively.”
At a regular press briefing Wednesday, China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying claimed the Trump administration had made numerous “fundamental mistakes” during the past four years resulting in “serious damage” to bilateral ties.
The Biden administration should instead, “look at China rationally and objectively, meet China halfway and, in the spirit of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, push China-US relations back to the right track of healthy and stable development as soon as possible,” said Hua.


Lincolnshire Co-op’s €76.7m (£70m) redevelopment of The Cornhill Quarter has attracted some major retailers to its mixed-use scheme in the centre of Lincoln. The new signings total 13,115ft², with the overall regeneration zone anticipated to deliver in excess of 150,000ft² of mixed-use commercial floorspace over a series of development phases. The most recent of these lettings is Neon Sheep taking 1,711ft², along with a 1,600ft² handmade Doughnotts’ branch, a 2,500ft² Seasalt and a 7,304ft² énergie Fitness. This also follows some other great signings for the scheme recently, including 200 Degrees and HMV.
The opening of Neon Sheep and Doughnotts marks the expansion of these successful and unique businesses across the nation, with Doughnotts’ Lincoln store marking its fourth branch. The stationery and lifestyle brand Neon Sheep, started by Mountain Warehouse founder, has expanded in key locations throughout the UK.
James Stocker, Senior Project Manager at Mountain Warehouse said: “We’re so excited to have recently signed to be part of the redevelopment of The Cornhill Quarter. We can’t wait to share our vibrant and flourishing brand to the people of Lincolnshire. Watch out for the life-size pink sheep!"
Ursula Lidbetter, Lincolnshire Co-op’s Chief Executive, commented: “The Cornhill Quarter is continuing to attract exciting brands for the city; we have been able to announce a number of names over the past few months which all bring something different and create an attractive mix for Lincoln. We are confident in our vision to create a destination for residents and tourists alike which is also the gateway to Lincoln City Centre.”


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We come together today to remember and mourn the senseless loss of six Muslim men, killed on Jan 29, 2017, while in prayer, at the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec (CCIQ).
Last year’s deadly shooting at the Quebec City Mosque is a violent example of Islamophobia in Canada. These men were fathers, friends, husbands, sons, and members of their community. One year later, their families and Muslim communities across the country are attempting to heal, and we stand in solidarity with them.
As trade unionists, our most basic principle is “an injury to one is an injury to all,” and we stand against Islamophobia and racism. We also know that this was not an isolated incident.
In the spring of last year, Local and Provincial CUPE Leaders issued an open letter to all members of the Peel District School Board Community, condemning several Islamophobic and Anti-Muslim acts that took place in the region, preventing the school board trustees from meeting for several months. These actions were intended to create a climate of intimidation and spread hate. Our members took action, working with others to fill the board’s central auditorium with supporters at the next trustee meeting, making sure there was no room for hate.
As a community union, with workers delivering public services in many sectors, we will continue to fight so that everyone, from all walks of life, feel safe in our schools, parks, libraries, or any of our public spaces.
Our union is committed to taking action against the rise of far-right extremism, and we will not sit idly by as people face racism and hate in our communities and workplaces.
CUPE Ontario joins the choir of voices calling on the Canadian government to recognize the anniversary of this deplorable event as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Islamophobia.
We also call on all Canadian elected leaders to work to ensure that a tragedy like this does not happen in any of our communities ever again.
Azzedine Soufiane, 57
Father of three was a grocer, butcher, and longtime Quebec City resident who often helped newcomers settle into the area.
Khaled Belkacemi, 60
Professor of soil and agri-food engineering at Laval University, father of three, a good friend to many.
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Father of two young children, worked in a pharmacy and remembered as a very kind person.
Abdelkrim Hassane, 41
Father to three daughters, he worked as a programming analyst for the Quebec government.
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Apr 22, 2013, 8:59 PM EST
Former Arizona guard Josiah Turner has been sentenced after his DUI arrest last year.
Turner, who spent one season in Tucson, has been jailed after reaching a plea agreement in an “extreme DUI” case. Turner’s blood alcohol content when he was arrested on April 26 by University of Arizona police on suspicion of DUI was between .15 and .19, which falls into the “extreme” category of DUI.
In total, Turner was sentenced to two days in jail, $1,529 in fines and ordered to undergo an alcohol evaluation as well as completing a MADD program. He was also given the opportunity to offset $250 of those fines with 25 hours of community service.
In his single season with the Wildcats, Turner averaged 6.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists for coach Sean Miller. He decided to transfer to SMU to play for Larry Brown before choosing to pursue professional opportunities. Since then, Turner has played for teams in Canada and Hungary. He was cut from the Canadian team, the Halifax Rainmen, midseason.
Turner, who declared for the NBA Draft last week, is now scheduled for review on his case on Feb. 5 of 2014.
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Chicago Stars #9
January 24, 2023
Available in: Hardcover, Paperback, Audio, e-Book, Trade Size
When Stars Collide
#1 New York Times bestseller Susan Elizabeth Phillips returns to her beloved Chicago Stars series with a romance between a Chicago Stars quarterback and one of the world’s greatest opera singers—and a major diva.
“Re-entering the world of the Chicago Stars is like a beloved friend come to call.” — #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr
Thaddeus Walker Bowman Owens, the backup quarterback for the Chicago Stars, is a team player, talented sideline coach, occasional male underwear model, and a man with a low tolerance for Divas.
Olivia Shore, international opera superstar, is a driven diva with a passion for perfection, a craving for justice, too many secrets—and a monumental grudge against the egotistical, lowbrow jock she’s been stuck with.
It’s Mozart meets Monday Night Football as the temperamental soprano and stubborn jock embark on a nationwide tour promoting a luxury watch brand. Along the way, the combatants will engage in soul-searching and trash talk, backstage drama and, for sure, a quarterback pass. But they’ll also face trouble as threatening letters, haunting photographs, and a series of dangerous encounters complicate their lives. Is it the work of an overzealous fan or something more sinister?
This is the emotional journey of a brilliant woman whose career is everything and a talented man who’ll never be happy with second place. Tender and funny, passionate and insightful, this irresistible romantic adventure proves that anything can happen…when two superstars collide.
Now available in hardcover and trade paperback!
Originally published June 29, 2021 in hardcover by Wm Morrow. Trade paperback published July 5, 2022 by Avon Books. First time in mass market paperback January 24, 2023 by Avon Books.
EXCERPT from WHEN STARS COLLIDE
THE DIVA AND THE QUARTERBACK….
It’s Mozart meets Monday Night Football when two superstars collide.
Olivia Shore gazed out through the darkened window of the limousine toward the private jet parked on the tarmac. This was what her life had come to. Flying around the country with a brainless, overpaid jock and too many bad memories, all to hawk a luxury watch.
It was going to be the longest four weeks of her life.
Thad Walker Bowman Owens wasn’t entirely surprised Marchand Timepieces had come after him to promote their Victory780 watch. They needed a Chicago Stars’ player, and Thad gave good interviews. Also, that old Heisman trophy had garnered him plenty of publicity over the years. Still, anybody with eyeballs knew it wasn’t Thad’s throwing arm or glib rejoinders that had sealed the deal with Marchand. It was his pretty face.
“You’re even better looking than The Boo.” Cooper Graham had tweaked him the first time they’d met, referring to the great Stars quarterback, Dean Robillard.
Thad’s looks were a curse.
One of his favorite ex-girlfriends had told him: “You’ve got Liam Hemsworth’s nose, Michael B. Jordan’s cheekbones, and Zac Efron’s hair. As for those green eyes . . . Taylor Swift for sure. It’s like all the good-looking celebs in the world threw up on your face.”
Over the years, he’d done everything he could to roughen up his appearance. He’d grown a beard a couple of times, but then people started telling him he looked like the dude in Fifty Shades. He’d tried a porn-star mustache only to have women say he looked distinguished. He’d even gone for irony and sported one of those asinine man buns for a while. Unfortunately, it looked good on him.
In high school, everybody got pimples but him. He’d never needed braces or gone through an awkward phase. He hadn’t broken his nose or gotten one of the chin scars every other player in the League had. His hair wasn’t thinning. He didn’t have a paunch.
He blamed his parents.
But the one positive thing about his looks, along with his lean, six-foot-three body, was the extra cash it earned him. And he did like making money. Over the years, he’d lent his face to a men’s cologne, his butt to designer underwear, and his hair to some over-priced grooming products he’d never bothered to use. And now this.
If only he were doing this promotion with a female rock star instead of a stuck-up opera singer. The next four weeks stretched in front of him like an endless road headed exactly nowhere.
Olivia set aside her trench coat, along with the scarf and sun- glasses, and advanced toward the reporters who’d gathered in the hotel suite, her stilettos clicking, studiously ignoring him. Her sweep of dark hair coiled in one of those loose bun things, which—along with her royal-blue stilettos—brought her height to someplace in the vicinity of six feet. Her figure was formidable: broad shoulders, long neck, straight spine, and trim waist, all of it accompanied by skyscraper legs. She was neither skinny nor plump. More . . . Thad searched for the right word, but all he could come up with was “daunting.”
Along with her stilettos and black slacks, the open throat of her white blouse showed off a gold rope necklace with a pigeon egg–sized stone that appeared to be a giant ruby. She wore multiple rings, a couple of bracelets, and the Cavatina3 Marchand watch.
He liked his women small and cuddly. This one looked like a tigress who’d raided an Hermès store.
The male reporters rose as she approached. Henri Marchand performed the introductions. The Diva extended her hand and gazed down her long nose at them, her lips curved in a regal smile. “Gentlemen.” She acknowledged the lifestyle editor with a handshake and gracious smile before she folded herself into a chair across from Thad, her ankles crossed off to the side, a broomstick up her ass.
Thad deliberately slouched into his chair and stretched out his own legs, making himself comfortable.
The classical music critic led off, but instead of addressing The Diva, he turned to Thad. “Are you an opera fan?”
“Haven’t had much exposure,” he said.
The sports writer picked up on that. “What about you, Ms. Shore? Do you ever go to football games?”
“Last year I saw New Madrid play Manchester United.”
Thad could barely disguise a snort. The sports writer exchanged an amused look with him before turning back to her. “Those are European soccer teams, Ms. Shore, not American football.”
She adopted a girls will be girls look that Thad didn’t buy for a second. “Of course. How silly of me.”
There wasn’t anything silly about this woman, from the throaty resonance of her voice to her figure, and something told him she knew damn well they were soccer teams. Or maybe not. For the first time, she’d spiked his curiosity.
“So you’ve never seen Thad Owens play?”
“No.” She gazed directly at Thad for the first time, eyes as cold as a January night. “Have you ever heard me sing?”
“I haven’t had the pleasure,” he said with his best drawl. “But my thirty-seventh is coming up and I’d sure welcome a round of ‘Happy Birthday’ to mark the occasion.”
The lifestyle editor laughed, but The Diva didn’t crack a smile. “Duly noted.”
When the reporters had finally disappeared, Henri Marchand announced that Olivia’s and Thad’s luggage had been delivered to the bedrooms that adjoined opposite sides of the spacious suite. Henri gestured around the living area and dining areas, along with the small kitchen. “As you can see, this is quite convenient for interviews and tomorrow’s photo shoot. The chef will be making tonight’s clients’ dinner in the private kitchen.”
The Diva’s head shot up, and her dramatic eyebrows drew together. “Henri, may I speak with you.
“But, of course.” The two of them moved toward the door into the hallway.
Thad was pissed. The Diva obviously didn’t like the idea of them sharing the suite. Fine. She could move to another room. He wasn’t going anywhere.
WHEN STARS COLLIDE
The funny, irresistible romantic adventure of a brilliant woman whose career is everything and a talented man who’ll never be happy with second place.
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"RITA Award-winning and best-selling romance author Phillips’ latest virtuoso literary performance and new addition to her outstanding Chicago Stars series delivers a full score of irresistible delights. From savvy characterization, sassy humor, and sparkling dialogue to a smartly composed plot... this brilliantly conceived contemporary romance will have readers shouting, Brava!" -- Booklist (starred review)
“Captivating. The thrilling suspense plot and intoxicating chemistry will hook new readers and returning fans alike. This is a page-turner.” -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“If you’re a fan of opposites attract couples, forced proximity setups, and road tripping across the US, When Stars Collide will be a highly entertaining read for you. A not-to-miss new release from the one and only Susan Elizabeth Phillips.” -- HarlequinJunkie.com
“Fall into the addictive voice of Susan Elizabeth Phillips—compulsively readable and deeply satisfying!" -- #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr
“I always laugh my head off when I read Susan Elizabeth Phillips’ novels. She never fails to leave a smile on my face.” -- #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter


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Los Angeles, July 13 – Actress Margot Robbie, who plays the beloved doll character in Greta Gerwig’s new film ‘Barbie’ on the Mattel firm’s iconic creation, says the movie tackles concept of power ‘hierarchy’.
The creation, which has been hailed as a feminist take on the toy – has recently been rebranded with a range of diverse models with different skin tones and disabilities since it was launched as a supposedly picture-perfect blonde ideal of beauty in 1959.
Margot said at the European premiere of the film at Cineworld in London’s Leicester Square on Wednesday night: “To really do something unexpected and fun and clever and silly on such a big scale, it feels like a very unique opportunity”, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
“Barbieland feels like a female utopia. But you do, by the end of the film, see the flaw in that – I mean, a hierarchy in anyone’s power is not necessarily the best thing. But it is fun – it’s very pretty.”
The film sees Barbie’s perfect pink world of fashion, grooming and parties brought crashing down when she finds herself having dark thoughts about death.
She finds cellulite on her perfect legs and her famous feet suddenly become flat – and with the encouragement of the wise ‘Weird Barbie’ played by Kate McKinnon, 39, Barbie embarks on a journey of self-discovery in the real world, with Ken, played by Ryan Gosling, 42, joining her for the ride.
Also at the ‘Barbie’ premiere was singer Dua Lipa, 27, who plays Mermaid Barbie in the film, and co-stars including Will Ferrell, 55, Issa Rae, 38, and Hairi Nef, 30, who help make up the ten Barbie’s and four Ken’s in the project.
Margot has told ABC 7.30 about Barbie’s awakening in the film: “It’s like, there’s this age where suddenly you become self-conscious. And you kind of like hide yourself instead.”


After a two-year effort, Fleet Financial Group has gone live with an enterprise data warehouse powered by Informix Corp.
Brad Spivack, director of financial services marketing for Informix, said that the data warehouse is one of the five largest in the U.S. financial services industry in terms of the number of data feeds.
It represents "the next generation of data base technology for us," said Randall Grossman, senior vice president and director of customer data management and analysis at Fleet, which has been in the forefront of such innovations in recent years.
It also signals that Fleet has taken over management of its data in- house. The Boston-based banking company had relied on a data-base vendor, Harte Hanks Technologies.
The drawback in sending information to a third party for the creation of data bases, said Mr. Grossman, was that "the format was proprietary and you couldn't manipulate data for real customer analysis."
It also took five weeks to format the necessary data tapes.
Fleet had no choice, he said, but to take control of its own operation. "We wanted 36 months of data, more detail, and daily and weekly updates."
The $100.7 billion-asset bank is already using data from its new warehouse in six projects.
"We're very much in the shakedown-cruise mode," said Mr. Grossman. "The ship has gone into the harbor and, by God, it floats!"
At Fleet, the client/server data warehouse standardizes data from 34 sources, including automated teller machines, branches, deposit, loan, investment, and telephone banking systems.
It will eventually expand to 66 sources.
To date the enterprise data warehouse has collected customer account, transaction, and demographic information from Fleet's retail and commercial businesses.
The enterprise data warehouse and smaller data marts are in full production with 64 central processing units on a cluster of Sun Microsystems Inc. 6000 servers.
The warehouse is loaded with 350 gigabytes of information but is expected to grow to four terabytes.
The system has 125 users, which is to grow to 1,000 by the end of 1999.
Though the initial focus is on marketing and sales, the system has been designed to accommodate more functions later, Mr. Grossman said. "We're looking at integrating the branch sales platform so we can have a more focused view of selling to customers in local markets."
A prototype for the branch application system is in production and should roll out sometime next year.
"Basically, we're going to use it for all aspects of customer marketing and across all channels to evaluate the effectiveness of a broad set of marketing campaigns, product design, and pricing," Mr. Grossman said.
The project came in at more than $30 million, but under the $38 million budget.
Fleet selected Informix Dynamic Server with the Advanced Decision Support Option and the Extended Parallel Option over data base technology from International Business Machines Corp., Oracle Corp., and Teradata.
The Fleet announcement was Informix's third in as many months about a big-bank relationship.
In July it announced that Norwest Corp. would install Informix relational data base technology in its trust department. And in June the vendor said First Union Corp. had launched an enterprisewide data warehouse using Informix software to capture customer account information from 20 sources.


Reporting to the Aspira IT Manager, the successful applicants will work as part of a broader team that provides a wide range of IT services and technical consultancy & support to our client base.
The roles will be primarily based in the Aspira Cork Office, and will also involve some time spent working directly alongside our clients’ staff at their sites.
For Senior roles, we require a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a relevant environment. Mid-level roles require 3-5 years’ experience, and Junior roles less than 3 years’ experience.
Technology areas that are of particular interest to us include:
· VMware or MS Hyper-V with an aptitude for networking (Cisco)
· Experience in Windows Server 2008/2012/2016 environments
· Working knowledge of standard network and internet networking technologies and best practices
· Understanding of IP based networks and security protocols, tools and policies
· Experience installing, configuring and administrating VMware based solutions/technologies, with specific focus on VMware vSphere. The candidate should have a willingness and drive to learn new cloud based technologies and adapt to the changing virtualization/cloud landscape
· Technical design and optimization of infrastructure and application systems and components
· Ability to monitor systems and recommend changes that will drive improvement (e.g. in system security or network performance).
· Scripting language experience (e.g. Powershell, Python) is a nice-to-have
Personal Competencies that we look for include:
· Ability to work well as part of a team and also the ability to work independently and demonstrate initiative
· Attention to detail - appropriate use of change control procedures and communication
· Excellent communication skills, demonstrating fluency in written and verbal communications
· Strong customer focus, able to interact with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
· Ability to multi-task, make priority calls and manage time effectively, engaging with customers and colleagues in a responsive manner
· Ability to demonstrate a professional image in a manner that reflects well on the company
· Holding a Full, Clean Driving License is advantageous
· Candidates with a relevant Degree will be preferred (e.g. Computer Science, Cloud Computing, Networking, IT, etc.)
· It is an advantage if candidates have – or are on the path to achieve - certifications (eg. Cisco CCNA or Microsoft MCSE). Aspira supports staff members acquiring additional industry certifications.


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Sustainable freshwater aquaculture: the complete guide.
Sydney: UNSW Press, 2007. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. The most complete, accessible and affordable guide to freshwater aquaculture in Australia, emphasising sustainable use of all resources: whether it be on a small scale in a backyard pond, or in commercial production on broad acres. The book includes detailed information from..... More


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Following the cover phenomenon that was “Frozen“s “Let It Go” and Taeyang“s “Eyes, Nose, Lips,” Adam Levine“s “Lost Stars” from movie “Begin Again” has now become the latest national sensation in South Korea as numerous Korean artists cover the track. . ... Read more
CL will be gracing the cover of Elle Korea magazine in their upcoming October issue. According to the publication, she will be the first Korean singer and the youngest Korean star to be on the cover of the fashion magazine. . ... Read more
On August 14th, Lee Seung Chul, in collaboration with a choir of young North Korean defectors called “With-U,” sang his new song “The Day” at Dokdo.
“With-U” is a choir composed of 55 men and women between the ages of 20 and 30, who defected from North Korea to South Korea. The idea for “With-U” came from a joint effort between Lee Seung Chul and a North Korean native, Yoon Il Kon, to bring their vision of a unified Korea to life. . ... Read more
Baek Ji Young to Become the First Korean Pop Singer to Hold Solo Concert at New York’s Lincoln Center
Singer Baek Ji Young will be holding a very significant solo concert in New York on August 30.
She is scheduled to hold her very first American solo concert series “Sentimental Memories” in Los Angeles’ Club Nokia and New York’s Lincoln Center, on August 28 and August 30, respectively. . ... Read more
K-Pop Crossover: Korean-American Singer-Songwriter Mayda Miler Discusses Working With Prince's Rhythm Section
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Mayda Miller wants to break your stereo.
The Korean adoptee, who was born in Minnesota, and goes by the professional name Mayda, mixes beats and styles with furious abandon. She moves between intimate acoustic singer-songwriter paeans to full on funk thumpers and hard rock blasts. . ... Read more
There”s an incredible moment towards the end of folk singer-songwriter Han Dae Soo”s song “Give Me Water!”
About a minute before the fadeout, Han”s rasp of a voice is interrupted by what appears to be an aggressively played kazoo, buzzing like a messenger insect. At first, the listener may be hard-pressed to say whether this sound was produced by Han”s voice or not. . ... Read more
Singer LYn will be the first Korean female ballad singer to promote in China.
Lyn will be attending China”s “QQ Music Awards” on March 27 as the female vocalist representative of Korea an officially begin her hallyu promotions. . ... Read more
The OST track “Let It Go” from the popular Disney movie ‘Frozen‘ has created a storm in Korea.
Various Korean artists showed off their cover of this sweet song. Take a listen to the covers below and tell us what your favorite cover is! . ... Read more