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JAZZ: VINCE GIORDANO
By JOHN S. WILSON
Published: December 21, 1986
AFTER 10 years of playing jazz and pop arrangements from the time of World War I to the early 1930's, Vince Giordano has built his band, the Nighthawks, into an ensemble that has a remarkable versatility in what he calls ''the musical dialect'' of the period. The group's versatility includes its ability to adapt its full strength of 12 musicians to smaller ensembles without losing the flavor of its performances.
Currently a seven-piece variation of the Nighthawks is playing on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays through Dec. 30 from 3 P.M. to 6 P.M. in the Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52d Street, in a narrow corridor lined with shops. Set up in front of Singular Editions and facing Chartwell Books, playing to an audience that is either standing or sitting on the floor, Mr. Giordano's group moves from early Duke Ellington to classic Jelly Roll Morton, from James Reese Europe's 1914 hit ''Too Much Mustard'' to Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet a decade later, and they play with spirit, polish and a full sense of the joy inherent in this music.
On Thursday afternoon, the septet was in great form, projecting both ensemble nuances as well as solos that suggested the styles of musicians of the appropriate bands with vivid freshness and individual involvement.
The trumpeter Peter Ecklund moved flawlessly from the complex breaks of a Jelly Roll Morton arrangement to growling Ellington passages and a punching Armstrong lead on ''Cake Walkin' Babies From Home.'' Dick Wellstood roamed through a variety of piano parts seasoned with his own individuality and, in one instance, adapted a banjo solo to his piano. Mr. Giordano added authentic 20's flavor with his tuba and bass saxophone and a slap-bass solo on his string bass while the drummer Arnie Kinsella used temple blocks and cymbal in manners that were idiomatically 1920's.
This music is fun to listen to, and the band's pleasure in playing it is underlined by its polish and flair.


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Big dark hybrid cinematic trailer. A legendary and pompous sound of an orchestra. Made in Hollywood traditions: massive and exciting.
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INSTRUMENTS: Strings, brass, percussion, choir, sound effects.
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USAGE: Perfect suit for action hybrids, inspirational blockbuster movie and adventure film trailers, teasers, soundtracks. Very flexible structure – optimized for trailers. Also, good for thrilling battle and war videos.
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Cathy’s Kitchen Prescription LLC
With Ranch Dressing
Crispy, spicy saucy bites that hit the spot! And to cool things off, a tasty ranch dressing to dunk ‘em in. Perfect party finger food and a fun, lively side dish for your next barbecue. In my plant-based/no-oil kitchen, sometimes, I just hanker for a good crunch, don't you?
Prep Time 30 minutes Bake Time 45 minutes Serves 3-4
1 cauliflower, cut or broken into bite-sized uniform florets
Plant-Based Buttermilk Batter
1 cup white whole wheat flour or a gluten-free flour you like
1 ½ cups unsweetened soy milk
1 ½ teaspoons garlic granules
1 ½ teaspoons onion granules
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ Tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon aka (red) miso
2/3 cup hot sauce like Frank’s or your favorite sriracha – OR if you’re not a fan of hot chili sauces, use your favorite barbecue sauce
2/3 cup water (omit and double the hot sauce if you like a very spicy buffalo)
1 cup soy yogurt
½ teaspoon granulated garlic
½ teaspoon granulated onion
¾ teaspoon shiro (white) miso •, or to taste
Pinch ground white pepper
1 Tablespoon nutritional yeast
¾ teaspoon Dijon mustard or to taste
This tasty dressing is very versatile and you can use it to dress salads and blanched veggies or as a dip for crudité. Mix it up by adding chopped fresh basil, dill, chives, slivered scallion or shallot, or capers.
- Miso is a good salt alternative that helps to lower blood pressure (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5313421/#:~:text=Miso%2C%20which%20is%20made%20from,%2C%20including%20salt%2Dsensitive%20hypertension.)
Preheat oven to 475°F/246°C
Mix all dressing ingredients in a bowl either plain or with any of the variation possibilities. Refrigerate until use.
Create a buttermilk by adding lemon juice to the soy milk and allowing it 10 minutes to curdle. Add the miso and whisk well to dissolve.
In a very large bowl, combine dry batter ingredients and stir to combine. Add the buttermilk mixture and mix well to create a batter. Set aside for 5 minutes.
Add cauliflower florets to the bowl. Stir very well to coat each floret well and enable it to penetrate the crevices of the florets.
Arrange on parchment on a baking tray, spacing the florets slightly apart. You may need to cook in batches or on two trays. Bake 25-30 minutes or until the florets have cooked and the batter is firm and golden and browning on their edges. Remove from oven.
Pour the hot sauce in the large bowl. Dilute with water if you like. Gently transfer the florets into the sauce and stir to coat thoroughly. Return the buffaloed cauliflower to the parchment and bake for another 15 minutes or until lightly toasted.
Serve immediately hot out of the oven (or reheat in a very hot oven for a few minutes if you make in advance). Serve with the ranch dipping sauce. Enjoy!!

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STRIKE action has heavily disrupted London's Underground train network, as hundreds of thousands of bargain hunters headed to the shops for the traditional Boxing Day sales.
All 13 of the Tube lines were running a reduced service after just a third of drivers turned up for work in a dispute between the Aslef union and the network operators over payments for working on public holidays.
Howard Collins, London Underground's chief operating officer, said: "This strike action is completely unnecessary.
"Train drivers are paid a salary that reflects some bank holiday working, but the Aslef leadership is demanding to be paid twice for the same work and has rejected our attempts to resolve the matter."
Despite the transport problems, shoppers formed long queues from the early hours of the morning outside London's top department stores including Harrods and Selfridges.
Many of the bargain hunters were Chinese, with Harrods creating a separate queue outside its store in the upmarket district of Knightsbridge for those looking for reductions on designer goods such as Gucci.
Sue West, director of operations at Selfridges, said handbags and menswear were particularly popular items in the sale at its flagship branch on London's main shopping thoroughfare of Oxford Street.
"Of the people queuing to get inside 60 per cent or 70 per cent were men. It's a great day for men's shopping. It's a tradition and people want to experience it," she said.
"Online sales for us have been great but year on year people still want to experience the Boxing Day sales."
British retailers slash prices on the day after Christmas Day, with big-ticket items such as TVs and computers carrying the biggest reductions.
The price comparison site MoneySupermarket.com estimates that shoppers in Britain will spend STG2.9 billion ($4.6 billion) in the sales.
The British Retail Consortium had described high-street spending as "acceptable but not exceptional" during the Christmas period.
Originally published as Tube strike can't stop London shoppers

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Education advocates got exactly what they wanted in Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial election Tuesday: a progressive Democrat who puts education at the top of his priority list.
Gov.- elect Tom Wolf has big plans for providing relief to resource-strapped classrooms across the commonwealth, but onlookers and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle concur that Wolf’s agenda faces a very steep climb.
Despite a fervent effort to push incumbent Gov. Tom Corbett out of office, Wolf supporters aren’t so naive to think the York county businessman can wave a magic wand and give schools all the resources they need immediately.
“It was never going to be over Nov. 4,” said Helen Gym, founder of Parents United for Public Education. “That was just the first step in a really long haul to right the state and put it back on track.”
“I mean right now, starting today, nothing’s different,” said Susan Gobreski, executive director of Education Voters PA. “As long as people understand that we took a great leap forward, but we’re not there … we can continue to send a message to the legislature, and I think they’re going to have to listen.”
The legislature, though, underwent changes itself on Election Day, and not in ways that will make Wolf’s agenda any easier. Republicans gained three seats in the state Senate and at least eight in the House of Representatives.
“The new configuration of the legislature will make it harder for some policies, but I don’t think there’s any question that the electorate sent a message that they want to see more education funding, and they think it’s time for a severance tax,” said Sharon Ward, executive director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, a left-leaning think tank.
First hurdle: Severance tax
The severance tax Ward references is a 5 percent statewide tax on natural gas drilling that Wolf championed through his campaign. Wolf believes the tax will generate $1 billion in its first year, the largest chunk of which he wants to use to increase funding for K-12 education. Wolf is on record saying the tax should be “easy” to advance.
Republican lawmakers doubt the tax will actually generate anything close to Wolf’s estimate; they also aren’t ready to rubber stamp it.
“Applying a severance tax is not as simple as saying, all right, boom, it’s 5 percent, end of story,” said Erik Arneson, spokesman for senate majority leader Dominic Pileggi, a Delaware County Republican. “There are a lot of details that go into exactly where, when and how a tax like that is administered and levied.”
Hanging over every conversation about increased spending is this fact: The state is likely to face a $2 billion deficit next year in large part because last year’s budget relied on a large chunk of one-time, nonrecurring funds.
“Those have to be addressed first,” said Arneson. “They can be addressed one of two ways, of course – by allocating the funds to pay for them or by cutting back the costs somehow.”
Translation: Wolf won’t be able to increase education spending unless he first finds a way to make up for the looming $2 billion deficit.
To Donna Cooper, executive director of Public Citizens for Children and Youth, it’d be foolish to think Wolf can keep the rest of budget status quo while raising education spending without a revenue-raising measure in addition to a drilling tax.
“The wiser course of action for the legislature and the governor is to, in year one, proceed with a personal income tax increase,” said Cooper, who added that there may be ways to navigate the 2015 budget without dedicating $2 billion toward the status quo at the outset.
Cooper admits passing an income-tax increase will be very difficult to advance through the increasingly conservative legislature. Still, she thinks it’s possible if Democrats compromise on key parts of the Republican agenda, which could mean trading votes on pension reform or liquor privatization.
Education funding panel awaits Wolf appointments
There are a few things that Wolf will be able to influence immediately. He’ll get to appoint three members to the state commission currently working to create an education funding formula that aims to distribute statewide school resources in a predictable, more equitable way.
State Sen. Andy Dinniman, the minority chair of the Education Committee who sits on the funding commission’s bipartisan panel, says the commission’s ability to find common ground could be a bellwether for Wolf’s education platform.
“If the commission itself does not come to an agreement,” said Dinniman, “then it’s going to almost be impossible.”
Throughout his campaign, Wolf took issue with certain segments of the charter sector, calling for more accountability, and citing the savings reforms could generate.
While remaking the state’s charter law or crafting charter reform legislation would require legislative approval, there are things Wolf could accomplish unilaterally.
Specifically, he could guide the Pennsylvania Department of Education to enact charter policies that are friendlier to urban districts such as Philadelphia and his hometown of York. One would be to instruct the department to stop payments for charters that enroll students above agreed-to caps.
Wolf could also urge the attorney general to more vigorously investigate charter-sector malfeasance.
But even if Wolf gets some of these things done, and succeeds in winning more funding for classroom spending, many say the long-term health of all districts, Philadelphia especially, will improve only with increased accountability measures.
“More revenue alone isn’t going to begin to solve Philadelphia’s long-term fiscal and academic problems,” said Jonathan Cetel, executive director of the school reform group PennCAN.
Wolf will inherit the executive responsibility for the education of the state’s children on Jan. 20, inauguration day.


GDC 2012: Medal of Honor: Warfighter Blurs the Line Between Fact and Fiction
Last night at Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco, Danger Close lifted the lid on upcoming title Medal of Honor: Warfighter, slated for release later this year on October 23. Executive Producer Greg Goodrich of Danger Close took to the stage to present a live-action trailer — a cinematic reenactment of an actual hostage rescue mission in Isabela City, Basilan in the Philippines.
The game will conclude the traditional Tier 1 American operators as well as a few international special teams, such as the British Special Air Service and Polish GROM commandos, among many more. Goodrich promised “blue on blue” playlists for the multiplayer portions of the game, or “good guys against good guys,” pitting these special ops forces against each other.
“Honor, respect, and brotherhood. This is what Medal of Honor is about. And this is what players want,” said Goodrich. In keeping with this sentiment, Goodrich revealed that parts of the game have been scripted by two American special forces operatives, introduced to the crowd as Kevin and Tyler, in order to bring more authenticity to Warfighter. The two men kept a “Vent Book” in which they wrote down their grievances with the war and discussed how they would fight, were they in charge. Goodrich met these men in 2006 and upon reading their “Vent book” brought its content into the Medal of Honor fold.
Tyler is currently working on Warfighter as an associate producer, supervising weapons and kit authenticity and aiding in the direction of motion capture sessions.
EA then screened a brief demo from Warfighter, built in-house on the DICE Battlefield engine, with sound effects and cinematic features similar to Modern Warfare. Besides the familiar aiming and shooting, grenade throws, and slow-motion action, the demo featured one command option: a menu that gave the player the option to open a door by applying explosives, grenades, or simply kicking it in. From there the demo took the player on a motorboat whizzing through the flooded, stormy streets of the city. The player could use a mounted grenade launcher in this high-adrenaline escape scene, which ended with helicopters whisking them across the sea to safety.
In the end, while it’s still the same army combat game at its core, Warfighter has taken a step to break the thin veil between reality and fiction by having real-life special ops pen the script. Not to mention the new engine used to render the graphics is borderline photo-realistic. Shooter fans won’t be disappointed. Check out the announcement trailer below.


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Although Mbabane is Swaziland's capital, its Royal Capital is Lobamba, the traditional and legislative capital, the seat of Parliament, Royal Kraal and residence of the "Ndlovukati" (She-elephant) or Queen Mother.
Because King Sobhuza II's real mother had of course long ago died, one of his senior wives had taken this role. Her residence was right in the centre of a very traditional village, with the typical beehive grass huts called "gucqasithandaze" (kneel and pray). There are also the enclosures for the "emabutfo", traditional age-grade regiments with its "emalawu" huts for the men. Outside the traditional village, across the main highway, is Swaziland's Parliament building and nearby is Somhlolo National Stadium. Located in the Ezulwini Valley, Lobamba is about 20 kilometers from Mbabane and nowadays also houses Embo State Palace, the Swazi National Museum and a museum dedicated to the late King Sobhuza II.
The Mdzimba mountains across the Lufushwana or Little Usutu River near Lobamba, contain the burial caves of Swazi kings, including King Sobhuza II. The road between the mountain range and the river leads to Lozitha, another Royal village and now the site of Lozitha Palace, the residence of the present King Mswati III. Continuing further east is the Royal village that was the residence of King Sobhuza II, Masundwini, south of Matsapha. It had a modest bungalow where the King lived. And also not far from Matsapha is Zombode (Zombodze); Old Zombodze used to be a Royal village as well, below a hill where the early Swazi Kings were buried.

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|I recently spoke to Life of Agony bassist Alan Robert about his upcoming comic book series, the bands 20th anniversary, fronting Spoiler NYC, and morel.|
Your 4-issue comic book miniseries, Wire Hangers, will be released next March. Tell us about it.
The Wire Hangers comic series will make its debut with a 32-page, ad-free first issue. I'm really excited about it because it's coming out through my favorite comic book company, IDW Publishing, home of 30 Days of Night and Welcome to Hoxford. The story begins in New York, where a series of abductions are plaguing the city, leaving no one safe. When a feisty young female reporter goes undercover to try and snag the big exclusive, she stumbles upon clues that give us a glimpse into what could be the most disturbing government conspiracy of our time. Pill-popping detectives, corrupt secret agents and a mysterious, disfigured homeless man turn out to be interconnected as the story unfolds. Visually, it's dark and gritty with tons of textures and atmosphere. The artwork really sets a tone for the series and plays an equal part in telling the story.
Where did the concept come from?
Before I became a full-time musician, I was a student at The School of Visual Arts to become a comic book artist. I won a scholarship to attend the school based on my artwork. It was always a dream of mine to become a comic book penciler. Walt Simonson (The Mighty Thor) was my main teacher at the college and showed me the ropes when it came to storytelling and character design. But during the summer of graduation, Life of Agony landed our record deal with Roadrunner Records and we ended up touring non-stop. Music became my entire life, and our success helped to open a lot of doors to do some really great things.
I continued to create artwork for LOA and other bands and along the way, while on tour with Ozzy, I came up with the concept for Wire Hangers. Over the years, while touring and in the studio, I found time to refine the story and characters. Early this year, I got really serious about it and wrote out the script for issue #1 and an outline for a 4-issue story arc. I prepared 15 sample pages of finished sequential art. I caught a lucky break by meeting IDWís Editor in Chief online, and he was interested in hearing about the idea. The stars aligned and IDW offered me an exclusive, worldwide deal. Thatís it in a nutshell.
How did your relationship with IDW come about?
It came about pretty organically. I started using Twitter this year, and when I first signed up I started following some of my favorite comic book creators like Ben Templesmith, Ash Wood, and Steve Niles. I saw that Templesmith was working on a new IDW book called Groom Lake with writer Chris Ryall, so I started following him too. Chris would tweet about music he was listening to occasionally, and we started chatting over email about bands we liked. At that time, I had no idea that Chris was also the Editor In Chief of IDW. Needles to say, the guy wears many hats! Long story short, he saw the Wire Hangers animated trailer on my site and asked what my plans were for it. I pitched him the concept for the series, and a few months later I signed the deal. I gotta tell you, IDW had always been my first choice for a publisher. Theyíve been putting out my favorite books for years, so for me this is all a dream come true.
Many comic books are being adapted for movies these days. Would you like to see your work on the big screen? If so, who would you want to direct the project?
Man, who wouldnít? It would be fantastic, and I can totally picture the story being told in that medium. But right now Iím focused on making the best comic series I can possibly make. If it ever gets developed into a feature film, Iíd love to make a cameo in it and get killed off by the main character! A buddy of mine, Corin Hardy, who is an up-and-coming director in the UK, just got his horror movie idea, Refuge, picked up with Sam Raimi producing! I think Corin would make a great director for Wire Hangers. Only time will tell. It would be great to collaborate with him; heís a nut!
You play bass for Life of Agony, who celebrated their 20th anniversary this year. How did that feel?
Twenty years, itís kind of unbelievable. When youíre 17 years old like I was when we first started, you donít really think that far. I mean, most bands break up after a couple of years. Sure, we had our long breaks and line-up changes, but man, weíve accomplished so much. 20 years is a long-ass time. Some of our fans are older and have grown up with us and some of our fans are young kids that have never even seen the band play live before. We just got off an amazing European tour where we played to crowds of 50,000 people, and I canít really describe it. You go through so many different emotions on stage. Itís unreal that weíve been able to build such a cult audience and make such an impact on people all around the world.
Aside from a spot on Damnation Festival, Life of Agony doesn't seem to have anything planned for the rest of the year. Are you working on new material?
After Damnation we have some East Coast dates booked, although we havenít announced them yet. We also have a 20 Years Strong anniversary DVD in the works using footage from the last tour. These days, we just do whatís fun for us. We take it day by day. Itís a lot different than years ago when weíd tour non-stop until we got completely burnt out. Nowadays, we tour less but we have a really great time doing it, on and off the stage. Itís a better environment. Thatís one thing weíve learned in the 20 years of doing this; weíve learned that youíve gotta have balance. This way, we get to focus on our other projects and families in our downtime and really enjoy ourselves when we do get together.
You also front Spoiler NYC, with whom you've been working on a new album for a while. When can we expect the album to see the light of day?
Iíve been lucky enough to hook up with a great producer this year, Grammy-Award winner Ken Lewis. Heís producing the new Spoiler NYC album with us, and heís done a ton of awesome-sounding records. We recorded a bunch of new tunes with him so far, but since Iíve been so busy with the LOA tour and creating Wire Hangers, Iíve been waiting for things to calm down before I finish the album. There are two new songs posted on our Myspace that we did with Ken that will appear on the finished record: "Damaged Goods" and the title track, "Banned in 38 States."
Have you found a label yet?
Well, we put out our first record in 2007 through two different labels, SOS Records in the States and I Scream Records overseas. This time, I'd like to do a worldwide deal with one label. Iím a true believer in the old saying that timing is everything. There is a certain label that Iím really interested in signing with for the new Spoiler NYC record. I think theyíd be perfect for us. Iíve been waiting to get my comic deal done and off my plate before I focused on that. So expect some exciting news before year's end about that.
What else is in store for you in the future?
You never know, man. As you can tell, I like to keep myself busy with a bunch of creative projects. I feel really blessed to be able to do all this stuff, and I never take it for granted. Itís a lot of work to juggle everything plus a family, but I love every minute of it. Iím looking forward to meeting a lot of people at the San Diego and NY Comic Cons next year. I definitely plan on attending as many events as I can.
Do you have any closing remarks?
Is this the plug section? Heh. For folks that havenít seen the Wire Hangers animated trailer check out wirehangerscomic.com. And follow me on Twitter and hit me up on my personal site, alanrobert.com. Thanks so much for the support, bro. I really appreciate it!
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May your music break my ear drums
Really cool interview Alex, LOA will always hold a special place in my heart, still listen to them reguarly, always been meaning to check out Spoiler NYC but never have gotten round to it
It's cool that Alan's been able to produce his comic i'll keep an eye out for it

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Transfer Rumours and Paper Review 1 talkSPORT bring you a handy round-up all the top headlines and transfer-related stories in Saturday’s newspapers…Bayern Munich are prepared to pay £55m for Arsenal’s 28-year-old forward Alexis Sanchez, who is also a target for Chelsea, Juventus Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain. (Sunday Telegraph)Arsenal are willing to pay £85m for Monaco striker Kylian Mbappe, 18, and offer him the incentive that he will play regular first-team football. (Mail on Sunday)And Mbappe is set to reject a big-money move to Manchester United because he does not like how Jose Mourinho’s team plays. (L’Equipe)Manchester City have made a £50m bid to sign Juventus left-back Alex Sandro, 26. (Sunday Mirror)Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has told the club’s owners to prioritise bringing back Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, 23, this summer. (Mail on Sunday)Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho aims to make a £55m bid to sign Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero, 28. (Sun on Sunday)Chelsea are ready to make a £20m move for 22-year-old Italian midfielder Domenico Berardi from Sassuolo. (Sunday Mirror)Stoke City are set to try to sign Chelsea captain John Terry, 36, in the summer, although they face competition from teams in America’s Major League Soccer as well as the Chinese Super League. (Sun on Sunday)Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea, 26, is set to move to Real Madrid with United looking to replace him with Atletico Madrid’s Jan Oblak, 24. (Don Balon)Manchester City are monitoring Schalke left-back Sead Kolasinac. The 23-year-old will be available on a free transfer, but City are yet to make an offer. (Manchester Evening News)Liverpool should try to sign three more Southampton players, according to former Reds captain Phil Thompson. The Reds are interested in centre-half Virgil van Dijk, 25, left-back Ryan Bertrand, 27, and central midfielder Oriol Romeu, 25. (Liverpool Echo)Here are the latest talkSPORT.com headlines: Former Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood has praised the work of manager Mauricio Pochettino – but believes the current side need to win silverware to push on againTorino president Urbano Cairo has revealed Manchester City have given no indication over their intentions with goalkeeper Joe HartBorussia Dortmund have joined Chelsea and Juventus in the race for Celtic striker Moussa DembeleSchalke star Sead Kolasinac is expected to decide between offers from AC Milan, Arsenal and Manchester City next week
Executive Director of the JCS, Yulit Gordon, is hailing the ban on public smoking is a major achievement. Story Highlights The JCS was very instrumental as part of a team that worked to bring about the ban. Young people also played a role in the effort, citing the lobbying of students of Campion College. Executive Director of the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), Yulit Gordon, is hailing the ban on public smoking as a major achievement for individuals and organisations, which have long agitated for such legislation.She noted that as a member of the Coalition for Tobacco Control in Jamaica, the JCS was very instrumental as part of a team that worked to bring about the ban. “We have been experiencing first-hand, the suffering of Jamaicans to the different types of cancer and this ban has been a long time coming,” she stated.Mrs. Gordon was speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank to mark Lung Cancer Awareness Month, which is observed in November.The ban, which took effect on July 15 with the implementation of the Public Health (Tobacco Control) Regulations 2013, has already yielded results.Minister of Health, Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has reported a 20 per cent reduction in asthmatic admissions to hospitals since the imposition of the no smoking policy in public spaces.Mrs. Gordon said that the young people also played a role in the effort, citing the lobbying of students of Campion College.She informed that the students, as part of their annual ‘Kick Butts Campaign’ which encourages young people to speak up and take action against tobacco use, took a petition to the Jamaican Parliament to ban smoking.“They too should be very happy to see this piece of legislation passed,” she said.The Executive Director said it is reported that children in Jamaica are having their first cigarette before the age of 10. This information, coupled with the scientifically proven fact that tobacco use is linked to most types of cancers, paints a grim picture for the country’s future if the habit is not curbed.Volunteer with the JCS, Dr. Aldyth Buckland, who also addressed the Think Tank, said that doctors are seeing young people in their 20’s with lung cancer. This, she said, is alarming, as the disease does not normally manifest until a person is in their 60’s.She said it was quite likely that those persons were exposed to tobacco smoke at an early age, possibly second hand smoke, which is just as dangerous.“Tobacco smoke is very different from usual smoke. It has very tiny particulate matter, less than 2.5 microns, which penetrate deep into the tiny airways of the lungs and can cause multiple toxic hits on the cells.“This happening each day is going to cause malignant change, especially over an extended period of time. It is said that every 15 cigarettes smoked causes one mutation, imagine someone smoking a pack a day for many years. The risk increases, the more somebody smokes. There is no safe level of exposure, even one cigarette is dangerous,” Dr. Buckland warned.
This is after the government boosted the fund to great fanfare in 2015 by $11 million. David Eggen, who was culture and tourism minister in 2015 said at the time: “The success of Alberta’s cultural industries sector, particularly our film and television industry, is an important piece in our move toward a more diversified, sustainable economy … We have only begun to tap into the incredible potential of this industry.”According to Bill Evans, executive director of the Alberta Media Production Industries Association, that $11 million was a one-time addition and the new budget actually added new media funding. But he said in a statement Friday that the net drop of $3 million is “not good news for our industry. However, considering the current economic climate, it’s not as bad as we were expecting.”Alberta Culture and Tourism Minister Ricardo Miranda, in a statement on Friday, confirmed the $34 million slated for the fund includes a “one-time” $5 million through the Capital Investment Tax Credit, which he said will support film and television production and fund two new pilot grant programs supporting interactive digital media and post-production, visual effects and digital animation.“Alberta’s cultural industries play a significant role in the government’s plan to diversify the economy and we continue to look for opportunities to support the sector,” he said.AMPIA is part of a group of contributors to Alberta’s film industry that has been lobbying hard in recent months, saying Alberta needed to make changes quickly to take advantage of the fact that Canada’s current production centres, Toronto and Vancouver, are operating beyond capacity.Beyond the size of the fund, the group is lobbying against a funding cap on the fund’s production grant, which provides incentives for film and TV projects. The fund can contribute up to 30 per cent of all eligible Alberta expenses, but is capped at $5-million per project.In the past, there was flexibility in the fund for ongoing series that continued to employ workers and generate economic activity. In 2014, changes were made to the fund by the then Conservative government that prevents new television series from applying more than once, which is not favourable for higher-budget fare and ongoing television series.Calgary-based Nomadic Pictures, which co-produced AMC’s Hell on Wheels and co-produces FX’s Fargo, set up production of its sci-fi series Van Helsing in Vancouver rather than Alberta in early 2016, at least in part because of the cap.IATSE local president Damian Petti said Friday he, too, is disappointed in the budget, but the film union leader also called for an entirely new model that would rely more on tax credits, an incentive that lowers the amount of tax owed the government used in many jurisdictions in Canada and elsewhere to attract film shoots.“The industry has been struggling,” he said. “The model is becoming antiquated. It’s time for a tax credit, which has been a proven success story in other jurisdictions. The fund has severe limitations compared to a tax credit. So, there is disappointment as the community hoped we could overcome the limits to the cap. (But) we’re an outlier. We’re the only jurisdiction not to have a labour-based tax credit.”Petti also said he believes the government wants to support the film industry.“The minister met with stakeholders. Minister Miranda wants to work with industry so industry needs to unite and work with the ministry. I believe that is a sincere offer.”Evans from AMPIA points out that film and TV production generated $262 million in economic impact compared to $2.2 billion in B.C. He said his group “will continue to advocate for a change in the way the provincial incentive program works … ” but he worries film jobs and investment will leave the province.Nenshi stressed the film industry in Alberta is a key to diversifying the economy.“As I’ve said many, many times, filmmaking is not a nice, fun-to-have industry, it’s an industry that needs to grow significantly in Alberta because it supports a lot of jobs and a lot of good jobs,” he said. “It’s very, very difficult for us to grow that industry if we can’t be competitive with funding in the way that other jurisdictions in other provinces are.”In other culture funding, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts received a $5 million increase in funding that had been promised earlier.With files from Annalise Klingbeil and Eric Volmers, Postmedia Facebook Twitter Login/Register With: Advertisement Calgary’s mayor is panning an Alberta provincial budget that on Thursday cut funding to the Alberta Media Fund used to entice film and television projects to shoot here.“I’m very disappointed, and this is one that requires more analysis, but it looks like the province has rejected our request to increase the Alberta Media Fund,” Nenshi told reporters Thursday. “That’s about bringing filmmaking into the province and instead of increasing the fund from $36.8 million to $50 million, they seem to have cut it … which is really strangling a very important industry in a growth phase, here in the province, very early on. That’s a very bad thing.”A “budget highlights” section on the Alberta government website pegs the fund for next year at $34 million, a drop from nearly $37 million. Advertisement Advertisement LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment
( St. Anne’s Indian residential school. Photo/National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.)Jorge Barrera APTN National NewsOttawa is continuing its court battle against a residential school survivor who attended the notorious St. Anne’s Indian residential school.The survivor, known only as H-15019, wants a new compensation hearing without federal lawyers present because they previously suppressed evidence to discredit the claim.A hearing on the case is scheduled for Wednesday in Toronto before Justice Paul Perell.St. Anne’s, which was located near Fort Albany First Nation in Ontario’s James Bay region, was one of the most notorious residential schools throughout the dark history of the institutions. An OPP investigation launched in the 1990s led to several convictions. The school, which closed in 1976, was home to an electric chair that was used on children who attended there. Children from Attawapiskat attended the school.Ottawa’s lawyers are asking the court to dismiss H-15019’s application, known technically as a request for direction (RFD), according to recent submissions filed with the Ontario Superior Court. Ottawa says the application for a new hearing should be rejected because it is “premature.” The submission argues the survivor has not exhausted all possible appeal avenues under the Independent Assessment Process (IAP) created by the multi-billion dollar Indian residential school settlement agreement between Ottawa, the churches and survivors.“Claimant H-15019 has not exhausted the re-review process of the IAP, such that this request for direction is premature,” said Ottawa’s response submission. “In support of the processes of the IAP as well as the rights of Claimant H-15019 thereunder, Canada has signaled its consent for claimant H-15019 to seek a re-review decision…Canada asks this honourable court to dismiss the remaining preliminary relief sought by the claimant.”Ottawa argues that if the court orders a re-hearing on the grounds requested by H-15019 it would result in a “material amendment” to the Indian residential school settlement agreement.The federal government is also opposing H-15019’s request federal lawyers involved on the file submit affidavits explaining why they suppressed evidence, including the contents of an OPP criminal investigation, during the IAP hearings that resulted in the St. Anne’s survivor losing out on compensation.“Canada specifically contests any suggestion that particular federal officials are required to provide affidavit evidence in respect of this matter, and submits that the claimant has not established grounds to compel such evidence,” according to Ottawa’s submission.H-15019’s lawyer, Fay Brunning, said she would be fighting Ottawa’s move to dismiss the RFD. She said her client does not want to go through another IAP hearing with federal lawyers and adjudicators who violated his rights.“My client wants court supervision and public accountability by those persons who violated his rights,” said Brunning, in an emailed statement. “These hearings are about very serious child abuse in religious institutions. My client has suffered enough and he wants the justice system to uphold his rights, even against (Justice Canada).”Since the beginning of the IAP process, federal government lawyers used false narratives of the school, which omitted references the OPP’s criminal investigation and convictions, to defeat abuse claims filed by residential school survivors.The records shows Justice Canada had evidence of the OPP investigation before the IAP hearings began, but yet never disclosed them during IAP hearings.Even after the Ontario Superior Court ordered Ottawa in January 2014 to turn over the OPP evidence it held, federal lawyers continued to use the false narratives in H-15019’s case and used it to discredit the survivor’s story.“During final submissions for the IAP claim…on July 25, 2014, (Justice Canada) relied upon the pre-2014…report and source documentation…and argued that the claimant’s story was improbably and not reliable,” according to one of Brunning’s filings on behalf of H-15019.During this time, federal lawyers had in their possession proof a priest, who was one of the subjects named in H-15019’s claim, was a “serial sexual abuser.”Weeks before this happened, the Ontario Superior Court was again compelled to issue a follow-up order in June 2015 and told Ottawa to summarize and reverse redactions on the 12,000 documents it previously released following the 2014 ruling.NDP MP Charlie Angus, in who’s riding includes Ontario’s James Bay region, said Ottawa’s decision to continue the legal battle against the St. Anne’s survivor made a “mockery” of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s words to survivors at the closing ceremony of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.“It’s a travesty of justice,” said Angus. “I am really disturbed by what we seen since the beginning (with) the collusion of the Justice department in protecting perpetrators and suppression of evidence, undermining a legal process that is supposed to bring justice for the survivors.”[email protected]@JorgeBarrera
Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsAppProvidenciales, TCI, February 6, 2017 – As part of continued investigation into the disappearance and subsequent death of Kevino Smith, today (Monday 6th February 2017), three females aged 19, 28 and 53 residents of Grand Turk have been re-arrested on suspicion of attempting to Pervert the Course of Justice. They remain in custody while the investigations are on ongoing.On Friday 6th March 2015, Kevino Smith was reported missing by his parents. Following the report, a police investigation was launched. As a result of extensive searches by the police and members of the community, his body was later found in the Breezy Brae area on Thursday 16th April 2015.Anyone with information surrounding Kevino Smith’s murder, or any information relevant to this investigation is asked to call the Royal Turks & Caicos Islands Police Force at 911 or 941-4448 extension 81843 or 81837 or use the untraceable, anonymous Crime Stoppers Miami number at 1-800(TIPS) or 1-800-8477. No names or numbers are requested, and only the information provided is passed on to the Royal Turks & Caicos Islands Police Force.Press Release: RTCIPF#MagneticMediaNews Recommended for you ALERT # 2 ON POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE NINE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY THURSDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER, 2019 AT 9 PM EDT Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsApp Related Items:#magneticmedianews Electricity Cost of Service Study among the big agenda items at September 11 Cabinet meeting The Luxury of Grace Bay in Down Town Provo

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Intel Optane is a ‘cache’ or basket of high-speed, non-volatile
(retains data when power is off) PCIe NVMe memory that sits between the PC RAM
(memory) and the hard disk. It can speed up hard disk access by hundreds of
Hard disk cache memory controllers are not new – they have been around almost since the PC itself. But they are expensive. They improve hard disk performance by reducing the number of accesses required to the much slower disk.
When the CPU tries to read data from the hard disk, the controller intercepts the request and reads it into the much faster cache. When data is not being accessed it sorts the disk (like defragmentation) and writes data sequentially to it to improve the cache’s access. It is all about reducing bottlenecks.
Intel Optane (Australian website here)
accelerates a computer’s responsiveness
by caching frequently used documents, pictures, videos and applications quickly
– less waiting – in Optane memory.
Intel loaned us a Dell Inspiron model 5570 (website here) with a 16GB Intel Optane M.2 module and a slow and low-cost 1TB, 5400RPM SATA/600 drive. The mission was to measure performance with, and without Intel Optane enabled.
Intel Optane’s effect
is quite dramatic as the Crystal Disk Mark graphs show.
The snail’s pace 1TB HDD goes from 78/53MBps (sequential read/write)
to 930/159MBps and hundreds of times faster with random read/write of larger
files. It is still nowhere near the blistering speeds of a top-drawer PCIe NVMe
SSD, but it is not bad for a slow, cheap drive. And Intel Optane should lengthen
the hard disks lifespan as it will be doing a fraction of the work it usually does.
Intel Optane memory has a recommended price of $89 (for 16GB) but its online for as little $19 plus freight (website here). A 1TB hard disk costs around $70-80. Do the maths!
Can you use Intel Optane?
You need a PC with an Intel 7thgeneration Core processor (or later) with an M.2 slot that supports PCIe NVMe. Put either a 16 or 32GB Intel Optane M.2 card in the slot, download Intel drivers and pair the Intel Optane to the hard disk. It is all painless and preserves all your data.
You can use even larger hard disks (now up to 14TB) and
speed them up with Intel Optane. We have not tested the 32GB version (about
$75), but I expect it would shine with larger files, e.g. video renders etc.
What about using PCIe NVME SSD instead?
By comparison, a 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD will cost around $400
and will achieve perhaps twice the Intel Optane speed but add no extra capacity.
If you spend a few hundred more on a Samsung 970 EVO SSD, you might get three times the Intel Optane speed.
GadgetGuy’s take. Why pay for speed you don’t need?
It should be a no-brainer (especially at $19) if you have
the right PC M.2 slot motherboard and a hard disk. It will make an appreciable difference to file read/write
If you don’t have a suitable motherboard then adding a SATA/600 SSD like the new Crucial BX500 (480GB for under $100 and GadgetGuyarticle here)will give you around 540/500Mbps sequential read/write speeds.


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Varicose veins of the lower extremities is a disease that affects beautiful women four times more than the strong half of humanity. And if before this disease was considered “age-related”, affecting mainly women after 50 years of age, today phlebologists speak with regret about their “youth”, which is more and more accentuated.
And doctors' fears are understandable, because they are increasingly addressed by women whose age is barely 30 years old. Therefore, it is necessary to know what is the danger of varicose veins in the legs in women, what are the causes of its occurrence, the symptoms and what are the ways to get rid of the disease currently known.
Signs to sound the alarm
Doctors have long since established the general signs of varicose veins in the legs, when detected, it is necessary, without delay, to go to a consultation with a vascular surgeon.
The following factors eloquently proclaim the appearance of varicose veins:
- Swelling of the legs and feet, especially at night, after a busy day at work. In the early stages of the disease, the edema, as a rule, disappears completely after a restorative night rest, but if the disease has passed to chronic stages, this symptom becomes a permanent companion of the patient.
- Pain syndrome in the gastrocnemius region, feeling of fullness, which does not stop until the patient is "lying down".
- Varicose veins on women's legs visibly spoil the appearance of a beautiful leg. Often, the appearance on the surface of the skin, before a mesh of blood vessels so smooth and smooth, makes beautiful women run to the doctor urgently.
- In some places in the calf of the legs, especially in the popliteal region, prominent venous vessels, usually knotty, of bright colors, are observed. The color of the leg veins can vary from deep blue to brownish purple.
If you have detected one or more of these unpleasant phenomena in yourself, know that these are the symptoms of varicose veins in your legs, and making an appointment with a doctor is the most urgent need in this situation.
What can happen if you don't see a doctor in time
This disease is dangerous, not just a deterioration in the appearance of women's slim legs. In addition to the fact that you now have to give preference to dark pants and tights, throwing your favorite miniskirts on the back shelf of the closet, the following may happen:
- If urgent measures are not taken to treat blood congestion in the venous vessels of the legs, the next stage in the development of the disease is thrombophlebitis. This is due to the fact that the blood, thickening in the deformed veins, gradually forms blood clots, which obstruct the vessels. Entering the cardiac or pulmonary artery, blood clots cause death.
- The appearance of dermatitis and, subsequently - and trophic ulcer. The skin, on which the diseased vein was projected, first darkens, becomes thinner, tense, resulting in a harmful glow to health. Subsequently, thinning further, this skin is easily exposed to external lesions, and the inflammatory process begins not only inside the vein, but also on the surface of the skin. This can result in a trophic ulcer (which does not heal), which is an open and watery wound.
- A venous vessel, when deformed and distended, can simply "leak", resulting in bleeding, which can be both internal and external.
- If ulcers and other skin damage have already formed, pathogenic bacteria and infections easily enter the bloodstream through them. This can lead to dire consequences in the form of gangrene and the need to amputate the affected limb.
Where do female varicose veins come from?
This unpleasant and untreatable disease affects girls and women much more often than men, and here's why.
- The causes of varicose veins in women usually stem from harmful heredity. If the grandmother, the mother and the older sisters suffer from venous insufficiency, then the risk of its occurrence in the younger generation is much greater than in those in whose female lineage the disease is absent.
- Professional factor. If, due to the nature of your activity, you have to spend a lot of time standing (they are salespeople, teachers, surgeons), then blood stagnation in the lower extremities is a frequent occurrence. The same consequences occur for those whose job involves sitting at the table for a long time at the computer.
- Incorrect food. It is no secret that many women like to pamper themselves with sweets, high-calorie pastries, something spicy like marinades, sauces and spicy condiments. All of these treats, if eaten frequently, make the blood thicken. As a result, blood flow is interrupted, congestion is formed and the veins in the legs are deformed.
- Another factor in the appearance of varicose veins is the fact that a married lady, burdened with daily life, children and work, simply does not have time to dedicate herself to the loved one. As a consequence of the lack of time for the gym or just for physical exercises at home, the calf muscles lose their tone, failing to maintain normal pressure inside the leg vessels. In addition, venous walls are deformed and blood stagnation does not take long.
- Changes in hormone levels. It can be climacteric syndrome and pregnancy. In the latter case, varicose veins can be caused not only by hormones, but also by increased pressure in the legs, for which it becomes increasingly difficult to carry a growing belly. In addition, the intensity of blood flow in pregnant women doubles, and the venous vessels may simply not be able to handle such a powerful load. Therefore, all women "in an interesting position", especially in the last trimester, need regular preventive examinations by a phlebologist.
- Preference for high heels in everyday life. These shoes, while making a lady attractive to men, are very harmful to the health of your legs! A constant load on the lower leg is a harbinger of blood congestion and pathological deformation of the vessels in the gastrocnemius region.
How female varicose veins can be cured
The set of measures to treat varicose veins in the legs in women is generally as follows:
- Stop the development of the disease.
- Removal of disease symptoms.
- Preventive measures.
Before treatment is prescribed, the phlebologist performs the necessary tests and determines the degree of development of the disease.
If the disease has not gone too far, as evidenced by the absence of blood clots and other serious consequences, varicose veins can be cured.
Usually prescribed for this disease:
- Ointments and gels that tone the venous walls, strengthen them and also normalize intravenous (venotonic) blood flow. In addition, horse chestnut products are very effective.
- Preparations in tablets with blood thinning and antithrombotic action.
- Pills that help eliminate and prevent inflammation in the veins. And these funds also help to relieve pain perfectly.
- Anti-edema medications.
In addition, there is hardware therapy, which is also very effective in treating varicose veins.
- The device, invented by South Korean specialists, perfectly helps tired legs, relieving pain and eliminating swelling.
- A device that helps restore the damaged structure of blood vessels and soft tissues in the painful area of the calves.
- A device that normalizes venous circulation due to its vibrations.
- A device with a complex effect that restores the tissues affected by varicose veins, relieving swelling, pain and inflammation.
- A device that heals painful veins with a laser, speeding blood flow and relieving pain in the veins.
And there are also many folk remedies on how to treat varicose veins in women's legs. They are ointments, compresses, friction and various tinctures for oral administration.
- For example, you can make this dye. Take 1 large spoonful of calamus roots, thyme, coltsfoot, string, birch buds. Put everything in a pan, put 1 liter of boiling water there. Heat in a double boiler for about half an hour. Then cool, drain and drink 1/2 cup before meals, three times a day. The course of treatment is 1 month.
- Compresses for varicose veins based on fermented dairy products are also very good. You can use only kefir, or you can pour finely chopped leaves and flowers of bitter wormwood into it (or yogurt). After wrapping the pad over with a film and insulated with a blanket, lie down for about half an hour. Then, the feet should be rinsed and greased with varicose vein ointment recommended by the doctor.
In the later stages of varicose veins, the following is commonly practiced:
- Minimally invasive methods of treatment: laser and radiofrequency correction, microflebectomy, sclerotherapy.
- Classical surgery, when the diseased part of the vein (and sometimes the entire venous vessel) is completely removed.
Read them and try to follow the advice that will help you defeat varicose veins.
- Correction of the daily ration. All fatty foods high in cholesterol, spicy marinades, salinity, smoked meats, as well as strong teas, coffee and alcohol are prohibited.
- If a woman smokes, this will significantly complicate the treatment of varicose veins. Therefore, it is necessary to compose and give up addiction.
- Wear corrective pantyhose and leg warmers. This is a special underwear that should be worn by venous patients so that intravenous pressure is normalized and the development of deformities of the veins stops. For the prevention of venous diseases, class 1 underwear is recommended, if the capillary mesh is already visible and the swelling has become more pronounced, then you need to buy 2 class compression pants. And in case of significant deformation of the vessels, the 3rd compression class of this underwear is used.
- Revitalizing fitness complex. There are many physical exercises recommended to fight varicose veins. This can be running short distances, lifting your lower limbs, swinging your legs.
Furthermore, yoga can be an excellent help only if your postures (asanas) do not involve prolonged static tension in your calf muscles. For the same reason, team sports are excluded: volleyball, football, basketball, weightlifting, long and intense runs.
For the development of venous diseases to stop as soon as possible, you need to adhere to these principles:
- Set aside high-heeled shoes and buy comfortable, high-quality shoes made of natural materials.
- Avoid baths, saunas and solariums.
- Replace intense sports loads with softer ones, without forgetting to discuss the exercises with your doctor.
- If you don't exercise, you need to compose yourself and set aside half an hour a day to perform a therapeutic exercise complex.
- Organize your diet by including as many vegetables, cereals and seafood as possible in your diet. For example, the secrets of Japanese women, famous for their long youth and good health, reside precisely in the abundance of "seafood" and rice on the table of everyday life.
All of these measures are perfectly suitable as prophylaxis of varicose veins for those who do not want to face this harmful disease.
After all, any disease is much easier to predict and prevent than to deal with its unpleasant manifestations. Love yourself! And be healthy!

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A young soldier has been given the chance to continue his army career despite being convicted of assaulting a woman.
Jack Naylor, 20, of Cambridge Street, Todmorden, was described in references as having “the makings of a promising young soldier”, but Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday that he had assaulted the woman on two occasions and made threats during a later offence of affray.
Naylor, who had no previous convictions, was sentenced to a 24-month community order and told to perform 99 hours unpaid work.
Judge Peter Benson also made Naylor subject to an indefinite restraining order which prevents him from making direct contact with the woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons.
The judge said the sentencing guidelines suggested that he should send Naylor to prison straight away, but his positive good character and the fact that he had not committed any further offences meant he could take a different course.
Judge Benson said he felt it was unlikely that Naylor would offend again so he was prepared to give him the opportunity to continue to serve his country.

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There is no telling what will happen in the future. But given the current time and situation, it is possible to say very objectively how the future technology is going to bring more radical changes. With the advancement of technology in the future, have tried to mention some of the things that are always needed and things that may change around us.
If driverless cars or self-driving cars become more readily available and cheaper than current medium-range smartphones, it is more likely that eco-friendly self-driving cars will be seen in homes. These are relative to the atmosphere i.e. they do not harm the atmosphere in any way so, it will benefit a lot of the environment as a result.
The number of vehicles increased then, but at least there will be no environmental campaign. However, since these cars are in no way dependent on petrol or diesel or fossil fuels and depend on electricity, a large section of society will no longer be interested in the production and price of fossil fuels. But then the demand for electricity will increase a lot. However, the problem of electricity can be solved by unconventional energy. As a result, it may not be a big factor in today’s advanced technology. And if the power problem is seen as a big factor, then future technology will be forced to move towards a constant source of energy.
The future will see a fully modern smart home. It sounds a lot like a science fiction movie. But there is a real technology that can take care of your home when you are not at home. However, this technology is currently such costly, similarly, it is not completely accurate, that is to say, not one hundred percent accurate. However, work is currently underway on it in the technical part.
Suppose you are out of the house and you have the key to the house. That is, one should not enter one’s house at such a time. But somehow a man entered the house. At that moment the device you have will start to vibrate and the notification will reach you. You can see the person on your device through the CCTV in the house and call the police if necessary. However, this is the current technology, in the future, this technology is trying to update a little more. As a result, it will be able to identify all the people in the house as you will take care of your house in case of absence and will be able to take action against it automatically if any unwanted person enters.
Currently, smart technology has been introduced to unlock closed doors through fingerprint, voice, and retina. Apparently, it seems that this technology will increase a little more in the future.
Robotics technology has improved a lot in the field of cooking. But it needs more improv. Currently, robotic vacuum machines can work with a lot of precision. It first identifies each object through its highly advanced sensors and then performs a clean-up operation with fairly precision through its software intelligence. Not only that, at present robots are being used to clean dishes and cut vegetables. The ability of robots is not too bad here. They are able to recognize dishes and vegetables with the help of their advanced sensor technology. However, at present, it is not possible to use such an accurate level of robot in cooking.
This is because there are many recipes that work in quantitative indicators based on experience. And although robots try to do certain tasks at regular intervals, they are not able to perform specific tasks. So in the case of cooking, robots need a lot of improvement.
As a result, people will be able to fix certain times in advance. In this case, they will not be in a hurry to cook. The robot will cook itself at the specified time. People’s housework and time management will then become extremely easy.
Future smartphones will be much more standard than today. In all cases, the virtual assistant will be used. Virtual assistants will be much smarter than they are today. Functions such as receiving a call, sending a message, writing a message, auto-setting, and uploading, etc., are still possible today, it will be able to work with them to a more advanced level. It will be able to tell the owner the necessary information by checking a few websites on the Internet itself. It can give advice on any subject based on information and experience on the internet.


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The White House residences will run with the aid of solar power, the Obama administration said today.
Solar panels are scheduled to be installed on the roof of the White House by the spring of next year to provide hot water and electricity to the executive mansion. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the two solar installations during a speech at the Green Gov Symposium, which is being hosted by the White House Council on Environmental Quality at George Washington University.
"This project reflects President Obama's strong commitment to U.S. leadership in solar energy and the jobs it will create here at home," said Chu said in a statement. "Deploying solar energy technologies across the country will help America lead the global economy for years to come."
The White House will now begin the procurement process to select a company to do the installations. The two installations--one which will convert sunlight to electricity and the other to heat water--are meant to show these technologies are available and reliable, the Department of Energy said in its statement.
During his speech, Chu listed a number of steps the DOE has done to improve energy efficiency at agency facilities. For example, the agency's computing facilities are using sensors and virtualization to cut cooling costs, and roof replacements at DOE buildings will by default use light-colored roofs to reduce the cooling load, he said.
At its main building, the DOE will start submetering electricity usage for a contest to see which agency can save the most money. "We want to make energy and money-saving a social norm," Chu said.
History of solar at White House
The move to put solar panels on the White House Residence comes only about four weeks after the White House rebuffed environmental activist Bill McKibben's offer to reinstall solar panels. McKibben tracked down the solar panels installed in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter and drove them to the White House. He then met with Obama administration officials who refused to take them back and instead promised to work on a "deliberative process."
Carter had the panels installed to provide some of the hot water for the White House kitchen. It was six years after the OPEC oil embargo, a time when solar power was ascending in the U.S.
President Ronald Reagan had the panels removed in 1986. During that period, funding for research and development in renewable energy had shrunk and the solar industry slowed. In 2003, President George W. Bush quietly installed three solar systems on the White House grounds, including hot water panels on the pool cabana, though not on the White House Residence itself.
The Obama White House has made clean energy a centerpiece of its policy objectives, but it was unsuccessful passing a combined energy and climate change bill earlier this year.
In an interview last month with Rolling Stone, Obama said the administration will now pursue a piecemeal approach to clean energy. For example, there are legislative proposals to mandate that utilities meet their energy needs with renewable sources or efficiency. Obama's weekly radio address on Saturday highlighted a solar power project and the number of jobs it had created.
A number of environmental groups and solar companies have urged the White House to use solar power, something that the administration is said to have been contemplating for several months. "Putting solar on the roof of the nation's most important home is a powerful symbol calling on all Americans to rethink how we create energy" Solar Energy Industries Association President Rhone Resch said in a statement.
Chu echoed that thought in a blog post today on the Energy Department site: "Around the world, the White House is a symbol of freedom and democracy. It should also be a symbol of America's commitment to a clean energy future."
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A chat with new author Jared N. Michaud about his upcoming YA science fiction novel Brightstar, first book in the Energematric6 space adventure series.
About the Book
Brightstar is the beginning of an epic space-adventure series that introduces readers to Nate, a boy desperate to escape the prison of an ordinary life made unbearable by his autism. When he is unexpectedly transported to another universe, Nate’s perceived disability is transformed into a near superpower. In the Aurora Galaxy, where his arrival has been prophesied for thousands of years, Nate finds the weight of expectations difficult to bear.
After being greeted by an ancient ally, Nate begins gathering a misfit group of “odds” from every corner of the universe. Nate’s odyssey, which starts in the most prestigious school in civilization, will end with battling monsters from the darkest imaginations of an ancient, captive Earth.
Coping with greater and greater adversity, Nate finds himself confronted by enemies who all seem to be connected in suspicious ways. In the end, Nate must stand before the Lightmaker Himself, who sent Nate to the Aurora Galaxy in the first place.
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Jared N. Michaud is a devoted fiction writer driven by a passion for writing that began before he reached age seven. Influenced by literary giants like C.S. Lewis and Orson Scott Card, he discovered the transformative power of storytelling, and at twelve he began crafting his first novel.
Today, Jared writes from a little house in a little town in Wyoming, where he lives with his wife and six children. As a Christian with a deep love for the truth and appreciation for the values that underlie Western civilization, he endeavours to create myths that will inspire future generations.

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We are now departing Walt Disney World. It was a fun day, we watch the Indiana Jones stunt show, rode the Star Wars simulation, did the Ride Throught the Movies, rode the Tower of Terror about 4 times, and Rockin Rollercoaster about 4 times too. We ate at the Prime Time 50’s cafe and it was like being in the 1950’s in a huge fifties style home, it was really neat.
We really did just about every nook and cranny of the Hollywood theme park. Much like we did the Magic Kingdom.
I’ve had a very busy day, and will upload more pics later.
Right now I’m going to watch a movie. We just pulled out and hit the highway. One movie and it will be time for me to contort myself into this seat and try to catch some sleep.
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Trey Songz (real name: Tremaine Aldon Neverson) is a name synonymous with R&B. The man has produced hit after hit, with vocals and dances that have gone on to win him multitudes of fans. This is not surprising, as the artist is not only handsome but charismatic as well. His stage antics wow everyone who attends his concerts, and teenagers the world over put up posters of him in their rooms. Know Tremaine Aldon Neverson aka Trey Songz net worth.
Who is Tremaine Aldon Neverson? His Career Info.
Tremaine Aldon Neverson, better known as Trey Songz, is an American musician, actor, and songwriter, well known for his great vocals. His debut album, I Gotta Make It, dropped in 2005 and went on to become an instant hit. It would go on to rank number 20 on the Billboard 200 charts.
Since then, he has released a few other albums: I Gotta Make It dropped on the 26th July 2005, Trey Day on October 2nd, 2007, Ready which released on August 31st, 2009, Tremaine the Album which dropped on March 24, 2017.
These are a few of the albums the man has made throughout his illustrious career. His remarkable music career did not go unnoticed. Not only is Rapper Trey Songz rich with huge net worth, but he is also honored with many awards. So far, the star has received three Grammy Nominations and a BET award for Best Male R&B Artist. These are a few of the awards under his belt.
Besides music, Trey also gradually transitioned into the world and film. He has featured on movies like Texas Chainsaw 3D, Baggage Claim, Queen of Media, Preacher’s Kid, Tremaine the Playboy, Trey Songz: My Moment, Disney Parks Frozen Christmas Celebration.
Tremaine Aldon Neverson Net worth in 2021 is $12 Million.
Trey Songz is a very successful musician; this much is obvious to anyone who has been following his career keenly. His debut album sold 40,000 copies in its first week and went on to sell 300,000 copies across the US alone.
Since then, Rapper Trey Songz has gone on to produce multiple albums, some even more successful than his initial foray into music which has a direct impact on Trey Songz’ wealth. Artists like Trey usually tend to make a lot of money, which enables them to lead lavish lifestyles with sports cars and mansions.
Tremaine Aldon Neverson’s net worth is $12 million as of 2021. While most of this has stemmed from his multiple music record deals, let us not forget that the man also has a few films under his belt. This is another source of income for him, as acting in some instances can be just as lucrative as music.
Let’s not forget that he has also featured in a few reality shows. Reality stars on average are rumored to earn somewhere around $20,000 for their appearances per episode. But this is Trey Songz, a music icon, so he probably earns even more.
Tremaine Aldon Neverson Age, wiki-bio.
|Tremaine Aldon Neverson
|36 years old.
|Date of Birth
|November 28th, 1984
|Place of Birth
|Petersburg, Virginia, USA
|Artist, songwriter, reality television star, and actor
|$ 12 million
|April Tucker and Claude Neverson Jr.
Trey Songz (real name: Tremaine Aldon Neverson) was born on the 28th of November, 1984 in Petersburg, Virginia. This makes him 36 years old presently. His parents are April Tucker and Claude Neverson.
Growing up, the musician’s dad was not around much. Trey’s mother raised him and his siblings: Forrest, Alex, and Nikki, mostly on her own until she remarried a US Marine.
This happened when he was seven. The artist’s life has had its fair share of ups and downs. While he has found a relative amount of success in the music world, he also found himself on the wrong side of the law after reportedly punching a police officer.
The officer in question later sued the R&B sensation. Trey is slowly trying to get his life back on track. He recently became a father in 2019.


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Welcome to Albert Keane’s beautifully designed medieval kingdom nestled in a completely isolated river valley in the Canadian wilderness. Peaceful, happy, and prosperous, it takes nothing from the modern world, not so much as a single clock.
There is a castle, of course, and a monastery. There is even a pitch dark, rat-infested dungeon – because you simply have to have one if you are trying a rule a feudal kingdom!
Farmers work the land, artisans ply their trades, monks keep school and visit the sick, and nobody (well, almost nobody) misses the modern world at all.
So why has Jack Darcey – actor, wanderer, ex-competitive fencer – been tricked and seduced into paying a visit? And why hasn’t anyone told him that the only way to leave is a perilous trek across hundreds of miles of trackless wilderness without a compass or a map?
Because a tide of fear and violence is rising from the twisted ambitions of one of King Albert’s nobles, and Albert’s fortune teller believes that Jack could turn the tide – if he lives long enough.
Seamlessly blending medieval and modern elements, The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality serves up a heady brew of action, humor, romance and satire in a kingdom set apart in time and space where reality is the dealer’s choice.
What can I say about The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality?
I really, really, really enjoyed this book.
Jack is quite a stubborn mule – to be nice – and really starts off the book as someone who needs a good kick in the rear, but once he gives in – the fun starts.
I would love nothing more than to live in King Albert’s world. I have always wished for more simpler times (I really am an old soul).
I loved that King Albert just made his very own kingdom, hidden from the rest of the world, and runs the kingdom as if in medieval times.
Everything – weaponry, work, laws (or lack thereof), language, clothing – is all from the medieval time.
I felt like The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality had a slight romantic touch with action and drama as well.
The author really sucks you into the story and you feel like not only are you a part of the kingdom yourself, but you get caught up in the drama that is going on and wish you were there to assist or do things differently.
I highly recommend this read.
I was informed that it is a book recommended for ages 10 and up. There is an ‘affair’ and a few sexual incidents, but I don’t recall it being graphic or R rated. I would probably put this read around a PG – bordering on PG 13 – rating. If it is something that your 10 year old is mature enough to handle, then by all means, they will surely enjoy the read!
It was great fun and I am sure that all readers would truly enjoy it as well!
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Born into a family of actors and painters, Gahan Hanmer naturally gravitated toward the arts. As a youth, he was not an exceptional student or much of an athlete, but he received satisfaction and appreciation from the work he did on the stage, which began when he was eight years old. Under the guidance of his uncle actor Marlon Brando, Gahan developed his talent exclusively as a theater artist, working with many inspired teachers and directors.
In the classical theater Gahan played soldiers, princes, kings and gods, along with beggars, villains, criminals and madmen. Trained in the Stanislavski ‘method’, living truly in the skins and minds of these characters, he absorbed what each of them had to teach him. But life in the theater is a kind of sacrifice; there is little or no money in it. He left the theater and came back to it many times. He wandered, stumbling through life, searching for he wasn’t sure what, supporting himself in a variety of occupations. The real world was his teacher then.
Later in life, when he had outgrown his need for the world of the theater and began living a more normal life, he began to try to organize some of what life had taught him in a novel of romance and adventure. Every night, after his two daughters were in bed, he became the main character in a perilous mythical journey and recorded it as it unfolded in his imagination. Years later, rewritten and revised many times and finally pruned and polished, the result was The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality.


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It was such a relief to see a clear sunny morning. Now that we were warmed up and happy, we could appreciate the beautiful setting of the guest house.
The only ugly thing there was bawa in his gunnybag sweater and ghastly track pants
I went through the visitor book and saw numerous comments left there by grateful travellers who had been given shelter by the Army. You don't need to know people, or be a big shot to get help. I was very proud of the Indian Army and their big heartedness. Go Army!
On one side the sky was blue and happy...
But on the other it was still grey and frowny! Luckily the blue corner won and the day was clear and sunny.
Check out the 'Shouting point' where the film 'Jab tak hain jaan' was apparently shot. I am not a Shahrukh fan, but you gotta see the respect and fan following he has across the world! Egypt, Iran, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, South Africa..they all know him. He is a true ambassador of Indian culture worldwide.
There is a bit of chowpatty here! There is a full 3 Idiots section! The scooter, the ass-shaped stools, the bathing barrels etc. There is a stall for shooting balloons with airguns. There are snack stalls. In season the place is full of noisy family tourists! How Terrible.
Now it was fine - as there were minimal tourists...at least when we were there
We decided to carry on to Spangmik and rode along the lake for miles
It was simply glorious! What a view!
I was intrigued to see a lot of these structures on a rise
They were cairns built by travellers to worship the lake and cause them to return here
As you go far away from the lake, you can appreciate its true scale and beauty
Unfortunately Spangmik turned out to be a touristy hellhole, so we came back to the edge of Pangong
And found a lovely hotel on the lake
We had a lot of time as we had reached very early - so we just sat
And stared at the lake
And chilled by the banks of the lake
It was a truly divine experience
When it became too cold, we retreated inside the room and stared out of the giant window. The stars looked so incredible in the night! It was like a planetarium!


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The Repair Shop: Steve Fletcher on why the show is so emotional
Steve Fletcher has spoken out about the emotional side of his job. He’s one of the expert craftspeople on The Repair Shop who work hard to restore treasured belongings to their former glory. Steve sees a wide range of antiques and family heirlooms brought onto the BBC show and understands the special connection people can have with them. In a recent interview, the star confessed there have been several tearful moments while filming the current series of the show.
Along with his sister and fellow star of The Repair Shop, Suzie Fletcher, Steve chatted about the show in a recent interview on BBC Radio Two.
Steve usually works as a horologist - someone that specialises in clocks.
However, he insisted he enjoys the variety of mechanical repair work he gets to do on the BBC show.
“I love being given unusual things to repair, things that I’ve not repaired before,” Steve enthused, detailing the passion he has for his work.
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‘The whole barn’s in tears!’ The Repair Shop’s Steve Fletcher on emotional moment on set
The craft expert also commented on the popularity of the restoration programme, sharing his thoughts on what draws viewers in.
“I think the thing is that the audience sees someone bring something in and they are hoping that item is going to be repaired because they invest in the story as well,” he explained.
Steve admitted he often becomes emotionally invested in the restoration projects himself.
The Repair Shop star explained: “These stories, they are real stories.
“The emotions are absolutely real to the extent that sometimes the whole barn is sort of in tears,” Steve confessed.
Suzie chimed in, sharing her thoughts on the popularity of the show: “There’s the human touch isn’t there?
“Everybody can relate to the story that’s being shared in one way or another,” she remarked.
She hinted viewers can expect to see more emotional moments throughout the current series of the show.
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Being cautious not to give away any spoilers, Suzie revealed the restoration of a special shoe was a particularly “emotional” process for her.
She teased: “Hugely emotional. It carries the most important story for a family, but also one that I think the nation can really get behind.”
When asked if the restoration of the shoe sparked any tears on the show, Suzie admitted: “I cried.”
Suzie noted that as well as creating an emotional response, The Repair Shop seems to spark “curiosity” in some viewers.
The leather expert explained some fans contact her with questions after watching the show.
She said: “People contact us privately and say ‘But, how does that work? How do you make that happen?’
“It’s just grown this huge interest,” the BBC star revealed.
The Repair Shop airs Wednesdays at 8pm on BBC One.


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Community leaders recently partnered with Blood Assurance to get the word out on the seriousness of blood typing through goofy videos in advance of the Hero’s Hunt campaign kickoff event at City Hall, 101 E. 11th St., on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
A Blood Assurance official said that the nonprofit wanted to utilize public figures to support the campaign and further reiterate the importance for people to discover their blood type—which they will be able to do Thursday.
The event is free and open to the public.
Mayors Jim Coppinger and Andy Berke, Police Chief Fred Fletcher, Fire Chief Chris Adams, Director of Hamilton County Emergency Services Tony Reavley and Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond all filmed with Blood Assurance’s bloodhound mascot, Hero, to “sniff out” donors, especially those with O-negative blood, in the community.
Coppinger said he supported the mission of Blood Assurance and that more people should know what blood type they have.
“It is very important that people donate blood and just as important that people know their blood type,” Coppinger said. “We took an informal poll of people in our office, and most were not sure what their blood type was. That’s another reason why I was so happy to support this blood typing effort by Blood Assurance. I encourage people to attend the upcoming public and business events and take a few minutes and learn their blood type.”
He said filming the short video was an interesting, fun change of pace.
“The public service announcement shoot was a nice break from the hectic pace of the office for a good cause,” Coppinger said. “It was pretty amusing to see people’s reactions to Hero sniffing around the office.”
Berke, too, said he supported the typing days; and in addition to discovering their blood types, he encouraged locals to donate when able.
“Blood Assurance provides a critical service to individuals across our area, and it’s important for Chattanoogans to do our part,” Berke said. “Giving blood is simple, quick and easy. And most importantly, it can save someone’s life.”
Despite the importance of the matter, Berke said filming the short clip was lighthearted. He joked and said he had to channel old TV shows to pull off the minutelong shoot.
“The video was fun to make, and everyone was a good sport,” Berke said. “Thinking about ’80s sitcoms helped me get into character and nail the scene with Hero the Bloodhound.”
Mindy Quinn, Blood Assurance marketing coordinator, said that Berke was a “rockstar” in his short cameo appearance with Hero.
“You don’t get the full effect in the final cut, but he just nailed it,” Quinn said. “He really rocked it. It was truly quite amusing.”
Quinn said that she and those at Blood Assurance were thankful for all the participants helping get the word out about the upcoming typing days.
She said people can stop into the kickoff event at City Hall Thursday to learn their blood type and its importance in less than five minutes with a finger prick. No donations are required, she said.
People will also be able to be typed Feb. 29 at the Bradley County Fire and Rescue from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and also at EXPO Chattanooga at the Chattanooga Convention Center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Officials said anyone with additional questions should call 423-702-1385, and encouraged those who share their picture on social media from a typing event to use the hashtag #HeroesHunt.


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Our Energy Live Future conference is happening tomorrow!
Join us and more than 200 energy end users at the National Space Centre in Leicester to learn more about how energy will be generated, traded and delivered in the future.
The day’s sixth and final session at 15:00pm will centre around space, which experts say could prove the final frontier when it comes to finding new sources of energy.
Join Dan Lewis, who among other roles is the Senior Energy Adviser to the Institute of Directors, as he peers into the future with his top team of scientific experts.
Dan is an unashamed technological optimist and says he looks forward to the day when off-Earth GDP exceeds that of our home planet!
In the session he will explore how we could harvest energy from outer space in the coming decades, questioning how we will transport that energy and ourselves to reach it.
Is there energy out there for us to use? Will artificial intelligence take over your job? Will the future see us mining asteroids for rare metals?
We’ll see you tomorrow to find out!


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THE break-up is already being called "Wonderbrawl". A smashed guitar, shouted words and angry exchanges on the internet signalled an end to the rock band Oasis yesterday.
Years of sibling rivalry between Noel and Liam Gallagher, who formed the band in their native Manchester in the early 1990s, blew up into a fight minutes before a concert in Paris on Friday night.
It ended with Liam smashing his brother's guitar and Noel, the band's chief songwriter, announcing two hours later on the Oasis website that he was quitting.
Last night Noel looked back in anger in another posting and said that he had quit because of intolerable "violent and verbal intimidation towards me, my family, friends and comrades".
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07:17AM, Thursday 24 May 2012
Proud parents have spoken of their love for a ‘beautiful and talented’ daughter after an inquest was held into her death from an overdose.
Rachel Rayner, 19, who was studying at Bradfield College and preparing to go to university, suffered from borderline personality disorder and passed away in the early hours of December 8, 2010, after taking some of her father’s medication.
The Wargrave teenager's family spoke for the first time this week of their heartache and loss following a two-day inquest into their daughter’s death at the Windsor Guildhall on Wednesday last week and Thursday.
Rachel’s father Adrian said he hoped lessons would be learned from her death to assist other sufferers.
"My wife and I could not be more proud of Rachel, who was multi-talented and beautiful," said Adrian, whose family lives in Ashley Hill Place.
"She was highly able and intellectually and socially gifted, but her illness rendered her incapable of seeing this in herself, and she suffered terribly with what appeared to be the slightest of emotional setbacks.”
Berkshire coroner Peter Bedford recorded a narrative verdict. He said Rachel deliberately took her father’s medication but said there was no evidence to say what her intentions were and her illness made her prone to ‘impulsive behaviour’.
The family says their daughter was let down by the care and support provided by the Windsor and Maidenhead Community Mental Health Team, part of the Berkshire Health Foundation Trust, who looked after Rachel before she died.
Mr Bedford refuted suggestions the trust was in any way to blame for her death.
Planning permission for 200 new homes on the outskirts of Hurst have been declined by Wokingham Borough Council.

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Stretching from Kashmir to Western China, Tibet was a forbidden land, shrouded in a viel of mystery and enigma. However towards the close of the 18th century, British colonial power started penetrating the Himalayas so as to reach China from the Indian side. The Great Himalayan wall was not as important for the security of the British Indian Empire as were the Himalayan Kingdoms of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Tibet. Starting from the Geo-Political situation and early history of Tibet, the book gives a brief account of the geography and history of the other Himalayan Kingdoms – Sikkim, Bhutan and Nepal and the various wars fought in these regions during 18th and 19th centuries. It then gives a detailed account of the British interest in Central Asia highlighting overall British policy-objectives which were directed towards ensuring that Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Burma and of course Tibet remain in the British sphere of influence. The British (Indian) – Tibetan War of 1904 forms major part of the book. The ‘Peace Mission’ of 1903 ultimately turned out to be a powerful Military Expedition of 1904 for which necessary planning was already in place. The Sappers and Sikh Pioneers constituted the majority of the force. Mounted Infantry using local ponies was improvised to undertake reconnaissance in depth as well as for pursuit. The force had to foot-slog a distance of 400 miles from Siliguri to Lhasa over one of the most difficult rugged terrains in the world, zigzagging over mountain ranges negotiating numerous 14,000 to 18,000 feet passes en route, fighting nature all the time and men some of the time. Above all, the Commanding General invented the wheel for the Tibetans to fight his battle of logistics. It was a meticulously planned and magnificently executed military operation. Indeed, it was a war of logistics, against terrain and the elements. It was the last campaign of the British Empire, in which 8th Gurkha Rifles earned great laurels, as did the Sikh Pioneers, later of Sikh Light Infantry fame.
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RÜFÜS Biography (Wikipedia)
RÜFÜS (also known as RÜFÜS DU SOL in North America) is an alternative dance group from Sydney, Australia, that consists of Tyrone Lindqvist, Jon George and James Hunt. Their debut album Atlas peaked at number 1 in Australia, while their second album Bloom debuted atop the Australian albums chart in early 2016. Rüfüs won the ARIA Award for Best Dance Release in 2014. RÜFÜS have performed in the NSW Bluesfest at Byron Bay in 2013, Byron Bay's Splendour in the Grass in 2014, and Mountain Sounds Festival 2017 in NSW.


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CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties recognized Women's Equality Day with the help of Florida Gulf Coast University's Women's Softball team on their build.
The Cape Coral build site will soon be the home for a local single mom who works in the medical field. She'll raise her son in their new home.
Lee and Hendry Counties Habiat for Humanity Communications Director Cece Schepp said, "It's Women's Equality Day, how perfect to welcome a women led construction volunteer group that are going to be raising the walls in a male dominated industry."
Crews previously laid the the foundation for the home, but August 28 will mark the official start of the home's construction.
FGCU regularly volunteers with Habitat for Humanity.
Schepp said they plan to finish the home in February 2024.


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September 11 | Westman Centennial Auditorium | $5.00 for students and $10.00 for non-students
The Brandon University Students’ Union is bringing in Wab Kinew on September 11, 2012 at the Westman Centennial Auditorium. Wab Kinew talks about issues that Aboriginal people face everyday; stereotypes and racism. He is recognized as a CBC reporter, pop artist, Aboriginal activist and the host of 8th Fire. Wab has appeared on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight discussing issues such as education, economy, and residential schools. Bringing in Wab Kinew to a small community will help bring education, understanding and celebration of Aboriginal peoples.
Tickets: $5.00 for students and $10.00 for non-students
Doors: Open at 6:30pm and the event starts at 7:30pm
For more information or to order tickets call (204) 727-9660