Albany detective shoots man while investigating West Hill incident
Acting chief says knife found at Elk Street scene
ALBANY — A man who police said was armed with a knife and suspected of carrying a gun was shot by a city detective outside a public school in West Hill late Monday afternoon.
The man who was shot was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital, acting Police Chief Mike Basile told reporters at a press briefing at Elk Street and North Lake Avenue.
Police tape blocked a section of Elk Street outside the school, located at 395 Elk St.
A representative of Attorney General Barbara Underwood's office — former Albany County District Attorney Paul Clyne — was surveying the scene.
Basile described the sequence of events as follows:
About 4:30 p.m, police received a call about a large fight on the 200 block of Central Avenue involving someone with a gun. A detective unit, which was already in the area, responded.
As detectives approached, they saw a male who fit the description of the person said to be armed with a gun. That person and two other people ran away in different directions.
The male police believed to have the gun ran to the rear of the school. Three detectives pursued him and one of the detectives shot the man.
A large hunting knife was found at the scene; no gun had been found as of 7 p.m.
Basile, when asked, said he did not have the medical condition of the man who was shot, or know his age. His identity was not released.
City police detectives do not yet wear body cameras but the school likely has video surveillance cameras, he said.
Basile said detectives took "appropriate action" in pursuing the suspect but stopped short of commenting on the specifics of the shooting.
When asked if police believe the knife had been on the person who was shot, Basile said, "We believe it was."
The three detectives also were taken to the hospital, which is department protocol anytime a service weapon is discharged.
The school building — West Hill Middle School — also is used for the Tony Clement Center for Education, which is Albany City School District's alternative-education program.
Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to call Albany police at 518-462-8039.


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· On the All about Finance blog, Bilal Zia summarizes the findings of his financial literacy through Soap Operas experiment in South Africa.
· The Indecision blog continues its series on the 7 sins of consumer psychology research - number 6 on over-generalization is a useful read: “Once an effect has been reported in a published paper (especially if it is by a famous author in a prestigious journal), we tend to treat it as gospel, again forgetting that this effect may be more context-specific than a quick readin
Like a growing number of development economists, I am now convinced of a simple truth about our understanding of economic development: hope is underrated. Indeed the importance of hope and aspirations among the poor are the subject of a growing literature, where work by researchers such as Debraj Ray and
In a previous post I talked about some issues with collecting gender disaggregating data in practice. Susan Watkins helpfully pointed me to a number of papers which provide more systematic and thoughtful evidence on data collection issues that a lot of us face and I thought it would be useful to summarize some of them here.
International mobility of people is measured much less accurately than that of goods or finances. The most common sources of global data are from national censuses, which occur only every 10 years (and take years more to come out). Specialized surveys in some countries allow more frequent measurement of some flows, but such data are still relatively rare, and poorly suited to studying short-term migration movements.

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Fox anchor Megyn Kelly has likened Donald Trump to Voldemort, the embodiment of evil in the Harry Potter books.
Her insult was made off-camera after she’d begun the Republican presidential debate Trump boycotted by calling him: ‘The elephant not in the room.’
Her aside was revealed by Ted Cruz as the Texas senator was interviewed by Kelly after the Fox News-hosted debate in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday.
He said: ‘Well, you know, you were joking just before we went on air that it was sort of like Voldemort, he who must not be named.’
Kelly is at the center of the Trump-Fox feud that led to the front-runner’s debate boycott and saw him instead hosting a fundraiser for veterans just a few miles down the road.
Trump’s animosity towards Kelly first began in August when she challenged him over his misogynistic comments about women, saying: “You’ve called women you don’t like fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals.”
Se then asked:“Does that sound to you like the temperament of a man we should elect as president?”
Since then, Trump has repeatedly taunted Kelly, making public comments about her professionalism and retweeting sexist and critical tweets.
Asked about Kelly on CNN, Trump famously said, “you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever,”
His latest attack came Thursday morning when Trump retweeted images from a photo shoot Kelly did for GQ magazine with the caption: “And this is the bimbo that’s asking presidential questions?”
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 28, 2016

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Fuel and exhaust systems need to be checked to ensure there are no leaks and to make sure that all systems are operating efficiently. When the exhaust system is being checked, components such as the back box, mountings and silencers are checked, to look for faulty parts or blockages or parts that could have deteriorated which can be caused by elements such as water or salt. Exhausts with excessive corrosion are highly likely to fail a Whatlington MOT.
In addition, the amount of waste emissions gases can also result in a failed MOT test if lambda, hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide levels are too high. If oxygen or lambda sensors are ineffective for failed catalytic converters and emission failures due to fuel having not been burnt and passing through the exhaust pipe.
Tyres will be checked to ensure structure and type are correct, paying attention to the aspect ratio and the nominal size, attempting to maintain a similar diameter so that the drive train is not affected. The type of tyre that has been used will also be examined to determine whether they are cross ply, bias belted or radial-ply.
Radial-ply tyres can comprise of either steel or fabric. The tyre walls should also detail their sizes, and generally is accompanied with a load index, ply rating and the speed symbol.
Tyres should have a depth of 1.6mm following around the tyre consistently around the outside and should cover the central three quarters of the rubber surface. Further to these regulations, tyres should be free of damage or display any exposed cords otherwise the vehicle will fail the MOT unless sufficient tyre replacements take place.
MOT advice can be provided by Whatlington garages.
When you need to book your Bentley car in for its MOT, it is important that you find a reliable local Whatlington mechanic. Approved MOT stations have the blue triangle logo on show, and the garage should also have a MOT cost sign stating the highest price of the test.
You can usually watch your vehicle being tested by the registered tester in Whatlington, though the majority of people drop off their MG car in the designated bay and collect it from the forecourt later following completion of any repairs and the MOT certificate has been issued. Paper copies of the MOT certificate are given to the owner, however electronic records are also held in a central computer database.
If your certificate gets damaged or lost, you can get a replacement from any test station. If you obtain your road tax at your local post office, a hard copy of the MOT certificate will be needed.
Brakes are one of the most important safety measures on cars, and MOT tests therefore check brakes on Volkswagen and Hyundai cars to make sure they're effective. Moving cars are slowed and stopped by road brakes or service brakes, whilst the hand brake keeps the car secure if stopped in traffic or parked.
Assessments of brake performance are completed to determine efficiency of brakes, completed by putting cars on roller brake machines and undertaking gradient tests. Brakes are inspected to check that the following aren't a problem: leaks from parts, no vibrations from hoses or pipes, rigid pipes are not affected by chafing, kinks or fouling from friction off other items and that reservoirs on air and vacuum brakes are secure and damage free.
If you're concerned about Subaru brake performance, don't leave it until your next MOT before speaking with a garage in Whatlington.
Cars deteriorate over time so system and component testing is a method of increasing safety on the roads.
Because of this, the driver and any passengers, as well as other road occupants, are less likely to be involved in an accident with a vehicle.
In order to tax and insure a car, it must have passed a MOT test.
It may surprise you that a database of MOTs are accessible by the police who will be able to recognise which car's haven't passed a MOT.
The MOT test just assesses the specified components’ condition at the time when Whatlington MOT testing is conducted, and does not represent the overall condition of the car.
If you persist in driving a vehicle that does not have a MOT then your actions may result in prosecution, but there are some exceptions to the rule.


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When the COVID-19 pandemic struck last year and we all were ordered to stay home, Woodbridge High School senior, Jordan Szigeti-Larenne, started thinking about Orange County’s growing homeless population.
While the rest of us have spent nearly a year complaining about being stuck at home, Jordan has been focused on helping those who have no home. Jordan’s mission is to create something that provides dignity, protection, and privacy.Read More
During the COVID-19 crisis, we’ve all seen the importance of good leadership. Orange County leaders spent months ignoring warnings from health experts, refusing to close beaches, and rejecting the science behind masking. San Diego County leaders took immediate steps to protect their residents, and establish a comprehensive testing, tracing, and treating program.
Several months into the pandemic, San Diego County — with a population of nearly 200,000 more residents than Orange County — has performed 696,917 additional tests yet reports only 27 more cases and 263fewer deaths than Orange County.Read More
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Former Irvine Mayor and current City Council candidate, Larry Agran has announced that if he is elected to the Council, joined by Lauren Johnson-Norris, he will put two priority Resolutions on the agenda for Council action at the first business meeting of the newly seated Council.
The two Council Resolutions include the establishment of a comprehensive COVID-19 plan and plans to immediately begin construction of our long-promised Veterans Memorial Park & Cemetery at the Great Park.Read More


Polyurethane Use for Construction Industry Topic of Technical Conference
Polyurethane chemistry for the building and construction industry will be discussed at the 2013 Polyurethanes Technical Conference to be held from September 23-25 in Phoenix, Arizona.
(1) A building under construction.
According to The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry of the American Chemistry Council, sponsor of the Conference, industry members will report on advances in rigid polyurethane (PUR), polyisocyanurate (PIR) foams, and spray polyurethane foam (SPF). These products, used for many construction applications, help builders and architects to meet energy-efficiency and building quality goals. Among the products covered at the Conference will be the following:
- Bayer Material Science and Foam Supplies Inc.: The use of methyl formate, a major component of the blowing agent Ecomate, to create PIR laminate boardstock insulation, as well as its physical properties and flammability capability.
- Momentive: The effect of additives on a polyol blend, especially in the areas of resin appearance, foam structure, density, insulation value, compressive strength, dimensional stability, and open cell content.
- Foam Supplies Inc.: An evaluation of different catalysts in Ecomate® spray foam formulations from the perspective of promoting a shelf life exceeding six months without compromising the physical properties of the finished product. Metal, amine, blowing, and gelling catalysts will be covered.
- Arkema and Bayer Material Science: Investigation findings on the performance of AFA-L1 in energy-critical cold chain applications such as refrigerated trailers and continuous and discontinuous ASTM E84-rated panels.
- Honeywell: A new high-performance blowing agent technology used for discontinuous panels and commercial appliances.
- Evonik: The optimization of SPF, comparing systems prepared with isocyanate and containing silicone surfactants to systems prepared with isocyanate alone.
- he Spray Foam Coalition: How to incorporate SPF into wall and roofing designs to meet the stringent 2012 building codes.
- Mason Knowles Consulting: Identification of SPF defects and tools and techniques for removing and repairing the application.
For additional information on the conference, contact Marie Francis at (202) 249-6514 or by email at : email@example.com
Tremors Precede Earthquakes Induced by âFracking' Wastewater
Seismologists have discovered that some of the largest earthquakes precipitated by deep injection of wastewater from "fracking" for gas and oil are preceded by a swarm of smaller tremors, thereby providing a warning sign. The full report is at http://www.sciencemag.org/content/341/6142/117.short. (It was published in Science 12 July 2013; 341:6142, pp 117-118. Richard A. Kerr, author.)
(2) The Roebling Suspension Bridge, spanning the Ohio River from Covington to Cincinnati.
Resensys' Technology Warns of Bridge and Building Collapses
Mehdi Kalantari, Re'ensysâ president and CTO expl"ins: âIn most cases, before a bridge or building collapses, measureable, meaningful changes occur on the stru"ture.â The c'mpanyâs networked sensor system, he "ays, âprovides a strong tool for the early and efficient detection of these ch"nges.â The technology, he continues, can detect whether some portion of the structure is overstrained or deformed or if there are irreversible shifts or transformations in sufficient time before a failure occurs and allows repairs or adjustments to be made to avoid a failure.
The system of small, networked sensors is installed strategically on a bridge or building and monitors factors that include strain, acceleration, vibration, displacement, deformation, tilt and inclination, and temperature and humidity. The data gathered by the sensors are sent wirelessly to a data center, where it is continually analyzed. Maintenance or repair engineers are alerted at the first hint of a structural problem.
Energy for the sensors can be self-sustained through ambient light and radio waves, or they can be operated by battery. The sensors are said to be maintenance"free âfor de"ades.â
More than 20 companies throughout the United States, Canada, Indonesia, and Japan have deployed the sensors on a wide variety of structures. In the Mid-Atlantic region, they monitor buildings and bridges.
Resensys, a portfolio company of the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute Technology Advancement Program in the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland, received a $75,000 Maryland Technology Transfer Fund award from the Maryland Technology Development Corporation in 2008. In 2009, it won a $165,000 Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) grant and $25,000 through the SAIC VentureAccelerator Competition. The company has also received Small Business Innovation Research grants from the National Science Foundation--a $100,000 Phase I in 2009, $500,000 Phase II in 2010, and $230,000 Phase II-B in 2013. The company has three patents pending.
Aftermath Inc. Adopts ATP Technology for Its Biohazard Removal Services
Aftermath Inc. (www.aftermathinc.com) has outfitted its national remediation teams with Charm Nova-Link portable adenosine triphosphate (ATP) fluorescence testing units. The units help to ensure standards of cleanliness achieved when the company provides cleaning and remediation services in environments involving unattended deaths, violent crimes, or suicide.
Tim Reifsteck, founder of Aftermath, explains that the ATP reading shows the homeowner or property manager that the job was done correctly and that the remediation and cleaning processes sanitized surfaces to a microscopic level. Customers are given a reading before and after the cleaning service is completed to confirm biological cleanliness at the scene.
The Novalink ATP device measures cellular energy molecules that indicate the presence of organic material. Acceptable ATP readings vary by industry.


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Homelessness Declines 2 Percent Since 2013, 11 Percent Since 2007
Washington, D.C. – According to numbers released today by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, during the January 2014 Point-in-Time Count, communities counted 578,424 people experiencing homelessness. The number of people experiencing homelessness on a given night has declined by 11 percent since 2007. These latest statistics show that communities across the country have increased their focus on getting homeless people quickly back into housing, resulting in a 21 percent decline in chronic homelessness and 33 percent decline in veteran homelessness since 2007.
“It is tremendous news that smart federal investment coupled with innovative local approaches has brought the number of homeless people down,” said Nan Roman, President and CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness. “Despite the good news, however, we must do better.” The report points out that nearly one third of people who are homeless are completely unsheltered. The pace of progress is not fast enough to achieve the widely supported national goals contained in “Opening Doors: The National Strategic Plan for Preventing and Ending Homelessness.”
Required by Congress, HUD’s Point-in-Time Count is an important national assessment of the size of the homeless population. It is the only national survey that counts everyone who is staying in a shelter or other homeless programs as well as people who are living on the streets or other places not meant for human habitation. Its methodology is fairly consistent over time, allowing an assessment of whether the number of homeless people is growing or shrinking. It does not, however, count every single homeless person, nor does it assess the number of people who are at high risk of homelessness because they have unstable or unacceptable housing.
For insight into the implications of HUD’s new numbers as well as expert commentary on the effectiveness of housing strategies and investments in homeless assistance programs, please contact Alliance Communications Associate Emanuel Cavallaro to arrange an interview with an Alliance spokesperson.
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Arrow McLaren Race Director Gavin Ward says that the team aim to end the season on a high this weekend as the NTT INDYCAR SERIES prepares for the final race of the year, the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
We’re heading into the final race weekend of 2023 with our heads held high. It was good to get Felix and the No. 6 team on the podium last weekend, marking the 10th podium for Arrow McLaren this season. We’ll start this week testing out the new surface at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and then hopefully wrap up on a high note come race day.”
The race will be the last outing for Felix Rosenqvist in the No.6 NTT DATA Arrow McLaren Chevrolet before he moves to Meyer Shank Racing for 2024.
I’m pumped for the last race of the season. Laguna is a place where I’ve enjoyed a lot of success, and coming off a strong result in Portland, the only aim for me will be to try and get that first win of the season for Arrow McLaren.
Alexander Rossi in the No.7 VELO Chevrolet can’t believe his first season with Arrow McLaren has come to an end saying:
”I can’t believe the end of the year is already here. It seems like just yesterday was my first day with the team. While there have been ups and downs, I’m happy with what we’ve accomplished and hope to get a win before we head into what will be an intense offseason.”
Pato O’Ward in the No.5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet is looking forward to the final race of the season saying:
“One last rodeo for the 2023 season. It’s an enjoyable track to drive, even though I haven’t had the result there in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES that I’ve been hoping for the last couple of years. Hopefully this time is the charm. The track is repaved, so I’m looking forward to that new challenge and making it a good one for all of us on the team.”


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Most of Sanctuary Scotland’s 8,000-plus homes are available for social rent. These properties are generally more affordable than those available from private landlords.
We hold our own waiting lists for properties in parts of the country. However, housing policies mean local authorities allocate Sanctuary homes in some council areas. The length of time you have to wait for a home will depend on availability and your individual circumstances.
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Samuel Fuller | 76 mins | TV | 2.35:1 | USA / English | PG
Western with Barbara Stanwyck as a powerful landowner, and commander of the titular posse, whose bullying brother, Brockie, is consequently allowed to run riot over the town. Enter lawman Griff (Barry Sullivan) and his two brothers, whose moves to bring Brockie in line kickstart a chain of ruinous events.
Writer-director Samuel Fuller tells his brilliantly constructed tale in brisk and never dull fashion, finding time to sketch interesting characters and, alongside cinematographer Joseph Biroc and editor Gene Fowler Jr., craft much memorable imagery.
(For a more insightful and informative analysis, be sure to read this at Films on the Box.)
Forty Guns is released on Blu-ray by Masters of Cinema tomorrow.

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The word "crooner" dominates every piece of publicity about singer Brian Evans, from his website to reviews of his albums and concerts. Evans, himself, uttered it during his performance Wednesday at Catalina Bar & Grill. This, despite the derogatory connotation it carried when it first surfaced in the '30s, and "crooners" such as Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra were not pleased with the label.
Nonetheless, Evans' program -- much of it drawn from the Sinatra canon -- underscored the 36-year-old singer's desire to position himself in the generally accepted line of crooner succession reaching from Crosby and Sinatra to Perry Como to Johnny Mathis and beyond. And there was no question that -- blessed with a smooth range reaching from a low baritone to a chesty tenor, and a warm timbre -- he had the vocal capacity to do so.
What was missing was a sense of what crooning is really about. The style developed in direct association with the arrival of the microphone, with its ability to reproduce a greater range of aural and emotional variation than was typical in the megaphone vocalizing (think Al Jolson) that preceded it. Singers quickly found ways to lower the volume and deliver their songs with engaging, in-the-ear -- call it crooning -- intimacy.
But most of Evans' vocals, despite the attractive qualities of his voice, were sung with monochromatic emotional coloration and unrelenting dynamic intensity.
The only real sense of variation was supplied, for the most part, by the articulate saxophone work of Doug Webb and the sturdy rhythm backing of drummer Harold Acey and bassist "Chicago" Tommy Palmer. The exception, "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" -- sung with the sole accompaniment of pianist Cal Bezemer -- revealed Evans' still-nascent capacity to do something more than simulate Sinatra's style.
At a time when young performers such as Michael Buble and Jamie Cullum, as well as seasoned veterans such as Steve Tyrell, Rod Stewart and Michael Bolton, are revisiting the songbook of standards with their own versions of crooning, it's understandable that Evans -- who has been deeply involved in the genre for more than a decade -- would stay the course with a style that so readily fits his vocal abilities. But he needs to find a way to apply those abilities to the deeper, more expressive aspects that are the heart and soul of genuine crooning.


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So, after a lengthy break due to a disastrous ski holiday (resulting in a broken leg!), it is finally time for the last instalment of ‘Coffee Processing Explained’!
This concluding post covers off the washed process – this is arguably our favourite coffee process at North Star due to the incredibly clean and bright coffees it produces.
The washed process is widely used across Latin America and parts of East Africa and requires both the cherry and mucilage surrounding the parchment to be removed with the use of friction, fermentation and water.
Once the ripe cherries have been picked, they are delivered to a wet mill where they are loaded into a depulping machine which forces the beans out of the cherry. At this stage, the beans are contained within the pulp of the cherry, also known as the mucilage. This sticky mucilage is composed of natural sugars and alcohols and contributes massively to the sweetness, acidity and overall flavour profile of the coffee.
Once the beans have been pulped, they are put into fermentation tanks for around 24 hours dependent on temperature, though farmers are now experimenting with fermentation time to develop different flavour profiles. For example, a longer fermentation means the beans have more time to absorb some of the sugars and can result in a slightly sweeter, ‘funkier’ flavour.
Fermentation results in the mucilage being broken down leaving the beans in their parchment which are then ready to be washed. This can either happen in tanks of clean water or, in East Africa, it is often done in channels. Once the beans have been washed they will feel gritty in your hands which means they are now ready to be dried. At this stage, the parchment beans are taken to drying tables (raised African beds) or to patios to sit for a period of around 10-12 days, before finally reaching the dry mill to be hulled and sorted ready for export.
Coffees from Kenya are perhaps the best example of truly outstanding washed coffees – following fermentation, Kenyan beans are left to soak in tanks of clean water for a period of up to 72 hours which really helps to build up the amino acids existent within the bean, contributing hugely to the incredible citrus acidity found in the cup profile. We should be seeing new crop Kenya coming into the roastery within the next two weeks and look forward to updating the webshop soon!
If you have any questions about anything covered in this series of blog posts then please feel free to drop us a line or give us a call on the contact details provided.

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The 185x45 cm double-printed scarf, called "reversible scarf" is made of 100% flower patterned wool. The particular raising treatment gives softness to the accessory, making it pleasant to the touch. The dusty effect and the combination of colors contribute to making the Eleventy product exclusive. The particular hand finish enhances its value and craftsmanship, adding value to the product.

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Opportunistic Routing and Scheduling for Wireless Networks
In spatial time division multiple access wireless mesh networks, not all links can be activated simultaneously, as links scheduled for transmission must satisfy the specified SINR requirements. Previously, slot assignment has been done on a link basis, where a set of links is selected for transmission in a given slot. However, if selected links are in deep fade or have no traffic to transmit, the slot is wasted. Thus, a node-based scheme was proposed, where a set of nodes is selected for transmission. Which link to be used by a node depends on the links’ instantaneous traffic load. Although this allows us to exploit multi-user diversity, it creates a planning discrepancy: slot assignment is designed based on long-term channel statistics, but scheduling on short-term channel fading conditions. Consequently, the performance gain of the node-based scheme is not consistent: it is marginal under certain scenarios. To avoid the design discrepancy, we develop a new slot-assignment and routing framework in this paper. The new approach incorporates short-term channel fading statistics to optimize the long term slot assignment, routing and scheduling simultaneously. Hence, multi-user diversity can be exploited more efficiently. Not only is the performance gain of the resulting system significant (can be as much as 64% higher throughput than the scheme introduced by Chen and Lea), it is also less topology dependent compared with the one by Chen and Lea.
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The Lounge inside Palms Casino Resort brings Prima music into the 21st century with Louis Prima Jr. & The Witnesses on Saturday, April 16. Less concerned about reliving the past than about creating a future, Louis Prima Jr. & The Witnesses bring new energy and a current attitude to the masses with the wildest show this side of the 1960s. Tickets on sale NOW, starting at $32, plus applicable fees and can be purchased at 702-944-3200, www.palms.com or at the Palms Box Office. The Box Office is open daily from noon until 7 p.m. with extended hours on select event daysTickets Save
Sounds Like: Louis Prima, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Brian Setzer, Michael Bublé, Louis Prima Jr and the Witnesses
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Brought back after being out of production for several years, DRAWING NEAR features the stirring setting of "Higher Ground," the 6 part a cappella ensemble version of "My God is Near," the original recording of "What Manner of Man is This?" and much more. Other songs include:
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Chiplun Assembly Constituency Election Results 2019 Live Updates - Read Chiplun constituency vidhan sabha chunav latest news, party, constituency, candidate name wise winner, loser, leading, trailing live updates online at Firstpost.com.
Chiplun Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra
The Election Commission of India announced the dates for the Maharashtra Assembly on 21 September 2019.
Voting for this 288-member Assembly will be held on 21 October 2019 in a single phase along with Haryana, while the counting of votes will take place on 24 October.
Chiplun Assembly Election 2019 | The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the dates for the Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly elections. Voting for the 288-member Assembly will be held on 21 October in a single phase. The counting of votes and final results will be declared on 24 October, authorities said. The term of the Devendra Fadnavis-led current Maharashtra Assembly will end on 9 November.
The notification and nomination process for the Assembly election was issued on 27 September. Candidates filed their nominations latest by 4 October. The scrutiny of nomination papers was done on 5 October and the last date to withdraw candidature from the electoral battle was 7 October. A total of 95,473 polling stations will be set up for over 8.95 crore voters in Maharashtra.
There are no reserved seats under any category in the Ratnagiri district.
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In 2004 elections, NCP's Kadam Rameshbhai won this seat with 53,311 votes against two time MLA Bhaskar Bahurao Jadhav.
In 2019, Chavan Sadanand Narayan will defend his seat against Shekhar Govindrao Nikam of NCP and Sachin Laxman Mohite of BSP.
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Explores two and three dimensional graphics, bezier and spline curves and much more.
Its hard not to be pulled in by clever visual and well crafted artwork. With computers, much of what an artist can accomplish with intuition and a few clever pen strokes turns into complicated math and tedious rendering. If you want or need to provide advanced graphical capabilities in your Java application, you may want to pick up Computer Graphics from Java Programmers. The coverage is accurate, entertaining, and the book is littered with useful diagrams that bring the topic home to readers with clarity and elegance. The book’s cover depicts the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, rich with curves and sculpted features, developed largely using computer graphic tools.
Chapter 1 "Elementary Concepts" covers pixels, lines, regions, polygons and mapping modes, enough to lay a solid foundation for the rest of the book. Chapter 2 "Applied Geometry" digs right into some basic mathematical tools and topics like triangulation, distance measurements, detecting points on a line, inside or outside a polygon. Chapter 3 "Rotation and Other Transformations" introduces matrix operations and transformations applied to simple and complex coordinate systems.
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Chapters 5 to 8 dive into three dimensional representations and rendering. Chapter 5 starts with Perspective, followed by Chapter 6 "Hidden-face Elimination", which covers the painter’s algorithm, and Chapter 7 "Hidden Line Elimination". Chapter 8 explores actual applications of these ideas with several objects, such as cylinders, platonic solids, spheres and torus. These implementations dig deeper into the requirements and practical issues encountered when rendering objects which represent something more that trivial cubes and planes. The appendices provide some information of use to readers and graphics developers, including interpolation algorithms, event handling, selective code listings, and solutions to exercises present throughout the book.
Virtually any Java developer interested in graphics programming will benefit from reading this book. Not only is the foundation laid out carefully but a number of advanced topics are explored in lucid, accessible chapters with plenty of supporting diagrams to make it easier to understand the material. Much of the information presented is often avoided by other graphics programming books. The author reveals algorithms for drawing complex curves and rendering non-trivial three dimensional shapes, for example.


A mental health trust based in Liverpool has launched a “zero suicide” strategy in a bid to eliminate suicide of patients under its care.
Mersey Care Trust hopes to significantly reduce suicide among the trust’s patients within the next year and a half, with the aim of having no cases by 2020.
The organisation was one of the first to publicly commit to the coalition government’s call at the start of the year for all trusts to commit to a new ambition for ‘zero suicide’.
The trust’s associate medical director for suicide prevention Rebecca Martinez told Nursing Times the organisation’s strategy would in its first year centre on staff learning.
”We are looking at new services, new approaches and potentially even new types of worker”
All staff will complete mandatory refreshed training on suicide prevention and awareness, she said, with sessions also planned on learning from adverse incidents so mistakes are not repeated.
Dr Martinez said this was part of a four-point plan which would include a focus on engaging with service users to redesign services.
The trust’s chief executive, Joe Rafferty, added the organisation will collect and analyse patient data in new ways to better assess the risk of someone who might attempt suicide and then subsequently improve their care plan.
“So rather than somebody harbouring years of suicidal thinking, and eventually that reaching a tipping point, we can intervene at a stage much earlier in that cycle of behaviour,” he said.
He said the trust wanted to take the same rigorous approach to its use of clinical data as had been seen in the use of data to help reduce hospital acquired infections or post-operative risk in surgery.
In addition, he said the trust was in discussion with commissioners to increase liaison after discharge and about how to use buddying schemes to prevent patients from becoming isolated on their return to the community.
“We do know that in the couple of weeks post discharge, this is a really dangerous period for people who have suicidal thoughts.
“We are looking at new services, new approaches and potentially even new types of workers – there is a great opportunity for people with lived experience to move into peer mentoring schemes,” he added.


A Vitaphone short subject which is important for being the only real glimpse we have of this dynamic big band filmed in NYC July 1936. Willie Smith, Joe Thomas, Paul Webster, EDDIE DURHAM-tb and Jimmy Crawford are among the band members featured which also includes spots for vocalist Myra Johnson and the dance team of the Three Brown Jacks.
In The Mood was arranged by Eddie Durham. There is no monetary credit to the Durham Estate as the "Work For Hire" loophole strangles any chance for the most famous arrangement on earth to pay the Arranger of a song which any other arrangement of - did nothing for it's popularity.
GOSPEL CLASSICS 1927 - 1931
The Complete Recorded Works of Jessie May Hill, LAURA HENTON, Blind Willie Davis, Louisville Sanctified Singers and Unknowns.
On "Document Records" #DOCD-5190
Total of 25 tracks on this CD with the tracks categorized "A-J" to distinguish Personnel.
The FOUR "i" - tracks 20-23 are Durham on guitar:
"Just Can't Help From Crying", "I Can Tell the World About Jesus", "Plenty Good Room in my Father's Kingdom", "Lord You Sure Been Good To Me". Laura Henton, vcl; acc, Bennie Moten, pno; Eddie Durham, gtr; Joe Page, sb - Kansas City, early November 1929. Predates HITTIN THE BOTTLE (Lunceford Orch. 1935, also Durham) as first electric guitar recordings.
Original recordings from the collections of Bernard Klatzko, Jim Lindsay, Johnny Parth, Ken Romanowski, Gayle Dean Wardlow.
A beautiful ballad co-written with Durham. McLawler is one of the only
female Hammond B3 Organ masters. She was a member of The International Sweethearts of Rhythm and was a duo with late husband & violinist, Richard Otto.
Jimmie Lunceford was a big fan of Durham's home-made guitar contractions. Lunceford features amplified hookup by Durham on this first ever recorded Amplified Guitar. Durham was an Arranger, composer & guitarist for Lunceford. Sy Oliver says Durham was the best Arranger ever.
7 CD's! Of interest are Eddie Durham on HITTIN THE BOTTLE (easily found elsewhere) and HONEY KEEP YOUR MIND ON ME (never seen this song offered before). Neither are DURHAM compositions, but are significant to the history of GUITAR and therefore, his career.


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The Minister for Municipal Administration and Water Supply in August 2021 pointed out that 53% of the total population of Tamil Nadu is currently residing in urban areas and that this figure is likely to become 60% in 2036. The demographic and vulnerability profile of the urban homeless in Chennai are heterogeneous in nature and they face several intersectional issues.
Currently, the shelter for the urban homeless is seen as the only viable solution to address the multi-dimensional vulnerabilities faced by the people. However, there is an emerging need to develop a comprehensive intervention
- to ensure access to basic services and schemes vested with different departments.
- to address the intersectional issues faced by the different vulnerable groups residing in a homeless situation through timely and specific interventions
- to widen the horizon of the existing interventions for the homeless beyond the ‘shelter approach’
In an attempt to consolidate the views of the different civil society agencies to further strengthen the homeless people’s wishlist ahead of the Tamil Nadu Budget for 2023-24, the Information and Resource Center for Deprived Urban Communities (IRCDUC) conducted a stakeholders consultation meeting on January 12.
Around 38 individuals participated in this meeting, including women residing in homeless situations in Chennai, activist agencies like the Unorganised Workers Federation and the Penn Urimai Iyakkam, an academic institution like the Madras School of Social Work, non-government organisations like ActionAid, Daya Rehabilitation Trust, Plant, Social Watch Tamil Nadu, and Uravugal Sustainable Development Trust, a representative from Legalease Solutions and students from Loyola College, Stella Maris College and Mar Gregorios College, Chennai.
The growing urban population in the state and the irreversible impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the most vulnerable population calls for a specific programme to address urban poverty in a comprehensive and sustainable manner and here are some of the key issues and demands.
Challenges in accessing basic services by the urban homeless in Chennai
Access to food, water, sanitation, healthcare, education, and shelter continues to be areas of challenge for the urban homeless. For children, access to education is also a challenge.
9% of the children from 6-14 years of age are school dropouts of which 4% are employed in hazardous workplaces including slaughterhouses and steel factories. The number of school dropouts increases in the age group of 15 to 18 where almost 42% of the children are not pursuing higher education. Many children continue to study in street situations after returning from school and do not have access to Illam Thedi Kalvi a scheme for ensuring education at doorsteps which is crucial for children in street situations.
Access to health has always been a struggle for the urban homeless. At times the homeless persons in Chennai who are rescued and admitted are found again on the streets in a day or two without receiving the required treatment. Many times, those who are discharged will require to follow up and for homeless who are individuals without any caregivers, follow-up is not possible in street situations and therefore there is a requirement for recovery shelters.
The unavailability of identity documents like PDS cards and Electoral Identity Cards has been a deterring factor for the homeless to access social safety measures available for the most vulnerable groups.
The survey undertaken by GCC in the year 2018 reveals that 48% of the urban homeless do not have access to PDS cards and 42% do not have electoral identity cards. Persons without access to PDS cards (homeless individuals who do not have possession of their ration cards or homeless families with no ration card) will not be registered under the Population Health Registry (PHR) and hence will not be able to access Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam (Healthcare at doorstep). The lack of documents also prevents persons from accessing the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS).
A recent survey carried out among 400 unorganised workers in homeless situations in Chennai has shown that 99% of workers in homeless situations were not enrolled with the Tamil Nadu Unorganised Workers’ Welfare Board which is essential for availing financial aid such as for marriages of children, education, and pension benefits, among others.
Non-inclusion of vulnerable groups in the Tamil Nadu Urban Employment Scheme (TNUES)
While IRCDUC welcomes the TNUES, they also point out the gaps in the inclusion of the most vulnerable population in this scheme. The operational guidelines of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 issued in 2013 by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India has identified the following vulnerable groups as special categories:
- Persons with disabilities
- Primitive Tribal Groups
- Nomadic Tribal Groups
- De-notified Tribes
- Women in special circumstances
- HIV positive persons
- Internally displaced persons
However, the Guidelines for the scheme issued by the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department (Government Order Number: 69 dated 13 September 2021) do not include any of the aforesaid vulnerable categories.
Absence of convergence of existing programmes for the urban poor in Chennai
Currently, the existing schemes for urban homeless people in Chennai are functioning in different departments within the Urban Local Body (ULB), while the Shelter for Urban Homeless Scheme (SUH) is being implemented by the Department of Public Health, Support to Urban Street Vendors (SUSV) scheme under the Revenue Department and the employment guarantee scheme is being implemented by the Works Department of the ULB.
Urban homeless families are not included in the existing housing programmes of the State Government, nor is the housing continuum ensured for those in the shelters as part of the rehabilitation programme. Therefore, non-access to housing schemes, especially within the cities is one of the reasons for the increased number of urban homeless families in the cities of Tamil Nadu.
For over a decade, families in homeless situations have been demanding housing near their places of livelihood. They have made several representations to the Government of Tamil Nadu and to the National Commission for Scheduled Caste for housing facilities. Earlier this year, the Government of Tamil Nadu recognised the need for housing for 1,500 homeless families in North Chennai but issues relating to the payment of beneficiaries’ contributions (10% of the housing cost) continue to remain unresolved.
At present, free housing for homeless families depends exclusively on the availability of funds with the land-owning department or the project implementation agency to bear the beneficiaries’ contribution. Hence, there is a need for evolving a policy decision on the payment of beneficiaries’ contributions, especially for vulnerable sections like the urban homeless, women-headed households, the elderly, transpersons, and persons with disability.
Lack of policy/guidelines regarding the urban homeless in Chennai
With an absence of specific allocation of funds for shelters at the state level to bear the costs of shelters that are functioning for more than 5 years the sustainability of these shelters is a concern. As there is no state-specific scheme/policy for shelters for the homeless there is a need for evolving a specific scheme with fund allocation to address this fund gap.
Based on the interactions with different stakeholders IRCDUC has proposed the following wishlist to the Tamil Nadu government
1. Process for evolving gender-sensitive and community-specific budgeting – TN Budget:
The gender Budgeting Cell of the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Housing and Urban Development Department and Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (if constituted) should organise a pre-budget consultation with representatives of deprived communities and civil society agencies for evolving specific plans for the TN Budget Session.
2. Protection from Arbitrary Evictions, Enhanced Access to Housing, and People-led Habitat Development:
- Persons from homeless situations should be protected from arbitrary and forced evictions.
- Confiscation of the belongings of persons in homeless situations and dumping them as ‘garbage’ should be immediately stalled. Such practices by officials should be construed as violations of the human rights of deprived communities.
- All housing programmes for the urban homeless should be made available within 3 kilometres of their current place of habitation.
- Housing for persons in homeless situations should be provided free of cost without burdening the most vulnerable persons to bear the beneficiaries’ contribution. As over 90% of the persons in homeless situations are Dalits, free housing should be provided under the Special Component Plan.
- Persons in homeless situations should be prioritised in the existing housing programmes.
- Family Shelters Rental housing programmes should be introduced for families in homeless situations.
3. Identity Documents and Social Entitlements:
- The government of Tamil Nadu should set up special camps in hotspot locations and in shelters to proactively deliver eligible documents and enrol persons in homeless situations to schemes they are entitled.
- Standard Operating Procedure to be evolved for enabling access for urban homeless to basic identity documents and social entitlements in e-seva centres and taluk offices.
- To avoid the usage of words like c/o platforms in the police accident records that affects the dignity of persons in homeless situations.
- Specialized Recovery Shelters for those requiring long-term treatment to be set up for individual homeless who do not have caregivers. Referral to shelters without the availability of trained health workers will further worsen their situations.
- To plan for preventive health measures during critical seasons (monsoons/summer) with a calendar approach and preplanned budget measures. Rapid response mechanisms during outbreaks.
- Ensuring regular Women Health Volunteers (WHV) visits in the Hotspot Locations in the City. WHV from homeless communities can be identified and trained to make the programme more effective
- Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) with immunization services, Ante Natal Care, Post Natal Care, Family Welfare Services Lab, Adolescent Care, Referral Services and Counselling Services) in the hotspot locations, can be implemented in partnership with NGOs (Similar to the MMUs in the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). MMUs can also be functional for 24 hours to address emergency care.
- Under the Illam Thedi Kalvi Scheme, there is a provision for setting up learning spaces near the areas where the children reside after school hours for children who have recently dropped out and found it difficult to cope with education. Illam Thedi Kavi Scheme is to be implemented with modification as “Makkalai Thedi Kalvi” to cater to the special needs of children in homeless situations.
- Exploring possibilities of setting up Residential/Non-Residential Special Training Centres (NRSTCs) – for children who have dropped out and are out of school for more than 1 year.
- Special camps to be organised for the urban homeless to enrol them in the Tamil Nadu Unorganised Workers’ Welfare Board
- Skill Development Initiatives, Entrepreneurship Programmes and other components under the DAY-NULM scheme should be prioritised for persons in homeless situations.
7. Shelters for Urban Homeless in Chennai:
- There is an emerging need to draft a comprehensive policy on urban homeless to facilitate inter-departmental coordination and to bring the various programmes implemented by multiple departments under a policy framework to facilitate effective planning, implementation, and evaluation like the Rajasthan Homeless Upliftment and Rehabilitation Policy, 2022
- A state-specific scheme for the urban homeless with budgetary allocation needs to be evolved
- The need for institutionalising social audits for shelters and the meetings of the State Level Monitoring Committee constituted based on the order issued by the Honourable Supreme Court of India (Government Order Number: 206, dated 16 May 2018, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department) to assess the quality of the scheme should be conducted periodically.
- All Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to ensure that special shelters for the elderly, persons with disability, persons with mental illness, transpersons, and migrant women/men are accessible and set up in coordination with the respective nodal departments as per the DAY-NULM Guidelines.
[This article is based on a Press Release by IRCDUC and has been republished here with minimal edits.]

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More than 82% of independent restaurateurs say they are likely to shut down permanently if the U.S. Congress does not quickly replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF), according to a new poll.
Independent restaurateurs across the country called on members of the US House Small Business Committee to make restaurant aid a priority during tagging of budget reconciliation package at an Independent Restaurant Coalition press conference (IRC) on September 9.
The new IRC survey also found that 85% of restaurant and bar owners had not received a grant from the RRF. Without these grants, more than 82% of restaurant and bar owners fear they will have to close their doors, the IRC said in a press release.
Additionally, 18.3% of restaurant owners said their credit scores were below 570 during the pandemic, so they can no longer take loans.
âHundreds of thousands of neighborhood restaurants and bars are now on the verge of permanent closure,â said IRC Executive Director Erika Polmar.
More than 90,000 restaurants and bars have closed since the start of the pandemic, Polmar noted, and “we no longer want to close their doors because Congress and the Biden administration have not provided the relief they need to survive. “.
âThe only thing that will save these small businesses that support 16 million jobs is to fill the RRF,â Polmar added.
The RRF is a subsidy relief program inspired by the law on RESTAURANTS of 120 billion dollars (101 billion euros). The grant program provides debt-free support equal to the amount of lost annual income from 2019 and 2020, with special provisions for businesses that opened in 2020 and 2019, according to the IRC.
Brooklyn, New York-based The Food Sermon owner Rawlston Williams said the company “had to shut down at the start of the pandemic just to survive.”
âWe reopened in August 2020 and have lost money since. On Friday we closed our doors again. We need the RRF to be able to diversify our offerings, where we don’t just rely on foot traffic, âsaid Williams.
Lindsay Tusk, co-owner of Cotogna, Quince and Verjus in San Francisco, Calif., Said the three restaurants were doing well before the pandemic.
âAward-winning and thriving places employing over 200 people. Lots of hard work but a success story all around it, âTusk said.
This is in stark contrast to what has happened since the pandemic took hold, she added.
âSince the pandemic, we’ve been in an endless spin,â Tusk said.
Rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations from the rapidly spreading delta variant will likely impact restaurant operations and sales for the rest of the year, according to IRC and the National Restaurant Association (NRA).
Nineteen percent of Americans polled by the NRA said they had quit dining out altogether, while 37 percent ordered takeout or delivery instead of dining out. according to the organization. Additionally, 32% of those surveyed said that if asked to wear a mask or show proof of vaccination to dine indoors again, they would be less likely to dine at a restaurant.
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The past few weeks back in Luang Namtha have mainly been spent with Dre beginning to increase his fitness again and Karen learning how to walk again. Dre has been able to start running again in the past week and for the most part his leg is coping with it pretty well.
Karen is now walking reasonably well without her crutches, which are still needed to get up and down the stairs to our top floor apartment, and also in the evenings when her leg is tired and sore. In the past few weeks Karen’s exercises have increased a lot and her left leg is now almost back to its normal size and strength, with the exception of the ankle and heel which were most immobilised in the healing process.
It is now beginning to be the most beautiful time of year in Luang Namtha once again, with clear days and the rice fields all being planted and beginning to grow into their green expanse. It has also begun to rain – usually about half an hour a day, so it’s a much more pleasant temperature than super-hot April and May.
We are lucky we can see the sunrise and sunset from our house, and so have been lucky to see some incredibly beauty in Luang Namtha even without being able to leave the house very often.
There are huge numbers of birds now in the rice fields, and before it rains the circle on the currents over the town. There are also the cool and different insects coming to visit us again, this time of year really is the best here!
We have this week been able to go on our first 2 outings outside the shop and house – this has been harder than in Chiang Rai where there are smooth roads and smooth footpaths. Here the bumps in the road have meant that Karen has been limited to her 100-odd metre walking ability because going on the motorbike is too bumpy.
Even though we have been a bit limited in what we’ve been able to do, we’ve still had a really enjoyable time over the past few weeks and are both excited for the coming weeks when Karen will become crutches-free!
For Karen’s birthday we even managed to get out to the rice fields, prior to this it was too bumpy and there was no way we could walk out there with Karen’s mobility issues. We were really lucky though that for a few days before this there was no rain and Karen’s walking ability increased a fair bit, so we were able to slowly drive and then walk out to the middle of the fields and spent a bit of time admiring the views.
The girls in the shop made a gluten free cake and pizza and we had a pretty chilled evening too. Next stop is back to Thailand, to the northern mountains for some nature appreciation!


Papal itinerary for Middle East visit announced
By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
3/31/2014 (3 years ago)
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Vatican officials have shared Pope Francis' itinerary for his visit to the Holy Land in May. The trip will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the meeting between Pope Paul VI and the Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras.
Pope Francis is expected to call for closer relations, and peace in the historically troubled region.
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Pope Francis will visit three places, Israel, Jordan, and Palestine. He will meet with the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, and the pair will sign a joint declaration together on May 25.
In Jordan, Pope Francis will celebrate Mass in Amman, and he will meet with King Abdullah and Queen Rania. He will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas the next day. On May 26, he will meet Israeli President, Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
During his visit to Jordon, Pope Francis will also meet with the poor and those in need. He will also meet with disabled youth. Finally, he will visit several refugee camps where people displaced by fighting in Syria are living. He is expected to call for peace in the region and for an end to the conflict in Syria.
Pope Francis will also celebrate Mass in Israel at Bethlehem's Manger Square. He has asked that special allowances be made for Christians traveling to the mass. The Latin patriarch Fouad Twal in Jerusalem has asked that Christians be permitted to travel to the Mass from Gaza.
The trip is a major opportunity for Pope Francis to demonstrate strengthening ties within the various rites of the Church as well as to forge stronger bonds between Catholics and our Islamic brothers and sisters.
It will also bring renewed attention to the plight of refugees and the conflict in Syria, which had dragged for over three years and displaced millions of people.
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- 1/8 teaspoon or more of dried hot red-pepper flakes, to taste, optional
- 3/4 cup dry white wine
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil leaves, or 2 tablespoons of dried basil
- 1 1/2 cups grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
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As Japan prepares for the Olympics in 2020, here's six things you must do in Tokyo
Tokyo can expect a big tourism bounce now that it has been awarded the 2020 Olympics. But why wait seven years? Here's what you shouldn't miss
1... GO UNDERGROUND
Most tourists visit Tokyo as part of a longer Japan holiday. The city can overwhelm if you arrive jetlagged from the airport. Best save it to last, when you can take it on, fresh and revived. Tokyo is beyond big. Think of it is as a series of smaller cities joined up, each with a station five times the size of a London terminus. With a good guidebook (see also gotokyo.org) and help from the hotel concierge, you can navigate the vast train and underground network by yourself. Or join other guests and hire a guide. Don't take a coach trip: you'll miss the buzz, and the fabled commuter show - trains packed with oceans of impeccably dressed office workers.
Lights fantastic: Enjoy the glitz of Tokyo's Ginza district
2... HIGH CULTURE
Tokyo's version of South Kensington is Ueno - a district full of museums, including the National Museum of Western Art, a neat counterpoint to the V&A, our museum of Oriental art. The National Science Museum, Tokyo National Museum and Archaeological Museum complete the cultural rich list. Elsewhere, my highlights included the 1,400-yearold Sensoji red Buddhist temple in Asakusa, the 1,900ft Tokyo Sky Tree tower, and the many gardens with a teahouse and a lake.
Room with a view: Scarlett and Bill in Lost in Translation
3... EDIBLE ORIGAMI
Eat out in Japan and you join in a piece of ancient theatre. The second I crossed the threshold of a restaurant, a chorus of greetings arose. Then I took off my shoes. Why not? It keeps the place so much cleaner. And those rice paper windows? They shut out the glare, yet let in the light. I ate in a tiny sushi restaurant (there are hundreds) a counter in front of the chefs, drinking endless cups of Japanese tea, watching deft fingers conjure up edible origami. My departure was marked by another equally cheerful outbreak of goodbyes. In a different restaurant I witnessed office workers join in with chanting country musicians.
4... GINZA GLITZ
The Ginza shopping district is brash and lavish, like 5th Avenue, Regent Street and Times Square all mixed into one, only bigger and higher and with more neon lights, pulsing and sparkling at full wattage. The gilded centre is lined with huge department stores, flagship electronics shops, car showrooms and fashion boutiques to shame Paris. In one store I sampled a £31,000 massage chair. In the five-storey Sony Tower, I caught Jurassic Park in the plush movie gallery. Yet Ginza can be intimate and personal too. In an art and craft shop, I found an exquisite box for business cards, hand-made from paper, for under £10. They gift-wrapped it most meticulously, without me asking.
5... MAGIC MOUNTAIN
The one unmissable out-of-town attraction is Mount Fuji. The best place to take in its majesty is out at sea or from the Bullet Train heading south from Tokyo. They book tourists a window seat. I took a coach tour to the Gotemba Fifth Station, 7,500ft up. On the way, the sacred mountain rises above a patchwork of valleys and fields in a rare green corner of built-up Japan. You can take the train from Tokyo to Gotemba for nothing, using the Japan rail pass.
Leave town just one...for the natural wonder that is Mount Fuji
6... LOST & FOUND
I stayed in the Park Hyatt, where they filmed the movie Lost In Translation. It starts on the 39th floor of the Shinjuku Park Tower. After dinner in the New York Grill on the 52nd floor, I sat with a drink, like Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson, mesmerised by an endless torrent of lights far below on the expressway. Non-residents are free to share the experience. Find other Lost In Translation locations at japan-guide.com/news/0003.html .
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Perth SC kept within touching distance of the top two on the PS4 NPLWA ladder on Saturday as Gustavo Catarcione’s hat-trick helped them record a comprehensive 5-0 win over Sorrento.
The Brazilian got the ball rolling with two first half goals in a dominant display from the hosts, before an own goal put them three up at the break.
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Frank Furfaro netted early in the second half before Catarcione completed his hat-trick with a terrific finish from the edge of the area.
Coach Ramon Falzon marked the performance as his side’s intended benchmark.
“We’ve had other good performances this season where we’ve missed too many chances, but we know we’ve got the ability and if we can do it against a team like Sorrento we can do it against anyone,” he said.
Falzon also praised Catarcione for his display.
“When he’s on song, he’s very dangerous and has the ability to score goals for fun,” he said.
“He’s had a few games where the opposition has locked him down or he hasn’t been at his best, but it was good to see him hit top form today. He’s a very important player for us.”
The win puts Perth one point behind second-placed Floreat Athena, who lost 2-0 to Subiaco on the weekend in a round 20 upset.
In other matches on Saturday, ECU Joondalup beat Cockburn City 3-0 at home, Inglewood United made light work of Joondalup United with a 7-0 thumping at Percy Doyle Reserve and Bayswater City put two past a struggling Balcatta at Finance 365 Stadium to take home all three points.
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John Borghetti didn’t signal to Alan Joyce that it was time for a truce in the domestic airline capacity wars in his KGB interview (to be published on Monday), but his comments could be interpreted in that way.
Borghetti was asked how capacity wars end and how the particular war that was ignited by Virgin Australia’s push up-market into Qantas’ traditional full-fare stronghold – which has seen Qantas, but more particularly its Jetstar brand, throw a lot of capacity at the Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne routes – might end.
"One of two ways," he said.
"Either the market catches up with the capacity or people slow down with their capacity growth, and from our perspective we’ve reached where we wanted to be. It wasn’t about market share. It was about having the footprint. We’ve done that now and we’re quite happy.
"Now, what other people do is up to them but, as far as we’re concerned, we’re happy where we are and we’ve said this is where we wanted to be and we’ll seen where the future goes," he said.
In the December half Virgin’s domestic earnings slumped about 43 per cent from $87 million (earnings before interest and tax) to $49.3 million while Qantas domestic profits were down from $328 million to $218 million (and Jetstar’s from $147 million to $128 million) as both groups stacked on capacity well ahead of the growth in the market.
Joyce has made it very clear that he will do whatever it takes to defend his "line in the sand" – a 65 per cent share of the domestic market.
By saying that Virgin will, with the introduction of an A330 service from Brisbane to Perth next month, have completed the reconfiguration of its domestic network, Borghetti is effectively saying to Joyce that his game plan has shifted from a strategic one to a more tactical and longer term battle, not for market share but higher-yield passengers. And therefore there’s no need to keep pouring capacity onto the east coast triangle routes.
Borghetti didn’t canvass the third option for ending a capacity war, one very familiar to this market (and with which, as a Qantas veteran of previous capacity wars, Borghetti has a lot of experience) which is the disappearance of the weakest player. It isn’t, however, in Qantas’ interest for that to happen. It would invite intense regulation, calls for a break-up and inevitably new entrants.
If Virgin gains Australian Competition and Consumer Commission approval for its proposed acquisition of 60 per cent of Tiger Australia and ramps up its capacity as aggressively as Borghetti has indicated it may do, then of course the war would erupt again, but on a different front as Jetstar would be forced to protect its position at the discount end of the market.
Borghetti admitted to being surprised by the timing and nature of Qantas’ response to Virgin's shift from a low-cost carrier positioning into Qantas’ premium territory, most notably on its services to Perth. He expected Qantas to respond much earlier and to protect its position on the Perth routes by shadowing Virgin with increased capacity.
Joyce, of course, was otherwise occupied when Borghetti made his move, caught up in a protracted, bitter and very costly battle with some of his unions that ended so controversially, and decisively, when he grounded his entire fleet. That explains why he didn’t respond to Borghetti earlier, even though Virgin was, before its recent placement to Singapore Airlines, far more vulnerable than it is today.
The Qantas decision not to confine the battle to the Perth route as Virgin’s team had expected was, perhaps, designed to send Borghetti a message about the seriousness of Joyce’s intent to defend his line in the sand.
He attacked, not a route, but Virgin’s core profitability by using Jetstar primarily to overload the Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne routes with seats, forcing prices down and stripping profitability from Virgin.
The fact that in dollar terms it probably hurt the Qantas group more than Virgin is irrelevant. Qantas has a much bigger and stronger balance sheet than its rival and has more diversified revenue streams.
Its apparent over-reaction to Virgin’s initiatives was presumably designed to deter Borghetti from getting too ambitious in his efforts to shift higher-yield passengers on the core eastern seaboard routes. It has given Borghetti a taste of what might be unleashed if he pushes too hard.
Qantas will almost certainly back off from a continuation of a fully-fledged capacity war if it believes it has Virgin contained and its 65 per cent market share protected, with the battle ground then shifting to smaller and more tactical tussles to retain or win full-fare passengers.
There’s no good reason for either carrier to throw away profits without a larger strategic purpose and because Virgin has a much smaller market share, and a lower cost base than Qantas, Joyce will continue to give up bigger profits than Borghetti if he keeps adding capacity ahead of the market – although he might want to do what he can to weaken Virgin further.
The other interesting insight from Borghetti was the growing significance and value of the series of alliances Virgin has struck with international carriers, with interline and codeshare revenue growth of 56 per cent in the December half.
According to Borghetti, that’s just an early taste of what’s to come, with the impact of the new Sabre reservations system that came online in January only just starting to show up in a surge in bookings that has surprised even Borghetti. He expects Virgin to meet its target of $40 million in codeshare and interline revenue this year, lift it to about $100 million next year and have a run rate of about $150 million a year in 2014-15.
Borghetti’s ‘virtual’ carrier strategy for an international business that supports and leverages off his domestic operations is becoming very promising. That also points to the potential of Qantas’ alliance with Emirates and Joyce’s creation of his own virtual network on routes into and out of Europe.
Is Borghetti flying a white flag for Qantas?
There's no reason for Virgin or Qantas to throw away profits without a larger strategic purpose. Now happy with Virgin's footprint, John Borghetti may be ready to dial back the pair's fierce capacity war.
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My cat got pregnant from our bengal and we are super excited! She is roughly 62-64 days into the pregnancy and it should happen any time! We thought for sure she would have them last night as she has small amounts of both vaginal and nipple discharge, and she spent a lot of time in the nest box which, until last night, she never stepped foot in.. But, alas, this each time i checked she still had a belly full of kicking little buggers. Today I took her temp and it was 99.2. I read that when the temp drops below 100 degrees the cat will most likely give birth within less than 24 hours. Any experience with this? Also, any tips? This is our first birth!
Congratulations. :) Sorry, I don't know much about these things. But I hope everything goes well. Did she give birth at all?
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