Variations of the same three words haunt many of Paul Maines’s freedom of information requests to the government of Prince Edward Island: No records found.
Mr. Maines – a business owner hired by PEI to help build an online gambling hub, a governmental effort that later grew into a scandal – has sought documents that would bolster his multimillion-dollar breach of contract lawsuit against the province. Over the years, he has grown increasingly skeptical of these null responses. In 2020, the island’s information watchdog confirmed he was right to be suspicious. In an official report, Karen Rose, then PEI’s information and privacy commissioner, ruled that the government had “deliberately withheld” the fact that certain records he was seeking had, inexplicably, gone missing.
Mr. Maines expected repercussions, both for the people responsible for the missing documents and for the public servants handling his access requests, but he is still waiting three years later. “There absolutely should be consequences,” he said. “What stops them? There’s not even a slap on the wrist.”
A Globe and Mail investigation has found that Mr. Maines’s case is overwhelmingly typical. There is no evidence of a single person, anywhere in Canada, having faced legal consequences for a core violation of freedom of information law. Across all of Canada’s 14 federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions, information commissioners – the watchdogs responsible for overseeing freedom of information compliance – told The Globe they knew of nobody who had been penalized under these laws for intentionally destroying records or impeding an individual’s access rights.
Freedom of information laws, also known as access laws, are supposed to promote government transparency by allowing anyone to request documents from public institutions, even if those documents would not otherwise be released publicly. Institutions are required to fulfill those requests, with limited exceptions.
The Globe’s Secret Canada project, a continuing investigation into the state of Canada’s freedom of information systems, has found that public institutions across the country are routinely breaking these laws by overusing redactions, violating statutory time limits and claiming “no records” exist when they do.
And these organizations face few – if any – consequences for ignoring the precedents set by courts and information commissioners.
Access laws lay out sanctions governments can use to deter bad behaviour – including, in some cases, jail time. Although known incidents of deliberate document destruction are rare, experts warn that if these penalties are never used and there are effectively no consequences for knowingly violating freedom of information statutes, public servants and political staff may be emboldened to disregard them, further straining Canada’s broken access systems.
As Mr. Maines has grown increasingly frustrated with PEI’s responses, he has taken to petitioning the information commissioner directly, asking for fines to be levied against public servants responsible for handling his requests.
“It’s a slippery slope if there are no consequences,” he said. “There have to be consequences. There has to be a change. The system’s broken now.”
For the Secret Canada project, reporters Tom Cardoso and Robyn Doolittle investigated the state of the access-to-information system and how it gets jammed up. Here, they speak with Decibel host Menaka Raman-Wilms about what was involved.
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While there is no evidence anyone in Canada has ever been charged with a violation of freedom of information law for destroying documents or impeding access rights, that absence of legal action isn’t for lack of trying.
The Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada, responsible for mediating federal access disputes, has made a criminal referral or recommended an investigation in seven separate cases, according to records previously released in response to an access request and information from spokespeople for the commissioner’s office.
In 2010, for instance, Suzanne Legault, who was information commissioner at the time, found “as a fact” that records held by the National Gallery of Canada had been destroyed during the processing of a request, and that certain employees had deleted e-mail records. “In this case, we did find evidence of the possible commission of an offence,” her letter to then-justice minister Rob Nicholson reads.
Another referral came about after Shared Services Canada alerted the Office of the Information Commissioner that hundreds of pages of e-mails that should have been released in response to an access request had been omitted and, later, deleted. That request, from 2016, sought e-mails sent, received or deleted by one of the agency’s employees that mentioned federal or provincial Liberal parties. The employee provided the access office with 12 pages of records, but Shared Services’ president’s office conducted its own search and discovered 398 pages of deleted e-mail records.
Other referrals have involved the RCMP’s destruction of the long gun registry and allegations that the Department of National Defence attempted to conceal records “with the intent to deny a right of access” when it was processing access requests related to former vice-admiral Mark Norman.
Despite these referrals, no charges have ever been laid.
To determine what happened to the Office of the Information Commissioner’s criminal referrals and recommendations, The Globe first reached out to the Attorney-General’s office, which receives criminal referrals from the watchdog.
The Attorney-General’s office redirected The Globe’s questions to the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, which redirected questions to the RCMP.
RCMP spokesperson Robin Percival did not directly answer questions about why none of the criminal referrals had resulted in charges. In an e-mailed statement, she said the police service lays charges “when there is sufficient supporting evidence, and when it is deemed in the public interest to proceed.”
Several of the cases sent to the RCMP were passed along one final time, to the Ontario Provincial Police. Bill Dickson, an OPP spokesperson, said in an e-mail that the service reviews any allegations brought forward, conducts investigations when warranted and lays criminal charges “if there is evidence that a criminal act has been committed.”
The Globe also conducted its own search of federal access violations, since the Office of the Information Commissioner plays no role in criminal matters and a person could have been charged without the office’s knowledge.
The Public Prosecution Service of Canada, the agency that prosecutes offences on behalf of the federal government, said it had located a single access-related charge, in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine, a remote Quebec archipelago in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. That document turned out to be a mislabelled mackerel fishing licence violation.
In at least two jurisdictions, pursuing access violations seems to be functionally impossible.
Nova Scotia’s laws aren’t clear about who is responsible for investigating or laying charges for freedom of information offences, according to Information Commissioner Tricia Ralph’s 2021-22 annual report, published last year.
Ms. Ralph writes that when her office inquired into “how offences in Nova Scotia could be brought forward for prosecution,” it became obvious that “no one is clearly responsible for the investigation and enforcement” of freedom of information violations in the province.
The story is similar in Nunavut. The territory, with a population of roughly 40,000 people, has a single police force, the RCMP, and a single prosecution service, the federal Public Prosecution Service of Canada. Both have contracts with the territory spelling out what their responsibilities are – and access violations are not among them, according to Information and Privacy Commissioner Graham Steele’s most recent annual report.
“You end up in this loop where there’s really nobody to investigate or prosecute,” Mr. Steele said in an interview. “It struck me quite forcefully that, at least in Nunavut, prosecutions are basically impossible – not just difficult, not just rare, but impossible – because there is nobody who acknowledges that it’s their job to investigate a violation.”
Another complication: There is a natural tension in asking a government to investigate itself, which makes pursuing access-related charges even more difficult.
Even if an investigation and prosecution were to occur, the maximum penalty, according to Nunavut’s law, is a $5,000 fine – and the territory isn’t alone.
In Ontario, the maximum fine is also $5,000. In Nova Scotia, it’s $2,000, though that comes with the possibility of jail time. While every access law in the country has fines for access violations, only six of Canada’s 14 freedom of information jurisdictions provide for the possibility of imprisonment.
To Mr. Steele, the fact that these offence provisions have apparently never been used – or, in his case, are unusable – means they are an “empty threat.”
“My belief was always that the presence of a penalty does not typically deter people. What deters them is the likelihood of being caught,” he said. “But the threat kind of fades to nothing once people realize that, as a practical matter, prosecution is impossible.”
“Access law only works if people know there are consequences for non-compliance,” he added.
Freedom of information violations are also incredibly hard to prove, according to Jill Clayton, Alberta’s former information and privacy commissioner.
Ms. Clayton, who retired in 2022, oversaw a series of investigations that led to successful prosecutions under Alberta’s Health Information Act, and has first-hand experience bringing information-related charges to bear. But even with her experience, and her office’s team of former police investigators and connections to prosecutors, charges related to freedom of information were a bridge too far.
“It was frustration with that that led me to focus on offence investigations in the health system,” she told The Globe. “I could use that tool because the way the legislation is written allowed me to get to investigations where I could prove the offence and get it to prosecutors.”
To bring an access charge, her office would have had to prove that someone had intended to circumvent the law – an extremely high bar.
By contrast, health information systems often generate extensive audit trails – electronic logs of every action taken by a system’s users – that provide ample evidence to be used in an investigation, Ms. Clayton said. The general-purpose information systems used by public bodies, which are probed in response to freedom of information requests, were nowhere near as detailed when she was commissioner.
“It’s really frustrating under FOI. You see things, but you need to be able to prove it,” she said. “Because of the way the legislation is written and the nature of the offences, it’s proven in Alberta – and I suspect for the same reasons in other jurisdictions – to be basically impossible to bring and to get to a successful offence prosecution.”
If no one has ever been charged, Ms. Clayton said, “I don’t think that’s because the system is running along tickety-boo.”
British Columbia has come the closest of any Canadian jurisdiction to prosecuting an offence directly related to access.
In 2015, the province’s information commissioner’s office received a tip that a ministerial aide had intentionally destroyed records that should have been captured by a freedom of information request from the provincial New Democratic Party. The party had requested records related to women who had gone missing along Highway 16, which has come to be known as the Highway of Tears.
According to a whistle-blower who had been tasked with collecting the documents, the aide, a man named George Gretes, had ordered that certain e-mails be deleted. When the tipster hesitated at his computer, Mr. Gretes allegedly took control and destroyed the e-mails by first deleting them, then removing them from a deleted items folder and then purging those deleted e-mails from the server. The affair came to be known as the “triple-delete” scandal.
The Globe reached out to Mr. Gretes for comment several times, but he did not respond.
While Mr. Gretes was eventually charged and fined under access law, it wasn’t for destroying records – which he maintained he hadn’t done – or impeding someone’s right of access. At the time, willfully destroying records and impeding access weren’t offences under B.C.’s freedom of information law. (The law has since been amended.)
Instead, Mr. Gretes pleaded guilty to one of the few offences in B.C.’s access law at the time: lying under oath to the Information and Privacy Commissioner’s investigators. He was fined $2,500, half the maximum allowed by law at the time. (The maximum has since been increased by a factor of 10, to $50,000.)
Sometimes the violations laid out in access laws aren’t enough to capture the egregiousness of an offence, or are otherwise a poor fit. In those cases, investigators have turned to sanctions in the Criminal Code.
In Ontario, David Livingston, the former chief of staff to premier Dalton McGuinty, was sentenced in 2018 to four months jail time for his role in the destruction of records that detailed the high cost of a government decision to cancel two natural-gas plants. Despite the Crown’s assertion that he had wiped government hard drives to prevent records from being captured by future freedom of information requests, he was charged with crimes outside of the province’s access law: “attempt to commit mischief to data” and “unauthorized use of a computer.”
While charges related to freedom of information are rare worldwide – including in the United States, where public records laws have existed for decades longer than they have in Canada – there is one jurisdiction where access violators are regularly sanctioned: India.
Unlike in Canada, where freedom of information sanctions must involve the police, prosecutors and the courts, Indian information commissioners have the power to levy administrative penalties on public officials directly, or compensate requesters with funds from the offending public body.
According to Anjali Bhardwaj, an activist and co-founder of Satark Nagrik Sangathan, an Indian civil society group focused on government transparency, commissioners can impose these penalties if information is delayed, denied or destroyed without reasonable cause, or if false information is provided.
Penalties are issued in roughly 5 per cent of completed complaints and appeals, she said. Fines for delays, for instance, amount to 250 rupees (roughly $4) a day, to a maximum of 25,000 rupees ($400).
While Ms. Bhardwaj said these penalties are not applied often enough, she believes they’re an essential aspect of the Indian access regime.
“What we have been seeing is that the penalties clause is really what gives the law its teeth,” she said. “In fact, when the law got passed 18 years ago, in 2005, there was a great deal of apprehension amongst public information officers that if they didn’t share information, penalties would be levied on them.”
Without sanctions, India’s access system would be toothless, Ms. Bhardwaj said.
“Unless they penalize, and unless they give compensation properly in keeping with the law, the right to information law becomes ineffective.”
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Just last Thursday nominations were announced for one of the biggest nights of “award show season”- the Academy Awards.
Although there are actors, writers, and directors
nominated worthy of receiving an award, there is no getting past the lack of representation of minorities.
While “Selma,” a movie based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights march was nominated for best motion picture and best original song, it lacks recognition for the film’s main character, David Oyelowo who gave captivating performance of
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as well as the film’s director Ava DuVernay. Not only does the category only include men, but if she had she been nominated for Best Director, it would have been a first for an African-American woman.
With a predominately white and male voting group giving all 20 acting nominations to white actors shows the lack of diversity in the Hollywood in general.
Another problem that has been plaguing the acting industry is the “Hollywood whitewashing” and race bending in acting roles. In 2002 “A Beautiful Mind” won four out of its seven Oscar nominations including Best Supporting Actress Jennifer Connelly who plays Russell Crowe’s on-screen wife Alicia Nash. The film however fails to represent Alicia Lopez-Harrison de Lardé’s Latin heritage, which the character Alicia Nash was based on.
It is a problematic issue that we are still dealing with today such as in films such as “Exodus”, where the lead Egyptian characters were played by white actors, and new upcoming
films such as a live-action adaption of the manga “Ghost in the Shell” where Scarlett Johansson will be playing Japanese character Motoko Kusanagi.
The problem is not just the lack of minorities nominated for awards, but the failure to cast actors appropriately.
The Oscars are notorious for awarding actors Academy Awards for their performances in films where the actors play the part of a person with a disability. It gives a false sense of representation. This year Eddie Redmayne, playing Stephen Hawking in
“The Theory of Everything” joins a long list of able-bodied actors nominated for playing a physically or mentally disabled character.
It was offensive when Laurence Olivier was nominated for an Oscar in 1965 for playing Othello in Blackface, especially when you consider the fact that his nomination was in the height of the Civil Rights Movement.
Why should able-bodied actors playing disabled characters be considered different than the offensive portrayals of racial minorities? Especially when there are many talented
aspiring actors with disabilities looking to break into the acting industry. It only makes things harder when people are not given the chance for self-representation.
No matter the level acting ability an actor possesses, they would not be able to give a performance as honest and genuine as an actor of the minority would.
While the Academy has taken steps in the right direction to diversify the award nominations such as Lupita Nyong’o’s win last year for Best Supporting Actress and Marlee Matlin’s win as the first and only deaf actress to win the academy award for Best Actress in 1986. However it does not make up for the lack of
representation of minorities in this year’s nominations.
The Academy Award nominations lacked diversity this year in a year where casting on television and film did not in 2014. While the casting of people of color and other minorities has increased in the years. There are talented actors that deserve their opportunity of self-representation

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Madison, WI (NNCNOW.com) --- Gogebic Taconite, LLC has sent in their exploration license application to start mining in the Penokee Range in Ashland and Iron Counties.
Officials at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will review the application and release their decision within 10 business days.
Gogebic Taconite's application can be viewed on the WI DNR's new webpage on the mining project.
The plans to mine in the Penokee Range has been the center of some heated discussions over the past few years. Opponents of the mine are worried about the impact it will have on the environment and whether the recently approved mining reforms are too lax on protecting the surrounding wildlife.
However, supporters of the mine say Northern Wisconsin needs the jobs to boost the economy.
The Penokee/Gogebic deposit is generally defined as the 21-mile western end of the 60-mile long Gogebic Iron Range, which stretches east to west from Lake Gogebic, Michigan, to Mineral Lake, Wisconsin.
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According to Brian Krebs in his excellent blog, Krebs on Security, 693,665 UK Residents data has been stolen. That is over 1 in a 100 UK residents. Not an insignificant number.
Krebs says “In a recent statement, Equifax said it would notify 693,665 U.K. consumers by mail that their personal information was jeopardized in the breach. This includes:
- 12,086 consumers who had an email address associated with their Equifax.co.uk account in 2014 accessed.
- 14,961 consumers who had portions of their Equifax.co.uk membership details — such as username, password, secret questions and answers, as well as partial credit card details — accessed
- 29,188 consumers who had their drivers license numbers accessed
- 637,430 consumers who had their phone numbers accessed
The numbers include data that Equifax held on U.K. consumers as far back as 2011, the company said. Equifax did not say whether any of the above-mentioned data was encrypted.”
No mention of encryption would lead me to believe that it was not secured in that way, otherwise the company would surely release that information in an effort to allay consumers fears.
At the same time that this is happening the NCSC (National Cyber Security Center) has issued warnings to consumers to be wary of phishing attacks made to look like communications from Equifax about the breach.
“Another risk to UK citizens affected by this data breach is that they could be on the receiving end of more targeted and realistic phishing messages,” the NCSC wrote. “Fraudsters can use the data to make their phishing messages look much more credible, including using real names and statements such as: ‘To show this is not a phishing email, we have included the month of your birth and the last 3 digits of your phone number’. These phishing messages may be unrelated to Equifax and may use more well known brands. It is unlikely that any organisations will ask their customers to reset security information or passwords as a result of the Equifax breach, but this may be a tactic employed by criminals.”
As if this were not enough, additionally we have seen Spyware being served to users on one of Equifax’ credit assistance web pages via a fake Adobe Flash download. Does the nightmare never end for the consumer?
Brian Krebs ultimate analysis of the situation was on the button, as he commented:
“Equifax has been widely criticized for continuously bungling their public response to this still-unfolding data disaster, and today’s update about the extent of the breach in the U.K. was no exception. The Equifax Web site that hosts today’s press release serves “mixed content,” meaning it includes elements that are served over both encrypted and unencrypted pages. The practical effect of this varies depending on which browser you’re using, but some browsers will display a security warning when this happens.”
You would think lessons would be learnt and quickly by a company that has come unstuck through massive amounts of data being breached via a publicly available consumer dispute portal that allegedly had:
- Weak authentication
- Was unpatched
- Was unencrypted
Though apparently at the time of writing, Equifax has just such a consumer dispute portal in Argentina that is only protected by a username and password of admin/admin.
This one could just run and run.


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Sir Tom Jones has opened up for the first time about his relationship with Elvis Presley's ex-wife Priscilla Presley and how he thinks the late music legend would feel about it.
Sir Tom Jones thinks Elvis Presley ''wouldn't be too sure'' about his relationship with his ex-wife Priscilla Presley.
The 'She's A Lady' hitmaker has grown close to the 'Naked Gun' actress since his beloved wife Linda died of cancer last year, and while addressing rumours that they are dating for the first time, the Welsh singer has admitted he's unsure how the late King of Rock 'n' Roll would feel about them having dinner and hanging out together.
The 76-year-old music legend said: ''I really don't know how Elvis would feel about us having dinner together - he probably wouldn't be too sure.
''But Elvis was a great man. It's nice to know that Priscilla and I are still in touch after all this time.''
Sir Tom also revealed that the pair bonded over his song 'Elvis Presley Blues' from his 2005 album 'Long Lost Suitcase', but that they don't spend much time talking about music.
He told The Sun newspaper: ''I did a song on my last album called Elvis Presley Blues and she liked it because she said it was a beautiful tribute to Elvis and she enjoyed it.
''Musically, that's about as much as we talk about. But she's been a friend of mine since 1968 when I first met her with Elvis.''
Explaining their relationship, he added: ''We were friends and Elvis passed away of course. But you know, we've kept in touch.
''We've been in each other's lives for years and she is one of a bunch of people that I know in Los Angeles and we do hang out.''
Tom and Priscilla, 71 - who previously dated 'Pop Idol' boss Nigel Lythgoe for three years and enjoyed a romance with singer Julio Iglesias - first met in 1968 while she was still married to Elvis Presley and remained friends even after the 'Blue Suede Shoes' hitmaker passed away in 1977.
But despite their long-lasting friendship, the couple want to take their new romance slowly.
A source previously said: ''Tom has had a difficult year with Linda's death and Priscilla has been an amazing support.
''Tom and Priscilla are courting. There is a spark between them but they are taking it slowly. It really is early days but they get on so well.''
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"Dreamgirl" Beyonce has designed a line of new footwear. Due in stores in March, the shoes come in 16 designs with names like Martini, Opera and Socialite. Can't wait? Check out Beyonce's clothing line, House of Dereon, at Marshall Field's, Art Effect (934 W. Armitage Ave.) and Eliana Lily Chicago (1628 N. Wells St.). To listen White Stripes fans who can't get enough of Jack White can go to theraconteurs.com to check out two new singles by his side project, The Raconteurs.

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LACHENAIE, QC, Oct. 4, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Capital Pro-Égaux Inc. (the
"Company") (NEX: CPE.H) announces the declaration a one-time special
cash dividend of $0.03 per common share payable on October 22, 2013 to
shareholders of record at the close of business on October 17, 2013.
About Pro-Égaux Inc.
Pro-Égaux through its wholly owned subsidiary, Technique d'usinage
Sinlab Inc., is a company based in Lachenaie, Quebec, specializing
mainly in the conception and design of titanium products to be used in
the dental prosthesis restoration industry.
Neither NEX, the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of NEX and the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy
of this release.
SOURCE: Capital Pro-Égaux Inc.
For further information:
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Oct 30th 2020~ With so many changes in our world, with some of us returning to different forms of confinement we each find ourselves trying to make sense of the days and weeks ahead as Christmas approaches.. Like everyone else I find it has woken me up to all I miss, friends, family, stories, interaction and so on. Yet nature remains the same~ beautiful, abundant and on this autumn day~full of life.
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I was asked to create an illustration about grandparents and grandchildren who are denied access to one another. This situation is unbelievably unfair and I had to consider for some period of time before I realised the way to portray this would be to create a narrative of moments that leads to hope, for without hope, we are all lost. Here is a link to the Bristol Grandparents Support Group where you can see the illustration and read the full narrative of the piece. CLICK ON LINK BELOW; https://www.bristolgrandparentssupportgroup.co.uk/blog/a-picture-paints-a-thousand-words/

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The engineer from Prime LED said that the LED flood lights could be also known as spotlight which could be mainly used for architectural lighting decoration as well as commercial space lighting. The main role of this LED product should be the decorative and it could be mainly applied to the decoration for hotel facades, plazas night landscape lighting, interior decoration and outdoor floodlight. The outer appearance and shape of this LED products include round shape and square shape. As people should generally consider the heat discharging, therefore, its appearance and shape has largely difference with the traditional flood light.
However, the led strip lights have some of their own characteristics which could be concluded into the following factors.
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It's no secret that Google has a lot of information about people, but according to what CNBC said on Friday (17), the search giant seems to have much more data for you than you think. This is because the US newspaper has confirmed that there is a page called "Purchases" in the Google users' account where they record online purchases and even purchases made elsewhere.
Journalist Todd Rasselton noted that there are recordings of deals at least from 2012. He said he was buying products using services or applications like Amazon, DoorDash or Seamless or stores like Macy's but never directly through Google. He also says that even if the purchase is not made using the Google website because the digital receipts go to Gmail, the company has a huge list of information about their buying habits.
A company spokeswoman told CNBC that the site was designed to help users easily view and track their purchases, bookings and subscriptions in one place, and that can only be seen by the user. It also states that you can delete this information at any time. The spokesman also said that Gmail messages were not used to show ads.
Despite these allegations, Todd reported that the process of excluding the shopping list is extremely difficult. He explains that removing multiple items ends with e-mails related to them, resulting in loss of revenue. If a person wants to store receipts and exclude data only from the Purchases page, they need to enter details for each item to perform this operation, which may take an incredibly long time.
This way, even a company that claims not to use or sell the data stored in "Purchases" is strange that this page is not revealed by Google and can not even manage it easily. About the poll, Google told CNBC that it was trying to simplify the settings to make it easier to control.
Source: The Verge, CNBC

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Trans-substitution of the proximal hydrogen bond in myoglobin: I. Structural consequences of hydrogen bond deletion.Barrick, D., Dahlquist, F.W.
(2000) Proteins 39: 278-290
- PubMed: 10813811
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1097-0134(20000601)39:4<278::aid-prot20>3.0.co;2-t
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
1DTM, 1DUK, 1DUO
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The structural role of a side-chain to side-chain protein hydrogen bond is examined using trans-substitution of the proximal histidine of myoglobin with methylimidazoles (Barrick, Biochemistry 1994;33:6546-6554). Modification of the chemical structure of exogenous ligands allows this hydrogen bond to be disrupted. Comparison of the crystal structures of H93G myoglobin complexed 4-methylimidazole (4meimd; methylation at carbon 4) and 1-methylimidazole (1meimd; methylation at the adjacent nitrogen, preventing hydrogen bonding between the imidazole ligand and the protein) shows that the polypeptide, heme, and methylimidazole orientations are the same within error. For 4meimd there appear to be major and minor conformations corresponding to different tautomeric states of the ligand. Conformational heterogeneity is also seen in the hyperfine-shifted region of the NMR spectrum of 4meimd complexed with high-spin H93G deoxyMb. The major conformation of the 4meimd ligand and the 1meimd ligand, as seen in the respective crystal structures, are quite similar except that the proximal ligand NH-to-Ser92-OH hydrogen bond is eliminated in the 1meimd complex, and instead the proximal ligand CH is adjacent to the Ser92-OH. Thus, this system provides a means to eliminate the Mb proximal hydrogen bond in a chemically and structurally conservative way.
The T.C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA. firstname.lastname@example.org

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Jersey Shore/South Jersey doom-metal rockers Solace will play Feb. 7 at 1984 Bar, Wilmington, with Philadelphia’s Kingsnake, Delaware’s Ringdust and Richmond’s Omen Stones. Pictured from left to right are drummer Timmy Schoenleber, guitarist Justin Daniels, vocalist-lyricist Justin Goins, guitarist Tommy Southard and bassist Mike Sica. PHOTO COURTESY OF SOLACE
When I was a young upstart in the New Jersey music scene during the alternative-rock boom of the late-’80s into the mid-’90s, four bands rattled my spine a bit more than most others: Monster Magnet, Nudeswirl, Big Nurse and Godspeed.
Monster Magnet went on to stardom, especially in Europe. Nudeswirl put out an amazing album on Megaforce Records to which fans still are waiting for a follow-up. Big Nurse broke up before they could realize their potential and industry interest. And Godspeed dropped a great album produced by Skid Row’s Rachel Bolan on Atlantic Records, and then evolved into Solace, a stoner rock-friendly doom metal band greatly influenced by Iron Maiden, Motorhead and Black Sabbath, much like Godspeed, as well as the other three bands I mentioned.
Together since 1996, Solace have been on a long recording hiatus, but finally have followed the acclaimed 2010 outing “A.D.” with “The Brink,” a mighty, meaty collection of 11 songs weighing in at 67 minutes. A limited-edition double colored vinyl LP nearly sold out, but single CD and digital copies are available Blues Funeral Recordings, which is run by Jadd Shickler, the co-founder of the stoner rock/doom metal label MeteorCity Records, which put out much of Solace’s initial output starting in 1999.
As great as “A.D.” is – iTunes named it the best metal album of 2010 – “The Brink” tops it largely because of the furiously intense guitar interplay between co-founder Tommy Southard (who also founded Godspeed, as well as the legendary hardcore band Social Decay) and Justin Daniels, who’s been with Solace more than half their run. Holding their own alongside the swelteringly scorching rhythms and menacingly blistering dual leads are two of Tommy’s childhood friends from Toms River: Godspeed drummer Timmy Schoenleber and bassist Mike Sica of Lethal Aggression and the guitarist in Oblivion. Timmy not only contributes monstrous fills but also funky breaks that showcase his veteran talent, while Mike plays in a melodic style that perfectly complements the fury the guitar tandem unleashes throughout.
The powerful lineup is complete with new vocalist Justin Goins, whose lyrics on “The Brink” tell an amazing tale that compares the sinking of a ship to the collapse of one’s personal world in the midst of the world’s political collapse. Check it out when Solace play much of “The Brink” live on Feb. 7 at 1984 Bar in Wilmington, Del., with Philadelphia’s Kingsnake, Delaware’s Ringdust and Richmond’s Omen Stones. In the meantime, enjoy this chat with Tommy.
I have been writing about you since 1988 in the Toms River hardcore band Social Decay. Then Godspeed, Freak Theatre and Solace. Are there any other bands you were in that I haven’t written about?
Only 88? Social Decay started in ’84!
I was also in Prunella Scales with Rachel Bolan from Skid Row, Robot Dicks with Timmy from Godspeed, the Disease Concept, a scum-metal project I’ve been a part of for years, and NJHC legends Mental Abuse. In between Godspeed and Solace, I moved to L.A. and joined a band called Sugartooth. Godspeed toured with them, and they were looking for a guitarist. After Godspeed broke up, I moved out there for almost a year. I came back and started playing in Slaprocket with Shane from Nudeswirl, Chris from Godspeed and Atomic Bitchwax, and Keith Ackerman on drums, also of the first run of Bitchwax.
How, why and when did Solace evolve out of Godspeed?
I was playing in Slaprocket while Chris and Keith were in Atomic Bitchwax, and Bitchwax started to do something which left them both little time for Slaprocket, so I started Solace for something else to do.
Besides you, are there any other original members of Solace in the current lineup?
No, I'm the only one stupid enough to not quit!
Who else currently is in the band, when and how did they join, what other bands have they been in, and are they in any other bands now?
Timmy, my drummer, was the drummer in Godspeed, and I have known him since we played a battle of the bands gig when he was 12 years old and I was 14! I’ve also know our new bass player Mike Sica just as long. We were friends from before either of us played in bands. Mike has been in a bunch of NJ bands, my favorite being his ’80s thrash band, Oblivion! The other guitarist, Justin, has been in the band now like 15 years so he has the longest tenure besides me, who's been here since ’96. Our new singer, Justin Goins, was in a cool garage/surf band called The Brimstones! They even played my wedding long before we ever thought about him joining Solace!
As you mentioned, Mike and Timmy are childhood friends from Toms River. Comment on how in the volatile world of rock ‘n’ roll, you’ve been able to maintain relationships with them for so long.
Ha! Well, in fact, there have been years where we never even talked. Be it because of old band drama or girlfriend/wife drama or whatever, but over time, all that shit fades to the background, and when you meet up again and start talking about jamming, all that crap goes away. And you realize, there's a reason I was friends with this guy back then. It clicks and just feels right. I love these guys, always have, and to be jamming with both of them after all these years is really great and sort of magical. When Mike and I were 13 or so sitting up in my attic bedroom listening to Black Sabbath or Judas Priest, we dreamed of being in a band together. Well, it only took 40 years!
Another old friend is Social Decay/Godspeed bassist Rob Hultz, who Mike replaced in Solace. In 2013, while Solace were on hiatus, Rob joined Trouble, a pioneering doom metal band from Illinois. Is he still in Trouble, and is that why he no longer is in Solace?
Yes, Rob is still in Trouble. They are working on new material and a 2020 tour as far as I know. That's not the only reason or even the real reason he isn't in Solace anymore. We tried to keep it going with him while living in Chicago, and we did do some stuff, playing some festivals and whatnot, but we just couldn't get out and play as a real band or even rehearse. It became such a pain in the ass to try and get everyone on the same page. We got Mike in because he's local and could jam and play local gigs. We even tried to get Rob to play on the new record, but he declined.
I'm happy as fuck for him being in Trouble. They are literally one of my all-time fave bands. I miss having him around Jersey. He's doing his thing out there now, but he's always a brother, no matter what.
Prior to the great new ‘The Brink,’ Solace’s last album was the acclaimed ‘A.D.,’ which won several awards and honors, including iTunes’ Best Metal Album. At that point, Solace had been together 14 years, which is a long time in band years. Yet you seemed to be at the height of your success when Solace took a long break, releasing only one single and sporadically playing shows over the next nine years. Why did you take such a long break, how and why did the band get back together, and how did that evolve into the very cohesive, almost conceptual ‘The Brink’?
Well some of that was Rob living so far away, but there were other internal problems that I won't get too far into, but let’s just say I moved on from all internal strife.
As for as the cohesiveness of ‘The Brink,’ I think a lot has to do with how well I know all the guys in the band now. Like I said before, I started playing with Timmy and Mike when we were really kids, 12, 13, 14 years old. So we have history. I know how they play. Justin Daniels has been playing guitar alongside of me now for 15 or so years. I know when I write a riff that he is gonna add the perfect flavor. I almost never even have to say, ‘Dude, that isn't working.’ He just knows. And I worked with Goins for years and years before we ever played in a band together. I was a fan of his band. Plus, we have a lot of things in common. We both like horror movies, old books and collecting records, so we have been friends for a long time.
The other thing that helped us was the fact that we did this record on our dime, time frame and pace. We had no one breathing down our neck to ‘get the record finished!’ We took almost year to complete it, and we didn't really let a lot of people even know about it until we were close to finishing it up. So we were able to sit back, pick it apart and would go figure out what, if anything, needed fixing.
What do you like most about ‘The Brink’ and why?
Impossible to say. There is so much going on in ‘The Brink’ that every time I listen to it, I hear something different and new. It really was a labor of love. We didn't even know if anyone would help us put it out when we finished it. We were really doing it for ourselves. If no one has gonna help us, we were gonna just self release it. That's how much we believed in it. So maybe in the end what I like most about it is that it exists and that it is something I'm immensely proud of.
I described ‘The Brink’ as a concept album about the comparison of a sinking ship to the personal collapse of an individual and the political collapse of the world. Is that accurate or just my interpretation?
As I didn't write the lyrics, I cannot say 100 percent definitively, but I would say that you are not far from the mark on that at all! I think part of it is also a personal journey for our singer Goins, and it is definitely also about the world, the band and people who have been or are in our lives.
Comment on what Justin Goins brings to the band and ‘The Brink,’ and how and why he replaced Jason.
Justin brings a commitment and work ethic that had been lacking previously. It was clear to me that if I wanted to continue Solace that I had to have people who actually wanted to play, write and record.
Comment on your longtime relationship with Jadd Shickler of MeteorCity Records and now Blues Funeral Recordings and his influence on and passion for Solace.
Jadd and Solace go way back. He's been a good friend of the band. Hell, he even sang for us one tour when our then singer was MIA. So when he found out about us recording and was interested in working with us again, it was a no-brainer.
Solace’s Tommy Southard, Justin Goins and Justin Daniels at their home away from: the Brighton Bar in Long Branch. PHOTO BY BOB MAKIN
You and Justin Daniels are one of my all-time favorite guitar tandems, along with Duane Allman and Dickey Betts of The Allman Brothers Band, who were greatly influenced by the collaborations between Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, as well as Miles Davis and John Coltrane. You and Justin seem influenced by Iron Maiden’s Dave Murray and Adrian Smith, but are there any unlikely musical tandems that also influence you, like the jazz cats influenced the Allmans?
Honestly, I am a rocker through and through. Don't get me wrong, I like listening to other music, and I collect all kinds of records, but when it comes down to it, as corny as it sounds, I want to rock. I l just love deep, greasy, evil-sounding heavily fuzzed-out riffs, and having another guy who ‘gets it’ in Daniels is a dream. We’re not trying to be or sound like anyone else, but there is certainly some Maiden and Thin Lizzy influences going on, but we don't sound like either band. We sound like Solace.
Mike’s first instrument is guitar. Comment on what that brings to his bass playing and his interplay with you and Justin?
To fill a need. I tell everyone we have three guitarists in this band, and the best one happens to be our bass player! I would have never thought to ask Mike to play bass because I know him as a guitar player, but he was already playing bass in another band. Another one of my old friends and ex-band member, Dave Gutierrez who was in Social Decay in the ’80s and who I was playing in Mental Abuse with, started a new band called Despairadisio, and they needed a bass player. Dave and Mike used to play together back in Oblivion. Dave asked Mike to play bass, and he said yes, so when I found out he was already playing bass in a band, I asked him if he would do the same for Solace. Thankfully, he agreed!
Solace are pictured during a video shoot for “Breaker of the Way” with the clip’s director Shane M. Green, kneeling, and Makin Waves columnist Bob Makin, second from left. PHOTO COURTESY OF SOLACE/SHANE M. GREEN
Your video for ‘Breaker of the Way’ was produced by Shane M. Green of Nudeswirl, who were a one-two grunge punch with Godspeed in the Jersey music scene of the early to mid-1990s. How did that longtime relationship influence the video and how you worked with Shane?
Well, I'm a big fan of Shane. When we started Slaprocket, I was psyched to be playing with him because I loved Nudeswirl. I've honestly been trying to get Shane to pick up a guitar and sing and be in a band with me for a decade or more. He always shot me down.
As for doing the video, he heard our new stuff and wanted to work with us since he is basically doing video production now. So again, that familiarity of knowing someone and having worked with them in the past, it just makes thing easier. It was like renewing an old friendship. And the video came out great!
Will Solace make another video and tour in support of ‘The Brink’?
That's the plan for 2020. Hoping to get back overseas.
What shows and other activity do you have coming up?
Playing a show in Delaware on Feb 7 at the 1984 Club. with Kingskake, Ringrust and Omen Stones. Only one we have for 2020 so far.
How and why has the Brighton Bar been home to you?
How? Because I've been playing there since 1986 or so!
Is there anything I didn’t ask on which you would like to comment?
Thanks, as always Bob, for continued support!
Bob Makin is the reporter for MyCentralJersey.com and a former managing editor of The Aquarian Weekly, which launched this column in 1988. Contact him at email@example.com. And like Makin Waves on Facebook.


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Late August is a great (though admittedly ominous) time of year for a lot of reasons. Gorgeous weather, a final summer long weekend, the US Open…. and harvest season! An overwhelming number of things are in season right now; for many of us that means peaches, plums, broccoli, zucchini, cucumbers, tomatoes, corn, carrots, beets, peppers, […]
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The film opens with a large, visibly injured, and obviously fake fish talking directly to the audience. Nearby a man is cutting up fish. The talking fish says that his life in nearly over, and he would like to tell a "pretty" story with his last breaths. Then we cut to a beautiful woman, in a doctor's office. We soon figure out that she is having an abortion. As we see the fetal matter being incinerated and her leaving the building, the grossly perky song "Good Morning Starshine" begins to play. Okay... This is obviously not going to be your normal film.
The woman is named Bibiane (Marie-Josée Croze), and she turns out to be the main character. Perhaps related to the abortion, it soon becomes clear that her life is not going too well right now. Not long into the film she is removed from her position in the family business, a chain of upscale clothing stores, by her brother (although at first I thought he was her estranged or ex-husband).
Most reviews or plot summaries go into more detail about events that occur in the middle and end of the film, but I'll keep it to that. There are some rather unlikely coincidences along the way, in case that sort of thing bothers you. And there is a distinct water theme, which is not surprising given the title. I would classify the film as primarily a drama, since the laughs are mostly at surprising events rather than strictly funny ones, and because the film kept me feeling slightly uncomfortable throughout.
Marie-Josée Croze is very good here. The cinematography is excellent, with at least one shot that took my breath away. The story and the direction, both by Denis Villeneuve, on the other hand, are somewhat suspect. Besides the aforementioned coincidences, several scenes are juxtaposed in a seemly random manner, and you can't figure them out until later if then. Now this could just be a mechanism to get you to think, and in the wake of Memento (which came out at about the same time as this film) one is becoming used to the idea of the film structure mirroring the main character's thought processes. I'm not sure I completely buy this argument, but I'll give it a little leeway.
This film won the best picture, direction, cinematography, screenplay, and actress awards in Canada at their equivalent of the Academy Awards, but it is only just now getting to the United States, where it is expected to play for a very short time. In the San Jose, CA area it is expected on May 17th.
Seen on 5/5/2002 at the Camera Cinema Club in San Jose, CA.

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Anne-Marie Walsh: It's the last thing passengers need after fare hikes
Published 08/01/2013 | 17:00
FOR Bus Eireann passengers, it is the last thing they need to kick off the new year, not long after they suffered hefty fare hikes.
The National Bus and Rail Union's 1,100 members at Bus Eireann – of whom 900 are drivers – are threatening to down tools on Sunday.
Staff, who depend on the public for their jobs, could bring transport services for commuters around the country to a grinding halt.
The NBRU is putting its foot down in opposition to a variety of cuts in overtime, premium rates and other work practices.
Admittedly, the planned cuts are pretty drastic changes for a workforce that has already delivered voluntary redundancies and other savings since the recession.
It may be hard to stomach for commuters as the union has hinted that staff may ignore the legal rules and take action without giving the required seven days' notice.
But their leader, Michael Faherty, was in fighting form as he warned of the consequences if his members were forced to accept the cuts, which he claims would rob them of €60 a week.
Just hours after the ballot result was revealed, the union sent the bus company a cryptic letter serving notice of industrial action. Aside from the obvious threat of industrial action, the unwelcome letter creates other problems for the company.
It does not say exactly what type of industrial action will take place, or when, so it cannot begin drawing up contingency plans. Unless someone steps in to knock heads together, those depending on the service to get to work will probably be guessing for days.


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Disney art director Ken O’Connor is well remembered for his lasting contribution to Cinderella, and consequently, to Disney past and present. He built the model for the pumpkin turned stagecoach that whisks Cinderella away to the ball.
But that's not all he contributed. When animators were struggling over what the fairy godmother character should look like, he imagined his lovely wife and tried to think of how she would look and act as an older woman. Thus, Mary Alice O'Connor become the real life inspiration behind the grandmotherly figure we all know and love. I had the chance to talk with Mary Alice's daughter JP O'Connor, and she related:
They [the filmmakers] couldn’t quite get the fairy godmother right. They didn’t know whether she should look like kind of a nun, or something evil, or something happy – they just didn’t know.
My dad wasn’t normally a character designer, but his imagination of how my mom might look when she was an older woman was inspiring. My mom was very young, svelte, black-haired at the time, and her spirit is really what they all captured. It’s that sort of, I’ll give you the tools, I care about you, I want to help you make your dreams come true – that sort of sparkly, warm, nurturing spirit, and his imagination of her became the fairy godmother.
As an older woman, Mary Alice really did begin to look just as her husband had imagined she would. JP describes, "as she grew older, just naturally, she had the most exquisitely beautiful silver hair that was all swept up on top of her head. And she was generously proportioned, not quite as much as the fairy godmother, but she was round and soft, and she had the most incredible sparkling blue eyes that looked like she’d just done something quite mischievous."
Though Mary Alice's looks weren't the main reason she become known to all as the "Fairy Godmother of Burbank." Her generous spirit and tireless work for the community earned her that honor. "Mom really did embody helping make people’s dreams come true," JP recalls. "There were probably 50-60 organizations here in our town that she had a role in somewhere. She started many of the organizations, like the family service agencies or mental health counseling...she was always very quietly helping encourage people, giving them the tools, helping them be their best. She really did kind of become everybody’s fairy godmother."
So, Cinderella wasn't the only one with a happy ending. Not only did the real life fairy godmother lead an inspiring life helping others, she also enjoyed a life full of love. "They’re love story was amazing," JP says of her father and mother. "They literally were madly in love every single day of their lives, and that’s pretty refreshing these days."
Hearing about the life and legacy of this dear woman reminds us all of the potential we each have to make a make a little magic happen within our circle of friends, family and community. We don't need a magic wand. Day by day, little by little, we can all help make each other's dreams come true.You can learn more about Mary Alice and her husband Ken's contribution to Cinderella from the bonus feature "The Real Fairy Godmother" on the Cinderella Diamond Edition Blu-ray. The feature shares pictures and stories from the O'Connor family, as well as some of the stunning artwork from the making of Cinderella and the model Ken made of the classic Cinderella coach. More Disney Diamond Edition Movies:


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Recommendation Concerning the International Standardization of Library Statistics Adopted by the General Conference at its Sixteenth Session, Paris, 13 November 1970.
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France).
The General Conference recommended provisions concerning definition of the library and related terms in the library field to insure standardization for the collection of library statistics. Definitions are provided for the library, its collections, users, expenditures and for librarians. Libraries are categorized as national institutions of higher education; special, school, public and other. Definitions are given for statistical data to be collected to insure uniformity. (AB)
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Nutritional analysis per serving: 160 calories, 10 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 4 g carbohydrates, 14 g protein, trace fiber
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We Hear: Mitsubishi Gives Green Light to New Hybrid Lancer Evolution
The words Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and hybrid might not normally be used in the same sentence, but we hear that may change: Mitsubishi has reportedly green-lit a new Evo that will use a hybrid powertrain.
As we have previously reported, the next Lancer Evolution will get some sort of powertrain to clean up its act (the current model gulps premium at a combined rate of 19 mpg, assuming you're not cursed with a lead foot) and that new powertrain will probably pair a gas engine with an electric motor or two. Autocar says that Mitsubishi has confirmed those details, reporting that Mitsubishi president Osamu Masuko says the new hybrid Evo will hit the streets within the next three years.
If the thought of an electrified Evolution makes you shudder, don't worry: this still has the potential to be quite fun. We reported that the front wheels will be powered by a tweaked version of the 63-hp electric motor in the Mitsubishi i - which will be the vehicle's primary motor for puttering around town - but that the rear wheels will be driven by a combustion engine of some sort. Nail the throttle and the two will work simultaneously, delivering a total combined output of up to 350 horsepower. To put that into perspective, the current Evo makes do with just 291 horses.
The new Evo's total output number depends, however, on which combustion engine Mitsubishi uses. The engine could be a revamped version of the 2.0-liter MIVEC turbo four-cylinder engine, but Autocar says the car could utilize a diesel powerplant in order to keep fuel consumption and emissions low.
While the prospect of a diesel hybrid Evo could spell sacrilege for the Evolution fanatics of the world, it could also mean a healthy amount of torque. Fans should also note that the new Evo will still have a trick electronically controlled all-wheel drive system, and may even sport both active steering and active dampers--two technological innovations that weren't completed in time for the current model.
In any event, the new Evo should arrive in showrooms within the next three years. Mitsubishi's U.S. representatives have indicated the current Evo will be sold in our market through 2012 and most (if not all) of 2013.
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$15 per hour isn't even good enough
Some Iowa Democratic Party officials just don’t get it. In Jason Noble’s story [Democrats face major challenges in rural Iowa, Nov. 26], they were taking swipes at a $15 per hour minimum wage, suggesting it’s way too high.
I’d argue just the opposite — it’s not enough, anywhere in Iowa, especially when you consider that lots of minimum wage jobs don’t include healthcare coverage. That comes out of the worker’s pocket.
At 40 hours a week, $15 per hour is $31,200 in gross income. And after payroll taxes, it’s more like $25,000 in take-home pay.
Can a family of three or four survive on their own in rural or urban Iowa on $25,000 a year? Very doubtful.
Even with two $15-per-hour wage-earners bringing home $50,000 a year, it’s mighty tough for a family of four to make ends meet, let alone get ahead.
Political candidates need to be bold and stand up for what’s right. This is not a time for half-measures. The $15 per-hour minimum wage, phased in over two or three years, makes a lot of sense when you look at the numbers.
— Hugh Espey, executive director, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund


Récits des vivants / More-than-human narratives : film director Maud Alpi in conversation with Armelle Blin-Rolland
”The animals arrive by night. They intuit. They resist. A young man leads them to their deaths before dawn. His dog discovers a terrifying world that seems certain never to end.”
This seminar is part of the series ‘Récits des vivants / More-than-human narratives’, in which artists and activists in contemporary France discuss the ways in which their work engages with environmental and animal questions, and reflect on how narrative may be deployed to question anthropocentrism and human exceptionalism, towards environmental justice and meaningful sustainability. Maud Alpi is the award-winning director of the short films Le fils de la sorcière (2004), Nice (2009), Drakkar (2015), and the feature-length film Gorge Cœur Ventre/Still Life (2016), which was shot in a working slaughterhouse and on which this seminar will focus. During this seminar Maud Api will talk about the context in which she made the film, how her initial script and ideas evolved in contact with the non-human animals that are at the core of the film, and the aesthetic, ethical and political issues it raises for creating and articulating more-than-human narratives.


How to make your camera work for you at night, as told by a professional sports photographer.
For many people, photography is all about getting the sharpest, crispest, cleanest photo under any circumstances. While that is a very broad definition, it’s not entirely wrong. Oftentimes, we do strive to freeze a moment in time just to print it on a shiny piece of paper and show it to others. In other words, we make it our goal to recreate reality in a virtual realm, on a screen.
A perfectly staged frame can make that a lot easier. If you can get your models to stand still, the sun to shine just right, and the wind to blow at a certain speed, that goal becomes very achievable. At the end of the day, it is the circumstances of the shoot that can make it infinitely easy or difficult to capture moments using your camera. As such, shooting at night can be a challenge for beginner photographers. To put it simply, the goal of night photography is to capture a photo that is as well-lit as you’d like it to be. You’re trying to attract as much light as possible, be it through your camera settings or external equipment.
Luckily, camera settings, photography equipment, and different lenses were all made to help you. If you know anything about photography, you know that tweaking the settings can increase the brightness, using a stabilizer can prevent motion blur, and the right lens can do wonders. Here are some things you need to pay attention to in order to secure a successful night shoot:
When you hear a photographer talking about camera settings, more often than not they are referring to shutter speed, ISO, and aperture.You don’t always need to regulate all three. When you’re shooting in a well-lit environment, you can focus on making sure the shots come out looking sharp and precise without worrying too much about the brightness of image. Night photography is very different.
For starters, you need to use a low shutter speed. That is required because of the lack of natural light in your environment. You need to keep your shutter open for as long as 10 seconds per shot to capture as much light as possible. In the opposite case, your photo is going to end up looking very dark. Depending on the amount of light present in the frame, it could be as dark as a black rectangle.
We’ve already established that one of your main goals as a photographer at night is to find new sources of light. A wider aperture, much like a slower shutter speed, can help you obtain more light. Keep in mind that a wide aperture will result in a shallow depth of field. If you need the background to appear sharp, you can make the aperture smaller. Play with the setting to find the perfect balance.
When it comes to ISO, you will want to stick to our rule of thumb and keep it low. It might be your first instinct to go for a higher ISO. Fight that instinct and do your best to lower it as much as possible. To be more precise, 100 is the magic number. If your ISO is just a bit too high, it can make the photo look grainy and unappealing. Remember that we’re trying to keep it sharp.
One of the biggest downsides of using a slow shutter speed is motion blur. When your shutter speed is low, you simply cannot afford to hold the camera. Even if your hands shake ever so slightly, the photo will end up blurry. You can prevent that with the help of some handy equipment.
Unless you’re a heart surgeon, you will probably have a hard time holding a camera in the air perfectly still for at least 10 seconds. Luckily, you don’t have to. You can just use a tripod. Prop your camera up, find the right angle, and photograph away. It will help you keep the motion blur to a minimum. Keep in mind that your external environment is not always going to be in your control. If you place your tripod on a busy street, it might vibrate as a result of cars driving by or heavy foot traffic. Do your best to find a place that will not be affected by such factors.
Unfortunately, even when your camera is propped up on a tripod, you can still get some motion blur from pressing the shutter release button. To prevent that, you can use a remote shutter release. It is a remote button that will initiate the photograph without forcing you to actually touch the camera. Alternatively, you can set up your perfect shot and turn on a timer on your camera.
If the setting you’re in has some glaring lights, like street lamps, for example, it can result in lens flare. You can combat this issue by using a lens hood. It will block out the unwanted light and help you focus on the subject of the photo.
Depending on the effect you’re looking for, shooting with barely any light might be perfect. However, if you want to get a fairly sharp image, you might want to consider using artificial light to brighten up your photo. Working with artificial light can be tricky, especially for a beginner. Try not to point the light directly at your subject. Instead, illuminate their surroundings to make it look more natural.
Artificial light can give you more freedom in regards to your camera settings. If you have a light source, you can use a slightly quicker shutter speed and make your aperture smaller. That will allow for higher focus and sharpness. Play with the light and adjust your settings accordingly.
In night photography, you need to focus on two things: finding a source of light and keeping your photos sharp. These two are difficult to accomplish at the same time, but it’s not impossible. You need to get comfortable with your camera settings, and then you need to get acquainted with your environment. With these two under control, you can make beautiful shots at night.


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Located in a mountain area of Belfast, Belfast apartment offers free private parking, a golf course and a designated area for smoking. Guests will benefit from laundry, tour/ticket assistance and ironing service.
Ulster Museum is within a 15-minute walk. Guests might visit a museum, a cathedral and a gallery as well as restaurants, bars and pubs off-site. Serving a wide range of dishes, The Square Cafe & Restaurant and Archana are about 100 meters from the property.
Belfast Great Victoria Street train station lies within a 10-minute walk.
Staying in this stylish apartment, guests can benefit from complimentary Wi-Fi, television, a dressing room, a sofa and a DVD player provided in rooms. The property comprises 2 bedrooms. Offering a hairdryer, free toiletries and soft bathrobes, a bathroom comes with a bathtub, a shower and a bidet.
Eat & Drink
The apartment features a kitchen for self-catering.
The venue has a terrace.
Wireless internet is available in the apartment rooms for free.
Private parking is possible on site for free.

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Australian women are suffering from a crisis of confidence at work; captives of an inner voice that warns them they're not good enough. Accustomed to being overlooked and undervalued, when women do get to the top they explain their success away as -luck'. But it's not.
Not Just Lucky exposes the secret shame of Australian workplaces: That offices, factories, shops and worksites remain gendered, unfair and unequal. Drawing on case studies, extensive research and her own experience in media and politics Jamila Rizvi makes a compelling case for the existence of systemic disadvantage that robs women of their confidence. Often without them even realising it.
Not Just Lucky is a practical toolkit that arms women with the tools they need to thrive in the workplace. It includes surprising and insightful advice on how to:
negotiate a pay rise when you're worried you'll seem -greedy'
avoid burning out when your boss doesn't respect boundaries
speak with confidence and avoid apologetic language
overcome imposter syndrome and the unceasing desire to be perfect
manage fear of failure and respond effectively when it does happen
approach other women as comrades not competitors
Jamila is the warm, witty and wise girlfriend that the next generation of Australian women leaders have been waiting for. Not Just Lucky will give women everything they need to ditch the doubt and fight for success. And, once they've well and truly kicked the insecurity habit, Jamila will show women how to use their courage and success to lift other women up, to start fighting for equality at work for all.
Over the past five years, Jamila Rizvi has firmly established herself as the preeminent voice of young Australian women online. She is a columnist for News Limited, a presenter for Fox FM and a regular television commentator for shows including The Project and The Drum.
Jamila is the former Editor-in-Chief of the Mamamia Women's Network websites. Prior to entering the media, Jamila worked in politics for former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Minister Kate Ellis. In 2014 she was named one of Cosmopolitan's 30 Most Successful Women Under 30, in 2015, she was listed as one of Australia's 100 Women of Influence by the Australian Financial Review and in 2017 was named one of Melbourne's Most Influential Women Under 40 by The Weekly Review.
Jamila lives in Melbourne with her husband and an impossible toddler. Not Just Lucky is her debut book.
Not Just Lucky
Author: Jamila Rizvi


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MARINE INSTITUTE OF MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY NEWS RELEASE
March 10, 2021
The Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University and partner, the University of Victoria’s Ocean Networks Canada, installed a seafloor observatory in Conception Bay last month to enable real-time monitoring of oceanographic conditions and marine life.
Equipped with specialized instrumentation, the $750,000 observatory monitors currents, waves, water temperature, salinity and underwater sounds. It also features a high-resolution...


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GENES AND PROTEINS INVOLVED IN FORMATION OF VITAL ORGANS DURING DEVELOPMENT OF ZEBRAFISH WHEN EXPOSED TO DELTAMETHRIN
Kuder Reshma Shabnam*, Dharmapuri Gangappa and Gundala Harold Philip*
Characterization of a protein of interest during development is essential for functional studies. A general strategy for understanding the function of a particular protein involves the generation of null mutations, or treatment with drugs, that interfere with its activity. To demonstrate that the synthesis, stability, or activity of a protein has been affected, accurate and efficient detection of low amounts of protein is essential. This can be achieved by immuno histochemistry or by western blot. Here we describe a method for the detection of proteins from single de-yolked zebrafish embryos. This procedure includes a fixation step and the concomitant elimination of lipids from the yolk cell. We show that this approach allows the rapid analysis of proteins in embryos without having to manually remove the yolk. This method provides a convenient alternative for genotyping of mutant embryos as early as the 128 cell stage. In addition, in drug- or morpholino-treated embryos, the correlation between the penetrance of a phenotype and the concentration of a protein present may be established.
Keywords: Deltamethrin (DM), Zebrafish, no tail (ntl), floating head (flh), syu (syu) and doc (doc).
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The vision of a connected, safe bicycle network across Far North Queensland moved a step closer to reality today with the release of the Principal Cycle Network Plan for Far North Queensland.
Member for Cairns Desley Boyle, Member for Cook Jason O’Brien, Member for Barron River Steve Wettenhall and Member for Mulgrave Curtis Pitt jointly welcomed the plan.
“Investing in cycling is an investment in healthy, sustainable, liveable communities,” Mr Wettenhall said.
“Far North Queensland has one of the highest rates of cycling in the nation – three times higher than Brisbane’s.
“Cycling ticks all the boxes – you can save money, help the environment and tackle obesity – by simply choosing to cycle for a few of your trips each week.
Ms Boyle said the plan serves as a blueprint for State and Local Governments in determining priorities and delivering a consistent network of cycle routes across FNQ.
“A key theme of the Principal Cycle Network Plan for Far North Queensland was a coordinated approach across different levels of government.
”By working together, we can make sure future projects such as road upgrades consider the needs of cyclists,” Ms Boyle said.
“Over time, we will achieve a quality and consistent infrastructure network promoting cycling as a convenient and safe way to travel and enjoy the region.”
Member for Cook Jason O’Brien said the Principal Cycle Network Plan for Far North Queensland identifies the most important cycling routes in the region, from Wujal Wujal in the north, to Mareeba in the west, and south to Cardwell.
“These routes will function as the highways of the cycle network and connect major destinations within towns and throughout the region.
“Community workshops were held across the region, with community groups, local government officers and residents pooling their local knowledge to inform the plan,” Mr O’Brien said.
The plan released today also includes designs to kick-start more detailed planning for high-priority routes. It is also the first Principal Cycle Network Plan to be recognised in a statutory land use plan – the Far North Queensland Regional Plan 2009 – 2031.
Member for Mulgrave, Curtis Pitt, said there is no single infrastructure solution for a principal cycle route.
“Each route is considered individually. For example, what type of cyclists are most likely to use it? How experienced are they? The concept designs in the plan are examples of the type of infrastructure that could be built to meet these needs.”
One of the highest-priority routes in the plan, from the Cairns Central Business District to Aeroglen, has already secured joint funding from the State Government and Cairns Regional Council.
Ms Boyle said the Bligh Government has committed $4.6m to the project and a further $1.5m is being contributed by Cairns Regional Council.
“The Cairns Central Business District to Aeroglen cycleway is the first stage in connecting the city’s northern beaches to the city centre,” she said.
“Cairns Regional Council has taken ownership of this project, and I look forward to hearing the community’s recent feedback on the detailed design proposal released earlier this year.
“The community has made a significant contribution to developing the Principal Cycle Network Plan for Far North Queensland and will continue to play an important role as the plan is implemented.”
More information on the Principal Cycle Network Plan for Far North Queensland can be found by visiting www.tmr.qld.gov.au


By Joelle Poe – The world is shifting almost entirely towards digital transactions. This digitization has only accelerated since the COVID pandemic began in 2020, leaving healthcare and consumer brands stranded in the middle—relearning how to engage and serve the audiences they thought they knew.Read More
By Patrick Burton – As consumers, we very seldom appreciate inconveniences, no matter how minor they are. As a result, producers of goods and services are competing feverishly to make transacting easy. In 2021, if we want something, we rarely have to go far to find it. Heck, most of it can now be delivered to your doorstep the same day.
By Greg Miller – COVID-19 delivered an unambiguous message last year to healthcare providers: Digital transformation can no longer be delayed. Providers heard that message loud and clear.
By David Burda – Unless you’ve been on a ventilator because you decided not to get a free vaccine from about anywhere that could have saved you from a deadly virus, you probably know that U.S. News and World Report just released it latest annual ranking of the best hospitals in the country.
By Matt Dickson – As innovative disrupters enter the healthcare market, today’s average consumer has many options for where and how to obtain healthcare services.
By Scott Corbitt – The healthcare data explosion has prompted thorny debates over data ownership and access. Obviously, patients have a vested interest in having access to their own personal health history, but the data holds value for other stakeholders as well.
Healthcare consumers are familiar with and trust cloud technology, yet nearly one in three still can not easily access their medical records, according to a report released from Ambra Health, “Era of Change: Today’s Healthcare Consumer”.
Consumerism is Taking Hold in Healthcare By Vern Davenport, President and Equity Partner, Medfusion Twitter: @medfusion A wave of consumerism is taking hold in healthcare,…


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EUGENE - Drew Geritz and Cody Shaw scored 17 points each to lead four Eugene players in double figures Friday night as the Eagles defeated the School of the Osage Indians 80-47.
Travis Kempker added 12 points for the Eagles, who stretched a 25-14 lead after one quarter into a 47-27 advantage at the half. Austin Russell added 10.
Tristan Hensley finished with 17 points for School of the Osage. Colin Samuelson added 15.
The Eagles (14-0) are back in action next week at the Nixa Tournament. Eugene will open the event Thursday night against Mount Vernon.


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This article describes the history and status of the US Air National Guard. Guardsmen have a unique dual state-federal status grounded in the Constitution and America's system of divided political power between the states and the federal government. In peace-time, their commander in chief is the governor of their state or territory. The primary state missions of Guard members are to help deal with natural disasters and to restore law and order when civil authorities are unable to do so. If they volunteer or are mobilized for federal service, the president becomes their commander in chief. Air Guard members provide the federal government with a large, well-trained force equipped with modern weapons held in a high state of readiness for global military operations. Historically 75% are part-time airmen. Article documents history of the ANG, a product of WWII politics, since its inception in September 1947. With the Cold War's end and military downsizing, it appears that the US will be placing much more responsibility on the shoulders of its part-time warriors.
Airpower Journal (Winter 1996), v.10, no.4, p.59-69

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ATLANTA - We hear daily about new all-time record highs in the stock market. It seems like everyone who wants a job can find one, and the economy seems to be hitting on all eight, and maybe even ten, cylinders.
So all this sounds like good news, right? Well, depending on your point of view, the answer might be a conditional YES.
Here to explain this economic conundrum is real estate expert John Adams.
Question: What's going on with the economy?
Adams: In one word, UNCERTAINTY.
Q: And what does UNCERTAINTY have to do with real estate?
Here’s where we are:
1. When the economy is doing great like it is now. The stock market reflects that economy, so investors take their cash and invest in the stock market, hoping for returns like they have gotten in the past year.
2. As investors move their cash into stocks, there is a shortage of cash invested in bonds. The ten-year bond is most closely tied to home mortgage loan rates. When there is a shortage of funds invested in ten-year bonds, interest rates RISE to make bonds more attractive to those investors. That causes home loan rates to rise in general.
3. However, the one thing that investors hate more than anything else is UNCERTAINTY. And the recent killing of Iranian terror chief Qassim Suleimani has raised questions about what the future may hold, both for the future of the Middle East, and more broadly, how this action may impact other nations, notably Israel, and the United States itself.
4. When investors face uncertainty, they get nervous and engage in what is called a FLIGHT TO SAFETY. Fearing the possibility of a correction in the stock market and hoping the avoid the enhanced possibility of a loss, investors take their money OUT of the stock market, and place it into the BOND MARKET, where the possibility of loss is almost non-existent (at least in government-backed instruments).
5. Since Friday, when the drone strike on Suleimani was made public, a literal flood of dollars has left the stock market and flowed into the bond market. As a direct result of that movement, home mortgage interest rates have dropped by as much as a half percent. Early last week, most 30 year loans hovered around 4.0%, but by Friday afternoon, we saw those same 30 year fixed rate programs at 3.625%, with some even slightly lower.
6. The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage is now about 87 basis points lower than it was a year ago, which translates into pretty big savings for homebuyers, especially on the lower end of the market. Home prices have begun to reheat, after cooling for much of 2019.
Q: How long will this interest rate drop last or will it even continue at all?
There is no way of knowing what will happen. Diplomatic instability tends to drag down mortgage rates, but that is a tendency, not a certainty. If the crisis escalates, we might see further drops, but remember that rates are already historically low
Q: So what's the bottom line?
A: The bottom line is this: Mortgage rates have dropped. We can’t know what the future may hold, but if you can find a rate right now that is acceptable to you, my advice is to lock it in as soon as possible.


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Gunmen have abducted some students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (FUAM) in Benue state.
The school authorities said an unspecified number of students were taken away at gunpoint on Sunday night.
The Director of Information, Protocol and Public Relations Unit (IPPR), Mrs Rosemary Waku, made the disclosure on Monday.
Just last week, an unspecified number of students were kidnapped at Greenfield University, a private tertiary institution in Kaduna State.
The bodies of three of the abducted students were later found close to the school.

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