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(Bloomberg) -- Defaults are likely to accelerate in parts of the high-yield debt market as the economy faces low oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic, fund manager Jeffrey Gundlach said.
“If oil stays below $30, which it looks like it has a good chance of doing given the economic situation, you’re going to have en masse defaults in parts of the high-yield bond market and you can see that the oil sector is certainly pricing that in,” Gundlach said on a webcast Tuesday.
Ratings companies are also beginning to downgrade debt, a trend that’s only going to increase as spreads widen, he said. “The downgrades should be coming fast and furious.”
Credit markets have been unsteady as the coronavirus outbreak and plunge in oil prices have threatened to dent companies’ profits. Distressed companies have watched the financial lines they were counting on slip from their grasp and prospective lenders have had to adjust to a world dominated by the possibility of a recession.
Speaking on the webcast for his $56 billion Doubleline Total Return Bond Fund, Gundlach said it’s too early to get back into the market, but the buying time is approaching.
“I would be keeping powder dry,” he said. “But I’ve actually been getting less negative on the stock market last Friday, yesterday and today.”
Gundlach put the chances of a recession in the next year as high as 90%. He also said that the U.S. national debt will likely to grow to $30 trillion in two or three years as spending explodes in response to the virus crisis.
Gundlach also said that the Trump administration’s plan to provide financial assistance to keep businesses afloat may lead to graft and spur resentment if Wall Street benefits more than Main Street.
“Once you start giving cash to businesses and business groups, I can’t even imagine the level of graft that can go on in that system,” Gundlach said.
Among his other comments:
The current liquidity problem will make buybacks all but impossible, which means one of the “pillars” of the stock market is disappearing.On gold, Gundlach said the metal will ultimately hit a new high. But he isn’t big on gold miners right now using the strength in the last several days to sell out of the VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF.
DoubleLine Total Return, which focuses mostly on mortgage-backed securities and avoids corporate debt, returned 2.4% this year through Monday, outperforming 87% of its peers, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Its five-year average return is 3.4%, beating 84% of competitors. Los Angeles-based DoubleLine oversaw about $155 billion as of the end of February, mostly in fixed-income assets.
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On Thursday, Ilhan Omar, the anti-Semitic Minnesota Democrat who doesn’t think Donald Trump is human, blamed “white nationalism” for the fact that the Customs and Border Patrol at El Paso was so overwhelmed by illegal immigrants that it had to temporarily detain them outside.
“This is abhorrent and inhumane,” she tweeted. “It’s without a doubt a reflection of what white nationalism is doing to our country. As a country, we have to acknowledge that this is how people are being treated here and decide that we are better and we must do better.”
This is abhorrent and inhumane.
It's without a doubt a reflection of what white nationalism is doing to our country. As a country, we have to acknowledge that this is how people are being treated here and decide that we are better and we must do better. https://t.co/5YNAJFNZo7
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) March 28, 2019
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Of course, Omar failed explain how, exactly, “white nationalism” allegedly caused thousands upon thousands of immigrants to come to the border, nor did she note that authorities are so overwhelmed that the system is at the breaking point and many of these illegals are being released into the country after a cursory background check.
According to the Washington Post:
The nation’s top border official warned that the U.S. immigration enforcement system along the nation’s southern boundary is at “the breaking point” and said Wednesday that authorities are having to release migrants into the country after cursory background checks because of a crush of asylum-seeking families with children.
Kevin McAleenan, the commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said that for the first time in more than a decade, his agency is “reluctantly” performing direct releases of migrants, meaning they are not turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, they are not detained, they are not given ankle bracelets to track their movements and they are allowed to leave with just a notice to appear in court at a later date.
He said that this is a “negative outcome” but that it is “the only current option we have” because of overcrowding at detention facilities as Central Americans stream to the border knowing they will be able to gain entry with asylum claims.
“Crossings have been overwhelmed with hundreds of migrants seeking asylum daily; Border Patrol stations are crammed and have no space for detainees; the immigration court system is backed up with hundreds of thousands of cases; and health services are having to triage batches of patients who have a variety of ailments and communicable diseases,” the report adds.
If Omar really cared about these individuals, she would either vote to fund a border wall or vote to provide adequate facilities to handle what can only be seen as an invasion. But that makes sense.
Our colleagues at Liberty Unyielding asked Omar a very relevant question:
What's your solution to 100,000 spilling over the border?
— Liberty Unyielding (@LUnyielding) March 29, 2019
Good question. We won’t hold our breath waiting for an answer. That’s because she doesn’t HAVE an answer. Her idea of a “solution” is to blame white people, which sounds rather racist to us. And ignorant.
Ok so what would you do differently? It’s very easy to tweet this to millions of people and not offer an alternative; other than just letting everyone in. They have less so they want entry. So would I. So again, what is the answer?
— Jamie (@jarosthakawa) March 28, 2019
Consequences for breaking the law. You should go visit your local state penitentiary and go to a window that has bars on it with prisoner looking out and say ….poor guys are being treated inhumanly! Law is the law, leave this country if you hate it!
— TRUTH (@Raidermike63) March 29, 2019
Perhaps this Twitter user is onto something:
Ilhan Omar's motto: I sow division therefore I am.
— Gad Saad (@GadSaad) March 28, 2019
Perhaps she should use that as a campaign slogan.
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The consultation, and ACIP’s recommendation, arise as a result of IP Australia’s report entitled The Economic Impact of Innovation Patents, which concluded that the innovation patent system is failing to achieve its original objective of encouraging innovation by Australian inventors and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs).
Specifically, IP Australia is seeking ‘feedback’ on:
- the ACIP recommendation that the innovation patent system be abolished; and
- any alternative suggestions to encourage innovation among SMEs.
With this in mind, I would like to present five simple proposals to address many of the concerns that have arisen in relation to innovation patents. Readers familiar with recent Australian politics will be aware that nothing gets done in this country unless it can be encapsulated in a three-word slogan. I have therefore reduced each of my proposals to a simple three-word headline:
- Raise the Step;
- Limit the Damages;
- Reduce the Term;
- Stop the Injunctions; and
- Force the Examination.
1. Raise the StepThere is no question that the ‘innovative step’ standard is set too low. The Australian courts have expressly recognised that innovation patents can be validly certified, and enforced, despite the fact that they may be directed to objectively obvious developments. As Justice Gyles stated in Delnorth Pty Ltd v Dura-Post (Aust) Pty Ltd  FCA 1225, at :
Obviousness does not come into the issue. The idea behind it [i.e. the test for ‘innovative step’] seems to be that a claim which avoids a finding of no novelty because of an integer which makes no substantial contribution to the working of the claimed invention should not receive protection but that, where the point of differentiation does contribute to the working of the invention, then it is entitled to protection, whether or not (even if), it is obvious. Indeed, the proper consideration of [the test for innovative step] is liable to be impeded by traditional thinking about obviousness.
The potential therefore exists for patentees to craft innovation patent claims with the primary objective of blocking competitors and stifling innovation in their field of endeavour without providing the benefit of any meaningful advance or contribution of their own. This is clearly contrary to any sensible public policy considerations.
The innovative step standard therefore must be raised. It should not, however, be lifted to the same level as a standard patent. In opting for an innovation patent, rather than a standard patent, the opportunity must exist for an applicant to choose a shorter term of protection in exchange for a lesser standard of inventiveness. In many cases, inventions protected by innovation patents might (and sometimes do) qualify for standard patent protection. In this case, the benefit to the patentee is not the protection of an advance that would not otherwise be patentable, but rather a reduction in the difficulty – and therefore time and cost – of examination.
My personal preference for an innovative step standard that strikes an appropriate balance is the test for inventive step that applied under the Patents Act 1990 as originally enacted. This standard required an inventive contribution, and not merely a ‘substantial contribution to the working’ of the patented product or process, however inventiveness was assessed against no more than one source of prior public information viewed in light of the common general knowledge in the relevant art. Combining information from multiple sources, unless shown to be part of the common knowledge or ‘stock in trade’ of workers in the field, was not permitted.
The current test (which has applied since the Raising the Bar reforms came into effect on 15 April 2013) for inventive step reflects a policy choice about the contribution required from an inventor in order to obtain a patent, rather than being a reflection of any practical reality. As in other major jurisdictions, this test permits combining information from multiple prior art sources on the basis of a legal fiction that all such information is available to the ordinary skilled person in the field, with the question then being whether, on that basis, it would have been either obvious or inventive to make the combination.
In practice, many inventions are improvements on existing products or processes, and their inventors arrive at them by consideration of how things might be made better. Such inventors do not have regard, at the outset, to all of the prior art that they might have found in a diligent search, and regarded as relevant to the matter. From the perspective of the inventor, an invention has been made, even though the law might ultimately determine that the particular contribution was not sufficiently significant in view of the totality of the pertinent prior art.
Using the ‘single prior art source’ test for innovative step would therefore better reflect the practical reality for most individual inventors and SMEs. It is a clearly justifiable standard from both a logical and policy perspective.
2. Limit the DamagesOne quirk – perhaps unintended – of the innovation patent system is that a patentee is able to claim damages for infringement all the way back to the original effective filing date of an innovation patent. (See Britax Childcare Pty Ltd v Infa-Secure Pty Ltd [No 3]  FCA 1019, and my earlier article Innovation Patents Reach Back in Time for Infringement.)
Surprisingly, an innovation patent may be infringed before it is published. If the patent results from a divisional application, this extends to the initial period, both before and after publication, during which its parent application was pending, and prior to filing of the innovation patent application. Additionally, a published innovation patent may be infringed by acts that infringe the claims as ultimately certified, even if those acts would not infringe the claims of the innovation patent as eventually published.
This is extremely problematic. Particularly in the case of divisional innovation patent applications filed for the specific purpose of enforcement against a competitor, it enables claims to be crafted to target an infringement with effect back to the original filing date, without the competitor having any prior notice of the claim.
The solution is simple. As for standard patents, no relief (e.g. damages or an account of profits) should be available in relation to infringement during any period prior to the official publication of the claims that have been infringed.
3. Reduce the TermAn innovation patent enables protection to be obtained more easily, and/or for inventions that would not meet the inventiveness requirements for a standard patent. The primary trade-off for the patentee is a shorter term of protection.
It is therefore clear that the nature of the trade-off between the ‘innovative step’ standard, and the term of protection, is a key policy lever for determining how, and by whom, innovation patents are used. Raising the step and reducing the term are both mechanisms to encourage inventors with a higher-level innovation to opt for standard patent protection.
Assuming that the innovative step standard is raised, careful consideration would need to be given to the extent of any accompanying reduction in term. My gut feeling, however, is that a return to the old petty patent term of six years would likely be appropriate.
4. Stop the InjunctionsCurrently, an innovation patent provides its proprietor with the full extent of enforceable rights granted by a standard patent, including the ability to block a competitor by obtaining an injunction against continued infringement.
In my view, there is a strong argument to be made for refusing injunctive relief in the case of innovation patents. If an inventor makes a ‘lower-level’ advance (or, at least, opts for a lower level of protection) they might well be entitled to the financial benefits that flow from this, including receipt of reasonable royalties if others wish to use the invention during the term of the patent.
However, given that a lower-level invention is more likely to be the kind of thing that someone else might have come up with independently of the patentee, there is a weaker case to be made for the grant of an injunction. The requirement to pay royalties already increases a competitor’s cost base, which in many cases will be sufficient to enable the patentee to maintain an edge in the market.
Furthermore, eliminating injunctions for innovation patents would make them less attractive as strategic enforcement tools, particularly for large companies and foreign applicants. While it would remain possible to obtain a divisional innovation patent based on a pending standard application, as a rapid enforcement tool, an applicant requiring an injunction would be better off accelerating the examination of the standard application.
5. Force the ExaminationIP Australia’s economic analysis confirmed a number of facts that are, in my experience, supported by the anecdotal evidence of patent attorneys who work with clients seeking innovation patents, including:
- over 80% of innovation patents are never examined and certified, and thus never become enforceable;
- most innovation patents are not maintained for their full eight-year term, and many expire due to non-payment of the very first annual maintenance fee, which is due just two years after filing; and
- factors that are associated with innovation patents being maintained for longer periods include: the patent is owned by a large company; the patent is certified; the applicant used an agent (i.e. a patent attorney) to prepare and file the application; the patent was filed as a divisional of a standard patent application; the applicant is more experienced with the patent system.
The ‘publicity’ for the innovation patent, from its inception, has focussed significantly on claims that it is cheaper and simpler than a standard patent, and therefore more suitable for individual inventors and SMEs. While there is some truth to this, the fact is that any for of IP protection – and patent protection in particular – needs to be part of a broader business and IP strategy in order to be effective. It is therefore no surprise that sophisticated and well-advised applicants are deriving more value from the innovation patent system than ‘casual’ users.
Casual use should therefore be discouraged. The potential benefits of the innovation patent system will only be realised if its users have clear strategic goals. While it is reasonable for patentees to abandon patents covering developments that, ultimately, do not prove to be as commercially valuable as initially hoped, it would be beneficial for them to be compelled to commit, one way or another, at a relatively early stage in the term of an innovation patent.
I therefore this it would be reasonable for innovation patent owners to be required to request examination of their patents after a reasonable period from filing. In particular, I would abolish the second year maintenance fee (which currently triggers significant numbers of abandonments anyway), and replace it with a compulsory examination request deadline. Thus a patentee with an ongoing interest in an innovation patent would be required to pay an examination fee within two years, rather than the first maintenance fee. Subsequent annual fees would, of course, be payable to maintain any patent that survives examination.
Conclusion – Fix, Don’t Flush!In a comment posted in response to my previous article on this topic, Director General of IP Australia Patricia Kelly stated that ‘IP Australia does not have a fixed view that abolition is the desirable outcome’ for the innovation patent.
This is very good to know, because while the innovation patent system certainly has its flaws, it would be an extreme move to flush it away entirely without considering more targeted and nuanced corrections.
The fact is that the original designers of the innovation patent system did not get the balance right. This does not mean that a second-tier patent right, which bridges the gap between registered designs and standard patents and is of particular value to local individual inventors and SMEs, is an inherently bad idea, or is necessarily doomed to fail in meeting its policy objectives.
After all, do innovative companies just give up if the first version of a product turns out to be less successful than they had hoped?

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Cold Fusions journey into drum & bass can be traced back to before the turn of the millennium.
Having spent many years honing his craft as a DJ it wasn’t long before he secured a prestigious residency alongside Loxy and Ink at the legendary Renegade Hardware events at The End club in London. His DJ reputation quickly developed and from here regular tours across the UK and Europe ensued. Taking the Hardware sound direct to its dedicated legions of fans across the globe.
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ONE GAY MARRIAGE DISSOLVED: "In Binghamton, N.Y., Supreme Court Justice Andrew J. McNaught granted a divorce to Catherine Koppe from Lillian Beaumont on the ground that, since the partners were both female, the marriage was void. In March 1927, wearing a clown costume, a man's wig and a van dyke beard, Lillian ("William") Beaumont appeared with Catherine Koppe before the Rev. Francis T. Cooke, saying they had just come from a masquerade, wanted to be married. He obliged." - from Time magazine, October 24, 1932. You see? This is hardly a new demand. For other examples of same-sex marriages throughout history, check out my anthology.
That may be evidence that gay marriage is a long standing issue, but it damages Sullivan's frequent dismissals of conservatives' concerns that allowing gays to marry would harm the institution of marriage.
Yes, I know that there are heterosexual weddings that take place under strange circumstances. But Sullivan chose this instance involving clown costumes to support gay marriage. If this is the best he can do, it doesn't do much to raise my confidence that gay marriage would be a positive development for marriage.

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Star Metals Office received recognition from the American Society of Landscape Architects during the 2023 Southeast Regional Conference, held in Atlanta, Georgia. Presented by the Conference Awards Committee, the Class A office and retail building that is the most recent built phase of Star Metals District, took home a Merit Award in the General Design Category. This category receives submissions of a variety of project types including public, institutional or private landscapes, historic preservation, green roofs, green infrastructure, design for mobility, landscape art installation and more.
Conceived to shake up the status quo of the typical office building, the project offers expansive exterior balconies on every office level as well as a large group amenity deck on level 7, exclusive to office tenants, replete with a custom bar area, outdoor lounge/workspaces, and 30-person conference center, overlooking lush over-structure landscapes. Reaching a height of 165 feet above grade, the project is currently the tallest office building in West Midtown and provides unobstructed views of Buckhead, Midtown, and Downtown.
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The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) was formally made part of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) in January 2020. The decision sent over 300,000 members of the defense industrial base (DIB), mostly small and midsize businesses (SMBs), into a state of frenzy. Most found themselves drowning in all the unnecessary noise surrounding CMMC and its larger implications on existing and future government contracts.
The chaos increased when the Interim DFARS Rule (DFARS Case 2019-D041) joined the foray on November 30, 2020. This rule mandates all defense contractors to perform self-assessments of their cybersecurity efficacy using the NIST CSF (SP) 800-171 DoD Assessment Methodology.
Amid all the deliberation and scrutiny, let us try understanding the Interim DFARS Rule and its impact on you as a member of the DIB. In this short read, we will tell you what exactly the Interim DFARS Rule changed, what it mandates contractors to do and what your next immediate step should be if you do not wish to be penalized for non-compliance with this latest mandate by the Department of Defense (DoD).
What the Interim DFARS Rule Changed
This is not the first time the DoD has emphasized on the need for defense contractors to follow the 110 cybersecurity controls mentioned in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-171, generally referred to as “800-171.”
Even prior to the adoption of the CMMC, DFARS mandated most defense contractors to merely attest to the fact that they followed all the controls specified in 800-171. However, many non-compliant contractors and sporadic government audits led to controlled, unclassified information (CUI) leaked out of government contracts.
Therefore, in a bid to counter potential security threats, the Interim DFARS Rule performs complete self-assessments and formally scores their 800-171 compliance status based on a specific scoring system developed by the DoD. The post-assessment score would then have to be uploaded to a federal database – the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS).
The deadline for you to conduct a self-assessment and upload it to the SPRS database was yesterday (yes, you read that right) if you intend to accept any DoD-related contracts issued after December 1, 2020 that include the flow down of DFARS 252.204-7012.
Having understood the urgency with which you must approach complying with the Interim DFARS Rule, let us now look at how the interim rule scoring works.
Self-Assessment and The Scoring Matrix
During the self-assessment, contractor are expected to score themselves on the implementation of each of the 110 NIST (SP) 800-171 cybersecurity controls. The CMMC requires DoD contractors to conduct these self-assessments once every three years, unless anything necessitates a change in frequency.
The assessment scoring begins with a perfect score of 110 for each NIST 800-171 control. Points are then subtracted for every control that has not been implemented. Each control holds a point value ranging from one to five based on a control’s significance.
No credit is given for partially implemented controls, except for multifactor authentication and FIPS-validated encryption. Although NIST does not prioritize security requirements, it does declare that certain controls bear greater impact on a network’s security.
Here are three things you must remember with respect to the self-assessment:
- If you receive less than 110 points, you must generate a Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) document explaining how the deficiencies will be addressed and the failing items will be remediated. You can update scores as and when the loopholes are addressed and remediated.
- As a contractor, you must also develop and submit a System Security Plan (SSP) with thorough details of implemented NIST 800-171 controls such as operational procedures, organizational policies and technical components.
- Upon concluding the self-assessment, you must submit the results to the governmental SPRS database within 30 days.
Now that we have established all that you must do, there’s no time to waste. Here’s what you immediately need to do.
Get Assessment Ready Now!
While the DoD works out every little detail about CMMC and puts it out in the open by 2026, you just cannot wait about in anticipation. You must start gearing up to conduct a thorough and accurate self-assessment and do whatever it takes after that to fulfill today’s cybersecurity requirements. This way, you will comply with the Interim DFARS Rule and also be prepared for every future development with respect to CMMC.
Navigating through the complexities of CMMC can be both complex and overwhelming. That’s why having an experienced partner to shoulder the responsibility would ease the pressure on you. We would love to chip in with our best efforts. All it would take is an email allowing us to talk to you about it.
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The Mad House scare event at Westgate Pavilion has been cancelled after the building was suddenly shut down with the serving of a prohibition notice, says marketing manager Lee Williams.
The award-winning event was due to have its launch night tonight (October 25) but the notice is understood to have been served by Kent Fire and Rescue this afternoon. A health and safety notice was also given by a Thanet council inspector.
Mr Williams, who created The Mad House with his family, wife Sonia and kids Charlotte, Jemma and Paige, in 2016 and received a ScareCON award for the attraction, says he is unclear on what grounds the prohibition has been served or what the process is for dealing with it.
He added: “Three days ago I was told there had to be an urgent risk assessment after a complaint and today six or seven people turned up and have shut us down.
“I don’t know why, we had the fire officer in at the end of last year and there were no problems.
“We were due to have the launch night tonight but are now having to tell people it is off and refund the tickets.
“We won an award, made a lot of noise for Margate with the maze and the carnival but now this has shut us down.”
Mr Williams, who is the tenant, said there is a dispute currently ongoing with the new Westgate Pavilion owner – The Westgate Pavilion Local Project – which bought the site from Thanet District Council in June.
Westgate Pavilion Local Project chairman Nicholas Martine said he was unaware a notice had been served although he said concerns had been raised following a surveyor’s report of the building.
A spokesperson for Kent Fire and Rescue Service confirmed a notice had been served due to concerns over the maze construction.
They added: “Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) fire safety officers visited the Westgate Pavilion Scare Maze on 25 October, accompanied by representatives from Thanet District Council, to carry out a fire safety audit. A number of concerns came to light concerning the construction of the maze and use of potentially hazardous or flammable materials. Officers were required to serve a restriction notice on the premises for the following findings:
- Inadequate means of detection and means of giving warning to safeguard relevant persons in the event of fire.
- Inadequate emergency routes and exits to safeguard relevant persons in the event of fire.
“KFRS has a statutory duty to help keep business premises safe and to ensure the safety of our communities. KFRS is also committed, where possible, to helping to keep businesses trading safely. Fire safety officers will continue to work with the responsible persons for this premises and have presented guidance and advice on what measures can be taken to have the notice removed and the business up and running again.”
The Isle of Thanet News has contacted Thanet council for more details.
Yes the AWARD WINNING Scare maze just so happens to get shut down after allegations of health and safety being below standards which were apparently “short notice” even though 4 groups show up shutting it down and the news finding out within an hour.
I don’t believe it. They have been involved in a court case against someone who wants them shutdown and suddenly these guys show up on the day it starts and shuts it down?
Excuse my language but this is bollocks. It’s obviously staged. When asked at the scene the officials couldn’t tell me why they were shutting it down they had no answer.
This was done to destroy the group and ruin their reputation and I will gladly make a public statement saying so.
Look towards the new owners. Possibly an investor in a local Language School who has a nursing home between Sandwich And Dover. There was a falling out between the two parties some time ago because the Pavilion lessee’s wouldn’t agree to the demands of the Language School. Will this in reality become an asset for the community or a profit making venture for the new owner.
i think its about time this travesty was shut down, nothing but a nuisance and the building is a deathtrap
…and youre qualified to say this how?
Wish the Town Council had purchased the Pavilion under a community asset but knowing who wanted the pavilion and who promised us that we would work together as a community we pulled back . What is happening to the tenant Lee is absolutely disgusting . That man has spent a fortune on the Pavilion .
How does a complaint get made against them BEFORE the opening night? The landlord needs talking too and paying the tennants for loss of earnings and stress. The whole cast has just spent the evening trying to put things right,


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Bookworms once again flocked to Rutherglen Library on Monday, nearly five months after lockdown forced its closure.
Also welcoming back visitors this week are libraries in East Kilbride, Hamilton and Lanark.
With safety of staff and visitors paramount, the team from South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture (SLLC) are working to ensure as many people as possible can benefit from the return to library use.
Measures in place to protect library users include: controlled numbers of visitors in the early stages; reception screens and PPE for staff; enhanced cleaning regimes; test and protect registers; sanitising stations; and compulsory wearing of face coverings by visitors.
During lockdown, SLLC continued to create and promote opportunities for the public to engage with library services in new and alternative ways.
David Booth, SLLC general manager, said: “Throughout the lockdown period, we have continued to deliver library services through our digital offer, enabling customers to enjoy free eBooks and eAudiobooks on ‘Borrowbox’, as well as free eNewspapers and eMagazines on the ‘PressReader’ and ‘RBDigital’ platforms.
“We have also expanded the library home delivery service to people who were shielding or self-isolating, and very recently introduced a pilot ‘Connect and Collect’ service for those without access to the internet.
“On top of that, we have made sure that anyone with books out on loan had their borrowing time automatically extended, fee-free for the duration. The ActiveIT learning centre service has also re-opened in Rutherglen Library, albeit with a reduced number of PCs available to ensure physical distancing.
Enhanced cleaning will take place in the centre and customers are asked to book by calling Rutherglen Library on 0141 643 1296.
In the initial stages, the library will be open Monday to Friday, 10am to 3pm and 10am to 2pm on Saturdays.
If you’re not already a library member, and would like to join, you can do so online at www.slleisureculture.co.uk


KATIE Price made sure to avoid any awkward tan lines as she sunbathed topless on the beach in Hove with her brood in tow recently.
The Loose Women star, 40, made the most of the British heatwave by topping up her tan on a pebbled beach close to her Sussex home.
The former Page Three girl showed off her famous surgically-enhanced chest as she relaxed in nothing but a pair of tiny pink bikini bottoms.
Despite erecting a large windbreak, the businesswoman didn't seem fazed about the possibility of prying eyes as she stood and walked around topless.
Katie's sunbathing spot was a lot less glamorous than her recent holiday destination as the TV personality has been enjoying an exotic break in Thailand with boyfriend Kris Boyson and children Bunny, Jett and Harvey.
The children's author and her personal trainer toy boy were hard to miss as they enjoyed a romantic stroll on the island of Koh Samui.
The couple proved their loud swimwear prints were the only things clashing on their exotic break as they walked along the sands hand-in-hand and shared a kiss.
Katie, 40, showed off her famous bust in a reptile print bikini, which she paired with a bright green kimono that was also covered in leopard spots.
The former Page Three girl looked head over heels for her personal trainer toy boy, who rocked an equally bold beach look in a floral black T-shirt and shorts.
Earlier this week, Katie admitted she had avoided bankruptcy but was told by the High Court she has three months to come up with a plan to pay them off.
The reality star, 40, did not appear at the High Court's Rolls Building for an in-and-out hearing that saw her team submit proposals for an individual voluntary agreement (IVA), which sees debtors pay back their creditors over a period of time.
In her 2000s heyday, the former Page 3 girl raked in £6.2million for a string of reality shows, £3.5million for an Asda lingerie collection and sold more than three million copies of her books.
But two - soon to be three - expensive divorces and the collapse of her company proved too much for the glamour model to handle.
Her minimal income has not been enough to cover £10,000 a month repayments on her West Sussex mansion, which is believed to be £100,000 in mortgage arrears.
The Sun Online yesterday revealed that Katie's children Princess and Junior will be living with their father Peter Andre for the rest of the summer holidays as she battles to work through financial and personal issues.
The youngsters moved in with Pete temporarily in June after he told Katie he was worried about her “constant partying”.
She later claimed he had “stopped them” from coming to her 40th birthday party and said she felt hurt.
While Princess and Junior will see Katie on arranged days, insiders said Pete has told the former glamour model they will live with him and his wife Emily McDonagh until she “sorts her life out”.
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An insider said: “Katie’s life is a bit of a mess at the moment and she needs to focus on getting back on top of her finances to create a stable home life for the children.
“Katie has been informed that Princess and Junior will be staying with Pete and his family for the rest of the holidays while she sorts everything out.
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The diverse culture of Hawaii is expressed in (among other things) language, music, art, theater, dance, film, cuisine and a multitude of festivals. At the core of each is the spirit of aloha, in the fluid arc of a hula dancer’s hands or in the soft rhythm of a slack-key guitar. The "Aloha Spirit" is the coordination of mind and heart within each person. It brings each person to the self. Each person must think and emote good feelings to others. In the contemplation and presence of life force.
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Retrieved from Fornander Collection of Hawaiian Antiquities and Folk-lore, Vol. IV, Ea Mai Hawaiinuiakea speaks of the genealogy of our Hawaiian Islands and our royalty beginning with Haloa, the first man of Hawaii. Genealogy chants are important in Hawaii because they’re a reflection of one’s background. Identity allows one to better understand their kuleana (responsibility) to their place and people because they understand that they have a role to play in the continuing of this genealogy, this story of Hawaii.
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