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1. In keeping with Article 58 of its Rules of Procedure, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter "the Inter-American Commission," "the Commission," or "the IACHR") is presenting this report as a diagnostic analysis of the human rights situation with respect to immigrant[1] detention and due process in the United States and to make recommendations so that immigration practices in that country conform to international human rights standards.
2. The United States hosts the largest number of international immigrants in the world.[2] According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in 2005 the United States had a total of 38.4 million international migrants. Many of those migrants came to the United States through formal and legal channels. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) estimates that as of January 2008 there were 12.6 million legal permanent residents (LPRs) in the United States;[3] another 1,107,126 were added in 2008.[4] Every year, many legal permanent residents are granted U.S. citizenship.[5] In 2008, 1,046,539 persons became naturalized citizens.[6] The United States is also one of the leading countries for granting asylum and resettling refugees. In 2008, the United States granted asylum to 22,930 persons and resettled 60,108 refugees.[7]
3. According to government figures, as of January 2009, there were approximately 10.8 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States.[8] Of those, some 4 million came after January 2000; the other 6.8 million arrived in the 1980s and 1990s.[9] Nearly half of all undocumented immigrants entered the United States legally, but remained in the country after their visas expired.[10] Approximately 5 million children in the United States have at least one undocumented parent, 3 million of whom are U.S.-born citizens.[11]
Under U.S. immigration law, there are a number of ways an
undocumented immigrant can regularize his or her status. For example,
an immigrant may seek asylum;[12]
seek withholding of removal (non-refoulement);[13]
qualify for adjustment of status,[14]
qualify for cancellation of removal,
[15] qualify for a "T"
visa as a victim of human trafficking,[16]
qualify for a "U" visa as a victim of domestic violence or other violent
5. In an effort to control the influx of new immigrants, since the mid-1990s the United States stepped up efforts to detect, detain and deport undocumented immigrants and criminally-convicted legal immigrants, including LPRs. In 1996, the U.S. Congress passed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) and the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) which significantly expanded the use of mandatory detention without bond, added to the list of crimes that subject legal immigrants, including legal permanent residents (LPRs), to mandatory deportation, and generally created a more stringent approach to immigration policy.[21]
6. In the aftermath of September 11, 2001 and with the passage of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) took responsibility for the duties of the former Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS). Under the newly created DHS, the government established Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as the principal domestic immigration enforcement and detention agency.
7. The focus of this report is on ICE's civil immigration operations.[22] Since 2002, with the creation of DHS and ICE, the federal government has taken a stricter enforcement approach to civil immigration violations. In a 2003 memorandum to its field office directors, the Office of Detention and Removal Operations (DRO), a subsection of ICE, announced "Operation Endgame," a ten year strategic plan to achieve a "100% removal rate." [23] Through a series of programs, including partnerships with state and local law enforcement, the number of those deported rose from 189,026 in FY2001 to 358,886 in FY2008.[24] ICE detention of noncitizens practically doubled, from approximately 209,000 in FY2001 to 378,582 in FY2008.[25]
8. The IACHR was of the view that this increase in immigration-related detention warranted investigation to ascertain whether the immigration policies and practices were compatible with the United States' international obligations in the area of human rights. Pursuant to Article 18(g) of its Statute and Article 55 of its Rules of Procedure, the IACHR conducted a series of in loco observations to investigate the conditions under which immigrants are held in custody in the United States. The Inter-American Commission drew upon other sources of information as well.
9. With respect to the visits to detention centers, and based on the provisions of its Rules of Procedure that govern the "on-site observations" (articles 53 to 55), the IACHR filed a request with the Government of the United States seeking authorization for a visit to observe the conditions under which immigrants are held in detention. The United States Government invited the Inter-American Commission to visit four detention facilities in the summer of 2008. However, the IACHR was unable to make the visits at that time because of the conditions that the United States Government set and to which the Inter-American Commission did not agree.[26]
10. In December 2008, the United States Mission to the Organization of American States contacted the IACHR to resume discussion of a possible visit to the immigrant detention centers in the country. Steps were taken so that the Inter-American Commission was able to perform those visits according to its rules and practices. In the week of July 20 to 24, 2009, a delegation from the IACHR visited detention centers in Arizona and Texas. In all, the delegation visited two shelters for unaccompanied minors, one family detention facility, and three adult detention facilities. The centers visited were the following:
§ Southwest Key Unaccompanied Minor Shelter (Phoenix, Arizona)
§ Florence Service Processing Center (Florence, Arizona)
§ Pinal County Jail (Florence, Arizona)
§ T. Don Hutto Family Residential Center (Taylor, Texas)
§ Willacy Detention Facility (Raymondville, Texas)
§ International Education Services Unaccompanied Minor Shelter (Los Fresnos, Texas)
11. The IACHR would like to thank ICE and the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) for the cooperation they provided to enable the Inter-American Commission to conduct the mission and for their willingness to answer the delegation's questions.
12. Nevertheless, the IACHR denounces the decision of the Sheriff of Maricopa County, in Phoenix, Arizona, who refused to grant access to the delegation. While the IACHR is aware that the Maricopa County jail houses persons arrested under an agreement that allows the state to enforce federal civil immigration laws, it is a universally accepted principle of international human rights law that States must comply with their international obligations in good faith and may not invoke internal rules as a pretext for noncompliance. This good faith principle implies that States must open their doors to agencies that monitor the observance of human rights, so that those agencies can check the situation and properly perform their mission.
13. As for other sources, the Inter-American Commission took into account the information received during the thematic hearing held in October 2007, during its 130th regular session. There, an advocacy group for immigrants in the United States informed the IACHR of alleged violations of human rights in the detention of migrant families, unaccompanied children, asylum seekers and other vulnerable immigrant groups.[27]
14. The Inter-American Commission also consulted experts on immigration in the United States, international organizations, attorneys and defenders of the rights of migrant persons, to get their views on the topic of this report. The IACHR also spoke with former detainees and their families and sent out a questionnaire for the State, persons and civil society organizations in various parts of the country to answer.
15. Thereafter, the Inter-American Commission held two more thematic hearings on problems of enforcement of immigrations laws and due process for detained immigrants in the United States, as well as a working meeting on detainees with mental disabilities or disorders.[28] The IACHR did an exhaustive analysis of the research and reports of State agencies, nonprofit organizations and the media to get a broader perspective on the concerns regarding current policies and practices in immigrant detention and due process in the United States.[29]
16. Following the IACHR's visits to the immigrant detention facilities, ICE organized two briefings for the Inter-American Commission in October 2009: one that concerned ICE's plans to reform the immigrant detention system, and another on changes to the local enforcement program under the 287(g) agreement, which will be examined later in this report.
17. Notwithstanding the more detailed findings included throughout the body of this report, one of the IACHR's main concerns is the increasing use of detention based on a presumption of its necessity, when in fact detention should be the exception. The United States Supreme Court itself has upheld the constitutionality of mandatory detention in immigration cases that have not been decided, even though the violations being alleged are civil in nature and despite the loss of liberty that detention presupposes.[30]
18. As will be explained, the Inter-American Commission is convinced that in many if not the majority of cases, detention is a disproportionate measure and the alternatives to detention programs would be a more balanced means of serving the State's legitimate interest in ensuring compliance with immigration laws. The IACHR is disturbed by the rapid increase in the number of partnerships with local and state law enforcement for purposes of enforcing civil immigration laws. The Inter-American Commission finds that ICE has failed to develop an oversight and accountability system to ensure that these local partners do not enforce immigration law in a discriminatory manner by resorting to racial profiling and that their practices do not use the supposed investigation of crimes as a pretext to prosecute and detain undocumented migrants.
19. For those cases in which detention is strictly necessary, the IACHR is troubled by the lack of a genuinely civil detention system, where the general conditions are commensurate with human dignity and humane treatment, and featuring those special conditions called for in cases of non-punitive detention. The Inter-American Commission is also disturbed by the fact that the management and personal care of immigration detainees is frequently outsourced to private contractors, yet insufficient information is available concerning the mechanisms in place to supervise the private contractors.
20. The IACHR is also disturbed by the impact that detention has on due process, mainly with respect to the right to an attorney which, in turn, affects one's right to seek release. To better guarantee the right to legal representation and, ultimately, to due process, stronger programs offering alternatives to detention are needed and the Legal Orientation Program must be expanded nationwide. The Inter-American Commission is particularly troubled by the lack of legal representation provided or facilitated ex officio by the State for cases of unaccompanied children, immigrants with mental disabilities and other persons unable to represent themselves.
[1] Throughout this report, the Commission will use the terms "migrant" and "immigrant" interchangeably. The migrants or immigrants will be referred to as either "undocumented" or "unauthorized", again interchangeably. Finally, the Commission will use the terms "alien" and "noncitizen" also interchangeably.
[2] IOM, Regional and Country Figures, available at: http://www.iom.int/jahia/Jahia/about-migration/facts-and-figures/regional-and-country-figures; the United States Government found that as of January 2009 the foreign-born population residing in the United States was an estimated 31.2 million. See DHS, "Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2009", p. 3 (January 2009), available online at http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_ill_pe_2009.pdf
[3] DHS, "Estimates of the Legal Permanent Resident Population in 2008" (October 2009), available at :http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_lpr_pe_2008.pdf
[4] DHS, "U.S. Legal Permanent Residents: 2008" (March 2009), available at: http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/lpr_fr_2008.pdf.
[5] According to figures from the Department of Homeland Security, persons who naturalized in 2008 spent a median of nine years in legal permanent resident status before naturalizing. See at: http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/natz_fr_2008.pdf.
[6] DHS, "Naturalizations in the United States: 2008," (March 2008), available at: http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/natz_fr_2008.pdf. In 2007, some 171 million persons were admitted into the United States as non-immigrants, with temporary visas for various purposes, such as business or pleasure, occupational or academic studies, temporary jobs or to serve as a representative of a foreign government or international organization. See DHS, "Nonimmigrant Admissions to the United States: 2007 (August 2008), available at: http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_ni_fr_2007.pdf.
[7] DHS, "Refugees and Asylees: 2008" (June 2009), available at http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_rfa_fr_2008.pdf. The UNHCR reports that in 2006 the United States admitted 41,150 refugees, which matches the DHS figures for that year. In the last 30 years, some 2.8 million refugees have been resettled in the United States. See Human Rights First, U.S. Detention of Asylum Seekers: Seeking Protection, Finding Prison, p. 13 (April 2009), available at: http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/pdf/090429-RP-hrf-asylum-detention-report.pdf.
[8] DHS, "Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2009" (January 2009), available at: http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ ois_ill_pe_2009.pdf; the Pew Hispanic Center, which is mentioned in the DHS document, reported that as of March 2008 there were approximately 11.9 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. See Pew Hispanic Center, Trends in Unauthorized Immigration: Undocumented Inflow Now Trails Legal Inflow, p. 1 (October 2, 2008), available at: http://pewhispanic.org/files/reports/94.pdf; that report uses the terms immigrants and migrants interchangeably; also used interchangeably are the terms "undocumented," "illegal," "unauthorized" and "irregulars".
[9] DHS, "Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2009" (January 2009), available at: http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ ois_ill_pe_2009.pdf; in its March 2008 report, the Pew Hispanic Center found that 5.2 million undocumented persons had arrived since January 2000 and 10.3 million since the 1990s. See Pew Hispanic Center, Trends in Unauthorized Immigration: Undocumented Inflow Now Trails Legal Inflow, p. 3 (October 2, 2008), available at: http://pewhispanic.org/files/reports/94.pdf.
[10] Pew Hispanic Center, Modes of Entry for the Unauthorized Migrant Population (May 2006), available at: http://pewhispanic.org/factsheets/factsheet.php?FactsheetID=19 .
[11] Dorsey & Whitney LLP & The Urban Institute, Severing a Lifeline: the Neglect of Citizen Children in America's Immigration Enforcement Policy, p. 20 (2009), available at: http://www.dorsey.com/files/upload/ DorseyProBono_SeveringLifeline_ReportOnly_web.pdf.
[13] INA § 241(b)(3), 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(3); United Nations Convention against Torture (CAT), Article 3(1), available at: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/cat.htm; 8 CFR § 1208.16-1208.18. Withholding of Removal is available to migrants, who do not qualify for asylum in the United States, but fear that they will be persecuted if returned to their country. It is a U.S. equivalent in domestic law of its international obligation of non-refoulement under Article 3 of the CAT. The burden of proof for an applicant under U.S. law, however, is more stringent ("if it is more likely than not that [the applicant] would be tortured") than the text of Article 3(1) of the CAT ("where there are substantial grounds for believing that he would be in danger of being subjected to torture"). See U.S. reservations, declarations, and understandings, Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Cong. Rec. S17486-01 (daily ed., Oct. 27, 1990), available at: http.
[15] INA § 240A, 8 U.S.C. § 1229b.
[16] INA §§ 101(a)(15)(T), 212(d)(13), 212(a)(9)(B)(iii)(V), 245(l), 8 U.S.C. §§ 1101(a)(15)(T), 1182(d)(13)m, 1182(a)(9)(B)(iii)(V), 1255(l).
[17] INA §§ 101(a)(15)(U), 212(d)(14), 212(a)(9)(B)(iii)(IV), 245(m), 8 U.S.C. §§ 1101(a)(15)(U), 1182(d)(14), 1182(a)(9)(B)(iii)(IV), 1255(m).
[18] INA § 212(h), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(h).
[19] INA §§ 101(a)(27)(J), 245(h), 8 U.S.C. §§ 1101(a)(27)(J), 1255(h).
[21] The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA); the 1997 Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, Pub. Law 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009 (September 30, 1996); and the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), Pub. L. No. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214 (April 24, 1996).
[22] It is important to note that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) include many operations that focus on transnational criminal activities. The ICE Office of Investigations has taskforces to investigate child pornography/exploitation, community shield (against transnational gangs), human smuggling and other types of smuggling, identity theft and social security fraud, national security and contraband. See http://www.ice.gov/investigations/.
[23] Anthony S. Tangeman, Director of the Office of Detention and Removal Operations (DRO), "Endgame: Office of Detention and Removal Strategic Plan, 2003 – 2012," Form M-592 (August 15, 2003), available at: at http://cryptogon.com/docs/endgame.pdf; ACLU—Massachusetts, Detention and Deportation in the Age of ICE, p. 16 (December 10, 2008), available at: http://www.aclum.org/ice/documents/ aclu_ice_detention_report.pdf.
[24] DHS, "2008 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics," (August 2009), available at: http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/yearbook/2008/ois_yb_2008.pdf.
[25] Compare INS, "2001 Statistical Yearbook of the Immigration and Naturalization Service" (February 2003), available at: http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/yearbook/2001/yearbook2001.pdf, with ICE , "Immigration Enforcement Actions: 2008," (July 2009), available at:http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/enforcement_ar_08.pdf.
[26] The United States requested that any detainees interviewed first sign written waivers that would have been at variance with the Commission's rule to the effect that any person who wants to provide information shall be permitted to do so without encumbrance.
[27] Audio and video of the thematic hearing "Human Rights Situation of Migrant Workers, Refugee Children and Other Vulnerable Groups in the United States", 130th Session of the IACHR, October 12, 2007, available at: http://www.IACHR.oas.org/prensa/publichearings/advanced.aspx?Lang=EN.
[28] Audio and video of the thematic hearing on "Due process problems in the application of policies on immigrant detention and deportation in the United States," 133rd Session of the IACHR, October 28, 2008, and "Immigrant Detention and Deportation Policies in the United States," 134th regular session of the IACHR, March 20, 2009, available at: http://www.IACHR.oas.org/prensa/publichearings/advanced.aspx?Lang=EN .
[29] The complete list of the published reports consulted for this study is available upon request.
[30] Demore v. Kim, 538 U.S. 510 (2003), available at: http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=000&invol=01-1491.


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Why you should visit Settle in autumn
PUBLISHED: 13:34 22 October 2018
Credit: John Bentley / Alamy Stock Photo
The Yorkshire Dales market town of Settle has much to offer at the turn of the season, as Tony Greenway discovers
I'm not a huge fan of autumn. You can keep all of that 'season of mists and mellow fruitfulness' stuff (thanks anyway, John Keats) because, in reality, it gets darker earlier, it rains more often and the temperature goes south. Plus, with the sun behind a cloud and a chill in the air, holidays seem ages away. So give me summer any day of the week.
Still, admittedly, some places do suit the autumn. They have their own special pre-Christmas atmosphere, as well as lots of things for visitors and residents to do. The Yorkshire Dales market town of Settle is one such place.
Even people who've never been to Settle know it – or know of it, at any rate – because of the famous 72-mile Settle-Carlisle Railway, which runs through the Dales and over the spectacular 24-arch Ribblehead Viaduct. Settle is also prime walking territory and a great jumping off point (if you excuse the expression) for anyone interested in climbing the Three Peaks of nearby Pen-y-ghent, Ingleborough and Whernside.
And while mountain biking, cycling and walking are popular in summer, these pursuits don't stop when autumn rolls around. It's also the best time of year to see salmon leaping at Stainforth Force, a few miles north of Settle. Plus, this being the Dales, the town looks terrific with its historic marketplace, beautiful buildings (I'm looking at you in particular, Folly Museum, located in a house built in the late 1670s by a wealthy local lawyer), Victoria Hall and mix of independent shops. It's elegant and picturesque but not twee.
So far, so unsurprising and very North Yorkshire. But Settle has a few surprises up its sleeve. For instance, local arts charity Settle Stories has a fascinating programme of events running through autumn and winter, including artists' films, online courses, family storytelling and a film-making workshop. The Gallery on the Green – in a phone box in Upper Settle, a 10-minute walk from the marketplace – is thought to be the smallest art gallery in the world and, until November 9th, features a collage installation by Canadian artist Carol Howard Donati. And you wouldn't think Settle would be the sort of place to have a Death Cafe, where people 'gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death' but it does.
Where Settle really scores in the autumn, though, is with its shops, boutiques and restaurants – tempting targets for those well-organised souls who are in town to start their Christmas shopping early. For example there's the intriguingly named Ye Olde Naked Man Cafe (don't worry: old, naked men are not involved in any way) and the stylish The Boxer & Hound. New cafes are springing up all the time, including one in The Folly (I can recommend the lemon and ginger cake) and another in the Three Peaks Cycles shop.
Settle is an arty, creative place, too. In the renovated town hall there's the Studio Vault run by Glasgow School of Art graduate and jewellery designer Emily Knight; the Gavagan Contemporary Art Gallery; the Settle Glass Studio and Gallery plus, in a unit in The Shambles, you'll find Leon K Dewhurst, a working gold and silversmith.
Just out of town on the A65, a cluster of converted barns form The Courtyard, a retail and dining location with a brasserie, handmade furniture store and farm shop. And cheese-lovers must stop by the award-winning The Courtyard Dairy at the former Falconry Centre on the A65 heading towards Kendal, which runs cheese-making courses and has a specialist cheese cafe and a museum (as well as selling amazing cheese, of course).
'People who are looking for something a bit different come for a day out in Settle,' says Yvonne Fortune, tourist information centre manager for Craven District Council, who's lived in the area for 35 years but (gasp!) is originally from Lancashire. 'They do their Christmas shopping and enjoy lunch here because we've got really good eateries and pubs serving real ale. We tend to get people coming in on the train from Leeds or Carlisle – so a good 30 or 40-mile radius. We're only an hour from Manchester, too.'
Autumn is a popular time for mid-week short breaks, and there's plenty of holiday cottage accommodation to choose from. Settle is also easier to get to than some Dales locations, particularly when the weather is problematic, because it's just off the A65.
The town does have a lights-switch on at the beginning of November, but doesn't go in for glitzy Christmas markets like some bigger locations. There is a weekly market, though (on a Tuesday), with a greengrocer, cheesemonger and fishmonger. 'It's a good, traditional market,' says Yvonne. 'Local people use it because as much as we're a visitor attraction we're also a living, breathing place with a butcher and a baker. And because we're quite small, we're welcoming. Residents tend to appreciate visitors coming into the town because they're spending money and keeping their services going. It's a win-win situation for them.'
Entertainment-wise, there's a full programme to enjoy at Victoria Hall, which celebrates its 165th birthday this year and is described as 'the world's oldest music hall'. In the diary this month and next are various live gigs (including Sarah Savoy Band, The Best of Keith James and Jon Palmer Acoustic Band), National Theatre and West End screenings and, on October 11th, a 165th all-day birthday celebration. It's also worth keeping an eye on what's on at the nearby Richard Whiteley Theatre at Giggleswick School.
But best of all, whatever the season, there's a real sense of community in Settle. Henry Barker is a former teacher and now volunteers at the tourist information centre who put down roots in the town over 30 years ago. 'People said to me: "Why on earth you want to bury yourself in the countryside?"' says Henry. 'But I tell you, you get more involved here. You'd be amazed at how many choirs there are in this area, for example and how many orchestral groups there are, and how many people paint and play musical instruments. It's amazing. And it's vibrant, too. It's a town that seems to be alive all the time, not just on market day.'

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Frank Gifford Suffered From Brain Disease CTE: Kathie Lee Donates His Brain To Research
Renowned sports broadcaster Frank Gifford's brain was donated to studying CTE, a tragic brain disease linked to football. His wife Kathie Lee admitted on Nov. 25 that he had the disease, and she hopes his brain will help find a cure. Here's the scoop.
Frank Gifford tragically passed away on Aug. 9 at 84 years old. However, his wife Kathie Lee, 61, will not let it have been in vain, as she has donated his brain to researching the disease that may have killed him – CTE. Here's what we know.
Before Frank was a renowned sportscaster, he was a player on the Giants. Unfortunately, his time playing football could be what lead to a degenerative brain disease he suffered from called CTE, Kathie Lee told TMZ on Nov. 25. In order to try to learn more about the illness and help cure it for other players in the future, Kathie Lee has donated her late husband's brain to science. How brave! You can buy Kathie Lee's children's Christmas book HERE.
Despite the disease likely being caused by frequent trauma to the head, the Gifford family has no hard feelings against the game, and actually support the league, according to TMZ. Because they want to help players, they donated Frank's brain "in hopes of contributing to the advancement of medical research concerning the link between football and traumatic brain injury," said the family to TMZ. They hope it will be a "small part of the solution to an urgent problem concerning anyone involved with football, at any level."
CTE has been buzzed about lately due to the film Concussion, starring Will Smith, set for release on Dec. 25. The film follows the man who first linked the disease to repeated concussions caused by playing football, and the leagues swift action against him to hide it. It seems that the NFL is becoming more transparent about the issue, and trying to protect players. The Giffords' are proving that you can try to learn about and acknowledge the disease while still loving and supporting the game.
HollywoodLifers – what do you think of Kathy Lee donating her husband Frank's brain to CTE research? Sound off below!


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The European aerospace and defence giant Airbus said today it would reconsider investment in the UK in the event of Britain leaving the European Union [1].
Responding UKIP Trade spokesman, William Dartmouth MEP said:
"Airbus in the recent past has flatly contradicted allegations of stopping investment if Britain leaves the EU.
"In January 2014, Airbus stated that the reason they stay in the UK is because it is a 'competitive place to do business."
Tom Williams, Airbus UK Chief Executive and Head of Programmes said:
"Clearly we have a massive investment in the UK and I don't think there has ever been a plan to change that. The key issue is for the UK to continue to be a competitive place to do business.
"Profitable trade and political union are not joined at the hip. Russian and American companies trade with companies in Europe without being part of a political union. Business investment depends on profits not politics.
"If you look companies and groups which support the EU and the UK remaining part of it, you will find they receive direct subsidies from the EU. The CBI has received over £800k from the European Commission in five years, while Airbus has received billions from the EU and European Investment Bank in recent years.
"Companies normally invest because they will make profits. In 2007, Airbus threatened to move manufacturing to the US as the euro was soaring, so Airbus allegiance to the EU can melt away in a changing business environment."
[1] http://www.bbc.com/news/business-32820717


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A journalist for 18 years, I have been writing on business with special focus on automobiles, commodities and management. Corporate stories are my forte but that has not restricted me from writing on diverse subjects such as sports (especially Formula 1), films, music and so on...
The numbers surprised everyone --- from economists to policymakers. The economy, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), grew by just 6.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016-17 dragging down the full year's growth to 7.1 percent, almost a 100 basis point fall from previous fiscal's 8 percent. The slowdown has been sharp as the GDP growth was as high as 7.9 percent even in the first quarter of 2016-17. Demonetisation, it appears, has had a more severe impact than previously estimated and India has lost its place in the sun (hopefully temporarily) as the fastest growing major economy in the world.
Will this grim development be a harbinger of good news? A rapid pace of economic growth is typically inflationary in nature. In other words, if the economy grows slowly, inflation tends to head south which, in turn, broadens the scope to reduce interest rates. Not surprisingly, expectations of an interest rate cut at the bi-monthly monetary policy meeting of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) this week has risen. "We assign a 40 percent probability to a rate cut in the June policy," says a recent Citi India Research Report.
But the RBI's hawkish stand, of late, when it comes to inflation expectation is forcing many economists to hold back their expectations. In its February meeting the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) chose to change the policy stance from 'accommodative' to 'neutral' sending signals that a chance of a further rate cut this year was remote. It did so because it expected March inflation to be just below 5 percent but, in reality, inflation turned out to be much lower at 3.9 percent. "There is a general perception that RBI may have moved its stance from `accommodative' to `neutral' too prematurely. Many also believe that the central bank has sounded more hawkish and worried about inflation over the last few meetings than was necessary," says a research report by HSBC Securities and Capital markets.
So what can you safely expect the RBI to announce after the MPC meeting on Wednesday? For one, it may correct (and lower) its inflation target for 2017-18. It currently stands at 4.5 percent in the first half and 5 percent in the second. HSBC expects inflation to be 3.1 percent and 4.2 percent in the first and second half of 2017-18 respectively. Consequently, the RBI may reverse its policy stand back to `accommodative' but refrain from reducing the repo rate from the present 6.25 percent. "A more likely outcome could be that MPC signals a shift in their position by softening their hawkishness and indicating to cut if the event risks over the next two months do not alter the low growth, low inflation scenario," says Citi India's report.
The RBI may look at multiple event risks between now and its August meeting before deciding on a rate cut. Monsoon is one. So far reports suggest that a normal monsoon is in the offing. Oil prices is another. Despite oil producers extending the output freeze, prices have softened. It remains to be seen how it will move in the coming weeks. The pace of economic growth will be an important factor. If growth picks up then inflationary pressures will surface. But that appears distant for now. The economy is driven by just consumption (even this took a beating during demonetisation and is yet to recover fully) and public investment (it rose 32 percent in Q4 2017-17 compared to the same period last fiscal). Exports have risen but they are not buoyant yet. Private investment continues to remain negative. Under the circumstances, GDP growth is unlikely to grow fast. HSBC expects it to be flat at 7.1 percent in 2017-18.
The central bank will also watch the rupee movement closely. The rupee has gained 5 percent (vis-à-vis the US dollar) this calendar year. This has helped lower inflation by 30 basis points.
GST will be another event the RBI will monitor closely. India's largest indirect tax reform is expected to be rolled out on July 1 and adjustment issues are expected. If implementation is smooth and other factors discussed above remain favourable, a 25 basis point cut in the repo rate in August may well become a possibility, says economists.


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Almost the entire lettings industry has viewed the upcoming ban on tenants fees levied by agents in England and Wales as bad news - but now a sharply different view has emerged.
The people behind the property management consultancy Apropos, operated by DJ Alexander Ltd, says the more regulated Scottish market means that Scotland could be the model for future letting in the rest of the UK.
What's more, the system north of the border is better and fairer, and agents who embrace it are thriving, the consultancy claims.
The regulations in the forthcoming Tenants Fees Bill in England and Wales have been in place in Scotland since 2012; the no fault grounds for eviction notices no longer exist in Scotland; and the Scottish government recently introduced much greater security of tenure for tenants.
Apropos joint managing director David Alexander says: "Scotland has led the way in improving the rights of tenants and changing the relationship between landlord and tenant. Too often this relationship has been confrontational and divisive with each side pitted against the other. Rather than resolve any disputes or problems the attitudes and the regulations seem to be established to dispose of any complaint by a tenant rather than address it.
"The Tenants Fees Bill simply rights a flawed piece of legislation that allowed unwarranted and unfair charges to develop under the camouflage of 'administration expenses' often with little or no explanation of what these were for or why they were being applied. With many letting agents operating a business model where such charges account for a quarter to a third of income it is clear that they were not motivated to end these charges, reduce their levels, or to have them examined in too much detail."
The consultancy's other joint managing director John Alexander is sharply critical of "doom-mongers who predicted the end of the lettings market" when the Scottish changes were introduced seven years ago.
"But this did not happen: the market adapted, landlords were charged more, but the best agents and the best landlords adapted and realised that this was fairer for the tenant and, in the long term, created a better relationship between the two" he says.
"Equally the ending of the no faults ground for eviction notices and introducing much greater security of tenure for tenants was feared by some in the property market as a sign of them losing control. On the contrary it gives agents, landlords and tenants the opportunity to develop a relationship built on trust, on fairness, and on developing a long-term relationship to their mutual benefit.
"These regulatory changes must be viewed as a positive in changing the property market which was using legislation based on a model of renting which is unrecognisable compared to the present day."
He says a healthy future for the lettings sector on both sides of the border depends on building upon legislative and regulatory changes to create a system which benefits all sides to ensure that tenants are secure in their homes, able to communicate any issues which arise, and have difficulties resolved "easily and amicably."


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As you might have heard, Scion, Toyota's youth-oriented brand, is in its final model year despite having just introduced two new models. Come 2017 the car I'm reviewing here will likely be sold as the Toyota Yaris sedan, as it already is in Canada.
As you also might have heard, the iA / Yaris sedan isn't actually a Toyota. Instead, it's a Mexican-made Mazda2 with a different face. Mazda didn't feel they could sell enough of these small, "B-segment" cars in the United States and Canada, so they gave distribution rights for the sedan (North America doesn't get the hatchback at all) to another company whose brand reputation and larger dealer network give them a better shot. Mazda has kept the related but considerably more expensive (and thus profitable) CX-3 crossover for its own dealers.
Since Mazda didn't see much point in selling the iA itself, and the small sedan wasn't enough of a success to save Scion, should you see much point in buying one?


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It took a long time for Coutinho's achievements to be recognised by Brazilian managers, but it seems he's now established himself as a starter under Dunga – following a largely positive season with Liverpool.
The 23-year-old played the full game as Brazil drew 0-0 with Ecuador in their opening game of the Copa America, but despite his team's lacklustre overall performance, Coutinho was probably the best player on the park.
He linked up especially well with Willian, the player Chelsea pinched from under our noses in 2013, and was at the heart of everything good Brazil created.
In a strange moment, he also knocked out team-mate Filipe Luis, who barged straight into him!
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3 Reasons Why I Am a DSM Agnostic
My first introduction to the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM), published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), was standing in the kitchen of my parents' home and witnessing my father in full rant.
My dad was a psychiatrist/ psychoanalyst of the old school. Which is to say he was brilliant, but also a man of his particular age. Which is to further say his fury was directed at the APA for taking homosexuality as a diagnosable mental illness out of the manual. It was 1973.
Hardly aware of what he was so upset about, I did hear him dramatically declare that he was withdrawing his membership in the APA. My dad loved being a psychoanalyst and he loved being a physician but he wasn't that crazy (you should forgive the word) about being a psychiatrist. His prescription pad gathered dust as he focused on talk therapy. So his threat to quit the APA wasn't idle. But it wasn't like he was giving up his beloved couch.
By the time I got to graduate school, the DSM had gone through at least four more mutations. Partly because of my experience with my dad, but also because my mom was addicted to the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Treatment (in which every twinge or sore throat could become a sign of impending doom), I maintained a skeptic's view of the DSM.
If the DSM really is the behavioral health professional's "bible," then I am a doubting Thomas.
I'm comfortable with that. Take the latest edition, the DSM-5, finalized just aweek ago by the APA. I'm not overly excited about it because:
1. The DSM is subject to the times.
For homosexuality to be taken out of the DSM in 1973, it had to have been in there in the first place, probably starting in 1952 when the manual was first compiled. Certain diagnoses, just like some humans, can have their 15 minutes of fame. With problems such as hoarding, which was added to the DSM-5 lexicon, I have to wonder: Why? Do we really need more diagnoses when the condition was fine where it was, as a subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder?
2. The DSM is subject to politics.
Stakeholders — including drug companies, insurance companies and researchers seeking grants — all have a serious interest in what is deemed a diagnosable mental illness.
3. A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing.
From Homeland (bipolar) to The United States of Tara (dissociative identity disorder), I get the uneasy feeling that having a mental illness can be romanticized. When a character feels flat I imagine screenwriters in Hollywood asking themselves, "What will spice them up? Let's look up something in the DSM!"
This is no joke when there are plenty of people who seriously suffer from these disorders and stigma is still such an issue. No matter how responsibly the media present mental illness, there is still the danger that the regular person will assume they know everything when they only have one part of the elephant.
Do not get me wrong. I am not saying the DSM should be chucked out the window, baby, bathwater and all. When I need to wade through differential diagnoses to get a clearer picture of what is going on with a patient, so that I can develop an appropriate treatment plan, I have turned to the DSM many times; but I was trained many years to be able to do that. If looking at the DSM doesn't help, I call on a colleague who is much better at diagnostics than I am or once in a while I will do some strategic psychometric testing. This is how many clinicians on the ground use the DSM. Researchers need an even more fine-tuned instrument upon which to base their methodologies. It is all in the service of helping the patient, not in the questionable pleasure of labeling them.
The DSM has its place. It has gone a long way toward helping mental health professionals speak the same language. It has helped researchers define mental health issues. It provides understanding of psychiatric conditions and helps many to understand themselves better. It is certainly better than nothing. I have great respect for the Herculean effort the committees of knowledgeable professionals had to put into this thing. They are the best in their fields, but they, like my dad, are creatures of their time and culture.
The DSM is a tool, like a hammer, or maybe more like a good Swiss Army knife. You can use it to open a can of beans or you can cut yourself.
It is not the Bible. Otherwise we'd be on Bible No. 1352 by now. God help us.
Want to learn more?
To read more on the specifics of the newly approved DSM-5 click here.
Aletta, E. (2018). 3 Reasons Why I Am a DSM Agnostic. Psych Central. Retrieved on October 29, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/blog/dsm/
Last reviewed: By a member of our scientific advisory board on 8 Jul 2018
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Microsoft is showing how Minecraft looks in its HoloLens glasses and people love it
At its E3 press conference today, Microsoft showed the general public how its upcoming HoloLens wearable holographic computer will work with Minecraft, the game it acquired for $2.5 billion last year — and judging by Twitter, the world is ready.
Minecraft is an international sensation, thanks to its robust set of tools for making just about anything you can imagine. With HoloLens, Minecraft becomes a powerful tool for making and sharing three-dimensional structures and objects. Acquiring the game might have been some of the best money Microsoft ever spent.
It looks like the rest of the world might agree, if these tweets are any indication:
Some of that excitement is more reserved, though — for many, the failure of Microsoft's ambitious Kinect motion sensor for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One to attract worthwhile developer support is still vivid:
While the price and availability date for HoloLens are still unknown, and likely far off, it looks like the device already has a killer app in Minecraft.
NOW WATCH: Watch Microsoft show off the new holographic version of the massively popular 'Minecraft'
More from Business Insider:
- Facebook and Microsoft just announced a monumental deal in virtual reality
- Facebook's virtual reality company just shocked everyone by announcing a partnership with Xbox
- Microsoft's enormous 84-inch computer will cost you $20,000
NOW READ: Microsoft's $2.5 billion acquisition of Minecraft makes total sense now
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Craniosacral Therapy
Headaches/Migraines, Jaw Unwinding, Aches/Pains, Infants
Craniosacral Therapy or CST is an osteopathic technique working with the nervous system to relax the muscles and realign bones.
Other treatments work with either the muscles or the bones, hoping that the nervous system where all your postural patterns are held get the idea. But the results may not be as long-lasting nor as comprehensive as the nervous system never really takes up the change.
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy works with the source of your pain, gently and effectively. This treatment reduces activity of the sympathetic nervous system (fight or flight response), reducing physical & mental stress, joints and spine, muscles and what they attach to.
Your practitioner has skilled palpation so can work gently with your spine, head, joints, often along neural pathways to feel for restrictions or changes in normal movement and function in the body. From one location the practitioner can track other areas connected to the site of imbalance - the whole postural strain pattern. Then he / she works with these areas to affect a real and lasting change in your posture, reducing pain and relieving your symptoms.
Extensive research has been done into the benefits of CST. It can, for example, realign structural imbalances, reduce mental, visual, and hearing disturbances, improve endocrine function and fluid exchange in the body. Fantastic for relieving sinusitis & jaw tension. Realigns spine & provides relief from disc compression and back pain.
It is an Osteopathic-developed modality developed by Dr William Sutherland in 1892, which monitors functioning of the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord & the fluid system which encloses both) for any restrictions or unusual movement in the dynamics between fluid, bones, and membranous tensions in the body.
It is important to note that because CST works with the whole strain pattern your practitioner may work with areas that are not in pain, for example, a pelvic imbalance can trigger chronic and unresolvable neck pain and headaches. To resolve your symptoms we work wholistically as we view the body as a single integrated unit.
Any disturbance in the Craniosacral Rhythm through muscle tension or trauma (such as an accident, a fall, or blow) can cause imbalance in distant parts of the body.
The most common disruption is with the sphenoid bone and the jaw (as the major moving bone of the skull). Poor positioning can result in a variety of conditions and ailments, such as: facial pain (neuralgia), depression, chronic neck pain, headaches, migraines etc.
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy uses all the knowledge of the body and its systems and then works very deeply with core issues. This requires a quiet peace between practitioner and patient and you will be rewarded with a much deeper level of healing.
- Migraines | Headaches
- Joint | Low Back | Neck pain
- Pelvic imbalances
- Jaw tension | TMJ dysfunction
- Pregnancy | Post-birth
- Newborns | Crying | Sleep problems | Wind
- Menstrual & Menopausal imbalances
- Ringing in the ears (Tinnitus)
- Rehabilitation post-accident or illness (including heart complaints)
- Joint or Disc compression or subluxation
- Stress - physical & emotional
- Sleeplessness | Insomnia | Disturbed Sleep Pattern
- Traumatic brain & spinal cord injuries
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Learning Difficulties
When do I see a Craniosacral Therapist?
CST is especially good for chronic or recurrent complaints such as knee, back, shoulder, neck pain, headaches or migraines as it works at the core where poor postural patterns are held.
Suppressed emotion can also cause physical pain & diseases, CST helps you to process the tension this has created in your body without major catharsis, crisis, or crying and at your pace.
History of Craniosacral Therapy
CST was developed by Dr William Sutherland, American Doctor of Osteopathy in 1892. Dr Sutherland realised the cranial bones allow small amounts of movement. And these movements were driven by the flow of cerebrospinal fluid up & down the spine & around the brain. This wave motion is the Craniosacral Rhythm.
All body functions & structures - hormones, digestive, muscles, bones, teeth, walking etc - move in harmony with this central fluid movement. At death the movement of cerebrospinal fluid continues after brain activity & heartbeat has ceased.


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I see this car every time I drive down the street near my office, and finally I just had to stop and take a picture:
It's certainly a combination I haven't seen before!
Unfortunately I don't have a photo of the FC RX-7 I saw in Louisiana fitted with the Mustang's optional Torq Thrust D wheels. That was totally fresh. Have any good examples of your own? Post 'em!


text: Gaming Consoles & PCs How to Get a Job in "The Sims" by Courtney Marchelletta Writer Courtney Marchelletta is a former freelance contributor to Lifewire. gaming enthusiast, and sim player who proves video games aren't just for guys. our editorial process Courtney Marchelletta Updated on March 27, 2019 Pinterest Consoles & PCs Xbox Buyer's Guide Tweet Share Email Getting a job with a traditional career track is almost mandatory to survive in "The Sims," at least without cheating. Start Your Climb Up the Career Track Ladder Newspaper: Each day the local papergirl will deliver a newspaper to your house. With each paper comes just one job listing. Keep checking each day to find the career you are looking for.Computer: If your Sim family has a computer, you can check the want ads online. Each day there will be three job listings. If they don't have a computer, have them buy a computer, check the listings, and then sell it back. Repeat the process until you find the job you're looking for.Become a star: If you want to become a star, first get an agent through the Studio Town Insider newspaper which is delivered to your lawn each day. (For Superstar Expansion Pack owners only.)


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The RETRO TELEVISION NETWORK was launched in July 2005. Specialising in "classic" drama and comedy, it was originally designed to be broadcast "free" on the digital sub-channels of its affiliate host television stations.
It was re-branded as retro tv in 2013. In August 2014, it started screening Doctor Who.
- 4 August 2014: The station began airing William Hartnell stories, two episodes back to back per day (at 8:00 and 8:30pm), Monday to Friday.
- On Saturdays, four episodes from earlier stories are repeated at 6:00 to 8:00pm. For the entire run on Retro, two streams were in rotation: one stream in story order on weekends, another with a different Doctor on weekdays. And repeat ...
- All Hartnell and Troughton episodes have been VidFIREd. The Aztecs and The Dalek Invasion of Earth are skipped.
- 18 September 2014: The Patrick Troughton episodes begin (without The Tomb of the Cybermen, The Web of Fear or The Enemy of the World).
- 29 September 2014: The Jon Pertwee stories begin. Spearhead from Space is skipped. All stories appear in color; stories such as The Mind of Evil are the recolourised versions created for the BBC DVD releases.
- 31 October 2014: A sub-station called RTVN commences screening the same episodes as its parent, but from time to time it aired alternatives. RTVN was only available in some of the same regions.
- 15 December 2014: The Tom Baker stories begin.
- 8 April 2015: The run of Peter Davison stories begin.
- 25 May 2015: Colin Baker stories are added to the rotation.
- 18 June 2015: Sylvester McCoy stories debut.
- 28 June 2015: RTVN ceases screening separate schedules, and from 29 June airs the same as Retro TV. The channel subsequently closed down in 2019.
- From 14 July 2015 onwards, with the seven Doctors now in the mix, the two separate streams continues: one on weekends, the other on weekdays.
- As of late 2020, the series is still playing on rotation on the parent station...
Full airdates for both channels are listed on the This Week in Doctor Who site:


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2 Types of food and prevention of deterioration
In this chapter, one of the main reasons for packaging foods that was introduced in Chapter 1 - prevention of deterioration during storage - is covered in more detail. First the types of foods that are commonly produced by small to medium-scale processors are briefly described. This is followed by the main ways in which these foods spoil, together with other hazards that foods face during storage and distribution. The role of packaging in protecting foods against a variety of hazards is then described and the typical extension of shelf-life that arises from correct packaging is shown.
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ADAM TURK, commercial director of Polypipe*, highlights the company's expertise in designing solutions for the arid climate of the Middle East, and the prestigious projects with which it has recently been involved.
August 2014
WATER conservation, and the responsible use of this precious resource, is of growing importance to developers worldwide. The demand for sustainability within new buildings – commercial and residential alike – is driving innovation in energy and water management and in the Middle East in particular, water usage, treatment and re-use is essential for continued growth and prosperity.
Despite far lower annual rainfall, water use in the GCC region is far higher than in other nations such as the UK: a 2009 study showed that typical usage is 1,200 litres per person per day in the region, compared with only 150 litres in the UK.
Coupled with a rapidly growing population and the demands of increased tourism to the region, it's clear that efficient water management will stay on the Middle Eastern agenda for some time. Current methods of topping up freshwater supplies, such as desalination, are increasingly seen as too expensive and inefficient to be long-term solutions to the challenge of providing water to the region, meaning that water management and conservation is being considered far earlier in the planning process.
Polypipe Gulf was set up to help address some of these issues, providing a local source for the complete Polypipe and Terrain range of plastic piping products for drainage, plumbing and water attenuation. Its locally-based technical experts work closely with contractors, consultants and municipalities, as well as their research and development colleagues in the UK to create solutions that are ideally suited to the region's climate, as it does worldwide on projects with particular environmental challenges.
Polypipe's philosophy is to take a holistic approach. With its expertise in water management for residential, commercial, sport and infrastructure projects, it offers both the systems and knowledge to incorporate water conservation as an integral part of new developments, covering capture, treatment, reuse, soakaway, attenuation and drainage to sewers.
It is Polypipe's track record in designing bespoke water management systems for large- and small-scale projects as well as its technical expertise which has led the organisation to be selected as both a scientific partner and supplier to prestigious projects in the Middle East, including the groundbreaking Qatar case study Passivhaus 'Baytna' sustainable villa project.
Working closely with the key instigators of the project, Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC) and Barwa Real Estate (BRE), Polypipe was able to provide unique heat testing data from its Ukas-accredited UK laboratory, capturing data on the performance of its products under typical Qatari temperature and humidity levels.
Following this in-depth testing, Polypipe was able to recommend the use of several of its water management systems for the Passivhaus 'Baytna' project, including Terrain PVC-u (unplasticised polyvinyl chloride) above- and below-ground drainage products, used with the Terrain Pleura ventilation system, and PolyPlumb pipework for the hot and cold water distribution systems. A key feature is the use of Permavoid geo-cellular units to provide a sub-soil irrigation system.
The Passivhaus concept originated in Germany and focuses on energy efficiency, looking to reduce overall energy consumption, while in the Middle East water preservation is also a priority. Installing Permavoid at the Passivhaus enabled highly efficient use of the black and grey water recycled on site, reducing the project's overall water demand. Recycled water or TSE (treated sewage effluent) is far cheaper and uses less energy than potable water from desalination, and therefore its efficient use for irrigation provides a truly sustainable model for future developments.
Polypipe's close working relationship with Barwa Real Estate has continued with the supply of Polystorm geo-cellular tanks for Barwa City, a development of around 6,000 apartments within 128 buildings, spanning an estate of 1.35 million sq m. Again, Polypipe's testing capabilities and data were key to winning the contract, and a total of 1,400 cu m of Polystorm have so far been supplied to the city with Polypipe additionally providing design recommendations and technical support, as well as installer training.
With Qatar hosting the Fifa World Cup in 2022, and with the rapid expansion promised under the government's 2030 vision, the next 10 to 15 years will no doubt be challenging for Qatari real estate and construction firms. Tight timescales and budgets will not necessarily lead to compromise in areas such as innovation and environmental considerations, as long as supply partners are carefully selected to ensure the products and solutions used are suited to the demands of Qatar's climate, as well as being easy to install and maintain.
Polypipe has developed its water management solutions for the Middle East region as a trusted partner to local governing bodies and contractors. Other notable projects in the region include Bin Twar Mall, College of Media and Communication and MKH Office Tower, all in Qatar, as well as several upcoming transport infrastructure developments.
Using a combination of local knowledge and experience together with its technical capabilities, testing facilities and system design expertise, Polypipe provides service beyond just product supply; it can assist contractors through every stage of the planning, design, installation and maintenance process.
Polypipe's approach in the Middle East is an adaptable model, suitable for application worldwide. Its Ukas-accredited test laboratory can be configured to replicate both typical and extreme conditions for any climate worldwide, assessing the performance of Polypipe products under varying temperatures and providing vital data for its in-house product designers and construction partners alike.
Water management is already high on the agenda in Qatar but it is not an issue for the Middle East alone to contend with. Worldwide, construction and infrastructure planners are considering the efficient use and conservation of this precious resource ever earlier in the design process. Close collaboration with expert partners such as Polypipe will ensure that water management and environmental targets are achieved, with the additional benefit of British-made products for guaranteed longevity.
Polypipe is committed to providing design suppport to consultants, technical support to contractors and training for its distribution partners worldwide, with local teams in place in many regions including the Gulf. As part of this commitment to global distribution, Polypipe is currently seeking new distribution partners worldwide.
*Polypipe is one of Europe's largest and most innovative manufacturers of plastic piping systems. With a presence in more than 100 countries and in excess of 20,000 product lines, the company has achieved an international track record in delivering efficient and effective water management solutions to high-profile projects.


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10 Tips for Time Management in a Multitasking World
By: Penelope Trunk from Brazen Careerist
Time management is one of those skills no one teaches you in school but you have to learn. It doesn't matter how smart you are if you can't organize information well enough to take it in. And it doesn't matter how skilled you are if procrastination keeps you from getting your work done.
Younger workers understand this, and time management is becoming a topic of hipsters. One of the most popular blogs in the world is Lifehacker, edited by productivity guru Gina Trapani, and her forthcoming book by the same name is a bestseller on Amazon based so far on pre-orders.
In today's workplace, you can differentiate yourself by your ability to handle information and manage your time. "Careers are made or broken by the soft skills that make you able to hand a very large workload," says Merlin Mann, editor of the productivity blog 43 Folders.
So here are 10 tips to make you better at managing your work:
1. Don't leave email sitting in your in box.
"The ability to quickly process and synthesize information and turn it into actions is one of the most emergent skills of the professional world today," says Mann. Organize email in file folders. If the message needs more thought, move it to your to-do list. If it's for reference, print it out. If it's a meeting, move it to your calendar.
"One thing young people are really good at is only touching things once. You don't see young people scrolling up and down their email pretending to work," says Mann. Take action on an email as soon as you read it.
2. Admit multitasking is bad.
For people who didn't grow up watching TV, typing out instant messages and doing homework all at the same time, multitasking is deadly. But it decreases everyone's productivity, no matter who they are. "A 20-year-old is less likely to feel overwhelmed by demands to multitask, but young people still have a loss of productivity from multitasking," says Trapani.
So try to limit it. Kathy Sierra at Creating Passionate Users suggests practicing mindfulness as a way to break the multitasking habit.
3. Do the most important thing first.
Trapani calls this "running a morning dash". When she sits down to work in the morning, before she checks any email, she spends an hour on the most important thing on her to-do list. This is a great idea because even if you can't get the whole thing done in an hour, you'll be much more likely to go back to it once you've gotten it started. She points out that this dash works best if you organize the night before so when you sit down to work you already know what your most important task of the day is.
4. Check your email on a schedule.
"It's not effective to read and answer every email as it arrives. Just because someone can contact you immediately does not mean that you have to respond to them immediately," says Dan Markovitz, president of the productivity consulting firm TimeBack Management, "People want a predictable response, not an immediate response." So as long as people know how long to expect an answer to take, and they know how to reach you in an emergency, you can answer most types of email just a few times a day.
5. Keep web site addresses organized.
Use book marking services like del.icio.us to keep track of web sites. Instead of having random notes about places you want to check out, places you want to keep as a reference, etc., you can save them all in one place, and you can search and share your list easily.
6. Know when you work best.
Industrial designer Jeff Beene does consulting work, so he can do it any time of day. But, he says, "I try to schedule things so that I work in the morning, when I am the most productive." Each person has a best time. You can discover yours by monitoring your productivity over a period of time. Then you need to manage your schedule to keep your best time free for your most important work.
7. Think about keystrokes.
If you're on a computer all day, keystrokes matter because efficiency matters. "On any given day, an information worker will do a dozen Google searchers," says Trapani. "How many keystrokes does it take? Can you reduce it to three? You might save 10 seconds, but over time, that builds up."
8. Make it easy to get started.
We don't have problems finishing projects, we have problems starting them," says Mann. He recommends you "make a shallow on-ramp." Beene knows the key creating this on ramp: "I try to break own my projects into chunks, so I am not overwhelmed by them."
9. Organize your to-do list every day.
If you don't know what you should be doing, how can you manage your time to do it? Some people like writing this list out by hand because it shows commitment to each item if you are willing to rewrite it each day until it gets done. Other people like software that can slice and dice their to-do list into manageable, relevant chunks. For example, Beene uses tasktoy because when he goes to a client site tasktoy shows him only his to do items for that client, and not all his other projects.
10. Dare to be slow.
Remember that a good time manager actually responds to some things more slowly than a bad time manager would. For example, someone who is doing the highest priority task is probably not answering incoming email while they're doing it. As Markovitz writes: "Obviously there are more important tasks than processing email. Intuitively, we all know this. What we need to do now is recognize that processing one's work (evaluating what's come in and how to handle it) and planning one's work are also mission-critical tasks."
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5 x 7 | materials patterned paper (Studio Calico, Making Memories, Girl's Paperie, Basic Grey) + transparency (Hambly Studios, Little Yellow Bicycle) + chipboard alphabet (Cosmo Cricket) + ephemera + flag (Making Memories) + buttons (Buttons Galore) + tags (Avery) + stickers (Studio Calico) + card (October Afternoon) + labels (Cathe Holden) + font (Another Typewriter) + pen (Sharpie)
A Note from Celeste
Normally, I would never think to make a mini-album. When presented with the theme for this month's gallery, I decided to take one event and make a little album about it. I chose a 7 Gypsies 5x7 ring album for the base of my mini-album. I decided to print all of my photos 5x7 portrait. My photos aren't stellar from this trip to New York City and to make matters worse I had them printed at Walgreen's so the print quality is not great either. However, the boys love this little album and have spent a great deal of time looking through it.
I used an older Studio Calico kit—Continental—that I had lying around. I also had a couple of the add-ons. I went through my stash and grabbed some graph/lined background papers, some travel themed items and a handful of manila tags. I decided on a simple scheme to use throughout my album. The cover is one 5 x 7 image with a piece of acrylic from Hambly Studios on top. Each set of pages has a 5 x 7 photograph with a little strip of paper and a label for a title. The opposite side is covered with patterned paper and embellished with one small manila tag for journaling and a grouping of embellishments. If I had ephemera, I added it. The whole album was completed in six hours at a crop. I feel like I did a pretty good job documenting our trip and I didn't have to do a dozen layouts to do it!


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Most Publishers Are Lousy at Audience Development. Here's Why.
As media companies, we pride ourselves on building long-term content relationships with our readers. Our audiences are the lifeblood of our businesses driving advertising, subscription, event, lead generation, and other revenues.
But despite our reliance on our audiences, we often struggle at developing them. It seems increasingly difficult for us to get more email subscribers, build print and digital subscriptions, drive event registration, and create more leads for advertisers.
Why? Because most media companies are actually lousy at audience development.
Our first mistake is that we don't realize that the number one job of our website is audience development, not content delivery or monetization. Think about it … an average visit is only 2-3 pageviews. That doesn't equate to much revenue.
If somehow, someone finds our website through a search, social share, or link, doesn't it make sense that our number one priority -- before monetization -- should be to entice them to give us their email address? Now we have an actual relationship that we can use over and over again to drive repeat traffic as well as reader and advertiser-side revenue.
Our second mistake is forgetting that every page on our website has a flow:
- First the reader orients themselves. Where am I? What am I looking at? Is it relevant?
- Next the reader consumes the content be it text, photo, video, or otherwise.
- Finally, the reader looks for what to do next … a call-to-action.
It's the call-to-action where we as publishers often fall short. We give the reader some content and try to monetize that page view, but we often aren't effective at then guiding the reader to the ONE thing that we want them to do next.
Step back and look at the pages on your site with fresh eyes. Ask yourself … does this page clearly move someone to take the next step with me (register, subscribe, download, purchase, etc.)? Each and every page should have a crystal clear call-to-action.
Finally, media companies must clearly realize that our sites have three very distinct types of content. Each type has a specific purpose and is designed to purposefully guide someone into a deeper relationship with our brand.
Open Content – This is content that anyone can see without registering or paying. The primary job of open content is to attract the right audience through SEO, social sharing, and links. Open content should always have a clear call-to-action to get an anonymous visitor to register. The lowest priority of open content is actual monetization.
Lead Magnets – A lead magnet is content specifically designed to entice people into registering and giving you their email address. Lead magnets are the secret to effectively turning anonymous web traffic into email names … and it's your email database that drives revenue.
Paid Content – This is valuable content, data, or tools that people will pay for. This type of content is critical to media properties with paid subscription, digital memberships, or reports.
This kind of purposeful audience development is very familiar to direct marketers. But as media companies, we've often relegated audience development to an afterthought compared to content and monetization. That needs to change for media companies to thrive going forward.


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John Oliver Will Try to Teach Trump About Healthcare With Another Ad During Fox & Friends
The 'Catheter Cowboy' will discuss the American Health Care Act
One month after John Oliver created a Trump-targeted ad about the nuclear triad, which ran locally in the Washington D.C. market on all three cable news networks, the comedian has put together another spot aimed at the president, focusing on problems with the GOP's American Health Care Act.
Oliver made the announcement during Sunday's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, which included a lengthy segment about the American Health Care Act, which House Republicans introduced last week.
On his HBO show, Oliver noted that many of the features that Trump promised would be part of his Obamacare replacement—including "better coverage, lower costs [and] no one losing their health insurance"—are not present in the GOP bill.
Trump—who tagged Fox & Friends in some of his tweets last week— has been less effusive than usual about the bill, which Oliver said will increase healthcare costs for older, poor Americans, "and will cause millions of people to lose coverage. Somebody needs to explain this to him, and since he is clearly still watching Fox & Friends, we might actually be able to help here."
So the show is going to air another ad featuring its faux "Catheter Cowboy," who explained the nuclear triad to Trump in the spot that ran last month. This will again be a D.C. local buy during Wednesday's Fox & Friends.
"Who better to tell Trump what this bill will do than someone who stands to be hurt by it? Someone in his 60s, in rural America, with an unspecified medical problem that requires constant treatment," said Oliver, before airing the spot.
The ad features the same "professional cowboy" from last month's spot, who says, "There's two things I know: I don't like pain when I 'cath,' and healthcare is a complicated business. Everybody knows that. Literally, everybody."
Later in the spot, the cowboy notes, "If my premiums go up and subsidies go down, I'm going to wind up paying more. That's basic math there, fella. … If that happens, millions of folks like me might get real angry, which is worth thinking about if you're the sorta person who really likes being popular. You get that, right? Right? You get that … right?"
The new spot, and Oliver's explanation of it, can be found starting at the 16:30 mark here:
As with the original ad, a message at the bottom of the spot reads, "Paid for by Partially Important Productions, LLC."
Oliver's ads are a send-up of Medical Direct Club's "Catheter Cowboy" spot, which also runs on cable news and features a "professional cowboy" who talks about using catheters.
The first faux "Catheter Cowboy" spot ran on Feb. 13 during MSNBC's Morning Joe, CNN's New Day and Fox News' Fox & Friends. Here is that original ad, which begins at the 21:11 mark:


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The double locking tremolo system is probably one of the most loved and hated pieces of guitar hardware. On one side, you have people who swear by them. On the other, people who hate them and say that they aren't worth the hassle they put up. I'm not here to try to sway you to one side or the other. What I'm going to do is help you understand the double locking system and show you how to deal with it so you don't run into future problems.
Types of Double Locking Tremolo Systems
One of the more important things to understand is that there are genuine Floyd Rose locking tremolo systems and also licensed units made by third-party manufacturers. To some people, the term "licensed" tends to bring up feelings of sub-par tremolos that won't hold tune for long or even at all. However, the Ibanez Edge tremolos, the Schaller double locking tremolos, and the Gotoh units are all considered "licensed" (since they have to use the Floyd Rose patents), and they are of sound construction.
On the genuine Floyd Rose systems and some of the better quality licensed units, the base plate for the bridge and the knife edges are all one piece of solid metal. Typically case-hardened steel with either a gold, chrome, or black-powder coating added. The advantage to having a single piece is that the vibration can travel through that metal better and, in turn, give you better sustain. They also hold up better over time because it's hardened, unlike the cheaper units. Cheaper licensed units use a few different metals inside the base plate with harder metal used for the knife edges. What you have now is something that has a lot of small little holes inside. The only thing I can really think to compare it to is a chocolate bar. If you've had an original Hershey's bar, you may have noticed how it is uniform inside, there are no gaps or anything of that nature. Now compare that to a Hershey's bar that has air added into it. You see a lot of small little voids inside where the air is. That same process happened when you combine different metals instead of using one solid piece. And while air might make for delicious chocolate, in a tremolo system it means reduced sustain, as well as reliability.
Be Balanced
Whether you have an actual Floyd Rose or a licensed unit, one thing that does not change is the physics behind the double locking tremolo. The key to having a successful experience with a double locking tremolo is balance. If the tremolo unit is balanced, it will hold tune and operate exactly as it should. If the tremolo is not balanced, you will have issues with tuning stability. For example, say you switch from a light-gauge set of strings (9's) to a heavy-gauge set (11's). The light set will impart about 85 lbs. of total pressure on the bridge; the heavy-gauge set will exert about 118 lbs. of pressure. If we were to leave the tension unbalanced, the heavier set of strings would cause the bridge to rise up off the body of the guitar. It is very likely that that angle will make the guitar difficult to play. The bridge angle can interfere with your picking hand as well as raise the action.
The solution is to ensure that the spring tension is in balance with the string tension. You want the bridge to sit parallel to the body, not angled up or recessed back into the cavity. So, the first thing to must do is decide what strings do you wish to use. If you keep the same gauge and you have already adjusted the bridge, all you'll have to do is change the strings. But, if you are changing your string gauge, it gets more complicated. So for the sake of conversation, let's say you will be switching from those 9's up to a set of 11's.
Changing String Gauge and Adjustng Tremolo Tension
You first want to find or build a simple wedge. The wedge will be placed under the base plate to hold the string lock screws in such a way that they can be easily accessed. A quick note, those of you with Lo-Pro double locking systems won't have to worry about a wedge. With those particular units, the lock screws are accessible even with the bridge pulled as far as it will go into the cavity. With the tremolo arm attached, push down on the tremolo bar bar until you can slide your wedge up underneath the base plate of the bridge. I have used a multitude of items as a wedge, from specially cut pieces of hardwood to pencils wrapped in duct or electrical tape, it really boils down to whether or not the item selected is strong enough to hold the position. The pencil wrapped in tape is the easiest one to do and it works quite well. I typically place mine on either end of the bridge, wedging it in diagonally from the strings so that it is not in the way but still in a position where it will hold without sliding out of place.
Once your wedge is secure, take the appropriate sized allen wrench and loosen the nut locks. Be sure to put these in a safe place where they will not be lost. Once your nut locks are off, loosen the strings. This can take a try or two because by loosening one string you increase the pressure on the others. So, when you loosen one string, the tension is displaced from that string onto the remaining strings.
Once you have your strings loosened up, take your string cutter and cut the string at around the 3rd fret. That will give you enough string to grab onto to unwind each one without putting your fingers in a spot where they could be cut. Unwind all your strings at the headstock and throw them away. Your next step is to unlock the strings at the bridge. Take the allen wrench you used for the nut locks (they almost always use the same size) and loosen the string lock screws. Sometimes the blocks will not move back, so you may have to manually push them back.
Now remove the strings and throw them away. Take this opportunity to clean your fretboard, headstock, and bridge while you have the strings off. Now you're ready to put on the new strings. With most double locking units, you have to cut off the ball ends of the strings. Some of the Ibanez units allow you to keep these on, so removal is not needed with those units. You'll want to cut the ends off about 2 or so inches up the string. You want to cut above the area where the string is wrapped over near the ball end. If you don't, you can have uneven pressure from the block in the saddle, which may lead to the string slipping out.
Take each string and push it down into the saddle. You'll feel it hit the metal at the bottom. Hold it in place until you tighten the string lock screw with your other hand. You want it snug, but not overly tight. Too tight can damage the string, block, or even the screw. Repeat the process of putting the strings in the saddle and tightening the screw for the remainder of the strings.
Once your strings are locked to the bridge, now it's time to wrap the strings around their respective tuning machine post. I typically wrap the low E and A strings about twice, the D and G strings 3 times, and the B and high E about 4 times. Once you have that done, you can put the tremolo arm back on and pull out your wedge.
Since you already know the heavier 11's are going to exert more pressure, go ahead and tighten the screws on the tremolo claw. This will increase the spring tension so that it offsets the now increased string tension. You will likely have to do this once or twice more, but there really is no way to be exact until you inspect the bridge angle. Go ahead and start tuning at this point. I strongly advise that you use cross tuning in this situation.
Tip: Cross Tuning
This tuning method raises the bridge more evenly and helps you get in tune faster. What you want to do is tune your 6th string (low E) first, then your 1st string (high E), then your 5th string (A), then your 2nd string (B), then your 3rd string (G), and finally your 4th string (D). You'll have to repeat this part quite a few times when stretching in a new set of strings. If your bridge is not sitting level, you'll have to adjust the springs which will lead to more retuning.
Even after you've stretched them adequately, I recommend you leave the nut locks off and play for a bit. This helps to stretch the strings more which ensures they will stay in tune when you lock the nut down. Once everything seems solid, go ahead and put your nut locks back on the guitar. Remember, a snug fit is key. But, too much pressure can actually eat into the nut locks and may cause tuning issues down the road.
Finally, check your tuning once again and use the fine tuners to make any final adjustments. After that, you're done. Your guitar should now be good to go. Now you can enjoy all the perks of a double locking tremolo. And, the next time you need to restring your double locking tremolo, you should be able to breeze right through it.
This article is part of our Sam Ash Customer Columns Series and was written by fellow musician William Lewis. William has been playing the guitar for 14 years and his style leans toward bands like Metallica, Megadeth, Pantera and AC/DC. He lives in Terra Alta, West Virginia and is a teacher and avid writer on guitar topics like this. You can reach him at [email protected]