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"The African Union (has) drawn our attention to the need for greater logistical support, particularly for transporting troops, particularly for housing troops, equipping troops," said EU aid commissioner Louis Michel.
"So, we have taken careful note," he told reporters.
The Darfur conflict, which pits rebels against pro-government militia, has resulted in the deaths of between 180,000 and 300,000 people and forced some two million others to flee their homes.
Last month, UN humanitarian affairs chief Jan Egeland said there was an urgent need to expand the AU's mission to prevent the number of displaced Darfur residents from rising to three or four million.
The fighting began in February 2003 after black African groups rebelled against what they see as persecution from Khartoum's Arab-led government.
The African Union hopes to have almost 8,000 troops in Darfur by the end of September but EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana sought to allay any concerns that Brussels would send troops.
"The soldiers will be African Union," he said after his own brief round of talks with Konare. "The only thing the European Union is going to do is provide planners, these will be in the tens, not in the thousands."
Konare insisted that the AU wants to be in full control of the mission and that it is only seeking logistical help and support of a more general manner.
Providing support has, indirectly, been a source of tension between the EU and NATO; more precisely, between France and the United States.
France is opposed to a NATO role in Sudan -- playing "the world's policeman" in the words of French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier -- and Solana and NATO chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer were clearly aware of the problem.
"There will be a meeting later in month of all the contributors, the European Union and NATO, the member states ... meeting in Addis (Ababa, Ethiopia) to see how things can be done better," Solana said.
De Hoop Scheffer, for his part, said that the Alliance was looking into how it might be able to help Darfur in "full transparency with the European Union".
"I'm confident that NATO will be able to answer the call," he said, alluding potentially to what would effectively be the first Alliance mission in Africa.
"NATO does not have the ambition of being the world's policeman," he went on, and said it would be possible "to imagine a certain division of responsibilities."
"Who would do what, is a little early to say," de Hoop Scheffer added.
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Is That All For $500?
Here's a close up of the ear pads.
These are fake leather, and it's relatively comfortable.
So far nothing really scream luxury here. The headphones are largely made of plastic - so it does not exactly scream durability either.
Back in my day $500 used to mean something - when you buy something for $500, there is an expectation that you can use it for decades to come. Nowadays $500 only appears to buy you a throwaway gadget - a fashion statement. Something you'd use for one, maybe up to three years before replacing it with something else.
With this pair of headphones, you're really spending money on the technology, and not the physical headphones itself. In my opinion you should overlook these Sony if you want longevity.
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Jason Aldean and pregnant wife Brittany have reported themselves safe after a mass deadly shooting in Las Vegas on Monday morning (Oct. 2).
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Below, you will find some samples of my work. You can see more on my YouTube page
Problem Solvers Save Christmas (2018)
Promo/Short (3:24 mins)
Written, Shot, Produced, VFX, Art Department by Jacob de la Rosa
Fox 17 Problem Solver Darren Cunningham is on a mission to save Christmas for a little girl.
Each year at FOX 17, I have the honor of producing a holiday video that doubles as a Christmas card from our station. Not only was this video a lot of fun to make, but it ties into our Problem Solvers brand rather nicely.
Problem Solvers (2017)
POP Promo (90 seconds)
Written and Produced by Jacob de la Rosa
When Darren Cunningham (@darrenfox17) investigated Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency, he discovered thousands of people had been wrongly accused of fraud.
I was tasked with taking two years of news coverage and condensing it into a proof of performance spot. I shot the reporter on green screen, and edited him together with footage from our past news stories. I also designed and animated the graphics. Out of all the spots I've made so far at WXMI, this is the one I'm the most proud of.
Ain't Ready for the Graveyard Yet (2016)
SciFi/Horror Short (4:22 mins)
Written and Directed by Jacob de la Rosa
A pickpocket follows an old man down an alleyway, and learns the hard way that his would-be victim has battled much darker and more powerful forces than some punk kid.
I made this short to highlight one of the main characters of a show I want to make about an uncle and his two nieces who travel the world hunting monsters.
Blitz (2015)
News Promo (30 secs)
Written and Produced by Jacob de la Rosa
This spot earned me a Michigan Regional Emmy Award for News Promo - Single Spot.
In addition to writing and editing the spot, I also animated the lightning and the logos, and composited the logo crash at the end.
Break Glass in Case Of... (2013)
Official Trailer
SciFi Feature Film (106 mins)
Written and Directed by Jacob de la Rosa
The most exciting part of making this film was getting Tom Baker from Doctor Who to voice one of the characters. Doctor Who is one of my favorite shows, so working with the Fourth Doctor was an unbelievable experience. I'm still blown away that he agreed to voice a robot named Monica.


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Ajax resumes competition with a top match against AZ. In Alkmaar, the reigning national champion can bring the point difference with the current leader down to two points. Nicolás Lodeiro knows what Ajax needs to do in the city of cheese. The Uruguayan was on the bench for the first time in months last Thursday. He'll need to fight for his spot.
The good news, of course, is that Frank de Boer once again has a choice of players for centre forward as the competition resumes. He has a bigger selection than at the end of last year, when both Siem de Jong and Dmitry Bulykin joined Kolbeinn Sigthórsson on the list of injured players. At the time, this gave Nicolás Lodeiro the opportunity to show what he could do in that position. The 22 year old Uruguayan native stood out by his tireless work ethic, and his significant contribution with assists on goals.
Now that De Jong and Bulykin are fit again, and Ismaïl Aissati has once again earned a spot in the selection, the pressure is high for spots in front. So last Thursday against AZ, Aissati is the one who received the nod instead of Lodeiro to take Derk Boerrigter's (and Lorenzo Ebecilio's) spot on left flank. Lodeiro watched the team lose the cup match from the bench. "It was a shame, of course, because I always want to play. Especially after playing every match last month. Of course, it's the coach's decision, and unfortunately he didn't choose me last Thursday", explains the international realistically.
Lodeiro won't soon forget the image of the ArenA filled with kids. "It gave the match a special atmosphere. I've never experienced anything like that before. But still, the overwhelming feeling from that match is of defeat. Especially since we're playing AZ again. We need to win this match, because they're our direct competitor. We're out for revenge and only have one goal: to leave with a win. We just need to play our own game. If we can do that, then I'm convinced that we'll come home from Alkmaar with three points."
By playing its 'own game', Lodeiro also means that Ajax needs to shine as befits the current national champion as they take on the current leader. "Ajax needs to play like a champion. That has to do with the status, greatness, and history of the club. During training camp in Brazil, we were able to see how big Ajax is on the other side of the world. That is all due to the rich history and image of the club. And we are national champions at the moment. Therefore, when it counts, we must perform to that level."
Lodeiro is clear about his own role. "I always train at one hundred per cent. The training is the place where I must convince the coach to choose me. That is the only thing I can do myself. I must give it all every day to earn my spot on the team. Thankfully that is also my nature. I am positive, and always ready when he needs me."
The South American pauses, to continue stressing the importance of the match against AZ. He thinks Ajax cannot miss the opportunity to come within two points of AZ. "Sunday we will need to demonstrate we are real champions. Although we should not live in the past. What eventually matters is who will be the next champion."


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I spend two days a week at Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse where me and Sam have been working really hard on the farmhouse garden, and the garden has been flowering and flowering and flowering which is great to see.
I've been at Holkham on placement for the second half of my traineeship, which I have really enjoyed. I have had lots of opportunities in the woodland, crosscutting wood and also got to fell some trees, which were all great fun. I also went on a tree marking and pruning course at Holkham where I learned about continuous cover forestry…
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This yarn pack contains 7 skeins of coordinating colors of Meadowcroft Dyeworks hand dyed Rockshelter Sock that will produce a gorgeous "Find Your Fade" shawl. These are the colors that dyer Dave used to make his own fade (pictured)
Rockshelter Sock is a fingering weight 100% superwash merino wool yarn. There are 400 yards per 100g skein
Total 2,800 yards
You can purchase the pattern from the designer on Ravelry here for $7. If you would prefer a printed pattern, we have just ordered some and will be getting them in soon. The professionally printed pattern is on cardstock and includes a Ravelry download code that allows you to download the PDF as well. The printed pattern costs $9.00.


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Ipswich Town transfer rumours: Birmingham City lining up £3m bid for star keeper Bialkowski
PUBLISHED: 11:14 08 July 2018 | UPDATED: 11:14 08 July 2018
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Birmingham City are readying a £3m bid for Ipswich Town keeper Bartosz Bialkowski, it has been reported.
According to the Sun on Sunday, City want to take Town's star keeper Bialkowski – who has just returned from the World Cup in Russia as one of Poland's stoppers – to St Andrews and are ready to make a substantial bid for him.
Bialkowski, adored by Town fans, is out of contract after this coming season and as such the club risks losing him for nothing – thus, a £3m return may appeal, as unpopular a move as that may be with supporters.
MORE: Town interested in Rangers' keeper
Indeed, as we reported on Friday, Town have already shown an interest in Rangers' keeper Wes Foderingham as they look to line-up potential replacements for Bialkowski.
The Sun on Sunday suggests that Bolton stopper Ben Amos will also be considered as the man to fill the Polish star's boots, should the Blues reluctantly decide to sell him.
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But Town's preferred option is to convince Bialkowski to sign a new deal - a deal having been on the table awaiting his signature since January, as revealed by former boss Mick McCarthy.
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
le handles
(covered dish by Gary Rith)
My students will be working on handles today, so I made a wee little dish with a lot of handles, as example number ONE.
Posted by Gary's third pottery blog at 9:04 AM
4 comments:
- Lynda said...
And what a beautiful color, too!
- September 17, 2009 at 9:46 AM
- Unknown said...
I like the side handles
- September 17, 2009 at 12:01 PM
- Reverend Awesome said...
Just like hats, you can never have too many handles.
- September 17, 2009 at 5:21 PM
- Unknown said...
I see nothing whatsoever excessive, In fact, this looks like something I've been yearning for you to make Gary. Could we talk dimensions and prices without being too tacky? Pretty please?
- September 19, 2009 at 12:27 PM
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Video disc program branching system
A video disc program branching system comprising multiple programs frequency multiplexed on a video disc and co-located substantially in the same portion of the disc wherein branching is achieved by designating specific ones of said multiple programs through frequency band selection.
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This invention relates to video disc systems and more particularly to video disc systems wherein the playback unit is used in an interactive mode.
Advancing technology has improved the quality of life of persons in today's society; however, it also has required that the citizens thereof become more knowledgeable in more areas. This requirement necessitates that the education process be similarly advanced and that better learning tools become available to the educators. One of such tools of recent vintage is the video disc system. This system allows video signals to be recorded on a disc and played back such that the output can be applied to a television receiver to display pictorial information and also provide sound. The video disc system has advantages over the video tape recorder in the education field since the system allows one to skip or move from one portion of the disc to a remote portion without moving through the intermediate portion of the disc grooves. This is done by directly moving the pickup drive mechanism from one portion of the disc to the other portion.
This feature readily permits branching such that when one portion of the disc is played back and displayed on the television receiver, a student, for example, can respond to the information on that portion of the disc by making a selection which will cause the disc system to select other portions of the disc to be played back depending upon the student's response. For example, in a testing situation, on the first portion of the disc, the student may be asked a question, and be provided with a multiple choice of answers. Depending on which answer the student selected, the playback unit will then branch to a particular portion of the disc. For example, if the student se1ected a correct answer the pickup may branch to a portion of the disc displaying information telling the student that he has selected the correct answer; however, if the student has selected an incorrect answer, the pickup may branch to a portion of the disc which would display information informing the student that he has selected the wrong answer and may also provide some additional material as, for example, some tutorial review of the material about which he showed lack of knowledge.
One major problem with moving the pickup to provide branching is that the branching is relatively slow. The time taken to branch to a new section of a disc after receipt of a branching command may be often a couple of seconds up to perhaps ten seconds. This is very disruptive to the continuity of the presentation and, in fact, it may be unacceptable in many training and educational applications.
Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide improved video disc branching.
It is another object of this invention to provide more rapid branching from one recorded selection of a video disc to another selection of the same disc which may be co-located in the same portion of the disc.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Briefly, improved video disc branching, according to the invention, is achieved by frequency multiplexing two or more video and sound presentations during the recording process. Several current disc systems make use of only a small part of the available bandwidth. Typically, a video disc may have recorded thereon two audio channels (for stereo presentations or alternate languages) and a video channel including luminance information, chroma information, and synchronization information. The total bandwidth of the two audio channels and the video channel is very much less than that of the capability of the disc system. For example, in current capacitive systems, the inherent total bandwidth capacity is several times the bandwidth currently used to carry the audio and video channels.
According1y, additional channels containing audio and video signals may be recorded on the same space as the first recorded video and audio signals such that during playback, one of the plurality of video and audio signals may be selected from the disc through selection of proper passband frequencies. Since different groups of signals (each of which includes a video and at least one audio channel) are recorded on the same portion of the disc, that is co-located in the same physical space within the disc grooves, rapid switching between one or another of the groups of signals can be made, greatly increasing the ability to branch over that of conventional systems which require perhaps large movement of the drive mechanism carrying the pickup in the video disc player.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The above-mentioned and other features and objects of the present invention will become more apparent by reference to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a video disc program branching system according to the principles of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a diagram of a frequency band selector employed in the embodiment of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is an amplitude versus frequency spectral plot illustrating multiple programs co-located in the same "grooves" of a video disc recording; and
FIG. 4 is a schematic representation of a second embodiment of a frequency band selector.DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring now to FIG. 1, there is illustrated a first embodiment of the present invention. The system of FIG. 1 includes a video disc player 10 including a pickup arm 12 and having a video disc 14 thereon, on which programs are recorded. The frequency band spectrum of a typical program recorded on disc 14 in accordance with the prior art is illustrated in FIG. 3. The information is illustrated by group or frequency band 16 which includes at least a first audio channel, a second audio channel, if desired, and a video channel including luminance, chroma and synchronization signals. Current video disc systems have a bandwidth capability much greater than that encompassed by the signals of group 16. Accordingly, in accordance with the present invention, in addition to the group of signals 16 recorded on video disc 14, additional groups of signals 18 and 20 are also recorded on the disc. Group 18 comprises one or two audio channels, plus a video channel including chroma, luminance and synchronization signals. Group 20 likewise comprises audio channels plus a video channel. Each of the groups of signals 16, 18 and 20 represent distinct programs. These three groups of signals are all co-located in substantially the same place on the video disc such that one of these groups of signals 16, 18 or 20 can be selected by proper selection of the frequency band which includes the particular signals desired.
Referring again to FIG. 1, the output from video disc player 12, which is derived from the video disc 14 via pickup arm 12, is applied via line 22 to a frequency band selector 24. The output on line 22 contains multiple programs, including the groups of signals 16, 18 and 20. The frequency band selector 24 selects which of the groups 16, 18 and 20 is to be processed and displayed on a television receiver 26. A typical frequency band selector is illustrated in FIG. 2 of the drawings. The signal on line 22 is applied to the arm 28 of a switch 30. Switch 30 has contacts 32, 34 and 36 for connecting the signal on line 22 to one of three bandpass filters 38, 40 and 42. If the user wishes to apply the group of signals 16 to receiver 26 to display a first program, then the arm 28 of switch 30 is applied to contact 32 to apply the signal on line 22 via a bandpass filter 38 which then only outputs the group of signals 16. Likewise, if the group of signals 18 or 20 are to be coupled to the television receiver 26, then switch 30 is employed to couple the signals on line 22 to either bandpass filter 40 or bandpass filter 42.
The output from the frequency band selector 24 is applied along line 44 to detector and signal processing circuits 46. This is the conventional processing unit found in current video disc systems and this circuitry functions in conventional manner to reconstruct the video signal into one corresponding to the NTSC standards. The output from these circuits on line 48 is applied to the television receiver 26 in conventional fashion.
While a manual switch 30 is shown to select which of the groups 16, 18 and 20 corresponding to three different programs is to be applied to the television receiver, as an alternative the switch may be an electronic switch responsive to a push button pressed by a viewer. The push button could be located directly on the video disc player itself or located on a remote control device operated by the viewer.
FIG. 4 illustrates an alternative embodiment for the frequency band selector 24 of FIG. 2. This circuit includes three momentary push button switches 50, 52 and 54. One contact of each 56, 58 and 56 is connected to a source of voltage and the other contacts 62, 64 and 66 are connected to the set input of respective set/reset flip-flops 68, 70 and 72. The input signal to the frequency band selector from line 22 is applied to a plurality of analog switches 74, 76 and 78 which have digital controls therefor applied along lines 80, 82 and 84. The outputs from the analog switches are applied to bandpass filters 86, 88 and 90 which would be equivalent to the bandpass filters 38, 40 and 42 of the FIG. 2 embodiment. The selected program is outputed on line 44 as discussed hereinbefore. This circuit also includes three OR gates 92, 94 and 96, the outputs of which are connected to the reset inputs of the flip-flops 68, 70 and 72, respectively.
Operation of this circuit will now be described in conjunction with a typical example. A student, by pressing momentary push button switch 50, sets the Q output of set/reset flip-flop 68 to its high position, thereby closing the analog switch 74 and permitting the signal on line 22 to be applied to bandpass filter 86. This signal comprises, for example, the information embodied in the group of signals 16 of FIG. 3 and might comprise a question to a student. This information, when displayed on television receiver 26, would, for example, pose the question as well as present two possible answers to the question. The student then would select a response to the question by depressing either momentary push button switch 52 or momentary push button switch 54. If momentary push button switch 52 was depressed, then the signal 22 would be applied via the analog switch 76 to bandpass filter 88, providing to the television receiver the group of signals 18, representing the second program co-located on the disc 14. On the other hand, if the student selected the other answer by pressing momentary switch 54, this would cause signal 22 to be applied via analog switch 78 to bandpass filter 90, coupling to the detector and signal processing circuits 46, the group of signals represented in FIG. 3 by group 20. Each of these programs would convey different information. For example, if the push button switch corresponding to the correct answer was selected, then perhaps the program displayed would inform the student that he had selected the correct answer and perhaps give him a little more information. On the other hand, if the incorrect answer was selected, then this information would be conveyed to the student and perhaps a tutorial on the information requested by the answer might be presented so that the student would be able to determine where he had made his mistake.
The OR gates 92, 94 and 96 are so wired such that when depressing one of the switches 50, 52 and 54, they will allow only the corresponding analog switch 74, 76 and 78 to close and will disable the other analog switches so that only one of the three programs recorded on the disc would be outputted along line 44.
While discrete circuitry has been shown for accomplishing the frequency selection, namely the circuitry of FIG. 2 or FIG. 4, it would be obvious that these selections could be made under the control of a microprocessor located within the disc player 10 or a computer external to the disc player but interfaced with it. A simple program could be provided to cause the microprocessor to output the correct commands to occasion the necessary switching from one program to another. This would be well within the skill of a programmer.
While the embodiments of this invention have been described in a training scenario, the application of the techniques employing branching are much wider and may be employed in other fields; for example, they may be employed with video games where in a particular game scenario branching may be appropriate. Also, while the preferred embodiments relate to video disc branching, the techniques will be applicable to video tape also as the video tape players improve to where large bandwidth signals can be recorded thereon. Thus, it is to be understood that the embodiments shown are illustrative only and that many variations and modifications may be made without departing from the principles of the invention herein disclosed and defined by the appended claims.
1. A video disc program branching system comprising:
- a video disc player;
- a video disc having recorded thereon a plurality of groups of signals co-located on substantially the same portion of the disc, each group containing different program material recorded at different frequencies; and
- means for branching by selecting predetermined ones of said multiple programs.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein said groups of programs are co-located in the same groove of the video disc.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein said selection means includes tuning apparatus responsive only to predetermined ones of said selected groups of signals.
4. A video disc program branching system, comprising:
- a video disc having frequency multiplexed thereon multiple related programs co-located in substantially the same portion of said disc; and
- means for branching by selecting specific ones of said multiple programs.
5. A method of effecting rapid branching of multiple programs frequency multiplex recorded on substantially the same portion of a video disc, comprising the steps of:
- selecting specific ones of said multiple programs; and
- passband filtering the recorded signal to output the selected program.
6. A video recording medium branching system, comprising:
- a video playback unit;
- a video recording medium having recorded thereon a plurality of programs which are co-located on substantially the same portion of the video recording medium;
- means for responding to one of such programs which is displayed; and
- means responsive to said responding means to display another of such programs.
7. A method of effecting rapid branching between multiple programs recorded on a video disc, comprising the steps of:
- displaying one of such programs;
- selecting a response to the information displayed by said one program; and
- displaying another of such programs in accordance with such selected response by bandpass filtering the recorded programs to couple only a single program to a display.
8. A video disc program branching system, comprising:
- a video disc having recorded thereon a plurality of groups of signals co-located on substantially the same portion of the disc, each group containing different program material and comprising a different band of frequencies;
- means for displaying at least one of said programs;
- means for electing a particular response to said displayed one program; and
- means for displaying another of said programs depending on the elected response.
9. The system of claim 8 wherein said means for displaying another of said programs includes a plurality of bandpass filters, one of which is coupled to said video disc in response to said election means.
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- Bogels, System Coding Parameter, IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, 11/76, pp. 309-317. Bennion et al., Interactive Videodisc Systems for Education, Journal of the SMPTE, vol. 84, No. 12, 12/75, pp. 949-953. Inoue et al., The VHD Video Disk System, SMPTE Journal, 11/82, pp. 1071-1076. Clemens, RCA Review, vol. 39, 3/78, pp. 33-59.
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 1, 1982
Date of Patent: Feb 18, 1986
Assignee: Sanders Associates, Inc. (Nashua, NH)
Inventor: Ralph H. Baer (Manchester, NH)
Primary Examiner: Robert L. Richardson
Attorneys: Louis Etlinger, Richard I. Seligman
Application Number: 6/438,139
International Classification: H04N 5781;


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This time last year we were just settling into life as a family of 4 with our new arrival, little L. Like so many significant life events it seems so recent that I can hardly believe it was her first birthday earlier this week, and at the same time the day she was born feels like an age ago. I certainly feel like I've known her forever. I love the tradition of marking birthdays with a letter. This is my first proper attempt so I'm going to make it short and sweet.
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I love you no matter what you do, and always will, but there are so many things you do that make it so very easy.
I love your let-me-at-it attitude. So keen to join in your sister's games, so keen to explore, to try new things. You dive straight into everything. Not like a bumbling fool, but like you know, even at your tender age, that life should be lived to the full. You're often a step ahead of me - you got yourself some old shoes out the cupboard just before you started walking a few weeks ago. I particularly love it when you rock-out with a little wriggle-jig if you like some music, or anything else that's happening. Keep on climbing!
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And I'm so amused that the first clear words you say regularly are "poo poo"! And you say it so cutely. There's a story behind this but I'm trying to keep this short...
I constantly fight the urge to compare you to your sister. It should be no surprise that you're uniquely you. And whilst you are so very different to little M, you're also so similar. You'd be the best playmates if we didn't have to constantly supervise to make sure no one gets hurts by your shared exuberance. I can't wait to see what mischief you both get up as you grow stronger, wiser, and no doubt funnier together.
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Many insurers issue a business owner's policy in case of accidental loss. The policy generally provides a number of different types of coverage, including business interruption coverage. Business interruption coverage provides that, that in case of a loss that affects business income, the insurer will pay for the actual loss sustained due to the necessary suspension of operations during the period of restoration. Unfortunately, the calculation used to determine coverage often allows insurers to avoid paying the full amount of actual lost business income.
If you are a business owner that has suffered a loss, such as a fire, we invite you to Contact Us to speak with an attorney about your situation and ensure that you receive all of the reimbursement you are entitled to under your policy.
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The standard used by the insurance industry to calculate business income loss is designed to calculate the loss in net income/lost profits. The insurer collects the gross receipts over a given historical period, such as the prior twelve (12) months of operations. It then subtracts the revenues actually earned during the period in question. This is known as lost revenue. The insurer then subtracts the cost of goods sold from the lost revenue. What is left is the net income/profit that the business would have earned if the loss had not occurred.
The Formula Used by the Legal Profession
While insurers use their own formula to determine their reimbursement amount, that formula typically does not align exactly with the language used to define "business income" within the policy itself. The text of one standard provision reads, "Business Income means the: (a) Net Income (Net Profit or Loss before income tax) that would have been earned or incurred if no direct physical loss or physical damage had occurred; and (b) Continuing normal operating expenses incurred, including payroll." A plain reading of this language suggests that in time of suspended operations, a business is entitled to payment from an insurer for both the net income lost, plus normal operating expenses actually incurred.
The interpretation of this policy language was at issue in Polymer Plastics Corp. v. Hartford Cas. Ins. Co.[1] In Polymer Plastics, the plaintiff, a business that sustained a loss to its facility because of storm damage, argued that it was entitled to "continuing normal operating expenses" in addition to "net income" as per the express language within the policy.[2] The court found this interpretation of the policy was not supported because the policy states that the insurer will only pay for the loss of business income sustained due to the suspension of operations caused by the loss.[3] The court essentially conflated the common definition of the phrase "loss of business income" with the policy definition of the term "business income" to come to the desired result, despite the obvious fact that "business income" was expressly defined within the policy and there was no rational support for the contention that the parties intended for two definitions of the same term to co-exist simultaneously.
The Court then articulated a formula for calculating business interruption loss that is slightly different that the one used by the insurance industry. Specifically, the court stated that the "formula for 'actual loss of business income'. . . is: Net Income (that would have been earned/incurred) plus Continuing Normal Operating Expenses (actually incurred) minus Gross Income (actually earned)."[4] Of note, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Nevada District Court's decision in an unpublished opinion.[5]
By way of example, let's assume that Business A suffered a fire in one of its facilities and, while it had a historic monthly income of $100,000 per month, during the suspension of operations it has only been able to generate $50,000 per month. Let's also assume that Business A has a cost of goods sold that equals seventy percent (70%) of gross income.
Using the district court's formulation of the policy provisions to calculate business interruption loss, Business A's net income would have been $30,000 ($100,000 – $70,000 = $30,000), which added to the normal operating expenses actually incurred of $35,000 ($50,000 x .7 = $35,000), minus the gross income actually earned of $50,000, totals a lost business income of $15,000 ($65,000 – $50,000 = $15,000). Of note, while the Federal district court framed the business interruption loss formula differently than it is commonly framed by the insurance industry, both formulas achieve the same result.
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Application of the business interruption loss formula is simple in theory, but in practice, insurers are in the business of making money, and one of the ways they do this is by adjusting the value of the claim downward. The insurance adjuster may calculate historic monthly income by considering the average monthly income over an extended period of time in order to reduce the historic average monthly gross revenues, even though it is plain from the balance sheet that there has been significant recent growth.
For example, six months prior to the loss, Business A may have grown from $100,000 in gross monthly revenue to $150,000 in gross monthly revenue through acquisition of an additional store. However, if the insurance adjuster calculates the average gross monthly revenue using the prior twelve (12) months, the average gross monthly income will total $125,000, not $150,000. This will reduce the amount of lost profit a business owner would otherwise be entitled to under the policy.
Alternatively, the insurer may reduce the amount owed to a business owner under the terms of the policy by inflating the cost of goods sold so that the monthly net income that would have been generated is diminished. This is done through artificial inflation of payroll, utilities, taxes, and other costs associated with the provision of goods or services by the business, or by failing to properly account for extra expenses occasioned by the loss. Unfortunately, in practice most insurers will not show the math they used to calculate business interruption loss and expect the business owner to blindly accept that the insurer paid what was owed.
Tactics Used by the Insurance Industry to Increase Their Own Profits
Further complicating business interruption loss is the fact that a business can suffer a cash-crunch as revenues plummet because of contracted operations caused by the loss. Insurers oftentimes sit on payments they know are due and owing until the end of the restoration period, knowing immediate payment is required for continued liquidity and viability of the business. They also delay restoration of normal operations by failing to timely authorize payments to contractors for repairs, or to timely authorize payment to replace equipment. Again, insurance companies are in the business of making money, and one of the ways they do that is by delaying payment as long as possible on as many claims as possible so that they can reap the time-benefit of invested premiums. This can result in significant permanent damage to a business and can even render it insolvent, yet insurers will not acknowledge the decreased value of the business caused by the delay in payment, and will maintain that they are only required to cover the net income lost during the period of restoration.
If you have suffered a covered loss for which you are entitled to business interruption payments, it is very difficult to know whether an insurer is correctly calculating your business income loss. Chances are, they are not, and most of the time they will not show you their calculations. Often, on your own, you may be limited in your ability to prevent your insurer, who has agreed to protect your interests, from instead harming you by putting their own interests first.
If you are a business owner that has suffered a loss, such as a fire, we invite you to Contact Us and speak with an experienced attorney about your situation. Doing so can make the difference between the ultimate viability or insolvency of your business.
[1] 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 103077 (D. Nev. Sept. 26, 2006).
[2] Polymer Plastics, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 103077 at *17.
[3] Id.
[4] Id. at 22.
[5] Polymer Plastics Corp. v. Hartford Cas. Ins. Co., No. 08-17497 (9th Cir. 2010).


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The total eligible cost of the project is 2,095,202 EUR. Our company is entitled to 50% of the grant, 85% of which is financed by the Connecting Europe Facility and the remaining 15% (as well as the cost of VAT) is financed from domestic funds. The grant agreement between the European Commission and Ministry for Innovation and Technology and grant contracts between the Ministry and the beneficiary organizations have been concluded, the preparatory works are in process.
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Daily Mail – A little boy can breathe a little more easily after he was donated a vibrating bed which shakes loose dangerously high levels of mucus from his lungs while he sleeps.
Jack Johnstone, six, suffers from a severe form of Cystic Fibrosis (CF), which has recently led him to be hospitalised once a month, as he battles life-threatening infections caused by a build up of the mucus on his chest. Before the arrival of the bed, Jack's parents Tina and Kevin, 33, from Preston, Lancashire, were told that their son's chest had 'significantly deteriorated' due to the number of infections he had contracted. Doctors told the couple that Jack's quality of life and life expectancy had been reduced, but could not tell them by how much, simply that it had been a terminal effect.
His lung capacity only reached a maximum of 59 per cent, leaving him breathless and at risk of lethal infections. But thanks to the donation of the £3,000 bed, Jack's condition is better than ever. In just one month of sleeping in the bed, his lung capacity has already increased by eight per cent.
It works by vibrating at different levels on different areas of Jack's back to loosen the sticky fluid and cause him to cough it up, in turn saving his life. Mrs Johnstone, 38, said: 'Jack has never coughed up any mucus in the whole of his life. 'But since he has had the bed, he's started clearing it from his chest. It's amazing, it's actually saving his life.'
The youngster is forced to spend two weeks in hospital every three months to provide him with life-saving treatment, and his condition is reviewed on each visit to hospital, with his medication altered to ensure he is able to have the best quality of life possible.
The little boy is a keen fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis trust and had been trying to raise enough money to buy the bed himself. Doctors told the couple that Jack's quality of life and life expectancy had been reduced. But, after hearing of his condition through his fundraising efforts, manufacturers Niagara donated one of their beds for free.
I'm going to step out of the typical Water Cooler Talk for a while. Shout out to the little homie, Jack. Glad to hear you've found help with caring for your Cystic Fibrosis. 6-years old is too young to have to deal with such an adult responsibility but you and your folks seem to be meeting it head-on. You make the CF community proud. And an even bigger shout out to Niagara Adjustable Beds for donating the bed. That's one of the most upstanding things I've heard in a while. Truly remarkable. Nowadays everything seems to be about the bottom dollar, a what can you do for me. But instead, Niagara is helping save a life. Too often patients go without therapy or medicine because its just too expensive to keep taking. The pharmaceutical companies know this. Doctors know this. But there seems to be little to no headway into changing it. Obviously not everything can or should be free. People need to get paid. But in cases like this where you could save a young man's life, there should always be some type of consideration put into affect. And I'm glad Niagara did that. You can bet your bottom dollar they're getting tweeted from me. Then I'm looking up one of their beds. I know I just purchased a new one earlier this year, but shit, if this will save my life I'll donate my new bed to some poor kid . I'll be the Niagara for poor children.
Keep it up, little man. Don't let the doctors or the illness keep you down. Remain doing what you have to do, enjoy your new bed and never take life for granted. There's a reason why life-expectancy is estimated and not guaranteed. Keep fighting the good fight, Jack.


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In their remote cottage on the British coast, a long-married pair of retired nuclear physicists live a modest life in the aftermath of a natural disaster, giving scrupulous care to energy rationing, their garden, their yoga practice. When former colleague Rose reappears after 38 years, her presence upends the couple's equilibrium and trust. As the fallout from long-ago decisions comes hurtling into view, Rose unveils a proposal that threatens more than their marriage. A hit in London and New York, Lucy Kirkwood's latest is a taut and disquieting thriller about responsibility and reparation—what one generation owes the next.
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Queen Elizabeth II opened the world's first commercial nuclear power station at Calder Hall in Cumberland on October 17, 1956. Lord Privy Seal Richard Butler described the moment as "epoch-making," and the chairman of the Atomic Energy Authority, Sir Edwin Plowden, said that "Nothing that comes after will be able to detract from the importance of this first great step forward." Plowden, like many, saw the opening of the plant as heralding in "a second industrial revolution" with nuclear power as its basis.Read More
In a small cottage on the British coast, Hazel makes a modest life for herself and her husband Robin in the aftermath of a natural disaster that's led to the meltdown of a nuclear reactor at a power plant. Hazel and Robin are retired nuclear physicists, having helped to open the plant in the 1970s. Now, ensconced in their vacation cabin while waiting for the government to clear their return to their farmhouse in the current "exclusion zone", Hazel follows the rules, stays occupied, and is waiting it out.Read More
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It's a common catcall from the stands that "we should be beating this shit". This probably means, in part, "we, with our relative financial power, should be beating this team with its relative financial power". This, in part, is true; although if money were the only factor in success, then Newcastle would be the 14th best club in the world.
In part the call probably means "we (as in, with the spirits of Joey Beauchamp, Matt Elliot, John Aldridge et al ghosting around the pitch) should be beating them (without such luminaries on their side). Our history counts for nothing, of course, a theme I've returned to a number of times.
The fact is, following yesterday's comprehensive victory over Halifax, we are now beating teams we should be beating. This is opposed to losing, through ability and complacency, to teams we should be beating as it was earlier in the season.
Equally, we're losing to teams we want to be competing with. The Conference for the last couple of years has been characterised by one dominant team (Dagenham, Aldershot), 5-6 competent play-off contenders, 3-4 relegation certainties, and a whole pile of dross in the middle.
For next season, of course, we really want to be sitting out front preparing for league football. If we can't do this then we need to be comfortably in the pack for the play-offs. This means breaking into, then competing with the mini-league of play-off contenders.
For most of the season we're been deep in the mire of the dross, some distance from the play-offs. It would appear we're approaching the border between the dross and the play-off contenders. How we compete with the likes of Stevenage and Torquay will give us a good indication of what is needed over the summer to give us a good season next year.


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I promised you more sexy cowboy action yesterday, I am not a woman to wave a sexy cowboy in anybody's face and not follow through. Either figuratively or literally. So today, P is for Patty Devlin, another of the fantastic authors behind the Sons of Johnny Hastings boxset.
|Looks like you may have forgotten your shirt there, lawman,
Don't worry, though. It's fine.
Celia Whitman arrives in town as the new schoolteacher having managed to secure the position by conveniently forgetting to mention her sex when she sent in her application. Which is unfortunate given that the position was clearly only open to male applicants. The school board are adamant that their frontier town is no place for a single lady but give her an alternative to being sent home on the next train: marry one of their local bachelors to ensure the protection of a husband.
And luckily for us, the sexy alpha lawman is just the man for the job. I absolutely love this set up. A forced marriage is a great way to throw two heroes together. It's often used to great effect in medieval romances but difficult to pull off in other time periods.
Patty Devlin finds a way to make this happen in a totally credible way. It makes sense for Celia to accept the condition, it makes sense for Jackson to agree to it and it makes sense (in an old-fashioned sexist kind of a way) for the school board to insist upon in it in the first place. So we have two people who barely know another joined together in holy matrimony and having to make the best of it. And although Jackson is going to insist on disciplining his new wife from day one, he is far too much of a gentleman to insist on other intimate husbandly duties. Which of course makes it all the sweeter when this finally happens...
She timidly kissed his chin. "Jackson, could you—would you... make me your wife for real?"
She was pretty sure it was a groan, the guttural sound that came from deep within his chest. He pushed her away and looked down at her face, staring at her hard. He still looked angry, or in pain.
"Woman, you know what you're asking for?" It sounded like it hurt for him to talk. Did she know what she asked? No, but she wanted to be his. Wholly his, totally and completely his. She trusted him to know her.
"Yes, I love you. I've never loved anybody before. I've never been loved or cared for the way that you care for me. I want to give myself to you, Jackson."
It was a groan, a roar, something animalistic as he scooped her up and strode to the bedroom. He deposited her on her feet in front of the bed and his nimble fingers went right to work on the buttons at her neck.
"Are you absolutely sure, Cecelia? Once you give yourself to me, you can't take it back. I'm a possessive man. I make no apologies."
|How did they decide which couple got to go on the front of the box, do you think?
I'm guessing all the cowboys arm-wrestled. Shirtless.
Choose one of the two men, or take the return ticket and head home. It wasn't much of a choice. Celia had worked and studied so hard to have a school of her own. And she had known that they might be a little upset. She knew exactly what they had wanted. It was stated very clearly in the advertisement and she could probably read and write better than anyone one of them.
Jackson sure never planned to marry, and how could he when his name would be a disgrace to his bride? So why had he fought so hard to keep her from marrying the other man? He could have shrugged it off and gotten out of there, but he just couldn't do it. The new school teacher needed someone who would stay on her tail and teach her a lesson or else she'd run right into danger.
But, he'd have to be honest with her and tell her about that no good scoundrel who had sired him. She at least had a right to know he was a bas—illegitimate, that the man who fathered him had left his mother alone to fend for herself. Then if Celia could handle that, well, they could work the rest out. Besides, there weren't any other good choices and she simply couldn't be without a husband.
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