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To: EDSTAC Members and Alternates
From: Communications and Outreach Work Group
Subject: Proposed Recommendations from the Communications and Outreach Work Group for EDSTAC Consideration
Date: February 10, 1998
The Communications and Outreach Work Group (COWG) proposes the EDSTAC consider the following recommendations for inclusion in the final EDSTAC report to EPA. A brief description of recommendations to EPA, as well as COWG recommendations to the Committee, are provided below for the Committee's consideration and review. The COWG intends to use this document as the foundation for the work group's presentation at the EDSTAC's December plenary meeting in Orlando, Florida. Once the COWG has the Committee's "buy-in" and approval of these recommendations, the work group will move forward with drafting the EDSTAC report language for Committee review.
Recommendations to the EPA
RECOMMENDATION # 1: EDSTAC recommends that EPA develop and implement a comprehensive national education, communication and outreach strategy for the screening and testing program and endocrine disruptor Issues
An effective and comprehensive education, communication and outreach strategy for EPA's screening and testing program is necessary if the program is to succeed. The issue of endocrine disruption is very technical and scientific in nature. The screening and testing program will inevitably produce an abundance of information on this issue, some of which may be controversial and sensitive to various interests and may, therefore, have great implications for the public. As results of the screening and testing program are generated it will become increasingly imperative that EPA educate the public and communicate what this information means and/or does not mean. The success or failure of the screening and testing program could be contingent on the amount and quality of information that the public receives.
Such a strategy is comprised of many different components, all of which seek to create an open and transparent process that will enable all interested members of the public to learn about the issue of endocrine disruption and, more specifically, about the screening and testing program for their own purposes and/or for the purpose of providing information to others. The strategy should take into consideration basic questions such as: (1) who is the audience?; (2) what is the message?; (3) at what junctures is communication necessary?; through what vehicles and mechanisms should information be communicated?; (4) at what particular levels, using what language, and by means of what types of documents should communication occur?; (5) what is the motive for communicating (e.g., public protection and right-to-know, seek well informed and educated audience)?; and (6) was the communication successful (e.g., did the public understand the message?)?
As EPA creates and implements this comprehensive national education, communication and outreach strategy, EDSTAC recommends that the Agency consider including the following components:
An effective public health communication activity should begin with a thorough understanding of the target audience, as indicated above. Therefore, EPA should clearly identify who their audience is, and analyze what the needs are of each audience segment, prior to implementation of the screening and testing program and, more specifically, the national education, communication and outreach strategy.
Tailor:Given the diversity in the audience interested in this issue, EPA should provide information tailored for the various segments of its audience. Messages should be clear, concise, understandable, and useful to all interested members of the public.
Communicate Uncertainties/Disagreements: Given the scientific uncertainties that surround the issue of endocrine disruption, and the role that such uncertainties play in the decision-making process of the Screening and Testing Program, EPA should clearly communicate to the public things such as:
- what is known;
- what is not known;
- what level of uncertainties are or are not established;
- what has been done to reduce uncertainties;
- what will be done to further reduce uncertainties;
- the caveats that are built into setting standards and developing risk assessments; and
- the disagreements in the scientific community that arise from uncertainty about endocrine disruptors.
Assure Validity of Program: To allay any public concern about industry-conducted screens and tests, and to assure the validity of the Screening and Testing Program, EPA should clearly articulate the complete process followed and the safeguards that are in place to ensure that discrepancies do not occur within the system.
In order to fully educate and inform the public, EPA should (at a minimum) communicate the following endocrine disruption activities:
- Announce the completion of the EDSTAC process and the receipt of its report and recommendations;
- Announce EPA's response to the EDSTAC's report and recommendations, including issues surrounding the scope, timing elements, and interpretation of results of the screening and testing program; and
- Announce the results of the screening and testing program in periodic timeframes, including:
- After the initial pre-screening when chemicals are sorted into categories and prioritized for next steps (i.e., when chemicals are identified to go directly to Hazard Assessment, "Hold" unless..., or into systematic priority setting);
- Before chemicals go into either the "high throughput pre-screening" track or the "prioritized for phase I screening and testing" track;
- After each phase when a chemical (or group) is targeted for further testing or for no further testing at this time; and
- When an endocrine disruptor has been identified.
EPA should use a combination of proactive communication (EPA-initiated efforts to put information in the hands of the public via a variety of means, such as outreach mailings, press releases, public briefings, etc.) and passive communication (EPA makes the information available for those who wish to access and acquire the information, via the Internet, FR notices, trade journals, etc.). Proactive communication should be used at key points in the program when information is generated that will affect the subsequent screening and testing. Passive communication is best for updates, program progress, and providing larger amounts of more detailed information.
In order to fully reach all segments of the interested audience, EPA should use as many as possible of the variety of vehicles available to communicate endocrine disruption issues and the Screening and Testing Program -- including, but not limited to, the following:
- The Federal Register
- The media (national television, radio, and print news; trade press; etc.)
- The Internet/Web Site
- Public meetings (town hall, church, PTA...)
- School presentations (all grade levels)
- Association meetings (e.g., scientific, medical, technical, etc.)
- Speaking engagements
- Workshops, seminars
- Periodicals
- Magazines, trade journals
- Train-the-trainer type activities
- EPA's Environmental Education Grants and Regional Education Grants Programs
- Regional and state staff members
- Other federal, state, and local government agencies
To ensure messages reach all segments of the interested audience, EPA should use as many mechanisms of communication as possible--including, but not limited to, the following:
- Federal Register Notices (FRNs)
- Pesticide Registration Notices (PRNs)
- Press releases, press advisories, notes-to-correspondents
- Question and answer documents
- Fact sheets (general and specific)
- Periodical reports (e.g., quarterly updates, annual reports, etc.)
- Pamphlets, booklets, brochures, tri-folds
- Video presentations
- Audio presentations
- Slide presentations
The COWG is in the process of drafting a sample Q&A fact sheet addressing the list of questions presented to the Priority Setting Work Group prior to the last plenary in New York. These questions deal with the interpretation of the list of chemicals designated as having priority for screening and/or testing in Phase I. The work group envisions EPA utilizing such documents as a means of describing basic features of lists and other data developed throughout the screening and testing program. Once finalized by the work group and reviewed by the Committee, it is recommended that this document be included as an appendix to the report. A list of the questions being discussed at the work group level is attached to this document.
As the interest in the endocrine disruption issues increases, there is a growing need for basic information that can be used in giving presentations to diverse audiences. Although the content of endocrine presentations will vary depending on the audience and the presenter, there is certain basic information that is agreed upon by most experts in the field and needs to be communicated. Many of the communication mechanisms listed above could be included in such a library.
RECOMMENDATION # 2: EDSTAC recommends that EPA allocate sufficient resources, and provide high-level attention, to conducting the national education, communications and outreach strategy.
Management of the screening and testing program will be a significant new responsibility of the EPA. In order to conduct a comprehensive national education, communications and outreach strategy for this program and for endocrine disruption issues in an effective manner, EPA must have available and commit adequate: staff in various disciplines (scientific, technical, communication/information); funding (budget earmarked specifically for endocrine disruption efforts); and high-level attention to these tasks. This complicated subject matter, and the number of EPA offices involved, makes it critical for the Agency to carefully scrutinize and coordinate the communications regarding the results of screening and testing program, as well as other endocrine disruption information. To ensure that this national strategy is conducted (within and outside the Agency) in a consistent and coordinated manner, EDSTAC recommends that EPA manage all communication efforts surrounding the Screening and Testing Program at the Assistant Administrator-level.
Recommendations to the EDSTAC
RECOMMENDATION #1 to the EDSTAC: The EDSTAC should develop and participate in a "roll-out" strategy for the release of the draft and final report
The members of the EDSTAC have invested a great deal of time and energy into drafting these recommendations to the EPA in the form of a report. It is, therefore, appropriate for the Committee members to recommend a "roll-out" strategy to EPA for the release of the report prior to the SAB/SAP process, and then again for the release of the final report. The COWG has drafted a preliminary recommendation of a "roll-out" strategy for EDSTAC's transmittal of the "draft final" report to EPA by the end of February, 1998, and would like the Committee's feedback on this concept.
The basic recommendation that the work group is seeking comment on is that the Committee follow the NAS/NRC approach of having two oral briefings, coupled with a communications package containing a press release, a summary of the report, and how/where to obtain a copy and additional information. Copies of the report should be available to those attending the briefings. The first briefing would be to the press corps, and the second, for the stakeholder groups and interested public. Both briefings would be held on the same day. The press should receive the package of material 24 hours ahead of time, or whatever is the usual custom. The following is a suggested format (for both presentations):
1. Introduction by Dr. Goldman: explain the background, what the report is and isn't, the process, the general features of the report, and subsequent steps and timeframes.
2. Overview by the Co-chairs of each of the four work groups of each work group's deliberations and recommendations: Principles, Priority Setting, Screening and Testing, and Communications and Outreach.
3. Closing remarks by Dr. Goldman: emphasize the subsequent steps (what they are and what will happen at each step) and how/when comments on the report can be made.
4. Q&A session
Announcement of the briefings should be made 30 days in advance, using traditional EPA methods of making such announcements. The list of people who have been receiving EDSTAC material, including the list of 1,500 or so persons who received the EPA mailing in September should be included in the notification. Part of the communications methods would be the traditional Federal Register announcement of the SAP/SAB meeting and how the report can be obtained.
RECOMMENDATION #2 to the EDSTAC: Ensure commitment of EDSTAC members.
As discussed at the last plenary meeting in New York, Committee members preliminarily agreed to the concept of committing to the principles and agreements garnered throughout the consensus-building process. Language to this regard will be distributed for discussion at the plenary meeting in Orlando.
Example Questions for Q&A Fact Sheet
Being Drafted by COWG
This document will describe basic features of the list of chemicals which have been assigned to screening and/or testing in Phase I of the endocrine disruptor screening and testing program, including suggestions on how to interpret the list.
The following questions are being considered by the Communications and Outreach Work Group.
1. What does this list mean?
2. What are the chemicals on the list?
3. How were the chemicals selected?
4. Who was involved in creating the list?
5. Does the list include existing lists of chemicals thought to be potential endocrine disruptors?
6. What is known and unknown about the chemicals on the list?
7. What criteria were established for putting chemicals on the list?
8. Were the established criteria followed?
9. Are there other ways to get a chemical on the list, or considered for inclusion?
10. For what purpose will the list be used?
11. For what purpose should the list not be used?


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I don't even know where to start. All I can say is Go Hawks! I was lucky enough to be at the game, and without a doubt this was the greatest sporting experience of my life! This pic sums it up…taken right after the final knee was taken by Russell!
I have to say…this was an emotional game, not only for the players…but for us fans. When Sherman tipped that pass and Smith caught it for the interception…tears started streaming down my face. Yes, I cried. I thought I would have looked silly, but then I look around me and everyone was tearing up too. Based on some of the texts we got, I wasn't the only Rock-A-Holic feeling it!
I was at home watching the game and started to cry in front of the wife
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A poor homage to the Whisky Galore! from Ken Loach that's over-reliant on Irn-Bru and kilts.
The economy is in meltdown, unemployment is rising, public sector cuts are executed without mercy – give the PM a pearl necklace and it's Thatcher's Britain all over again. So where's the nation's foremost firebrand and social realist when you need him? Making cosy heist films, apparently.
Father-to-be Robbie (Paul Brannigan) is a regular in Glasgow's criminal courts. When he's sentenced to community service for the latest offence, he's assigned to a group led by Harry (John Henshaw), a generous soul with a passion for fine whisky.
Harry takes Robbie and the rest of the self-described 'NEDS' on an unofficial day trip to a distillery, where he hopes to expand their cultural horizons. They decide instead to stage a robbery, the proceeds of which Robbie will use to provide for his young family.
Paul Brannigan was plucked from the world which the film describes – and has the scars to prove it – so there's no doubting his authenticity. The problem is he's so authentically hard- faced, he lacks the expressiveness necessary to win an audience over. A detailed flashback to a particularly thuggish crime doesn't help this likeability issue – Robbie may be the one underdog in the history of cinema you won't find yourself rooting for.
If The Angels' Share was a film which steadfastly resisted sentiment, that wouldn't matter much, but as its whimsical title hints, Ken Loach is hoping to sprinkle some of the same Capra-esque fairy dust that made his 2009 film, Looking for Eric, such an unexpected joy.
Paul Laverty's script cuts a lot of corners to deliver our hero from the depths of hopelessness to a happy ending. Kindly relatives are on hand with luxurious rent-free accommodation, corruptible whisky connoisseurs turn up at just the opportune moment, and the police are all conveniently dense.
Without the finesse of a Hollywood heist to smooth them over, however, these wrinkles in credibility remain irritatingly obvious. You don't expect acrobatics over infra-red security beams in a Loach film, but some display of dexterity in the robbery itself would have been both entertaining and logical. Instead, Loach has washed his social realist credibility down the plughole and failed to compensate with charm, leaving only the sediment – petty crime, grey skies and grubby council flats – like a ring of grime round the bathtub.
A bigger disappointment is the misfired humour. As fans know, the director's best work is marked by those natural comic moments that arise from his improvisational methods – the football pitch scene in Kes, the building site banter in Riff-Raff.
Here the jokes seem stale, over-reliant on Irn-Bru and kilts, and often at the expense of the same Scottish working classes they're supposed to be giving a voice to. All of which makes for a rather poor homage to the Whisky Galore! spirit of genial subversion.
Whisky Galore! meets Oceans 11? Should be a giggle.
Mildly diverting, but undeniably disappointing.
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1 Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
2 Laboratory of Livestock Physiology, Immunology and Genetics, K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
3 Department of Functional Genomics & Bioregulation, Institute of Animal Genetics Mariensee, FLI, 31535, Neustadt, Germany
Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2012, 3:33 doi:10.1186/2049-1891-3-33Published: 6 November 2012
Muscle growth depends on the fusion of proliferate satellite cells to existing myofibers. We reported previously that 0–14 day intermittent feeding led to persistent retardation in myofiber hypertrophy. However, how satellite cells respond to such nutritional insult has not been adequately elucidated.
One-day-old broiler chicks were allocated to control (Con, ad libitum feeding), intermittent feeding (IF, feed provided on alternate days) and re-feeding (RF, 2 days ad libitum feeding after 12 days of intermittent feeding) groups. Chickens were killed on Day 15 and satellite cells were isolated. When cultured, satellite cells from the IF group demonstrated significant retardation in proliferation and differentiation potential, while RF partly restored the proliferation rate and differentiation potential of the satellite cells. Significant up-regulation of insulin like growth factor I receptor (IGF-IR) (P<0.05) and thyroid hormone receptor α (TRα) (P<0.05), and down-regulation of growth hormone receptor (GHR) (P<0.01) and IGF-I (P<0.01) mRNA expression was observed in freshly isolated IF satellite cells when compared with Con cells. In RF cells, the mRNA expression of IGF-I was higher (P<0.05) and of TRα was lower (P<0.01) than in IF cells, suggesting that RF restored the mRNA expression of TRα and IGF-I, but not of GHR and IGF-IR. The Bax/Bcl-2 ratio tended to increase in the IF group, which was reversed in the RF group (P<0.05), indicating that RF reduced the pro-apoptotic influence of IF. Moreover, no significant effect of T3 was detected on cell survival in IF cells compared with Con (P<0.001) or RF (P<0.05) cells.
These data suggest that early-age feed restriction inhibits the proliferation and differentiation of satellite cells, induces changes in mRNA expression of the GH/IGF-I and thyroid hormone receptors in satellite cells, as well as blunted sensitivity of satellite cells to T3, and that RF partially reverses these effects. Thus, a moderate nutritional strategy for feed restriction should be chosen in early chick rearing systems.


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Five Ways 'Law and Order: SVU' Ruined My Life
I don't really remember when I started watching Law and Order: SVU all the time. I'd always SEEN it. And I was acutely aware that my grandfather watched every episode of Law and Order available on TV on a given day. I think around junior year of college I started really committing to watching it (and dragging my roommate with me). But that's where the problems began.
There are so many ways that I'm obsessed with this show and I literally have so many feelings about it that I don't even know if five reasons is enough. I think Mariska Hargitay is the prettiest woman in the world and I'm so jealous of her ability to pull off short hair. I assume all detectives are super smart and committed to their jobs and am intensely obsessed with Ice-T and his relationship with Coco (who also appears in an episode) and love on Ice Loves Coco when they visit the set. I think they have used guest stars in some of the BEST ways on TV and I love that Dean Winters was a detective in the early episodes and then later went on to be Dennis Duffy. I also geeked out over seeing Stephanie March at JFK once and don't even get me started on Alex vs Casey debate. I can't decide which ADA I prefer and I refuse to recognize any others.
So, here are the five (major) ways SVU has ruined my life. (Honestly, they could all be titled Christopher Meloni or Elliot Stabler but we'll get to that.)
1. I Can't Look At My Fire Escape in the Same Light
I couldn't watch SVU alone at first.
Like, at all. Maybe it was that I'm just generally a scaredy cat. Or maybe it's because I was a young co-ed in New York City so basically every episode was about someone like me getting murdered. Either way, someone always had to be with me when I was watching it. Now I can watch it alone (like a boss), but back then it was way too scary to handle alone (it also doesn't hurt that now I've seen every episode – several times – so I know when I have to look away).
During a memorable SVU marathon (I think self-curated from DVR), I suddenly found myself alone in my apartment, at night, with the window open.
Except my living room window opens onto the fire escape and we all know SVU loves to use fire escapes. I spent the remainder of the night convinced either a murderer was going to be fleeing down my fire escape or someone was going to be running away from someone and jumping in my window or just the typical "Oh, we can see he got into the apartment through her open window on the fire escape" trick.
Well, I wasn't having any of that. I quickly closed the window and pulled down the blinds . . . and continued watching SVU.
2. It's Made Me Look at Every Situation as a Potential SVU Opening
It's hard to say if it's just the whole problem of living in NYC and watching a show where it feels like around every corner someone is going to rape and/or murder me.
But is also makes me be on high alert FOR those dead bodies. You know how every episode always starts with the fake-out where you think one person is going to die but they're actually just there to discover the body? Or like, the couple is just sitting down to dinner but then someone runs by them on fire? Well, I'm now convinced that I'm going to find a hand every time I look over a railing into the water or a corpse in an alley or something.
Grim, I know. But these are the images SVU has put into my head. This summer, on a beach outing, we ended up just making up our own SVU openings (the spoiled girl on her cell with her dad who encounters a dead person was my favorite).
I'll keep looking over those railings, into the water, and hoping I only find garbage.
3. Consistently Ruins Otherwise Productive Sunday Afternoons
So now that I've already spent years of my life being obsessed with SVU (as well as a VERY productive Winter-Hiatus-From-Working watching the entire series on Netflix Instant) you'd think I'd be done watching it.
But I'm not.
One of my favorite games to play is Yell Out Which SVU Episode It Is Before Whoever I'm Watching It With Can. (Yes. I'm awesome to watch TV with, this is true.)
The best part of the episode titles is that they're all one-word titles. So you just have to remember that the Jawbreaker-esque episode where the teenage girls murder their friend is called "Mean". Or that the one where Bob Saget implants his wife with a GPS chip because she's having an affair with Chris Sarandon is called "Choreographed" because Chris Sarandon plays a dance choreographer.
The issue is that this show is on ALL the time. I mean, every weekend there is a marathon and I already DVR every episode, so it just becomes this overwhelming game of How Much SVU Can One Person Possibly Consume In a Day.
Also, I'm not kidding in my bio. I DO think I'd do a better job curating Law and Order: SVU marathons than the USA network (usually).
4. Two words: Elliot. Stabler.
I don't even know how to start this.
We all just agree that Chris Meloni is the best, right? Like, I totally have a thing for guys with brown hair and blue eyes (having that hair/eye combo myself and also being very, very conceited) but like, he's just THE BEST.
Elliot Stabler is also the best. He has like, 100 kids (okay, 4 or 5), he's super hot and he is UN-stable at times – but only about saving kids. (See what they did there with his name? Brill.)
Elliot Stabler hates rapists. He also hates child molesters. This is a good thing. He's also a really talented cop. I'm pretty convinced if I had to go to the police station to give a report and he was there, I'd just ask him on a date rather than actually talk about the crime. It's just too much.
But I've recently realized that everyone loves Elliot Stabler.
Yes, I really re-tweeted two separate tweets about Detective Stabler, then realized it and commented on it. THEN realized they were both from fellow HelloGiggles people! Co-founder Molly AND Marissa Ross both tweeted about him and I just saw the words Stabler and didn't even give it a second thought.
Now that Christopher Meloni has left his gig on SVU, maybe he should get involved on here. Just saying.
5. "Wildlife", Season 10, episode 7
In 2008, an insane thing happened. The most epic episode of Law and Order: SVU aired and it was amazing.
The episode is called "Wildlife" and starts with Stabler being shot! And in the hospital! And Olivia comes in and is almost in tears and gasps, "I'm his partner" when they try to keep her out.
Then we go back a week and see where the episode started: a dead blonde girl. Well, this turns into a whole episode about smuggling animals. The details aren't what's important. What's important is we see everyone doing "their thing".
Stabler has to question someone at a nightclub and brings along Finn because "he knows the after hours club scene" (I'm not joking). I love whenever they use Ice-T in this way. My favorite is when it's about the football player "on the down low" and Finn explains to everyone what it means to be on the down low and then says, "I just know stuff" as an explanation. Genius.
Next, Stabler decides to go undercover on a whim. I LOVE when they go undercover. Nobody in a million years would ever think that Benson and Stabler are anything other than cops, so there's pretty much nothing more hilarious than watching them try to pretend to be anyone besides themselves.
Of course, he doesn't tell his poor wife, Kathy, he's going undercover so Olivia has to come to his rescue and calm Kathy down. Then she has to tell Stabler about this which leads to the best thing ever, which is Olivia having to pretend to be a hooker while Stabler's undercover with the Russian animal smugglers.
This is so that OMG KISS EACH OTHER NOW feeling that TV fans (such as myself) love.
But the best part of this episode happens at the very end and involves Captain Cragen. Cragan is easily one of the most underrated characters on TV. He's a recovering alcoholic, he has to play the dad to everyone and he's just generally badass, especially when he has to yell at the crew for getting out of line.
The end of the episode involves a show down at the Animal Smuggling Headquarters where a lot of fighting happens (with Stabler's arm in a sling) and Cragen steals the show by picking up a basketball WITH A MONKEY INSIDE. AND THEN THE MONKEY HUGS HIM. I like to think the monkey is saying, "Papa!" as he hugs Cragen but that's just me.
Here they are hanging out between takes, I assume
Video of the amazing moment on Best Week Ever.
The only thing missing here is a good Munch conspiracy theory, but with an episode this epic I'm not about to complain.
Also, my dream is to own two dogs (a dachshund and a bull dog) and name them Belzer and Ice-T. So, there's that as well.
(Featured image from here with me added, Chris Meloni pic from here, Benson/Stabler screengrab from here, Cragen/Monkey pic from here.)


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Cedric Benson did not practice Wednesday as he continues to recover from a hip flexor injury.
CINCINNATI - Although everyone continues to stress that everything is operating smoothly, it is looking more like Larry Johnson could be in the lineup for the Bengals Sunday in Oakland.
Johnson practiced with the team for the first time Wednesday and did get a couple of snaps, but mostly tried to immerse himself in the playbook. Also on the field was Cedric Benson, but he did not practice as he continues to recover from a hip flexor injury.
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Around a week ago, billionaire Alexander Antonov was shot in Kaliningrad. By some miracle, 18 bullets didn't kill him – he took five in the stomach, one in the chest and one blew off a finger.
It isn't clear exactly whom he'd upset but a glance at his CV reveals that he was president of no less than five banks. Banksters aren't flavour of the month anywhere. At the same time, in the UK, youths were busy vandalising the home of Sir Freddie Goodwin, disgraced former chief of RBS. Now in America, AIG employees are demanding extra security, noting some public ire about their obscene bonuses. Some claim to be living in fear.
When money goes walkabout, it can get nasty. During Russia's rouble crash, banksters were the biggest target for hitmen with over 90 blown away in one year. The oligarchs aren't too happy about this crash either. The 32 Russians on Forbes world richlist have lost a combined total of 250 billion since last year.
In contrast to Western governments throwing money at banksters, Russia isn't buying the 'too big to fail' argument from a bunch of crooks. There was a 50 billion fund set aside with the State Development Bank, but with the plummeting oil price this has been mostly frozen. It could be needed to quell social unrest. Meanwhile. Medvedev has told the metal and mining barons they'll have to reschedule their own debts, even if it means giving equity away to foreign investors.
The most knotty problems, however, are inter-oligarch disputes. For example, Mikhail Fridman's Alfa Bank wants a billion right now from Oleg Deripaska's RUSAL . . . but that happens to be 14bn short. Oleg can't raise anything against his GAZ auto company because Vladimir Lisin of Novolipetsk Steel is owed so much by GAZ he's forcing bankruptcy. Which in turn doesn't go down a storm with the investment oligarchs who will lose a few billion staked in GAZ.
The debt-go-round has become so huge and interwoven that it seems to be taking all the oligarchs down together. Perhaps some minor disputes will still be 'worked out' in a doorway. For the most part though, it's looking like the end of era – and a very short list of Russians on Forbes next year.


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As of late Saturday afternoon, nearly 9,200 Jefferson and St. Lawrence county residents were without power in what National Grid has called the worst ice storm to hit the north country in 15 years.
Its the largest crew weve had out there since 1998, said Karen Young, a media representative for National Grid, referring to the 1,600 National Grid workers currently on the scene working to restore power.
During the infamous January 1998 storm, between 3 and 5 inches of ice coated the north county and, according to the Weather Channel, an estimated 500,000 people across the Northeast were without electricity some for weeks.
According to the National Weather Service, an estimated 1 inch of ice fell in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties Saturday.
We were prepared, Ms. Young said. Im sure the workers are working as hard as possible to restore power to customers.
But the storm isnt over just yet. An additional 1⁄3 of an inch is forecasted to fall over the area Sunday, bringing the storm total closer to 1� inches. Reports said the St. Lawrence Valley could receive 2 inches.
Local and state authorities were quick to act. St. Lawrence County was under a State of Emergency on Saturday night, as well as a travel advisory issued by the St. Lawrence County Sheriffs Office.
The State of Emergency, which went into effect at 5 p.m. Saturday, barred non-emergency travel countywide. According to a news release issued by St. Lawrence County, the conditions threaten the public safety of the citizens of St. Lawrence County.
In Jefferson County, a hotline was established Saturday night by Jefferson County Emergency Management. The non-emergency hotline is designed for those needing information on the location of local shelters, any active evacuation plans and information on how to receive aid from the Red Cross, among others.
The number is (315) 786-6940.
From the moment the hotline was operational at approximately 6:45 p.m., Emergency Management said the phone was ringing off the hook.
National Grid said it was hoping to restore power to all of Jefferson County by 6:00 p.m., but as of 7:30 p.m. Saturday, nearly 7,200 Jefferson County residents were without power.
Ms. Young said National Grid hoped to have power restored to St. Lawrence County by 8:30 p.m. Saturday. As of 8:00 p.m., roughly 1,400 customers remained without power.
Lewis County appeared to have missed the worst of the storm. Despite the thousands of people without power in neighboring counties, there were no reported power outages in Lewis County as of 8 p.m. Saturday.
But Lewis County, as well as the rest of Central and Northern New York, remained under a flood watch until 10 p.m. Sunday.
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Posted: February 2, 2009, from the February 2009 issue of GCI Magazine.
- The oral care market is expected to experience a 2% compound annual growth rate 2007–2012.
- Organic, internal growth will be increasingly difficult to develop.
- Asia-Pacific and Latin America are anticipated to see respective growth rates of 19% and 24% 2007–2012.
- Chemical ingredients are being replaced by plant-based ingredients as functional claims for these ingredients increase.
- The key to sustained growth may be consumer education.
- Volume sales are likely to remain solid, but there is likely to be an increase in response to private label products.
According to Euromonitor International, in 2007 the global oral hygiene market grew 6%, broadly in line with overall cosmetics and toiletries market trends. The category is a solid and dependable sales engine—people always need toothpaste—and, as such, it has become far more commoditized than other parts of the cosmetics and toiletries market.
This has influenced the strategies of most leading manufacturers, which typically look for the consolidation of leadership positions by developing scale and global share rather than category-creating innovation. In short, the oral care category is proving difficult to add meaningful value to, as the scope for innovation narrows and mass-market imitations of products such as battery toothbrushes and whitening toothpastes quickly lessen the impact of new product categories.
Nonetheless, the category has continued to develop in value terms despite the enormous price pressure brought to bear on oral hygiene. This pressure is especially strong in the developed markets of Western Europe and North America, which accounted for a combined 49% share of global oral hygiene sales in 2007. Retailers such as Wal-Mart and U.K.-based Tesco are able to dictate pricing terms to producers, lower retail prices to consolidate market share, and carry extremely plausible and surprisingly sophisticated private label products.
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To counter price pressures, brand owners have had to resort to an increase in the number of product launches in order to stay ahead of trends. Colgate-Palmolive, for example, is leading the global oral hygiene market with a 24% share (60% of its business is in oral hygiene), and claims to have launched 772 new products in all categories of its cosmetics and toiletries portfolio in 2007—with the bulk of those being oral hygiene products. How much of this is genuine innovation is debatable. Most new products coming to market appear to be new flavors or packaging, or toothbrushes with strong claims for increased cleaning power. This looks like tweaking, and these new launches typically do not provide gains beyond the short term.


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The public can now watch construction on Illinois State University's campus with two live webcams now available.
Visitors can view construction online at www.GoRedbirds.com/hancockrenovation . Links to the two webcams are located on the top, right-hand corner of the page.
The Hancock Stadium camera has the ability for users to control the angle, while the Bone Student Center camera is a larger, static live shot. Instructions on how to move the Hancock Stadium camera are located on at the bottom of the navigation bar on the left-hand side of the page.
According to William Walters of the University's Facilities, Planning and Construction, the structural steel will start to arrive Thursday, Dec. 13, with the setting of the steel to begin next week, weather permitting.
The renovations to Hancock will provide a new front door to the University, climbing seven stories tall in brick and glass. New amenities will include:
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The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, today welcomed the coalition Government's plans to invest heavily in London's infrastructure, driving growth with thousands of new jobs and securing the capital's global competitiveness.
Key commitments from the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Autumn Statement to Parliament include:
- supporting the extension of the Northern Line to Battersea and the creation of new stations at Battersea and Nine Elms which will help deliver an estimated 16,000 new homes and 25,000 new jobs.
- building a new crossing across the Lower Thames east of London, for example Dartford. The Government has identified three possible locations for a crossing which it will consult on in 2013 as well as exploring options for tackling Junction 30 of the M25 and pressures on the A13 corridor.
- working with the Mayor and Transport for London to explore options for proposed other additional river crossings, for example at Silvertown, and encouraging pension funds to provide much of the investment
- a commitment to an open debate to explore the capital's future airport capacity needs including the potential for a new airport in the Thames Estuary
- providing £80 million to support the Southern Rail franchise's procurement of 130 new carriages to operate in south London.
- investing millions to accelerate the planned improvements to junctions 23-27 of the M25
- extending the Oystercard travel payment system outside London to cover more of the South East's transport network
- £130 million for London's transport budget to keep the January fare increases down to RPI+1 per cent rather than RPI+2 per cent
- investment from a new £100 million urban broadband fund that will see London become a 'super-connected city' with 80-100 megabits per second superfast broadband
- a share of the £600 million fund to create an estimated 100 additional Free Schools by the end of this Parliament and a share of the additional £600 million for school places available from 2012-13 to help local authorities with the greatest demand.
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson said:
"This huge commitment to London is fantastic news that will significantly boost jobs and growth, keep the capital moving during the downturn and help us address the capacity issues that are critical to it remaining globally competitive. Maintaining London's position as the motor of the UK economy will return huge revenues to the exchequer that will benefit the whole UK for years to come.
"Most importantly it further unlocks the massive potential of two long neglected areas of the capital in Nine Elms and east London, creating desperately needed jobs and apprenticeships and improving the lives of the thousands of Londoners."
"This is a terrific settlement which not only delivers immediate support to the economy but also commits to an open debate on airport capacity to secure London's position as a major international transport hub."
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GLEN VIEW, Ill. -- Competing amongst a field featuring a handful of the nation's top teams and players, the Wisconsin women's golf team held their ground on Tuesday at the Windy City Collegiate Classic in Glen View, Ill.
Hosted by Northwestern at the Glen View Golf Course, the 54-hole tournament featured 10 teams ranked in the top 50 of the Golfweek college women's golf rankings, including six top-25 teams.
Ranked 50th in the nation, the Badgers entered the final day of golf in ninth place after collectively shooting a 23-over par 300-299--599 on Monday. UW went on to finish the tournament ninth, finishing Tuesday with an 18-over 306 and carding a final score of 41-over par 300-299-306--905.
No. 6 Arizona took home the team title with its final score of 15-over par 293-289-297--879. No. 2 Washington was edged out, finishing runner-up with a 19-over par 287-293-303--883. Host Northwestern, ranked No. 34, finished in third place with a 20-over par 298-294-292--884.
Earning the individual title was April McCoy of TCU, who began her day tied for seventh but surged to the top of the leader board by shooting a final-day 3-under par and finishing the tournament with a 2-under par 73-72-69--214.
Lindsay Danielson finished her impressive tournament carding a 3-over par 75 in her final round, which brought her tournament total to a 4-over par 73-72-75--220 and 13th place finish.
Following up her impressive 36-hole outing, the senior from Osceola, Wis., carded two birdies and five bogeys in her final day of action and carded just two strokes off her career-low 54-hole total (68-144-218).
Wisconsin's Kris Yoo ended her tournament in a tie for 26th place after shooting a 5-over par 77 and finishing with a final score of 9-over par 75-73-77--225. Aaren Ziegler shot a 13-over par 77-75-77--229 to tie for 40th place and Kimberly Dihn finished in a tie for 52nd place with her 15-over par 75-79-77--231. Alexis Nelson closed out UW scoring with a 29-over par 80-81-84--245 to finish in a tie for 73rd place.
Alyssa Elliott also traveled and competed as an individual with the team placing in a tie of 75th with her 30-over par 81-82-83--246
The Wisconsin women prepare next for the Hoosier Fall Invite, held at Belterra Resort in Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 13-14.
BADGER SCORES 13 Lindsay Danielson 73-72-75--220, +4
T26 Kris Yoo 75-73-77--225, +9
T40 Aaren Ziegler 77-75-77--229, +13
T52 Kimberly Dinh 75-79-77--231, +15
T73 Alexis Nelson 80-81-84--245, +29 T75 Alyssa Elliott 81-82-83-246, +30* TEAM SCORES 1 Arizona 293-289-297--879, +15
2 Washington 287-293-303--883, +19
3 Northwestern 298-294-292--884, +20
4 UC Davis 297-293-295--885, +21
T5 Oklahoma State 298-294-299--891, +27
T5 Iowa State 296-290-305--891, +27
7 Notre Dame 294-294-305--893, +29
8 Texas Tech 299-299-303--901, +37
9 Wisconsin 300-299-306--905, +41
10 Ohio State 300-303-304--907, +43
13 Kent State 303-311-310--924, +60
14 UNC Wilmington 309-308-312--929, +65
15 Colorado 308-303-320--931, +67
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As a child some of my favorite movies were (in no particular order): E.T., The Neverending Story, Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal and of course TRON. Suffice to say my leanings toward sci-fi and futuristic dystopian theorizing has followed me well into adulthood, so imagine how amped I was to hear that Disney was coming out with a follow-up to the cult classic TRON called Tron: Legacy. My impending excitement was turned up another notch when it was announced that Daft Punk would be the masters of audio for the film and then my mind was totally blown when I saw this Tron Legacy Opening Ceremony capsule collection.
Working with Disney Consumer Products, the Opening Ceremony designers created a futuristic, minimalist collection with sharp tailoring, neon colors and laser-cut lace detailing. At first glance the awesome Tulip dresses look like scuba suit material, however are actually a wool/nylon blend. The coats remind me a bit of Jil Sander with their slim fit and exaggerated collars. And those shoes?! Neoprene sock boots!? I'll take a pair in every color, thanks.
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|Nocturnal blood pressure elevation predicts progression of albuminuria in elderly people with type 2 diabetes.
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|PMID: 18174766 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|Ambulatory 24-hour pulse pressure predicts progression of albuminuria in persons with diabetes mellitus. The authors assessed whether nocturnal blood pressure (BP) patterns added predictive information and examined the multivariate-adjusted association of nocturnal BP patterns with progression of urine albumin excretion during follow-up in a multiethnic cohort of older people (n=957) with type 2 diabetes mellitus who were free of macroalbuminuria. Albuminuria was assessed by spot urine measurement of albumin-to-creatinine ratio at baseline and annually for 3 years. Participants were categorized according to their sleep/wake systolic BP ratio as dippers (ratio </=0.9; n=295), nondippers (flat nocturnal pattern, ratio >0.9 to 1; n=475), and nocturnal BP risers (ratio >1; n=187). The proportion exhibiting progression of albuminuria in dippers, nondippers, and risers was 17.6%, 22.9%, and 27.3%, respectively (P for linear trend = .01). A nocturnal BP rise was independently associated with progression of albuminuria (hazard ratio, 1.68; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.09-2.60; P=.02), whereas office pulse pressure was not. When ambulatory 24-hour pulse pressure was added to the model, the nocturnal BP rise remained an independent predictor of progression of albuminuria (hazard ratio, 1.58; 95% CI, 1.02-2.45; P=.04). Nocturnal nondipping (without BP increase) was not an independent predictor. In conclusion, nocturnal BP rise on ambulatory monitoring is superior to office BP to predict worsening of albuminuria in elderly individuals with type 2 diabetes and adds to the information provided by 24-hour pulse pressure.
|Walter Palmas; Thomas Pickering; Jeanne Teresi; Joseph E Schwartz; Kazuo Eguchi; Lesley Field; Ruth S Weinstock; Steven Shea
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If the models at New York Fashion Week have to pass an age requirement, shouldn't its attendees have to follow one, too? Six-year-old beauty queen Eden Wood of Toddler's and Tiaras fame lit up a runway in New York City by, well, basically doing more of the same thing she's known for having done on television.
Page Six reports the miniature diva strutted down a catwalk at the Bryant Park Hotel in an event called "The Cowgirl Riders Debutante Fashion Show," where Real Housewife Kelly Bensimon chaperoned Wood and other itty bitty models walking and dancing down the runway. At one point, Bensimon had to get on the runway to get a particularly shy little girl to move around to the music.
Not so for Wood, who danced obligingly (and apparently sort of seductively) to such musical hits as U Can't Touch This and Ice Ice Baby. During one of the songs, Wood took off the jean jacket she was wearing to reveal a two=piece denim costume. During another, she slapped her own behind.
Offensive? Yes. Illegal? Should be, but sadly, no. But it pales in comparison to the monster tantrum Wood is said to have thrown the day before at the tents. At the Allure Fashion Week Lounge, Wood asked to have her teeth whitened, but was turned away when the technician wielding the tooth whitening laser told her she was too young. Wood, who started screaming, was apparently unconsolable — after winning over 300 pageants she's used to getting what she wants, after all.
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The Fourth Plenary Session Of The National People's Congress
Incoming President Xi Jinping follows behind the outgoing Chinese... NachrichtenfotoAlle Menschen,Aufwarten,Bestof,Folgen,Horizontal,Hu Jintao,Kongressversammlung,Militär,Offizielles Treffen,Peking,Plenarsitzung,Politik,Politische Wahl,Regierung,Themengebiet,Topix,Vitalität,Xi JinpingPhotographer Feng LiCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesBEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 14: Incoming President Xi Jinping follows behind the outgoing Chinese President Hu Jintao (Front) to attend the fourth plenary meeting of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People on March 14, 2013 in Beijing, China. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, was elected President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission on Thursday. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)


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Many factors affect the outcomes of covered call investments — market movement, the choice of the Call option's strike price and expiration date, the use of margin or not, and, most important, the specific stock chosen to invest in. If you want to lower your risk and increase your returns, the best way is to always invest in companies that you have examined and determined good long-term selections. If you only buy companies that you would be willing to hold for the long-term, you are then able to ride out any situations where your stock has declined in value after writing calls against it. All stocks move up and down in price and it is foolish to make an investment in a company that has poor fundamental characteristics.
At writecall.com you will find the best and smartest investment strategies. That said, it is not a get-rich-quick scheme. Some sites play a shell game by calculating the returns of a short-term investment into an annualized return. This practice is simply ludicrous. Your annual returns can not be calculated ahead of time. Some covered call transactions are closed out in three weeks. Others might take months before it works out that you exit your position with a profit. Why look at false, inflated numbers that do nothing to predict what your actual annual return on your investment capital will be?
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Coach: Don Williams
Record: 4-1, 1-0 region
Last week: Beat Commerce 26-14
Coach: Sal Battaglia
Record: 1-3, 0-1 region
Last week: Lost to Pinecrest Academy 35-0
A young Hebron team continues to try to keep its goals simple as it welcomes George Walton Academy to town Friday night.
Aside from a 60-point outburst in a win over Cross Keys three weeks ago, the Lions have yet to get on the scoreboard, and the culprit has not been moving the ball, but rather finishing drives.
"Some of that comes from youth," Hebron coach Sal Battaglia said. "It's hard for kids as young as we have to focus that long. So, we're just trying to get them focused on finishing (drives). We've done a good job of moving up and down the field."
The continued development of the running game behind sophomore Hunter Johnson should help the offense's production by taking the pressure off freshman quarterback Connor Holliday and a young offensive line.
But the Lions will have their hands full Friday against a Bulldogs team that just moved into the Associated Press' top 10 after knocking off powerhouse Commerce last week.
Last meeting: George Walton won 45-13 last year
Directions to Hebron Christian Academy: From Ga. Highway 316, go north on Ga. Highway 8 approximately one mile and turn left at the traffic light onto Dacula Road (after passing Dacula High School on the left). Stadium is about a mile ahead on the right.
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Dr. Eggman
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Dr. Ivo Robotnik, better known as Dr. Eggman, is the primary antagonist in the Sonic the Hedgehog series and the arch nemesis of Sonic the Hedgehog, much in the same manner as Bowser's conflict with Mario. He is a genius with an IQ of 300, and his goal is to dominate the world and build the Eggman Empire. Dr. Eggman, who is voiced by Mike Pollock, was actually the only Sonic character whose voice actor was not replaced in 2010.
Mario & Sonic series[edit]
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games[edit]
Dr. Eggman, as well as several other Sonic the Hedgehog series characters, appears in the Olympic crossover game Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. He is a Skill player, despite his rather large size, and he's also unusually fast. However, Dr. Eggman is lacking in power, and his stamina isn't that strong either.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games[edit]
Eggman appears as a playable character in the sequel Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, and appeared in the first trailer for the game along with Sonic the Hedgehog, Mario, and Wario. He is again a skill type character. In the DS version of the game, he is one of two main antagonists of Adventure Tour along with Bowser. He and Bowser try to stop the 2010 Olympic Winter Games by capturing all the Snow Spirits. They would like to make their own Olympic Games, but Mario, Sonic, and their friends stopped Eggman and Bowser.
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games[edit]
Dr. Eggman appears once again as a Skill type playable character in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. He has a very high Technique level and performs well at events such as Gymnastics.
In the 3DS version, he is one of the Tricksters. In story mode, he along with Bowser fog London to prevent the Olympic Games from happening as revenge for not being invited.
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games[edit]
Dr. Eggman also appears in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. He retains his role from previous titles, being a playable Skill type character.
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games[edit]
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Dr. Eggman is set to appear in Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as a playable character.
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Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games[edit]
Although the devious Dr. Eggman has great Skill-based abilities, he also is quite powerful. His huge, lumbering frame doesn't give the impression that he would be good at gymnastics, but believe it or not, he can handle the trampoline and vault quite well.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
Dr. Eggman makes a cameo appearance as a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros Brawl, which is obtained by collecting over 500 stickers. He also appears on a sticker which increases a character's launch resistance by 39 points.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games[edit]
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Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games[edit]
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games[edit]
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U[edit]
Dr. Eggman makes a cameo appearance in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/Wii U as a trophy.
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Local Modulus Measurement Device in Soft Materials Control
Measuring the mechanical properties of a complex biological tissue is crucial to developing knowledge about its physiology. Determining these physical properties in vivo is essential to innovation in tissue engineering, as well as to investigating the effects of aging and disease. Due to the heterogeneous structure of complex tissues, localized testing is necessary since probing surface properties only provides an incomplete picture of a tissue's mechanical properties. Cavitation Rheology Technique (CRT), a novel methodology that originated in Dr. Alfred J. Crosby's lab, succeeds where traditional techniques fall short. CRT involves measuring the pressure to induce cavitation at the tip of a needle within a soft material. This pressure is quantitatively related to the local modulus of the material. This allows for localized testing of non-transparent materials and tissues. Furthermore, CRT adopts a simple device and system design and requires only minimal amounts of sample material and testing time. This technique has been successfully demonstrated in a broad range of synthetic hydrogels and natural tissues, and can be applied in vivo.
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Ah well, we can but try. On another thread I saw a link to the Gallilean Telescope, which led me to a page on Cornerstone Projects in astronomy. Astronomical Cornerstone Projects
Well...I think we need more focal length to get a picture of the cornerstones of the universe.


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Torquay blue plaque tribute to playwright Sean O'Casey
Posted: November 09, 2012|
ONE of Torquay's most famous residents has been celebrated with a new blue plaque.
Described as one of the great playwrights of the 20th century, Sean O'Casey had his last home in St Marychurch, Torquay.
The chairman of Torbay Council, Cllr Roger Stringer, unveiled a Torbay Civic Society plaque at Villa Rose in Trumlands Road in honour of the Irish dramatist and writer who died there in 1964.
Sean's daughter, Shivaun, opened the proceedings attended by members of the Torbay Civic Society and Elizabeth Hazelhurst, who has written a biography on the playwright.
The family moved to a flat in the house in 1954.
Society chairman Ian Handford said: "Sean O'Casey is very much under-rated in Torbay.
"He's a major star of the literary world, particularly for lovers of classics.
"He spent a lot of time in Devon and all his children went to Dartington School."