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Categories: Pub & Nightlife > Gay & lesbian bars
Address: Paradise Complex, Rat Uthit 200 Pee Rd., Pa Tong, Kathu, Phuket 83120 Thailand See map
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This gay bar has plenty of shows with special theme nights throughout the month. A cabaret show is performed nightly at 10:30pm and at around midnight.
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Purpose:Defining features of the human fovea include an excavation of inner retinal layers (forming the pit), an avascular zone, increased cone density, and an absence of rod photoreceptors. Previous data has demonstrated a correlation between the size of the foveal avascular zone and the volume of the foveal pit. As foveal cone density has been reported to be highly variable, here we sought to examine how cone density is related to these gross anatomical specializations of the fovea.
Methods:Thirteen subjects had their right eye dilated with 1% Tropicamide and 2.5% Phenylephrine. They were imaged with Cirrus HD-OCT and foveal pit metrics for depth, diameter, slope and volume were extracted using previously published methods. Each subjects foveal avascular zone (FAZ) was imaged using either a custom built adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscope (AOSLO) with focus set at the inner retina or Retinal Function Imager (RFI). From these images, the FAZ diameter and area were calculated. Foveal and parafoveal photoreceptor mosaics were imaged using the AOSLO with focus set at the photoreceptor layer. Cone photoreceptor density was assessed over a ~3 deg field of view using semi-automated cone identification software in Matlab. After photoreceptor identification, density was calculated across the image using an 800 µm2 search window.
Results:In our subjects, axial length ranged from 22.75 to 27.45 mm, FAZ area ranged from 0.072 to 0.802 mm2, foveal volume ranged from 0.022 to 0.133 mm3, and peak foveal cone density ranged from 169,000 to 221,000 cones/mm2. In this population, FAZ and foveal volume were positively correlated (R2 = 0.472, p =0.0094). Axial length was not correlated with FAZ size or foveal pit morphology. Peak cone density was negatively correlated with axial length (R2 = 0.572, p = 0.003); positively correlated with foveal pit volume (R2 =0.381, p=0.025) and FAZ area (R2 =0.449, p=0.012). In other words, subjects with larger FAZ and foveal pits had higher cone density.
Conclusions:While previous reports have demonstrated anatomical links between the FAZ and foveal pit morphology, our data provide an important additional piece of data (cone density). Developing an understanding of how all of the anatomical specializations of the fovea are related is an important first step in refining existing models of foveal development.
Keywords: retinal development macula/fovea imaging methods (CT, FA, ICG, MRI, OCT, RTA, SLO, ultrasound)
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And they were not disappointed. Stamps and banknotes were Katrantzou's focal points this season and, wow, what a statement they made. Printed on crisp white fabrics, woven onto brocade, and stamped onto denim (via a collaboration with Current/Elliott), the designer swirled and mirrored a dazzling array of motifs taken from kroner, drachmas, Deutsche marks, British pounds, and postal stamps culled from around the world.
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Erectile dysfunction can take a toll on a relationship. It is important to show support and offer encouragement to your loved one with ED. In addition to encouraging your partner to seek medical treatment for his condition, you can help him deal with erectile dysfunction by offering emotional support. Here are some tips:
- Learn as much as you can about ED. Knowledge is power, so the more you know, the more you'll be able to support your partner. When seeking treatment, you and your partner should both agree on a method that best fits your lifestyle.
- Let your partner know that he's not alone. Remind him that ED is a fairly common and very treatable medical condition. ED is not a reflection on his masculinity or a lack of attraction or desire for you. You should also support your partner in any efforts to change his lifestyle (adopting a healthy diet, quitting smoking and the use of any recreational drugs, etc.) to deal with ED.
- Go with him to see the doctor. If your partner is agreeable, accompany him when he sees his doctor. This is another way to show that you're concerned and willing to work with him to treat his condition.
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"Excellent as kids adventure or faith allegory"
Like all of the Narnian tales C.S.Lewis wrote this to help his step children understand the challenges and glory of the Christian faith pilgrimage at a time when their mother was battling cancer. Whether it is read for fun or faith it is worth reading more than once in a lifetime. Lynn Redgrave does a particularily good job as narrator.


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@spartanx169x Hey dude, thx for the tip. Did you notice is a remake of a British show? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069647/
@nigelholden I watched for 3 seasons and then lost interest. I wish the series continued to be as good as the first season.
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@ohaifrancy @spartanx169x The show has really good CGI too. All the action scenes are well done in terms of special effects.
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Wonder what the attraction was, and why it was excluded from memoirs...especially Bengladesh is one of the poorest regions in the world.<quoted text>
And by the way cretin, Pakistan was not on the State Departments No Travel list in 1981.
Was it it to help starving people? Why would anyone exclude such an interesting life experience?????????(maybe because that wasn't the reason for VISA requests??)
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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world and dating back at least 5,000 years, spread over much of what is presently Pakistan. During the second millennium B.C., remnants of this culture fused with the migrating Indo-Aryan peoples. The area underwent successive invasions in subsequent centuries from the Persians, Greeks, Scythians, Arabs (who brought Islam), Afghans, and Turks. The Mughal Empire flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries; the British came to dominate the region in the 18th century. The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with West and East sections) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved, and India and Pakistan fought two wars - in 1947-48 and 1965 - over the disputed Kashmir territory. A third war between these countries in 1971-in which India capitalized on Islamabad's marginalization of Bengalis in Pakistani politics - resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh..


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43:0087(9)AR - - EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC and AFGE Local 3347 - - 1991 FLRAdec AR - - v43 p87
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The decision of the Authority follows:
43 FLRA No. 9
November 13, 1991
Before Chairman McKee and Members Talkin and Armendariz.
I. Statement of the Case
This matter is before the Authority on exceptions to an award of Arbitrator James E. Fulford filed by the Agency under section 7122(a) of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (the Statute) and part 2425 of the Authority's Rules and Regulations. The Union filed an opposition to the Agency's exceptions.
The grievance concerned the Agency's termination of the grievant's compressed work schedule. The Arbitrator found that, by changing the grievant's schedule without bargaining, the Agency violated the parties' agreement. As his award, the Arbitrator directed the Agency to: (1) bargain concerning the change in the grievant's work schedule; and (2) restore the grievant's original work schedule "until this matter has been settled by the parties or by the Federal Service[] Impasses Panel." Award at 5.
We conclude that the Agency's exceptions fail to establish that the award is deficient. Accordingly, we will deny the exceptions.
II. Background and Arbitrator's Award
From April 22, 1990, until August 19, 1990, the grievant was temporarily assigned to the position of Imprest Funds Cashier. At the time of the temporary reassignment, the grievant was working a compressed work schedule. She was allowed to stay on the compressed work schedule until August 26, 1990, at which time she was informed that she had been permanently assigned to the Imprest Funds Cashier position and would no longer be allowed to work her compressed work schedule.
A grievance was filed concerning the termination of the grievant's compressed work schedule. The grievance was submitted to arbitration on the following issue: "Did the Agency violate the Labor agreement or laws, rules, or regulations when it took the grievant off her compressed work schedule?" Award at 1.
The Arbitrator found that the permanent reassignment of the grievant to the Imprest Funds Cashier position was a lateral transfer that carried with it more responsibility without an increase in salary. He determined that, although the grievant did not receive any benefit from her temporary assignment to the Imprest Funds Cashier position, the grievant "must have performed it in a superior manner since she was moved from a trial basis to a permanent basis." Award at 3. He further determined that the grievant's compressed work schedule "must have been approved by management because it was found that the grievant had full rights under the regulations of the Office of Personnel Management and the Agency to keep such working hours." Id.
The Arbitrator noted that the Agency had placed great reliance on the argument that, by failing to meet with the Agency and bargain at the appointed time, the Union had waived its right to bargain concerning the grievant's work schedule. The Arbitrator stated that, in his view, the question presented was "[d]id the failure to show up for one meeting forfeit the Union's right to bargain?" Id.
The Arbitrator found that the parties' agreement "does not show that the Union lost its rights to bargain by failing to show up for one meeting" or "that there is any time limit on the right of either party to request negotiations when an employee has been adversely affected by the exercise of the Employer's rights reserved in" the agreement. Id. at 4. The Arbitrator also found that the parties' agreement required the Agency to give the Union the opportunity to bargain concerning the impact and implementation of changes affecting employees' working conditions. He stated that "where there is nothing in the Labor agreement, laws, rules or regulations stating that the failure to show for one meeting cancels the rights of the parties to meet and negotiate, after proper notice has been given . . . the Union and Management should meet and bargain about the impact the cancelling of the grievant's right to work a compressed work schedule is having upon her." Id. at 4-5.
The Arbitrator made the following award:
The Agency will meet and bargain with the Union concerning the grievant's work schedule.
The grievant will be allowed to work a compressed work schedule until this matter has been settled by the parties or by the Federal Service[] Impasses Panel.
Id. at 5.
III. Positions of the Parties
A. The Agency
In its first exception the Agency contends that the award violates management's rights to: (1) determine its organization under section 7106(a)(1) of the Statute; (2) assign employees under section 7106(a)(2)(A); (3) assign work and determine the personnel by which Agency operations will be conducted under section 7106(a)(2)(B); and (4) select employees under section 7106(a)(2)(C). The Agency states that it "not only had the right to detail and reassign the grievant based on legitimate management considerations; but in doing so had the inherent right to terminate her participation in compressed work schedules based on the performance requirements of the new position." Exceptions at 2. The Agency argues, therefore, that the Arbitrator substituted his judgment for that of management, thereby violating section 7106(a) of the Statute.
In its second exception the Agency contends that the award is inconsistent with applicable law and Government-wide regulation. The Agency argues that 5 U.S.C. § 6122(b)(3) permits it to exclude any employee from participation in a compressed work schedule if the head of the Agency determines that the functions of the organization are being disrupted or if increased costs are incurred as a result of employee participation. The Agency also argues that under 5 C.F.R. Part 610 the Agency is required to schedule employees' work to accomplish the mission of the Agency and that, with appropriate notice, the Agency may change employees' schedules if the head of the Agency determines that the Agency would be substantially handicapped in carrying out its mission or that costs would be substantially increased.
The Agency claims that "clear and convincing evidence" was presented to the Arbitrator demonstrating that "management had never allowed the cost clerk position to be subject to participation in a compressed work schedule[.]" Id. The Agency states that "[a]t the conclusion of the detail, management evaluated the effect [that the] grievant's participation was having on the operation, and concluded that such participation was seriously handicapping the operations of the organization (National Contracts Payment Division)." Id. at 3. The Agency points out that the Union was given approximately 30 days' notice that the grievant's participation in the compressed work schedule program would be terminated.
In its third exception the Agency contends that the award is inconsistent with the parties' collective bargaining agreement and a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) negotiated between the parties dated July 16, 1979, covering the establishment of, and employee participation in, compressed work schedules. The Agency argues that, under the terms of those agreements, employees are permitted to participate in the compressed work schedule program only if such participation does not hinder the performance of their duties. Quoting the MOA, the Agency states as follows:
All full-time employees are eligible to work under a 5-4/9 plan provided their participation does not hinder the performance of their duties. Because of specific job requirements in some offices, however, the same degree of personal choice may not be possible for all employees. As a result, there will [be] variations in the degree of flexibility possible from office-to-office. In a few instances, because of work requirements, individuals or even groups of employees may not be able to change from their present work schedule. Supervisors are responsible for determining whether an employee or group of employees must be excluded from participation, and they must justify such an exclusion in writing to the appropriate official.
Id., quoting Enclosure 5 (emphasis omitted). According to the Agency, because it had determined that the work requirements of the Imprest Funds Cashier position made that position incompatible with the use of a compressed work schedule, "the actions taken to terminate the grievant from participation in a compressed work schedule [were] in accordance with the Local agreement and Written agreement between the Parties." Id.
The Agency further contends that, even if negotiations concerning the termination of the grievant's work schedule were required, it attempted to conduct bargaining on the matter but the Union failed to meet with the Agency at the agreed-upon time. According to the Agency, the Union did not, at any time prior to the filing of the grievance, request another opportunity to negotiate concerning the impact of management's decision to terminate the grievant's participation in the compressed work schedule program. The Agency argues that "the Arbitrator failed to address the issue that the Union sat on its rights to bargain impact, as they were clearly given timely notice for bargaining." Id. at 4.
B. The Union
The Union contends that section 7106(b) of the Statute and the parties' agreement provide for impact and implementation bargaining over changes in employees' working conditions. The Union asserts that there is no dispute concerning whether the Agency has the right, under applicable law and regulations, to assign work and to assign employees in accordance with section 7106(a). According to the Union, the Agency's right to detail the grievant and to permanently reassign her to the Imprest Funds Cashier position was acknowledged as a part of the Union's position in the hearing before the Arbitrator. The Union states that "[t]he issue before the Arbitrator in effect was whether or not the Agency must negotiate with the Union over impact and implementation concerning a condition of employment that's being changed, prior to the Agency making the change." Opposition at 1.
The Union asserts that the award merely requires that the Agency: (1) conduct impact and implementation bargaining over the termination of the grievant's compressed work schedule; and (2) restore the grievant's work schedule pending the outcome of the negotiations. The Union states that "[c]learly arbitrators have the right, by law, rule and regulation to order the [A]gency to bargain and maintain [the] status quo until bargaining is completed[.]" Id.
IV. Analysis and Conclusions
A. The Award Is Not Deficient under Section 7106 of the Statute
In its first exception the Agency argues that the award is inconsistent with management's rights under section 7106(a) of the Statute. In American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1934 and Department of the Air Force, 3415 ABG, Lowery AFB, Colorado, 23 FLRA 872 (1986), the Authority held that Congress intended that the use of alternate work schedules be fully negotiable, subject only to the provisions of the Flexible and Compressed Work Schedules Act of 1982, Pub. L. No. 97-221, 96 Stat. 227 (codified at 5 U.S.C. §§ 6101 and note, 6106, 6120-6133), which was made permanent in Pub. L. No. 99-196, 99 Stat. 1350 (1986) (the Act) or with the laws superseding the Act. Under the Act and its implementing regulations, as more fully explained below, an agency's right to establish or terminate an established alternate work schedule is subject to bargaining. Thus, the establishment or termination of alternate work schedules is negotiable without regard to management's rights under section 7106 of the Statute.
The Agency argues that, because management had the right to detail and reassign the grievant, it also had the right to terminate the grievant's compressed work schedule "based on the performance requirements" of the Imprest Funds Cashier position. Exceptions at 2. To the extent that the Agency is arguing that the Arbitrator's award interferes with its decision to detail and permanently reassign the grievant, the Agency's argument is misplaced. The Arbitrator's award does not concern the underlying personnel actions placing the grievant in the Imprest Funds Cashier position. Therefore, the award does not concern management's rights, under section 7106(a)(2)(A) of the Statute, to assign employees to positions or, under section 7106(a)(2)(C), to select from among properly ranked and certified candidates for promotion, or from other appropriate sources, in filling a vacant position. Rather, the award requires the Agency to allow the grievant to retain her existing alternate work schedule, while continuing to work in the Imprest Funds Cashier position, pending the completion of bargaining over the termination of that schedule.
Moreover, even assuming that management's rights under section 7106(a)(2)(A) and (C) were involved in the Agency's decision to terminate the grievant's alternate work schedule, the award would not be deficient. Because, as we noted above, under the Act the termination of the grievant's compressed work schedule is negotiable without regard to the exercise of management's rights under section 7106 of the Statute, the Agency's argument would not provide a basis for concluding that the award is deficient. Accordingly, we deny the Agency's first exception.
B. The Award Is Consistent with Law and Applicable Government-wide Regulations
In this case, the parties negotiated a collective bargaining agreement provision and an MOA providing for unit employees' participation in alternate work schedules. Under 5 U.S.C. § 6130(a)(1), the termination of alternate work schedules for employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement providing for the use of such work schedules must be in accordance with 5 U.S.C. § 6131. Because the provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 6122 are expressly limited by the provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 6130, the Agency's reliance on 5 U.S.C. § 6122(b)(3) is misplaced.
Further, under 5 U.S.C. § 6131(a), if an agency head finds that a particular alternate work schedule will have an adverse impact on the agency, the agency head shall determine not to establish such a schedule or, where the schedule is already established, not to continue that alternate work schedule. See Appendix to this decision for the text of 5 U.S.C. § 6131. However, under 5 U.S.C. § 6131(c)(3)(A), if the agency seeks to terminate an alternate work schedule established under a collective bargaining agreement, the agency may reopen the agreement and bargain with the union concerning the decision to terminate the alternate work schedule. If bargaining between the parties over termination of the schedule reaches an impasse, the parties shall present the impasse to the Federal Service Impasses Panel (the Panel) in accordance with 5 U.S.C. § 6131(c)(3)(B) and Part 2472 of the Panel's Regulations. In short, an agency must bargain to impasse over its decision to terminate an alternate work schedule and, under 5 U.S.C. § 6131(c)(3)(D), may not terminate that schedule unless the collective bargaining agreement expires or final action is taken by the Panel.
Therefore, we conclude that the Arbitrator's award is consistent with 5 U.S.C. § 6131. Consequently, we reject the Agency's argument that the award is deficient as being inconsistent with law.
We note that our recent decisions in Air Force Accounting and Finance Center, Denver, Colorado, 42 FLRA No. 84, slip op. at 10 (1991) (AFAFC I) and Air Force Accounting and Finance Center, Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, Colorado, 42 FLRA No. 85, slip op. at 13 (1991) (AFAFC II) are distinguishable. In those cases, we determined that, under section 6122(a) of the Act, an agency has the right to make adjustments in the arrival and departure times of employees who work on flexible schedules in order to provide coverage during the hours that its offices are open. Consequently, we concluded that the agency did not have a duty to bargain over the substance of its decision to require such adjustments in arrival and departure times. This case, unlike AFAFC I and AFAFC II, concerns the termination of an alternate work schedule, not the adjustment of arrival and departure times in a flexible schedule to ensure office coverage.
As to the Agency's claim that the award is deficient because it is contrary to 5 C.F.R. § 610.121, we find that the Agency's reliance on that provision is misplaced. The regulations set forth in 5 C.F.R. Part 610 implement work schedules established under 5 U.S.C. § 6101, rather than alternate work schedules established under the Act. Consequently, 5 C.F.R. § 610.121 does not apply to the Arbitrator's award in this case. Therefore, we reject the Agency's argument that the award is inconsistent with applicable Government-wide regulations. Accordingly, we deny the Agency's second exception.
C. The Agency's Remaining Exception Does Not Demonstrate That the Award Is Deficient
In its third exception the Agency contends that the award is deficient because: (1) it is inconsistent with the parties' agreement, as supplemented by the MOA; and (2) the Arbitrator did not address the issue of the Union's failure to appear for impact bargaining.
We interpret the Agency's contention that the award is inconsistent with the parties' agreement as an argument that the award fails to draw its essence from the parties' agreement. To establish that an award is deficient because it does not draw its essence from the collective bargaining agreement, the party making the allegation must demonstrate that the award: (1) cannot in any rational way be derived from the agreement; (2) is so unfounded in reason and fact, and so unconnected with the wording and purpose of the agreement as to manifest an infidelity to the obligation of the arbitrator; (3) evidences a manifest disregard for the agreement; or (4) does not represent a plausible interpretation of the agreement. See, for example, U.S. Department of the Air Force, McClellan Air Force Base, California and International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 220, 40 FLRA 968, 971 (1991) (McClellan Air Force Base). Under these tests, the Authority will not find that an award is deficient merely because a party disagrees with the arbitrator's interpretation of the agreement. McClellan Air Force Base, 40 FLRA at 971.
Based on his interpretation of the parties' agreement the Arbitrator concluded that the Agency was obligated to bargain with the Union over the termination of the grievant's compressed work schedule. Consequently, the Arbitrator ordered the Agency to bargain with the Union over the impact and implementation of the termination of the grievant's compressed work schedule and to restore the grievant's compressed work schedule pending completion of bargaining. The Agency has failed to demonstrate that the Arbitrator's conclusion that, under the parties' agreement, the Agency was obligated to bargain on its decision to terminate the grievant's compressed work schedule is irrational, unfounded, implausible, or evidences a manifest disregard for the agreement. Rather, the Agency's exception constitutes nothing more than disagreement with the Arbitrator's interpretation and application of the agreement, as well as an attempt to relitigate this issue before the Authority. This contention, therefore, provides no basis for finding the award deficient. See, for example, Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah and American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, Local 1592, 39 FLRA 1282, 1286 (1991).
We also reject the Agency's contention that the award is deficient because the Arbitrator failed to address the issue that the Union "sat on its rights to bargain impact[.]" Exceptions at 4. Based on his interpretation of the collective bargaining agreement, the Arbitrator determined that: (1) the Union did not waive its right to bargain over the Agency's decision to change the grievant's compressed work schedule merely because it had failed to appear at the scheduled meeting; and (2) there was no time limit on the Union's right to request negotiations when an employee has been adversely affected by the exercise of management's rights. Thus, the Arbitrator clearly addressed the issue of whether, under the parties' agreement, the Union waived its right to bargain because it "sat on its rights to bargain impact." Id. The Agency's contention is merely a disagreement with the Arbitrator's conclusion that the Union retained the right to bargain. The Agency's contention, therefore, does not provide a basis on which to find the award deficient. Accordingly, we deny the Agency's third exception.
V. Decision
The Agency's exceptions are denied.
5 U.S.C. § 6131 provides as follows:
§6131. Criteria and review
(a) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this subchapter or any collective bargaining agreement and subject to subsection (c) of this section, if the head of an agency finds that a particular flexible or compressed schedule under this subchapter has had or would have an adverse agency impact, the agency shall promptly determine not to--
(1) establish such schedule; or
(2) continue such schedule if the schedule has already been established.
(b) For purposes of this section, "adverse agency impact" means--
(1) a reduction in the productivity of the agency;
(2) a diminished level of services furnished to the public by the agency; or
(3) an increase in the cost of agency operations (other than a reasonable administrative cost relating to the process of establishing a flexible or compressed schedule).
(c)(1) This subsection shall apply in the case of any schedule covering employees in a unit represented by an exclusive representative.
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- Delay, high quality 'Mixbus' Compressor, 'Tape Compressor', Ensemble and choice of 3 Reverbs.
J4 is available now from SynthMagic.co.uk or Tronsonic.com for £19.99 as part of a 33% off intro offer that runs until 1st May, 2014.
For Native Instruments Kontakt 5.2.1 or later (full retail version needed).
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This week, as the office air conditioning struggles to cope with the heat, we're ramping up the temperature further with some red-hot chunks of molten rock'n'roll.
Kristy Majors & The Thrill Kills – Broken Lip
This rowdy bunch feature members of Pretty Boy Floyd and Murderdolls, which is "a winning combination by any standards". That's what Classic Rock's Editor-at-large Geoff Barton tells us, and we don't argue with Geoff. He's well hard.
Twin Atlantic — I Am An Animal
Little-known fact: bassist Ross McNae's ultimate rockstar requirement/demand would be cat passports. For his two cats. He misses them on tour. Awww, bless.
Jacuzzi Boys - Be My Prism
Florida's bubblegum goofballs show what can be done with a dressing up box, a sythesized brass section and some rooftops in Miami. Recently heard doing a Big Audio Dynamite cover of E=MC2 on HBO hit Girls, hopefully it won't be long before we hear more new stuff from these Boys.
Nai Harvest - Buttercups
Want fuzz, acid and flowers? You can get all three with this shoegazey scorcher from Sheffield duo Nai Harvest. Not only that but they could be playing at a venue near you soon, starting with their hometown's Tramlines festival on July 27.
American Hi-Fi — Golden State
From the upcoming album Blood & Lemonade, which is a great name for an album but a lousy cocktail. It tastes rubbish, and tends to clot.
Go Home Productions — Dancing Like Blood (Bee Gees vs Killing Joke)
Yes, you read that right. It's Killing Joke versus the Bee Gees. Like a goth disco frequented by castratos, but way better than that sounds.
Trivium – Through Blood & Dirt & Bone
Call it metalcore, call it progressive metal, call it something else altogether, Through Blood & Dirt & Bone still comes from the Vengeance Falls album, which is available now from the charming folk at Roadrunner Records.
Big Wreck — Come What May
The very great Albatross made Classic Rock's 'Tracks Of Our Lifetime' in issue 200, so we're delighted to see them return with some further experiments in clever neo-prog.
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European Union antitrust regulators on Wednesday (9 July) fined French drugmaker Servier, Israel's Teva and four others a total of €428 million, as part of a crackdown on deals which block cheaper generic medicine.
Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic have criticised such agreements, saying they boost the cost of drugs by as much as 20% for consumers.
The pharmaceutical industry defends these so-called 'pay-for-delay' deals, where brand-name drugmakers pay cheaper non-brand generics firms to hold back from launching rival medicines. They argue they help to avert lengthy and costly litigation.
"Servier had a strategy to systematically buy out any competitive threats to make sure that they stayed out of the market. Such behaviour is clearly anti-competitive and abusive," European Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia said.
http://www.euractiv.com/video/commission-fines-pharmaceutical-companies-...The Commission said Servier's deals with the generics rivals between 2005 and 2007 were to protect its best-selling blood pressure medicine perindopril from competition in the EU.
Servier, France's second-largest drugmaker, was hit with the biggest fine at €331 million. The world's number one generic drugmaker Teva's penalty was €15.57 million. Servier said it would challenge the EU ruling in court.
The other penalised companies include Unichem and its subsidiary Niche, as well as Matrix, which is now known as Mylan Laboratories, Slovenian peer Krka and Lupin.
The sanctions are the third by the Commission against pay-for-delay deals following fines in the past year against Denmark's Lundbeck, Merck KGaA, the number one drugmaker in India Ranbaxy, Johnson & Johnson and Novartis.
The EU's executive is currently examining a similar deal between Teva and US peer Cephalon, which is now part of the Israeli company, related to a pill for sleeping disorder.
Pauline Constant, the European Consumer Organisation's (BEUC) communications officer on health issues, commented:
"Pharma companies adopting anti-competitive practices to profiteer and deny consumers access to cheaper medicines are all grave breaches of EU laws. This comes at a time when consumers are bearing the brunt of the crisis and when many cannot even afford basic healthcare. If cheaper drugs exist, consumers have a right to access them. Such 'pay for delay' deals harm not only consumers, but public healthcare budgets. The amount of the fine is significant, but the Servier laboratory, like many before, might just consider it the cost of doing business. This case echoes Italy's fine of the Roche Novartis cartel for their backroom deal on Avastin and Lucentis eye treatments. But we are still waiting for the European Union to show the same strictness as today by launching an EU-wide investigation into that debacle."


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At 23 years of age, Nasreen Sheikh radically redefines what it means to be a Nepali woman. She is a Sunni Muslim living in a predominately Hindu community and is the founder of a fair-trade sewing collective called Local Women's Handicrafts. Nasreen is an outlier in her community. Typically, most Nepali girls marry between the ages of 15 and 18. The pressure to have a married daughter began to increase with each year Nasreen remained single however, and in 2014, Nasreen's parents decided that they had to take action. For Nasreen, this arranged marriage would have meant the end of Local Women's Handicrafts.
Though I am about as much of a dentist as I am a squirrel, the Dalhousie Dentistry scandal cannot be ignored, even by a humble B.F.A, such as myself. Of course, I was outraged by the misogynistic nature of a Facebook page that was created for the express purpose of debasing women within the dentistry program. However, the first thought that ran through my mind wasn't outrage over their sexist remarks.
When the gunman, a rejected engineering student, shot those young women he was enraged that they were pursuing studies in a profession he believed was meant for men. That was a quarter of a century ago. Today, more and more women are flooding into professions, including engineering, once considered male preserves, but there is still so much more progress to be made in changing those attitudes that enable gender-based violence.
Is increased recruitment enough to change the current dynamic where women are a minority in a culture that has not yet changed enough to make their experience welcoming? The short answer is no. History has demonstrated that increasing the representation of women in an organization or profession does not automatically result in culture change.
In a new global report conducted by Plan entitled Hear Our Voices, we spoke with more than 7,000 adolescent girls and boys from 11 countries in Asia, Africa, Central and South America. We wanted to learn more about what issues and concerns adolescent girls faced and how boys felt about those issues too.
I am no stranger to the search for freedom. I've always been drawn to the open road and I feel inspired by leadership roles and risk in the unknown. And since I'm confessing, I have also been known to resist conformity -- a throwback to school uniforms in my early years, I'm sure. But recently I've been noticing a trend; the word freedom is appearing in unexpected and inspiring places. Is this the theme of a generation of women who will right the ship?
To the Mr. Misogynists out there, I beg of you to ask, where did you go wrong in life? At what point in your lives did you stumble upon a fork in the road, taking the path poorly traveled, deciding to turn your back on your DNA? Was it in the boys' locker room, after the big game, patting each other on the bum?
It's important to note that despite my appreciation for Watson's UN campaign, I believe much of the criticism she's faced has been warranted. Liberal white feminism tends to cling to these seemingly iconic moments in which feminism briefly becomes more palatable, more easily sold to the masses. Men shouldn't care about feminism because it may improve things for them. They should care about feminism because it will improve things for women.
Like so many other people inspired by Emma Watson's impassioned speech in her new capacity as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, I shared it to Facebook. Like so many other posts on Facebook and elsewhere calling for attention to women's rights, it almost immediately received a comment from someone who took umbrage with the message.
It's everyone's right to have an opinion. But here is what bothers me: they've got the wrong definition. They are basing their judgment of me, my beliefs and on feminism as a whole, on inaccurate information. What I am calling for is a re-education of women, and men, across North America. If you take a look at feminism's goal (one more time: equality!) and still want to tote a sign that says, "I'm an anti-feminist," I suppose that is your prerogative.
A female in my nation may state education as the most important right for her, but others may feel the right to clean drinking water, basic healthcare, or freedom from torture more pressing. The fact of the matter is that human rights are all important. All of them must be fought for, and, once gained, must be retained.
"Why shouldn't women be called to the Catholic priesthood?" This is the question that Roy Bourgeois has been asking out loud since the RCWP ordination of his friend Janice Sevre-Duszynska, six years ago on August 8, 2002. It's the question that landed him in a boat-load of hot water with the Vatican who insisted that he recant his position.
It is widely acknowledged that Japan needs more females in business to make up for a shrinking workforce and to boost economic growth and opportunity. With this admirable goal in mind, we must work to make Japan a nation where every individual, male and female, has equal opportunities to realize their full social, economic and political potential. As a Japanese youth, I am not afraid to break from traditional practices and defy what is expected of me. I am ready to pursue my own dream to become a fearsome business leader and 2014 G(irls)20 Delegate representing Japan.
The remedy for all ignorance is simple; compassion and education. If you come across a 21st century "alpha" male basking in North American blindness, be kind. They are less-educated in the ways of human behavior, and perhaps it is best to leave them to it. Pick up the torch, speak up, and educate those who are willing to listen. Your voice has power. Never let go of the truth in equal rights.
As an evolved species, we can do better than repeating the same patterns of discrimination that feed into a looping and segregating cycle. Let's lay out all issues on the table, educate, and not stamp prejudice onto those who suffer greatly for various other reasons because they fit in with the white/ straight/ rich categories.
When the headlines fade, the daily, persistent, and pervasive violence against girls and women around the world will continue unabated and generally unreported. And it will persist until people and their governments start connecting the dots between these headline-making atrocities and the everyday, out of the headlines, violence targeted at girls and women on public streets, in the household, in the workplace, and in and around schools and why these incidents happen.
While some women would no doubt make plenty of money by running escort services or choosing a few well-paying clients, the majority of those in prostitution do not have that kind of relative bargaining power. And considering that we share a border with the U.S., not only will decriminalization lead to increased demand from Canadian citizens, but also from our southern neighbours.