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Master in Food LawKNect365 Learning
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Master of Laws (LLM) in Food Law
This unique programme in Food Law will enable you to:
- Analyse, interpret and apply the laws regulating food
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- Achieve a recognised UK university qualification while combining full-time employment with study
- Learn from key industry practitioners and academics and benefit directly from their insight and invaluable commentary
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This course is designed for a large variety of senior professionals in:
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Core Module
- Food Law in the UK and EU
Optional Modules
- Food Consumer Protection Law
- Food Marketing Law
- Food Safety Law
- Food Sources Protection Law
- Negotiated Study Module
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Villa Gemma is a 600-year-old farmhouse restored as a luxurious 4 bedroom, 4-½ bath villa. It has a charming companion guesthouse with two bedrooms and two baths. The guesthouse can be rented separately during the low season only. The houses are set in the Antognolla estate.
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One must look back through the centuries to understand Castello di Angtagnolla's beginnings. Legend has it that Lucio Antonio, brother of Marc Antonio (Cleopatra), having been defeated by Augustus in the siege of Perugia in 40AD, retreated to this place, giving Antognolla it's name. Architectural records have shown that it became the site for a Benedictine Monastery in 1174.Today the castle is being restored and is classified as a national monument.
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Man's continuous struggle with modern life and a more primitive existence, both pursuing extremes and wanting minimal needs. Balls to the wall garage pysch!
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Firenze is well known for its distinctive Italian menu, vintage decor, and attentive, personable service staff.
Fresh and bursting with flavor is what Firenze Ristorante has to offer. Serving the Oakdale and surrounding Stanislaus county area, we provide great tasting food that's prepared fresh with the highest quality of ingredients.
Our menu features Italy's regional specialties, including , Neapolitan thin-crust Pizza, house-made Pasta, and seasonal dishes. Menu items, served in moderate portions and meant to be shared, are perfect for adventurous diners that are ready for a unique experience.
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Ambientweet is a minimalist twitter client, and it is intended to just be left running in the background, as a way of watching a twitter stream pass by.
You can watch your own stream, someone else's, other people's mentions of you, or all tweets containing a search term or hash tag.
Ambientweet shows just one tweet at a time. This is a deliberate design decision, which allows for a minimal user interface. This, in turn, means that the text can be bigger and there's no need for extraneous clutter like toolbars or buttons whilst you watch the twitter world go by.
You *can* use Ambientweet to post, reply and re-tweet, so it's perfectly adequate for adding to your stream and responding to what you read. What it doesn't include is lots of complicated functionality for viewing profiles, following people, managing lists and accounts, and so on. The Twitter website is great at that stuff, so why try to replicate it?
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In the heart of Old Havana, we can find a very unique and cheerful place.
cuba recipes - The Genuine Cuban Cuisine
Cuban tamales are not stuffed like a Mexican tamal; instead, they are riddled with small chunks of meat. Learn how to prepare Cuban Tamales by following this easy recipe. Serve hot with a tomato sauce or ketchup and accompany them with a cold beer. Try it yourself!
In a saucepan, fry the pork and in the excess fat make a sofrito by frying the onion and red pepper at medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the onions are translucent. Add garlic and continue to fry on low-medium heat for two to three minutes. Add tomato sauce and simmer for about 10 minutes, until meat is cooked through. Add salt and pepper to taste.
While your meat simmers, process the corn kernels with either a mortal and pastel or a food processor with the butter until you have a chunky consistency. Add the corn mixture to the masa harina and chicken broth. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Add the masa mixture with the meat mixture and stir until well combined, adding salt as needed.
Use two corn husks per tamale, folding each tamal in the traditional manner.
Fill a large pot about half way with water and boil your tamales until a fork comes out clean, about one hour to one hour 30 minutes.
The Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski La Habana has come to initiate a new era in Cuban tourism. Catalogued as the best five-star hotel on the island, and co-managed by the brands Kempinski (Switzerland) and Gaviota S.A. (Cuba), the Manzana brings a new touch of glamour to the city. Its high-rate services and staff, the elegance of the building itself and the goal of promoting a first-class Old Havana experience, make of this hotel something unique at the very heart of the city.
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One of the best ways to stay abreast in the customer service industry is by joining professional groups on LinkedIn. This simple step allows you to gain insights from industry experts, share best practice-related standards with peers, and network with professionals belonging in the same circles as you do. Also, you get support from individuals speaking the same language/jargon as you, especially when you're stumped and seeking for solutions on issues—which only your peers understand.
For the preeminent customer service outsourcing companies, establishing a network is one of their secrets in prevailing, with relation to their capability to meet clients' needs, staying on top of the curve, and providing good analysis to certain issues.
Here, we've gathered some of the major groups on LinkedIn. However, some private groups require you to request membership from the group manager, while others are public, allowing you to jump right in and join discussions immediately. Figure out which ones are most relevant to you, so you can decide which ones to join.
Customer Service Professionals
An informal networking group discussing topics on customer service, focusing on warranty management and field service. Created in 2008, Customer Service Professionals already has 116,827 members and is headed by Steven Zannos, the Director of Market Development for the Husqvarna Group.
Customer Service Champions
Members of this group believe that customer service is the core driver of all organizations. Their discussions contain relevant information regarding those that excel in service, and at the same time offer support to those struggling. It has 73,476 members and is affiliated with the Belding Group of Companies, an organization that helps companies create, drive, and measure employee performance and customer service.
Customer Service Handling
A knowledge-based platform that facilitates sharing of tools and techniques for improved skills and active interaction and participation among members are encouraged in this affiliation. Created in 2010, it has 43,736 participants and is affiliated with globat.com, a company that offers web hosting solutions.
Making Excellent Customer Service the Standard
The group name says it all: they believe that nothing less than excellent customer service is the order of the day. Recognizing today's tight economic conditions and slower consumer spending, excellent customer service is the real competitive advantage. Created in 2009, it has 36,878 members and is owned by Abraham Venismach, who also hosts a podcast on the website excellentcustomerservice365.com.
Customer Experience Management Professionals
An extension of their Facebook group, this LinkedIn group created in 2008 has 19,260 members comprised of professionals aiming to become a networking venue, where best practices are shared among customer experience managers in all fields and levels.
Customer Services Management Professionals
This group has come together with a straightforward goal: to network and exchange ideas for improving the value of their service practices. Established in 2008, it currently has 36,504 members and is an extension of their website CSM (http://www.customerservicemanager.com), an e-magazine for customer service professionals.
Customer Experience, Customer Feedback & Voice of the Customer Excellence
Established in 2008, this 5,089-member group was set up with the aim of maximizing experience and loyalty of the customer by continuous focus on innovation, care, and proactive approaches.
Customer Experience Professionals
This book was created in 2008 with 19,074 members at present. Composed of professionals in the customer experience field, their goal is to share the best industry practices. Topics include collecting customer feedback, measuring customer value, and driving change at critical customer touch points, among others.
Customer Care Network
Established in 2008, the purpose of this group is to offer maximum services at minimal costs for its 10,018 members to share knowledge and know-how on topics covering customer care strategies, tactics, and operations.
Customer Analytics Group
Customer Data and Analytics – Marketing and Big Data Group
A relatively new LinkedIn group having only been created in 2013, a forum and information exchange platform containing the best practices and issue solving methods related to customer/marketing analytics and Big Data. It covers customer insight, pricing strategies, and marketing analytics challenges as well as Data Warehousing and Technological Infrastructure issues with 1,347 members.
Customer Lifecycle Management (CLM)
This group is composed of professionals, specifically those within the CLM niche. Discussions transpiring include topics related to creating customer lifetime value acquisition, development, and retention of clients. Those belonging to direct marketing or inbound marketing industries will find this group useful. With 9,073 members, it also has a website filled with valuable information: http://www.2organize.com/en/.
Customer Service Innovation Group
A private networking group where its 27,969 members exchange ideas on innovative approaches to customer service and support. This includes the application of customer service, contact center, self-service, analytics, knowledge management technologies, as well as social networking and web 2.0 technologies.
Customer Service for Service Professionals
For those in the call center industry, this group can help you in training service professionals on how to book more calls, what to say or not to say over the phone, and how to handle customers, among others. It's a group that started in 2012, with 19,998 members. Take a look at their website as well: http://www.powersellingpros.com.
Where Social Media Meets Customer Service
A professional group that began in 2009, with the aim of providing an online forum to share ideas, observations, insights, and opinions regarding issues related to social media. It seeks to find out how social media affects online customer service and support.
Social Media for Customer Service & Call Centers
This is a private group that also calls itself the Call Center IQ. It's a great resource for finding articles, podcasts, video presentations, and live online events on topics such as call center management, customer experience, customer loyalty, customer management, first call resolution (FCR), average handle time (AHT), interactive voice response (IVR), and others.
It's also a place to discuss ideas & best practices and interact with other call center and customer service practitioners. It was created in 2009, and has 18,177 members. Its website is http://www.callcenter-iq.com.
Customer Service Executives & Professionals
This group has been around since 2008, with 17,771 members at this time. It discusses customer service topics across various sectors, such as retail, utilities, insurance, financial services, housing associations, outsourcing, automotive, charity, travel, and the service sector. Its content targets professionals holding director or managerial positions within the customer service industry, containing tips, discussions, links, and opportunities. The website is http://www.douglas-jackson.com.
International Customer Service Association (ICSA)
The ICSA is a non-profit professional association and has several regional chapters. They are committed to the education, development, promotion, and recognition of customer service professionals. Created in 2008, it already has 13,324 members with a website that is http://www.icsatoday.org.
Customer Service Representative Development
A networking group with 10,862 members that started in 2010, they welcome all customer service professionals—from entry level to executive management. Their main focus is to increase their knowledge through discussions, articles, news, and Q&A conversations, as well as to learn new technologies within their industry. Job ads are even encouraged.
Customer Service in Insurance
This group recognizes the fact that customer acquisition in the insurance industry is a difficult task that doesn't enjoy high reputation within customer service parameters. They aim to change this mindset by sharing ideas and experience on best practices for improvement. It is open to insurers, regulators, customers, and other professionals within the industry such as agents, brokers, claim handlers, banks, etc. It has 10,585 members and was created in 2011.
The Future of Customer Service
This group targets senior customer service practitioners with the aim to provide an online forum for members to establish connections, exchange ideas, and provide professional advice and suggestions. It's a place to gain insights from thought leaders and join discussions on the current and future state of customer service. It has 8,332 members and was created in 2010.
Institute of Customer Service
This is a professional goody for customer service, with the purpose of leading customer service performance and professionalism. Created in 2009, it has over 350 organizational members, with 6,131 members, and two subgroups.
Joining an online group will help keep your finger on the pulse of all things related to the customer service industry. Some are highly specialized with niche topics like Big Data, while others are specific to those belonging to certain groups, such as the financial services industry or the call center niche.
It's worthwhile to take the time to seek which ones resonate with you and actively participate in discussions with other members. This way, you'll gain credibility and be seen as an expert worth listening to and consulting with.
Nowadays, the traditional landline phone customer service that businesses have may not serve your customers well—considering that we're living in the technology era. Having customer support in other types of network such as through online and mobile are some of the customer assistance services we have, which can take your entire customer service to a whole new level. Learn more!


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North Carolina Expert Witness Rule Changes
The General Assembly of North Carolina Bill 376, "An act amending the rules of civil procedure to modernize discovery of expert witnesses and clarifying expert witness costs in civil actions" was chaptered on 7/17/15. The act affects cases filed on or after Oct. 1, 2015 with changes as to how parties in litigation will handle expert witness disclosure and discovery. HB 376 adds more detailed requirements regarding discovery of information related to expert witnesses.
G.S. 1A‑1, Rule 26(b)(4) reads as rewritten:
- In general. – In order to provide openness and avoid unfair tactical advantage in the presentation of a case at trial, a party must disclose to the other parties in accordance with this subdivision the identity of any witness it may use at trial to present evidence under Rule 702, Rule 703, or Rule 705 of the North Carolina Rules of Evidence.
- Witnesses providing a written report. – The parties shall have the option, in connection with the disclosures required by this subdivision, of accompanying the disclosure with a written report prepared and signed by the witness if the witness is one retained or specifically employed to provide expert testimony in the case or one whose duties as the party's employee regularly involve giving expert testimony. If the parties agree to accompany their disclosure pursuant to this subdivision with a written report, the report must contain all of the following:
- A complete statement of all opinions the witness will express and the basis and reasons for them.
- The facts or data considered by the witness in forming them.
III. Any exhibits that will be used to summarize or support them.
- The witness' qualifications, including a list of all publications authored in the previous 10 years.
- A list of all other cases in which, during the previous four years, the witness testified as an expert at trial or by deposition.
- A statement of the compensation to be paid for the study and testimony in the case.
The entire text of HB 376 may be found at http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/.


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Jupiter Fund Management saw its year-on-year profits slip 16 per cent during the first six months of 2012, as assets under management climbed higher.
First half pre-tax profits fell to £31.2m, compared with £37.3m in the first half of 2011. Assets under management increased to £23.4bn in the first six months of the year, but were still lower than the £24.8bn reported in the first half of 2011.
The asset manager reported mutual fund net inflows of £265m, but total net outflows of £302m when outflows from segregated mandates of £604m were factored in.
Jupiter chief executive Edward Bonham Carter says: "Against a challenging market backdrop, it was encouraging that we saw strong investment performance, positive net mutual fund flows and growth in assets under management over the last six months.
"Our financial position remains robust with a further repayment of £33m from our bank facility and operating margins remaining above 50 per cent.
"Although the economic outlook remains uncertain, we believe we are well placed to capitalise on long-term structural drivers and remain confident of delivering value across the cycle."


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Norwell, Westside split season openers in girls' volleyball
PALMERSTON – The Norwell Varsity Reds and Westside Thunder split matches in their District 4 high school senior/junior girls' volleyball doubleheader Monday.
The games were season openers for both schools.
Norwell swept the senior match 3-0, winning 25-22, 25-2, 25-12.
Westside swept the junior contest. The Thunder won 25-13, 25-10, 25-11.
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Our annual Jolly Boy's Outing (JBO) was heading to Eastern Europe again. This time our destination was Latvia's capital city, Riga and all the usual suspects were in attendance with the exception of Hammey who could not make it. However, we had some new blood in the shape of Frank Phinn's Bother, Gary and Del's work colleague, Manfi.
With the imminent departure of Thomas who was emigrating to Australia with Kath, the decision had been made to turn the JBO into a stag weekend in his honour-even though he wasn't getting married! This was a closely guarded secret with Gingerbaws not supposed to find out until we reached Riga.
Jim Arthur had organised the obligatiory T-shirts emblazoned with 'Gingerman Goes To Oz' on the front and a Superman style 'G' and with our stag names on the back. All for the bargain price of ONLY £33 each!
Wearing your pants outside your trousers was optional!
Therefore the full list of dobbers in attendance were:
- Me - Sir Wanksalot.
- Thomas - Boaby Muncher.
- James Arthur - Bitch Slave
- Del - Le Dobber
- James Snelling - Portrush Pig
- Kevin - Gobshite
- Frank Phinn - Fatty Phinn
- Gary Phinn - Dug Baws
- James H - Emperor Tim
- Manfred - Swiss Piss
I had spent the evening in Dumbarton with Susan in a growing state of boyhood excitement at the upcoming weekend and she was, no doubt, probably glad to see the back of me when Jim and Thomas arrived to pick me up at 11.30.We chatted briefly outside Susan's house but as we were being devoured by midges we said our goodbyes and headed off. Thomas had bagsied the front seat beside Jim, however being in the back of the car wasn't such a bad thing as I managed to get a couple of hours kip on the way down.
We arrived at Liverpool's John Lennon airport at 0400 and made our way to the bar for a fry up breakfast and our first beer of the day. Gary appeared and joined us as we waited for the plane to embark.
We were getting worried that Snelling had not made it as the time to board the plane arrived, and after some urgent texting from Thomas we discovered that the Portrush Pig was a step ahead of us and was already sitting on the plane.
We easily found the big guy on the plane (well he is kind of hard to miss) and pretty soon after take off the drinking began in earnest in what was going to be a very long day.
Ryanair, who we were flying with were shite! Their lumenescent blue and yellow livery was giving me a headache. They made Sleezyjet look posh, but that's what happens when you decide to do it cheap and cheerful I suppose.
A few hours later and we had touched down in Riga and upon turning on our mobile phones Thomas announced that Del and Co's flight had been cancelled due to bad weather and there was a possibility that they might not be joining us at all. However, as more details came in, it turned out that they would be flying in from Zurich instead, which meant the Scottish lads would have a drinking headstart.
By 1200 our group had arrived at the Reval hotel, which was lovely and after dumping our stuff in our rooms we made our way to the hotel bar and ordered vodka and Red Bulls all round to kick-start the drinking.
The Switzer- France boys arrived about an hour later and after a quick catch-up, a couple of drinks and the first slaggings of the day everyone headed to their rooms for a shower and to adorn their stag T-shirts and some of us put their kilts on too.Thomas was delighted to be having a surprise stag weekend. Unfortunately we had an early casualty. Gary had fallen asleep in his room and in totally unacceptable stag protocol, would not be joining us for the evening.
Anyway, the weekend stag rules and punishments for breaking them were announced. They were:
- Own names not allowed - individuals to be addressed only by stag names on back of T-shirts. Failure to do so means you have to drink '2 fingers of beer'.
- There would be two referees for the weekend (Boaby Muncher not allowed to be one of them) who would have yellow and red cards to inflict punishments as they saw fit.
- Yellow card - 2 fingers of beer.
- Red card - down drink in one.
- Argue with ref's decision - down drink in one.
- If two ref's disagree on punishment then group has a vote on punishment.
- If person moans about punishment - they must suck on baby's dummy until told otherwise.
The decision was made that we should stand up one by one and announce our stag names in a loud and clear voice with a cheer going up from the group as each person took the floor and more or less shouted their names out. The staff in the hotel looked less than impressed.
It was time to venture out and so we made our way into the streets of Riga. we did not have a tour guide this year as we had previously at Del's stag, we were just going to have to wing it this time.
We found a nice bar in the square of the old town and sat outside for a beer. I was getting dog's abuse for wearing white trainers with my kilt and was subsequently red carded. Silly punishments were being handed out by the refs for the slightest 'crimes' and every time that a yellow card offence was committed the group sang 'two fingerrrrrssss' to the tune of 'Goldfinger'. Fannies!
It was warm and sunny in the square as we moved from bar to bar, happily ripping the pish out of each other as we went. A local approached me and asked to take a picture of the back of my Sir Wanksalot T-shirt, God only knows why but it looks like I had become a local tourist attraction!
Gobshite beat me over the head repeatedly with a menu in one pub, much to my annoyance - a sure sign that we were all starting to get pished and the day was still young.
Some food was needed in an attempt to soak up some of the alcohol, so we ended up in a place called Steitu Haoss. Can't say that I honestly remember what the food was like or if it was any good, but it filled a space.
We then moved onto a wine bar where, much to our amusement, Gary had woken from his slumber and had decided to join us to much abuse and then we were onto an Irish theme bar which was pretty good too.
After frequenting several more 'establishments' we ended up in a club which, much to our delight had a table football and a mini tournament was soon underway.
We stayed there for a couple of hours before deciding to head back to the hotel which had a very smart rooftop bar called the Skyline Bar. We met another stag party from England and after a bit of banter we challenged them to a wrestling match.
However, the bouncers who were obviously sensing trouble quickly intervened to stop the contest before it had even began. I think we would have taken them, but we'll never know...
It was after 0200 by now and people were dropping like flies. I had been drinking for 21 hours by now and the sensible thing to do would have been to go to bed, but that wasn't going to happen.
The die-hards amongst us, Thomas, Del, Emperor Tim and I went down to the hotel casino while everyone else rolled back to their rooms in drunken stupours.
Thomas and Del gambled a little and lost a little bit too, I think. I had enough sense to realise that I was a bit to pished to have any chance of gambling and winning and therefore Emperor Tim and I just watched the proceedings. When Del took a picture with his camera and was immediately surrounded by burly bouncers who made him delete it, it was definently time to leave.
We made our way back to the rooms and outside mine and Jim's room, Del and Thomas discovered that there was an ice cube dispensing machine on the wall and came up with the ingenious idea that we should 'rush' Jim as he slept and throw ice cubes at him.
I thought that this was taking things a bit too far, however once the decision had been made to do it, I happily joined in grabbing as many ice cubes as I could. I opened the door and the three of us jumped on top of an unconcious Jim Arthur and rub ice cubes all over him.
Jim was not happy!
I woke at 1200 and did not feel too bad, but then again I was still pished. After a shower, Jim and I headed to McDonalds for some breakfast and I had the best McD's that I have ever had. It actually tasted nice!
The plan today was to go quad biking and Jim decided that he needed a new jacket for it so we trudged around for the best part of an hour to eventually return to the first shop we looked in to buy one that he had saw there.
Back at the hotel, the group had gathered in the bar and were decidedly less boisterous than they had been the night before with some more than others looking decidedly fragile!
We were picked up from the hotel at 2.00 for the half hour drive to our destination. When we got there a dozen bright yellow quadbikes were lined up and ready to go. You could see a glint in everyone's eyes.
The man in charge explained that he would get the BBQ going while we were on the quadbikes and that we should just help ourselves to bottles of beer. Drinking beer while driving a quadbike? What could possibly go wrong?
Everyone wisely decided to curtail their drinking until after their turn on the quads. Next he produced disclaimers for all of us to sign basically saying that any accidents or death were not his fault, which was reassuring.
The BBQ was started while we were given a quick tutorial on how to drive the quadbikes. Unfortunately since there were so many of us we were split into two groups with the first group of Del, Thomas, Gary, Frank and James H going first 'on safari' for twenty minutes before returning for a couple of laps around the dirt track.
It did not take long to figure out that there was not too much skill involved in driving a quadbike - accelerate, brake and try not to fall off - that's about it!
We raced each other off into the countryside with the young lad pulling us up several times when we were getting a bit too boisterous with our driving. We were screaming along as fast as we could with the exception of the Portrush Pig who's severe weight disadvantage meant that he could not keep up with us. We had to stop several times to wait for him to catch up with us, which caused much hilarity.
There were a group of locals camping in the forest who had a camp fire going and were swigging away on their booze. They shouted a bit of Latvian abuse as passed them so we stopped a safe distance away and let Piggy catch up. We did not want to leave him there incase they ate him!
After that it was plain sailing as we zoomed back to base and had a couple of laps around the dirt track before pulling over to join the others for some dodgy BBQ food.
After a short break it was time for some racing around the track. I was loving it and was getting a bit gallus when I set the fastest lap time of 21.46 seconds and made the mistake of thinking that I was Lewis Hamilton when in fact, I was more like Ozzy Osbourne.
I took great plessure in lapping as many people as I could. However, it was almost inevitable that I was going to come a cropper. Which I did.
As I screamed round for the umpteenth time, thinking to myself that another couple of laps would do it before I retired gracefully, I took the last corner a bit too sharply and in a split second I felt myself summersaulting through the air. I landed in a heap with my right hand taking the brunt of the impact and as the quadbike landed upside down on top of me, the brake lever gouged deeply into my left leg.
I lay there for what seemed a long time but probably wasn't, knowing that I had done some damage but I was unsure how bad it was. I looked up to see Kevin running towards me and the look on his face told me that it must have been bad. Del and James pulled over to see if I was ok, but despite me saying that I was, the blood running down my leg told a different story.
Kev told me later that the guys had thought for a couple of laps that I was going to come off and when I finally did the guy in charge just startred to laugh in a 'you signed the disclaimer, so tough shit if you are dead' kind of way.
The guys righted the quadbike for me and advised me to retire 'gracefully', but being the fanny that I am I climbed back on and after a few careful laps I opened up the throttle and proceeded to set a new lap time of 20.89 seconds!
When I finally gave up I got some first-aid from which consisted of hydrogen peroxide poured into my open leg wound. It didn't have any noticeable effect except bleaching some of the hairs on my leg a few shades lighter.
We headed back to the hotel and after a quick shower we were out again. The streets were a lot quiter tonight as it was a public holiday and finding in decent bars that were open was hard work. However, we eventually found one that sold food too and had a half decent meal before moving on.
We used a technique that we had learned last night of going into strip bars where the first drink is free (but you are expected to pay the girls to dance with you) and then leaving as quickly as possible before the bouncers (or the strippers) decided to kick seven shades of shit out of us.
Eventually we ended up in the Skybar again and drank as we chatted, acted like dobbers and watched a beautiful sunset over the city. Meanwhile, Fatty Phinn lapsed into a drink induced coma in his chair and being the good mates that we are we ripped the absolue pish out of him making him dance in time to the music, ably assisted by his Brother as he sat there blissfully unaware.
Elsewhere, things were getting a bit out of hand with Jim and Thomas spitting drinks over each other. It was never going to have a happy ending and when Jim poured a Long Island Iced Tea over Thomas and Thomas responded by ripping Jim's brand new shirt off him, a line had been crossed.
Jim dissapeared and I informed Thomas that Jim didn't look very happy and had went back to his room to change. We went to find him but he was nowhere to be found so we returned to the Skyline Bar to find Jim sitting there with a clean, unripped shirt on. He played down the whole incident saying that he wasn't pissed off. I wasn't convinced as I know that I would have been.
We made our way down to the Voodoo Club, the hotel's nightclub and soon realised that the place was full of prostitutes and their Russian Mafiaesq -type pimps. A wide berth was made of them so that we didn't end up sleeping with the fishes so we just danced away and drank somemore before getting to bed around 0300.
I woke up at 1000 with an aching head and an extremely sore finger from the day before's crash. The finger next to my pinky on my right hand was swollen and bent to one side. The guys were convinced that it was broken but an x-ray when I got back home said that it wasn't.
Thomas, Del and James Snelling arrived to give technical support as we tried to transfer yesterday's quadbike Action Cam video footage to my Creative player so that we could watch it on the TV in the hotel room.
Thomas asked if I had brought the AV cable for the Action Cam so that we could just watch it straight from the camera without all the hastle of transferring it. I had not and they were quick to tell me that I was a fanny because of it.
We left it transferring and went to McD's for breakfast and then to the local market to buy gifts before returning to the hotel room to watch the now transferred quadbike footage. There was laughter all round at the Portrush Pig's slowness, however everyone agreed that it would have been even funnier if I had still had the camera rolling when I crashed!
We headed downstairs to be picked up for todays event - paintballing!
We were driven to the outskirts of the city to a dissused factory that had derelict car wrecks scattered around covered in multi coloured paint from past battles.
We were issued with army style boilersuits and safety masks before being given a safety briefing and had the rules explained to us. There would be two minute games and when you were shot you had to raise your hand to let everyone know that you were out of the game.
The first game began and quickly turned to farce as a dangerous mix of excitement and testosterone made of my team shoot each other rather than the enemy team.
It was bloody sore when I was shot and I quickly regreted only wearing shorts and a shirt under my boilersuit. I made a mental note to myself that if I ever did this again I would wear something with a bit of padding for protection.
Early on, I was shot on the exact same spot on the inside of my thigh, a couple of inches from my manhood. This had me clenching my butt-cheeks in fear for the rest of our time there.
Buying ammunition was as cheap as chips and we all reloaded a couple of times with multi-coloured bullets in between battles. Jim must have been loving watching us running around like twats from his vantage point as he had a great view of some comic moments including Dug Baws falling over barrels as he ran arond like Rambo! (see clip below)
I had my Action Cam on again for some font line footage. The thought that having a video camera strapped to my safety helmet would make me a more conspicous target was lost on me. Click below to see the same clip as above filmed from the Action Cam (and hear me screaming like a little girl when I got shot in the ass!)
We headed back to the hotel and recounted our war stories over a beer. After a quick shower we headed into town with Thomas being made to wear the 'Beverly Hills 90210, Jason Priestly' stag T-shirt. We had dinner in a place called the Amsterdam Bar, but the food was awful.
A good venue needed to be found for the JBO Kangaroo Court and so we made our way to Dickens Bar which was basically meant to be a traditional style English pub, only it was in Latvia! It even had a dartboard, so after a few games of darts and too many 'Bullseye' jokes to list here, the court was in session.
Punishment pints were ordered from the bar and Zambucha shots to get us warmed up. Gobshite had been taking notes over the last few days of peoples crimes and misdemeanors and charges were read out one at a time with the chant of 'GUILTY!' coming from all of us as each charge, no matter how ridiculous , was announced by Judge Gobshite. Pints of beer were downed in one, by the guilty ones i.e., everyone.
The dissapointing meal from earlier on had left everyone hungry and so we went to TGI Fridays. The staff were not very happy about serving us in our inebriated state until we ordered one of everything from the food menu and suddenly we were made to feel very welcome!
The staff were glad to see the back of us as we moved elsewhere and we found ourselves back in the square again. Thomas still had his Jason Preistly T-shirt on and the hunt was on to find a replacement as tradition dictates that the stag T-shirt must be swapped for a new one, the more outrageous and ridiculous looking, the better.
We weren't dissapointed as, after a lot of negotiating, Thomas managed to persuade a young barmaid to swap her tiny pink top for our Jason Preistly one. Looking suitably stupid, Thomas rejoined us to a huge cheer.
An American called Billy Bob hooked onto us and bought us all a beer and we chatted away with him for a while. Meanwhile Emperor Tim was challenging locals to an arm wrestling contest, which he lost.
Sensing that things could easily go pear shaped we headed back to the hotel at 0130. A few gave up and went to bed while the remaining knobheads (including myself) carried on until 0330.
When it was time to go back to our rooms we were too tired even to storm the room and get Jim Arthur with ice cubes again...
Jim's alarm went off at 0730 and boy, did I feel rough when I awoke.
After showering, we headed to the hotel restaraunt and tried to eat something substantial before the long journey home.
We said our goodbyes to the Switzerfrancers and headed to the airport to the longest check-in queue that I have ever seen. We eventually boarded the plane and settled down to 'enjoy' the flight with ever increasing hangovers.
Back in Liverpool, we picked up the car and headed back up the road, stopping just before Carslile for a late lunch. Jim had sensibly stopped drinking quite early on, the previous night and luckily for us, was feeling ok for the drive. Thomas and I just wanted it to be over.
As we crossed the border from England to Scotland, the sun emerged from the gloom and shone brightly.
It was good to be home!
Click on the link below to view all the pictures from the JBO


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Too cold to sketchPosted: January 30, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized 38 Comments
It was probably a little too chilly for sketching from the car studio today: -10°C with an even colder wind chill meant that I had to turn on the car heater quite often to warm myself up and dry the washes on my paper. But… the light was wonderful on Lakeshore Road and since we haven't had that many sunny days of late, I sketched away, even if it meant having frozen feet. The yellow wall on the side of the Canadiana-style building had a wonderful shadow on it and that made me forget the discomfort for a bit.
38 Comments on "Too cold to sketch"
What a cheerful painting (I love & will study repeatedly, natch) from a woman I'm visualizing with ice cubed blocky feet now
Brings back warm memories of Lakeshore Road, even in winter! Thank you!
And a very satisfactory result too!
Oh my, your painting is absolutely delicious…like an ice cream Sunday with a cherry on top! I love the warm washes of sunshine on the building and the indication of a figure opposite. I wonder, when you get to your classroom, do you ever share the work you just completed? Do they ask about why you are shaking with every breath upon returning to a warm classroom? I suppose it must be so and that you share only with us. How blessed are we! Thank you.
BEAUTIFUL! love it. Was 70'here in west Texas
Lovely shadows. Down here in Florida, I wimp out at 50 degrees and draw in the car!
I must be really odd but I love your scenes with wires crossing. Adds rhythm to the work. Another great winter painting.
You need a few little hot pads for days like those..these..I love Lakeshore road..give me the slow road any day:)
Beautiful Shari.
So so so so talented.
It's fantastic, You work better in difficult conditons. Widh I c ould do the same.
LOVELY! I am right there!
Hi Shari,
I belong to The Lennoxville Art Group and we follow and enjoy your blogs.
Do you do workshops for small groups and what are your fees and conditions? About 15 of our group are watercolorists and we were wondering if a workshop was possible.
Regards, Muriel


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On the 3rd and 8th of August respectively, the Rajya Sabha as well as the Lok Sabha unanimously approved a bill to enable the rollout of GST – Goods and Service Tax, that is known in order to one of the biggest tax reforms in In india. From the 1st of July 2017, GST was effectively levied in the world. This tax replaces multiple taxes levied by the central and state governments sorts the direct and indirect taxes, including central excise duty, commercial tax, octroi tax/charges, Value-Added Tax (VAT) and service tax.
The Indian real estate sector has been encountering a significant transformation firearm control times. The recently implemented (RERA) addressed assurance in the level of accountability on real estate builders and developers and infuse transparency in the this sector has been revolutionary on the history of the Indian property sector. For the residential sector in India, the GST will definitely be a positive sentiment booster among property prospective.
Here is why the GST will have an effect on the Industry Sector in India:
1. Low cost on under construction
GST will lower rate on items like cement, steel etc leading to considerably lower construction outlays. This will lower the industry prices and eventually thought about benefit to the common man.
2. Integrated tax system
It is generally crucial in the only drawback estate industry to have a uniform tax base. The builders and developers currently pay tax even on the acquiring their raw materials. GST addresses such issues by making all of the taxes uniform.
3. Revenue Neutral Rate (RNR)
The method of tax operation a real estate sector does not sync between the VAT and service tax laws. Such a complication can be mitigated with the help of GST that is needed keep one transaction system – Revenue Neutral Rate (RNR) which is decided by the State Good and Services Tax (SGST) along with the Central Goods and Service Tax Application in India Online and repair Tax (CGST) division.
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With support of of GST, it will be easier retain an audit trail for better control and monitoring, and completely benefiting the Indian real estate sector. It will effectively reduce the complexity of compliance bringing in efficiency and smooth cost.
Overall, items and Service Tax (GST) will possess a marginal effect on the marketplace sector a days to come. There will be remarkable improvements in buyer sentiments and change perceptions that buyers experienced against this sector. The Developers too will pick out the GST regime much better to work with, with advantage of input tax credit being one more advantage.


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William Washington, patriarch of a Michigan-based tennis family whose most celebrated member is Wimbledon's 1996 runner-up, MaliVai Washington, made the accusation at a Miami news conference yesterday that the career of another son, Mashiska, has been undermined by racist practices on the part of tournament directors at ATP Tour events as well by as the officials who run the United States Open.
MaliVai Washington sought outside coaching and management after turning pro in 1989 and reached a career-best year-end ranking of 13th in 1992. But Mashiska Washington, who turned pro in 1995 after two years at Michigan State University, continues to be coached and managed by his father. Mashiska Washington has improved his rank from 1,369th to a career-best 405th in four seasons on the circuit, but his father has alleged that racism within the sport has hindered his son's progress.
According to William Washington, wild-card berths into qualifying and main draws of tour-level events have been withheld from his son and other black players and instead awarded to players with inferior rankings.
The facts suggest that color is a factor and they do discriminate, said the elder Washington, who decided to formalize his complaints after Mashiska was refused a wild-card berth into the 1998 United States Open. Washington was further angered when he realized that six of the 17 male players who received wild-card berths into the Open's main and qualifying draws were ranked behind his son. He protested by walking a picket line during the Open.
This was exclusionary, discriminatory racism, said Washington, who has retained Ellis Rubin, a Miami lawyer, to investigate the bias accusations.Continue reading the main story
If a proposed series of January meetings with ATP and Open executives about their wild-card systems fails to yield a settlement, Rubin says the elder Washington has instructed him to file a discrimination lawsuit in Federal court.
Rubin also criticized the International Management Group for denying Mashiska Washington and other black players wild-card berths into events it owns. Taking this a step further, I don't believe wild cards are legal in the first place, Rubin said.
Open officials yesterday denied Washington's accusations and noted that Mashiska Washington received consecutive wild-card berths into the qualifying rounds of its men's singles competition at the Open from 1994 to 1997 as well as a main-draw wild-card entry in the 1996 mixed doubles event.
They also pointed out that Washington lost in the first round of the qualifying event in three of those four years, a pattern that influenced their decision not to award him the wild-card entry his father requested this year.
We've tried to help him along for four years, but there's a point where you can't justify to keep on giving wild cards to first-round losers, said Jay Snyder, tournament director of the Open. We felt it was time to look at other developing players. Snyder said that the recipients of the six 1998 wild-card assignments disputed by William Washington included two black players and an Asian-American.
The U.S.T.A. has always awarded U.S. Open wild cards to deserving players without regard to race or ethnic origin, said Harry Marmion, the United States Tennis Association's president. We are willing to have an open discussion with Mr. Washington on this matter.
Mark Miles, the chief executive officer of the men's tour, was not available for comment. ROBIN FINNContinue reading the main story


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Well ladies and gents...
After 17 months of planning and preparation, there is a 90% chance that myMr and I will be eloping this summer. It will not be just the two of us (our parents and siblings will accompany us) but we will not have our wedding as planned.
This has stemmed from an ongoing issue with my parents. I guess we can say that they have made many promises that they can't keep. They definitely take care of themselves.
Back in August, regardless of my opinions, my parents purchased a motor home. My parents have the tendency to spend money that they don't have on stupid stuff that they don't use. (3 boats, deck, patio, numerous patio furniture sets, cars, and now a motor home) They purchased this motor home in August and they STILL have not used it (just as I predicted).
Unfortunately, this motorhome has taken place of my college education and wedding. They have already told me that I am going to have to pay over $18,000 in loans (which they had promised that they would pay) and now, there is a REALLY good chance that they will not be providing us with the money promised for our wedding. I will find out in the next 30 days or so.
MyMr and I could pay for the wedding ourselves, but we have made our priorities, and having a large wedding is not one of them. We want to buy a house. We want to start our future feeling comfortable. Buying a house AND paying for a wedding would not set us up for a comfortable life style.
His parents have offered to help us pay for the wedding, but the last thing we want is for them to monitor everything my parents waste their money on like myMr and I do. It would just add unnecessary tension.
All I want is to be married to myMr. I dont need a big wedding. I just need him.
I will keep you all updated as I find things out. They have promised to give us $3K in March. We have another venue deposit due in April. If they flake on giving us the money, then we will not pay anymore deposits with our venue and we will elope. If they follow through, then we will still have a wedding. Only time will tell.
I hope they actually follow through.
Take care until next time,


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Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction Surgery Success
Overview Adult acquired flatfoot deformity (AAFD or AAF) is a progressive, symptomatic deformity resulting from gradual stretch of the posterior tibial tendon as well as other ligaments supporting the arch of the foot. AAFD develops after skeletal maturity, May also be referred to as posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD), although due to the complexity of the disorder AAFD is more appropriate. Significant ligamentous rupture occurs as the deformity progresses. Involved ligaments include the spring ligament, the superficial deltoid ligament, the plantar fascia, and the long and short plantar ligaments. Unilateral AAFD is more common than bilateral AAFD. Causes Adult flatfoot typically occurs very gradually. If often develops in an obese person who already has somewhat flat feet. As the person ages, the tendons and ligaments that support the foot begin to lose their strength and elasticity. Symptoms At first you may notice pain and swelling along the medial (big toe) side of the foot. This is where the posterior tibialis tendon travels from the back of the leg under the medial ankle bone to the foot. As the condition gets worse, tendon failure occurs and the pain gets worse. Some patients experience pain along the lateral (outside) edge of the foot, too. You may find that your feet hurt at the end of the day or after long periods of standing. Some people with this condition have trouble rising up on their toes. They may be unable to participate fully in sports or other recreational activities. Diagnosis There are four stages of adult-acquired flatfoot deformity (AAFD). The severity of the deformity determines your stage. For example, Stage I means there is a flatfoot position but without deformity. Pain and swelling from tendinitis is common in this stage. Stage II there is a change in the foot alignment. This means a deformity is starting to develop. The physician can still move the bones back into place manually (passively). Stage III adult-acquired flatfoot deformity (AAFD) tells us there is a fixed deformity. This means the ankle is stiff or rigid and doesn???t move beyond a neutral (midline) position. Stage IV is characterized by deformity in the foot and the ankle. The deformity may be flexible or fixed. The joints often show signs of degenerative joint disease (arthritis). Non surgical Treatment PTTD is a progressive condition. Early treatment is needed to prevent relentless progression to a more advanced disease which can lead to more problems for that affected foot. In general, the treatments include rest. Reducing or even stopping activities that worsen the pain is the initial step. Switching to low-impact exercise such as cycling, elliptical trainers, or swimming is helpful. These activities do not put a large impact load on the foot. Ice. Apply cold packs on the most painful area of the posterior tibial tendon frequently to keep down the swelling. Placing ice over the tendon immediately after completing an exercise helps to decrease the inflammation around the tendon. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Medication (NSAIDS). Drugs, such as arcoxia, voltaren and celebrex help to reduce pain and inflammation. Taking such medications prior to an exercise activity helps to limit inflammation around the tendon. However, long term use of these drugs can be harmful to you with side effects including peptic ulcer disease and renal impairment or failure. Casting. A short leg cast or walking boot may be used for 6 to 8 weeks in the acutely painful foot. This allows the tendon to rest and the swelling to go down. However, a cast causes the other muscles of the leg to atrophy (decrease in strength) and thus is only used if no other conservative treatment works. Most people can be helped with orthotics and braces. An orthotic is a shoe insert. It is the most common non-surgical treatment for a flatfoot and it is very safe to use. A custom orthotic is required in patients who have moderate to severe changes in the shape of the foot. Physiotherapy helps to strengthen the injured tendon and it can help patients with mild to moderate disease of the posterior tibial tendon. Surgical Treatment If conservative treatment fails surgical intervention is offered. For a Stage 1 deformity a posterior tibial tendon tenosynovectomy (debridement of the tendon) or primary repair may be indicated. For Stage 2 a combination of Achilles lengthening with bone cuts, calcaneal osteotomies, and tendon transfers is common. Stage 2 flexible PTTD is the most common stage patients present with for treatment. In Stage 3 or 4 PTTD isolated fusions, locking two or more joints together, maybe indicated. All treatment is dependent on the stage and severity at presentation with the goals and activity levels of the patient in mind. Treatment is customized to the individual patient needs.


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Trends that start in America often travel across the pond to the UK so is it only a matter of time before estate agents use Pokemon Go as a part of their marketing strategy?
Here in the UK, property listings are likely to say if there's a posh supermarket nearby thanks to a phenomenon known as the 'Waitrose effect' - where the right grocery brand can add almost £40,000 to a home's value.
Meanwhile in America, property listings on Zillow - an equivalent to Rightmove - detail '3 Pokemon Go gyms, 5 Pokestops and a confirmed sighting of Squirrtle' as redeeming features up there with a new roof and hardwood floors.
One Stateside estate agent even tried to boost visitors to an open house event by advertising he was certain there was a 'pikachu' at the property.
While the whole idea of using Pokeman Go as a marketing tool may seem childish, the makers of the game see a serious revenue stream in its location-based methodology.
Software developer Niantic is already planning to sell locations to business, allowing them to lure clients in and increase foot fall - with restaurants especially interested in this new marketing method.
Whether this is a serious enough draw for estate agents and property buyers remains to be seen. There is a suggestion that highlighting Pokemon Go features is better suited to rental listings aimed at students and young professionals. Maybe it's just a great PR exercise to raise brand aware and a laugh?
However, there is also a little niggle that says this new style of viral marketing lodged in augmented reality is a taste of what's to come, and perhaps UK estate agents need to be ahead of the curve. What do you think?
An ad on Zillow for a home in Redmond, Washington, details a long list of upgrades, including a new roof, new hardwood floors, a tankless water heater and, at the bottom of the list, a "Pokemon Go" gym less than five minutes away. Another in Tacoma, Washington, goes into more detail: "3 Pokemon Go Gyms, and 5 Pokestops. Confirmed Squirrtle sighting in the backyard, and there may or may not be a Charzard lvl 7 in the neighbors shed.


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2) Pilot Talk & Explanations
ATIS = Automatic Terminal Information Service:
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airport via radio on a special frequency. Updates are renamed alphabetically whenever conditions change.
Werner listens, and jots down the information on his clipboard. When requesting permission from the ground controller to drive
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the 5th one of the day, E ("Echo").
Werner on the radio: "Waterloo Ground, this is Foxtrot Foxtrot Zulu Oscar, Cessna one-fifty, with Information Echo."
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RUN, FATBOY, RUN (iTunes) – Spite can be a powerful motivator. At least for the first couple minutes… This isn't HOT FUZZ, it's a bit simplistic, and it was directed by… DAVID SCHWIMMER? But Dylan Moran and Simon Pegg turn the whole thing into CITIZEN KANE as far as I'm concerned.Read more →


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C++ Audio Progammer
C++ Audio Programmer
Scratch Music Group
Scratch Music Group ─ a music and media start-up founded by Jam Master Jay of Run DMC and Duke '95 grad Rob Principe ─ is searching for a talented and entrepreneurial software developer. If you have a strong expertise in audio programming, excel in a start-up environment, and have an interest in music, this may be the position for you.
Scratch Music Group has recently secured distribution for its first software product. The product allows anyone to import a playlist from iTunes and automatically mix their tracks just like a professional DJ. We are currently searching for a C++ programmer to join our small development team (2-3 total software developers). The Audio Programmer will be in charge of adding functionality to the existing product and supporting our senior / lead developer.
Founded in 2002 by Jam Master Jay (Run DMC) and Rob Principe (current CEO), Scratch is a music and lifestyle company with services including talent booking, trend research, music programming, and more. Scratch Music Group also owns and operates Scratch DJ Academy (www.Scratch.com), which is the world's first and leading DJ and music production school. Scratch DJ Academy currently has locations in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles and has been featured in major press outlets including CNN, MTV, ABC, FOX, The NY Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and many more.
• Work with the Lead Software Developer to add features to our existing software product (C++).
• Meet strict deadlines set by distributors and Scratch management.
• Conduct stability tests / focus groups.
• Excel in a chaotic and creative environment. Add value everyday by being a self-starter and self-motivated leader.
• Creatively solve problems with limited resources and budgets.
• Add value to overall strategic direction of the product (including future versions, mobile applications, etc.).
Most importantly, the Audio Programmer must love to code and have an interest in music!
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field required.
• 3 to 7 years of C++ programming experience required, with a strong knowledge of object-oriented design.
• Experience with a consumer-based application that utilizes real-time audio preferred (audio plug-in, audio sequencer, video gaming).
• Experience with both Windows and Mac OSX development required. Experience developing a cross-platform application a plus.
• Experience working with at least two of the following third-party libraries or equivalents required: juce, wxwidgets, rtAudio, boost, ffmpeg, zplane (aufTAKT, elastique, toNaRT), soundtouch
• Experience with the following a plus: MAX/MSP, Jack, MatLab, iPhone/iOS SDK
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Posted by Nadia, August 2017
Global efforts to improve human genomic data access and reuse
Repositive is working alongside global organisations to provide the tools and best practices for data sharing in genomics research to help researchers help patients faster.
Good data management is not a goal in itself, but rather is the key conduit leading to knowledge discovery and innovation, and to subsequent data and knowledge integration and reuse by the community after the data publication process.^1
Several virtual and real organisations work on different aspects on how to improve data sharing for research. In this context, we like to break down the concept of 'data sharing' to refer to the components of 'data management' 'data access' and 'data reuse'2] In general, it is now accepted that the best practice includes data being Findable, Accessible, Interoperable^3 and Reusable - also known as FAIR.^1
Organisations working to harmonise scientific data practices
In connection with, and inspired by FAIR guidelines and best practices for research data management, there are a number of organisations that work to harmonise scientific data practices. There is, for example, FAIRsharing.org (known previously as biosharing.org) which defines itself as "a curated, informative and educational resource on data and metadata standards, across all disciplines, inter-related to databases and data policies." They are the authors of the open source ISA framework tools that help managing an increasingly diverse set of life science, environmental and biomedical experiments employing one or a combination of technologies. This framework seems to be especially useful when publishing data separately (prior to the main scientific publication).
There is also Research Data Alliance (RDA) which is another worldwide community-driven organisation created with the goal of building the social and technical infrastructure to enable open sharing of data. They intend to cover a broad spectrum of disciplines.
Another organisation, the NIH BD2K supported bioCADDIE, with a steering committee from both US and UK academic institutions, has a focus on biological data and is working to develop a data discovery index (DDI) which will index (biological) data that are stored elsewhere.
All the organisations mentioned have a rather broad scope of data that they are working on. However, genomic data is a very special type of data^5 and requires a special approach.
In March 2013, the charity DNAdigest was founded by Fiona Nielsen in Cambridge and in August 2014 Repositive was spun out as a social enterprise to build tools to facilitate access to and reuse of human genomic data.
Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH)
In order to accelerate the potential of genomic medicine to advance human health, an international, non-profit alliance - the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) - was founded in January 2013^4 by 50 colleagues from eight countries who met to discuss the current challenges and opportunities in genomic research and medicine. They discussed how their groups could work together to accelerate medical progress, building on the experience and best practices of genetics programmes around the world.
Bringing together over 450 leading organisations working in healthcare, research, disease and patient advocacy, life science, and information technology, GA4GH is working to create a common framework of tools, methods, and harmonised approaches and supporting demonstration projects to enable the responsible, voluntary, and secure sharing of genomic and clinical data.^6
GA4GH is a virtual organisation, which means that its members have their daily jobs and contribute to the work of GA4GH on a voluntary basis. They get together several times a year with the annual plenary meeting being the main gathering for leaders, active volunteers and the general public.
The organisation is governed by the steering committee and currently consists of four working groups - Clinical, Data, Regulatory & Ethics, Data Security - but is undergoing restructuring around clinical driver projects, the roadmap of which will be presented at the upcoming GA4GH 5th Plenary Meeting in Orlando, Florida, USA.
The key outcomes of the GA4GH work to date can be found here.
Repositive's work for GA4GH
Repositive as well as our sister organisation DNAdigest have been actively contributing to GA4GH for several years now. At the end of 2015, as part of the Participant Values task team of the Regulatory and Ethics working group, Repositive participated in creating "Your DNA - Your Say" - a project lead by Dr Anna Middleton from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute that aims to survey global public attitudes to sharing individual genomic data. As part of this global initiative, in 2016-2017, Repositive created the Russian translation of the survey and thus made it available to the Russian-speaking population. The Your DNA - Your Say survey is currently available in five languages and more translations are on the way.
Our research interests and contributions are all about creating more # dataeureka moments for researchers by:
- making the process of ethical data access easier to navigate
- making data easier findable even across institutions and geographical boundaries
- enable the research community to contribute to best practices for FAIR data^1 and well-formed metadata
- enabling efficient mechanisms for data governance while preserving privacy of personal data and protect potential IP for data providers
Do these topics excite you? We are always looking for motivated individuals for joining our team.
Join us in Orlando
If you are interested in learning more about the work of Repositive and GA4GH we invite you to join us in attending the 5th GA4GH Plenary meeting in Orlando this autumn co-located with GenoPri 2017 and the annual ASHG meeting. By contributing to the work of international alliances and developing best practices you can directly influence how the next generation of researchers will enable efficient and ethical genomic data sharing for research.
==Let us know what you think are the biggest barriers to data access and reuse in genomics research by posting your comments below.==
^1: The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship. doi:10.1038/sdata.2016.18 Read the article
^2: Why we should stop talking about data sharing Post by Barbara Prainsack
^3: Interoperability Standards - Digital Objects in Their Own Right Report on Data Standards from October 2016, Wellcome Trust
^4: At approximately the same time, in March 2013, DNAdigest was founded by Fiona Nielsen in Cambridge to educate the public about problems around genomic data sharing and their impact on health research. In August 2014, Repositive was spun out of DNAdigest to build tools to facilitate access to and reuse of human genomic data.
^5: About specific implications of genomic research Special Considerations for Genome Research and Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genetic Knowledge
^6: About Global Alliance for Genomics and Health


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In America, I was happily able to hide many of my sins and shortcomings in the comfort of my own home. When I was impatient with my kids, or lazy, or not prudent to correct and discipline as I should, or just plain in a bad mood, I could hide in my home . . . and when I was in public, I would just pretend that nothing had happened. I'm sure I'm the only one who has ever done this . . . right?
Well, when we arrived in Mexico we moved into a beautiful casita that happens to be situated right next door to the classroom where the entire staff and all of the students gather each morning to worship and study for 4 hours. Did I mention that here in Mexico the climate is so lovely there are not AC units or heaters. Nope. Everyone just opens their windows and lets the freshness blow right on in. Which is great. . . unless you're home with 5 calm, quiet, happy, obedient, loving, gentle children who probably shouldn't disturb the important teachings going on next door :) Further, I never know when someone might knock on the door, or be standing by my window, or listening to the lovely conversation we may be enjoying inside ;) Suffice it to say my comfort blanket didn't make it with me to Mexico. All of my character defects are on full display. Honestly, when we first arrived, I was pretty
The good Lord is cleaning us. Praise Him for it!! That's why we came here after all. For Him to teach us and mold us into who he wants us to be, so that we may be usable to Him. The first step for us was a good cleansing.
When He did, He didn't just ignore all the stains and throw us into the machine. He spot treated, scrubbed those spots, turned us inside out, covered us over with soap and began to scrub.
I also wonder, are His belongings that aren't clean valuable to Him?
If something in my house is unclean, I consider it unusable. I don't eat on dirty dishes, or cook in dirty pans. I don't wear dirty clothes, or sit in dirty chairs. I avoid dirty things. However, the things I use the most are the things I clean the most. After I have cleaned and cared for something, then it feels more mine than it did before. When the Lord cleans us, He makes us usable to Him. He is cleaning us for a purpose. We don't know what it is yet, but that doesn't matter. He knows what it is, and that brings us comfort.
Another point the Lord has revealed while I scrub the clothes is this: things can't clean themselves. My clothes can't remove their own stains. My floors can't mop themselves. They are at my mercy. Either I care for them, or I don't. Similarly, I do not have the power to make myself clean in the eyes of the Lord. I simply am incapable. But when I yield to Him, He cares for me.
Being the one on the washboard is uncomfortable, but it's worth it. If I were to continue to hide under my comfort blanket and pretend that all of my faults weren't there, or if I were to just explain them away, they would never actually go away. I'd never be free from them. The Lord tells us to confess our sins to each other, not to hide them away.
"Who may ascend the hill of the Lord?
Who may stand in His holy place?
He who has clean hands and a pure heart
Who does not lift up his soul to another,
or swear by what is false.
He will receive blessing from the Lord.
And vindication from God His savior.
Such is the generation of those who seek Him,
Who seek your face, O God of Jacob. "
Psalms 24: 3-10
"Lord, if you are willing you can make me clean . . . "
"I am willing . . . be clean"
Matthew 8:2
"How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the Eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished before God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God."
Hebrews 9:14
Church, ask the Lord to cleanse you from your acts that lead to death. We all have them. None is without sin. And none is with excuse, because He is willing. Let yourselves be cleansed before the time is gone.
" Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy
blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin!
For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you may be justified in your words
and blameless in your judgement.
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being,
and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones that you have broken rejoice.
Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from your presence,
and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and uphold me with a willing spirit.
Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners will return to you.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God,
O God of my salvation,
and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.
O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise.
For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it;
you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
Do good to Zion in your good pleasure;
build up the walls of Jerusalem;
then will you delight in right sacrifices,
in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings;
then bulls will be offered on your altar. "
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