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23rd Street is a broad thoroughfare in the New York City borough of Manhattan. 23rd Street is one of few two-way streets in the gridiron of the borough. As with Manhattan's other "crosstown" streets, 23rd Street is divided at Fifth Avenue, in this case at Madison Square Park, into its east and west sections. Since 1999 the area north of 23rd Street around the park has been referred to as Nomad. The street used to run from the East River to the Hudson River, but now terminates at 11th Avenue.
West 23rd carves through the heart of Chelsea. For much of the late 19th century and early 20th century its western end was site of the Pavonia Ferry at Pier 63, just north of the Chelsea Piers. London Terrace is slight father inland. In the late 19th century, the western part of 23rd Street was to American theater what Broadway is today, with the Opera House Palace and Pike's Opera House one block away and Proctor's Theater ("continuous daily vaudeville") across the street from the Hotel Chelsea. 23rd Street remained New York's main theater strip until The Empire opened on Broadway some twenty blocks uptown, ushering in a new era of theater.
The Hotel Chelsea, New York's first co-op apartment complex, was built here in 1883; it was New York's tallest building until 1902. Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen lived in the Hotel Chelsea. Nancy was stabbed to death in the Hotel Chelsea.
East 23rd Street
East 23rd Street, which runs between Fifth Avenue and the East River (FDR Drive), is one of the main streets running through Manhattan's neighborhood of Gramercy Park. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife), headquartered at 1 Madison Avenue at East 23rd Street, played a significant role in shaping the character of development along East 23rd Street in the early 20th century.
Opposite Madison Square Park on East 23rd Street are two skyscrapers originally built by MetLife. 1 Madison Avenue, with its ornate clocktower face, was one of Manhattan's first skyscrapers. 11 Madison Avenue was intended to be the base of a much taller skyscraper, but the onset of the Depression forced MetLife to scale back its plans. Even so, the building stands today as an Art Deco masterpiece.
On the far east side of East 23rd is Stuyvesant Cove Park and the Asher Levy Bathhouse. Peter Cooper Village, one of MetLife's experiments in middle-income community building (until bought by Tishman Speyer). Peter Cooper Village was a sister project to MetLife's Stuyvesant Town, which was built across 20th Street to the south.
On October 17, 1966, this street was also witness to New York's deadliest fire in terms of firefighters killed until the September 11, 2001 attacks. The "23rd Street Fire", as it came to be called, began in a cellar at 7 East 22nd Street and soon spread to the basement of 6 East 23rd Street, a five-story commercial building that housed a drugstore at street level. Twelve firefighters were killed; two chiefs, two lieutenants, and six firefighters plunged into the flaming cellar, while two more firefighters were killed by the blast of flame and heat on the first floor.
The Flatiron Building is on the south side of the street at Broadway. The origin of the term "23 skidoo" is said to be from wind gusts caused by the building's triangular shape or hot air from a shaft through which immense volumes of air was forced to escape and that produced gusts that supposedly lifted women's skirts.
Every 23rd Street New York City Subway line that crosses 23rd Street has a local station there:
23rd Street on the BMT Broadway Line serving the N R trains
23rd Street on the IND Eighth Avenue Line serving the A C E trains
23rd Street on the IND Sixth Avenue Line serving the F M trains
23rd Street on the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line serving the 1 2 trains
23rd Street on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line serving the 4 6 <6> trains
Port Authority Trans-Hudson has a station at 23rd Street as well.
Additionally, MTA New York City Transit's M23 bus runs the length of 23rd Street. This replaced the horse-drawn and later electric-powered Twenty-Third Street Railway. In 2003, the Straphangers Campaign listed the M23 on 23rd Street as one of the slowest in the city, winning its "Pokey Award."
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The vendors in the "Ceramics Industry" have to invest in high-quality production processes, logistics systems that guarantee fast delivery, and the development of innovative products in order to keep market share. Ceramics covers a broad range of sectors within the building industry. Ceramics sub-sectors are being impacted by the need for the availability of raw materials and the high costs of energy. As solar energy becomes available, competitive, and affordable by 2016, this is set to create vast market shifts in the ceramics markets.
The cost structures of energy-intensive ceramics producers are impacted by increasing fuel prices. The ceramics manufacturing process needs efficient energy. High energy costs for manufacturing is changing markets, hindering the competitiveness of ceramics producers without access to cheap fuels. The price of energy has risen. Ceramics sectors substantially mirror the change in the price of crude oil. Energy costs account for a measurable share of operating costs.
Ceramic segments include roof tiles, floor tiles, bricks, sanitary pottery, ceramic insulation, glass, cement, and refactory clay bricks. There are many different types of ceramic tiles including refractory tiles, technical tiles, ornamental tiles, roofing tiles, and tiles made into stands.
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The ceramics sector is faced with a number of competitiveness challenges, many of which have been fuelled by globalization. Increased environmental regulation continues to be an issue. The increase in the number of comparative low-cost ceramics products being imported from emerging economies is a sign that in some sectors, particularly in the ceramic tableware sub-sector, the local competitive advantage on the basis of cost is diminishing.
Major global players are emerging in many ceramics subsectors, especially in wall and floor tile manufacturing.
A key competitiveness factor for the ceramics sector is increased environmental regulation and control. The relatively high energy-intensity of ceramics production, brought about by the need to heat kilns up to 2000°C, makes the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions challenging.
The technologies and techniques used in ceramics production to minimize energy use by kilns are already advanced. Major short-term future increases in efficiency are unlikely.
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According to Susan Eustis, lead author of the WinterGreen Research team that prepared the study, "The effects of globalization on the ceramics industry include potential economic benefit for market participants who are able to expand globally. Globalization of the ceramics sector has encouraged specialization in many markets. Within the EU, vendors have become world leaders in producing value added ceramics products, many of which are manufactured by flexible and innovative SMEs.
Globalization opportunities have encouraged firms to extend their activities to an international arena. A systematic review through the framework profile of the ceramics sector was undertaken, covering the regulatory conditions, the framework conditions, and the conditions. The review was based on a literature survey and interviews with market participants and users."
Consideration of ceramics market forecasts indicates that markets at $296.2 billion will reach $502.8 billion by 2020. Growth comes as every industry achieves efficiency in manufacturing process and renewable energy efficiency. The vendors in the ceramics industry have to invest in high-quality production processes, logistics systems that guarantee fast delivery and the development of innovative products in order to keep market share.
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- About
- Migration and liveability in regional Australia
- Cooling Cairns: Design solutions for urban heat in Northern Australia
- Culture and placemaking in Cairns
- Teaching
- EV1008: Human Geography (Level 1; CNS)
- EV2301: Urban Geography and Design (Level 2; CNS)
- EV3404: Field Studies in Tropical Geography (Level 3; CNS)
- EV5301: Urban Geography and Design (Level 5; CNS)
- EV5404: Field Studies in Tropical Geography (Level 5; CNS)
- SC5900: Special Topic (Level 5; CNS)
- SC5901: Special Topic 1 (Level 5; CNS)
- SC5902: Special Topic 2 (Level 5; CNS)
- SC5903: Literature Review (Level 5; CNS)
- SC5909: Minor Project and Seminar (Level 5; CNS)
- SC5912: Minor Project, Seminar and Literature Review (1 of 2) (Level 5; CNS)
- SC5913: Minor Project, Seminar and Literature Review (2 of 2) (Level 5; CNS)
- Interests
- Research
- Responsive urban design for the tropical built environment
- Social and urban geography in Southeast Asia
- Disaster resilience in Southeast Asia and tropical Australia
- Teaching
- Field studies in tropical geography
- Studio-based learning for urban design
- Experience
- 2004 to 2009 - Lecturer, University of St Andrews (Scotland)
- 2000 to 2003 - Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore (Singapore)
- 1999 to 2000 - Australian Research Council Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Australian National University (Canberra)
- 1997 to 1998 - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Western Sydney (Penrith)
- Research Disciplines
- Human Geography (1604)
- Urban and Regional Planning (1205)
- Socio-Economic Objectives
- Expanding Knowledge (9701)
Lisa Law is an interdisciplinary researcher with a background in geography and urban studies. Her research focuses on urban spaces in Southeast Asia and tropical Australia, and crosses a wide spectrum including: liveability and place-based urban design for the tropics, the meanings and uses of public space, environmentally responsive design and the role of culture and the arts in placemaking. She is founder of JCU's Tropical Urbanism and Design Lab, an interdisciplinary team of geographers, architects, sociologists and planners interested in urbanism in the tropics. Prior to commencing her appointment at James Cook University, she was employed at the Australian National University, the University of Western Sydney, the National University of Singapore and the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
Lisa is interested in receiving inquiries from prospective PhD and Masters by Research candidates who are interested in urban research in the tropical world. Scholarship funding is available through the James Cook University Postgraduate Research Scholarships. The closing deadline is 30 September. Some potential projects include:
Lisa is Coodinator of the Master of Planning and Urban Design https://www.jcu.edu.au/courses-and-study/courses/master-of-planning-and-urban-design which provides interdisciplinary training in addressing the challenges of the 21st century tropical city. It provides links to research and work integrated learning across Cairns and Singapore.
Lisa is also the Coordinator of the Human Geography Major in the Bachelor of Arts and welcomes inquiries from students wishing to complete Honours research. For more info please see https://www.jcu.edu.au/college-of-arts-society-and-education/bachelor-of-arts-honours-application-form.
Recent PhD graduates may wish to consider the Australian Research Council DECRA scheme to work with Lisa through the TUDLab.
- Publications
These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.
- Journal Articles
- Law L, Azzali S and Conejos S (in press) Planning for the temporary: temporary urbanism and public space in a time of COVID-19. Town Planning Review, , DOI:10.3828/tpr.2020.48.
- Law L (2019) The tropical backyard: performing environmental difference. Geographical Research, 57 (3), pp. 331-343, DOI:10.1111/1745-5871.12348.
- Gibson K, Astuti R, Carnegie M, Chalernphon A, Dombroski K, Haryani A, Hill A, Kehi B, Law L, Lyne I, McGregor A, McKinnon K, McWilliam A, Miller F, Ngin C, Occeña-Gutierrez D, Palmer L, Placino P, Rampengan M, Wynn L, Wianti N and Wright S (2018) Community economies in Monsoon Asia: keywords and key reflections. Asia-Pacific Viewpoint, 59 (1), pp. 3-16, DOI:10.1111/apv.12186.
- Safarova S, Halawa E, Campbell A, Law L and van Hoof J (2018) Pathways for optimal provision of thermal comfort and sustainability of residential housing in hot and humid tropics of Australia: a critical review. Indoor and Built Environment, 27 (8), pp. 1022-1040, DOI:10.1177/1420326X17701805.
- Oppermann E, Brearly M, Law L, Smith J, Clough A and Zander K (2017) Heat, health, and humidity in Australia's monsoon tropics: a critical review of the problematization of 'heat' in a changing climate. WIREs Climate Change, 8 (4), Article: e468, DOI:10.1002/wcc.468.
- Gibson-Graham J, Hill A and Law L (2016) Re-embedding economies in ecologies: resilience building in more than human communities. Building Research and Information, 44 (7), pp. 703-716, DOI:10.1080/09613218.2016.1213059.
- Rampengan M, Law L, Gaillard J, Boedhihartono A and Sayer J (2016) Engaging communities in managing multiple hazards: reflections from small islands in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, 37 (2), pp. 249-267, DOI:10.1111/sjtg.12148.
- Rampengan M, Boedhihartono A, Margules C, Sayer J, Law L, Gaillard J, Ong T and Tran T (2016) Agroforestry on an active volcanic small island in Indonesia: prospering with adversity. Geographical Research, 54 (1), pp. 19-34, DOI:10.1111/1745-5871.12148.
- Book Chapters
- Gibson K, Hill A and Law L (2018) Community economies in Southeast Asia: a hidden economic geography. In: Routledge Handbook of Southeast Asian Development. Routledge, Abingdon, UK, pp. 131-141
- Rampengan M, Law L, Gaillard J, Margules C, Boedhihartono A and Sayer J (2018) Mobility and livelihoods: a small island perspective. In: Disaster risk reduction in Indonesia: environmental, social, and cultural aspects. Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, IL, USA, pp. 68-81
- Safarova S, Garnett S, Halawa E, Trombley J, Law L and van Hoof J (2018) Sustainable subdivision design and energy consumption of households in the hot and humid tropical climate of Darwin. In: Sustainable Development Research in the Asia-Pacific Region: education, cities, infrastructure and buildings. World Sustainability Series. Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 421-435
- Cushing D, Beazley H and Law L (2017) Urban green spaces and childhood obesity in (sub)tropical Queensland, Australia. In: Children's Health and Wellbeing in Urban Environments. Geographies of Health. Routledge, London, UK, pp. 161-173
- More
ResearchOnline@JCU stores 50+ research outputs authored by A/Prof Lisa Law from 2001 onwards.
- Current Funding
Current and recent Research Funding to JCU is shown by funding source and project.
Cairns Regional Council - Contract Research
State of the Arts in Cairns
- Indicative Funding
- $66,000 over 3 years
- Summary
- Cairns Regional Council has aspirations to become the Arts and Culture Capital of Northern Australia and has embedded this in their Strategy for Culture and the Arts 2022. This research works alongside the Strategy to: * Develop indicators that can measure the extent and change in the arts and creative industries over time (using Census data, Council/Stakeholder data) * Identify opportunities for growth in the creative sector (using the Culture Map, interviews with arts/culture industries). * To produce a State of the Arts in Cairns Report summarising the data and analysis (which can inform appropriate, place-based development of creative industries policies).
- Investigators
- Lisa Law and Russell Milledge in collaboration with Bruce Prideaux (College of Science & Engineering, College of Arts, Society & Education and Central Queensland University)
- Keywords
- Cairns; Arts; cultural mapping; Culture; creative city; culture industries
Australian Research Council - Discovery - Projects
Strengthening economic resilience in Monsoon Asia
- Indicative Funding
- $13,650 over 3 years (administered by University of Western Sydney)
- Summary
- Sharing, reciprocity and resource pooling are at the frontline of recovery and relief when economic crisis or disaster hits Monsoon Asia. This research sheds light on cases where these economic practices have been innovatively harnessed to diversify livelihoods and build economic resilience. Working with contemporary Asian scholars, practitioners in the disaster field and a data set gleaned from multiple sources, including mid-20th century tropical geography texts, the project brings to the fore a regional landscape of diverse economic practices across Monsoon Asia. A cross-regional on-line knowledge community is formed to explore how this asset base might be mobilised towards more effective local development and disaster response.
- Investigators
- Katherine Gibson and Lisa Law in collaboration with Darlene Occena-Gutierrez and Oo Win (University of Western Sydney, College of Science & Engineering, University of the Philippines and University of Yangon)
- Keywords
- Monsoon Asia; Disasters; tropical geography; Resilience; Post development
- Supervision
Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Primary or Secondary Advisor.
These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.
- Current
- Sustainability Assessment of Mountain Biking and Bushwalking in the Baldy Mountain Forest Reserve and Herberton Range State Forest. A Multiple Bottom Line Assessment for the Atherton Tablelands Region (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
- The potential of front gardens to enhance biodiversity consciousness. (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
- Planning for Sustainability using School-based Community Gardens: Growing Food and Community for a Post-COVID World (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
- Migration and Liveability in Regional Australia: Back to basics in a Post-Pandemic Era (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
- Building cultural and social capital through re-purposing community industrial infrastructure: A Case study of the Tanks Art Centre, Cairns (PhD , Primary Advisor)
- Agritourism and Planning Design: Basis in Sustaining the Tourism Growth (PhD , Advisor Mentor)
- Completed
- The role of factors that influence the adoption of the Australian Carbon Farming Initiative-Emissions Reduction Fund: a mixed methods study (2017, PhD , Primary Advisor)
- Urban design and tourism in the tropics (2017, PhD , Primary Advisor)
- Adapting to climate change: perspectives from rural communities in Lombok, Eastern Indonesia (2016, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
- Impacts of multiple hazards on small island communities: perspectives from North Sulawesi, Indonesia (2015, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
- Collaboration
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- 5+ collaborations
- 4 collaborations
- 3 collaborations
- 2 collaborations
- 1 collaboration
- Indicates the Tropics (Torrid Zone)
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If you like the Skins, podcasts and WaPo's Dan Steinberg and Rick Maese, then you'll enjoy the Redskins Insider podcast.
This week's edition recapping the debacle in Detroit is particularly compelling, and this portion at the 7:40 mark especially so:
Steinberg: "How about Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk, who probably isn't listening to the podcast? As soon as [Albert Haynesworth] gets carted off the field he's tweeting that he probably has a season-ending Achilles tendon tear.*
"I mean, what a dork, Florio. Why don't you shut it for a couple minutes? I'm serious.
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"You're a dork, Florio."
Haynesworth returned to the game and was later diagnosed with a slight hip strain, or, as Florio called it, a "butt injury," which I presume is not serious.
We've taken issue with Florio before, but you've got to love Steinz' takedown. Labeling someone a "dork" is about as cold as he gets.
And that's why it's a refreshing podcast; good humor and insight on a bad team, with or without Big Al on the field. Listen up.
* Florio's statement was actually made in a blog post, not a tweet.


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The Clinton campaign is currently attempting to garner endorsements from several high-profile foreign policy experts including former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Politico reports.
According to Politico writer Nahal Toosi, "Condoleezza Rice, James Baker, George Shultz and Henry Kissinger are among a handful of so-called Republican 'elders' with foreign policy and national security experience… who have yet to come out for or against Trump."
"A person close to Clinton said her team has sent out feelers to the GOP elders, although it wasn't clear if those efforts were preliminary or more formal requests for endorsement, or if they were undertaken through intermediaries," Toosi writes. "Clinton campaign aides did not respond when asked if they had solicited endorsements or tried to persuade the elders to speak out against Trump."
Although the so-called "elders" have declined to comment thus far, Kissinger, arguably the most prominent and controversial of the group, has repeatedly endorsed Clinton's actions on numerous occasions.
Clinton herself boasted of the connection earlier this year when stating she "was very flattered" after Kissinger said she had "ran the State Department better than anybody had run it in a long time."
Clinton further discussed the relationship last November while reviewing Kissinger's book "World Order" for The Washington Post.
"Kissinger is a friend, and I relied on his counsel when I served as secretary of state," Clinton wrote. "He checked in with me regularly, sharing astute observations about foreign leaders and sending me written reports on his travels."
"Though we have often seen the world and some of our challenges quite differently, and advocated different responses now and in the past, what comes through clearly in this new book is a conviction that we, and President Obama, share: a belief in the indispensability of continued American leadership in service of a just and liberal order."
In May of this year ABC News also noted the pair's close relationship when commenting on Kissinger's 90th birthday.
"The two are so friendly that when Clinton was set to present a fashion industry award to designer Oscar de la Renta, the event was re-arranged so that both Clinton and de la Renta were able to attend Kissinger's 90th birthday party in New York," the article states.
Kissinger, who once stated "The illegal we do immediately; the unconstitutional takes a little longer," has repeatedly been connected to war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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I remember watching the Barcelona Olympics on television in 1992. Being off school for the summer holidays was obviously great, but I'd count down the days to watch Linford Christie going for gold. The 100 metres would be one of the first finals on the track and that was it, over. It always seems a bit disappointing to have that event completed so quickly.
Roll on the best part of 17 years and I can't help feeling there was something anti-climatic about golf's WGC-Accenture Match Play. It wasn't that Tiger Woods was knocked out just when it looked like he was about to pick up where he left off after his US Open win. It wasn't that teenage sensation Rory McIlroy was put to the sword by eventual winner Geoff Ogilvy, in the last eight. It wasn't even that England's Paul Casey never got out the blocks in the final – which resulted in a predictable second half to the match.
No, I was disappointed after round one. Here you had 64 genuine world-class professional golfers, some of them having travelled thousands of miles, and after 18 holes, if they lost, they had to pack their bags. How disappointing for Padraig Harrington and Henrik Stenson fans, both eliminated on day one. Now I know that's matchplay for you and this format has its own exciting and unpredictable format that a lot of people love, but I see a real opportunity here to mix things up a little.
It all leads back to the 'greatest show on earth', the Olympics. By now most of us know that golf is making its bid for the 2016 extravaganza. We also understand that the exact playing format for the Games, should it be accepted, is being considered. Will it be for amateurs? Will it be for professionals? And, interestingly, will it be strokeplay or matchplay?
I, for one, would welcome a matchplay scenario despite what I've said above. But, I'd also welcome a longer format in terms of the number of matches everyone plays. How do 'group matches' sound? I'm not about to pitch an idea to the International Olympic Committee, but 9-hole matchplay in groups of four, top two qualify, etc…well, you can see where I'm going. It might not please everyone, but I'd certainly not feel disappointed after day one, knowing that my favourites still had time to qualify from their group. Sounds a bit like England!
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Oasis gives you control when you want it, and support where you need it. Consider us your silent partner in legal technology. We make it our job to get you the tools you need, so you can win more business and deliver more value to your existing clients. How refreshing.


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With Pixar's Brave opening this weekend, Disney recently held a press junket in Scotland where I got to interview some of the cast and filmmakers. The film centers on Princess Merida (voiced by Kelly Macdonald), a young girl who accidentally sets loose an evil curse when she wishes for the freedom to escape her restrictive life. But the big news about Brave is that it's Pixar's first film with a female protagonist and their first fairy tale. I imagine in won't be their last. Brave also features the voices of Emma Thompson, Billy Connolly, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson, Robbie Coltrane, and Julie Walters. For more on Brave, here's all our previous coverage and four clips.
During my interview with John Lasseter we talked about the technical challenges of Brave, the challenges Pixar will overcome in the future, his favorite Studio Ghibli film, if there's a chance Pixar and Marvel could make a movie together, and limited art prints. Hit the jump to watch.
Finally, here's my interviews with director Mark Andrews and producer Katherine Sarafian and Kevin McKidd.
John Lasseter
- After talking about my Studio Ghibli t-shirt and being told I have to go to the Ghibli museum in Tokyo, I ask Lasseter what is his favorite Studio Ghibli film. Says it's My Neighbor Totoro
- What was the big technical hurdle they needed to overcome on Brave and what does he think they'll have to overcome in the future
- Is there a chance Pixar and Marvel could make a movie together
- We talk about the popularity of limited art prints and doing them based on Pixar films


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For developer guidance, see UITextField.
TIP For multiline or multistyle text entry, use a text view instead. See Text Views.
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Business Networking has its rogues too!
Business networking generally has a good press, but it seems that some people are using it to exploit others as the following missive from one of the cash flow funders we deal with highlights.
Fraudsters are using a new scam to target small firms with established finance facilities, according to Ashley Business Finance.
The company is warning others to beware after two of its small business clients lost over £100,000 between them.
In both cases, which involved firms in Wigan and Manchester, the fraudsters met their victims at networking groups. They posed as genuine businessmen who had clinched a major order from a big company which they were unable to fulfill themselves and offered a share of the profits in return for help to buy stock.
Jonathan Cranston, chairman of Ashley Business Finance, said the losses could have been much greater and believes there may be many more similar cases which have not yet come to light.
He said: "In both these cases the fraudsters had infiltrated networking groups, where people tend to assume they are dealing with bona fide businesses.
"They then cleverly use the conversation to identify firms with access to established factoring or invoice finance facilities, and claim to have won a big contract which they are unable to fund themselves. They persuade victims to buy stock and invoice them for it and, to build confidence, may even pay the first invoice.
"These are highly sophisticated fraudsters who catch people off guard, come up with a plausible story and even provide a viable paper trail using the names of real companies and directors who are unaware of what is happening. However frauds such as these can be devastating for small firms.
"We are advising businesses to beware of deals which may appear too good to be true, check out the companies concerned and never offer to let others take advantage of their finance facility, no matter how good the deal seems."
Both cases were reported to Action Fraud, the UK's national fraud reporting service.
It all comes to, in the end, that if something seems too good to be true it probably is, and if the opportunity is a legitimate one, even the most awkward of lenders would be prepared to listen and help them. Jonathan was more than happy for me to share this with you as these con artists are becoming more resourceful every day.


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Resource Information Center: Cuba
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|2 December 1997
|Cuba: Information on the Liga Cívica Martiana
|INS Resource Information Center, Washington, DC
|Cuba, Political Opposition, Detention
What is the current status of the Liga Cívica Martiana in Cuba? Is its president, Miguel Angel Aldana Ruiz, in the United States and is William Ernesto Herrera Diaz the Secretary General of the group?
The Liga Cívica Martiana (LCM) was founded in the late 1970s or early 1980s by a group of political prisoners while they were still in prison. One of the founding members, Ariel Hidalgo, is currently in the United States where he founded the Cuban Human Rights Bureau of Information (Cernuda, 6 November 1997). According to the Nuevo Herald, the Liga was still active in Cuba as of 10 October 1997. However, its membership and focus have substantially changed since it was originally founded. The current members appear to be young adults and it was referred to as a "dissident youth group" in an October 1995 Human Rights Watch/Americas publication.
In October 1997, the Liga sent a letter to the Cuban government petitioning for a plebiscite on the system of government. William Herrera Diaz, one of the leaders of the Liga [Herrera Diaz's position with the Liga is not specified in the source], reported that the letter was sent to the National Assembly of People's Power (Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular), to its president, Ricardo Alarcon,and to the Minister of Justice, Carlos Amat (Nuevo Herald, 10 October 1997).
Earlier in the year, the president of the Liga and member of Concilio Cubano, 26-year old Miguel Angel Aldana was forcibly exiled from Cuba. On 24 February, he was arrested in a church on Ia calle Reina, in Havana during a meeting to organize activities for the first anniversary of the murder of the four members of Brothers to the Rescue. He was told that he would be charged with peligrosidad and sentenced to four years in prison if he did not leave the country by the first of May (Nuevo Herald, 11 April 1997). Peligrosidad translates literally as "dangerousness." In the Cuban Penal Code, Articles 72-90, which define the term, come under the heading, "Dangerous Status and Security Measures." "Dangerous" people are those who act in a manner that contradicts "socialist morality" or engage in "anti-social behavior," and they may be sentenced for up to four years in prison on the grounds that the authorities believe the individual has a "special proclivity" to commit crimes, even though he or she might not have actually committed a crime (Payne, November 1997). Aldana sought exile in the U.S. arriving in Miami in early April. He was greeted by Arturo Rodríguez and Carlos Solís, two other exiled members of the LCM (Nuevo Herald, 11 April 1997).
According to the Agencia de Prensa Independiente de Cuba (Independent Press Agency of Cuba, APIC), the president of the Liga Cívica Martiana (LCM), Aldana, called a press conference in Havana in late June or early July 1996, to try to speed up the Ethics Commission's action with regard to charges against Hector Palacio, president of the Democratic Solidarity group. Aldana claimed he had documentation confirming the charges against Palacio (APIC, 3 July 1996). It was also reported that political prisoner, Ramón Varela Sánchez, vice president of the LCM, was beaten in prison 1580 in Havana, also known as Pitirre, when he tried to assist another prisoner who needed medical assistance. Due to the severity of the beating by prison guards, Vicent and Jaguar, Varela required hospitalization in the prison hospital (Buró de Información).
Human Rights Watch/Americas reported that in July 1995, state security agents carried out a sweep against members of the LCM. Miguel Angel Oliva, a member of the LCM from Calabazar, was arrested and detained at Villa Marista. On 31 July, state agents searched the home of Ramón Varela Sánchez, the vice president of the LCM, and seized documents. Varela was then arrested and taken to Villa Marista.
Both Oliva and Varela were still in prison in October of that year and it was reported that they were to be charged with sabotage. Other LCM members, Carlos Alberto Guzmán González and Novel Pérez Marero, were also reported to have been arrested during July 1995 (HRW/A, October 1995, 24).
"Acusan al Disidente Hector Palacio Ruiz ante Comision Etica de Concilio Cubano," Agencia de Prensa Independiente de Cuba (Independent Press Agency of Cuba, APIC). 3 July 1996 - as reported on Cubanet at http://www.cubanet.org.
Correa, Armando. "Expulsan a Líder de Concilio Cubano por 'Peligroso,' El Nuevo Herald (Miami: 11 April 1997) - as reported on Cubanet at http://www.cubanet.org.
"Denuncia el Buró de Información de Derechos Humanos: Politica Sistematica de Agresiones en las Prisiones Cubanas," Buró de Información del Movimiento Cubano de Derechos Humanos (Information Bureau of the Cuban Human Rights Movement). - as reported on Cubanet at http://www.cubanet.org.
Human Rights Watch/Americas. Cuba: Improvements without Reform (New York: October 1995), p. 24.
Tena, Ignacio. "Grupo Dice a Castro que Pedira Plebiscito," El Nuevo Herald (Miami: 10 October 1997) 0 as reported on Cubanet at http://www.cubanet.org.
Telephone Interview with Douglas Payne, Expert Consultant, INS Resource Information Center, 6 November 1997.


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Eric Sheptock
The D.C. homeless man is using social media to advocate for other homeless people. He says he got a leak fixed at one homeless shelter and stopped harassement of homeless people at another. Using computers at libraries, Sheptock communicates with nearly 1600 e-mail contacts, 5,000 Facebook friends and hundreds of Twitter followers. He has two blogs and a Facebook fanpage. Sheptock says he's now trying to use his popularity to start a movement that reduces homelessness and improves shelter conditions. Read the Washington Post's story about Sheptock. His story is not without its critics.
Oskar Schindler
A New York judge has allowed a memorabilia collector to sell what the collector is saying is the original "Schindler's list." The Telegraph reports that the list is said to contain the names of more than 1,000 Jews that Oskar Schindler saved during the Holocaust. There had been a ban on sale of the list, according to The Jerusalem Post. The paper reported that an heir to Schindler's widow previously tried to prevent selling the list.
Blizzard stranded blogger
For every stuck traveler, your voice was heard Monday through the clever tweets of one of your brethren, Jason Cochran (@bastable). Cochran was, at least as of this posting, among the hundreds of passengers stranded at JFK Airport in New York which closed due to blizzard conditions. He tweeted that he was there for more than 17 hours including four hours in a plane on the tarmac waiting to fly to London. Mediabistro.com is reporting that Cochran's tweets began at about 8 p.m. ET Sunday night.
Go easy on the french. Without Comte De Grasse blockading the yorktown harbor in the last battle of the revolutionary war, all would have been lost.
Then why hasn't this happened before. If the bop doesn't prevent excessive pressures as its name implies then why not call it a standard pressure valve.
The article did cast dispersion on Halliburton as well saying plenty of attempts to close vents and so forth with drill mud had failed. This is paraphrasing from memory and may not be completely accurate.
Sorry, thought this would interest you and curious as to objective expert opinion.
@Fred...the BOP remains open while drilling. When we drill in to a high-pressure gas zone, first we try to add weight to our drilling fluid. Say we were drilling with mud that weighed 10 lbs. per gallon and drilled into a high pressure zone. We would add weight to our drilling fluid to counteract this pressure, and keep right on drilling. (cont)
...we would make our drilling fluid weigh, say, 12 or 13 lbs. per gallon. We would control the blowout with the weight of our mud. If the blowout was such that we could not control it in this fashion, we would close the pipe-ram. (a pipe ram consists of two seperate rams each with a half-circle notch that fits snug on each side of the drillpipe inside the BOP) cont.
aspersions I think I meant.
I've tried several times to finish but my continuations aren't posting. I will finish later.
...If the pressure we encountered while drilling were so high it actually started to push our entire drill string (18,000 ft. of pipe in the deepwater hor. case) we would then close the blind rams, shearing the pipe in two and shutting the well in. Closing it off completely. (cont)
I GIVE UP CNN!!! I have tried over ten times to finish this explanation and nothing posts. I don't use cuss words nor the "n" word nor the "ho/mo" word and still....
And that posts. this really grinds my axe.
...hydraulic pressure keeps these rams from closing. During a catostrophic blowout, this hydraulic pressure is relieved and the rams close all by themselves.
Hey phil. Whitekong78 is still on here, but under a different name. He was being harassed, so he changed names. No Dr.Bad connection.
...the BOP did it's job. Halliburton's cement job failed. end of story.
Hey Protoman. Great! I was just beginning to like him. Being harrassed is better than being ignored in my book. My book is an old one though. Tell him I said hello. I'll never forget his explanation when asked why people think the way they do. He told me they don't really have opinions, so they use the opinions expressed by the talking-heads. That did make a lot of sense to me, and has come in handy dealing with others. note: when you use an unique s/n, anyone can find out who you are and where you live. It happened to this guy named Dustin from Clinton Township.


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The final film in the Maze Runner franchise, Maze Runner: The Death Cure, will be hitting theaters at midnight tonight, and we've heard there's no need to stay after the credits roll.
The film brings back the actors from the first two films including Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Giancarlo Espositio, Aidan Gillen, Ki Hong Lee, Barry Pepper, Will Poulter, and Patricia Clarkson.
In the epic finale to the Maze Runner saga, Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all. Anyone who makes it out alive will get answers to the questions the Gladers have been asking since they first arrived in the maze.
If you missed it, Dylan recently confirmed that he is still dating actress Britt Robertson.
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A longform article in The Atlantic.
In Douglass's time, to stand up for black rights was to condone black criminality. The same was true in King's time. The same is true today. Appearing on Meet the Press to discuss the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, the former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani—in the fashion of many others—responded to black critics of law enforcement exactly as his forebears would have: "How about you reduce crime? … The white police officers wouldn't be there if you weren't killing each other 70 to 75 percent of the time."
The whole article is a very illustrating read on why things need to change.


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Newton's Second Law of Motion
Written by tutor R Bruce N.
Newton defined one of the most important physics relationships ever.
He found that when an external force acts on an object, then that object accelerates - and the rate of acceleration is proportional to the mass of the object.
If the force is in line with current motion then the object goes faster.
If the force is in the opposite direction, then the object slows down.
Zero external force means no acceleration. That could mean constant velocity or it stays at rest.
It's obvious, isn't it? If you try to push a toy car, it's easy and it accelerates a lot.
Oops, it's heavy!? NO Sweat!! I'm a big guy -I can handle this!
Try the same with a real car – much more mass and it's harder to get it going.
Anybody got a buck for gas?
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The question now is whether Ike Davis can deliver more in his second major league stint this season than he did in his first.
The Mets first baseman was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas last night and will join the major league team in Milwaukee today, general manager Sandy Alderson confirmed. For the 26-year-old Davis, this will be a revealing test to see if he has re-found both his confidence and hitting prowess.
When the Mets demoted Davis on June 9, Alderson said, "I think first and foremost, Ike needs to get his confidence back."
In 55 games with the Mets this season, Davis batted just .161 with five home runs, 16 RBIs and a .500 OPS, the second straight year in which he struggled terribly to start the season. In 21 games with Las Vegas, Davis hit .293 with seven homers, 13 RBIs and a 1.091 OPS.
How Davis will be used upon his return to the majors is to be determined, and Alderson did not respond to that query last night. It would seem to make sense that he would be the everyday first baseman — otherwise, he probably wouldn't have been brought back.
The Brewers are scheduled to pitch right-handed starters Johnny Hellweg, Yovani Gallardo and Wily Peralta in the three-game series, so perhaps manager Terry Collins will give the lefty slugger at least three starts before evaluating things. For his career, Davis has a solid .811 OPS against righties but just a .614 OPS versus lefties.
It's also possible that the Mets plan to employ a platoon at first base with Davis and Josh Satin, a righty hitter. Satin, who was recalled when Davis was sent down, has started the last 11 games for the Mets and batted .349 (15-for-43) with a homer, six doubles, six RBIs and eight walks during that stretch. He has a 10-game hitting streak.
Davis' return is a surely a welcome opportunity for him, but also a perilous chance. If he struggles again, the Mets are in a dangerous position with him. Do they send him back to the minors? Do they make him a bench player? Or do they give him another 300 at-bats this season no matter what?


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Common Skin Problems
Caring for skin from 18 months – 4 years
Many of the skin problems seen as babies or during childhood are also seen in toddlers. Click on the links to read about conditions which affect children or newborn babies.
Caused by infection of the highly contagious varicella zoster virus. The virus spreads through the air or via physical contact and the incubation period is between 10 and 21 days.
The physical symptoms begin with itchy spots, usually on the chest and back; the rash then spreads all over the body in the following three to four days. The spots develop into blisters which can break easily and form scabs. Other symptoms of chicken pox can include; fever, lethargy, headache, cough and rhinorrhea (runny nose).
Most often, children recover completely without treatment. Paracetamol is recommended for fever and pain relief and topical creams, such as calamine lotion can reduce skin itchiness. Lukewarm baths, lightweight clothing, closely cropped nails and mittens may all prevent scratching which can lead to scarring.
Atopic dermatitis is a complex disease and, although its precise cause is unknown, various genetic and environmental factors are believed to be involved. As a result, children who have a family history of allergy or dermatitis are more prone to developing this type of dermatosis.
The itchiness of atopic dermatitis can be extremely aggravating, to the extent that it may interfere with a child's sleep or other daily activities. Babies or children will often try to scratch or rub their affected skin against clothing and objects to alleviate this irritation. It is important to discourage children from scratching their skin as this may cause it to become infected. Some parents find that closely cropping fingernails helps to minimise the damage caused by scratching in younger children; babies may also benefit from wearing 'scratch mitts' or being tightly swaddled during their sleep.
Most cases of childhood atopic dermatitis are mild and the vast majority of these outgrow the condition. Unfortunately, a small proportion of people have a moderate to severe condition which persists into adulthood.
Atopic dermatitis is a chronic condition which needs to be continually managed and monitored. It is typical for atopic dermatitis to improve or flare up intermittently, sometimes in response to allergens or other environmental triggers. There are, however, some simple measures you can take to relieve some of your child's discomfort: regularly (twice daily) apply an emollient, these products smooth the skin and may help to ease the itchiness; dress them in soft clothing; keep them cool where possible; avoid exposure to known allergens or triggers; wash their clothes in mild detergents and bathe them with gentle fragrance-free soaps or soap-free cleansers.
It is important to see a qualified physician to accurately diagnose your child's skin condition, they will be able to give lifestyle advice and prescribe an appropriate treatment plan.
For more information on symptoms, causes and treatment options, refer to the atopic dermatitis article on our Science of Skin website.
An infection caused by human parvovirus B19. Initially, a child may have a fever and cold-like symptoms, followed approximately one week later by the appearance of a rash, typified by bright red cheeks. By the time the rash becomes apparent the child is no longer infectious and usually feels well. The rash persists for seven to ten days, fading in a lacy pattern; it can reappear in the following weeks if the child gets hot. In a healthy child, the infection is generally mild, with some children having no symptoms whatsoever.
If your child is uncomfortable with fever paracetamol or ibuprofen may help (make sure you read the packaging for the appropriate dose), otherwise, treatment simply involves rest and keeping up fluids. The virus is spread through saliva (i.e. kissing or sharing cutlery) and nasal secretions (i.e. coughing or sneezing), so the risk of infection can be reduced by children regularly washing their hands.
An infection caused by several different viruses, often the coxsackie virus. HFMD symptoms can include a slight fever, lethargy, sore throat, loss of appetite and a red, spotty rash on the hands and feet.
After 1-2 days sores erupt on inside of mouth, making it difficult to eat, drink and swallow. HFMD is contagious, being spread through saliva, nasal secretions and fluid within the blisters of the rash.
Generally, children recuperate fully within ten days. In the meantime, you can relieve pain and discomfort with an appropriate dose of paracetamol or ibuprofen (be sure to read the instructions on the packaging). Your child's doctor may also prescribe a medicated solution to coat the sores and ease pain. Watch your child's temperature and ensure they don't become dehydrated, since the mouth is sometimes too painful to drink. Softer foods will be easier for the child to eat and cold drinks or icy poles may be soothing; avoid spicy, salty and sour foods.
Molluscum contagiosum
A viral infection of the skin caused by a poxvirus. It is a contagious disease particularly common in young children. After approximately two to three months of the virus incubating, small, round growths begin to emerge. These are light pink or tan colour and can look similar to warts. They can sometimes become red and irritated or have a tiny white spot in the centre.
Though they can develop anywhere, mollusca in children commonly appear on the face, arms, legs or torso. They often arise in clusters in skin folds such as the armpits, behind knees or in the groin. Molluscum contagiosum is spread through touching infected skin or objects and a child can extend them across their own body by touching or scratching the growths.
While molluscum contagiosum usually resolves on its own over many months, treatment is recommended to stop its spread. Treatments include: cryotherapy (freezing – usually with liquid nitrogen); curettage (removing with sharp instrument under local anaesthetic); laser therapy; astringents (substances which destroy the top layers of skin) and applying topical medications to the skin.
Pinworms (threadworm, seatworm or Enterobius vermicularis)
Tiny white worms about a centimeter long which live inside the intestines. A child can get this common parasite by touching an object (i.e a toy) that has pinworm eggs on it, then putting their hand to their mouth and swallowing the eggs which then hatch in the intestines.
The female worms move to the anus during the night to lay their eggs, this can cause restlessness and make a child's bottom very itchy. Children often reinfect themselves by scratching their bottoms and returning the eggs to their mouths. You can check for pinworms by looking at your child's stools for worms or checking their anus with a torch during the night. Alternatively, you can use a piece of clear sticky-tape or a pinworm paddle (a sterile applicator with an adhesive surface, obtained from your healthcare provider) on the anus, to collect the eggs for laboratory examination under the microscope.
It is simple to eliminate pinworms in children older than two years with over-the-counter medications containing the ingredients mebendazole or pyrantel. A repeat dose is given two weeks later to destroy worms which may have hatched in the meantime and all family members should be treated. Putting clothes and linen through a hot wash will kill any worms or eggs left on them and washing hands regularly helps to prevent the spread of pinworm.
A chronic skin condition in which patches of skin becomes red, inflamed and covered by white, flaky skin. These outbreaks occur because skin cells are produced more quickly than normal, causing a build-up which creates the plaques; this is thought to be caused by faulty signals from the immune system.
There are five types of psoriasis, with plaque psoriasis and guttate psoriasis being those which occur most in children. One in ten people with psoriasis develop the condition as a child and early onset is linked with more severe forms.
Depending on the type and severity of the psoriasis, treatment might involve: medicated creams; oils or moisturisers; oral medication or light therapy.
An itchy fungal infection of the skin which presents as scaly rings a couple of centimeters wide. Ringworm is contagious and is passed between contact with infected people, pets and personal items (i.e. towels, hairbrushes and clothing).
A topical antifungal usually needs to be applied to the affected areas for three or four weeks, continuing after the rash has disappeared. Occasionally ringworm does not respond and a stronger, prescription, topical or oral medication will be required from your doctor.
The following steps can be taken to prevent reinfection: dry your child thoroughly and keep them cool; don't let your child share personal items; wash the child's linen and clothing; have pets with ringworm treated and have children wear thongs in communal swimming or bathing areas.
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Cameron Crowe is a Catholic? Color Me Surprised
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Writer/Director Cameron Crowe, the man responsible for such movies as Say Anything, Almost Famous, Jerry Maguire, the weird American version of Vanilla Sky and the new film, Elizabethtown (he also wrote the screenplay for Fast Times at Ridgemont High) turns out to be a Catholic. And not the "raised Catholic" kind (the kind people who are ex-Catholics usually say they are without actually saying it), but an actual practicing Catholic! Who knew they existed in Hollywood beyond Mel Gibson and Jim Cavaziel?
Excerpt from an interview with Beliefnet.com:
Beliefnet: Do you still affiliate with a Catholic church?
Crowe: I do. Our boys are Catholic. That's who I am. And I had a great experience going to Catholic school.
Beliefnet: It seems like most of the stereotypes out there of Catholic schools are not all that flattering.
Crowe: No, but all I know is my own experience. I had great teachers, inspiring teachers, and they entered my life courtesy of Catholic school and that faith. So that's what I know, and that's what I still honor.
Beliefnet: Individual spirituality and the personal quest are all the rage these days. So it's interesting to hear you unabashedly say that you're on the same path as your parents, and passing it along to your kids.
Crowe: Well it worked for me. If I felt like it didn't work for me, I certainly wouldn't be slavish about following them just because it was my parents. But I do believe in tradition when tradition serves, and it has. I like that when times have been tough my belief system and my faith have been there for me, and it's led me in the right direction, so far [laughs].
Beliefnet: These are tough times to be a Catholic, with everything that's going on in the Church. Has that affected you, and how you deal with all that?
Crowe: I have nothing but powerful thoughts about the teachers that I met and learned from growing up. They were amazing brothers and priests and nuns, and I think my sister felt the same way. I have a lot of empathy for their path of positivity in a cynical world. So I have a lot more empathy than some people who from a distance say, "Well there's stuff to be worked out in the Catholic Church." I keep it personal, and I don't forget about the grandness of the beliefs. I care about the experience that's happening now, and I just want to make sure that our little boys have the same sort of spiritually generous experience that we had. So I think that comes from keeping a close relationship with the teachers and letting them know that you support them.
Beliefnet: And how do your boys react to being in Catholic school?
Crowe: They enjoy the worship and religion that we bring into their teaching. They're fans of goodness and they respond to the shows that they see or the stories that we read. You can see already that the myths of good versus evil are so inspiring, even to a young person. They just want to root for good. They want to see that the path might be rocky, but it's worth sticking it out. And it's the same story that I've sort of told in my own movies. And I just love to see that it burns in the heart of most people, that those are the stories that transcend. I just like seeing that honored in their school.
Beliefnet: Do you think that sense is innate?
Crowe: Yes. I do.
Can you believe that? An actual Hollywood bigshot actually praising his Catholic childhood and wanting to bring his children up in the faith? And a celebrity who doesn't sound like an ignorant ass when talking about religion especially the Catholic Church? Amazing. From watching his movies no one could ever tell anything about this.


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Recorded sound is clear and performances are committed, as you would expect from the BCMG and Oliver Knussen. © 2012 BBC Music Magazine Read complete review
Four Dances in One Movement has a distinctive chamber music feel, with spacious scoring and well considered use of instrumental colours. The quiet opening features a duo between the soft-toned clarinet and ethereal violin, creating a wonderfully captivating and gentle mood. This gives way to a mournful section, which is entitled 'Rocking' and has a mournful feel. The music then breaks into the bright 'Ecstatic' dance, with sparkling high-pitched sounds and some well chosen percussion, before the final, and longest, dance. 'Extravagant' once again changes the mood for the finale. The ending is particularly appealing, and surprisingly subdued. As the title suggests, these dances have rhythm at their centre, and even the quieter sections radiate a sense of rhythmic energy which underpins the whole work. There are some beautiful moments in this piece, and the climactic points have a great sense of excitement about them. Extremely enjoyable, and it seemed much shorter than its 19 and a half minute duration.
Nightshade has a wonderfully dark opening which immediately gives a sense of ominous power. The title refers to the plant, Deadly Nightshade. This piece has a sense of concentration about it, with much intensity throughout. The ten instruments provide a much fuller orchestral sound than one would ordinarily expect.
Abysm is a three movement large ensemble work whose opening shares the dark tone of the previous work. Resonant, low piano notes set a sombre mood. The title is derived from a Shakespearean line which makes reference to divination and the occult. There is a dark, underlying strength that continues throughout the first movement of the work. The second movement is a busy interlude for piano and Japanese woodblocks, which describes birds pecking at a burning road. This is a reference to a novel by Farid ud-Din Attar called The Conference of Birds. The final movement is based on Blake, and has a sense of 'menaced innocence' with simple, slow-moving melodic lines over dark harmonies with a textural build-up of unusual sounds, such as microtones, harmonics and multiphonics.
The playing is technically excellent on this disc, and one would expect nothing less from BCMG and Knussen. The moods are well captured and Ruders' music is captivating throughout.
Just find this and explore it on your own. It is worth the effort.
RUDERS, P.: 4 Dances in 1 Movement / Nightshade / Abysm (Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Knussen) 8.226028
RUDERS: Kafka's Trial (Proces Kafka, Prozess Kafka) 8.226042–43
The Danish composer Poul Ruders' Four Dances in One Movement explores timbre and mood to dramatic and often foreboding effect without suggesting specific action or emotions, as if waiting for the right choreographer to come along. The brief Night shade and more elaborate Abysm also show Ruders' inventive orchestration to ominous effect—music for a latter-day Antony Tudor? Knussen and his Birmingham forces give their all throughout. At sixty, Ruders is best known abroad for his two operas, The Handmaid's Tale and Kafka'sTrial. The latter combines the action of Kafka's novel with its author's epistolary pursuit of a young Berlin woman to whom he became engaged while having an affair with her best friend and the two women's "trial" of him becomes the opera's climax. All the singers take on multiple roles as the action moves between these two levels. It may well be very effective in the theater, but with twenty-six scenes the music ends up supporting the drama rather than shaping it. The excellent cast, caught over several performances at the opening of the new opera house in Copenhagen in 2005, is again totally committed and the fine notes include the full text.
The only thing that qualifies these pieces as chamber works is the presence of solo strings, but in all other respects they are as large and colorful as Poul Ruders' orchestral compositions. Furthermore, we can be sure that just about any contemporary music program led by Oliver Knussen will do the music full justice…Nightshade…is wonderfully fluent, creepy, and evocative. Ruders is often at his best exploring his darker side; this is evident in Abysm as well. Its second movement, "Burning", is merely twitchy, but it lasts less than two minutes and the finale ("Spectre") contains some impressively atmospheric sonorities. The music isn't easy, but it is powerful, and it's splendidly played and recorded. Although this is not my favorite Ruders, it's still a substantial addition to his discography.


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I have become more and more pro-abolition, the more I come to the terms with the damage that the sex trade does.
Here I will place some of my major reasons that I cannot tinker round with the sex trade. Not whilst millions of girls and women are being destroyed by it.
I am pro-abolition because I am feminist.
As a feminist, I cannot and will not allow a whole class of women and girls be wasted.
As a feminist, I will not allow a whole class of women and girls be made into a fuck-toy.
Any women who named herself a feminist and thinks that is unimportant, or that for some reason prostituted women and girls don't mind – they choose it don't they – should think very carefully what is their definition of being a feminist.
It cannot be throwing women and girls under the train.
Feminism need to listen and learn from the voices of exited prostituted women, not to continually go to academia, and to meetings without their voices – the voices of exited prostituted should have a place of honour in feminism, not be a footnote that is sometimes remembered.
I am pro-abolition because prostitution is violence against women and girls.
It is more than violence – it is mental torture, it is sexual torture, it is physical torture, is the stripping away of all basic human rights, it is "games" with life and death, it is industrial rape, it is being made sub-human.
All women who are fighting against violence against women must and have to listen and learn from the voices of prostitutes who have survived that violence, and with huge strength, will and courage manage to speak out about it.
If we are serious about tackling violence against women and girls, then hear what the whore knows.
Hear that men pre-planned and often organise what appears to random sexual violence.
Nearly all violence done to prostituted women and girls is pre-planned. Hell, once a man decide he has the right to buy a woman or girl, his brain is hot-wired into porn scenarios.
I am pro-abolition, because I cannot disconnect prostitution from all aspects of the sex trade.
Prostitution is not in some romantic bubble, is deeply interconnected to porn, to trafficking, to under-aged sex, to other criminal connections, to the endless objectification of all women and girls, to women and girls having no sexual independence.
Why else would the sex trade have such strong propaganda to attract feminists and the left.
Why else would the sex trade go on and on about how safe prostitution, how it just a great career choice, that is of course it has nothing to do with porn or the nasty side of the sex trade.
Why else would they argue that if there is trafficking or under-aged sex, it is dealt with in-house, or of course johns out the goodness of their hearts will report it. It cannot be that there is a gigantic market and huge profit from forced prostitution in every aspect of the sex trade.
Prostitution is never sexual liberation, not when you are owned by any john, who is entitled to do whatever he wants, regardless of your safety. Where the hell is the freedom in that.
Name it slavery, just to be honest.
One of the major reasons that I am pro-abolition is because I live on a daily basis with the damage that the sex trade did to me.
But more, I know too many wonderful, strong and highly courageous women who live every day with the trauma forced into their bodies and minds by the sex trade.
And like most women who manage to exit, I know deep inside my heart there are women and girls who had so much to give the world who did not survive.
The sex trade is a system that built on that many of the prostituted women and girls will commit suicide, will lose their mental health, will get so ill from STDs they cannot continue, will have parts of their body wrecked by the violence, will become addicted to drugs, will be the living dead – and of course will murdered by johns or profiteers.
And some people dare to call that "sex work". I have no words for that, except look exited prostituted women in the eye and make that this damage is just the risk of the "job".
But, usually when speaking of "sex work", exited prostituted women are excluded from the discussion, they are too full of rage, have too much pain, too much raw grief – they are too bloody real.
It is so much easier to be academic, and speak how you know that prostitution would be made safe with unions and seeing it as some kind of business exchange.
Tidy away the violence, don't see the millions of dead bodies, refuse to know the hate and contempt that the sex trade has for the goods – never given permission to be real women and girls.
That is too inconvenient, in the world that wants prostitution to go on as normal.
Well, sorry exited prostituted women are not going to shut up or be shut down.
Many of us have known terror and been so close to death, that now our trauma, pain, grief and confusion are a way of pushes us forward back into life.
We speak out that we want abolition, for we know that the sex trade is killing women and girls every second of every day.
Killing on the literal sense – but mainly killing them making them sub-human, and a fuck-toy that makes a huge profits for the sex trade.
If you don't want abolition, then give a damned good reason why.
I have yet to be convinced.


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Audi A7 Tech Takes Off for 2019
CARS.COM — We caught our first glance of the updated 2019 Audi A7 ahead of the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show back in November, but the interior wasn't quite ready for us to crawl over. But fast-forward a couple of months to the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit and the doors to the A7 have been unlocked. I gave the luxury four-door fastback's interior updates — especially that new multimedia system — a closer inspection.
Related: 2019 Audi A7 Video Review
The updates to the multimedia system mirror those found in Audi's flagship sedan, the A8, which gets its own redesign for 2019, as well. Both have ditched the old wheel-and-trackpad setup for a new dual touchscreen arrangement (standard on all 2019 A7 models), similar to the one I tested in the 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar. I found that the Velar's setup, which also relies on a touch-heavy two-screen design, "is a snappy system that works quickly" and "admittedly makes the interior design better, and the screens themselves are great. But for daily use I had some trouble with it, finding it difficult to use safely while driving." [Editor's note: Yes, he just quoted himself.]
The Audi system may have a few of the same issues, but it also comes with some added features that I was happy to see, which may help remedy some of the distracted-driving issues inherent in these systems and make it easier to use overall. It starts with the screens themselves, which offer haptic feedback.
Two Screens, Many Functions
That means that to engage the controls (on both screens), you'll have to physically press down on the screen, and you can feel the screen push in (like a button); it offers a satisfying audible click, too. For those who don't want this, both can be turned off, but I like the added sense of feedback — it means less accidental button presses, as you can check the positioning of your hand against the screen before activating features. The only exception to this would be sliding controls, like those for temperature settings. For those, you will just rest your finger on the screen as normal, but they won't move until you do.
Another difference between the two systems is structure. The Audi system has a much more static bottom screen, with only one main view, for climate and seat controls. The top and bottom of the screen offer buttons to change drive modes and use various safety and engine features, as well as one very helpful blank button that has an even more useful function: It drops down a menu of four icons that are customizable. They can be radio stations, different functions, contacts to call, commonly used destinations — anything the driver uses often. The bottom screen can also be used to write in inputs for the navigation system and, instead of writing one letter at a time, whole words can now be entered.
The top screen has also moved to something more akin to what you'd find on a phone: commonly used functions on the left side that are static with larger icons and can be swapped out or moved around on a whim. Audi has also tried to reduce the depth of its multimedia system, meaning it will take fewer actions or button presses to reach different functions. Getting to where you want to go faster means less distraction and safer operation.
New Safety Tech
Speaking of safety, the 2019 A7's safety technology has also taken a leap forward — starting with its camera systems. Audi has cribbed the faux 3-D camera technology we first saw from BMW; it places a graphical representation of the A7 on the screen, allowing the user to rotate a camera around it to see the surrounding area and make sure it's clear of obstacles. This view will also have "rim protection warning," as Audi calls it: When you get too close to a curb while parallel parking, the wheels on the graphic display turn red so you don't scuff them up in real life.
Standard camera views also have expanded. A 360-degree surround-view takes up the right portion of the screen, while the other side offers no fewer than seven different camera views showing a variety of angles and positions around the A7.
Self-Driving Systems
On the autonomous front, the A7 follows in the A8's footsteps yet again. It will have the same set of sensors, cameras and radar hardware found in the A8, but they will be optimized for the A7. That means that, like its big bro, the A7 is capable of Level 3 autonomous driving via Traffic Jam Pilot, which can fully operate the car at speeds up to 37 mph on highways with a physical barrier separating opposing lanes of traffic.
Now, while this system will be fully enabled in other regions of the world, we don't know if it'll be allowed into the U.S. just yet. Audi is currently in negotiations with regulators to see if all of the functionality of the system can be unlocked here, but there is no word yet on a timeline or progress on that front.
I'm excited to give the screens and the safety technology a thorough test of our own closer to the 2019 A7's launch date in late 2018.
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We didn't do too much this weekend. We hung around the house and I cleaned out our storage closet in the basement. We couldn't walk in it before and now there is nothing on the floor and even empty space on the shelves!
It snowed during the night. We were expecting 2-4 inches and didn't even get enough to cover the grass. Ryan shoveled the driveway and made a pile for Zack to play in. This was the first time Zack played in snow. He couldn't wait to get outside. He loved the snowballs, but kept wanting to make baskets with them. Hopefully we'll get enough snow next time to get his sled down from the attic.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Let it Snow
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- Jennifer said...
How cute! Looks fun! I wish we would get some snow here!
- January 21, 2007 at 10:25 PM
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L.A. District, Union Leaders Agree To Tentative Pact
Union leaders and district officials in Los Angeles agreed last week to a tentative three-year contract that would raise educators' salaries handsomely and give principals more power in assigning teaching jobs.
In a 12-hour bargaining session Jan. 22, Superintendent Roy Romer and President Day Higuchi of United Teachers Los Angeles personally pounded out the final details of the agreement, which would ultimately award teachers and other certified personnel average raises of 11 percent this school year, said John Terez, the vice president of the union.
Under terms of the pact, which still requires ratification by the school board and the union rank and file, salary negotiations for the following two years would be reopened as soon as the California legislature approved the state's annual budget. That action is expected within the next five months, Mr. Terez said.
The tentative contract also attempts to ensure that more students are taught by credentialed, experienced teachers, Mr. Terez said. If approved, principals could prescribe some teachers' work schedules. Currently, the choicest nine-month shifts in the year-round Los Angeles Unified School District go to those with the most seniority.
"Overall, this is one of the best contracts we've ever had," Mr. Terez said. "It has put teachers in a competitive position with other teachers in the county."
"We made real gains on doing a better job of managing the district," Mr. Romer added.
Superintendent Romer, the former Colorado governor picked to lead the nation's second-largest school district last June, anticipates that the school board will approve the contract, although by a narrow vote, next month.
Union members will likely ratify the proposal in a vote scheduled for Feb. 12-14, according to Mr. Terez.
Veterans Benefit Most
The district's 44,000 teachers had been working under the old contract since July 1, Mr. Terez said. UTLA members had threatened to strike Feb. 27 if an agreement had not been reached.
Under the tentative contract, teachers with more experience would reap a far greater proportion of the settlement. The salaries of beginning teachers who are fully credentialed would increase from $37,000 to $39,000 this year, Mr. Terez said. Those educators who have 30 years' experience and are at the top of the pay scale would be paid $70,000, up from $61,000.
The pay and benefits package would cost the district $249 million this school year, Mr. Romer said. The cost of the entire three-year package would be dependent on the negotiations following passage of the state budget.The 723,000-student district would probably have to cut spending in areas that have yet to be specified, and utilize some reserves to pay for the proposed raises, Mr. Romer said. The district's current annual budget is $8 billion.
In addition to the perceived win on salary issues, union leaders said they were pleased that talk of a merit-based pay system had been short-circuited during the seven months of negotiations.
The contract would instead authorize a voluntary pilot program that would award bonuses based on students' test scores. Each time individual students showed improvement on the state reading test, their schools would receive grants ranging from $40 to $80 per pupil.
Vol. 20, Issue 20, Page 3Published in Print: January 31, 2001, as L.A. District, Union Leaders Agree To Tentative Pact
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CYL is a pathway to a more engaged teenager. Certainly they'll have a better resume for whatever life throws at them next, but more than that, they'll be equipped for a better life.
We provide the tools, guidance, and opportunity for your high school student to lead not just in the future, but also today. Through our Summit Program, they'll develop a clear passion and purpose, a heart for others, and the confidence to explore the impact they can make.
The CYL program offers a safe community of like-minded peers. Each student is supported by caring and expert staff with the collective purpose of a stronger future for your student and our community.
Practically, that looks like these three activities:
Regular discussions on what true leadership looks like.
Fun and challenging opportunities to make an impact for others.
Students can access our wide network of nonprofit partners to serve for causes they believe in.
The program takes students through four stages – each named after one of Colorado's 14er summits on the famous Decalibron Loop trail.
In year one, students are encouraged to serve and explore as much as possible with a diverse collection of opportunities. In the years after, they're guided to narrow their focus for greater impact in a cause they believe in. The student's journey culminates in a larger Legacy Project. What their path looks like is largely up to them. We're along for their ride, ready with guidance, resources, and tools to fully support their dreams of impact.
After teaching high schoolers from diverse ethnic and resourced backgrounds for the better part of a decade, Nicole Mahobian was concerned. Her students, regardless of their GPA, were not graduating with clear perspective, purpose, or passion. They were floating – some achieving and others falling behind – but both entering the the real world without knowing what they wanted to be about or what role they could play.
Mahobian knew more could be offered.
In December 2013, she founded Colorado Young Leaders (CYL). Built on the foundation that youth were profoundly capable, CYL would work with parents, schools, non-profits, and community leaders to offer the kind of opportunity and guidance students needed to cultivate a clear passion & purpose, a heart for others, and the confidence to explore the difference they can make in the community.
United with a dozen young people, Mahobian led the organization's first service adventure – a week long volunteer trip supporting the adaptive athletes of the National Sports Center for the Disabled. Since then, hundreds of young people have discovered what's possible when they look up from their phones and get out to serve their community.
"In our family, we believe that leadership is developed through volunteer, athletic and academic experiences. What enticed my son about CYL was the lineup of activities – kayaking with autistic kids, volunteering after school at Colfax Community Network, doing Adaptive Ski Program at Keystone. There were a couple of opportunities each week, and after testing the waters, he found his "thing" volunteering at CCN." – Liz Palmquist, Mother of 1 CYL Youth
"As a parent of two teens that have been part of CYL for the past 4 years I can't say enough great things about this organization. CYL has opened their eyes to the beauty and adventure that is at their doorstep, the needs that exists within their community, and how to be a leader that participates and makes a change. As a result, they are becoming truly compassionate, empathetic and adventurous young adults; they are becoming the leaders we need in our world." – Stephanie Mendrala, Mother of 2 CYL Youth
"Every parent wants their child to be happy but, more importantly, we want them to live a life of purpose and know that they are needed. We are tremendously grateful to all of the CYL mentors that shaped our daughter into the young woman she is today. She was challenged and supported to be her best self and came away quietly confident. She experienced leadership positions that she would not have gained for years." – Maria Wischmeyer,
Mother of 1 CYL Youth
"Leadership is the responsibility is to just taking the initiative – even if it's on a small scale. It's taking the initiative, taking the steps, to do what you know you can." – Max A., '17
"You can't fail at something if you got better because of it. Now you may know how to handle that situation better in the future. Maybe you have more skills or maybe you have a better strategy, but it's not a failure because success is closer next time. As long as you keep pushing with a positive attitude you will always get something from every situation no matter what." – Molly C., '17
"Leadership is something that encompasses many things, and cannot be defined in just one way. Some of the most important pillars of good leadership are providing your team with the opportunities and tools to succeed in whatever task they may want to accomplish, leading for the purpose of bettering the environment around you, and inspiring others." – Emily B., '19
"As you go into a CYL activity, age doesn't matter, and background doesn't matter. All that matters is you're making a difference." – Riley R., '20
"It's about giving students opportunity early in their life to discover what their strengths are. And to see that, 'Yeah, I may be 15 and I may not know everything to know about the world, but I bring something that's unique and that's valued in the community.' So I think letting kids step up and take a risk and see what they're capable of maybe earlier than might have otherwise done so is incredibly important." – Layne Pratt, Executive Director of Challenge Denver
"Youth are longing for opportunities to test themselves and start making a difference in the world. CYL calls out that passion, validates it, and provides the structure and guidance for it to be unleashed in truly constructive ways. We couldn't be more pleased to have these teens being an example to our kids." – Kelley Birschbach, Colfax Community Network
"They are some of the most highly motivated kids that I see come through the program. They are ready to dive in. They ask questions, trying to dig deeper, how can they get more invovled and how they can get others involved. They just seem to take a genuine interest in what we're doing." – Alison Bell, Youth & Families Coordinator for Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado