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Introducing Jack Botts, who shines with his new single Northern Rivers
The Brisbane-raised, Byron Bay-based musician will share his new EP of the same name on November 1st.
Posted By Hayden Davies 2 years ago
With acts including Tash Sultana and Tones And I becoming global success stories in the past year, it's clear that busking isn't a dying art. In fact, it's becoming quite the opposite: one of the strongest platforms of discovery and talent-unearthing that, as acts like those aforementioned plus a handful of others showcase, can quickly put you on the path for national and occasionally international fame.
A musician that would know about this is Jack Botts: a Brisbane-born, Byron Bay-based musician who over the last two years, has refined his singer-songwriter craft after years of cutting it as a busker. With his debut EP last year and the handful of singles that have littered his discography since, Botts has quickly become known as a source for charming, guitar-backed indie-folk that falls in a similar realm to Ziggy Alberts and Riley Pearce; songwriting and lyricism on show, but his charm and brilliance always present - no matter what he's working with.
His latest single, Northern Rivers, is a charming indie tune that serves as the perfect introduction to his work if you're yet to be acquainted, teasing an EP of the same name - "a bunch of old friends that are finally getting released," he says on the release - that's due to arrive November 1st via UNIFIED. "The story behind Northern Rivers really stuck with me, it was like a 20 minute moment in time that turned into this whole big story that I've told in a song," he says on the track. "I'd stopped in Lennox Head for a break while driving and I got talking to
someone who was sitting there alone and just looked so upset. She told me that her mum had passed away to cancer a few weeks before and her dad had a breakdown and left."
"You can't really do anything in those moments, you can't give advice on something like that or say 'chin up' because it's just so heavy," he continues. "I didn't know what to say at all, I just copped it all on the chin and listened to her and when I got home and processed it by jotting down everything we spoke about." The end result, is a personal moment of vulnerability rich with emotional storytelling - as expected from the song's creation - and with it, an introduction to the beauty and grace of one of Australia's emerging songwriters.
The full EP isn't out until November 1st, but in the meantime, dive into its title track and better get to know Jack Botts below, then catch him on tour with a handful of dates across this east-coast until the year's out.
I live in my van in the Northern Rivers, NSW. I spend most of my days in the water and at cafes and my nights busking on the streets with my mates. Life is pretty good at the moment.
What's the vibe music-wise?
I guess the vibe is easy listening, coastal, singer/songwriter, but also borderline folk/pop. Think Jack Johnson with Mumford and Sons, haha. I like to keep it simple and happy most of the time.
What are your production and writing processes like?
For the past few years, I've found my songs have been formed over periods of time. I tend to jot down notes every day, and kind of put phrases and lines together where they fit and suit the topics I'm writing about. Like a jigsaw puzzle. Every now and then, songs will write themselves in a matter of minutes, and that's nice too.
Can you tell us about your new single, Northern Rivers?
This song is an old friend of mine from almost four years ago. It's about a conversation I had once with a total stranger (in the Northern Rivers) who was going through a rough patch in life, but completely opened up to me. I was pretty young at the time and felt it wasn't my place to dish out advice to someone going through something I had no idea about. So I just listened and copped it all on the chin. When I got home not long after the chat, I wrote down everything she spoke about and put it into a song. It still hasn't been changed to this day, so I guess it's in its 'purest' form.
Any tour dates coming up?
Heaps! I'm currently on tour with Ash Grunwald, supporting his Mojo Australian album tour. I also have my own headline tour in November which I can't wait for. I've been on the road a lot this year supporting heaps of awesome acts like John Floreani and The Pierce Brothers, so it's nice to get to do my own this time round. Can't wait.
What does the rest of 2019 have in store for you?
I've got my second EP Northern Rivers being released at the start of November and will be touring the EP for most of the month. And then it's back to the Bay for a summer of busking, surfing and sunburn! Yeehhaawww.
Where can we find more of your music?
I've got a nice little collection of songs on streaming services available to listen to. But, if you ever happen to find you self in Byron, I like to test out some new ones and play a heap of unreleased songs on the streets, so you could find my music there too!
Saturday November 2 – Land Of Plenty, Shepparton
Monday November 4 – Grace Darling Upstairs, Melbourne
Friday November 8 – Oxford Arts Gallery, Sydney
Friday November 22 – The Northern Backroom, Byron Bay
Friday December 6 – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane
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¡Hola, Crayola! ¡Adios, carita de arroz! There are lots of Spanish rhymes like this, and kids like learning them because they are fun to say. They are some of the first spontaneous interactions in Spanish that I hear between students.
Many of these Spanish rhymes are used to greet someone and are based on the word hola. Children say them with enthusiasm and affection. Other rhyming phrases are based on common expressions like bien dicho (Bien dicho, bicho), or ¿que te parece? (¿Qué te parece, trece?).
These phrases are fun to teach anytime you are talking about rhyme. I also put them on bookmarks and handouts and add them to notes I write to students. I have included a set of printable bookmarks with rhyming phrases. Some are in black and white for kids to color.
Here are more rhyming phrases you can say with kids.
– Hola, hola, coca cola.
– Hola, hola ratón sin (con) cola.
– Hola Manola, ratón sin cola.
– ¿Qué te pasa, calabaza? Nada nada, limonada.
– Estoy feliz como una lombriz.
– Zapatito roto, cuéntame otro.
– Estoy más a gusto que un arbusto.
– A otra cosa, mariposa (to move on to the next subject or activity).
– Eso eso, pan con queso.
– ¿Qué te parece, trece?
– Ya te digo Rodrigo.
– Ay qué risa, Tía Felisa.
– Hasta la vista, turista.
– Adiós, granito de arroz.
– Adiós, carita de arroz.
– Adiós, corazón de arroz.
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£100 in 1759 → £9,420.69 in 1992
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£100 in 1760 → 1992
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U.K. Inflation Rate, £100 in 1759 to 1992
According to the Office for National Statistics composite price index, prices in 1992 are 9,320.69% higher than average prices since 1759. The British pound experienced an average inflation rate of 1.97% per year during this period, meaning the real value of a pound decreased.
In other words, £100 in 1759 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £9,420.69 in 1992, a difference of £9,320.69 over 233 years.
The 1759 inflation rate was -7.94%. The inflation rate in 1992 was 3.74%. The 1992 inflation rate is higher compared to the average inflation rate of 2.66% per year between 1992 and 2020.
Buying Power of £100
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Inflation from 1759 to 1992
Cumulative price change 9,320.69%
Average inflation rate 1.97%
Converted amount (£100 base) £9,420.69
Price difference (£100 base) £9,320.69
CPI in 1759 5.800
CPI in 1992 546.400
Inflation in 1759 -7.94%
Inflation in 1992 3.74%
GBP Inflation since 1750
Annual Rate, the Office for National Statistics CPI
Buying power of £100 in 1759
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for £100 in 1759 (price index tracking began in 1750).
For example, if you started with £100, you would need to end with £9,420.69 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When £100 is equivalent to £9,420.69 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single U.K. pound decreases over time. In other words, a pound will pay for fewer items at the store.
This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a pound over time. By calculating the value in 1759 dollars, the chart below shows how £100 buys less over the past 233 years.
According to the Office for National Statistics, each of these GBP amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Pound Value
1759 £100.00 -7.94%
1760 £96.55 -3.45%
1762 £94.83 3.77%
1764 £106.90 8.77%
1772 £127.59 10.45%
1797 £155.17 -10.00%
1965 £1,006.90 4.66%
1974 £1,870.69 16.04%
1995 £10,141.38 3.47%
2009 £14,534.48 -0.53%
2020 £19,624.89 1.50%*
* Compared to previous annual rate. Not final. See inflation summary for latest 12-month trailing value.
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How to Calculate Inflation Rate for £100, 1759 to 1992
This inflation calculator uses the following inflation rate formula:
CPI in 1992CPI in 1759
1759 GBP value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The U.K. CPI was 5.8 in the year 1759 and 546.4 in 1992:
£100 in 1759 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as £9,420.69 in 1992.
To get the total inflation rate for the 233 years between 1759 and 1992, we use the following formula:
CPI in 1992 - CPI in 1759CPI in 1759
Cumulative inflation rate (233 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
546.4 - 5.85.8
Data Source & Citation
Raw data for these calculations comes from the composite price index published by the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS). A composite index is created by combining price data from several different published sources, both official and unofficial. The Consumer Price Index, normally used to compute inflation, has only been tracked since 1988. All inflation calculations after 1988 use the Office for National Statistics' Consumer Price Index, except for 2017, which is based on The Bank of England's forecast.
You may use the following MLA citation for this page: "1759 pounds in 1992 | UK Inflation Calculator." Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 19 Jan. 2020, https://www.officialdata.org/1759-GBP-in-1992.
Special thanks to QuickChart for providing downloadable chart images.
in2013dollars.com is a reference website maintained by the Official Data Foundation.
Ian Webster is an engineer and data expert based in San Mateo, California. He has worked for Google, NASA, and consulted for governments around the world on data pipelines and data analysis. Disappointed by the lack of clear resources on the impacts of inflation on economic indicators, Ian believes this website serves as a valuable public tool. Ian earned his degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.
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From when I began telling people I was pregnant, the question came… "but will you have a doula"? It was as if people wanted to catch me out in some weird way – like did I really value what I did?
The answer was of course yes without question. And again without question, I knew I wanted you by my side.
I felt like I was already being doula-ed by you. At a time when I felt utterly broken, you offered me such light.
This was the first time I'd felt the magic of the support you can give by merely being and not doing. And just by sitting & being you made me feel so safe.
Then we did 'do' we did the rewind technique together which offered me such healing & my birth became my joy to aim for, to work towards.
So of course you had to be with me.
You protected my space whilst I looked into the birth I wanted – the birth I needed it to be. You helped me to create a picture in my mind, a future memory to bring to life.
My hand was well and truly held and guided as we changed hospitals to enable us to have the homebirth I so yearned for. The hospital where I had my other two was my safety net, my familiar, my 'known'. But you offered me the light to be able to step away and choose something more.
For me, I needed to have faith in my team and faith in my body – I had those hands down.
My husband needed facts, figures & questions answered to allow his medical mind to be at ease with stepping out of the medical institution and embrace birth undisturbed. You offered him all these answers, through evidence based research. You gave him his black and white & me my light.
You helped me plan on a real practical level… from towels to pads, from pool to pants I felt so ready.
When it came to b-day, your presence made me feel safe. Not in the medical term, but kinda more than that, safe to just follow my body and have faith to find my rhythm. Your hand to grip, your gaze to give me strength and your breath to join mine in rhythm to find my focus.
I was fed and watered… we're talking hobnobs & green tea – you knew what I'd want. You knew what I'd fancy – you were there before me.
You tucked me into bed, armed with a placenta smoothie to nourish my body from the beginning. I felt so safe, so held, so cared for. And then your practical sweat & slog that you put into clearing the birth space whilst I cuddled & fed just allowed my practical mind to quiet.
You also set me up on my mothermoon by affirming for me it's ok to stop, to heal & to pull up the drawbridge.
Why on earth would any woman NOT want a doula??
Your companionship on my birth journey will always hold such a special place in my heart. I will always be truly thankful.
As it's World Doula Week – I put it to all the pregnant mamas out there to give your birth the time & thought it deserves. Birth isn't something to fear, to dread or endure.
There is a wealth of varied, beautiful support out there who could walk with you to embrace your birth with open arms. To get you excited for your birth, to feel empowered by your birth and to own your birth whichever path it takes. Go on… you deserve it.
On the morning of 25th January while so many were cracking on with the morning school run, little did they know of the magic that was happening behind my front door as I welcomed my third child into the world at home.
After a false alarm on the Monday night with lots of braxton hicks and then my show over the next couple of days, I knew that the warm up was happening. At 41 weeks, I told the midwife I had no interest in induction, who fully supported my decision and the plan… was to wait. Wait for the miracle. Just wait for my body & my baby to kick into action and do exactly what it was made to do.
After about 7 trips to the loo over Wednesday night, I knew the pressure had intensified and everything felt crazy low, but there was no sign of any surges. So once more, I waited. And that was still the case until 7am when out of nowhere I had an immensely intense surge that literally floored me. I was straight to all fours, having to breathe through the feeling of pressure & tightening for seven long minutes. I hollered to my husband Andy for the pool to be run, I knew this was it and boy was I excited!
The next hour I had a mere 3 surges which were intense, but only 40 seconds each and around 20 minutes apart… I got the kids ready to be picked up by my mum, as I was wondering how speedily the rest of the day was going to unfold. I knew the timings weren't textbook to say I was in labour, but I knew this was it. I knew my body. I instantly remembered the sensations – it was time to use the power of my breath.
At 8am, they were 3 minutes apart as I prepped the kids for school and brought my focus to a single candle at my bedside to breathe through each surge. All I could think of was my special birth space waiting for me downstairs – I just needed my mum to pickup the kids and take them out of the equation. Listening to the breakfast goings on & putting on of coats/shoes felt like an eternity.
As the house emptied I came straight downstairs and into the birth pool. The relief was instantaneous. The combination of the peace & quiet and the warm water was heavenly.
My surges were coming thick and fast and without consciously doing it, my eyes had closed, my mind was focused and I felt myself completely internalise. It felt like it was in the far distance I heard my doula arrive. I trust Zara implicitly and my whole body took a deep breath knowing that she was with us.
Then too arrived the midwives who had been battling rush hour traffic to get to me – one of which was my named midwife who had done all my antenatal appointments – another familiar voice of support had entered my birth space. It was around 9am by now and almost like a switch I felt my surges ramp up another gear. I felt safe. I felt so supported… it was show time.
The sensation of pressure was greater than I had ever experienced in my other two births and something I can only put down to the fact my waters hadn't broken. I tried gas and air, almost like an experiment as it had been useless to me in my other two births, but for this one it was just the ticket. With Andy's hand & encouragement it kept me focused, helped me find my rhythm and allowed me to breathe through each surge.
The Wise Hippo teaching & doula training has taught me so much about the physiology of birth and I had complete faith that my body and my baby would do exactly what was needed when the time came. And I had such faith in that too… in those days 40+ weeks, I was able to find the joy in the suspense and the sacred last days as a family of four.
My midwife suggested I try and go for a wee to help relieve some pressure, so off I waddled with Andy in tow. We closed the door and it was just us. It was quiet as I breathed through another surge. I've seen this happen in so many of the births I've attended as a doula… but there is that moment where something shifts and this was my moment. This was my new energy. As I tried to go to the loo I had the overwhelming desire to push which just filled me with joy.
As I got back into the birth pool I felt the most connected to my body than I have ever been before. My body knew just what it was doing & I had learnt the relaxation tools to allow it to do just that. This was team work in its rawest form as my body and my baby worked together… this was birth undisturbed.
After two second degree tears in my previous births, much of the prep work I had done in the lead up to this birth was to practice the pause and really control the birthing phase in the hope to avoid the need for stitches. So once again I waited. I didn't forcibly push, I waited for my body's innate ejection reflex to take over. And my goodness that it did, in the most extraordinarily amazing way as my baby's head was born. And then I waited some more for the next contraction as my baby was born into the water and up into my arms, under three hours since my first twinge.
That feeling of warmth, elation & overwhelming unconditional love. I was completely lost in the euphoric moment – so proud, so relieved, so happy. It took the midwife to prompt me as she asked 'and do we know what we've got'? It just didn't matter to me – my baby was earthside & safely in my arms. I held my baby boy to me – I was complete.
The couple of hours following Arlo's birth were so different than in a hospital setting. It was like the world paused and allowed me to breathe in the magic. There was no one dictating timelines or hospital buzzers or business. There was no trauma needing stitches and there was laughter & love filling the room from my three wonderful midwives, Zara & Andy. I lay on the sofa drinking tea & eating hobnobs feeling held and supported.
After suffering with PTSD last year, this was the 'happy ending' I yearned for and worked towards. My bump gave me faith in finding joy again and this birth gave me restored faith that love really does win.
My birth story ends with us tucked up in bed just staring at Arlo. Our life had changed so quickly & for me it had been everything I had wanted & everything I had believed in.
The gift of a doula preparation course.
I left working in a media company in April 2015 to go on maternity leave with my second child and I was so happy to be starting a new chapter as a mum of two. I had only been back at work for a year after going back after my first maternity leave and that year had left me exhausted. I was exhausted from having to juggle what felt like everything… commuting into London, nursery drop offs/pick ups, endless doctors visits with a poorly first born, barely any sleep, an HR battle to try and get some flexible working, a full time job and a new pregnancy. So for me, so be able to stop work and just focus on my family was everything I wanted.
I had a wonderful birth experience and I was absolutely buzzing and loving it. But I found myself wanting more. Financially it made no sense for me to go back to work, childcare for two and travel would have taken all of my salary, if not more. From everyone I knew that was pregnant I felt a longing to support them – to tell them that birth can be amazing. Training to become a midwife was my first thought, but I knew with all the training and punishing shift work, I'd be back to my old juggling act and I didn't want to be taken away from my young children. So I sussed out other ways that I could support women through pregnancy and BAM, I found doula training.
First and foremost my five day training was like a retreat. Like many new mums, I spent my life giving all to my kids with little to no time for self care. And then suddenly I had distance and was Me – not mum, just me and to be honest I had no idea who 'me' was anymore.
I was surrounded by the most wonderful and diverse women who all had one thing in common… we all wanted to support women. Do you have any idea how electric that can feel? We had a safe space to explore, discover, feel and support. There was laughter, there were tears and my goodness was there joy.
I realised it was OK to want more. Yes my kids and my husband were everything I'd ever wanted, but I was supported to realise it's OK to want something for me – to want something that makes me covered in goosebumps because it feels so right. I wanted to bring this joy back to my family.
I experienced what it feels like to be listened to. And I don't just mean a chat, I mean to actually be heard. I was given a safe space to explore different thoughts, beliefs, motivations and desires with absolutely no judgement. And this wasn't in a therapeutic environment, it was just something that organically grew as the week went on. The only way I can describe it is magic.
Everyone there had a chance to debrief their birth experience which is something I feel so overwhelmingly passionate about. Good or bad, just revisiting such a pivotal, overwhelming time in your life can allow you to discover things about yourself, things that have impacted you in ways that you just weren't aware of. This time allowed for reflection, which as a mum I didn't really ever allow time for.
I discovered more about the woman I wanted to be. And it was a refreshing time to not be talking about success at work, but more just what I perceive to be success. I looked at the beliefs that are really at the core of my being which has helped me to shape the woman, mother, wife and practitioner that I want to be.
In what I will always remember as the most sacred of spaces, the everyday expectations of us as women were nowhere to be seen – we dug deep and found what made us tick. And there was no 'voodoo weird' stuff going on which I think so many people think doulas are all about. There was no hemp, there were no dreadlocks, there was no chanting. But I think my biggest learning has been to not make any assumptions. It's all too easy to do, especially when we are exhausted or have little time. But that's not support. I believe in the pause… a pause can be all that is needed to read a situation a bit clearer or to offer someone a chance to be listened too or to. I'm practising with my kids too, allowing time to digest, realise or discover.
For me, its a no brainer… if you are to give yourself one gift, allow yourself a pause and a sacred space to discover what makes you tick. It might actually surprise you… you never know, you might want to grow dreadlocks afterall.
Prepare for it. Nail it. Rave about it.
It's got to be time that all that chat around birth changes, surely?! People are all too quick to share their horror story of birth in a way that gives them some kind of 'one up' on you if they've survived a horror. I just don't get it – maybe they just want people to tell them that they are so fabulous for surviving something. But where does all this chat get us?! The stories get retold (and usually a bit more exaggerated as they go) and suddenly friendship groups, families and communities are drenched with stories of birth full of horror & pain. And what's more, these stories are passed down through the generations, so the first thing we hear about birth is about these absolute horrors.
And funnily enough, those women who have a wonderful birth experience don't seem to shout about it as loudly… I mean, why is that? I've witnessed that it often comes from the notion that women as a whole just don't really boasting about anything really. If women love their bodies they are seen as an exception, or if they get a promotion, it's 'no biggy'. It's a bizarre one really- we try to build eachother up, but to accept and praise yourself, well that's another whole situ.
I'm a geek and think that preparation is the key to everything in life. I'm all up for winging it with kiddies day to day. And hell, with the small amount of time I have for anything these days, everything secondary – well pretty much anything just for me – is all about winging it. But for my work, I prepare to be the best I can be. When I used to dance, I would spend hours to be the best I could be. Exams, revision timetable (colour coded of course) was as thorough as can be so I could excel. And birth… for me was the same.
But why is it not for so many people? If you want something, my goodness ladies you need to make it happen. Don't just listen to the horror stories and roll over just accepting that childbirth is going to be a horror story. PREPARE. And I mean, really prepare. Research your options and your rights. Look into what feels right for YOU. Drown yourself in birth stories that best match what you want for your birth. Go to birth preparation classes and make sure you feel comfortable with all the options you have available to you. And when you find one that fits – make it happen. Whether it's through relaxation techniques, hypnobirthing, complimentary therapies, positioning, active birth classes or just good old knowledge.
I believe in you. End of.
So many people have asked me what a doula is… How can they support? How can teaching hypnobirthing through The Wise Hippo help in labour?
First and foremost I believe in YOU. I believe in your ability to prepare, I believe in your ability to birth and I believe in your ability to be a mother.
Without even realising it, we are absolutely swamped with negative messages about birth. Through stories told to us, films we watch (don't even get me started on Bridget Jones' Baby!), magazines we read and general need for everyone to over share their negative experiences of birth. I mean, what is with that?! This need for people to instill fear when a woman is at her most vulnerable is something I will never understand.
I can teach you through the Wise Hippo techniques that a positive birth experience is a state of mind, it's not something that will be determined by what path your birth takes, but by how you feel during the whole process. It is possible for you to have control over your birth experience, to master the art of deep relaxation, to have faith in and to allow your body to do exactly what it's made to do.
"I just want to say to you that I had a wonderful birth. It's totally possible, but people never tell you the good. So I'm telling you one and I want you to know I'm thinking about you".
This is one of the most empowering things that someone has ever done for me… She knew as a new mum herself the mix of feelings I'd be having at that moment and this managed to wade through the negative doubts that were creeping in and focus on my relaxation practice.
I can't promise you that your birth will 'go like this' or 'feel like this', but what I can do is share techniques with you that will allow you to be utterly relaxed, focused and absolutely in tune with your baby for their exciting journey.
I believe in your birth partner and your family. This is YOUR time, your path and your euphoria, you can totally own it and make it yours!
So where does the role of a Doula come in I hear you cry?
"Most women after seeing that thin blue line, are catapulted to a place where they don't speak the language, all the rules seem different and the only option is to cling to any life raft that is offered. It can be comforting to be led by the hand through the corridors of pregnancy and birth", Maddie McMahon.
I mean… it truly is another world. When I was pregnant it felt like the whole world had an opinion on everything and anything. I looked big, I looked small. I should go straight for the drugs… It's painful, but so worth it… the seeds of doubt and worry were just planted all over the damn place! But you can cut through all that negativity and having someone by your side to discuss every little thing you might have seen on google, heard one of your friends saying or just a gut feeling you have, really can be invaluable.
People want to find answers to a 'problem' to help them. I'm just going to put it out there… birth isn't a problem. I believe being pregnant and giving birth is an utter privilege.
I want to help you break through all the medical jargon and keep things as simple as they need to be for you. I want you to know your choices and I can be the familiar face and ongoing support throughout your birth preparation, labour and postnatally that you choose, can confide in and allow into your sacred space. I can be your advocate for what you want, an extra pair of hands, a physical support and I'm nifty with a bottle of nail polish to help you pass the time and feel like a goddess.
But enough about what I can do, this is all about YOU. My role is to empower you, to hold your space and to get to know you so I know what makes you tick so I can support you. I'm there to be your doula, to help you to feel like the best you you can be at such an insanely special time!


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The Jury of the Competition, presided over by Robert De Niro (actor, director, producer) welcomes to its ranks: Martina GUSMAN (actress and producer, Argentina) Nansun SHI (producer, Hong Kong/China) Uma THURMAN (actress, scriptwriter, producer, USA) Linn ULLMANN (writer,literary critic, Norway) Olivier ASSAYAS (director, France) Jude LAW (actor, producer, UK) Mahamat Saleh HAROUN (director, Chad) Johnnie TO (director, producer, Hong Kong/China) Martina Gusman stud...
20.04.2011 | Cannes's blog
COL•COA 2011 Awards Deep in the Woods
The Franco-American Cultural Fund announced today that Deep in the Woods (Au fond des bois) was awarded the LAFCA Critics Award by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association jury at the 15th City of Lights, City of Angels French film festival. The film was written by Benoît Jacquot and Julien Boivent, and directed by Benoît Jacquot. The opening night film Service Entrance (Les Femmes du 6e étage), written by Philippe Le Guay and Jérôme Tonnerre and directed by Philippe Le Guay, walked away ...
19.04.2011 | Editor's blog
ECU 2011: DAY ONE updates
GETTING READYÉCU team arrived to the the cinéma 7 Parnassiens bright and early to get ready for the opening night of ÉCU 2011. We will give you updates the whole weekend long, so stay tuned.Lèquipe d`ÉCU sont arrivé ce matin au cinéma 7 Parnassiens pour commencer la préparation pour la soirée d'ouverture d'ÉCU 2011. Nous allons vous donner des mis a jour pendant tout le weekend donc rester connecté.Check out the photo album at Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/43776598@N04/5579...
02.04.2011 | ÉCU-The European Independent Film Festival's blog
Catherine Deneuve in Potiche
Potiche, a film which entertains everyone By Ron Gilbert Catherine Deneuve is the French equivalent of our Elizabeth Taylor. She is an ageless beauty whom I first saw back in my college days in "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg". Then of course the film," Belle du Jour" a few years later. She still seduces us with a screen presence which has your eyes glued to the screen in her new film. A star who doesn't complain about not getting the roles like American actres...
27.03.2011 | Ron Gilbert's blog
NEWSLETTER N° 502: march 25th, 2011
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26.03.2011 | Newsletter's blog
Demy, Noir and Chinese: Three cycles at next Sebastian International Film Festival
The programme of this year's San Sebastian International Film Festival include three cycles This year, the 59th edition of San Sebastian International Film Festival, running from 16-24 September, returns to its tradition of programming three cycles. The usual retrospective dedicated to a classic filmmaker will be accompanied by another two thematic cycles. JACQUES DEMY In its 59th edition, San Sebastian Festival will dedicate a complete retrospective to...
Mélanie Laurent will be serve as Cannes 2011 master of Ceremony
Melanie Laurent the french actress which was took part in Inglorious Bastrerds Cannes 2009 presentation will follow Kristin Scott Thomas, Diane Kruger or Monica Bellucci. Mélanie Laurent will head the ceremony of the 64th Festival de Cannes next may (May 11 - 22, 2011). Gilles Jacob, président of Cannes since 2001, selected the young (28) french actress and commented. « it will be light and fun (...)" ...
Michel Gondry, President of the Short Film and Cinéfondation Jury
Film director Michel Gondry is to head up the short film and Cinéfondation jury of the 64th Festival de Cannes, following in the footsteps of Atom Egoyan, Hou Hsiao Hsien, Martin Scorsese and John Boorman. With his seven feature films, several shorts and seventy-odd music videos, Michel Gondry, who is also a musician, has created an incredibly original body of work coloured with dreamscape qualities and Utopian ideals. A master craftsman, a modern day Méliès, he is a ci...
La Semaine de la Critique all over the world for its 50th edition
In May, La Semaine de la Critique will celebrate its 50th edition. Since in 1962, La Semaine de la Critiq...
54TH SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS TINDERSTICKS: CLAIRE DENIS FILM SCORES 1996–2009
54th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 21–May 5) announces an annual programming highlight and audience favorite, the presentation of a film accompanied by live performance of an original score by a contemporary music artist. This year Tindersticks, the groundbreaking British chamber rock band known for its distinctive orchestral sound and the baritone of lead vocalist Stuart Staples, will perform works from the scores that they have created for six films of French director Clai...
15.03.2011 | SanFranciscoFilmSociety's blog
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French Femme Directors Take Center Stage
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY (Catherine Breillat) Kathryn Bigelow may have broken through the glass ceiling with her historic Best Director Oscar win last year for THE HURT LOCKER, but the door was not pushed wide open for women directors in the American film industry. Despite strong work by such American indie stalwarts as Lisa Cholodenko (THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT) and Nicole Holofcener (PLEASE GIVE), and the emergence of a number of debut directors (chief among them Debra Granik with WIN...
Melanie Laurent will be master of ceremony of the next Cannes Film Festival
She follows Kristin Scott Thomas, Diane Kruger or Monica Bellucci. Mélanie Laurent will head the ceremony of the 64th Festival de Cannes next may (May 11 - 22, 2011). Gilles Jacob, président of Cannes since 2001, selected the young (28) french actress and commented. « it will be light and fun (...)" ...
COL-COA Begins April 11th at Directors Guild of America
by Marla LewinJust a little more than a month away from my favorite French Film Festival in Los Angeles, The City of Lights-City of Angels film festival. Each year it gets better and better with great films and small intimate interviews with amazing legendary directors and this year will be no different as they will be honoring the acclaimed writer-director Bertrand Blier. Who could forget his film GOING PLACES starring Gérard Depardieu, Miou-Miou, and Jeanne Moreau? This year they w...
09.03.2011 | MarlaLewinGFV's blog
A French Feast For Cinema Lovers
It is a longstanding amour fou......the crazy love New Yorkers have for all things French, and the French appreciation of New York as its cultural cousin. For both sides, the yearly Rendez-Vous With French Cinema program, which is now running in several venues around New York City, is both an erotic embrace and a dazzling dance. For francophiles and film buffs, it is a film feast. Presented by the Film Society at Lincoln Center and Unifrance, the 16th edition offers its customary ho...
Friday's pick at Fantasporto
BOUDU SAUVÉ DES EAUX de Jean Renoir (Fra) - 85 min. A classic masterpiec, funny to see it in fantasporto (in french, and quite an exception in the genre line of prgraming) DUAS MULHERES de João Mário Grilo (Por) - 100 min. I tried...but portugese is too tough, no subtitles to help. RED NIGHTS de L. Courtiaud e J. Carbon (Fra/HK) - 110 min. Missed that, the ending looked very Hong Kong style to me. THE RITE de Mikael Hafstrom ...
05.03.2011 | Fantasporto's blog
Brooklyn Welcomes A Screen Goddess
Brooklyn…..get ready for some true glamour. Catherine Deneuve, the grande dame of French cinema will receive a career retrospective starting on Friday, March 4 at the BAMcinématek, Brooklyn's leading art house cinema. In the month-long tribute, 25 films from the great actress' varied career over five decades will be showcased. The program is co-presented by Unifrance, in collaboration with Music Box Films, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, and Institut Français. BAM...
Film director Michel Gondry is to head up the short film and Cinéfondation jury of the 64th Festival de Cannes, following in the footsteps of Atom Egoyan, Hou Hsiao Hsien, Martin Scorsese and John Boorman. With his seven feature films, several shorts and seventy-odd music videos, Michel Gondry, who is also a musician, has created an incredibly original body of work coloured with dreamscape qualities and Utopian ideals. A master craftsman, a modern day Méliès, he is a cinemagician wh...
French Cinema Now
The San Francisco Film Society, in association with the French-American Cultural Society, the French Consulate of San Francisco and Unifrance USA, presents French Cinema Now, Thursday, October 28–Wednesday, November 3, at Landmark's Embarcadero Center Cinema, One Embarcadero Center, Promenade Level. The weeklong annual festival brings the most significant new work from one of the world's most renowned filmmaking countries to discerning Bay Area audiences. FCN covers a broad spectrum of subject matter and genres, builds a comprehensive picture of the current moment in French cinema and delivers some of the country's most vital filmmakers in person to San Francisco audiences.
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Panorama Celebrates Two Milestones In 2011
The Panorama section of the Berlinale, known for its edgy programming, is celebrating two significant anniversaries this year. The first is the 30 year involvement of Wieland Speck, the handsome honcho who began his involvement as an assistant to the legendary Manfred Salzgaber, a producer and film exhibitor who began the section as an alternative to the somewhat stuffy programming of the main Berlinale section. With an emphasis on queer and outsider cinema, the Panorama was event...
11.02.2011 | Berlin's blog
Bruno Chatelin runs for President of UniFrance
Antoine de Clermont Tonnerre two year mandate as President of uniFrance run by Regine Hatchondo (General Manager) will be open for renewal next Friday, January 28th . Antoine de Clermont Tonnerre declared only recently that he would apply for a second mandate from his board. UniFrance is the organization dedicated to promoting French cinema worldwide. It w...
28.01.2011 | Editor's blog | 2 comments
UniFrance is the organization dedicated to promoting French cinema worldwide.It was founded in 1949 as an association under the French 1901 Act, and operates under the supervision of the CNC - Centre National de la Cinématographie.UniFrance currently has around 800 members, including feature film and short film producers, sales agents, directors, actors, authors (screenwriters), and talent agents. It is run by Regine Hatchondo (General Manager) whose previous mission was, among others, to promo...
Fiprecsci prizes at Palm Springs
At the recent Palm Springs International Film Festival (USA, January 6-17, 2011), a jury of film critics focused on the submissions to the Foreign Language Academy Award and decided the "International Critics' Prize (FIPRESCI Prize) for the Best Foreign Language Film of the Year (2010)" in the categories of best film, best actor, best actress. Best Film: Of Gods and Men (Des dieux et des hommes) by Xavier Beauvois (France, 2010)"for its incisive, restrained, and deeply moving depiction of religi...
CLAUDE CHABROL – The Directorspective, Sunday 6 to Sunday 27 March at the Barbican
One of the founders of the New Wave, critic-turned-filmmaker Claude Chabrol (1930-2010) was instrumental in revolutionising French cinema in the 1950s. In an acclaimed career that spanned 6 decades, he made over 70 films and was renowned for his masterful thrillers and his incisive critique of class and society. In partnership with Ciné Lumière, Barbican Film celebrates Chabrol's contribution to cinema with a selection of his best-known films (1). Sunday 6 March 4.00p...
13th Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in Paris (January 13-17, 2011)
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Human Rights First Event to Honor Chinese Lawyer and Activist Chen Guangcheng, SHOWTIME® Series "Homeland"
Program Also Features Christian Bale, Meredith Vieira, Professor Jerome Cohen, Jenny Lumet
New York City –Tonight, Human Rights First will honor Chinese "barefoot" lawyer and activist Chen Guangcheng and the Emmy® and Golden Globe® award-winning SHOWTIME® series Homeland during its annual Human Rights First Awards Dinner in New York City. Among the evening's presenters are Academy Award-winning actor Christian Bale and screenwriter Jenny Lumet. NBC News Special Correspondent Meredith Vieira will host the event. Chen will receive the group's annual Human Rights Award, an honor presented by Bale, who attempted to visit Chen during his house arrest last December and was rebuffed by Chinese authorities. Human Rights First selected Chen for his lifetime of work on behalf of the thousands of Chinese citizens who had been subjected to forced late-term abortions, mandatory sterilizations, and unprovoked late night beatings. His activism reignited an international conversation about the need to protect human rights lawyers around the world who face great danger for their courageous work. Chen's daring escape from his illegal house arrest in April 2012 demonstrated that the United States serves as a beacon to those who are toiling for basic freedoms and human rights. "Human Rights First is proud to honor Chen, whose bravery for risking a dangerous escape from abusive local Chinese authorities is inspiring. His daring defiance of a brutal regime gives courage to those in China and beyond who struggle for human rights," said Human Rights First's President and CEO Elisa Massimino. As it presents its annual Human Rights Award, the organization will also recognize Professor Jerome Cohen, a leading American expert on East Asian law at the New York University School of Law and one of Chen's closest advisors. He is a pre-eminent voice on the plight of Chinese rights lawyers, and has advocated on their behalf and pressed American lawyers to take up their cause. Cohen was instrumental in security Chen's visa to the United States to study at NYU. The Sidney Lumet Award for Integrity in Entertainment will be given to the series Homeland for its depiction of the complex intersection of national security and human rights. Homeland executive producer Howard Gordon and others from the program will be in attendance to accept the honor. In the show's first season, American officials violate rights and are forced to deal with the consequences of these actions. "The drama Homeland centers on the catastrophic domino effect that could occur when the United States abandons its principles," said Massimino. She added, "Popular culture has incredible power, not just to entertain, but to inform, advocate, and inspire." For more than 20 years, Human Rights First has presented its annual human rights awards to courageous activists on the frontlines of the struggle for freedom. Former recipients include Shehrbano Taseer from Pakistan; Basem Fathy from Egypt; Julius Kaggwa from Uganda; Viktória Mohácsi from Hungary; Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam from Darfur; Ludmilla Alexeeva from Russia; Helen Mack from Guatemala; Archbishop Pius Ncube from Zimbabwe; Saad Eddin Ibrahim from Egypt; Albie Sachs from South Africa; Hina Jalani from Pakistan; and Mary Robinson from Ireland.


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Tarboro repeats 1AA football title; East Surry shows grit in loss
Dave Malenick
by Dave Malenick, EducationNC

Tarboro repeats 1AA football title; East Surry shows grit in loss

by Dave Malenick, EducationNC
December 16, 2018

The Tarboro Vikings completed a second consecutive unbeaten season with a resounding 50-10 victory over East Surry on Saturday in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1AA championship game at Carter-Finley Stadium.

The Vikings (15-0) repeated as 1AA champions and scored at least 50 points for the tenth time in 2018. The Cardinals (11-4) did keep things close in the first half, trailing just 14-10 at intermission.

The Vikings' speed just proved too much for the Cardinals in the second half as quarterback Kimani McDaniels raced past East Surry defenders for a 66-yard touchdown on the third play.

On the next drive, Clifton Joyner scored on a 1-yard run which was set up by a Jyron Albritton's 30-yard scamper. Then just before the end of the third quarter, Keon Caudle scored on a 40-yard fake punt run to give Tarboro a commanding 36-10 lead entering the final period.

The Vikings defense did not allow East Surry to have a drive of more than three plays in the second half. In the first half, the Cardinals had drives of 18 and 16 plays.

To say Tarboro dominated on the ground is an understatement, outrushing East Surry 442-0. The Vikings only attempted one pass.

"These guys didn't blink at all," said Tarboro head coach Jeff Craddock. "We tried to limit our mistakes (after halftime) and I thought we responded tremendously. We made a few tweaks on our blocking assignments and tried to get the edge set outside."

The Cardinals actually scored first when Gunnar Jones returned a 19-yard fumble for a touchdown with 4:02 left in the opening period to go up 7-0. It was the first time all season the Vikings had trailed in a game.

McDaniels, Joyner, and Caudle all scored twice for the winners, while Jaquez Edge also found the end zone on a four-yard run.

TARBORO SENIORS GET ANOTHER

The current Tarboro era is rivaling the one at the beginning of the decade when Todd Gurley played for the Vikings and helped the team capture three state titles in a row.

Tarboro has won five total state championships since 2009 (three at the 2A level) and also captured a 3A crown back in the 1980s.

There was a slight lull from 2013-2015, but since entering the 1A classification, the Vikings have regained their mojo. They have not lost a game since the 2016 Eastern finals.

"I'm so proud of this year's senior class," said Craddock about a team that features 23 seniors. "We've had great leadership all year, in the weight room, in the classroom, and out in the community."

Caudle, Edge, Albritton, and Joyner have each rushed for over 900 yards on the season. Caudle led the Vikings with 1,033 yards following the title game.

Tarboro easily won the Coastal Plains 1A Conference and the defense posted seven shutouts on the year.

Senior Melik Ward, who won Defensive Player of the Game and conference Defensive Player of the Year, led the Vikings defensive line. Classmates Zion Brooks, Hunter Medord and junior Jay'Vies Massenburg also start on the line.

During the playoffs, the Vikings outscored North and South Stanly by a combined score of 90-6, before easily defeating Edenton Holmes 48-7 in the Eastern finals.

EAST SURRY PROVED DOUBTERS WRONG

East Surry juniors Jefferson Boaz and Stephen Gosnell helped the Cardinals explode on offense this season, to the beat of 44 points per game heading into the title contest.

The duo led East Surry to its first-ever state championship game appearance, with Boaz throwing 20 touchdown passes and Gosnell accounting for 31 total touchdowns. Even though Saturday's game did not go the way the Cardinals had hoped, it was a major step in the right direction.

"No one expected East Surry to be here in the first place," said Cardinals head coach Trent Lowman. "This was our expectation though, and we'll do our best to come back."

The Cardinals had lost nonconference games to West Stokes and Ragsdale, but a 31-28 defeat to Mount Airy cost them the Northwest Conference title.

East Surry avenged that loss in a big way, shutting No. 1 seed Mount Airy out 40-0 in the second round of the playoffs. The Cardinals then took their road warrior mentality to Starmount and outgunned them 44-27 to win the 1AA West.

Junior Hoyt Bullington led the Cardinals with 19 tackles against Tarboro and finished with 126 on the year.

This article first appeared on EducationNC and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
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Tarboro players celebrate their second consecutive state title at the start of the trophy presentation. The Tarboro Vikings played against the East Surry Cardinals for the NCHSAA 1AA Football State Championship on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. (Ray Black III for EducationNC)
The Tarboro Vikings completed a second consecutive unbeaten season with a resounding 50-10 victory over East Surry on Saturday in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1AA championship game at Carter-Finley Stadium.
The Vikings (15-0) repeated as 1AA champions and scored at least 50 points for the tenth time in 2018. The Cardinals (11-4) did keep things close in the first half, trailing just 14-10 at intermission.
The Vikings' speed just proved too much for the Cardinals in the second half as quarterback Kimani McDaniels raced past East Surry defenders for a 66-yard touchdown on the third play.
On the next drive, Clifton Joyner scored on a 1-yard run which was set up by a Jyron Albritton's 30-yard scamper. Then just before the end of the third quarter, Keon Caudle scored on a 40-yard fake punt run to give Tarboro a commanding 36-10 lead entering the final period.
The Vikings defense did not allow East Surry to have a drive of more than three plays in the second half. In the first half, the Cardinals had drives of 18 and 16 plays.
To say Tarboro dominated on the ground is an understatement, outrushing East Surry 442-0. The Vikings only attempted one pass.
"These guys didn't blink at all," said Tarboro head coach Jeff Craddock. "We tried to limit our mistakes (after halftime) and I thought we responded tremendously. We made a few tweaks on our blocking assignments and tried to get the edge set outside."
The Cardinals actually scored first when Gunnar Jones returned a 19-yard fumble for a touchdown with 4:02 left in the opening period to go up 7-0. It was the first time all season the Vikings had trailed in a game.
McDaniels, Joyner, and Caudle all scored twice for the winners, while Jaquez Edge also found the end zone on a four-yard run.
TARBORO SENIORS GET ANOTHER
The current Tarboro era is rivaling the one at the beginning of the decade when Todd Gurley played for the Vikings and helped the team capture three state titles in a row.
Tarboro has won five total state championships since 2009 (three at the 2A level) and also captured a 3A crown back in the 1980s.
There was a slight lull from 2013-2015, but since entering the 1A classification, the Vikings have regained their mojo. They have not lost a game since the 2016 Eastern finals.
"I'm so proud of this year's senior class," said Craddock about a team that features 23 seniors. "We've had great leadership all year, in the weight room, in the classroom, and out in the community."
Caudle, Edge, Albritton, and Joyner have each rushed for over 900 yards on the season. Caudle led the Vikings with 1,033 yards following the title game.
Tarboro easily won the Coastal Plains 1A Conference and the defense posted seven shutouts on the year.
Senior Melik Ward, who won Defensive Player of the Game and conference Defensive Player of the Year, led the Vikings defensive line. Classmates Zion Brooks, Hunter Medord and junior Jay'Vies Massenburg also start on the line.
During the playoffs, the Vikings outscored North and South Stanly by a combined score of 90-6, before easily defeating Edenton Holmes 48-7 in the Eastern finals.
EAST SURRY PROVED DOUBTERS WRONG
East Surry juniors Jefferson Boaz and Stephen Gosnell helped the Cardinals explode on offense this season, to the beat of 44 points per game heading into the title contest.
The duo led East Surry to its first-ever state championship game appearance, with Boaz throwing 20 touchdown passes and Gosnell accounting for 31 total touchdowns. Even though Saturday's game did not go the way the Cardinals had hoped, it was a major step in the right direction.
"No one expected East Surry to be here in the first place," said Cardinals head coach Trent Lowman. "This was our expectation though, and we'll do our best to come back."
The Cardinals had lost nonconference games to West Stokes and Ragsdale, but a 31-28 defeat to Mount Airy cost them the Northwest Conference title.
East Surry avenged that loss in a big way, shutting No. 1 seed Mount Airy out 40-0 in the second round of the playoffs. The Cardinals then took their road warrior mentality to Starmount and outgunned them 44-27 to win the 1AA West.
Junior Hoyt Bullington led the Cardinals with 19 tackles against Tarboro and finished with 126 on the year.
East Surry captains pose for a photo with the state runner-up plaque. The Tarboro Vikings played against the East Surry Cardinals for the NCHSAA 1AA Football State Championship on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. (Ray Black III for EducationNC)
Dave Malenick is an Instructor at Central Carolina Community College in Sanford, NC. He has covered high school sports for over 20 years, beginning in central New York State and then moving to North Carolina in 1998, where Dave has mostly worked as a correspondent for The News & Observer.
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No prosecutor for Barton Moss fracking protest trial is "inexcusable" – judge says
By Ruth Hayhurst on July 30, 2015 • ( 6 Comments )
A judge in Manchester said the failure of prosecutors to provide a barrister for an on-going case involving the IGas drilling site at Barton Moss was "inexcusable" and "unacceptable".
More than 40 people are on trial on charges arising from protests at Barton Moss in Irlam during spring 2014. They have pleaded not guilty and argued that their actions were justified because IGas had acted unlawfully.
A previous hearing of the case in March this year heard evidence that a field next to the Barton Moss site had "dangerous levels of contamination". But an expert witness said it was not possible to identify the source of the contamination without more tests.
The results of those tests were due to be presented this morning. But a stand-in prosecution barrister, Peter Cadwallader, asked for an adjournment until tomorrow. He said the Crown Prosecution Service had not formally instructed a barrister to present the case today.
District Judge James Prowse refused the delay and said the case would begin at 2pm this afternoon.
He said: "This has been in the diary for months. It was set back in April. It is up to the CPS to sort this out".
"It is inexcusable", he said. "This is not acceptable. If this case is adjourned I can see it disappearing into December".
DJ Prowse, who is due to retire in October, said the issues of the case were already "horrendously stale".
"The CPS has caused this problem. The CPS will have to make available one of their advocates".
"There are people [in the CPS] who are dealing with it who are very familiar with the issues".
Richard Brigden, defending some of the people on trial, questioned "the sense of continuing with the prosecution".
DJ Prowse said he would "not be particularly sympathetic" if the CPS asked for another delay this afternoon.
The case is due to resume at 2pm.
Categories: Legal
Tagged as: Barton Moss, contamination, CPS, criticism, Crown Prosecution Service, District Judge James Prowse, Fracking, IGas, judge, obstruction, Opposition, Peter Cadwallader, protest, Richard Brigden, trespass
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Update: Barton Moss fracking protest trial adjourned until tomorrow
WellsWaterWaste says:
Although the failure to instruct a barrister will cause outrage and consternation particularly for the individuals facing a period of incarceration and career blighting criminal records, it is in reality very funny. Other communities around the world face the threat of death squads and do so willingly and disdain living their lives in anger and hatred. When asked how do they summon such courage they state simply "Resistance is life". The deliberate delays are designed to upset and oppress and so create anger and hatred. Rather than fall for such obvious manipulation people instead can laugh at the fools who cannot recognise unstoppable change and the unquenchable thirst for true justice. Respect and love to the courageous 40.
sadbutmadlad says:
Deliberate delays? Or just pure incompetence on the part of the CPS. CPS have form. Or is everything a conspiracy by the state to blight your protests.
krazyklaws says:
The CPS couldn't organise a tea party in a phone box, they've got a serious record of incompetence on court cases. Worse than the Marx Brothers for incompetence.
My guess is that the trial will collapse, iGas are likely to be preventing test results being made public thus preventing a fair trial and no lawyer worth his her salt refusing to take a humilating defeat and serious criticism from the District Judge.
Jonathan Russell says:
I would suggest that organising a tea party in a phone box is actually very difficult – and therefore obviously not something that the CPS should even attempt.
It could be incompetence on the part of the CPS that has led to no barrister being instructed in a case involving more than 40 defendants in relation to a politically and financially powerful industry. Alternatively it could be that no barrister was instructed as a result of pressure from the politically and financially powerful industry. Since the outcome of failing to instruct a barrister serves the purposes of the politically and financially powerful industry it is more likely to have occurred as a result of pressure from the industry. Note also that the judge involved in the case will be retiring in a couple of months. Please feel free to have a level of decency and honour to admit that the failure to instruct a barrister was a corrupt act since that is the most likely reason for it occurring.


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Samir Kochhar supports LGBTQ documentary
Samir Kochhar will be funding a documentary which revolves around the life of people from the LGBTQ community.
In This Image: Samir Kochhar
Some students from a university in Ranchi approached Samir with the idea of funding the documentary.
It will be about how people from the community deal with their issues after the Supreme Court decision to de-criminalize homosexuality.
"I think in today's time people have become more receptive and open about such topics.
I believe what matters is a story and this is something which needs to be told. I feel proud to be part of this change and help them get the recognition they deserve," Samir said in a statement.
"I can't talk in detail about it right now. But all I can say is that this is basically an effort to bring a small change in the life of people after the decision on Section 377 (of the Indian Penal Code) by highlighting their stories and struggles through that phase so they get their place in the society," he added.
Samir feels that "change has already taken place".
"The fact that people are now openly accepting their relationships and rights is a sign that it is only moving forward. And now they can claim their rights and don't have to be shy about anything. Also, such documentaries can add up to this in a big way," he added.
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Right ventricular dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension: a neglected presentation of thyrotoxicosis
Carolina Shalini Singarayar, Foo Siew Hui, Nicholas Cheong and Goay Swee En
Thyrotoxicosis is associated with cardiac dysfunction; more commonly, left ventricular dysfunction. However, in recent years, there have been more cases reported on right ventricular dysfunction, often associated with pulmonary hypertension in patients with thyrotoxicosis. Three cases of thyrotoxicosis associated with right ventricular dysfunction were presented. A total of 25 other cases of thyrotoxicosis associated with right ventricular dysfunction published from 1994 to 2017 were reviewed along with the present 3 cases. The mean age was 45 years. Most (82%) of the cases were newly diagnosed thyrotoxicosis. There was a preponderance of female gender (71%) and Graves' disease (86%) as the underlying aetiology. Common presenting features included dyspnoea, fatigue and ankle oedema. Atrial fibrillation was reported in 50% of the cases. The echocardiography for almost all cases revealed dilated right atrial and or ventricular chambers with elevated pulmonary artery pressure. The abnormal echocardiographic parameters were resolved in most cases after rendering the patients euthyroid. Right ventricular dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension are not well-recognized complications of thyrotoxicosis. They are life-threatening conditions that can be reversed with early recognition and treatment of thyrotoxicosis. Signs and symptoms of right ventricular dysfunction should be sought in all patients with newly diagnosed thyrotoxicosis, and prompt restoration of euthyroidism is warranted in affected patients before the development of overt right heart failure.
Thyrotoxicosis is associated with right ventricular dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension apart from left ventricular dysfunction described in typical thyrotoxic cardiomyopathy.
Symptoms and signs of right ventricular dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension should be sought in all patients with newly diagnosed thyrotoxicosis.
Thyrotoxicosis should be considered in all cases of right ventricular dysfunction or pulmonary hypertension not readily explained by other causes.
Prompt restoration of euthyroidism is warranted in patients with thyrotoxicosis complicated by right ventricular dysfunction with or without pulmonary hypertension to allow timely resolution of the abnormal cardiac parameters before development of overt right heart failure.
An FSH and TSH pituitary adenoma, presenting with precocious puberty and central hyperthyroidism
Guadalupe Vargas, Lourdes-Josefina Balcazar-Hernandez, Virgilio Melgar, Roser-Montserrat Magriña-Mercado, Baldomero Gonzalez, Javier Baquera and Moisés Mercado
A 19-year-old woman with a history of isosexual precocious puberty and bilateral oophorectomy at age 10 years because of giant ovarian cysts, presents with headaches and mild symptoms and signs of hyperthyroidism. Hormonal evaluation revealed elevated FSH and LH levels in the postmenopausal range and free hyperthyroxinemia with an inappropriately normal TSH. Pituitary MRI showed a 2-cm macroadenoma with suprasellar extension. She underwent successful surgical resection of the pituitary tumor, which proved to be composed of two distinct populations of cells, each of them strongly immunoreactive for FSH and TSH, respectively. This mixed adenoma resulted in two different hormonal hypersecretion syndromes: the first one during childhood and consisting of central precocious puberty and ovarian hyperstimulation due to the excessive secretion of biologically active FSH and which was not investigated in detail and 10 years later, central hyperthyroidism due to inappropriate secretion of biologically active TSH. Although infrequent, two cases of isosexual central precocious puberty in girls due to biologically active FSH secreted by a pituitary adenoma have been previously reported in the literature. However, this is the first reported case of a mixed adenoma capable of secreting both, biologically active FSH and TSH.
Although functioning gonadotrophinomas are infrequent, they should be included in the differential diagnosis of isosexual central precocious puberty.
Some functioning gonadotrophinomas are mixed adenomas, secreting other biologically active hormones besides FSH, such as TSH.
Early recognition and appropriate treatment of these tumors by transsphenoidal surgery is crucial in order to avoid unnecessary therapeutic interventions that may irreversibly compromise gonadal function.
Association of newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes and autoimmune pancreatitis
Laila Ennazk, Ghizlane El Mghari and Nawal El Ansari
Autoimmune pancreatitis is a new nosological entity in which a lymphocytic infiltration of the exocrine pancreas is involved. The concomitant onset of autoimmune pancreatitis and type 1 diabetes has been recently described suggesting a unique immune disturbance that compromises the pancreatic endocrine and exocrine functions. We report a case of type1 diabetes onset associated with an autoimmune pancreatitis in a young patient who seemed to present a type 2 autoimmune polyglandular syndrome. This rare association offers the opportunity to better understand pancreatic autoimmune disorders in type 1 diabetes.
The case makes it possible to understand the possibility of a simultaneous disturbance of the endocrine and exocrine function of the same organ by one autoimmune process.
The diagnosis of type 1 diabetes should make practitioner seek other autoimmune diseases. It is recommended to screen for autoimmune thyroiditis and celiac diseases. We draw attention to consider the autoimmune origin of a pancreatitis associated to type1 diabetes.
Autoimmune pancreatitis is a novel rare entity that should be known as it is part of the IgG4-related disease spectrum.


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Why You Shouldn't Blame Your TV For Poor Sound.
Anyone shopping electronics this holiday season is sure to notice the advancement in TV technology. There are so many choices. Do you get the new quantum dot 4K display technology? or a curved TV? or an old-fashioned LED?
Judging by current speaker size and placement, it appears blatantly obvious that most manufacturers care little about sound quality. Should we get mad at them? Nope. The reason being, they have never advertised anything more than a gigantic screen and astounding resolution. Many modern TVs don't even have enough room to put forward facing speakers anymore.
I don't think that the general public is really helping solve this crisis. Not deliberately, but because I think that it is more of an unknown. Many people feel that when they purchase a TV they are getting a similar value in sound. I am ashamed to admit, but I recently was one of "those people." I think it is natural to assume that sound and picture go hand in hand. This couldn't be farther from the truth.
CNET recently took a poll and found that 33% of their readers watch Television on their TV speakers. The positive takeaway is that 67% of those out there realize they need/want more. However, that leaves 33% still up in the air for one reason or another.
Why are there still many who use the standard TV speaker?
I think it could be a number of reasons. Viewers could be content with the sound. They are casual watchers and don't find anything wrong with it. I think there is also a large number that may not know any better. What about cost? Of course this could be another issue. What do you think?
This is where I would like to address the 33% and make a case for investing in a home audio system for your TV.
Let me begin with a question.
Do you still watch and listen to television on your TV speakers? Do you ever remember saying, "What did he just say?" while rewinding and scooting closer to the TV? Yup, that was me, and if you can relate then you may want to get some real speakers.
At its core, sound is made up of frequencies.
Sound happens across a variety of these frequencies at a certain loudness measured in decibels. Some frequencies we can hear and others we cannot.
Think about the legendary dog whistle example. Why on earth can't you hear a dog whistle when blown?
Well, it's all about frequency.
Another example. Ever wonder why nails on a chalkboard make most humans cringe with annoyance? Again, that specific sound falls within a particular frequency that most humans find unbearable.
Check out the graph. You will notice that human conversation happens to fall within another particular frequency.
The quality of a speaker is it's ability to recreate all of the frequencies across decibel levels. You can learn more about this by studying how frequency response is measured and how you can interpret the graph of a particular speaker.
If you want to learn more about the science of sound we have a couple great resources. The first explains the physics of sound and the second will explain how speakers work.
The cold hard truth that I have come to believe is TV speakers were not designed for enjoying but listening, and sometimes the speakers make it hard to even do that. TV speakers are horrible at producing the full range of frequencies accurately causing "blind spots" your ears can not pick up. Hence the "What did he say?.. Rewind it!" And raising the volume many times will only make the problem worse.
Here's the deal. When I first began to understand this concept it was like I had taken the blue pill in The Matrix. You could sum up my experience in a simple 4 step process that I hope others can come to experience.
Step 1. Enlightenment – Come to the realization TV speakers are not meant to be enjoyed.
Step 2. Study – Learn about what makes great sound.
Step 3. Selection – Buy great speakers (we naturally think ours are the best but we recommend you compare so you know for yourself).
Step 4. Share – Talk to your friends and family about your experience. For example, next time you are at a friend's house, act like you can't hear the dialogue. Then ask if he only has regular boring TV speakers while giggling under your breath. Then show him the light.
In closing, I hope to leave you with a few analogies. A new TV without good speakers is like working out at the gym in jeans and a sweater, like watching a 3-D movie without the glasses or eating spaghetti with your hands. Yes, you can do it, but there's a better way.


TSOBMMS – Telangana State Online Beneficiary Managment and Monitoring System or TSOBMMS was one of the many schemes which are introduced by the Telangana Government. This scheme was to support all the people and Students in the Telangana State.
The State Government TSOBMMS has published all the SC, ST, and BC Scholarships to all the Students those who belong to the Telangana State.
Also, this TSOBMMS scheme includes the Social welfare and rear district classes of the Students and People in the Telangana State.
Under this scheme TSOBMMS, the Government provides the Trunks, Scholarships etc to all the backward categories. Students who are interested in this scheme should have to be eligible and also the Application process of the Telangana State welfare loans.
All the Students of different categories have the same procedure in applying in the TSOBMMS.
Telangana State Government provide loans through the different banks at your Location as such as Mandal/Districts etc.
Students who are eligible and interested in this scheme can apply for the Loan through the online application procedure. Follow the below steps of the procedure carefully.
Firstly, visit the Telangana State OBMMS online portal.
Students who belong to SC, ST can apply directly for the Corporate Loan.
Click on this link https://tsobmms.cgg.gov.in/ to visit the TSOBMMS website directly.
On the homepage, click on the "Apply online for ESS Registration" link.
You will be navigated to another page where the candidate has to click on the "For SC Corporation Registration Click here" link.
This is for SC Candidates. Respective Category student should click on his respective category registration. If the open registration is closed then the note appears saying "Open Registrations are closed".
In the next page, enter your Aadhaar number and on the "Get Details" button below.
The candidate must have to fill with all the details like Name, caste, gender DOB etc.
After filling up all the details, the student has to upload his/her photograph.
After filling in all the details, check for the mistakes in the text columns if there are any.
The photo should be of less file size and Passport sized.
After completion of the filling up the registration form.
Download the form and can get the printout of the Registration form.
For the verification procedure, the student needed to submit the required proof documents along with the Registration form.
If you are applying offline you can handover the documents to the Officials there. No fake document should be provided so that you won't get your application rejected.
Telangana TSOBMMS BC, SC, ST students can get the scholarship from the Telangana State Government who has started a new scheme for BC, SC, ST Students.
The candidates or students who belong to those will get their respective Corporation Loan in Telangana State.
The following are the required documents for the BC, SC, ST corporation loans in Telangana State.
Date of birth (DOB) certificate.
Caste or community certificate – BC Caste certificate.
Passport size photos of the applicant.
Caste or community certificate – SC Caste certificate.
Caste or community certificate – ST Caste certificate.
These are the documents which are required to be submitted along with the TSOBMMS Registration form either online or offline. Then, your application is reviewed and also other processes will be finished.
Follow the step-to-step guide to get the Corporate Loans from the Telangana State Official Beneficiary Management & Monitoring System or (TSOBMMS).
To access these Corporate loans you need to have to required documents which are listed above.
Initially, create the account to start the application process mentioned above.
Or you can just follow the official link for TSOBMMS.
The student can finish his/her registration in TSOBMMS as explained above.
Applicant must mention all the asked details.
After completion of these steps, candidates will be given a Number.
Finally, remove the expression from the registration form.
At last, submit it to the office or online on TSOBMMS Portal.
Review all the procedures and complete all the further procedures needed for registration.
After your Application, your reviewed and approved the Student will be given Loan once he/she proved to genuine and eligible.
For more information about TSOBMMS About ST, SC, BC Corporation loans. Just leave a comment here.


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Home Uncategorized SEN. GRASSLEY: History Shows America's Promise Can Heal Our divisions
SEN. GRASSLEY: History Shows America's Promise Can Heal Our divisions
Charles Grassley
As Iowa turned the page on a year brimming with hardship, from a deadly pandemic and economic fallout, to civic unrest, a derecho and divisive presidential election, the New Year got off on the wrong foot.
Forty-six years ago this month, I swore an oath to the Constitution as a newly elected representative of Iowa's 3rd Congressional District. Those were tumultuous times in our nation's political history. President Richard M. Nixon resigned three months before the midterm elections that would determine representation in the 94th Congress. I was one of the few Republicans newly elected among the "Watergate babies." Today, Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont and I are the only lawmakers from the class of 1974 still serving.
In those days, public confidence in government was badly shaken. It reinforced my approach to representative government: serve with integrity; hold open, honest dialogue; deliver accountable constituent service; lead with bipartisanship; and, root out wrongdoing to restore faith in our institutions of government.
Since 1976, I've participated in 11 joint sessions of Congress to count the Electoral College votes and affirm the duly elected president of the United States. My 12th opportunity is a date I'll never forget.
On Jan. 6, 2021, our nation's most sacred civic space came under siege, overtaken by a security breach at the U.S. Capitol. When a violent mob broke into the building, I was presiding in the Senate chamber. Less than 15 seconds after taking the chair vacated by the vice president, I was told there was a security concern and I struck the gavel to pause our proceedings. Before I knew what was happening, Capitol Police agents ushered me through back hallways and underground tunnels to get to a secure location. The urgency to whisk me out of harm's way was because I'm in the presidential line of succession as president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate. For the next few hours, I watched in disbelief as images of a disgraceful, violent insurrection overwhelmed law enforcement, disrupted the people's business and led to five lives lost.
Anarchy at the U.S. Capitol sabotages our prized inheritance of citizenship. It profoundly dishonors those who sacrifice life and limb to protect our freedoms. Breaking and entering is unlawful, whether it's your neighbor's house or the people's house. We are a nation of laws. Violence and vandalism aren't protected freedoms in America. Recall that just last year shopkeepers from Portland to Kenosha and Minneapolis were horrified by looting and arson committed under pretext of racial justice. It's inconceivable the heart of our republic was besieged by fellow Americans. Five hours after anarchists scaled the walls, desecrated public property, terrified young congressional staffers and put lawmakers and law enforcement officers in grave danger, Congress would not be intimidated. We returned to work to carry out the people's business and complete the Electoral College count.
The Capitol riots and racial justice protests have delivered a wake-up call to our national conscience. It's an inflection point for all Americans to examine the corrosion of civic life and political culture. Tragically, politics turned into a blood sport on the marble steps and grand staircases of the U.S. Capitol. Political violence and peaceful assembly are two very different things. We must preserve the rights of every American to peaceably assemble, associate and speak without fear of government reprisal. But violence and destruction of property should never be tolerated and should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
As someone who endorsed and campaigned for President Trump, I share in the disappointment of 74 million Americans who voted for him and wanted him to succeed. But we can't ignore the facts. Every state, every lawsuit and every investigation have delivered the same outcome: Joe Biden will be America's next president. It is wrong for anyone in a position of public trust to mislead the public about the results of the presidential election, which despite some minor irregularities that we should investigate and address, produced a conclusive result.
National crisis calls for national unity, and in some ways for me that means business as usual. I'm focused on helping President-elect Biden bring our country together, getting us through this pandemic and on the road to economic recovery. I'm ready to work with President-elect Biden where we agree on issues that matter to Iowans, particularly lowering prescription drug costs.
America is an imperfect country. We must keep pushing to form a more perfect union, as stated in our Constitution's preamble. Recall the prescient wisdom of Abraham Lincoln who sought to heal a nation divided at his first inaugural address. Let's listen to the "better angels of our nature" and love our neighbors.
Although the twilight hours of Trump's presidency have dimmed his record of achievements, from Operation Warp Speed to historic economic expansion, America's promise shines bright.
On Jan. 20, Joe Biden will become the nation's next commander-in-chief. I'll work as hard as ever on behalf of Iowans to ensure rural America has a seat the table. If the 46th president uses his bully pulpit to unite Americans and embraces bipartisanship, he can make a difference as the nation's healer-in-chief.
Author: Charles Grassley
Chuck Grassley of New Hartford has represented Iowa in the United States Senate since 1980.
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by Lizza Connor Bowen May 1, 2008, 3:37 pm 2 Comments
Honest, captivating content, delivered through her a rich, pliable alto, has been the hallmark of Grammy-winning singer Kathy Mattea's career. Past hits, like "Where've You Been" and "18 Wheels and a Dozen Roses," and current offerings delivered on her new disc, Coal, share a common thread: these are stories that originate in the heart.
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Honest, captivating content, delivered through her a rich, pliable alto, has been the hallmark of Grammy-winning singer Kathy Mattea's career. Past hits, like "Where've You Been" and "18 Wheels and a Dozen Roses," and current offerings delivered on her new disc, Coal, share a common thread: these are stories that originate in the heart. Produced by Marty Stuart, the arrangements on Coal are spare next to Mattea's former discography. The bluegrass sound is expertly wrapped around equally organic lyrics that pay homage to Mattea's heritage. A native of West Virginia, Mattea is no stranger to the weight of a miner's life so artfully depicted on Coal. Mattea's grandfathers dug in the mines and raised her parents in the coal camps. "Red-Winged Blackbird" and "Dark as a Dungeon" paint harrowing, heartbreaking pictures culled from Mattea's lineage. More of a song finder than a songwriter, Mattea sings like a woman with a true understanding of the words.
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'Taking care of these folks'
Walz, House GOP, push for quick aid for hard-hit businesses
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota House Republicans on Tuesday unveiled separate relief proposals for small businesses that have been hit the hardest by new restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Walz said the package he developed with House Democratic leaders aims to keep businesses afloat, support workers struggling to get by and help families put food on the table. He expressed hope that lawmakers would pass it as early as next week.
"Now is the time for a package to go forward, and that the sacrifices they're making can't be for naught," Walz said. "We're actually saving lives (by) keeping people out of the hospital, but we need to make sure that we're taking care of these folks."
Highlights include grants for about 14,000 affected businesses, a 13-week extension of unemployment benefits and $500 one-time emergency payments for struggling families enrolled in the Minnesota Family Investment Program.
Walz last week ordered bars, restaurants, fitness clubs and other businesses to close for four weeks. Bars and restaurants will have to scrape by on takeout and delivery service, while holiday dinners, prep sports and other gatherings also fall under the partial shutdown, which is due to end Dec. 18.
Minnesota health officials reported 38 more COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday and 6,423 new confirmed infections, raising the state's pandemic totals to 3,303 deaths and 282,916 cases. Lyon County recorded 1,990 cases and 10 deaths. Minnesota ranks fifth in the nation for new cases per capita. Minnesota hospitals were treating around 1,800 COVID-19 patients, including around 380 in intensive care.
Walz told reporters he would call a special session to pass an aid package when there's a deal, and expressed hope that lawmakers could have it ready by next Tuesday when a "materially better" state budget forecast will be released. He said it feels like there's "bipartisan momentum" to take action.
Walz spoke outside Casper's and Runyon's Nook, a landmark family-owned St. Paul burger joint. "The Nook's been around since 1932," co-owner Mike Runyon said. "We took this place over 20 years ago. It's been our heart and soul. We've put everything into this place. And to see that a package is around the corner means so, so much to us. … It needs to happen. We're on the brink of collapse in this industry."
The governor's plan also includes relief from licensing and other regulatory fees, and incentives for hospitality businesses that share surplus food with families in need. He said the cost has not been determined. Democratic House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler said it would cost roughly $350 million if 14,000 businesses hypothetically each received a $25,000 grant.
The House GOP proposal includes a $400 million grant fund for restaurants, bars, breweries, bowling alleys, gyms, and other establishments that suddenly had to close or scale back operations last week. Republican lawmakers want to tap the state's rainy day fund and repay it with federal aid if Congress agrees on a relief package.
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