Twitter and NASCAR are debuting a new augmented television project for Sunday's Pocono 400. The partnership goes way beyond hashtags.
NASCAR and Twitter are unveiling a new sports product at the Pocono 400 race on Sunday, June 10: A co-branded racing page for fans to follow the event in full-time.
The #NASCAR page, which will be accessible at twitter.com/#nascar, is designed for fans to use as a companion for the race. It will be promoted at the racetrack and on television, and is one of Twitter's biggest forays into both curated content and augmented television. While it's a boon for Twitter's sports department, the biggest beneficiary is NASCAR. The venerable stock car racing league is at the forefront of an ambitious Twitter content expansion. To promote the race, the Pocono 400 will be renamed the "Pocono 400 Presented By #NASCAR." The page offers a brand-new Twitter interface that prominently features photographs and is optimized for quick navigation.
Twitter Sports and Entertainment's Omid Ashtari, one of the main developers of the project, told Fast Company that the #nascar page will use a new, stripped down design optimized for Twitter users who are unfamiliar with the platform. Promoted (i.e. paid) tweets will show up in search results. According to Twitter's Elaine Filadelfo, the behavior of NASCAR fans on Twitter is different from many other sports–instead of tweeting about their team's game, everyone wants to talk about the same race en masse.
The #NASCAR page will be curated by Twitter employees, with a custom mix of tweets from racing personalities, organizations, family members, and sponsor promotional accounts. Users will see a timeline made from a mixture of old-fashioned human selection and algorithms. #NASCAR is already up as of press time in soft launch; #NASCAR will also be promoted heavily on the TNT television network. TNT, which airs NASCAR races, will integrate the #NASCAR page into their broadcast. #NASCAR is also going to be live in conjunction with five other races aired on TNT.
For both Twitter and NASCAR, symbiotic growth is a big priority for the partnership. NASCAR has been outspoken about their efforts to expand the fan base for stock car racing, with an in-house market research department and outreach efforts targeting teenagers, African-Americans, Hispanics, women, and a host of other demographics. In terms of new promotional efforts, the Twitter partnership's the latest in a long line of non-traditional NASCAR products: Back in 2006, NASCAR and Harlequin began publishing racing-themed romance novels in hopes of capitalizing off the women who comprise more than 40% of the sport's fan base.
NASCAR also has a sports culture that emphasizes open access (or at least the illusion of open access) between fans, drivers, pit crews, and owners. Drivers are encouraged to tweet frequently, and NASCAR's digital team coaches drivers, pit crews, and owners in social media best practices. In an interview with Fast Company, legendary NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson described how he used social media to keep in touch with fans and help fans see a side of him outside of racing. It was also a valuable look into how prominent athletes actually use social media: Johnson says he posts to Twitter and Instagram himself, but his Facebook page is a mix of self-written post and content from his staff.
Twitter is also eager to expand into new markets and enhance the microblogging service's reach. Although the best digital minds in the nation are unsure what exactly Twitter's long-term profit model is, the company has aggressively launched new products and positioned the service's reach both globally (new foreign language versions) and cross-platform (with aggressive upgrades to mobile products and purchase of third-party services). Twitter liaisons work aggressively in government, Hollywood, sports, and other sectors to both attract high-profile users and maintain relations with influential corporations and organizations. And now they've worked their way into the pit stall too.


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Best of 2018: Orchestral CDs
Best of 2018 – Orchestral CDs
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BBC Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Christoph Mathias Mueller
Three large orchestra works by British composer Kenneth Hesketh are attractively scored in multifaceted, often muscular, fashion. Hesketh's unabashed exploration of emotionality, imbued with strongly etched motives and intricate formal designs, provides a cathartic journey for listeners.
Sur Incises
The Boulez Ensemble, conducted by Daniel Barenboim
Deutsche-Grammophon
There is a previous, much vaunted, studio recording of Pierre Boulez's composition Sur Incises (1998), one of the composer's most highly regarded late works (in the year of its premiere, Sur Incises won the Grawemeyer Prize). This 2018 rendition of the work was performed live at a new space dedicated to Boulez, the Pierre Boulez Saal in Berlin. Acoustically marvelous, it is perhaps the ideal location in which to hear the composer's music. Barenboim is one of Boulez's great champions, and the ensemble gathered here play it with supple rhythms (slightly less 'incisive' than the studio version, but warmer in affect). They also deftly shape Sur Incises' labyrinthine form to provide musical "bread crumbs" along its myriad pathways.
Berio: Sinfonia – Boulez: Notations I-IV – Ravel: La Valse
Roomful of Teeth, Seattle Symphony, Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Seattle Symphony Media
Composed in 1968-'69 for the New York Philharmonic and the Swingle Singers, Luciano Berio's Sinfonia helped to herald postmodernism in music. Roomful of Teeth has now done the piece with the Philharmonic, providing a new generation of performance history for Berio. It is excellent to have Roomful of Teeth's performance of Sinfonia documented in a superlative outing with the Seattle Symphony and Ludovic Morlot. The orchestra is equally scintillating in Pierre Boulez's long gestated modernist masterpieces Notations I-IV. The disc is capped off with a rollicking rendition of Ravel's La Valse.
Shostakovich: Symphonies 4 and 11 ("The Year 1905") Live
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, conductor
Even with an ensemble as fine as the Boston Symphony, it is hard to believe that this is a live recording. Seamless transitions, admirable dynamic shading, gorgeous sounding strings, and exceptional playing by the brass section. Nelsons has a great feel for Shostakovich's music.
Harbison, Ruggles, Stucky: Orchestral Works
National Orchestra Institute Philharmonic, David Alan Miller, conductor
David Alan Miller has long been a staunch advocate of contemporary music, recording a number of discs of new works with the Albany Symphony. The National Orchestra Institute Philharmonic's young players, aged 15-21, are a fantastic ensemble in their own right. Their rendition of Carl Ruggles' Sun Treader is up there with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Michael Tilson Thomas on the complete works recording; and that's saying something.
Recently departed composer Steven Stucky created a fluently retrospective piece when composing Concerto for Orchestra No. 2 (2003); the piece won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005. It includes quotations from a host of great composers as well as ample amounts of music in Stucky's masterful contemporary voice.
Composed for the Seattle Symphony and Gerard Schwarz in 2003, John Harbison's Symphony No. 4 is one of his most compelling pieces in the genre. In the debut recording, the Boston Symphony's rendition of the symphony took a fairly edgy approach. Miller elicits something more lissome from the NOI players. Both versions make an eloquent case for Harbison's piece.
Topophony
Christopher Fox
John Butcher, Thomas Lehn, Alex Dörner, Paul Lovens, soloists
WDR Sinfonie-Orchester, Ivan Volkov, conductor
HatHut
Christopher Fox's orchestral work Tophophony accommodates both renditions for orchestra alone and with improvising soloists. The WDR Sinfonie-Orchester, led by Ivan Volkov, record three different versions of the piece. By itself, Topophony has a Feldman-like, slow-moving, and dynamically restrained surface. It provides fertile terrain for both the duos of trumpeter Alex Dörner and drummer Paul Lovens and saxophonist John Butcher with synthesizer performer Thomas Lehn. All three versions are absorbing: it's fortunate one doesn't have to choose between them.
Symphony No. 6, Rounds for String Orchestra, and Music for Romeo and Juliet
David Diamond
Indiana University Chamber Orchestra, Indiana University Philharmonic Orchestra, Arthur Fagen, conductor
This is the best recording of David Diamond's music since the iconic CDs by the Seattle Symphony under the baton of Gerard Schwarz. Indiana University has long had one of the best music departments in the country, but they outdo themselves here, with a brilliant version of Diamond's Rounds for String Orchestra and nimble phrasing in his Music for Romeo and Juliet. But it is Symphony No. 6 (1951) that is the star of this CD.
Those who relegate all of Diamond's music to American romanticism (which, admittedly, is a fair assessment of some of his work) are in for a surprise from this bold, Copland-esque work. Indeed, when I was a student at Juilliard, Diamond proudly told me that his ballet Tom predated Copland's adoption of an Americana style. With Symphony No. 6, Diamond made a strong case to have his work set alongside the "usual suspects" in the genre.
Author christiancareyPosted on December 27, 2018 Categories Best of, File Under ? Blog, Reviews, WritingTags @cbcarey, Best of 2018, BSO, CD Review, Christopher Fox, Deutsche Grammophon, File Under ? Blog, HatHut, John Harbison, Kenneth Hesketh, Naxos, orchestra, Orchestral, Paladino, Pierre Boulez, Seattle Symphony, Steven StuckyLeave a comment on Best of 2018: Orchestral CDs
Best of 2018: Orchestral CDs with Voices
John Harbison
Nashville Symphony Chorus and Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Naxos Records
John Harbison's Requiem Mass had a long and fragmented gestation, but it certainly sounds of a piece. This debut recording by Nashville Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, led by Giancarlo Guerrero, emphasizes the contrasts between hushed reverence and explosive drama that make the work an exciting and vital addition to this well-populated genre. Harbison's fluid orchestration and deft vocal writing are fully in evidence here. Despite his deep catalog, Requiem is one of his most compelling compositions to date.
Charles Fussell
Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose, conductor
BMOP/Sound
Charles Fussell was a professor at Boston University and UMass Amherst before moving to New York. His works were long a vital part of the musical fabric of New England. With BMOP's new recording of his 1980s adaptation of Shakespeare's Cymbeline, It is pleasing to see that they still are. This is one of the first pieces in which Fussell incorporated the Neo-romantic style for which he is best known today. In addition to winsome soloists soprano Aliana de la Guardia and tenor Matthew Battista – both taking on multiple roles – Cymbeline also prominently features bagpipes, adding an element of Celtic exoticism.
Jörg Widmann
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, Kent Nagano, conductor
ECM Records
Composer Jörg Widmann's most ambitious score to date, this live performance of Arche, a secular oratorio spanning two CDs, is an affecting paean to peace. It was composed to celebrate the opening of the new Elbphilharmonie Hall. With texts ranging from Nietzsche to Francis of Assisi, it is both thoughtful in its connection of disparate ideas and stylistically diverse yet musically compelling throughout. Under Nagano's leadership, the musicians give a compelling rendition of this challenging piece – indeed, it is hard to believe it is an unedited live performance. Arche's climax, in which a children's choir rebukes their parents' generation for its destructive ways, is the most moving use of children's voices I have heard since Terry Riley's pieces for the Young People's Chorus of New York City.
Author christiancareyPosted on December 17, 2018 Categories Best of, File Under ? Blog, Recordings, Reviews, WritingTags @cbcarey, Best of 2018, BMOP, ECM, File Under ? Blog, John Harbison, Jorg Widman, NaxosLeave a comment on Best of 2018: Orchestral CDs with Voices
Blue Streak Ensemble Visits New York
Composer Margaret Brouwer's Blue Streak Ensemble visits New York on Sunday and Monday with a free concert in Brooklyn and a modestly priced one in Manhattan.
Good new music ensembles have a programming ethos. Brouwer's curation is decidedly eclectic encompassing, on one end of the spectrum, some of the more intricate lieder by Johannes Brahms and, on the other, contemporary works for electronics by Mario Davidovsky and Andrew Rindfleisch. Somewhere in the middle of this stylistic orbit are pieces by Chen Yi and John Harbison.
So, refreshingly, stylistic features or agendas aren't an issue when it comes to programming. One might say that Brouwer celebrates the old saying, "variety is the spice of life." This allows us to enjoy a diverse program unified by the talents of persuasive performers Sarah Beaty, Erika Dohi, Kimia Ghaderi and Haruka Fujii.
Sunday, July 12, 2015 – 3:00 PM
Concerts on the Slope
St. John's Episcopal Church
139 St. John's Place
(Near the 2, 3, B, Q, and R lines)
Free admission, no tickets required.
Monday, July 13, 2015 – 7:30 PM
Marc A. Scorca Recital Hall, 7th floor
330 7th Avenue (at West 29th St.)
(Steps away from the 1, 2, 3, A, C, E, N, Q, and R lines)
Tickets are $15 in advance through Eventbrite, and $20 at the door. Student tickets are half price. Price includes a wine reception following the performance.
Margaret Brouwer: Declaration, for mezzo soprano, violin and piano (East Coast premiere)
Clint Needham: On the Road for violin and piano
Andrew Rindfleisch: Listen, for electronic playback
John Harbison: Two Arias from The Great Gatsby
Huang Ruo: Sound of Hand for percussion (July 13 only)
Chen Yi: From Old Peking Folklore, for violin and piano
Johannes Brahms: Von ewiger Liebe, Mädchenlied and Ständchen, for mezzo and piano (July 12 only)
Mario Davidovsky: Synchronisms No. 9 for solo violin and electronic sounds
Haruka Fujii, percussion (July 13 only)
Sarah Beaty, mezzo soprano
Kimia Ghaderi, violin
Erika Dohi, piano
Author christiancareyPosted on July 10, 2015 Categories UncategorizedTags Andrew Rindfleisch, Blue Streak Ensemble, Brooklyn, Chen Yi, concerts, Erika Dohi, John Harbison, Manhattan, Margaret Brouwer, Mario Davidovsky, NYC, Sarah BeatyLeave a comment on Blue Streak Ensemble Visits New York

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Sport performance and sports injury do not respect boundaries. Strength and conditioning thus in reality encompasses a myriad of different disciplines that span across all areas of sports science and sports medicine. Comprehensive Strength and Conditioning provides the reader with a detailed insight into the theory and practice for each respective element of athletic performance and all components of physical preparation for competition. The first edition of Comprehensive Strength and Conditioning was originally published in 2015. This revised and updated edition features extensive additions, citing over 900 references from the sports science and sports medicine literature. Comprehensive Strength and Conditioning is essential reading for those seeking to acquire real breadth and depth of understanding in physical and athletic preparation.
Beyond textbook theory and research findings there is always a gap to bridge in order to apply this information with 'live' athletes. With this new offering, we delve into the uncharted territory that lies between. As implied to the title, there is an art to this translation of science into practice, and a great deal of wisdom and nuance involved in the process.
Informed: The Art of the Science of Preparing Athletes is a book for coaches, leaders, practitioners across disciplines, and athletes who wish to be informed. The text is broken into three parts. The first section is for practitioners. The second, for coaches and leaders. The final part is dedicated to the role of the athlete.
Strength and Conditioning for Team Sports is designed to help trainers and coaches to devise more effective high-performance training programs for team sports. This remains the only evidence-based study of sport-specific practice to focus on team sports and features all-new chapters covering neuromuscular training, injury prevention and specific injury risks for different team sports. Fully revised and updated throughout, the new edition also includes over two hundred new references from the current research literature. Bridging the traditional gap between sports science research and practice, each chapter features guidelines for evidence-based best practice as well as recommendations for approaches to physical preparation to meet the specific needs of team sports players. This new edition also includes an appendix that provides detailed examples of training programmes for a range of team sports. Fully illustrated throughout, it is essential reading for all serious students of strength and conditioning, and for any practitioner seeking to extend their professional practice.
Speed and agility are central to success in a wide range of sports. Training for Sports Speed and Agility is the first evidence-based study of all those aspects of athletic preparation that contribute to the expression of speed and agility during competition. Drawing on the very latest scientific research in the fields of strength and conditioning, applied physiology, biomechanics, sports psychology, and sports medicine, the book critically examines approaches to training for speed and agility. Every chapter includes a review of current research as well as offering clear, practical guidelines for improving training and performance, including photographs illustrating different training modes and techniques. No other book offers a comparable blend of theory and practice. Training for Sports Speed and Agility is therefore crucial reading for all students, coaches and athletes looking to improve their understanding of this key component of sports performance.


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The 2019 season kicks off at Orlando Speed World Dragway, in Orlando, Fla. on Feb. 1-2. The schedule also includes a new location, as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series heads to Tucson Raceway in Tucson, Ariz. on March 1-3, also returning to Atlanta Dragway on April 12-13. During the year, the series will feature exciting doubleheader events at Texas Motorplex, Mission Raceway, Heartland Motorsports Park and Sonoma Raceway. The action-packed series will also feature two stops at Woodburn Dragstrip in Woodburn, Ore. and The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where the 2019 season will finish on Oct. 31-Nov. 3.
The upcoming 2019 schedule includes 44 divisional events with a minimum of six in each of the seven divisions. Additionally, there will also be 25 regional events featuring the 260-mph Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car classes during the 2019 campaign.
Graduates of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series include 2018 Top Fuel world champion Steve Torrence, 2017 Pro Stock world champ Bo Butner, former Top Fuel world champion Shawn Langdon, Courtney Force, two-time Pro Stock champ Erica Enders, 2017 Top Fuel champ Brittany Force, five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin, former Funny Car champion Jack Beckman, Funny Car's Jonnie Lindberg, three-time Pro Stock champ Jason Line, Funny Car's Cruz Pedregon, Pro Stock's Drew Skillman and Funny Car's Bob Tasca III.
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On Sunday all racers are requested to stay and help spoof up the place for the Gators. BTW they are repaving and reportedly trying to freshen the place for the 50th.
Last edited by jmcarter; 11-08-2018 at 04:59 AM.
Any clue as to why the Division 1 event at Virginia Motorsports Park was moved to October? It's been on the schedule in April since they came back to NHRA.
many from points farther north don't want to travel to VMP at all no mind that time of year with the possibility of cold and wet weather. By moving it to the last race of the season, those not in contention can opt out.
Woodburn had two last year and Pacific had one. Same again this year. Is this because Pacific has the National event? The LO Series is great fun but the travel to Oregon stretches my budget.
Nice to have a last chance points race in October. VMP is a good place to set records at that time of the year to boot. Almost like a mini Little Guy Nationals.
Not sure they need 4 days but last year Orlando and Gainesville were big and I would expect more in 2019. Plus I heard something about running class for Gators at the Baby Gators.
Based on my experience at both tracks I'd venture to guess it was input from racers. Suspect it's a bit easier for the D7 folks and the Canadians don't seem to mind traveling since it's a haul for them no matter. But traveling north on I-5 on Sunday afternoon can be a real PITA.
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T.I. Discusses The Similarities Between Kanye West & Candace Owens
T.I. is evidently not a fan of Candace Owens, or her politics at least. You might recall the viral video of him roasting her during a panel discussion at the REVOLT Summit. When Owens, a conservative commentator and political activist, attempted to defend her support of Donald Trump on stage, T.I. refused to let it fly. On his podcast, "expediTIously," he later highlighted why he finds Owens' alignment with the Republicans to be "self-serving."
In a new interview on HOT 97's"Ebro In The Morning," Tip dove into the topic of Owens' politics again. "She's being used for propaganda," he said about four minutes in. "Whether she understands it or recognizes it or not—which I believe she does—she's being used for propaganda."
When Ebro asked T.I. whether he thinks Owens tried to enlist Kanye West as another pawn in this game, T.I. pointed out that Owens and West actually have "some similar views." "I feel they were probably left out in the dust," he said. "The people they wanted validation and acceptance from so much kind of turned a cold shoulder to them and left them out of the group message so long that they was like, 'Fuck y'all. I'm gonna go be cool with them.'"
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CRO-MAGS First Video in 27 Years
Punching in at 95 seconds, shorter, faster, hard-hitting songs never go out of style and the CRO-MAGS prove that with "No One's Victim," their first video in 27 years. The song comes from the EP "Don't Give In," released in August 2019 on Victory Records.
Watch "No One's Victim."
Filmed on location throughout 2019 during their headlining European tour and their support slot with The Misfits, "No One's Victim" is the CRO-MAGS first music video since the 1992 clip "The Paths Of Perfection." It was the bands previous video, 1987's "We Gotta Know," that gave MTV audiences a view into the crossover world of metal, thrash and punk that defined the CRO-MAGS as a pioneer of a still boot-stomping scene that refuses to die.
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CRO-MAGS New Single 'From The Grave'
Having just wrapped up a European headlining tour, CRO-MAGS have delivered a punishing new track of unchecked aggression, "From The Grave." Led by Harley Flanagan, the new song features guitar duties by legendary slinger Phil Campbell (Motorhead, Phil Campbell and The Bastards), showcasing his work on lead and slide guitar. The three song EP of the same name will be available on December 6 in limited quantities of clear w/ black smoke, solid yellow, clear orange and glow in the dark vinyl editions. The two additional songs are titled "PTSD," and an instrumental "Between Wars."
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New Single From LIKE TORCHES
With anticipation for the release of LIKE TORCHES' new album Loves And Losses continuing to grow, today the Swedish outfit release the digital single "Get A Life," an emotionally and harmonically gripping track ahead of the album's release on November 1st.
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FOR THE WIN New Song Debut
Friday, September 27 2019
FOR THE WIN is swinging back with "As Forever," the first taste of new music from the San Diego outfit since their 2017 release Heavy Thoughts. "We are thrilled to get this new song out to our fans, and we can't thank them enough for all the support and encouragement over the years," exclaims FOR THE WIN's vocalist Kyle Christensen. Known for their addictive heaviness, powerful pop and fist-in-the-air singalongs, "As Forever" anchors an emotion that every young person can relate to.
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VicTorV EPISODE 66
Friday, February 11 2011 In this episode of VicTorV, ILL NINO stops in and takes over the show. They bring you the world premiere of their brand new music video "Bleed Like You". The band also brings you new videos from DR. ACULA, FAREWELL TO FREEWAY, COMEBACK KID and a live clip from a recent WITHIN THE RUINS show. Enjoy this killer episode and the new era of VicTorV. Watch now!
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New EMMURE Music Video!
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Wednesday, February 09 2011 Watch the new DR. ACULA music video for "Who You Gonna Call!?" From their new album Slander - In stores everywhere 2.15.11.


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Adobe DNG Profiles and Profile Editor
The DNG Profile Editor and Lightroom 2.0
First – Some Definitions
This is going to take a bit of explaining, but bear with me. Some of this may well be known by many readers, but in the hope of starting with a common understanding here are some definitions…
– All digital cameras shoot raw. Some, like various point-and-shoots, throw the raw data away after generating a JPG. Others, such as all DSLRs, let you have the raw file, and optionally, a JPG file as well.
– To obtain an image from a raw file requires that you use special software from either the camera manufacturer or a third party. This software must specifically support the camera file format that you have since virtually every camera model is different. (There are now more than 200 raw formats, and growing almost daily).
– There is a small JPG file embedded within the raw file. This is separate from any in-camera JPG which you may choose to have the camera create, and is placed there automatically by the camera.
– Both the in-camera JPG file and the embedded JPG are generated from the raw data using certain processing parameters decided on by the manufacturer. These include the ways in which colours will be interpreted, tonal balance, luminance distribution, contrast, sharpening, and numerous other parameters. Most cameras allow you to customize some of your own variations to the manufacturer's basic settings.
– The raw file itself though contains none of these settings. Theonlycamera settings which effect a raw file are the aperture, shutter speed, and ISO setting. Some settings, such as the colour space (sRGB or Adobe RGB), and white balance (colour temperature), are attached to the raw file as metadata, but do not actually change the raw file itself.
– Various camera settings, such as those that are used when a JPG is created in-camera, also affect the preview image on the camera's rear LCD. The camera's histogram is generated from the in-camera JPG and therefore is representative of the JPG, not necessarily the raw data itself.
– When processing a raw file ones computer's software performs three major steps;
– decoding the Bayer matrix
– applying a tone curve to the linear tonal distribution (a linear raw file without this tonal distribution is very dark and very flat).
– interpreting the recorded colours according to a built-in or external profile
This helps us understand where we are 'till now. It explains why one person will say "I like the way that Canon's DPP processes my files better than Adobe Camera Raw". Or, "I like Nikon's Capture NX's colours a lot better than those from Lightroom".
In the end what this is really all about is how various raw processing programs handle tonal distribution as well as colour interpretation. Each manufacturer has their ownsecret sauce. Their "look" if you will. There's no question that different cameras have different ways of recording colour and distributing luminance values, and these differences vary according to lighting conditions, ambient colour temperature, and a variety of other factors.
Until now we could choose to use any one of a number of different raw processing programs; the manufacturer's, or various offerings from companies like Adobe, Phase One, DXO, and many others. Each provided their own interpretation of colour, and in some cases their own provided profiles. Sometimes these profiles were embedded and inaccessible, while others could be edited, like those from Phase One, for example.
Adobe in bothCamera RawandLightroomdidn't use ICC profiles, rather creating their own proprietary matrix based on Standard Illuminant A (tungsten) and D65 (daylight), varying the colour interpretation between them based on the indicated colour temperature. Many people found this to work well (particularly once Adobe started tweeking them to look good, rather than to just be accurate), but others also found the results to be less pleasing than the colour interpretation provided by their camera manufacturer's raw software.
Till now both Camera Raw and Lightroom have provided a means for calibrating ones own camera, or for creating a custom look, but this has always been a tedious processes (aided by scripts, such as those by Thomas Fors), and so not many people bothered. Therefore, whereas some people choose their raw processing program for reasons of workflow, convenience, or features, others choose a particular program because they believed that the colour rendition that it produced was superior, or at least more to their liking.
But – as they saying goes,that was then, and this is now.
Adobe DNG Profiles and Editor
With the introduction on July 29, 2008 ofLightroom 2.0andCamera Raw 4.5a new and very exciting change has taken place. Both of these raw converters (as well as any others which are DNG 1.2 compatible) now can use camera profiles.
DNG is an open standard digital file format put forward by Adobe, and now increasingly being adopted by camera and software manufacturers. The updatedDNG 1.2standard was announced this past April.
With the launch of these two programs Adobe is now making available profiles for virtually ever digital camera ever made. These are freely downloadable fromthe Adobe Labs web site. In addition to theStandardprofiles, (which are variations on Adobe's standard interpretation as seen in previous versions of Lightroom and Camera Raw), for current model Nikon and Canon cameras they are also making several additional profiles available which Adobe callsColor Matchingprofiles. These profiles closely match the color rendition which Canon and Nikon provide for their cameras, which one normally gets from in-camera JPGs, or from using Canon's DPP and Nikon's Capture NX raw processing software. In other words, theseColor Matchingprofiles allow the new versions of Lightroom and Camera Raw to create images which accurately reproduce the colour and tonal rendition that one gets from in-camera JPGs, or from using Canon's DPP and Nikon's Capture NX raw processing software.
Furthermore, Adobe is providing a free profile editor, also available for download from theAdobe Labs web site. This allows anyone to edit those profiles provided by Adobe, or by anyone else. It also allows users to create their own profiles, edit existing profiles, and sell or freely distribute profiles created or modified with theAdobe DNG Profile Editor.
The Implications
The implications of all of this are quite profound. Simply put, we as photographers now will have much greater personal control over the look of our images. If we like what our camera maker has decided on as the "look" of their cameras, then we can have it, not just from their in-camera JPGs and the output from their proprietary raw software, but from any third party software that now adheres to the open DNG 1.2 standard. (Yes, it's just Lightroom and Camera Raw for the moment, but there will be others as soon as this coming Photokina I am told).
We also can take a particular camera maker'slookand do with it as we wish. Do you like the way that Canon does colour on a 40D, but you now also own a 450D Rebel? No problem. A few minutes in theAdobe DNG Profile Editorand that look is now yours. Or how about having your Olympus D3's images look like a Nikon D300, or Pentax K20D? Just as easily possible.
Then there are the opportunities for users to create, give away or even sell custom profiles with alookthat they think is best. The possibilities are endless. (Not to mention all of the discussion that will be generated on on-line discussion forums. I can hardly wait).
The program is called the DNG Profile Editor. But, you might ask, why is the word DNG there? Are these DNG profiles, and if so, what does that mean? Does it mean that only DNG files can have these profiles applied to them?
The answer is both yes and no. Here's what this is all about.
The word "DNG" is meant to convey two different things: (1) the new profiles use an updated camera profile format, which Adobe released with the DNG 1.2 specification in the first quarter of 2008, and (2) they can be embedded in DNG files. This second point — the ability to embed a profile in a DNG — is convenient for bringing raw images and their associated profiles into the DNG Profile Editor. After all, you can't edit a profile interactively in the profile editor unless you can see what it's doing to a real-world image.
The image that you open in the profile editor can be any raw image that you like, as long as it's in the DNG format. Ideally, it should be one which contains the broadest possible range of tones and colours, including skin tones, and ideally a Macbeth or other colour chart. All you have to do is convert your raw file from whatever native raw format it might be into a DNG, and then bring that file into the DNG Profile Editor. (This raw format conversion can be done with the latest free DNG converter, Lightroom 2.0 or Camera Raw 4.5. When your profile edit has been completed you can
save the new or adjusted profile to disk as a completed profile, or as a "recipe". It can then be used in any raw program that understands DNG 1.2 profiles (Lightroom 2.0, Camera Raw 4.5, and others soon) to process both DNG and non-DNG images. These profiles can then also be sent to others, given away, traded, or sold.
So, in a way they really are DNG profiles. To summarize, the DNG Profile Editor will only open DNG raw files, but the profiles themselves (including ones created or edited using the profile editor) can be applied to both DNG and non-DNG raw files.
Using theDNG Profile Editoris both simple and complex. I have no doubt that we will be seeing more really bad camera profiles floating around the web in the days and months ahead than I care to imagine. No doubt it will be fun for people to create, modify, and use them, but in the end producing profiles which do more than simple "tweak" things to an individual's particular taste is going to take both skill and a keen eye.
Above we see theDNG Profile Editorscreen along with an image which was brought in. (As I am away from my office and studio this summer, while writing this I do not have any files available to me with skin tones and a Macbeth colour checker, which is what one should ideally use.Therefore, apologies for the poor example above.)
I won't go into step-by-step details on how to use the editor, because Adobe has provided verycomprehensive documentationwhich walks the user though the process.
In brief though, the tab that you see above (one of five) shows that the image was shot with a Canon 450D Rebel. The colour table that's being used is for daylight (6500 deg) and the base embedded colour profile is derived from Adobe's ACR 4.4 interpretation. If the file had come in with another profile this would show in its stead.
What one does is click the cursor within the image to identify a specific colour that you would like to adjust. Now, in the editor, one can move the Hue, Saturation and Luminance sliders, or the associated dot on the colour wheel itself, to make the desired modification. Each colour chosen is represented on the right hand side of the editor by a small rectangle which shows both the before and after of each adjustment.
It should be noted here for those that have experience working with HSL in Lightroom or ACR, that whereas those controls cover a very broad colour spectrum (grab the green slider and almost all greens are changed) here one is working with extremely narrow parts of the spectrum and therefore quite fine adjustments are possible.
The next tab is the Tone Curve, and here one can adjust the tonal values (luminance) as desired.
The Color Matrix tab contains both old and new functionality. The first six sliders make global color adjustments and should be familiar to photographers who have used the Calibration tab in Camera Raw or Lightroom. The last two sliders can be used to adjust the camera's white balance interpretation, which is often needed for cameras that have been modified for infrared shooting.
The Chart tab is very similar to using a Calibration script with previous versions of Lightroom and ACR. One shoots a Macbeth ColorChecker and then the program generates a basic profile. This can be used to bring several different cameras into line, or as the starting point for creating ones own profile from scratch.
Anyone who has used a script with the calibration function in previous versions of LR or ACR will know that it can take seemingly forever (30-45 minutes) for the script to run. In the Profile Editor it takes less than one second.
It's worth noting that if you find yourself shooting under very weird lighting conditions, such as unknown flourescents and mixed conditions, all that one needs to do is take out a ColorChecker (even the little pocket version) and take a shot of it under the unusual lighting. Then, use that image to create a custom profile for shots taken under that particular lighting condition. Results can be quite remarkable, and almost impossible to otherwise achieve because the colour controls in the raw processing program itself can be too broad in their action.
Dual Illuminants
Those who are familiar with the history of Adobe Camera Raw may have read, or learned from one of our videos, that the way that Thomas Knoll and his colleagues have created profiles for LR and ACR up until now was by photographing a colour chart under both tungsten and daylight and then creating a matrix that moved between these two colour temperatures, depending on the white balance of the image or the settings that the user chose.
The reason for this is that camera sensors do not respond uniformly under different lighting conditions. Therefore the way certain colours are reproduced may be quite different under tungsten lighting and in daylight.
TheDNG Profile Editormakes provision for this and allows you to similarly create camera profiles that are able to self-adjust to varying white balance conditions. All that's required is that you shoot a ColorChecker under two separate lighting conditions; 2850K and 6500K (tungsten and daylight). The program can then generate two sets of adjustment tables to be combined into a single profile. This is very desirable when a camera will be used in a wide variety of shooting situations.
This has been a brief overview of Adobe's just releasedDNG Profile Editor. Yes, it's exciting, but no, it's not unique.Phase Onehas had something quite similar in itsLooks Editor, provided withC1 Pro. But with Adobe's broad market penetration and the fact that DNG is an open standard, these profiles will be able to be used with any DNG 1.2 compliant raw processing software. It's clear that this represents an opportunity for a significant broadening of the use of camera profiles, particularly when one notes that the Adobe editor is free rather than a component of an expensive raw processing program, limited to just a selection of raw formats rather than just about every one on the market.
Here, on day one of the launch of widely available profiles for all digital cameras, and the ability for users to modify them and even create our own, it's hard to see where this will all eventually lead. Add to this the availability from Adobe of theirCamera Matchingprofiles, which provide us with colorimetrically accurate renditions of Canon and Nikon's versions of colour (with other brands likely to follow), we as photographers now have a much enhanced tool set. This provides us with greater choice, greater flexibility, and increased opportunities to express our creativity.
Thanks Adobe!
A word of thanks as well to Eric Chan, one of the engineers on the profile development team at Adobe, for his assistance in answering my questions and in checking this article for factual errors.
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The Careers Department's latest event shed light on apprenticeships. Award winning apprentice from Jaguar Land Rover, Alice Belcher, talked to pupils and parents about her Sponsored Degree in partnership with Warwick University.
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25-я церемония вручения наград премии «Люмьер» за заслуги в области французского кинематографа за 2019 год состоялась 27 января 2020 года в концертном зале «Олимпия» (Париж, Франция). Номинанты были объявлены 3 декабря 2019 года. Церемония впервые транслировалась в прямом эфире на Canal+.

Картине режиссёра Элии Сулеймана «Должно быть, это рай» была присуждена награда в новой категории «за лучшее международное совместное производство» (), приз в которой с этого года вручается фильмам совместного производства, с французским финансовым вкладом, составляющим не менее 30% его общего бюджета. Таким образом, приветствуется вклад Франции в мировое кинопроизводство. Новая категория заменила номинацию «лучший иностранный фильм на французском языке».

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Количество наград/:
 3/7: «Отверженные»
 1/5: «Офицер и шпион»
 0/5: «По воле божьей»
 2/4: «Портрет девушки в огне»
 1/4: «Боже мой!»
 1/3: «Я потеряла своё тело»
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| rowspan=5|Лучший фильм
|style="background:#EEDD82"|• Отверженные / Les Misérables (режиссёр: Ладж Ли)
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|• По воле божьей / Grâce à Dieu (режиссёр: Франсуа Озон)
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|• Офицер и шпион / J'accuse (режиссёр: Роман Полански)
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|• Портрет девушки в огне / Portrait de la jeune fille en feu (режиссёр: Селин Сьямма)
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|• Боже мой! / Roubaix, une lumière (режиссёр: Арно Деплешен)
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| rowspan=5|Лучшая режиссура
|style="background:#EEDD82"|• Роман Полански — «Офицер и шпион»
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|• Жереми Клапен (фр.) — «Я потеряла своё тело» (фр.)
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|• Арно Деплешен — «Боже мой!»
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|• Ладж Ли (фр.) — «Отверженные»
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|• Селин Сьямма — «Портрет девушки в огне»
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| rowspan=5|Лучший актёр
|style="background:#EEDD82"|• Рошди Зем — «Боже мой!»
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|• Сванн Арло — «По воле божьей»
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|• Даниэль Отёй — «Прекрасная эпоха»
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|• Жан Дюжарден — «Офицер и шпион» (за роль Мари-Жоржа Пикара)
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|• Фабрис Лукини — «Алиса и мэр» (фр.)
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| rowspan=5|Лучшая актриса
|style="background:#EEDD82"|• Ноэми Мерлан — «Портрет девушки в огне»|-
|• Фанни Ардан — «Прекрасная эпоха»
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|• Анаис Демустье — «Алиса и мэр»
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|• Ева Грин — «Проксима»
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|• Карин Виар — «Идеальная няня»
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| rowspan=5|Самый многообещающий актёр
|style="background:#EEDD82"|• Алексис Маненти () — «Отверженные» (за роль Криса)
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|• Тома Далоз () — «Частицы» (фр.)
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|• Том Мерсье () — «Синонимы»
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|• Исса Перика () — «Отверженные» (за роль Иссы)
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|• Тимоти Робар () — «Vif-Argent»
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| rowspan=5|Самая многообещающая актриса
|style="background:#EEDD82"|• Нина Мерисс (фр.) — «Камиль» (фр.) (за роль Камиль Лепаж)
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|• Селеста Бруннкуэль (фр.) — «Les Éblouis»
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|• Мина Фарид () — «Моё прекрасное лето с Софи»
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|• Лиз Леплат Прюдомм () — «Жанна» (фр.) (за роль Жанны д'Арк)
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|• Мамэ Сане () — «Атлантика»
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| rowspan=5|Лучший сценарий
|style="background:#EEDD82"|• Ладж Ли, Джордано Гедерлини, Алексис Маненти — «Отверженные»
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|• Николя Бедос — «Прекрасная эпоха»
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|• Франсуа Озон — «По воле божьей»
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|• Николя Парисер — «Алиса и мэр»
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|• Роман Полански и Роберт Харрис — «Офицер и шпион»
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| rowspan=5|Лучшая музыка к фильму
|style="background:#EEDD82"|• Александр Деспла — «Взрослые в комнате» (фр.)
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|• Фатима Аль Кадири — «Атлантика»
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|• Кристоф — «Жанна»
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|• Евгений Гальперин (фр.), Саша Гальперин (фр.) — «По воле божьей»
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|• Дан Леви (фр.) — «Я потеряла своё тело»
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| rowspan=5|Лучшая работа оператора
|style="background:#EEDD82"|• Клер Матон — «Портрет девушки в огне»
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|• Мануюль Дакосс — «По воле божьей»
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|• Павел Эдельман — «Офицер и шпион»
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|• Ирина Любчански (фр.) — «Боже мой!»
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|• Жюльен Пупар — «Отверженные»
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| rowspan=5|Лучший дебютный фильм ()
|style="background:#EEDD82"|• Мустанг / Nevada / The Mustang (реж. Лор де Клермон-Тоннер)
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|• Приговор / Une intime conviction (реж. Антуан Рэймбо (фр.))
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|• Отверженные / Les Misérables (реж. Ладж Ли)
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|• Пердрикс / Perdrix (реж. Эрван Ле Дюк (фр.))
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| rowspan=5|Лучший анимационный фильм
|style="background:#EEDD82"|• Я потеряла своё тело / J'ai perdu mon corps (реж. Жереми Клапен)
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|• Знаменитое вторжение медведей на Сицилию / La Fameuse Invasion des ours en Sicile (реж. Лоренцо Маттотти)
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|• Фунань: Новые люди / Funan (реж. Дэни До)
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|• Ласточки Кабула / Les Hirondelles de Kaboul (реж. Забу Брайтман, Элеа Гоббе-Мевеллек)
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|• The Tower / Tårnet / Wardi (реж. Матс Гроруд)
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|• Чувствовать себя живым / Être vivant et le savoir (реж. Ален Кавалье)
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|• Lourdes (реж. Тьерри Демезьер, Альбан Турле)
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|• Ne croyez surtout pas que je hurle (реж. Франк Бове)
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|• 68, mon père et les clous (реж. Самуэль Бигиауи)
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|style="background:#EEDD82"|• Должно быть, это рай / It Must Be Heaven (Канада, Франция), реж. Элиа Сулейман
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|• Бакурау / Bacurau (Бразилия, Франция), реж. Клебер Мендонса Фильо, Жулиано Дорнель
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|• Молодой Ахмед / Le Jeune Ahmed (Бельгия, Франция), реж. Люк Дарденн, Жан-Пьер Дарденн
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|• Lola vers la mer (Бельгия, Франция), реж. Лоран Мишели
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|• Лапочка / Papicha (Бельгия, Алжир, Франция), реж. Муния Меддур
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 Почётные награды
 Коста-Гаврас
 Роберто Бениньи

 См. также
 «Сезар» 2020 (премия французской академии искусств и технологий кинематографа)

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Ссылки
 Список номинантов
 Canalplus.com. 25e Cérémonie des Lumières 2020 : triplé gagnant pour Les Misérables
 Премия «Люмьер»-2020 на сайте IMDb
 Allocine.fr. Prix et nominations : Lumières de la presse étrangère 2020
 Hollywoodreporter.com. Roman Polanski's 'An Officer and a Spy' Gets Five Nominations for France's Lumiere Awards

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Economic Development, Huronia Airport, & The Butter Tart Festival
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Perhaps to make up for the brevity of Augusts' Council meeting, September saw a rather ambitious agenda.
Four deputations were presented starting with the quarterly update of Sharon Vegh and Kathy Eldson-Befort of the Economic Development Corporation of North Simcoe (EDCNS).
They spoke of continued efforts aimed at getting North Simcoe's message out to the business community at large noting that, to date, more than 700 businesses had been directly contacted to consider locating their business in 'The Heart of Georgian Bay'.
EDCNS' primary focus in 2016 was on reaching out to manufacturers through their successful prosperity summit and quarterly roundtable meetings with highly engaged local manufacturers. EDCNS confirmed their targets & goals for the year are on track.
Ms. Vegh also conveyed to Council that the $300K in funding this year to EDCNS by Simcoe County and the four member Municipalities has been leveraged to yield over $1,000,000 in additional provincial and federal funding to our area.
Mr. Roy Ellis, on behalf of the Huronia Airport Commission, made the next presentation. Midland owns 50% of the Airport facility and its partners Penetanguishene & Tiny Twp own the balance. Mr. Ellis noted that the municipalities cover 40% of the annual $300,000 operating budget. Midland's financial obligation this year was $56,000.00 with the town kicking in an additional contribution of $10,000.00 to support a loan to repair 1,000 feet of the runway. The Airport facility continues to open up new opportunities for our expanding aeronautic & related aircraft industries that are located on the premises. These innovative growth businesses create new high-tech, well paying jobs. Mr. Ellis reported that over the past 5 years, flight activity and hanger space is up 50% with a current waiting list for hangar space. The airport Commission's immediate focus is to construct a new hangar facility that will also serve as a maintenance facility for storage of airside heavy equipment.
The overall economic impact of the Airport within the region is well over $10 million annually.
Next was a postmortem on this past summer's butter tart festival presented by its new manager, Ms. Angela Bird. By the numbers, 43,000 attended the 2016 festival of which 43% had traveled from out of the area. 127,200 butter tarts were sold (up 60% from 2015) generating just shy of $3.9M in economic activity for the community. The event incurred $86,000.00 in expenses and finished in the black by $16,000.00, which will go towards 2017's event. Social media reached over 400,000 people and the festival received widespread attention from media outlets both nationally & in major markets such as Toronto. With 95% of those out of town visitors surveyed stating that they planned to return next year, Ms. Bird's goal of selling 145,000 tarts in 2017 looks promising. Congratulations to Angela & her team for pulling together a truly unique and successful event which, if not already, will become a bonafide Midland cultural icon.
Last but not least was Tracy Roxborough, who is the Sustainability Coordinator for Sustainable Severn Sound. Ms. Roxborough briefly described the challenges the organization has faced over the years in trying to tackle too broad an agenda with very limited resources. To address this, the group has developed a new strategic plan focusing on 10 main areas of concern such as municipal support & education. Referring to these as "Sustainability Building Blocks", the group hopes to concentrate its resources towards objectives where it can be most effective. She announced that the organization will be holding a public event at the NSSRC on November 29th to launch its new website, and all are welcome to attend.
The sometimes-raucous business portion of the Agenda saw Council deal with some notable issues. Perhaps most important was the hiring of Mr. Mark Rodger & Dr. Larry Murphy to solicit and evaluate proposals from potential purchasers of MPUC, the local electrical utility. At the same time, Council decided to expand the 'sale' Committee by adding additional members.
The Agenda also included a 'verbal' report on the Official Plan Amendment (OPA) for second units and related zoning amendments. The zoning appeals are withdrawn which now only leaves the OPA awaiting approval by Simcoe County. A Provincial planner recently sent a letter to the County with negative comments on Midland's OPA, which allows any house, semi and townhouse to have a second unit once it is three years old. Astoundingly, the complaint from the Province is Midland's OPA is too 'restrictive'. When informed of this letter, Council directed the Town's lawyer to make written submissions to the County supporting Council's decisions on second units.
Kudos to Council for its conviction in carrying through on this.
Then there was the Huronia Museum lease…again.
Here is Midland's latest never-ending story in the Museum Board's persistent pursuit of a partnership & lease agreement with the Town. While it is a foregone conclusion that the Town will eventually forgive the Museum's debts & enter into a lease at below market rates, one can only hope that there will come a 'new day' for financial support, seen through the lens of a Return on Investment (ROI) for the town and the ratepayer.
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SmartestEnergy signs PPA deal for Newhurst Energy-from-Waste facility
One of the largest power purchase agreements (PPA) seen in the UK Energy-from-Waste sector has been signed.
Under the 15-year PPA secured after a highly competitive tender process, leading independent SmartestEnergy will buy the electricity generated by the new Newhurst Energy-from-Waste ('EfW') facility in Leicestershire.
The facility, which supports the Government's drive to reduce reliance on landfill and treat more non-recyclable waste at home, will provide 350,000 tonnes of treatment capacity a year for non-recyclable waste and will also generate up to 42 megawatts of electricity, enough to power around 80,000 homes.
Joint venture partners Biffa and Covanta Holding Corporation, together with Macquarie's Green Investment Group (GIG), recently announced financial close on the facility, which is expected to start operations in 2023.
Robert Luke, Head of Renewable Origination for SmartestEnergy's Smart Generation team which works with generators to optimise the value of their assets, said:
"Generators are increasingly looking for innovative approaches to help them play their part in the development of a smarter energy landscape in the UK and our persistence and willingness to find commercial and legal solutions on this project has underlined SmartestEnergy's credentials as a next generation company.
"The scale and complexity of this agreement required SmartestEnergy to develop a commercial solution that delivers value for all the partners and investors involved."
The agreement, finalised after a tender process which began in August 2018 and was conducted by Cornwall Insight, includes a number of bespoke features to help maximise the asset's potential through existing and future route to market opportunities.
Over 300 jobs will be created during the construction of the facility. Many opportunities will also be created for the local supply chain with a commitment from the project to purchase goods and services from local companies wherever possible.
The project combines Biffa's expertise and scale in waste management and control of significant feedstocks with Covanta's development and operational experience in Energy from Waste. Biffa will provide 70% of the fuel for the facility each year, from its existing local waste collection services, and Covanta will supply operations and maintenance services.
The Newhurst facility is one of two Energy from Waste projects currently being proposed by Biffa, Covanta and GIG. The joint venture is also proposing a plant at the Protos Energy Park near Ellesmere Port in Cheshire.
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Crowds pour in for Tarun Gogoi, Ulfa faction pays respect
After the hospital authorities handed the body over to the Gogoi family on Tuesday morning, it was taken to his residence and then to the state Congress head office.
Published: 25th November 2020 03:11 AM | Last Updated: 25th November 2020 09:24 AM | A+A A-
Family members pay their last respects to former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi in Guwahati on Tuesday. (Photo | PTI)
GUWAHATI: Tributes poured in for former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi, with even the pro-talks faction of insurgent group United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) condoling his demise.
After the hospital authorities handed the body over to the Gogoi family on Tuesday morning, it was taken to his residence and then to the state Congress head office where party leaders and workers paid their last respect.
People lined up on GS Road as the vehicle carrying the mortal remains headed to the departed leader's residence.
Eventually, the body was taken to Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra where people will pay their homage on Wednesday. The last rites will be performed on Thursday.
The Congress had requested the Assam government for a separate plot for the last rites. The government apparently cited unavailability of land. It favours cremation on the city outskirts where land is available.
ULFA (pro-talks) representatives and some BJP leaders, who had revolted against Gogoi when they were in the Congress, were among those who mourned the death. ULFA (pro-talks) chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa said the faction had joined the peace talks responding to Gogoi's call.
"He understood the problem and assured us to address it through negotiations. We had made a lot of progress in the talks during his tenure," Rajkhowa said.
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Man Arrested Overnight After Assaulting a Deputy
6 years 9 months 1 day ago Saturday, October 13 2012 Oct 13, 2012 Saturday, October 13, 2012 9:17:00 AM CDT October 13, 2012 in News
By: KOMU 8 News Staff
COLUMBIA— Deputies were dispatched on a residence on Pinehurst Lane early this morning. At about 4:30 AM, an emergency call was received from a man claiming to be suffering from a gunshot wound. Later identified 33-year-old Antonio Vaughn was believed to be under the influence of an unknown substance(s), in the possession of weapons, and that he had not actually been shot after additional calls were received.
Deputies arrived and soon learned that there were other people in the home, some of whom were being held by Vaughn against their will in a bedroom.
After Vaughn refused to cooperate, he assaulted Deputies with a knife. The Deputies forced their way into the bedroom in an effort to assist the victims and take Vaughn into custody. Deputies deployed a Less Lethal Shotgun and then a Taser to separate Vaughn from his weapons before he could be apprehended.
None of the victims in the home or any Deputies were injured during this incident. Vaughn was treated at a local hospital before being taken to the Boone County Jail.
Boone was arrested for Felonious Restraint on two counts, Armed Criminal Action, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Endangering the Welfare of a Child in the First and Second Degree, Assaulting a Law Enforcement Officer, Resisting Arrest, Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Vaughn is currently being held at a bond of $28,500, however the bond amount for the Armed Criminal Action charge has yet to be set.


It is this question that has moved the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference to announce a Plenary Council of the Church in Australia to be held in the year 2020. The Bishops Conference has received approval from Pope Francis for the celebration of this Council, the first such Council to be held in Australia for some 80 years.
What is a Plenary Council? Put simply, a Plenary Council is the highest form of communion between the various local or particular churches of a nation. It is, then, not simply a meeting of bishops but a process that calls for the participation of the entire Catholic community. It invites the whole Church into dialogue, to discern how its communities can live the Gospel with renewed vitality amidst new questions and challenges. The Plenary Council itself will feature representation from among the laity, religious and ordained ministers, together with the bishops of Australia, as the culmination of a sustained pilgrimage in faith.
Throughout this process of listening, dialogue and prayer, experiences of diverse lives will be welcomed and invited to share their sense of faith, questions and hopes for the Catholic Church – from those who are attempting to live a committed and sacramental life in the Church, those baptised Catholics with lesser involvement in ecclesial life, to those who are vulnerable in Australian society, who may be more distant from the Church, or who have been hurt and may or may not still regard themselves as Catholic in some way.
We are invited by the announcement of a Plenary Council to develop together a culture of dialogue and discernment to determine how best to ensure the pastoral needs of the people of God are provided for and, with regard for the universal law of the Church, 'to decide what seems opportune for the increase of faith, the organisation of common pastoral action, and the regulation of morals and of the common ecclesiastical discipline which is to be observed, promoted and protected' (Code of Canon Law, c.445).
In calling a Plenary Council the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has recognised that the patterns of change confronting the Church and the wider community impel the Australian Catholic Church to review, analyse and discern the signs of the times and interpret them in the light of the Gospel (Gaudium et Spes 4). It has opened a pathway for dialogue, for the exchange of faith and ideas, and to encounter the Holy Spirit and the Church in one another.
Plenary Council 2020 will be the fifth plenary council in Australia's history with the last plenary council held in 1937, some eighty years ago. Two sessions for the Plenary Council have been proposed to the Holy See, the first session in the latter half of 2020 and the second session in May 2021.


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Tone McGregor is a native of Newark New Jersey. He started dancing at a young age and his style of dance is related to his passion for Hip Hop, House and Martial Arts. He has danced with EPMD LL Cool J , Fugees, CeCe Peniston, Too Nice , Teddy Riley, MC Search and more. Tony has been studying martial arts since he was a kid . His styles include Kali, Arnis Escrima, and Pencak Silat. He has studied in the Philippines with some of the top Grandmasters in the Region of Negros. He mixes his unique style of dance with all of these elements. Since 97, Tony has been teaching , judging organized street dance competitions and performing throughout the USA, Canada , Japan , Asia and Europe. He can be seen in videos and movies such as Night In the City , New Jack City, The 25th Hour, "Jingling Baby"," Stayin Alive" , Here it Comes", " Ice Cream Dream" , "Court is Now In Session"and "Pump Up the Jam". Tony continues to share his knowledge of Hip Hop and House dance culture through workshops , performances , and judging organized street dance competitions. Tony is currently teaching at Pearl Studios and EXPG Professional Gym in NYC.


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Diversity, Inclusion and Equity
At TMA, we are fortunate to have a richly diverse student body through which cross-cultural understanding is forged. From differences in ethnicity, religion, family makeup, sexual identity, abilities, and socioeconomic status, we seek not only to respect our differences but to celebrate them. We understand that, while we may have cultural differences, our shared values of grace, courtesy, peace, respect and inclusivity are what unite us. All students of different backgrounds and abilities experience equity in education because of a shared respect for learning and an environment in which ideas are freely exchanged. TMA utilizes our differences to engage and educate through programs like the Holiday Sing, our International Festival and our classroom at the South Bend Center for the Homeless. Throughout our curriculum, we demonstrate a willingness to learn about and from one another, further emphasizing the ways in which we are all part of a vibrant community and world.


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Andrew Gillum Makes History As The First African-American Nominee For Florida Governor
The Tallahassee Mayor pulled off an upset over Gwen Graham.
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Andrew Gillum has officially become the first African-American nominee for Florida governor after coming out victorious against favorite Gwen Graham and two well-funded business men vying for the state's Democratic nomination.
The progressive, Bernie Sanders co-signed candidate will face off against Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla) in the upcoming gubernatorial election this November.
Gillum is the Democratic party's third Black gubernatorial nominee this year with Stacey Abrams in Georgia and Ben Jealous in Maryland. In the history of the United States, there have only been two African-American men ever elected as governor, according to NPR.
If the Tallahassee mayor is successfully elected, he will be come the first Black governor in Florida's history.
Here's how supporters of Andre Gillum are celebrating his big win:
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Free entrance to Arts and Art History students, children under 12 years of age, children living in care homes, disadvantaged group of students with a written request from the school's headmaster, disabled visitors and persons accompanying them, staff from other museums, ICOM members, journalists, AICA members, LDID members, tourist company representatives and tour guides giving a tour to a group of people.
Tickets can be purchased in all of the main Biennial venues and Tiketa.
Special tours in post-industrial sites will be charged at extra cost to registered visitors.
The registration will begin at the start of October.
Exhibitions are closed on public holidays. On the days before public holidays exhibitions close one hour earlier.
Art residency Cotemporal Encounters: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Sound, Memory and Place (curated by Sandra Kazlauskaitė, residency leader – Jeremy Keenan). The results of the residency will be presented 3 Oct., 2015, 6pm.


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Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine Receives Provisional Accreditation
Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM) has announced that it has been granted provisional accreditation from the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation. Provisional accreditation allows LUCOM to officially begin recruiting and accepting students and offer education leading to the D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) degree; LUCOM has initiated that process, and the inaugural class will begin in Fall 2014.
Lynchburg, Va. (PRWEB) August 23, 2013
Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM) has announced that it has been granted provisional accreditation from the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (AOA-COCA), the programmatic accreditor for Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine in the United States.
Provisional accreditation allows LUCOM to officially begin recruiting and accepting students and offer education leading to the D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) degree. LUCOM has initiated that process, and the inaugural class will begin in Fall 2014.
The Southern Association of College and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), Liberty's accrediting agency, also recently recognized the university's capacity to develop a D.O. degree program.
In gaining provisional accreditation, LUCOM becomes the 30th College of Osteopathic Medicine in the nation, and the second in Virginia following Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine. The profession boasts 38 campuses in 28 states. Today, one of four students attending medical school in the U.S is attending a College of Osteopathic Medicine.
"Provisional accreditation comes as a testament to the tremendous work of the faculty and staff, our clinical and community affiliates, and our financial supporters," said LUCOM's dean, Dr. Ronnie B. Martin, D.O., FACOFP-dist. "Having achieved the highest level of recognition available at this time, we are on track to achieve full accreditation prior to the graduation of our first class of students in 2018."
Martin thanks Edward Via for support of Liberty's program.
"Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine is an outstanding institution that has consistently supported our development," he said. "They have established a high standard for us in the state by graduating quality primary care physicians for rural and underserved portions of our state, physicians who maintain a global mindset."
LUCOM's new status brings the college one step closer to graduating physicians dedicated to providing expanded access to quality health care both locally and across the globe.
"The college exists for one purpose: to provide service that benefits people in need," Martin said. "Our mission centers around producing health care professionals who are not only excellent physicians but have servants' hearts that will cause them to positively impact patients around the world, specifically those in underrepresented and underserved areas. Our graduates' knowledge and skill, along with their passion and commitment, will positively affect the lives and health of countless individuals in the decades to come."
In addition to its new provisional status, LUCOM is also ahead of schedule for construction of the much-anticipated, 140,000-square-foot Center for Medical and Health Sciences, which broke ground at the southeast end of campus in November 2012. A $20.5 million Virginia Tobacco Commission matching grant substantially supported the facility. The four-story building will include state-of-the-art technology, simulation and standardized patient education facilities; extensive clinical medicine, osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) and anatomy labs; an expansive learning resource center; and an interactive electronic library. In addition to a new and thoroughly equipped research lab and center, the building will contain a comprehensive medical clinic to serve both the public and the Liberty community. It will also boast the ability to broadcast medical educational presentations around the world. Construction is set for completion this coming spring.
"Though I am confident that Liberty University will have facilities, curriculum, and faculty to place it among the most advanced medical colleges in the nation, it must be clear that our vision is not about the building," Martin said. "Our challenge is to graduate excellent physicians who will improve the lives of those they serve and who will continue to advance medical knowledge and the health care status of their patients for many years after graduation. They will be provided the opportunity to become excellent practitioners, but more importantly, influenced to become better servants."
Referencing the unparalleled curriculum, Martin said the program focuses on active learning processes that are designed to produce primary and community-based physicians who practice holistic, patient-centric medical care while placing an emphasis on wellness prevention of disease.
"Our obligation may be to teach," he said, "but our avocation is to serve."
About Liberty University
Liberty University, founded in 1971, is the largest private, nonprofit university in the nation, the largest university in Virginia, and the largest Christian university in the world. More than 100,000 students attend classes on its 7,000-acre residential campus and study in its thriving online education program.
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PAM WOODRUFF SITS DOWN FOR A CONVERSATION WITH RISE PRESIDENT LYNN NOREN
AS ALL YOUNG PARENTS do, John and Pam Woodruff had hopes and dreams for their firstborn son, Ryan. But their original plans took a sharp turn when at nine months old, doctors diagnosed Ryan with cerebral palsy, a hearing disorder, and likely, an intellectual disability. They advised the Woodruffs to put Ryan in an institution.
"But no one could know what his potential really would be at that young age," said Pam. "Instead, we took Ryan home and began educating ourselves. And it's been quite a journey ever since — he's had such a tremendously positive impact on the whole family!"
Through the years, the Woodruffs engaged the support of many professionals, including occupational, physical, and communication therapists, social workers, doctors, and special educators to get Ryan the services he needed to live his life the way he wanted.
Pam recalls that it seemed that most of the reports from Ryan's early evaluations and exams had notations such as, "can't do…"; "won't work…"; "shouldn't…"
"Ryan would read the reports and say, 'But that's not me.' He never thought of his deafness as a disability and knew he could do whatever he put his mind to. Ryan became his own best advocate."
Ryan came to Rise in 2004 for employment services through the Day Training and Habilitation Sensory Support Unit. After working for several years with a work team at HOM Furniture in Coon Rapids assembling dining room chairs for the display floor and home deliveries, Ryan felt he was ready for a competitive job.
A special state-funded placement program grant for people who are deaf enabled Rise to provide Ryan with customized job placement and support services.
"Rise came in and saved the day," said Pam. "Working at HOM Furniture was a great stepping stone for Ryan and gave him the self-confidence he needed to take it to the next step."
Today, at age 33, Ryan has far exceeded every dream his parents originally had for him. He has a great job with FedEx as a package sorter and was honored at the Celebrate Rise Fundraising Gala last October as a Rise'ing Star. Ryan got married in June 2015, and he and his wife, Pa (who has a great job with the State of Minnesota), live in a condo in West St. Paul. They attend the Deaf Life Church and are building a nice life together.
Pam said she was happy to be asked to serve on a statewide committee which annually reviews the grantees' progress to ensure the funding is being spent effectively. "After all these years of benefitting from community resources, I am glad to have the opportunity to give back in this way," she added.
"Through Rise's person-centered approach to services, we direct our resources to providewhat each person wants and needs to live they life they want." said Rise President Lynn Noren. "Ryan's family is an important part of the planning team. Their input is critical to his success."
"Rise has the networks and the resources to help Ryan find his place in the world," Pam added. "Rise helped launch him into the 'real world' with a job he loves and is proud of.
"Ryan has surprised and amazed us over and over and over.He has an internal drive and vision for himself that has far surpassed our expectations. We are so proud."
The article appears in the March 2016 issue of the Rise Reporter.
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With support from Rise and HCMHC, Cliff finds a great job at Aspen Waste Systems that suits his personality perfectly
Ronnie is known for doing quality work at New Plastics Plus
Liz finds working at FedEx Ship Center helps make her feel more productive and builds her self-esteem
Bringing energy and enthusiam to his work, Dan Beauregard excels at cashiering job at Cub Foods
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Below, you will find the cursive lessons that we will be working on in class.
Note: The next 26 lessons listed below are designed to instruct the children how to form capital letters and make connections to all other possible letter combinations. MOST cursive capital letters connect to lower case letters, although there are some exceptions. (I will be explaining this to the class as we go through each set.) ALL lower case letter sets connect.
After we complete all the "connection" lessons, we will do other cursive activities.


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MR PILCHER x MR PORTER
Fashion, Interviews, Menswear
Mr Porter, Net-a-Porter's handsome other half, meet another Mr, Mr Lincoln Pilcher, to be exact, in the latest issue of The Journal. In a shoot and interview with the online menswear style destination, the Sydney-born, New York based bar-tsar speaks about his new Hampton's hot-spot, Moby Dicks, his love of both city and beach life and his favourite hot-spots in Sydney and New York.
A Sydney transplant to New York when he was 18, Lincoln has lead a few lives before his thirty-something restaurateur incarnation now. The son of Australian fashion legend, Nancy Pilcher, originally made the move to the US for his modelling career, successfully making the move behind the lens, before his role as tastemaker at some of the city's best hotspots.
Throughout the interview, Lincoln is quick to play travel consultant, pointing out his favourite coffee spots in both his cities ("[in New York] our place, Ruby's on Mulberry Street…In Sydney? Too many. You'll struggle get to get a bad coffee"), to hang outs ("Icebergs [in Sydney has] the best view from any restaurant in the world…and the food is fantastic"), to the best spot to surf (Montauk in the Hamptons, North Avalon Rocks in Australia).
Speaking about his latest venture, he says ""We have worked out what people want. The secret is simplicity. You don't need to have a menu with 50 dishes on it or a wine list with 200 wines. There's just eight things on the menu at Moby's but they are eight fantastic things." Whole black seabass straight out of the water, a steak, two pizzas, two pastas, two salads. "There isn't an extensive wine list but they are all good wines." The rosé is literally on tap. "And then there is creating the vibe – and that is a combination of the people, the environment, and the food. It's all about a lifestyle."
To read the whole interview, and see the rest of the original shot, head over to Mr Porter.
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The Relatives' Line, Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust (CHFT) | NHS Parliamentary Awards
The Relatives' Line, Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust (CHFT)
North East and Yorkshire
The Relatives' Line service allows relatives to contact a health professional directly to enquire as to the health status of their loved one whilst being cared for by CHFT.
The service is run by staff who are predominantly shielding away from the clinical environment using the electronic patient record, enabling real-time updates whilst visiting is compromised. It was borne out of the current pandemic to enable support for patients and their relatives which it has certainly delivered and more!
Nominated by: Jason McCartney MP and Craig Whittaker MP
I nominated The Relative's Line from my local trust to recognise the incredible work they have undertaken during such difficult and unprecedented times. It was the least I could do. (Jason McCartney MP)
I am delighted that The Relatives' Line at Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust are shortlisted for this award. They have been a lifeline to relatives of loved ones in hospital when visits stopped. (Craig Whittaker MP)