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Fletcher Group has recently achieved certification to the internationally recognised ISO 14001:2015 standard, establishing it as one of the leaders in its field. This achievement complements the ISO 9001:2015 standard which was gained earlier in the year and proves the company's continuous improvement ethos.
This independent assessment was conducted by the British Assessment Bureau, a leading Certification Body, and validated Fletcher Group's commitment to their environmental impact as a company.
Fletcher has now earned the right to display the coveted quality shield and ISO 14001:2015 logo which demonstrates conformance to this standard.
ISO 14001 was first introduced in 1996 as a British Standard and requires organisations to have environmental policy and action plan in place to manage their impact on the environment. Certified organisations are committed to continuous improvement and are assessed annually to ensure progress is being maintained.
Craig Ramsay, Fletcher's Marine Operations Director, said "This certification conveys to our customers our commitment to offer solutions considerate of environmental parameters and regulations. Our Management System is now fully integrated and certified against the ISM Code, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, which is a great achievement for Fletcher as we strive to continually improve all business areas."
Keith Fletcher, Managing Director, added "This is a great step for Fletcher to demonstrate we have ISO 14001:2015 in place and we will continue to build on this platform to further improve our systems and processes for our customers across all elements of our business operations in relation to environmental management."
- Ensure legislative awareness and compliance.
Our thanks go to our internal team for all their hard work in achieving this standard. If you have any questions with regards to Fletcher's certification or would like to find out how it helps you, please contact our Operations Director craig.ramsay@fletcher-group.com.


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ATCOM Business Telecom Solutions Sponsors 2011 Business Expo
Communications Solutions Provider Participates in Business-to-Business Trade Show
Raleigh, NC, April 07, 2011 --(PR.com)-- David Finch, president and CEO of ATCOM Business Telecom Solutions (http://www.atcombts.com), a communications solutions provider, has announced that the firm will serve as a gold sponsor at the 2011 Business Expo held by the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce and The News & Observer Publishing Company on Wednesday, April 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Raleigh Convention Center, located at 500 S. Salisbury St. The Business Expo is Raleigh's largest business-to-business trade show, bringing together hundreds of businesses to showcase their products and services.
"ATCOM has participated in the Business Expo for multiple years, and we have found it to be an outstanding resource," said Finch. "The Business Expo provides an excellent marketing opportunity, as well as the chance to network with a variety of businesses in an optimal environment."
- ATCOM provides a comprehensive list of services for customers that allows the company to be a one-stop solution for all communications requirements. Services include everything from designing complex Wide Area Networks (WANs) to connect multiple offices together for voice and data communication, to disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
- The 2011 Business Expo will include new features, such as a downtown Raleigh location, five free, informative workshops, and a Lenovo warehouse sale. Workshops offered will focus on economic development, banking and small businesses, sales and marketing, insurance and health care, and marketing to Hispanics. For more information on the 2010 Business Expo, visit http://bit.ly/ekqlSt.
About ATCOM Business Telecom Solutions:
ATCOM Business Telecom Solutions, a communication solutions provider founded in 1979, is an industry leader in business telecommunications with an expertise in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), a technology that enables businesses to upgrade their existing systems while embracing Internet technologies such as the web, e-mail, instant messaging, presence and video conferencing. With a client base comprising more than 5,000 businesses, ATCOM offers deployment of business telephone systems, unified messaging systems, wireless solutions, LAN/WAN infrastructure/services, video conferencing, carrier network services for local and long distance, and structured cabling solutions for voice and data. The privately-held firm is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, with regional offices in Charlotte and the Triad. ATCOM was ranked as one of North Carolina's top small businesses in 2008 and 2009, and has twice received award recognition as one of North Carolina's Top 50 Technology Companies. For more information, call (800) 849-8266 or visit the website at http://www.atcombts.com.
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Monmouth St sits on the cusp of Chinatown (Leicester Square) and Covent Garden. It's also home to one of my favorite cafes, Monmouth Coffee. Their coffees are amongst the best I've ever tasted in the UK. From Monmouth St, I can easily nip across into Chinatown for a snack usually at nondescript Asian teahouses where one can get a roast pork bun or a bowl of tofu jelly for £1.20 - £2 and washed down with sweet but strong Hong Kong style milk tea.
Monmouth St is narrow but packed with interesting and quirky shops. Though the shopping strips of London can be crowded and stressful to navigate around, this area is fairly sedate, almost a world away from the frantic pace of the busy city. I'd originally planned to take more photos of the shops that lined Monmouth St but the torrential downpour took everyone by surprise.
These pics are awesome! I hope to visit London in a couple of years, so I will live vicariously through your posts. HAHA It's great that you get to travel. I'm adoring the Wizard of Oz and Patisserie necklace! The latter looks good enough to eat...how charming! HAHAHA Thanks for sharing and thanks for your comments on my blog.
Oooh, the shoes! I should have bought more shoes in London.
Thanks for the suggestions! I love discovering new places in London!!!
sassyuptownchic, I'll be sure to post more photos of London so that if you ever get a chance to visit here, you'll know exactly where to go.
Kat, thank you! So sweet of you to say so. I don't see a lot of tourists here. Mostly locals. It's truly a neat little street.
Chin, you're lucky you have NO problem buying shoes. Unlike moi.
Lily, there are so many pockets of London I've yet to visit too.
chic n cheap, oh no! Well, you'll have to make another visit to London sometime soon.
I immediately thought of you when I saw these Chie Mihara shoes. I just had to take the photos. Too bad they didn't have my size.
Oh, that's a bummer that they didn't have your size. :o( At least you got to see some of her shoes - like I said, they are a little different. But I really love my two pairs!


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We hope that you will join us at the 27th Annual Worcester Classic Karate Tournament. We invite you to enjoy a great martial arts event, and are confident that you will find this a rewarding and exciting experience. Our thanks and appreciation for your anticipated support and participation.


e-STAS is a Symposium about the Technologies for the Social Action, with an international and multi-stakeholder nature, where all the agents implicated in the development and implementation of the ICT (NGO's, Local authorities, Universities, Companies and Media) are appointed in an aim to promote, foster and adapt the use of the ICT for the social action.
Here come my notes for part II.
Yochai Benkler The Wealth of Networks ; Jay Rosen; Lawrence Lessig… social networks can improve the democratic system, by decreasing democratic deficit.
Vit@lis mission: to gather, share, reuse all the ICT projects that have taken place around the European Commission @lis programme during the last years.
Key issues: multilinguism, intellectual property rights, starting seed capital, real reciprocity, practical policies, multidisciplinarity; sustainability and transferability, articulate information, articulate results, motivation vs. financing, ideas vs. financing, continuous political consensus.
Goal: You sometimes realize that what costed 1,000,000 $ to implant in a couple of places, can be replicated in three more places by just adding 100,000 $ more. That's the point: to share knowledge that can be applied, replicated with increasing scale benefits.
Digital literacy: universalization, democratization, dissemination of digital tools.
The RITS network promotes information society access by all means. Besides digital literacy, there's an incredibly huge effort to set up hundreds of telecentres, wireless connetivity and mesh networks, community radios, etc.
Esther Trujillo Jiménez. Director of the Corporate Social Responsibility Dep. of Telefónica.
There's an increasing concern about businesses and their behaviour. More and more NGOs, indexes, reports explain how businesses behave and, in case they don't do it "right", some actions are organized against them such a boycotts, demonstrations, letters to CEOs, etc.
On 2002 the FRC (Corporate Reputation Froum) was created for the members to help themselves to achieve a better reputation and social behaviour. One of the projects that they are running is explaining the MDGs to the society. Joana is the character that is going to explain the society about the MDGs, how to achieve them, what have been done, etc.
Peña-López, I. (2007) "e-Stas: briefings from the symposium on technologies for social action (II)" In ICTlogy, #42, March 2007. Barcelona: ICTlogy.
Nope, actually there's been (at least not yet) any debate on Net Neutrality. Nevertheless, what's been happening out of the spotlight has been as enriching as the programmed events.
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For a glossary of terms that you may hear in this and other episodes of polyammering, visit polyammering.blog/glossary.
The mission of polyammering is to increase awareness and acceptance and reduce judgement (including my own). While I may not always have the same approach to relationships that my guests do, I am grateful for their time and willingness to share openly what does and doesn't work for them.


CNN's Jake Tapper spoke with Chairman of the House Committee on Veteran's Affairs US Congressman Jeff Miller (R., Fla.) about his calling for the resignation of Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki. The full interview aired on CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper, 4-5 p.m. E.T.
TAPPER: Let's bring in Congressman Jeff Miller, Republican from Florida, chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee.
Congressman, thanks for joining us. You, a few days ago, said that this is much bigger than the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, but now you're calling for Shinseki to go. What changed?
REP. JEFF MILLER (R), FLORIDA: It is much bigger than one person, that person being the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
But I will tell you this, Jake. What changed was the interim report that came out today. And I had always said we'd wait and see what information the OIG was able to provide. And to have this kind of damning information come out in an interim report, you can only imagine what they're going to be able to come up with if they have several more months to work with.
TAPPER: What about those who say, sure, firing Shinseki will make us feel good, but the next guy will have to get up to speed, the system won't simply be changed by removing the secretary?
MILLER: That's been my concern all along, and I want to be very clear.
Even if the secretary decide that it's time for him to leave, it doesn't change the fact that we have got a broken system out there, and there will be no honeymoon period for whoever the new secretary is. This has got to be fixed. Veterans are being harmed. We're only focusing right now on Phoenix, when it's a systemic problem throughout the country, and we already know that 23 veterans have died because of delayed care.
TAPPER: You're calling for a criminal investigation. Apparently, the Justice Department has not launched a criminal investigation, though we're told by our Justice Department reporter, Evan Perez, they have been gathering information.
Specifically, Congressman, what laws were broken?
MILLER: Well, manipulation of wait times that have caused harm to individuals, and people have died? I would believe that that would be breaking the law. Not telling the truth to Congress, that is breaking the law. Not being honest to the American people darn sure ought to be against the law.
TAPPER: There are more than 1,700 various VA facilities across the country from Alaska to Guam. How widespread do you think this specific problem with cooked books and false waiting periods, how long do you think that — how widespread do you think the problem is?
MILLER: I think you're going to find that this is a pretty prevalent problem throughout the department, because what the department does is they provide bonuses to individuals and 50 percent of many of those bonuses that are paid are geared specifically on the wait times that are out there.
So it behooves them to make those wait times look good. Sure, the person at department gets a bonus, but the veteran gets harmed while they're waiting.
TAPPER: A second ago, when I was asking you about criminal charges, you referenced lying to Congress. Who specifically do you think lied to Congress?
MILLER: Well, tonight, we're going to have a hearing at 7:30. We're going to talk to three of the people that in fact have been subpoenaed and we're going to ask them, why are we waiting so long to get the information from the department?
I have over 110 requests for information, some going back over two years, trying to find out answers to questions like, why are there wait times? Why have you had deaths occur in hospitals that were preventable deaths? And who's been held accountable for it?
TAPPER: So, those individuals coming to the hearing tonight are potentially criminal; did I understand you correctly?
MILLER: Any of the people within the department could, in fact, be brought up on criminal charges, should the facts bear out.
I think you're going to see that there are going to be individuals that are in supervisory roles that in fact told their subordinates to cook the books. The subordinates followed the rules, but it was the people who were getting the bonuses and the promotions to keep the wait times low that cannot be allowed to skate on this issue.
TAPPER: Congressman, you have been chairman of the House Veterans Affairs committee since 2011.
A veteran, former Army Specialist named Alex Horton of Texas, who covers a lot of stories in various media, he wants to me ask you, why hasn't your committee, why hasn't the House Veterans Affairs Committee, been effective at curbing these — these problems?
MILLER: Well, first of all, let's talk a little bit about oversight.
In this Congress, the 113th Congress, we have had 70 committee hearings; 42 of those were oversight. From those oversight hearings, we asked the department to give us information. We wait and we wait. We don't get any answers.
It shows an arrogance by the administration, and certainly the department, to not want to give Congress the necessary tools to do our oversight responsibility. But let me tell you this. The secretary's been secretary almost twice as long as I have been the chairman.
He has had the ability to fix this problem, and he hasn't done it. Congress has passed laws. Rules have been written, but if they don't follow those rules, somebody's got to pay the price.
TAPPER: Congressman, a conservative group, Crossroads GPS, is using this VA scandal in a new political ad. Take a listen.
NARRATOR: A national disgrace. Veterans died waiting for care that never came. Senator Mark Begich sits on the Veterans Affairs Committee. His response? If there's a problem, they need to fix. If there's a problem?
TAPPER: Is that appropriate, that kind of — using this scandal, these deaths, in politics?
MILLER: No, I wouldn't use anything like that politically.
I will tell you this. I have tried since I have been the chairman of this committee to work with both sides of the aisle. My ranking member, Mike Michaud, and I have received briefings together.
We have worked on the subpoenas that the committee has, in fact, passed, only two, because we have been waiting for Congress — for the department to do what they're supposed to do. But this is a bipartisan issue. We're talking about Americans, people that have worn the uniform. It should not be a political football. And we on the House side have not done that.
TAPPER: Chairman Miller, thank you so much for your time. We appreciate it.


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Court made right decision in chemo case
May 28, 2009 12:00 am by Blerta Abdi
The case of Daniel Hauser, the 13-year-old boy from Minnesota whose family refused to put him in chemotherapy to treat his cancer, is the latest episode in the controversy between parents' rights and child care.
A Brown County judge ruled that Hauser would remain in the custody of his parents as long as they agree to begin his chemotherapy, highlighting the conflict between parents' rights to make decisions for their children and the need to provide minors with medical attention.
The court's decision to grant Hauser's parents custody was the right one. It's important to maintain a strong parent-child relationship when looking out for the well-being of a child. However, the judge's recommendation that the parents treat Hauser with chemotherapy should be strongly enforced.
According to the Houston Health Examiner, after Hauser was first diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma his parents refused chemotherapy because of their religious beliefs.
After a judge recommended that Hauser be treated with chemotherapy, he and his mother flew to Los Angeles. Authorities suspected the two might be fleeing to Mexico, but they returned to Minnesota on Monday via private jet for Tuesday's court hearing.
At the pre-trial hearing Friday, the Hauser's family lawyer said that by attempting to force treatment, the state was violating the family's religious beliefs. However, when a minor needs medical attention, parents do not have the right to deny treatment — even for religious reasons.
Even if Hauser's parents believed they had their child's best interest in mind, they made the wrong decision and put their child's life in great danger. Doctors treating Hauser told the Mankato Free Press that chemotherapy has a 90-percent success rate when treating this form of cancer, but left untreated, the cancer has a 95-percent fatality rate.
For Hauser's parents, this is just another example of child neglect in America. According to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) approximately 1,530 children died in 2006 because of abuse or negligence from their primary caregivers. The NCANDS report also stated that the actual number of such deaths is likely even higher.
Hauser's case made Americans think about the rights and responsibilities of parents. Parents have the right to educate their children based on their cultural and religious beliefs. However, if those beliefs put the health and life of a child at risk, it is the responsibility of society (i.e., the courts) to ensure that child is receiving the proper care.
People learn to become parents when they start taking care of their children. When they fail to place the well-being of a child first in the performance of their parental duties, they forfeit their right to make decisions for that child. All members of a society are responsible for its youngest and most vulnerable members, and the court's decision regarding Hauser, however controversial, demonstrates that the rights of children in the United States are being well protected.
Blerta Abdi is a junior majoring in biomedical science.


A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Health care.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide. Listen as cancer researchers, doctors, technologists and, oh, a dancer, share their perspectives — and learnings — on this disease.
You may be the patient. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't be an active participant in getting the best possible care.


Firstly, landed property is the only true freehold. No condo is truly freehold, no matter what it says on PropertyGuru.
The confused debate between free vs leasehold is muddled further because the picture on everyone's mind is a multi-storey building.
Condos and apartments ought to be classified as commonhold properties and the prices between each other has little real difference.
I want to argue that the concept of ownership in these properties is an illusion, has no real value and we should really move on.
a.) Property does not stay in your family forever. There are laws against perpetual ownership.
You, personally, cannot will it beyond your children, or at best grand-children. The law acts against the making of wills by persons trying to control property from beyond the grave. Whatever your son or daughter wants to do with it is out of your reach. Moreover in a commonhold situation, you are at the mercy of a vote between the other owners.
Unless you're a tycoon (and the single owner of a piece of land) whom can afford to create a complex trust mechanism, there is no difference between lease and freehold properties.
b.) Discussions on the internet revolve around the concept of ownership. This concept is extremely unclear and quite frankly, useless to a common person.
For this discussion to be useful, one has to limit ownership at least by time. Can you dispose of your property in the next minute, the next day, or at least the next 10 years?
Here's a little test: if you had only $100k cash left, would you invest it all into a freehold property in Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia or Myanmar?
If you find yourself hesitating, this could be the reason why: These countries are so politically unstable, you may not have the freedom of disposing the property after the next elections. Freehold means nothing if you are not, in substance, guaranteed of it.
Now, let me explain why there is little difference in the prices between commonhold and leasehold in Singapore.
Do you notice that there really isn't much difference between these two? Furthermore, there is a very wide mix of property types and prices. The difference is only 20% to 30%, which really isn't huge. Why is this so?
a.) People buying freehold usually have an intention to live in it. They do not usually sell it off in the short-term. This probably explains why asset appreciates slower.
b.) People buying to invest have two general strategies: the first half of the property's lifespan and the second half. In the first half, people trade the asset and the value goes upward with each change of hands. In the second half, people nurture the asset and rent it out until its demise.
Either way, you still make money. Neither one strategy is better than the other.
c.) Each has their set of pros and cons. The older the property, the more work it needs, and the tighter the relationship the Management Committee is. Many of these apartments don't even have lifts and suffer from drainage problems. Newer condos have a variety of modern facilities, technologies and are, well…just spanking new.
So you see, there is really no value difference. Sometimes freehold properties can be cheaper than leasehold ones. The mix is so diverse, no one factor influences the pricing.
You may say that the only difference remaining is the amount that the bank is willing to loan you. This also boils down to your strategy and purpose (and financial standing). Banks have no absolute rule against lending to short lease properties. It is not substantially affected by the status of lease.
What matters to all of us is this: can you sell the property at a higher price when you want to? Can you rent it out? If so, then we ought to turn our concern to the economic conditions of the country and the political stability.
The status of a piece of property being free or leasehold in commonhold properties does not substantially affect a price. What matters is your strategy, your purpose and the state of the economy.
As the famous quote goes: I don't care if it is a black cat, or a white cat… as long as this cat can catch mice, it is a good cat.
The banks do factor in the number of years the lease has. The last 30yrs of the hdb lease will not be loan by the bank. Meaning if the hdb left 40yrs of its lease. The bank will only allow max loan tenure of 10yrs. U can check on this..


This is an up and coming top notch Drone photography/ Construction Company. Using the photo of the Drone I have posted, please make the best logo you can. The name is Schafer Construction, I would like you to add an S and a C within the logo. If it is possible to turn the drone so it looks like it is making a bank turn that would be great! Maybe make it almost like a badge, so a circle around it. Creativity is a plus! also make it more vibrant maybe adding some sort of sparkle, to show the nice photography side of it. I will add more ideas and corrections as I see the entries! Thank you everybody.
I see why are you reacting like this, please don't be so obvious. I'm not copying.
everybody check out the 4 star by asherzz, so far that is our most liked Logo.
I would like everybody to use the photo of the drone I posted with this post, if possible.
any suggestion about the color?
Where did you get the drone sir?
Sir logo name is "Schafer Construction"


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This is a Teapot and lid. It was designed by Luigi Colani and manufactured by Rosenthal Glas Und Porzellan Aktiengesellschaft and made for Studio-Line (Division of Rosenthal). It is dated 1971 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is molded and glazed porcelain. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
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Experience excitement along with Franklin as he prepares for his first day of school, and ride the waves of anxiety he experiences while he waits for the bus when the big day arrives. Franklin shows children that 'this too shall pass'. Go to school with Froggy and Sister Bear for the very first time and experience it from a fresh perspective. Did you notice that every child's first experience seems in many ways different, and somehow similar to others?
These stories boast upbeat language and rhythm along with a humorous look at the preparation and jitters associated with starting school. With colorful pictures to draw kids in and laughter to ease tension, they are great picks for putting everyone at ease.
These are the encouraging, warm-fuzzy books when subtle just isn't quite enough.
The Kissing Hand is a sweet story of a mother Raccoon reassuring her child that has comforted millions suffering with separation anxiety over the past twenty years. Older sibling wisdom gives I Am Too Absolutely Small for School its authenticity while Llama Llama Misses Mama offers the reassurance that parents do return at the end of the day to pick up their children.
Will I Have a Friend addresses a very real concern for kids at this time of year, in particular.
Do you have some favorite stories to recommend? Please share in the comments!
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The Carbon Effects of the Urban Ecological Recreational System Based on Systems Simulation
Hua LI1, Helong TONG2, Xiaoxiang WANG3
1. School of Economics & Management, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai 200136, China;
2. College of foreign languages, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai 201306, China;
3. School of foreign languages, Changzhou College of information Technology, Jiangsu 213164, China
As a major component of urban ecological systems, the urban ecological space is an important carbon pool in the urban carbon circulation. Meanwhile, its special recreational function adds to the complexity of its carbon effects. According to the carbon process and effects of the urban ecological recreational system, the Source-Leakage-Sink-Order (SLSO) framework is proposed as the basis of the four subsystems of the system model. Consisting of 63 parameters, the system dynamics model of urban ecological recreational system is constructed by using VENSIM PLE. Then the urban ecological recreational system in Shanghai under different scenarios is simulated, and the carbon sources and sinks of the system as well as the process of carbon effects such as carbon footprints are analyzed and predicted. Research shows that due to the imbalance of the spatial pattern of ecological recreational space, the carbon sink effects of the system are quite limited. The human carbon source is the main contributor of the system's carbon sources and the carbon footprint deficit is striking. The management ability of ecological recreational space influences the carbon sink potentials of the system. In addition, the maintenance mode of ecological green space plays a non-trivial role in the composition of carbon sources.
Hua LI
Helong TONG
Xiaoxiang WANG
Key words: urban ecological recreational system urban ecological space carbon effects carbon sinks carbon sources
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41301154)
Hua LI,Helong TONG,Xiaoxiang WANG. The Carbon Effects of the Urban Ecological Recreational System Based on Systems Simulation[J]. Journal of Systems Science and Information, 2019, 7(2): 134-147.
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Schizophrenia is a serious, chronic and relapsing mental illness with a worldwide lifetime prevalence of about one per cent. Schizophrenia is characterised by 'positive' symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions and 'negative' symptoms such as emotional numbness and withdrawal. One quarter of those who have experienced an episode of schizophrenia recover and the illness does not recur. Another 25% experience an unremitting illness. Half do have a recurrent illness but with long episodes of considerable recovery from the positive symptoms. The overall cost of the illness to the individual, their carers and the community is considerable.
Antipsychotic medications are classified into typical and atypical drugs. First generation or 'typical' antipsychotic drugs such as chlorpromazine and haloperidol have been the mainstay of treatment, and are effective in reducing the positive symptoms of schizophrenia, but negative symptoms are fairly resistant to treatment. In addition, drug treatments are associated with adverse effects which can often compromise compliance with medication and therefore increase the incidences of relapse.
People who do not respond adequately to antipsychotic medication are sometimes given the 'atypical' antipsychotic drug clozapine, which has been found to be effective for some people with treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Clozapine is also associated with having fewer movement disorders than chlorpromazine, but may induce life-threatening decreases in white blood cells (agranulocytosis). We reviewed the affects of clozapine in people with schizophrenia compared with typical antipsychotic drugs drugs.
This review supports the notion that clozapine is more effective than typical antipsychotic drugs for people with schizophrenia in general, and for those who do not improve on typical antipsychotic drugs in particular. Clozapine is associated with less movement adverse effects than typical antipsychotic drugs, but it may cause serious blood-related adverse effects. White blood cell count monitoring is mandatory for all people taking clozapine. There is a worry, however, that studies are - at the very least - moderately prone to bias favouring clozapine. Better conduct and reporting of trials could greatly have increased our confidence in the results.
Clozapine may be more effective in reducing symptoms of schizophrenia, producing clinically meaningful improvements and postponing relapse, than typical antipsychotic drugs - but data are weak and prone to bias. Participants were more satisfied with clozapine treatment than with typical neuroleptic treatment. The clinical effect of clozapine, however, is, at least in the short-term, not reflected in measures of global functioning such as ability to leave the hospital and maintain an occupation. The short-term benefits of clozapine have to be weighed against the risk of adverse effects. Within the context of trials, the potentially dangerous white blood cell decline seems to be more frequent in children and adolescents and in the elderly than in young adults or people of middle age.
The existing trials have largely neglected to assess the views of participants and their families on clozapine. More community-based long-term randomised trials are needed to evaluate the efficacy of clozapine on global and social functioning as trials in special groups such as people with learning disabilities.
Long-term drug treatment of schizophrenia with typical antipsychotic drugs has limitations: 25 to 33% of sufferers have illnesses that are treatment resistant. Clozapine is an antipsychotic drug, which is claimed to have superior efficacy and to cause fewer motor adverse effects than typical drugs for people with treatment-resistant illnesses. Clozapine carries a significant risk of serious blood disorders, which necessitates mandatory weekly blood monitoring at least during the first months of treatment.
To evaluate the effects of clozapine compared with typical antipsychotic drugs in people with schizophrenia.
For the current update of this review (November 2008) we searched the Cochrane Schizophrenia Group Trials Register.
All relevant randomised controlled trials (RCTs).
We extracted data independently. For dichotomous data we calculated relative risks (RR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI) on an intention-to-treat basis, based on a fixed-effect model. We calculated numbers needed to treat/harm (NNT/NNH) where appropriate. For continuous data, we calculated weighted mean differences (WMD) again based on a fixed-effect model.
We have included 52 trials (4746 participants) in this review. Forty-four of the included studies are less than 13 weeks in duration, and, overall, trials were at a significant risk of bias. We found no significant difference in the effects of clozapine and typical neuroleptic drugs for broad outcomes such as mortality, ability to work or suitability for discharge at the end of the study. Clinical improvements were seen more frequently in those taking clozapine (n=1119, 14 RCTs, RR 0.72 CI 0.7 to 0.8, NNT 6 CI 5 to 8). Also, participants given clozapine had fewer relapses than those on typical antipsychotic drugs (n=1303, RR 0.62 CI 0.5 to 0.8, NNT 21 CI 15 to 49). BPRS scores showed a greater reduction of symptoms in clozapine-treated participants, (n=1205, 17 RCTs, WMD -3.79 CI -4.9 to -2.7), although the data were heterogeneous (I2=69%). Short-term data from the SANS negative symptom scores favoured clozapine (n=196, 6 RCTs, WMD -7.21 CI -8.9 to -5.6). We found clozapine to be more acceptable in long-term treatment than conventional antipsychotic drugs (n=982, 6 RCTs, RR 0.60 CI 0.5 to 0.7, NNT 15 CI 12 to 20). Blood problems occurred more frequently in participants receiving clozapine (3.2%) compared with those given typical antipsychotic drugs (0%) (n=1031, 13 RCTs, RR 7.09 CI 2.0 to 25.6). Clozapine participants experienced more drowsiness, hypersalivation or temperature increase, than those given conventional neuroleptics. However, those receiving clozapine experienced fewer motor adverse effects (n=1495, 19 RCTs, RR 0.57 CI 0.5 to 0.7, NNT 5 CI 4 to 6).
The clinical effects of clozapine were more pronounced in participants resistant to typical neuroleptics in terms of clinical improvement (n=370, 4 RCTs, RR 0.71 CI 0.6 to 0.8, NNT 4 CI 3 to 6) and symptom reduction. Thirty-four per cent of treatment-resistant participants had a clinical improvement with clozapine treatment.


The 11-acre project meant to replace the Greater Hi-Lands Shopping Center has been dropped by the company involved, according to city staff.
The Solera Project, which would include 670 residential units including town homes, a commercial space, daycare and two public streets, no longer has a developer after Quadrant Homes dropped the project. Meanwhile, the shopping center stands vacant unless a new company takes interest or the current property owner makes changes.
If not, the shopping center might instead sit as a blight for the Sunset area. It might also hurt other property redevelopment in Sunset, city councilmember Randy Corman said. Renton has made substantial investments in the area with utilities, sewers and water in preparation of this project.
"This shopping center has been ground zero of the Highland redevelopments for probably 20 years at least," Corman said.
The loss of the Solera Project came as a shock to Corman at the March 18 Committee of the Whole meeting. He said at the meeting he didn't want to end up losing everyone's favorite Thai restaurant to just sit with a dilapidated shopping center for a length of time.
Corman later said he spoke with city administrator Chip Vincent afterwards who reassured him others might be interested in developing the project.
The entitlement of the site, approved by the hearing examiner, is good for five years for another company to purchase from Quadrant, Renton Senior Planner Matt Herrera said. Since that remains, Herrera said it's not all doom and gloom. And the project could possibly be split by different companies as well.
However, if developers wish to change the project they will need to submit a new application, he said.
An interested party would also need to buy the property. The owner of the Greater Hi-Lands Shopping Center had not yet sold the site to Quadrant.
The city was unhappy when the owner chose to evict tenants, including a longstanding barber shop, before the deal had even been completed, Herrera said. He said the city didn't have any control over the owner's choice, but it wasn't ideal.
"They hadn't sold the property yet and were already evicting tenants. And then this happens," Herrera said.
Corman also said he was disappointed, and doesn't understand what led the eviction to happen so early.
Jennifer Bell, managing agent for Great Hi-Lands property with JSH Properties, said she was unable to comment.
Quadrant knew there was likely contamination on the site, from an old dry cleaner that had been closed for years. Herrera said he assumes Quadrant realized the cost was more than they initially thought to clean it up.
In addition to this, Quadrant lost it's mixed-use construction partner, meant to construct the day care and commercial space buildings.
Quadrant's Vice President for Land Acquisition Pete Nichols said they were unable to discuss why they left the project, but did say the cleanup costs for the laundry had been accounted for.
Since Quadrant is a home developer, they weren't able to move forward on the town home-portion of the project until the mixed-use building was started, as a condition of approval by the Hearing Examiner in the purchase of sale agreement.
That condition would remain in place for any company that decides to takeover the project, Herrera said.
In land-use documents, the city and Quadrant had just renegotiated the original condition on Jan. 30 to construct the mixed-use building first, after the hearing examiner found the city didn't have that authority. Instead, the condition is that the mixed-use building must have permits paid first before town home construction begins.
As a resident in the area, Corman said it's important there's a shopping and retail component in this project.
It's unfortunate after all the efforts and negotiation that went in with the city and Quadrant for over a year, Herrera said.
It was a huge shock for Herrera, after the time and work went into this, that they dropped out. He said he felt they had a good working relationship.
"In my experience, it doesn't happen very often where applicants walk away after getting their entitlements," Herrera said.
Nichols said Quadrant also had a positive experience with the city, and that Solera will be a great project for the Sunset neighborhood. Again, he said Quadrant was unable to comment on the internal decision to leave the project.
Construction hadn't yet started, it was anticipated for early next year. It's still possible, if a company were to quickly swoop in, to start construction in 2020.
Herrera said the code allows very minor modifications, but a new developer can't do anything major like changing the density or move around buildings. Because of this, Herrera said he's not concerned the project could drastically change.
The construction permits for this project are several million dollars and the chances of someone walking away after investing that money are slight, Herrera said.
"If things are going to fall apart, it's going to happen during the entitlement period before construction starts," Herrera said.
The Solera Project was currently in that period.
For now, responsibility for the empty shopping center rests with the current owner, Herrera said. A representative for the property was unable to comment on if they will be doing anything with the shopping center in the interim.
Corman said it's really important something happens quickly with the center. It might even be best for the current owner to tear down the shopping center, he suggested.
While they can probably handle six to 12 months, Corman said if it looks to be two years of an empty shopping center council will probably look into that.
The Renton Reporter previously covered the details of the Solera Project and the eviction of one of the tenants of the Hi-Lands Shopping Center.
A vacant coffee stand sits among what was the Greater Hi-Lands Shopping Center. Quadrant Homes, the developer set to build on the property, recently backed out of the project. Photo by Haley Ausbun.
Small, portable housing units are being explored by the county to address homelessness.
The council voted 5-2 approving the Solid Waste plan, with two councilmembers absent.
Majority of the spending is leftover expenses from 2018. A city fee schedule change will also impact park shelter costs and building permit costs.


Enjoy a 7-day adventure experience from the wild tropical river with warm water of Pacuare, rated one of the top rivers in the world, rainforest and adventure; follow by the exuberant Arenal Volcano area with the best canyoning of the area, including rappel, rock climbing and the monkey drop. And to finish the adventure, an ocean and snorkelling kayak challenging yet gratifying ocean paddling in the Pacific Ocean.
Once you have passed immigration and customs and exited the airport doors, you will meet one of our travel representatives with a sign reading your name. Overnight at Presidente Hotel or similar.
There are 4 rappels, 3 waterfalls and 1 canyon wall, ranging in height from 50 meters (130ft) to 20 meters (45ft); all are guaranteed to get your blood moving. Overnight at Arenal Manoa Hotel or similar.
Day 4: Shuttle transfer from Arenal to Manuel Antonio area.
At a time TBD check out of the hotel and take the shuttle transfer to start the 5 ½ hour transfer to Manuel Antonio. Overnight at San Bada Hotel or similar.
Indulge yourselves at a rare jewel of a beach – a hidden Manuel Antonio treasure at Biezans Bay – for a refreshing swim and delicious local snacks.Overnight at San Bada Hotel or similar.
(Breakfast included) Overnight at San Bada Hotel or similar.
This day you will be picked up at your hotel for a transfer to the Juan Santamaria International Airport.
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DecemberDec 14, 1503
Jul 2, 1566 (age 62)
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French poet, apothecary, and self-proclaimed prophet who began publishing his predictions in 1555. His quatrains, whether truly prophetic or misinterpreted to be so, have attained a cult following through the centuries.
He studied for his baccalaureate at the University of Avignon when he was 15, but was forced to leave when the university closed down due to an outbreak of the plague. He later worked as an apothecary and studied medicine briefly at the University of Montpellier before being expelled from the school.
Although mainstream media has claimed that he has predicted major historical events, historians argue that his apparent accuracy is due to poor translation and misinterpretation.
He was one of nine children born to notary Jaume de Nostredame. Nostradamus was later married to a woman who may have been Henriette d'Encausse, and both she and the couple's children died from the black death in 1534.
His views on the imminent end of the world influenced Christopher Columbus to write a similar prophetic collection.
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DAISY staat voor Digital Accessible Information System en is een internationale standaard voor digitale audioboeken. Het doel van DAISY is om meer informatie toegankelijk te maken voor personen met een leeshandicap, zoals slechtzienden en mensen met dyslexie. DAISY is een formaat voor gestructureerde audioboeken; het geluid kan als een audiobestand opgeslagen worden of met spraaksynthese geproduceerd worden. De structuur in het audioboek stelt de gebruiker in staat om in het boek te navigeren. De DAISY-standaard wordt onderhouden door het DAISY Consortium en is sinds 2002 een officiële standaard in de Verenigde Staten.

Boeken in het DAISY-formaat worden meestal afgespeeld op aparte DAISY-spelers, waarin een cd of een geheugenkaart kan worden gestopt. Ook kan er software op een computer worden geïnstalleerd om DAISY-bestanden af te spelen. Daarnaast bestaan er DAISY-apps voor smartphones en tablets, zodat het ook mogelijk is om DAISY-bestanden hierop af te spelen. Op deze manier kunnen DAISY-bestanden op elke mogelijke locatie worden beluisterd.

Ontstaan en doel
Het DAISY-project ontstond uit ontevredenheid met het systeem van de Zweedse bibliotheek voor audioboeken en braille, TPB: voor gevorderde gebruikers was het lezen van traditionele audioboeken te tijdrovend. TPB zocht overheidsgeld om een digitaal alternatief te ontwikkelen. Dit leidde tot een eerste prototype in 1994.

TPB contacteerde andere organisaties en bibliotheken voor audioboeken om samen een consortium te vormen dat bibliotheken voor audioboeken kon helpen overschakelen op digitale audioboeken. Dit leidde tot de oprichting van het DAISY Consortium in mei 1996.

DAISY-formaat
Het DAISY-consortium onderscheidt drie soorten digitale audioboeken:
 Audio met NCX, dat wil zeggen audioboek met structuur. NCX is een bestand met alle punten waar de gebruiker naartoe kan springen. Dit type kan ook een XML-bestand bevatten met de structuur van het boek en links naar bepaalde functies zoals gesproken voetnoten.
 Audio met volledige tekst. Dit is de meest volledige vorm: dit type bevat naast de audio ook een XML-bestand met de structuur en de volledige tekst, en geluid is gesynchroniseerd met de tekst.
 Tekst zonder audio. Dit type bevat een XML-bestand met de structuur en de volledige tekst van het boek, maar geen audio. Het boek kan gelezen worden met spraaksynthese en/of een brailleregel.

Sinds 2002 is DAISY een officiële standaard in de Verenigde Staten, als ANSI/NISO Z39.86-2005 (na een herziening in 2005). De recentste versie is DAISY 3 uit 2008. Hierin werd onder andere ondersteuning voor wiskunde en gedichten toegevoegd.

Productie en gebruik
In Vlaanderen wordt DAISY gebruikt door Kamelego voor de productie van de Audiokrant, de gesproken versie van De Standaard, "Het Laatste Nieuws", "De Tijd", "De Morgen", "Belang van Limburg",  "Gazet van Antwerpen"
en Het Nieuwsblad.
In Nederland wordt DAISY gebruikt door Dedicon voor de productie van educatieve materialen voor het basisonderwijs, voortgezet en hoger onderwijs. Ook worden er algemene lectuur boeken in gesproken vorm geproduceerd en kranten en tijdschriften.

Het DAISY-consortium stelt zelf de zogenaamde DAISY Pipeline ter beschikking, een open bron-conversiehulpmiddel voor de productie van DAISY-boeken.

Er bestaan ook software-uitbreidingen waarmee men tekstdocumenten in courante kantoorsoftware kan omzetten naar DAISY:
 Microsoft en Sonata Software produceerden een Save as DAISY-uitbreiding voor Microsoft Word om Office Open XML-tekstdocumenten te converteren naar DAISY XML.
 Odt2DAISY is een uitbreiding voor OpenOffice.org waarmee men OpenDocument Text naar DAISY XML of Full DAISY (met zowel XML als audio) kan omzetten.

Het Deense RoboBraille biedt automatische conversie van allerlei bestandsformaten naar onder meer DAISY-formaat.

Zie ook
 RoboBraille
 LuisterBieb-app

Externe links
 Website van het DAISY Consortium
 DAISY Consortium: Techical Specifications

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Chief Keef feat. Pusha T, Kanye West, Big Sean, & Jadakiss – "I Don't Like (Remix)"
B-Easy May 1, 2012
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Jadakiss – Consignment [Mixtape]
B-Easy April 27, 2012
Kiss cosigns...
Trae Tha Truth feat. Big K.R.I.T., Jadakiss, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, B.o.B, Tyga, Gudda Gudda, Bun B, & Mark Morrison – "I'm On 2.0"
B-Easy February 3, 2012
It's on again....
Young Jeezy feat. Fabolous & Jadakiss – "OJ" [Video]
Somebody call Cochran...
Young Jeezy feat. Fabolous & Jadakiss – "OJ"
B-Easy December 8, 2011
Orenthal James Simpson is in the building. ...
Wale feat. Rick Ross & Jadakiss – "600 Benz" [Video]
B-Easy June 13, 2011
M-M-M-M-M-Maybach Music drops another video for another track off Self Made Vol. 1. You didn't know? Ross gets that work off his face....
The Numbers Game: Maybach Music Is #5 + Gaga Does A Million
B-Easy June 1, 2011
Hip-Hop/R&B Album Sales for the week of 5/24/2011: Gaga sells well, Maybach Music debuts, & Kiss gets some Love....
What I Missed While I Was Away…
B-Easy May 30, 2011
After months in hiding, B-Easy reappears and tries to play catch up....
DJ Khaled feat. Ludacris, T-Pain, Busta Rhymes, Mavado, Twista, Birdman, Ace Hood, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Bun B, Game, & Waka Flocka – "Welcome To My Hood (remix)"
Khaled grabs every rapper he can for the remix....
Rick Ross feat. T.I., Jadakiss, & Erykah Badu – "Maybach Music III"
B-Easy July 6, 2010
You know how a song comes on and it immediately puts a frown on your face on how good the beat is? This song does that to your face. You can say a lot about...
Jadakiss – The Champ Is Here Pt. 3 [Mixtape]
I don't know what the hold up was yesterday, but Jadakiss, DJ Green Lantern, & DJ Drama finally dropped The Champ Is Here Pt. 3 mixtape. The line up is ...
A Breakdown Of "Banned From TV"
B-Easy January 14, 2010
There are a few songs out there that get immediate reactions from me. Some songs that fall under this category: Outkast's"Git Up, Git Out", Biggie's "Kick I...
Song of the Week: Jadakiss feat. Allen Iverson – "A6"
It's look like Allen Iverson is headed back to the 76ers. Even though I wanted him to land in Cleveland with LeBron and Shaq and a better chance at a ring (...
Raekwon – "Baggin' Crack" x "Broken Safety" (feat. Jadakiss & Styles P)
B-Easy September 1, 2009
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D-Block – No Security [Review]
King Jerm June 11, 2009
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Song of the Week: Jadakiss feat. DMX – "Uh Hunh"
You guys know King Jerm stay bumping some other shit, and this week's installment of Song of the Week is no different. Don't get mad at me if the music toda...
The Best 30 Rappers Over 30
A few Tuesday's ago (May, 19th to be exact) we saw album releases from Busta Rhymes, Method Man/Redman, & of course, Eminem. This was so far the biggest...
The Numbers Game: Jadakiss Is #3
Sometimes I don't mind being wrong. This is especially true when talking about The Last Kiss' first week sales. I would have bet money that Jadakiss' third ...
Jadakiss – The Last Kiss [Review]
Saule Wright April 8, 2009
It's Jadakiss. I don't need to give you a big build up to this review. A lot of folks have Jada in their top 10 lists and about the same amount of folks put h...
Jadakiss – Kiss My Ass: The Champ Is Here Pt. 2 [Mixtape]
While King Jerm may think I don't appreciate Jadakiss' talent, I've always been a big Kiss fan (And I don't mean Gene Simmons either). One album I have been...
Song of the Week: Jadakiss feat. Styles P – "We Gonna Make It"
King Jerm February 11, 2009
How time flies? It seems like yesterday the Ruff Ryders were a powerhouse in Hip-Hop, with the downfall of DMX, the accident of Dee (founder of Ruff Ryders)...
Song of the Week: The Alchemist – "Hold You Down"
King Jerm November 12, 2008
One of the most known unknown producers in the game has dropped a few gems in his day. The Alchemist has a story to tell that has rap beef, robberies, and beat...
BET Hip Hop Awards 2008: The Cypher 1, 2, & 3
B-Easy October 24, 2008
I know the talk of Hip-Hop was last night's 3rd BET Hip Hop Awards, but to be real with you, I missed it. Yep, I totally forgot about it and had to watch mo...
Maino feat. Swizz Beatz, Jadakiss, Fabolous, T.I., & Plies – "Hi Hater" (remix)
King Jerm August 1, 2008
You know we don't like looking like other sites out there, but sometime we feel obligated to "break" new songs when they hit the web. So whenever it's somethin...
Song of the Week: Joell Ortiz feat. Jadakiss & Saigon – "Hip Hop (remix)"
King Jerm May 7, 2008
Keeping up with the theme of the day, I decided to make Song of the Week "Hip-Hop" (remix) by Joell Ortiz, featuring Jadakiss and Saigon. I have to be hones...


As one who can play music with either hand, Bill Gilbert uses the left to play the fiddle. He's been a fan since he was only wee as his father played country swing fiddle. When his dad was playing for dances, young Bill would sleep behind the amps on a pallet. He started his musical affinity on guitar, playing with right hand, by age seven. Occasionally he would get the chance to sit in with his father's band and it wasn't long before he gravitated toward the fiddle. He practiced on the sly until one day he played a full tune for his father, who was not only surprised to hear it but also to see it, as Bill was playing with his left hand. His parents quickly went out to purchase his first fiddle for him and welcome him to the family's musical tradition.
Bill formed his first band with a friend by the age of thirteen, playing at community dances and musicals through his years in high school. Once he moved on to attend college at Tarleton, played with the Sunset Playboys and at Texas A&M, he played with the Aggie Ramblers. He graduated in 1958 and returned to his home on the ranch in Millsap, Texas. Married and raising a family, the fiddle took a back seat to daily life and Bill didn't pick it up for many years.
It wasn't until he took upon the role of teaching science at a local school in 1964 where he ran into a fellow enthusiast that his interest was reignited in playing fiddle. He and B.F. Chestnut started getting together to jam, he on fiddle, Chestnut on guitar, and they quickly moved forward into attending contests. Bill wanted to learn a certain style of fiddling and asked Norman Solomon to record some tunes for him to practice. He sat in and listened, excited to get away with the tape and start practicing. Bill was so eager, in fact, that he left the tape on top of his car and drove off without realizing it. When he did catch on and circle back to find the lost tape, he had to spend many hours patiently rewinding it before he could get to practice. Another example of haste making waste! Bill has played often with Norman since that time but no one is sure if he shared his secret about the tape.
Bill perfected some of the tunes that he wanted to learn and as time went on, began to play at more and more contests across the state, meeting and becoming friends with numerous other fiddlers. They've all helped each other along the way, teaching songs, laughing and practicing. They all stand as loyal supporters of the Texas fiddling style. The world of fiddling has many stories of those that have risen to help another out and had a great deal of fun and success along the way. It is what they stand for and Bill is one that recognizes that the relationships that are built in the world of fiddling are just as important as the music.


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Q: Correlation Matrix Not Squared I'm working with a Pandas DataFrame and I want to compute the correlation between two columns and all the others, does anyone know how can I do it? I think it should be pretty easy but I'm stuck up.
For instance, I got this:
df1 = pd.DataFrame({"A":[1, 5, 7, 8],
                    "B":[5, 8, 4, 3],
                    "C":[10, 4, 9, 3],
                    "D":[10, 4, 9, 3],
                    "E":[10, 4, 9, 3],
                    "F":[10, 4, 9, 3]})

And I want to get the Correlation Matrix, or the correlation factors, between E, F and all the other columns. How can I do it? I've tried with pandas.corrwith() but the DataFrames must have the same shape, which doesn't happen in this case.
Thank you so much!

A: You're looking for corr():
corrMatrix = df1.corr()

print(corrMatrix)
          A         B         C         D         E         F
A  1.000000 -0.398756 -0.597881 -0.597881 -0.597881 -0.597881
B -0.398756  1.000000 -0.131812 -0.131812 -0.131812 -0.131812
C -0.597881 -0.131812  1.000000  1.000000  1.000000  1.000000
D -0.597881 -0.131812  1.000000  1.000000  1.000000  1.000000
E -0.597881 -0.131812  1.000000  1.000000  1.000000  1.000000
F -0.597881 -0.131812  1.000000  1.000000  1.000000  1.000000

# Or with corrwith():

df1.corrwith(df1['E'])

A   -0.597881
B   -0.131812
C    1.000000
D    1.000000
E    1.000000
F    1.000000
dtype: float64

A: I think you need to do:
df1 = pd.DataFrame({"A":[1, 5, 7, 8],
                    "B":[5, 8, 4, 3],
                    "C":[10, 4, 9, 3],
                    "D":[10, 4, 9, 3],
                    "E":[10, 4, 9, 3],
                    "F":[10, 4, 9, 3]})

df1.corrwith(df1['E'])
Out[99]:
A   -0.597881
B   -0.131812
C    1.000000
D    1.000000
E    1.000000
F    1.000000
dtype: float64

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Can you stand that little bambino? I had to show you him/her cuteness.
When I saw the yellow flecks of Berroco's Remix, it just screamed fall leaves, don't you think?
Truly, the cutest, fastest knit in the world. The stem tucks into the loop in the middle right when you want to wrap the baby as in the photo.
Two strands of Remix yielded 2.85 stitches per inch instead of 2.31 stitches, so I added three more increase rows to Section two so the blanket stayed 26" wide. Then I just decreased those extra stitches in Section 4 to 35 stitches and finished the blanket as written.
I also knit a Bubbles Bath Mitt, one of my super quick designs with a thick cotton yarn, Fantasy Naturale from Plymouth Yarn. One hank will make two bath mitts.
Starting at one cuff, it is knit in one long strip. It is then folded in half and single crochet seams it all the way around. This one also works up quickly and I've heard from many happy mamas how much their kiddos like them.
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Officers in protective gear speak to an elderly man who fled quarantine in an attempt to reach Shenzhen. South China Morning Post
By Clifford Lo
An 81-year-old man ordered to stay at home after returning to the city from mainland China became the latest Hongkonger to flee quarantine on Tuesday, only to be intercepted hours later on a double-decker bus headed towards Shenzhen.
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WARWICKSHIRE RING FROM TAMWORTH
Route Info | Boats | Map overview of route | Cruising Notes | Maps & Guides | Links | Pub Guide
You can do this route from :
Glascote Basin Boatyard.
Glascote Basin Boatyard
Despite the almost constant proximity of conurbation and industry, the Warwickshire Ring manages to carve a surprisingly rural route through manicured fields and ancient meadows for much of its length.
It gives visitors a glimpse into the heart of England , with villages, towns, tunnels, and plenty of locks including the Stairway to Heaven
It passes interesting towns like Warwick and its Medieval castle and Britains 2nd biggest city at Birmingham, along with tiny canal settlements and rural landscapes.
It is such a varied cruise that visitors will enjoy each day which brings a different experience.
Route Facts & Figures
Recommended Holiday
Duration : 7 nights.
Total Cruising Days : 8.00
(Partial or full days)
Total Cruising Time : 52.50 hours
Total Distance : 99.00 miles
Number of Locks : 93
Number of Tunnels : 4
Number of Aqueducts : 0
Read the Cruising Notes
Read our cruising notes to help you plan your canal boat holiday
Read our cruising notes.
Download the Cruising Notes
We also have the cruising notes available for download in PDF (acrobat Reader)
Download our cruising notes.
Cruising Notes
Step back through 900 years of history with a visit to Tamworth Castle. Uncover the secrets held within the chambers and hallways of this unique building and get a real sense of how the Saxons, Normans, Tudors and Victorians lived.
If you wish to start your holiday off with an adventure, how about walking to the Snow Dome which is only about 10 minutes from the marina. All weather skiing and snowboarding centre with kit rental, an ice rink, swimming pool and gym. It is open until late every night.
You start off from your mooring in the Glascote marina and cruise eastwards , turning left out of the Marina along the Coventry canal.
You pass through Tamworth for a couple of miles, and then you are out in the country passing the ruins of Alvecote Priory through the trees, with Pooley Field Nature reserve on your left.
Polesworth is the first village of note, having stores, takeaways, fish and chip shop, off licence and pubs, etc, and spans the canal. It is 1.5 hours to here and a good place to stop for the night.
Cruising through more predominantly open countryside, you will soon reach Atherstone Bottom Lock No. 11. Atherstone is a small town with plenty of pubs, for instance, Market Tavern, The Black Swan and The Kings Head. This flight of 11 locks is interspersed at first and once you are into the town the locks become closer together , but the flight is in very pleasant surroundings. To the south of bridge 41 is a useful stores.
Mancetter, another small village, is to the left of the canal about .5 mile east of bridge 36.
Continue south, through the quarry belt towards Nuneaton. En route is a pub at Hartshill called The Anchor Inn.
Cruise through Nuneaton until you reach Marston Junction, then continue south do not turn left aong the Ashby canal, with the suburbs of Bedworth to your right.
Another junction is soon reached, Hawkesbury Junction, where the Coventry canal continues its journey to Coventry but you will be turning sharp left along the Oxford canal and the through stop lock where the water depth changes by about 4 inches!
It is a lovely place to moor for the night , and you have cruised for 8.5 hours.
At Hawkesbury Junction you will see many traditional boats, an fine engine house and useful facilities. To the east of the Junction you can see Hawkesbury Hall, now a private house.
There is a pub at the Junction, called The Greyhound, a traditional canalside pub, dating from the 1800's, which serves food and real ales. There is a garden and mooring here, and children are welcome.
From Hawkesbury Junction, you will now be heading towards, Bridge No. 84, which is 20 miles away.
Firstly when you leave the moorings, you will go under the M6 Motorway Bridge, then turn right onto the Oxford Canal.
On this stretch of canal, the Motorway runs alongside, to your right, until you reach bridges 7 and 9, where the canal veers off to the left. However, at M69 Motorway Bridge No. 13A, you will again go under the Motorway, on your way to Ansty.
Other than the distant noise of the Motorway, the landscape is pretty remote, with just the odd farm here and there.
Ansty is a small picturesque village that grew up next to the canal. Ansty Hall is a popular location for weddings and other events, and is dated 1678. There is a pub in the village, called The Rose and Castle, serving food and real ales. Children are welcome, and there is a large play area in the canalside garden. Moorings and water are also available there.
Moving on, through a couple of small aqueducts, rolling fields flanking the canal, you will again pass under the M6.
Soon you will reach Stretton Stop, with the Stretton Wharf to the left. Stretton Stop was formerly a place at which tolls were taken. The scene here today is invariably busy and colourful. Boaters should take care not to collide with the foot swing bridge which links the towpath side with the boatbuilding sheds on the opposite bank.
If you want to, you can moor up here and make your way into Brinklow, a pre-industrial village, with a motte and bailey mound alongside the C15th Church of St John. There are a good selection of pubs here – The White Lion, a traditional coaching inn, children and dogs welcome; The Bulls Head, a family pub; The Raven, also family-friendly – to name just three.
Cruising on through pretty farmland, you will soon pass All Oaks Wood to your right. There are moorings here if you want to go exploring.
A little further, and to your left, you will see a quiet little village called Harborough Magna.
Very shortly, you will approach Newbold Tunnel, which is 250 yards long, and as you emerge from it, you will be in Newbold-on-Avon, on the outskirts of Rugby. Moorings at Newbold Tunnel make a pleasant stop, the Barley Mow is by Bridge 50.
There is a shop, PO & fish & chip shop in Newbold, nearby is the Newbold Quarry Park, now a nature reserve. The Newbold Tunnel is 250 yds long and was built during the shortening of the Oxford Canal in the 1820's. Don't miss Newbold Quarry Park- a nature reserve beside the canal on the site of an old limestone quarry. There are 14 day moorings nearby.
If you want to moor up and take a look around Rugby, there is much to see, including The Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum and The Rugby Art Gallery and Museum. You can moor thoughout the Rugby area, at Ansty, Brinklow, Newbold, Brownsover, and Hillmorton.
As you cruise on, you will notice that to the left is mostly open countryside, whilst to the left it becomes more built up again as you approach Hilmorton.
By Hilmorton Visitor Moorings alongside the canal is a pub called The Old Royal Oak (by Bridge No. 73, with its own moorings), serving food all day, real ale and has a children's room and play area. Also nearby, is Canalchef Cafe, a licensed cafe with a beer garden.
It is 7.25 hours to here so a good place to moor for the night.
Between Rugby & Braunston the Oxford Canal hops from County to County, as it goes backwards & forwards between Warwickshire and Northamptonshire. it runs through wide open country, it is an ancient landscape and by Bridge 87 medieval ridge and furrow field patterns are in evidence.
The canal takes its time travelling between Rugby & Hillmorton, passing through fields and reed beds.
Cruising through a largely isolated and quiet stretch of canal, with fields flanking the canal, the peace will be temporarily shattered by the noise of the M45 at Barby, as it crosses the canal.
Then a wide curve to the right around Barby Hill, onto a straight stretch of tranquility as you approach Willoughby, a small village to the right of the canal.
A little further on, and you will reach Braunston, and Braunston Turn, the junction of the Grand Union, Oxford and Grand Junction Canals.
Braunston is set up on a hill to the north of the canal, and is a popular canal centre. The village has houses of all periods, and is predominantly one long main street.
Just beside Braunston Marina, is a cafe in a narrowboat, called *The Gongoozler's Rest, serving breakfasts, sandwiches and more. There are also a selection of pubs, including The Wheatsheaf, The Old Plough and The Boathouse.
Braunston itself is an important canalside village, set up on a hill to the north of the Canal, at the junction with the Grand Union canal.
There is a historic canal wharf here. The Old working boats have now gone, but you can wander around and see new boats being built, old ones restored and a regular stream of traffic up and down the locks beyond the marina.
By Bridge 91 is the Mill House pub .
At Braunston Turn, you need to bear right, onto the Grand Union Canal (Oxford Canal Section).
The canal meanders through quiet, rural countryside, as you make your way towards, Napton Junction. En route, you will pass Flecknoe, off to the left and then Lower Shuckborough, also on the left. This is a tiny village, worth mooring up for if you want to stretch your legs for a bit with its picturesque victorian church.
At Napton Junction, you need to bear right, onto the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Napton Canal), passing Napton Reservoirs and the marina above, home to Calcutt Boats.
At Napton Junction the Oxford canal sets off on its long winding course to the Thames, whilst we follow The Grand Union which strikes off north towards Birmingham.
Napton is a hilltop village about 15 mins walk from the Canal, with 3 pubs and well stocked PO stores. There are useful bus links to Leamington Spa.
From the Junction, you can clearly see the windmill on top of Napton Hill.
The rolling countryside continues on through Stockton Locks you will notice the remains of the old narrow locks, besides the newer wide ones.
Around here there is a change in the landscape,with the hills coming much closer to the Canal, broken by old quarries and thick woods along the south bank. The quarries produced blue lias, a local stone, huge fossils have been found here dating from the Jurassic period.
A canalside pub is the Blue Lias Inn by bridge 23 at the top of the flight of locks.
Long Itchington is just to the left of the canal about half a mile, where there are plenty of pubs to choose from, including The Two Boats Inn, The Duck on the Pond and The Harvester. All serve food and real ales, and all welcome children.
Moor here for the night it is 8 hours to here.
Fields and distant hills flank the canal as you make your way to the Bascote Locks, which descend towards Warwick.
The two top locks at Bascote form a staircase, and are besides a pretty toll house.
Once through the locks, you will once again be in wooded countryside, then descending through Fosse Locks.
There is a pretty wooded cutting as you pass through Radford Semele, a suburb of Royal Leamington Spa.
Soon you will be cruising through Leamington, where halfway through the town, the canal enters a cutting, hiding it from the road and railway.
If you want to have a look around Leamington, there are numerous places to moor. The Fusilier, The Lock, Dock and Barrell and The Grand Union, are among several pubs within walking distance of the canal.
Leamington Spa is a prosperous Regency Spa town, with a great choice of individual shops and high street stores. Don't miss Jephson Gardens- formal town centre gardens with a new £3 million lakeside pavilion containing a temperate House explaining plant evolution from 500 million years ago to the present day. There are 48 hour moorings at Clements Street & Emscote Rd.,
Cruising onwards, out of Leamington, you will cross the River Avon via an aqueduct at Emscote, into the suburbs of Warwick.
The best place to moor if you want to go into Warwick, is by Bridge 49. It is then about a half hour walk. Another good place is from the Saltisford Canal Centre.
Warwick has plenty to offer. Don't miss Warwick Castle with its Kingmaker exhibition, which uses wax sculpture, sounds and smells to recreate the preparations for a battle in 1471, as well as the dungeons, ghost tower and sumptious state rooms.
Also Market Hall Museum; Lord Leycester Hospital – C14th timber framed buildings, incorporating the Chapel of St James, the Great Hall and a galleried courtyard, also housing The Museum of the Queen's Own Hussars.
After Cape Locks, the canal swings round to the left, towards Budbrooke Junction, with the Saltisford Arm branching to the left.
Near to Cape Locks is a canalside pub called The Cape of Good Hope, whose speciality is fish dishes. There is lockside seating, and children are welcome.
From Cape Locks you will soon be at Budbrooke Junction.
Bear right (left is the Saltisford Arm, which is a dead end), and continue towards Hatton Locks also called The Stairway to Heaven'.
You will see the paddle gear and gates stretching up the hill in the distance.
As you climb the flight, a total rise of 142 feet, look back and you will see the spires of Warwick in the distance. Hatton Locks Cafe is between locks 45 and 46, a welcome break. At the top of the flight the canal passes through wooden hills, concealing the village and Hatton Park.
Moor for the night here as it is 9.75 hours to here.
South of Bridge 55 is Hatton Country World, a family-friendly craft and antique centre with farm village, 25 individual shops and a choice of places to eat. (www.hattonworld.com)
There are 48 hour moorings at Hatton Top Lock.
A wooded cutting then takes you to Shrewley Tunnel. Shrewley Tunnel is 433 yards long. Two 7ft boats can pass each other, please keep right.
Shrewley itself has a local shop and is best approached from the north western end of the Tunnel.
Hills surround the canal once you're through the Tunnel. To the left, you may hear the roar of traffic on the M40. The canal winds its way along to Turner's Green, where a beautiful old beamed house stands alongside the canal.
From Bridge 62 you can reach Rowington and The Cock Horse pub, or the Tom O'The Wood.
East of Bridges 64 and 65 is Baddesley Clinton Hall, a medieval manorhouse.
At Kingswood Junction, keep right or straight on staying on the Grand Union Canal.
2 miles west of Bridge 66 is Packwood House, a National trust 16th century manorhouse. Events are staged here throughout the summer.
Near Black Boy Bridge No. 69, is a pub called The Black Boy, a traditional family-friendly pub with a canalside garden and children's play area. Real ale and good food are available lunch and evenings. A little further, at Kings Arms Bridge No. 70, is another pub, called The
Soon you reach Knowle Locks, a rise of 42ft, cruising through green and hilly countryside.
The village of Knowle is set back from the canal, on the left. It has maintained its village status, despite its close proximity to Birmingham. The one pub in the village is a Toby Carvery, called The Wilsons Arms. Children are welcome and there is outside seating.
You will soon pass under the M42 and cross the River Blythe, via a small aqueduct. Between Knowle and Bordesley Junction the canal is quite shallow, so take care not to get grounded.
Soon, you will reach the outskirts of Birmingham, via Solihull. The last village before Solihull is Catherine de Barnes, a small village with a shop, post office and pub, called The Boat Inn, a friendly pub offering real ale and bar meals. Children are welcome, and there is a garden.
As you cruise further into Birmingham, the wooded cutting ends and housing estates and disused buildings prevail.
Leaving Solihull, there is a cafe between bridges 87 and 88, called The Barge Stop, with a restaurant and bar, and canalside seats.
A little further and you will reach Camp Hill Locks, another rise of 41ft 8", then Bordesley Junction where you bear right and continue on to Salford Junction and through Garrison Locks.
Just before Salford junction is Star City, you can moor here for the night as there are good pontoon moorings and CCTV at Star City.
Star City is one of the UK's largest leisure destinations - a unique family entertainment destination with 12 restaurants and 11 leisure attractions including a 25 screen VUE cinema. Funfairs, fireworks displays and other exciting family orientated events regularly take place at StarCity, including high-profile attractions such as the Moscow State Circus and Cirque De Soleil. It is also home to England's largest Indoor Adventure Golf Complex, a 22 lane ten pin bowling alley, a purpose built all-weather 5-a-side football center, a Laser Station and a Twin Peaks Family Climbing Centre.
It is 9.5 hours to here.
Day 7 Day 8
At Salford Junction bear right towards Erdington. As you leave the suburbs you will encounter Minworth Locks, which will start your descent towards Fazeley, just beyond which is Caters Bridge. Two bridges further on, Minworth Green Bridge, is a pub, The Hare and Hounds, family-friendly with children's indoor and outdoor play activities. Food is available all day, and there is a garden.
Curdworth is the next village you pass, through a tree lined cutting. You will be able to see the church tower. Beyond Curdworth Bridge is a short tunnel, 57yds long, just prior to the M6 toll road.
Following the M6 for a while, the canal veers away from it at Bodymoor Heath. East of the bridge here is Kingsbury Water Park.
The White Horse at Curdworth and The Dog and Doublet at Bodymoor Heath conveniently placed if you want to stop for lunch or just a snack.
Next are Curdwoth Locks, then quiet, pretty open countryside, as you cruise towards Fazeley Junction. En route, you will pass Cliff Pool Nature Reserve and Middleton Lakes Nature Reserve on the right. The isolation of the canal ends at Drayton Bassett, where the A4091 runs alongside until Fazeley.
To your left is Drayton Manor Theme Park, a huge Theme Park, with dare devil rides and a Zoo and Thomas Land for the toddlers.
At Fazeley Junction, bear right onto the Coventry Canal, where a couple of sharp turns take you through the Glascote Locks, rising 13ft 8", and into the suburbs of Tamworth and back to Glascote Basin on your right.
It is 8 hours back to the Marina.
NB: This route has been provided as a guide only. Information may become inaccurate or out of date. You should always check with the marina that the route is possible within your time frame, current weather conditions and canal stoppages etc.
The following boats operate on this route (subject to availability)
New Dawn Canal Boat
Class : H-Dawn
(Sleeps a maximum of 6 People).
Dawn Til Dusk Canal Boat
Class : H-Dusk
Dawn Mist Canal Boat
Class : H-Mist
Link Description
Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum View Website 01788 567777
Packwood House, Tudor Manor House near Lapworth View Website 01564 782024
Drayton Manor Theme Park View Website 01827 285551
Tamworth Snowdome View Website 0844 800 0011
Hatton Country World View Website 01926 843411
Warwick Castle View Website 0871 265 2000
Baddesley Clinton, Moated Manor House View Website 01564 783294
Leamington Spa Royal Pump Rooms View Website 01926 742762
Tourist information for Rugby View Website n/a
Star City Birmingham View Website n/a
Pub Guide
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