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PVC Wiki: A Meeting of the Minds – recommend to colleagues now
The PVC Wiki, AGPU members' exclusive knowledge bank, is enjoying great popularity two years after it started. With nearly 300 registered users and currently around 7,000 pages of content, for many AGPU members the PVC Wiki is now required weekly reading – whether to download linked documents from the PVC Ticker or to search requests and market data. According to statistics, each visitor visits about seven pages per month. In the period from January until May 2014 the AGPU knowledge base was accessed more than 2,000 times.
Also after the "PVC and the Environment" workshop of AGPU and PlasticsEurope Germany, there were some requests regarding log-in information which of course were answered promptly. If you too have colleagues in the company to whom PVC Wiki might be of interest, simply forward the latest issue of PVC Bulletin or send us an e-mail with the relevant contact details, addressed to Michael Friedrichs. Thank you!
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Media Monitoring: How Headlines Can Be Misleading
Over the past weeks, "Plasticisers make sperm tired" and other similar headlines have been used in a multitude of media reports responding to a press release published by the "Caesar" research centre in the German city of Bonn. A German and Danish research group recently used a newly developed process to examine the effects of 100 hormonally active chemicals and in doing so, discovered that around 30 of these chemicals limit the function of human sperm and may therefore be responsible for fertility problems. Although one of these chemicals was a certain plasticiser, many headlines suggest that all of the chemicals were plasticisers.
According to the study, the plasticiser DnBP is one of the "disruptive substances" identified. Nevertheless, neither the press release from Caesar nor the various media reports published on the study mention that the plasticiser DnBP has already been placed on the list of SVHC candidates produced by the ECHA and that, as specified in a statement released by the European Commission on 17th February 2014, is today barely used in Europe.
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The Soft PVC Campaign: the Latest Advertisements in brand eins and MADEby
At the beginning of July, the Soft PVC Communication Campaign was continued with the publication of another advertisement in the business magazine brand eins and its first advertisement in the architecture magazine MADEby. The advertisements for both publications fit in with the Football World Cup that is currently taking place in Brazil by using a stadium motif with the slogan "The Sky Is the Limit for PVC". Alongside the publication of the advertisement, the issue of MADEby magazine also features a report covering several pages on the creative workshop attended by a number of well-known German architects in the Romanian village of Cund at the end of last year.
The communication campaign was developed by AGPU together with a group of 12 companies and organisations who finance this activity additional to the AGPU budget. Are you also part of the soft PVC value creation chain and do you want to ensure that soft PVC products continue to be the number one choice among decision-makers both now and in the future? If so, support the current campaign by becoming a sponsor now! If you would like to receive more information on the concept behind the campaign and other planned events, please contact the AGPU Managing Director Thomas Hülsmann, who looks forward to hearing from you soon.
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Sign Up Now: The Invitations to the AGPU Symposium Have Been Sent Out
To celebrate the passing of the baton from Werner Preusker to its new Managing Director, Thomas Hülsmann, AGPU is hosting a colloquium at the "Universitätsclub" venue in the German city of Bonn on 1st and 2nd July. The event will give decision-makers from the PVC industry the opportunity to establish contact with external experts and features an agenda focusing on the main topics behind the work carried out by AGPU, namely sustainability management and energy-saving construction. The Managing Directors' Round-Table Event on 1st July will explore the topics of risk perception and communication with Professor Ortwin Renn, who will present his latest publication "The Risk Paradox. Why We Are Afraid of the Wrong Things". You can find more detailed information concerning the event in your invitation. More than 100 participants are registered up to now. We look forward to receiving your positive response to our invitation and as always, are happy to help if you have any questions or queries.
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AGPU advocates greater energy and resource efficiency
On 5 June 1972 the United Nations' first environmental conference was inaugurated in Stockholm with 1,200 representatives from 112 countries. This date is considered to mark the beginning of international environmental policy and since 1976 is celebrated in Germany too as "World Environment Day" with numerous events and activities. AGPU has taken the opportunity on the occasion of this year's World Environment Day to underline its commitment to PVC as a sustainable material and published a press release on energy and resource efficiency. The statement highlights the role of PVC products for energy saving in buildings and recommends more financial support for investments in energy efficient buildings.
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Altar Records is very happy to present the debut album entitled "Underwater Stranger" from the Russian Moscow-based psychill band Aquascape. After having released 2 stunning psybient/progressive tracks on Air and Fire compilations through the year 2009, they are now back with their long awaited full-length album ! The band has been enriched by the coming Valery Gorick, a classical musician from Sochi and the amazing vocalist Anastasia Migova from Moscow. This one-of-a-kind psychill album is made of synthesizers and lush guitars melodies, a dynamic rise of mesmerizing and hypnotizing textures with an ongoing soaring character. If you're into ethereal flavored psychill sound design with an unique chill-progressive touch that characterize Altar records, make sure to take a dip into the carefully crafted sonic well that makes up "Underwater Stranger".Enjoy!


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Tromsø lies in Northern Norway. The 2,521-square-kilometre (973 sq mi) municipality is the 18th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Tromsø is the 9th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 75,638. The municipality's population density is 30.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (79/sq mi) and its population has increased by 15.9% over the last decade. It is the largest urban area in Northern Norway and the third largest north of the Arctic Circle anywhere in the world (following Murmansk and Norilsk). Most of Tromsø, including the city centre, is located on the island of Tromsøya, 350 kilometres (217 mi) north of the Arctic Circle. In 2017, the city of Tromsø had a population of about 65,000 people spread out over Tromsøya and parts of Kvaløya and the mainland. Tromsøya is connected to the mainland by the Tromsø Bridge and the Tromsøysund Tunnel, and to the island of Kvaløya by the Sandnessund Bridge.


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O musaranho-pigmeu (Suncus etruscus) é um micromamífero pertencente à Ordem
Soricomorpha (Aulagnier, 2008). É conhecido por ser o menor mamífero conhecido no
mundo.

Descrição física
O musaranho-anão é um dos menores mamíferos do mundo, com
comprimento cabeça-corpo entre 35,0 e 53,0 milímetros e um peso relativo 1,2-2,7
gramas. Externamente, o musaranho-anão é semelhante aos outros musaranhos da sua
família, porém é facilmente distinguível pois apresenta uma cabeça proporcionalmente
maior e a cauda mais longa (cerca de metade do comprimento do corpo). As orelhas são
bem visíveis, os olhos são pequenos e a cauda é revestida com uma pelagem curta, com
alguns pêlos muito longos e salientes (López-Fuster, 2002).
Esta espécie apresenta pouca variação sazonal na cor da pelagem. Em geral, a
cor da pelagem é cinza-acastanhado, podendo apresentar algumas manchas vermelhas
no dorso. Na zona ventral, apresenta tonalidades mais claras, com três pares de mamas
na região inguinal (López-Fuster, 2002).
Ao contrário do género Crocidura, o género Suncus apresenta quatro dentes
unicúspides na parte superior da boca, embora o último seja extremamente pequeno. Os
dentes da mandíbula são semelhantes aos do musaranho-de-dentes-brancos, Crocidura
russula, embora de menor tamanho. A sua fórmula dental é: 3.1.2.3/1.1.1.3 (López-
Fuster, 2002). O musaranho-anão é um ser diplóide com 42 cromossomas (2n= 42).

Distribuição geográfica

Esta espécie é muito comum no sul da Europa e no norte de África. Também se
encontra presente no Médio-Oriente, Península Arábica, Ásia Central, Ásia do Sul e no
sudeste da Ásia continental (Aulagnier, 2008).
Na Europa, o musaranho-anão ocorre em torno do mar mediterrâneo,
nomeadamente nas Penínsulas Ibérica, Italiana e dos Balcãs e em várias ilhas do
Mediterrâneo. A espécie foi introduzida na Ilha de Tenerife, no Arquipélago das
Canárias (Espanha) (Aulagnier, 2008).
O musaranho-anão ocorre desde o nível do mar (0 metros) até aos 3000 metros
de altitude (López-Fuster, 2002).

Habitat e ecologia
Na região do Mediterrâneo, o musaranho-anão prefere bosques abandonados
com olivais, vinhas e outras áreas cultivadas invadidas por arbustos do Mediterrâneo.
Ocorre também em jardins, maquis mediterrâneos, matagais e florestas abertas de
carvalhos e pinheiros do Mediterrâneo, com muros de pedra, usados como abrigos.
Evita dunas, florestas densas e terras cultivadas intensivamente (Libois e Fons, 1999;
Palomo e Gisbert, 2002). No Sul da Ásia, ocorre em florestas temperadas e tropicais,
com contacto próximo a habitações humanas (Molur et al., 2005).
É mais activo durante a noite do que o dia, com pico de actividade ao
amanhecer.
Ao longo do dia, consome o equivalente ao dobro do seu peso corporal
apresentando uma dieta insectívora, que inclui uma grande variedade de insectos,
evitando os que possuem grande tamanho (relativamente a ele) e exosqueleto composto
por quitina. Apesar de ingerir praticamente alimentos de origem animal, há relatos em
que o musaranho-anão se alimenta parcialmente de azeitonas, possivelmente por o seu
alto teor de óleo (López-Fuster, 2002).
Na ausência ou escassez habitual de alimento, o canibalismo pode ocorrer. Em
condições desfavoráveis, nomeadamente pela falta de alimentos, o musaranho-anão
pode ficar em torpor durante várias horas, o que representa uma poupança de energia de
15% (Libois e Fons, 1999).
Em geral, o musaranho-anão é uma espécie social, embora o grau de competição
intra-específica varie de acordo com a época do ano, o estado sexual e a abundância de
alimentos. Assim, enquanto que durante a época de reprodução as fêmeas se cruzam
com vários machos e existe uma forte atracção social entre os indivíduos, nos restantes
meses aumenta a agressividade intra-específica em ambos os sexos (Libois e Fons,
1999).

Reprodução
Geralmente, o ciclo reprodutivo começa no início da Primavera e termina no
Outono. Em cativeiro, os machos atingem a maturidade sexual duas semanas mais cedo
do que as fêmeas. Os primeiros acoplamentos ocorrem no final de Abril e o período de
gestação tem cerca de 27/30 dias. Durante a época de reprodução uma fêmea tem três
ciclos reprodutivos concebendo 2 a 5 crias por ciclo. Estas nascem nuas e pesam cerca
de 0,25 gramas. As pálpebras estão fechadas e os olhos são visíveis através da pele. A
partir do quarto dia, os primeiros pêlos começam a surgir, sendo que ao décimo
primeiro dia de vida as crias já estão totalmente coberto de pêlo . Os olhos abrem às
duas semanas de vida (López-Fuster, 2002).
Com três semanas de vida, altura em que a amamentação termina, o musaranhoanão
já possui as dimensões e a aparência de um adulto, começando a viver de forma
independente. A maturidade sexual é atingida com 1 ano de vida (López-Fuster, 2002).
A espécie tem uma esperança de vida de 18 meses, embora possa chegar aos
dois anos e meio, em cativeiro.

Predação
O musaranho-anão é predado por aves de rapina, como a coruja-das-torres (Tyto
alba), a coruja-do-nabal (Asio flammeus), e o bufo-pequeno (Asio otus), embora não
seja uma presa dominante (López-Fuster, 2002).
Ocasionalmente também é capturado por carnívoros de pequeno e médio porte,
répteis, nomeadamente cobras e lagartos e algumas aves diurnas (Palomo e Gisbert,
2002).

Factores de Ameaça
Actualmente, não existem grandes ameaças a esta espécie que possam levar à
sua extinção (Aulagnier, 2008).

Conservação
O musaranho-anão está classificado pelo IUCN como uma espécie Pouco
Preoucupante (LC) devido à sua ampla distribuição geográfica (ocorrendo em muitas
áreas protegidas) e à sua tolerância a mudanças repentinas no habitat sendo muito difícil
o rápido declínio da espécie (Aulagnier, 2008).
Esta espécie encontra-se listada no Apêndice III, da Convenção de Berna. Está
presente em várias áreas protegidas da sua distribuição geográfica (Aulagnier, 2008).

Referências
 Aulagnier, S., Hutterer, R., Jenkins, P., Bukhnikashvili, A., Kryštufek, B. e Kock, D. (2008). Suncus etruscus. Em: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Acedido a 9 de Maio de 2014.
 Libois, R. e Fons, R. (1999). Suncus etruscus. Em: A. J. Mitchell-Jones, G. Amori, W. * Bogdanowicz, B. Kryštufek, P. J. H. Reijnders, F. Spitzenberger, M. Stubbe, J. B. M. Thissen, V. Vohralík and J. Zima (eds), The Atlas of European Mammals, pp. 1-484. Academic Press, Londres.
 López-Fuster M.J. (2002). Suncus etruscus (Savi, 1822) Em: Atlas de los mamíferos terrestres de España. L. J. P. Muñoz, e J. Gisbert (2002). Dirección general de conservación de la naturaleza, Sociedad española para la conservación y estudios de los mamíferos, & Sociedad española para la conservación y estudio de los murciélagos. Madrid.
 Molur, S., Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Walker, S., Nameer, P. O. e Ravikumar, L. (2005). Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report. Zoo Outreach Organisation /CBSG-South Asia., Comibatore, India.
 Palomo, L. J. e Gisbert, J. (2002). Atlas de los mamíferos terrestres de España. Dirección General de Conservación de la Naturaleza. SECEM-SECEMU, Madrid.

Mamíferos descritos em 1822

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The future for poor people and financial inclusion is difficult to predict. In what ways will financial services influence inequality and economic participation for poor people by 2025?
• Digital Technologies. Will the spread of digital technologies and the digitization of information flows benefit poor people?
• Globalization. Will the globalization of capital, information, and ideas change the way poor people engage in society?
• Migration. Will poor people continue to move domestically and internationally?
• Nature of Work. Will the changing world of work affect poor people?
• Financial services will continue to be central as an enabler to improve poor people's lives.
• Diversification of providers will change the financial services ecosystem.
• Broad use of data will enable transformative solutions for poor people, but will also create risks.
• The risk of growing the digital divide is significant.
• Role of government will remain critical.
This vision of the future is intended to help us be more prepared for any future scenario, and hopefully it can also help us shape financial inclusion for the better.
Today, governments, development organizations, and private-sector players worldwide recognize the importance of financial services for poor people. As a result, more people are gaining access to financial services. However, relatively few people in developing countries use these services. This may reflect the perception that financial services on offer are of limited value for customers. Low use leads to lower gains for providers, thus putting the sustainability of financial inclusion solutions into question. Important challenges remain for our industry and financial inclusion is only a means to an end.
Global development trends indicate that more people will be living in urban areas with a youthful population in the South and an aging population in the North. The number of people living in extreme poverty is likely to continue to decline as incomes continue to rise in many parts of the world. Globally, the well-being of individuals seems to be improving. Yet, inequality has become a new challenge. A majority of poor people work in the agricultural and informal sectors with often vulnerable employments and at the same time job markets are becoming increasingly polarized leaving the poor with fewer opportunities to move up.
There is no crystal ball that will tell us what the future holds, but it is the responsibility of donors and other organizations working to advance financial inclusion to think through plausible, divergent futures to anticipate opportunities to ensure financial services better serve the needs of poor people in the coming years.


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UFC: Shane Young to return from mental health break against Austin Arnett at UFC 234
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Shane Young reacts after knocking out Rolando Dy in Singapore. Photo / Getty Images
By: Christopher Reive
Christopher Reive is a sports reporter for NZME
Shane Young stood in the centre of the octagon with his hand raised.
He had just knocked out Rolando Dy in their bout at UFC Fight Night Singapore in a display that would earn him a US$50,000 performance bonus.
It was his first fight in the UFC with a full training camp under his belt, after making his debut on extremely short notice in a decision loss against Australian Alexander Volkanovski.
But while the bright lights shone on the surface, underneath the 25-year-old featherweight was struggling.
Outside of the arena, he was dealing with the breakdown of a relationship and couldn't find the joy in the sport he'd dedicated the past 10 years of his life to.
Shane Young will return to the octagon at UFC 234 in Melbourne in February. Photo / Getty Images
In September, Young requested to be stood down from his UFC commitments for the rest of the year and returned home to Napier to focus on his mental health and spend time with family.
"As soon as I went home, I thought I was done with fighting," Young tells the Herald on Sunday. "I was like 'I love this' – being back at home with my family.
"We're sacrificing a lot. Looking forward, I'm not an intelligent man but I can read what intelligent men write, and they say getting hit in the head isn't a good thing. I'm knowingly going into that so what am I going into that for? I thought it was for fame and money, which I got a bit of after (Singapore) but I had gotten a bit resentful to the sport.
"I thought f*** it, I'm going to be done with this. Then after two days I realised this was the reason why I even started (fighting) – for the community that I come from; to do something great."
A break away from the sport was simply something Young needed to have, and it wasn't until he was able to get away that he was able to really face is struggles. Simply through exercise and kōrero, he found what he believes many other young men need to discover – that it is more than okay to talk to someone about personal struggles.
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"The only way I got out of what I got out of was from talks and exercise to just really expose myself to my feelings, not hide away from them," he says.
"That's the beauty of this sport, I take the analysis into real time – like 'I got hit, I won't get hit by that again' – it's the same thing with life. I got hit by too much too fast, and I didn't set myself any plans or prepare. But I'm fully prepared now"
Shane Young earned a performance bonus in his knockout win over Rolando Dy in Singapore. Photo / Getty Images
Refreshed and refocused, Young returned to training at Auckland's City Kickboxing gym earlier this month and the Herald on Sunday can confirm he will be returning to the octagon in February at UFC 234.
Young will join City Kickboxing teammates Israel Adesanya and Kai Kara France on the Melbourne card when he squares off against American Austin Arnett (15-6; 1-2 UFC) looking to pick up where he left off.
The 25-year-old, who on Christmas Day found out the bout had been confirmed, says it came at the perfect time and, since taking time away, having a fight books feels like it did when he was 15 and just starting out.
"Me and Israel (Adesanya) talked about it, like how he's fighting Anderson (Silva) – we were talking about this s*** five years ago, driving in my s****y little car. We're in similar circumstances, but now he's fighting Anderson Silva and I'm fighting in the UFC as well. Back then we were going to China to beat up some dudes.
"I'm not looking past anyone, but I've got that same mentality as when I was young – it's all me all the time; the opponent is never the key thing, it's always just going to be me…just at the base of another mountain with the homies again."
But it's not just preparing for UFC 234 that has Young excited about the fight game again. He and fellow City Kickboxing fighter Dan Hooker have signed on as coaches for a charity boxing night early next year, with the event hosted to raise awareness about suicide.
For Young, it's a cause that now hits close to home.
"I've learned it's a lifelong process," he says of overcoming personal struggles. "Some people just choose not to even walk it. I see it now, people wear these faces…young men wear certain masks to cope with s***.
"It's awesome that I've gone through it though, because I'm comfortable in that uncomfortable situation now."

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Demonstrators protest NCAA's transgender athlete inclusion
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Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines, second from right, stands during a rally on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, outside of the NCAA Convention in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
A trans rights activist holds a sign while Idaho state rep. Barbara Erhardt, right, speaks during a rally on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, outside of the NCAA Convention in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines, right, speaks during a rally on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, outside of the NCAA Convention in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
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Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines speaks at a rally on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, outside of the NCAA Convention in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines and about two dozen demonstrators outside the NCAA convention Thursday protested the inclusion of transgender athletes in women's sports and threatened the association with legal action if it doesn't change its policies.
Gaines competed in last year's NCAA swimming and diving championships against Penn's Lia Thomas, who became first transgender woman to win a national title ( the women's 500-yard freestyle). She also placed fifth in the 200 freestyle, tying with Gaines.
"Today, we intend to personally tell the NCAA to stop discriminating against female athletes by handing them a petition that we have garnered nearly 10,000 signatures on in just a couple of days," Gaines said, kicking off more than an hour of speeches that attracted a few onlookers and a handful of quiet counter-protesters.
The topic has divided the U.S. for the past several years, with critics saying transgender athletes have an advantage over cisgender women in competition. Eighteen states have passed laws banning transgender athletes from participating in female school sports; a federal judge earlier this month ruled West Virginia's ban is constitutional and can remain in place.
The NCAA has permitted transgender athletes to compete since 2010.
The Transgender Student-Athlete Participation Policy was updated a year ago, taking a sport-by-sport approach that brings the NCAA in line with the U.S. and international Olympic committees.
Full implementation of the policy was scheduled to be phased in by August but the NCAA Board of Governors this week approved a recommendation to delay that through the 2023-24 academic year "to address operational considerations."
NCAA leadership says the stated goal in policy making is "not if transgender athletes are included, but how."
"We want to have an environment that is fair, welcoming and inclusive for all of (the athletes)," Ivy League executive director Robin Harris said at the convention during a session this week on the topic. Harris said the transgender athletes policy is no different from other eligibility requirements.
"They are playing by the rules," NCAA director of inclusion Jean Merrill said during the session.
Schuyler Bailar, a transgender man who switched from the women's swim team to the men's during his time at Harvard, said he believes the NCAA is doing the best it can to be inclusive, fair and effective with its policies. The challenge is that the standards are not static.
"It's just not that simple. I think they're ever moving, ever evolving. And fairness is ever evolving, as well, the more we learn about bodies and biology and people and the more we understand diversity and equity and inclusion," Bailar said at the convention session.
At the protest, Alliance Defending Freedom attorney Christiana Kiefer said the NCAA is violating Title IX, the landmark gender equity legislation enacted in 1972, and legal action against the NCAA could take several forms.
"So I think that could look like a federal lawsuit against the NCAA," she said. "I think that could look like a Title IX complaint. And I think it could look like even universities starting to actually push back against the NCAA and saying, 'Hey, we have a legal obligation to protect fair athletic opportunities for female athletes and if we fail to do that, you're kind of binding our hands and not allowing us to fulfill our legal obligations to the female athletes at our schools.'"
The NCAA has not yet taken a stand against states that have banned transgender athletes from competing in women's sports. The NCAA has previously banned states from hosting its championship events because of the use of Confederate symbolism or for laws that it believe discriminated against LGBTQ people.
Bailar said it would be valuable to have the NCAA take a similar position on this issue.
"I also know that NCAA's jurisdiction is in college athletics and not in children's sports. And many of these laws are about children's sports. So I understand the discrepancy there," he said. "But I mean, if you're asking me do I want more support for trans people? The answer is going to be: absolutely yes."
Razzie Awards 2023: Tom Hanks, 'Blonde' and 'Morbius' are nominated
Tom Hank's recent hit film Elvis is an Oscars frontrunner, but he was left all shook up on 23 January as he earned three nominations from the Razzie Awards for 2023, which "celebrate" the year's worst films. Hanks was short-listed by the tongue-in-cheek awards for his roles as Presley's manager in the rock 'n' roll biopic Elvis, and Geppetto in Disney's critically slated live-action Pinocchio remake. A press release from organisers of the Razzies dubbed Hanks' Elvis role as "2022's most widely d


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New Video: Fantasia "Enough"
If you've ever seen Fantasia in concert then you know that she takes everything to church! And in this new video she is looking ever-so-gorgeous with her new fit body and glammed up look. Fantasia's new single "Enough" has a familiar sound, but in her usual fashion she gives her all while singing it.
She is so passionate about her music and for those of us who watched the third season of American Idol in the early 2000s when 'Tasia won the competition, you know that she has always hit those notes with a great deal of energy and feeling.
Although her personal life has seen some ups and downs played out in the media, Fantasia got everything on track and is now happily in love and her career is flourishing. I'm very happy for this sister who has had to endure pain on a public platform but look at her now, she's still blessing us with that amazing church-choir style voice and sweet spirit.
The new single "Enough" is about a woman who is madly in love with her significant other, and I'm pretty sure Fantasia's singing about her hubby.


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Final Cut. Marburger Kinder- & Jugendfilmfestival ist ein seit 2006 vom Cineplex Marburg sowie den Fachdiensten Kultur und Jugendförderung der Universitätsstadt Marburg veranstaltetes jährliches Kinder- und Jugendfilmfestival. Es findet immer einwöchig im Herbst jeden Jahres statt. 2010 wurde das Cineplex Marburg von Kulturstaatsminister Bernd Neumann für das beste Kinder- und Jugendfilmprogramm 2009 ausgezeichnet. Das Filmfestival war für die Preisanerkennung entscheidend. Seit dem Jahr 2014 ist das Cineplex Marburg damit auch einer von acht Standorten in Deutschland, die eine Jugendfilmjury der Deutschen Film- und Medienbewertung (FBW) betreuen.

Bereits im zweiten Jahr des Festivals (2007) erweiterten die Veranstalter das Angebot wegen der positiven Resonanz. Neben der Kategorie "Kinderfilm" (6–13 Jahre) wurde eine Kategorie "Jugendfilm" (14–20 Jahre) geschaffen.

Gezeigt werden in den beiden Wettbewerben jeweils 5–6 herausragende internationale Kinder- und Jugendfilme, die von einer Kinder- und einer Jugendjury bewertet werden. Die Jurys arbeiten selbstständig und ohne Beeinflussung von Erwachsenen. Es geht den Festivalmachern darum, dass die Wahl der jeweiligen Preisträger wirklich die Meinungen der Kinder und Jugendliche repräsentieren. Lediglich die medienpädagogische Moderation findet über Erwachsene statt.

Die Wettbewerbsbeiträge werden in der Festivalwoche (Montag bis Sonntag) der Öffentlichkeit vorgestellt. In zahlreichen Vormittagsvorstellungen können auch Schulklassen die Vorstellungen besuchen. Den Abschluss bildet sonntags die Preisverleihung mit der Verlesung der Jury-Begründungen.

Die Preisträger

2006
Festival-Wochenende: 27.–29. Oktober 2006
Bester Kinderfilm: Zaina – Königin der Pferde, Frankreich 2006, 100 Min., FSK 6.

2007
Festival-Wochenende: 19.–21. Oktober 2007
Bester Kinderfilm: Hoppet – Hoffnung, Schweden 2007, 88 Min., FSK 6.
Bester Jugendfilm: Leroy, Deutschland 2007, 89 Min., FSK 12

2008
Festival-Wochenende: 17.–19. Oktober 2008
Bester Kinderfilm: Der Brief für den König, Niederlande/Deutschland 2008, 110 Min., FSK 6.
Bester Jugendfilm: Beautiful Bitch, Deutschland 2007, 103 Min., FSK 12.

2009
Festival-Wochenende: 23.–25. Oktober 2009
Bester Kinderfilm: Das große Rennen – Ein abgefahrenes Abenteuer, Irland/Deutschland 2009, 84 Min., FSK 6.
Bester Jugendfilm: Nick und Norah – Soundtrack einer Nacht, USA 2008, 89 Min., FSK 6.

2010
Festival-Woche: 5.–9. Oktober 2010
Bester Kinderfilm: Timetrip – Der Fluch der Wikinger-Hexe, Dänemark 2009, 90 Min., FSK 6.
Bester Jugendfilm: Cherrybomb, Großbritannien 2009, 89 Min., FSK 12.

2011
Festival-Woche: 4.–8. Oktober 2011
Bester Kinderfilm: Liverpool Goalie, Norwegen 2010, 88 Min., FSK 6.
Bester Jugendfilm: Westwind, Deutschland 2011, 90 Min., FSK 6.

2012
Festival-Woche: 9.–14. Oktober 2012
Bester Kinderfilm: Patatje Oorlog, Niederlande/Belgien 2011, 87 Min.
Bester Jugendfilm: Am Ende eines viel zu kurzen Tages, Irland/Deutschland 2012, 96 Min., FSK 12.

2013
Festival-Woche: 8.–13. Oktober 2013
Bester Kinderfilm: Sputnik, Deutschland 2013, 84 Min., FSK 0.
Bester Jugendfilm: Scherbenpark, Deutschland 2012, 94 Min., FSK 12.

2014
Festival-Woche: 6.–12. Oktober 2014
Bester Kinderfilm: Finn, Niederlande/Belgien 2013, 90 Min., FSK 0.
Bester Jugendfilm: For No Eyes Only, Deutschland 2013, Regie: Tali Barde, 97 Min., FSK 12.

2015
Festival-Woche: 5.–11. Oktober 2015
Bester Kinderfilm: Das große Geheimnis, Niederlande/Belgien 2014, 94 Min.
Bester Jugendfilm: Mustang, Türkei/Frankreich/Deutschland 2014, 97 Min.

2016
Festival-Woche: 4.–9. Oktober 2016
Bester Kinderfilm: Ab ans Meer!, Tschechien 2014, Regie: Jiří Mádl, 91 Min., FSK 6.
Bester Jugendfilm: Die Mitte der Welt, Deutschland 2016, Regie: Jakob M. Erwa, 115 Min., FSK 12.

2017
Festival-Woche: 25. September – 1. Oktober 2017
Bester Kinderfilm: Storm und der verbotene Brief, Niederlande 2017, Regie: Dennis Bots, 105 Min., FSK 6.
Bester Jugendfilm: Heartstone – Herzstein, Island/Dänemark 2016, Regie:Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson, 124 Min., FSK 12.

Weblinks
 Webpräsenz: filmfestival-marburg.de

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Major Walter Reder, chief of the 16th SS Reconnaissance Unit, and head of the combing-out operation in Monte Sole, was handed over to the Italian authorities on 3rd May 1948. He had been in prison in Austria where he was taken after his arrest by the US on 9th May 1945. It took three years of investigations before he came to trial In 1951. Reder was charged with a series of massacres along the Gothic Line, including the massacre at Monte Sole.
The preliminary investigation took so long because of the extent of the documentation that had been gathered (over 4,000 pages), the number of witnesses to be interviewed and the need to wait for the completion of the other trials conducted by the British, particularly of Kesselring and Simon. The trial began on 25th May 1951.
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While Kesselring and Simon were released after 5 years, Reder stayed in prison until 1985.


Black Honey are set to depart for their European Tour on 29th April, kicking off in Bedford. The tour will be in aid of their debut self-titled album which was released in September 2018 and reached 33 in the UK Album Chart, receiving positive reviews from critics.
Since the Brighton based four piece formed in 2014, the band have quickly grown a large fanbase and actually supported Royal Blood on their tour in 2017. This sudden popularity surge for the group is well deserved, with their album being described as "a knockout debut that showcases their versatility", but front-woman Izzy B Phillips had expressed some distaste to this idea in the past, "If I had it my way we'd still be a secret band" she told The Guardian back in 2016.
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Phillips also worked with Royal Blood singer Mike Kerr to write the track 'Into the Nightmare' (alternatively known as 'Into the Mikemare) – this is definitely the stompy, rock orientated song that the album needed, which was to be expected from Kerr's influence. The track 'Midnight' flits back to the electric feel that we get listening to the rest of the album, featuring synthesised pop vocals and a video almost appearing as though taken from a pulp fiction scene.


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Woman's Hour Power List, No 10 - Women behind the scenes, Moving house, Nadine Shah, Older women and long hair
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Publié le samedi 21 novembre 2020 à 18:00 par BBC Radio 4
The Woman's Hour Power List reveal celebrates women from across the UK who are making a significant contribution to the health and sustainability of our planet. Number 2 on the list is environmental lawyer Farhana Yamin.
Boris Johnson's government has been criticised for its lack of women at the top table. The dramatic departure of Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain from Downing Street has led to calls for a female led reset at Number 10. We hear from Katie Perrior, former advisor at number 10 and Anji Hunter who was Tony Blair's "gatekeeper" and longest serving aide.
The appeal of moving house. Jane Christmas has written a book about the 32 house moves she's made in 66 years. Linda Hill has moved just once in 37 years of marriage.
Singer songwriter Nadine Shah talks about her latest album Kitchen Sink which explores the themes of fertility, tradition & identity.
Older women and long hair - the dos and don'ts of hair care as you age with fashion journalist Alyson Walsh and hair stylist Ashley Gaunt.
Presenter: Jane Garvey
Producer: Paula McFarlane
Editor: Dianne McGregor
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 12, 2021
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Chief Operating Officer Retirement
On April 12, 2021, Thomas J. O'Connor, Chief Operating Officer of Yellow Corporation (the "Company"), notified the Company of his retirement from employment with the Company. Mr. O'Connor and the Company anticipate entering into a severance agreement that will entitle Mr. O'Connor to receive an amount equal to his base salary for eighteen (18) months in accordance with the Company's severance policy for executive officers as well as a lump sum for the prorated portion of his 2021 long-term incentive award equal to $29,684.65. Mr. O'Connor will also receive a portion of the time-vested restricted shares he was previously granted that were scheduled to vest in February 2022 based on a proration calculation from the anniversary date of grant through the date of separation as provided under his current equity agreements.
Chief Network Officer Resignation
On April 12, 2021, Scott D. Ware, Chief Network Officer of the Company, notified the Company of his resignation from employment with the Company to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Ware and the Company anticipate entering into a severance agreement that will entitle Mr. Ware to receive an amount equal to his base salary for eighteen (18) months in accordance with the Company's severance policy for executive officers. He will also receive a lump sum severance payment of $103,107.86 for the prorated portion of his remaining retention bonus award under his Amended and Restated Retention Award Agreement effective as of December 10, 2020, as well as the prorated portion of his 2021 long-term incentive award equal to $10,237.21. Mr. Ware will also receive a portion of the time-vested restricted shares he was previously granted that were scheduled to vest in February 2022 based on a proration calculation from the anniversary date of grant through the date of separation as provided under his current equity agreements.
Appointment of President
On April 12, 2021, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") appointed Darrel J. Harris to serve as the Company's President. Mr. Harris, age 46, has been employed by the Company since November 2020 as Executive Vice President of Strategic Initiatives. As President, among other duties, Mr. Harris will oversee many of the duties previously overseen by Messrs. O'Connor and Ware.
In connection with his promotion, the base salary of Mr. Harris will be $550,000 per annum and Mr. Harris will receive a one-time equity grant equal to $2,000,000 that will vest over five years in equal tranches. In addition, Harris will continue be entitled to participate in the Company's executive compensation program with a short-term incentive program target potential payout of 100% of his base salary, with a maximum earnings opportunity of 200% of target along with potential long-term incentive opportunities as established by the Compensation Committee of the Board.
There are no arrangements or understandings that exist between Mr. Harris and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as an officer or his new role. In addition, there are no transactions between Mr. Harris and the Company that would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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Darrel Harris named President of Yellow Corporation
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., April 13, 2021 – Yellow Corporation (NASDAQ: YELL) a U.S. leader in trucking and logistics, announced the promotion of Darrel Harris to President of Yellow Corporation.
Mr. Harris joined Yellow in November 2020 as Executive Vice President of Strategic Initiatives with the responsibility of instituting and leading a company-wide enterprise transformation initiative that not only modernizes the way freight is delivered but also expands and enhances services available to Yellow's 200,000 customers.
Mr. Harris is a 25-year industry veteran with extensive experience in the less-than-truckload marketplace. Most recently before coming to Yellow, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Xpress Global Systems in Chattanooga, TN. Prior to that he worked in sales and operations at some of the largest freight companies, including FedEx Freight.
"Darrel is well-positioned to help drive Yellow toward a vibrant future. He brings innovative, exciting ideas and leadership to his new role," said Darren Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer of Yellow. "He started his trucking career working the docks, and few are better positioned to understand this industry than those who have worked at all levels. I'm proud to see him in this expanded role."
Mr. Harris will assume certain of the responsibilities of T.J. O'Connor, Yellow's former Chief Operating Officer, who is retiring and Scott Ware, former Chief Network Officer, who announced his resignation.
"I would like to thank T.J. and Scott for their many years of dedicated service to the Company. Each worked tirelessly on behalf of Yellow. We are grateful for their leadership and we wish them the best," concluded Hawkins.
About Yellow Corporation
Yellow Corporation has one of the largest, most comprehensive logistics and less-than-truckload (LTL) networks in North America with local, regional, national, and international capabilities. Through its teams of experienced service professionals, Yellow Corporation offers industry-leading expertise in flexible supply chain solutions, ensuring customers can ship industrial, commercial, and retail goods with confidence. Yellow Corporation, headquartered in Overland Park, Kan., is the holding company for a portfolio of LTL brands including Holland, New Penn, Reddaway, and YRC Freight, as well as the logistics company HNRY Logistics.
Please visit our website at www.myyellow.com for more information.
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The steady rise and fall of my empire receeds back to the age of dinosaurs when I stepped on a butterfly. Damn you course of evolution.
Life would be so much easier if I had an addictive personality. I'm sitting here bored out of mind, with nothing to do. Sure I could play some video games that I've poured hundreds of dollars into, but nah, I've already done that. I could drum, but nah, I've already done that. There's nothing to do, TV doesn't entertain me anymore. I want to go out, but I have no one to go out with, I guess thats the downfall of losing a friend. It's almost as if I'm in a state of boredom that there is no escape.
I went for my work name tag a minute ago, apparently the pin was open and I stabbed my thumb pretty deeply. I applied pressure on it to stop the bleeding, and it worked, but now there is a null ache, my thumb whimpering. Pain is such an odd thing. When something in your body happens that shouldn't, electric signals are sent through your nerves to your brain informing it, which then tells you (strange to look at your brain as being a completely different being. In a sense it is, it does more than us, we don't blink, we don't breathe, we don't walk. Our brain does that for us) that something is wrong via what we consider to be pain. But if you focus on that idea hard enough, you can make it go away. Inside your head just repeat to yourself, "I know I just hurt my thumb, I understand that." and it eventually goes away. That sounds pretty odd, but I do it all the time.
I'm basically blogging this out of boredom. I have nothing else to do, I will end up playing a video game out of spite. Hm, maybe some Battlefield 2. Yeah, that sounds good.


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Building a Million-Strong Youth Workforce
William Brent
A year ago we interviewed Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, the outgoing CEO of Sustainable Energy for All. Sharing his insights on levers for change, Dr. Yumkella listed the key elements vital for a shift to a low-carbon future. One such critical factor: training. To achieve universal access to clean power, he explained, we will need to create a new wave of "installers of solar household systems, LPG distributors, service providers and builders of the internet; so that solar systems and other systems will be proliferating in the millions in various economies".
In 2016, many have taken up the mantle—countries, such as India, have started to integrate decentralized energy training within their broader skills agenda, organizations including Energy4Impact and Energia, have continued to build on their critical work providing hands-on enterprise support and support for female entrepreneurs, while companies including Village Power, SELCO, Mobisol and Off Grid Electric have created their own robust in-house training and academies. Yet none have targeted the area of training more specifically than Schneider Electric. With its leading Access to Energy program and collaborations with civil society organizations and local authorities— Schneider has already trained 100,000 people globally and is targeting 1 million by 2025. We caught up with Thomas Andre, Access to Energy Program Strategy Director, to hear why 2017 will be a critical year for mobilizing workforce capacity.
Listen to the Q&A, or read the transcript below.
Power for All: 1 million is a big number. What needs to happen to achieve that and more--and what are the current barriers?
Thomas Andre: One million is not such a big number when you consider that the Skill India program plans to train 400 million young people in technical skills by 2022. Yet in each emerging country, that is the level of effort that is needed to address skills and capacity gaps and opportunities. What is encouraging is that many governments have, or are about to, launch Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVeT) programs for their youth. Yet, there is much more to do, and some critical points Schneider Electric focuses on:
'Training the Trainers': to create long-term sustainable change, and ensure that educators are given the skills they need to fully train and support their students
Providing Educational Equipment: to equip laboratories with adequate—and enough—technical equipment, localizing the production of educational equipments to ensure that training that is relevant to each country or region, and
Addressing Gender Dynamics: to ensure that steps are taken to tackle the challenge of bringing women into the energy sector workforce.
Although Schneider will contribute to this picture by training one million people through the expansion of our current network of global partners, in 2017, we also aim to create an alliance of corporates and development agencies that will join us in supporting promising initiatives in skills development.
The need for capacity building and the critical role this will play in energy access is increasingly well recognized. Are you seeing more support for this work by national policy-makers and other key decision-makers?
More and more emerging countries are recognizing the role that upskilling young people plays in development, job creation and social cohesion, yet not all decision makers are considering capacity building as critical for energy access. It is often only addressed when needs appear... in other words, when it is too late.
Looking into the crystal ball for 2017, what new, or innovative, training and capacity building schemes do you see on the horizon in the DRE space?
We have seen a trend emerging with more focus on capacity building and it is something we hope will continue to 2017. In particular, we are seeing more programs focussed around centers of excellence, which is something we plan to get involved in. 2017 is close and vocational training is sadly not magical - but if we do look into the crystal ball, Schneider Electric will be launching training pilots in Africa with a focus on microgrids, and small decentralized renewable energy solutions, a program of vocational training covering all aspects of solar energy—with a pilot in Haiti—and beginning to explore how to use videos and digital and interactive content for remote training—perhaps engaging local TELCOs. We are even looking at virtual reality and augmented reality to test emerging technologies in new environments.
Schneider just signed an ambitious partnership in India that includes setting up 100 technical training centers to train poor, unemployed youth. Is this a model for other countries, and do you see similar opportunities elsewhere?
In every country we always design our projects to match the local needs. Nevertheless, we consider the Indian project as a reference point for other projects, and have just signed a letter of intent with the Indonesian government that could lead to another ambitious collaboration, based on the same programmatic approach. The idea is to set up one central training center for trainers and to re-equip national vocational training centers. Similarly, with the NGO, Salesians of Don Bosco, we will equip five vocational training centers in Mozambique, while in South Africa, we will establish five more Centers of Excellence in partnership with the French Ministry of Education.
For 2017, we are expecting a lot more to come.
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Heavy and persistent rain is likely to extend north and west across many eastern, central and some northern parts of England, with totals of 20 to 40mm, and perhaps exceeding 60 or even 70mm in place.
With the ground being near-saturated in many areas, these amounts of rain are likely to cause problems and we are warned to be prepared for the possibility of surface water flooding in parts of Derbyshire.


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The Rise & Fall of Nigerian Rock
Peter Holslin takes a look at the new afro-funk re-issue on Now-Again.
By Peter Holslin February 8, 2016
Peter Holslin only listens to Zamrock.
For several years now, labels like Strut and Analog Africa have serve upd compilation after compilation of anything from Nigerian Afrobeat to South African disco. Walk into a record store, go to the "International" section, and you'll have plenty of quasi-ethnographic comps and collector-baiting reissues-of-reissues to choose from. It's all great stuff, to be sure, and there is a definite value to an archival collection of music such as these. They invite further understanding and study, and also bring new audiences and revenues to the African artists themselves. But as the format itself has hardened into something predictable and formulaic, you have to wonder if some of these collections have basically become the African-music version of the Summer of Love biopic or '80s club night—heavy on nostalgia and myth-making and light on complexity.
So, yeah, I'm skeptical. But I'm OK with taking a look at just one more. In April and May, Now-Again Records will release Wake Up You!, a two-volume set of Nigerian rock from the 1970s. The two comps, produced by Now-Again's Eothen Alapatt and writer/DJ Uchenna Ikonna, will be presented in big books featuring photos and liner notes written by Ikonna–all of it taking a look at a fuzzed-out, funky rock scene that emerged in the wake of a civil war that almost tore the formidable nation of Nigeria apart. Among the artists highlighted are bands like The Hykkers, who, according to Ikonna, started in 1960s Lagos as one of the country's first pop groups, only to re-emerge after the war sounding rawer and harder, as though their "innocence was gone."
It's a powerful subject, and one that might have some current resonance considering that Nigeria today is going through a conflict with the militant group Boko Haram. This period in Nigeria's musical history has been well covered over the years, and some of the tracks have been previously released on other comps as well. I'll reserve further judgment on Wake Up You! for now, though, because I've yet to dig into the whole package. I leave you with a track off the series' first volume: "Everybody Likes Something Good" by Ify Jerry Krusade. In it, smoky organs and guitars play against a meaty rhythm and sing-along vocal chants, evoking something very good indeed.
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Essentially the Chairbag is an inflatable plastic chair that, when deflated, fits into a carrying bag. Its shaped like a humpback-pear and comes in America's favorite colors: red, white, and blue (also black and gray). There is a big ol' handle on the top for moving it around and doubles as the handle for the bag. I can't figure out how they intend you to blow the thing up, so I'm going to assume it's a bring-your-own-pump thing. If you forget your pump, don't use your lungs folks.
I remember a few years back I went camping and tried to blow up my air mattress that way. I ended up getting so dizzy I fell over and smacked my head.
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Love the site! Please bring back nagivation buttons on the index page. Not everyone can look at a site every day and having to work through the archive is a pain.
Sara, what do you mean by the navigation buttons? All there was in terms of post navigation on the front page was a Previous Post link, so I think that's what you're referring to (please correct me if I'm wrong).
If so, I'm working on putting it back… I had to take it down because of some code changes behind the scenes that broke its functionality. It shall return!
Great description. They shoulda charted the usefullness of it with the decline of pirates compared to the rise of global warming.
Yes Richard, a "Previous Post" link would be a nice add-on.
As a gesture of goodwill, this company should donate chairs to New Orleans. It'd kill 2 birds with 1 stone. It would help furnish rebuilt houses, and potentially save lives in the future.
Note to Sara – subscribe to the RSS feed with Firefox and you will see the previous 10 days worth of submissions (that used to be a full 2 weeks until these guys got up the gumption to do weekends too booyah!). Keep up the good work!
We are working on getting that previous post button back working and hopefully a new and sexier way to browse the archives.
Michael is right about the RSS too, that is a great way to keep abreast on the all the current FreshArrivals.
I just upped the post count in the RSS feed to the last 14 entries, so you should be getting a full 2 weeks of posts again. Thanks for bringing that to my attention, Michael.
Excellent! Let me know when your review is up so we can link to it.


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OnePlus Two is confirmed - but it's a long wait
By Matt Hanson 2014-09-30T09:17:00.272Z Mobile phones
OnePlus team confirm smaller handset is coming, and when to expect it
New information about the OnePlus Two has been revealed
Last night an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Reddit with members of the OnePlus team revealed a number of clues about what to expect from the OnePlus One's successor, the OnePlus Two.
We were told to expect the OnePlus Two during the second or third quarter of 2015, so we should see the Chinese company's new handset sometime between April and September.
The OnePlus team member also hinted that by that time Android L should be standard, so we should expect the OnePlus Two to come with Google's new mobile operating system installed.
The OnePlus team member also mentioned that a lot of people had been asking for a smaller device. Intriguingly, they said that they hear these requests and that they're thinking about it.
When asked by a Reddit member if the OnePlus Two will be around the same size as the OnePlus One, the OnePlus team member replied "It may or may not be ;)".
However, at a recent Q&A session that TechRadar took part in with OnePlus One last week, we were told that the phone wouldn't be going down to 4.7-inches - while smaller, it will not be matching the iPhone 6 in size, which will please fans looking to stay a little larger.
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We were commissioned by Techniquest to assist in the development of the brand and to provide art direction for their new facility in the centre of Wrexham. The Wrexham site is still under development, but to let the public know of the new venture we were asked to design artwork to fill all of the windows of the new building. We had a number of meetings with the Techniquest team to determine a direction for the window artwork, all of our suggestions were met with enthusiasm and gusto. Together we decided on an interactive theme to complement the activities available in the centre, it was a lot of fun coming up with various games and optical illusions to inspire and capture the imagination, we expressed all of this cool 'sciency' stuff with bright, colourful visual designs which we coupled with the Welsh and English content provided to us by guys and gals at Techniquest.
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Biography – MALO, JOSEPH-HORMISDAS – Volume XIV (1911-1920) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography
First Paragraph
DCB/DBC News
Minor Corrections
Biography of the Day
d. at Boston 22 Jan. 1760
Responsible Government
Sir John A. Macdonald
From the Red River Settlement to Manitoba (1812–70)
The Fenians
Women in the DCB/DBC
Winning the Right to Vote
The Charlottetown and Quebec Conferences of 1864
Introductory Essays of the DCB/DBC
The Acadians
Exploring the Explorers
The War of 1812
Canada's Wartime Prime Ministers
MALO, JOSEPH-HORMISDAS, newspaperman and chansonnier; b. 15 Dec. 1857 in Montreal, son of Moïse Malo, a shoemaker, and Célina Malo; m. there 24 May 1882 Marie-Louise Goulet, and was survived by one son and two daughters; d. 25 Feb. 1918 in Montreal.
Nothing is known about Joseph-Hormisdas Malo's childhood and youth. In December 1881 at the age of 24, he became editor of Le Bouquet (Montréal), a sixteen-page literary weekly, of which only three issues appeared up to January 1882. Three months later, as publisher and printer he launched L'Impartial, a four-page weekly, which seems to have been ephemeral. From 8 January to 18 March 1897 he was the owner and publisher of Le Lutin, a humorous paper whose aim was to make readers laugh and sing. From February to September 1897 as proprietor and editor he published Le Mirliton, which he described as his artistic, literary, and entertaining newspaper. Sixteen issues are known to have been put out. Apart from these attempts to start his own papers, Malo worked on every French newspaper in Montreal, according to La Patrie, where he had been a proofreader for many years at the time of his death.
Although he showed a keen interest in the publication of literary newspapers, Malo's real priority was writing and publishing songs. Printed and distributed as sheet music, they were mostly satirical in tone. His patriotic songs "C'est Laurier qu'il nous faut" (1900) and "O Canada, ma patrie" (c. 1893) and his laments such as "Tom Nulty," "Cécile Michaud," and "Le naufrage du Titanic" (1912) enjoyed great popularity; many copies, published in various places, were issued.
Of the more than 45 catalogued songs for which Malo wrote the words, not quite half were set to existing tunes. "Gai lon la, joli rosier" and "La fille de Madame Angot" were melodies that provided musical support for his lyrics. Calixa Lavallée*, Alexis Contant, and Gustave Goublier were among the musicians who composed music for his topical and occasional songs. His sheet music contains bursts of poetry and is especially helpful in reconstructing the life of the time, sometimes even serving as a kind of comic strip. The songs were true social poems, touching people's hearts with their contemporary allusions. Malo reached out to ordinary folk. His friends were police officers, sailors, firefighters, journalists, and restaurant owners. "Le facteur," published in Le Passe-Temps on 29 April 1911, became the official song of the Montreal mail carriers. His "Hymne au travail," written about 1905 to music by Henri Miro, was widely circulated.
Nicknamed "the Montreal bard," Malo was one of the most original and popular figures in the city's east end. With his black frock-coat and fedora, cane for his game leg, and bright red rosette with long streaming ribbons on his chest, he was a familiar sight on Rue Saint-Jacques, strolling between the court-house and the Place d'Armes. A philosopher in his own way and a humorist when in the mood, Malo was deeply attached to France and the French language. Sometimes at the busiest street corners in the city, his powerful voice welling up from his frail and misshapen body, he would suddenly cry out "Vive la France!" His hatred of the English, on the other hand, was probably an affectation. For several years, while on the staff of French newspapers in Montreal, he worked as a translator.
Malo's legacy did not consist of volumes or collected writings, but of a great many scattered songs, satires, and ballads which sometimes soared above set rhymes to reach momentary flights of true lyricism. At a time when an authentic urban culture was only beginning to develop, he seemed a modern, rather than traditional man. He was well acquainted with the popular spirit, and although he may be criticized for occasionally flattering the too-earthy tastes and inclinations of ordinary people, it must also be acknowledged that he was often able to draw a genuine lesson from a commonplace event.
More than one public figure owed his moment of fame to a well-placed word by Joseph-Hormisdas Malo. One of the eccentrics who form part of Montreal's history, this poet who gave the same treatment – in the manner and humour of his time – to politicians and murderers, gas lighting and municipal councillors, prostitutes and homeland, found his way into the hearts of his listeners. Like all of his kind, the bard was humble and of modest means, and he died poor. But that is not a flaw, and his memory will live on.
Jacques M. Clairoux
In addition to the songs published in Le Mirliton, Le Passe-Temps, and La Presse of Montreal, there are some of Joseph-Hormisdas Malo's compositions in the collections of the Bibliothèque de la Ville de Montréal and the Bibliothèque Nationale du Québec, Montreal.
ANQ-M, CE1-7, 24 mai 1882; CE1-51, 15 déc. 1857. Le Bouquet (Montréal), 24 déc. 1881–7 janv. 1882. Le Canada (Montréal), 26 févr. 1918. Rodolphe Girard, "Un regard sur le passé," Le Petit Journal (Montréal), 26 juin 1949. L'Impartial (Montréal), 15 avril 1882. Le Lutin (Montréal), 8 janv.–18 mars 1897. Le Mirliton, 27 févr.–25 sept. 1897. Le Passe-Temps, 23 mars 1918. DOLQ, vol.1. Encyclopedia of music in Canada (Kallmann et al.). J. Hamelin et al., La presse québécoise. Victor Morin, L'utile et le futile (Montréal, 1943), 161. J.-G. Yon, Chants des patriotes: recueil noté de chansons patriotiques canadiennes et françaises (Montréal, 1903), 50–51.
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Jacques M. Clairoux, "MALO, JOSEPH-HORMISDAS," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed January 22, 2020, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/malo_joseph_hormisdas_14E.html.
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Features Nutrition & Feed products Sustainability
Waste not: Agricultural by-products in aquafeed
Agricultural by-products, usually cast off as end-of-use materials, are increasingly finding their way into the loop of the circular economy. They are placed back in the production line, regaining value while minimizing the generation of waste, and serving as alternative ingredients in aquafeed.
November 26, 2021 By Ruby Gonzalez
Squeezing lemon for all its worth? Peels may be used in fish diet. Photo: ASADAL, Inc.
Lemon is primarily used for juice production. Only 20 to 30 per cent of the fruit produces juice, leaving 50 to 60 per cent as waste material, which is mainly the lemon peel. Between 2020 and 2021, the projected global lemon production is 8.4 million tons. This gives an idea of the magnitude of waste generated by the industry.
A percentage of this ends up in the dumpsites, while a certain volume of the remaining waste gets valorized and is kept in the production line which consequently, contributes to environmental protection. Lemon peel is used in livestock feed, fertilizer, pectin extraction, bioethanol, and essential oil extraction, among others.
Fermented lemon peels in Taiwan
In Taiwan, lemon peel looped its way into the agricultural circular economy as a fishmeal replacement in aquafeed. The potential was demonstrated in the study, "Effects of fermented lemon peel supplementation in diet on growth, immune responses, and intestinal morphology of Asian sea bass, Lates calcarifer", published in Aquaculture Reports.
"Our study clearly demonstrated that the agricultural waste, lemon peel, has the potential to serve as a functional feed additive in aquafeed. Diets supplemented with one to three per cent fermented lemon peel may significantly improve intestinal health of the Asian sea bass. However, five per cent supplementation of fermented lemon peels may lead to low immune response and high oxidative stress," said author Li-Chao Zhuo et al.
Final weight, weight gain, feed intake, and survival were similar among all dietary treatments, indicating that none of the dietary fermented lemon peel supplementation levels had a negative effect on the weight gain on Asian sea bass. Juvenile Asian sea bass in recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) rearing tanks were given feeding trials of experimental diets for eight weeks.
Lemon peel was fermented in Lactobacillus plantarum in order to mitigate negative impacts on fish growth. Lemon peel fiber content is about 15 per cent and poses as a potential negative factor as a feed additive. The fermentation process may be useful in lowering the fibre content.
Lemon is anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial, and has immunomodulatory, anti-oxidative and hepato-protective properties. Its bio-components could provide a variety of beneficial effects, they said.
The authors cited the necessity to replace fish meal in aquafeeds with other protein sources that are less expensive and more sustainable. In addition to meeting these requirements, soybean "provides an acceptable amino acid profile compared with other plant protein sources". There is a caveat though for carnivorous fish, such as the Asia sea bass.
Previous studies have demonstrated that intestinal damage, growth reduction, and an increase in liver oxidative levels may occur in carnivorous fish fed with diets containing soybean meal. "Hence, we established the effects of fermented lemon peel supplementation in a diet with soybean meal on growth performance, non-specific immunity, and intestine histology of Asian sea bass, which is one of the more important farmed fish species in Asia and around the world," they said.
Juice extracts from yacon, along with garlic and ginger, improve black rockfish growth performance and immune system. Photo: Farmcore
Juice by-products in South Korea
A team in South Korea turned to plant-based ingredients, sourced from a health juice store, when they investigated the effects on black rockfish, Sebastes schlegelii, growth performance, antioxidant capacity, non-specific immune response, and resistance to V. harveyi. By-product from yacon, ginger and garlic juice processing can be considered functional feed additives in fish aquaculture, author Da-Yeon Lee et al. said in the study published on Aquaculture Reports.
"Recently, new uses for fruit and vegetable by-products have been explored to capitalize on beneficial components such as bioactive compounds, macronutrients, and phytochemicals. Fruit and vegetable juice processing by-products have high potential as alternatives to synthetic antibiotics and antioxidants in fish feed because they are substantially cheaper and more stable than other feed additives and contain vitamins, peptides, and minerals," the authors explained.
Results showed that supplementation of by-product from yacon, ginger and garlic juice processing increased growth performance and improved the non-specific immunity and antioxidant ability of rockfish. In the challenge test, fish were artificially infected with V. harveyi. Ten days post-infection, the survival rate of fish fed a controlled diet was significantly lower than that of fish fed with experimental diets.
Other by-products used the in the experiment were blueberry, tomato and onion. All by-products were dried, grounded into fine powder and frozen. The experimental diets used one per cent powder and was included at the expense of an equal amount of wheat flour.
After drying, these were ground into a fine powder and frozen. For the experimental diets, one per cent plant juice processing by-product powder was included at the expense of an equal amount of wheat flour.
Rockfish is very popular in South Korea and importation figures provide a quick indication. In 2019, rockfish imports were at 10,092 megatons (Mt), which grew to 12,310 Mt in 2020. In the same year, South Korea was ranked third in terms of rockfish importation, accounting for a share of almost eight per cent of global trade.
Black rockfish is cultured in the country. Some see intensive culture practices as the method to keep up with the very high demand. Along with the stressful conditions, the rearing environment may lead to high mortality rates, immune system depression, high stress-related disease occurrence, and reduced growth.
High mortality rates pose a serious threat to the bottom line. These are traced to disease outbreaks caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. Vibrio spp. (gram-negative), Photobacterium spp. (gram-negative), and Streptococcus spp. (gram-positive) are widespread pathogens affecting black rockfish aquaculture in Korea, study authors said.
Spearheading aquaculture development in Southeast Asia
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Ocean's changing chemistry slows growth of oyster larvae, study finds
Anaerobic digestion of sludge from RAS: Challenges and potential solutions
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As part of our MANI programme in Kenya, a new fund supported by DFID will challenge global or local actors in the maternal and newborn health space to bring forward their new or scalable innovations that will help reduce high maternal and neonatal mortality rates.
MANI is working throughout Bungoma county in western Kenya to educate communities and increase use of health services.
On the International Day for Maternal Health and Rights, Options' Team Leader Nicole Sijenyi Fulton reflects on the realities of disrespect and abuse in childbirth in Kenya, and what should be done.
This month, The Girl Generation launched a new End FGM Grants Programme in Kenya.
Across Bungoma County, pregnant women have typically enlisted the help of traditional birth attendants (TBAs) to deliver their babies at home instead of going to a health facility. The MANI project aims to change this by reorienting TBAs to become 'birth companions'.
Our Maternal and Newborn Improvement (MANI) project in Bungoma, Kenya hosts a visit from DFID Kenya.
'Be bold for change' means to continually stand up for change to end FGM.
"Boldness for me is about perseverance and having the tenacity and determination to persist with something that's right, something that's just."
This World Health Day, Kimani Karuga, Technical Manager for the County Innovation Challenge Fund, talks about the need to address postpartum depression in teen mothers in Kenya.
On the International Day for Maternal Health and Rights, Options' Team Leader Nicole Sijenyi Fulton reflects on the observations she made on this day last year about disrespect and abuse in childbirth in Kenya, and what Options is doing.
With funding from the CICF, PATH and the African Population and Health Research Centre are exploring the feasibility and acceptability of establishing a human milk bank in Kenya.
The County Innovation Challenge Fund (CICF) held an award ceremony in Nairobi for five new organisations that are joining the fund's portfolio, marking its entry into a third round of innovations.
"Now that we have solar power, powering the maternity unit, […], we shall provide quality service to the community." Power outages have made it impossible for Kenyan health facilities to provide vital services but solar panels offer a solution which improves maternal care without harming the planet.
How a low-cost, simple intervention saves a mother's life.
In Bungoma county, the supply of blood is difficult to retain due to lack of volunteers donating blood, a high prevalence of bloodborne infections & limited funding for blood transfusion services. The MANI project has been working to tackle shortages by improving quality & access to these services.
Performance Based Financing is used in Kenya to incentivize health workers to improve maternal and newborn health services. We look at how this led to a three-fold increase in the number of deliveries being conducted at Sikulu Dispensary in Bungoma County.
MANI helped develop a mentorship programme in Bungoma County to address acute staff shortages in two major health facilities, and to develop the skills of nurses and midwives working throughout the county in lower level facilities, to provide Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care.
Family Planning is central to achieving gender equality. Access to family planning commodities means having the choice to decide if, and when, to have children. When women and girls can access family planning, they can be empowered to meet their full potential.
The second African Union International Conference on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (ICMNCH) was held last week. Over 700 delegates from 25 African countries gathered in Nairobi, Kenya to take stock of progress and re-strategize how to reduce maternal and child deaths on the continent.


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Vale – Richard See
Born 7 January 1935, Passed Away 24 December 2018.
Long term Eastern Suburbs Roosters lock forward, Richard See, passed away on Christmas Eve in a Bronte nursing home. More commonly known as 'Dick', he was just two weeks short of his 84th birthday. A good all-round sportsman from his early days at Waverley College, Dick was an excellent rugby union and water polo player, as well as a first class swimmer.
He grew up at Bronte and as a member of the Bronte swim and water polo club, enjoyed a lot of success at water polo, playing with the Thornett brothers, John, Dick and Ken. While at school, he played rugby union but in 1955 tried out for the Eastern Suburbs Presidents Cup team. He was selected for this team, which won the competition after beating St. George 23-5 in the final in the curtain raiser to the third Australia-France Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 23 July 1955. Dick played both lock and second-row in this high standard side. During the last few matches of the 1955 season, he played a couple of third grade games for Easts.
In 1956, he began the season in third grade but quickly after three matches was promoted to the reserve grade team. He made his first grade debut at the old Sports Ground in the 23-16 win against Parramatta on 27 May 1956, but had played with the Easts first grade side two weeks before this against Monaro at the Sports Ground. His first try in the top grade came at Cumberland Oval on 29 May 1960 in Easts 28-16 win over Parramatta.
Altogether, he played eight successive seasons with the Roosters finishing with 91 top grade games, including the 1960 Grand Final against St. George where they went down 31-6. He then moved to Newtown where he played five first grade games. His final game in the top grade was at Belmore Oval on 8 August 1964 in Newtown's 27-5 win against Canterbury. He scored a try the week before at Henson Park in Newtown's 15-11 win over Western Suburbs. Dick injured his leg against Canterbury on 8 August and played no more competition football. He did play for Newtown at Queanbeyan in the 18-14 win against the locals in the 1964 end of season visit and retired after this game. \
As well as sport, Dick had an excellent academic record and completed a Bachelor of Pharmacy and a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Sydney. For many years he had chemist shops in several Sydney suburbs. Former New South Wales, Easts and Newtown centre, Bob Keyes, is Dick's brother-in-law, after marrying his younger sister, Julie.
Dick is survived by his wife June of 56 years, their four children, Patrick, Catherine, Andrew and Jane , plus seven much loved grandchildren. Dick's Mass of Christian burial was held at Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, Victoria Street Waverley on Thursday 3 January.
Rest in Peace, Dick.


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Q: JavaScript return index of minimum and maximum number in array I've made this solution.
var arr=[4,10,24,3,2,2,19];

var max = arr[0];
var maxIndex = 0;
var min = arr[0];
var minIndex = 0;

for (var i = 1; i < arr.length; i++) {
  if (arr[i] > max) {
    maxIndex = i;
    max = arr[i];
  }
}
for (var i = 1; i < arr.length; i++) {
  if (arr[i] < min) {
    minIndex = i;
    min = arr[i];
  }
}

alert(maxIndex);
alert(minIndex);

Is there a simpler way to do the task above?

A: Well with reduce you can use the index and array arguments:
var arr=[4,10,24,3,2,2,19];

var maxIndex = arr.reduce(function(highestIndex, element, index, array){
    return element > array[highestIndex] ? index : highestIndex;
}, 0);

For both min and max:
var limits = arr.reduce(function(limits, element, index, array){
    limits.max = element > array[limits.max] ? index : limits.max;
    limits.min = element < array[limits.min] ? index : limits.min;
    return limits;
}, { max : 0, min : 0 });
//limits.max === Highest value index,
//limits.min === Lowest value index

A: Here is a standard way of doing it (without functional programming).
You find the min and max value, when found, just set the current indexes of the loop to the minIndex/maxIndex variables.

 function findIndexOfMinMax(arr) {
   let minIndex = 0;
   let maxIndex = 1;
   let min = arr[0];
   let max = arr[1];

   for (let i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
     if (arr[i] < min) {
       min = arr[i];
       minIndex = i;
     }
     if (arr[i] > max) {
       max = arr[i]
       maxIndex = i;
     }
   }
   return {
     minIndex,
     maxIndex
   };
 }

 console.log(findIndexOfMinMax([9, 4, -1, -1, 7, 8, 0, 11]))

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James Douglas, McPherson (ur. 7 września 1878 na Ukrainie, zm. 4 grudnia 1956) – polski urzędnik konsularny i działacz socjalistyczny.

Życiorys
Polak pochodzenia szkockiego, którego przodek został sprowadzony w połowie XIX w. celem uruchomienia cukrowni na Ukrainie. Uczęszczał do V Gimnazjum w Kijowie. W 1904 przebywał w Japonii, pełniąc obowiązki korespondenta lwowskiej gazety "Słowo Polskie" oraz realizując wraz z Józefem Piłsudskim i Tytusem Filipowiczem zadania PPS. Odbył kampanię wojenną I wojny światowej w 1 pułku artylerii Legionów Polskich (1914–1918).

W dwudziestoleciu międzywojennym pracował w polskiej służbie zagranicznej, m.in. jako konsul RP w Harbinie (1931–1933).

Jego wnuk Jerzy Hardie-Douglas w latach 2006–2019 pełnił funkcję burmistrza Szczecinka oraz posła IX kadencji Sejmu.

Ordery i odznaczenia
 Krzyż Niepodległości (2 sierpnia 1931)
 Krzyż Walecznych (dwukrotnie)
 Złoty Krzyż Zasługi (28 czerwca 1939)

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Wojciech Skóra: Organizacja i pierwszy okres działalności polskich konsulatów w Harbinie i Władywostoku w latach 1920–1924, [w:] Andrzej Furier: Polskie ślady na Dalekim Wschodzie. Polacy w Harbinie, Książnica Pomorska Szczecin, 2008, .

Konsulowie II Rzeczypospolitej
Odznaczeni Krzyżem Niepodległości
Odznaczeni Krzyżem Walecznych (dwukrotnie)
Odznaczeni Złotym Krzyżem Zasługi (II Rzeczpospolita)
Polacy pochodzenia szkockiego
Urodzeni w 1878
Zmarli w 1956
Żołnierze Legionów Polskich 1914–1918


January 14, 2005 Darmstadt, Germany - European Space Agency scientists celebrated today after the first raw images of the Cassini/Huygen space probe sent back the first images of Saturn's moon, Titan, which has been shrouded by thick atmosphere until now.
ESOC's Main Control Room (MCR) at 14:12 CET, 14 January 2005, as flight control staff wait for first data from Huygens probe as it descended to Titan's surface.
Composite of Titan's surface seen during descent on January 14, 2005.