In this morning's edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Giacoppo, Wells win Stan Siejka Launceston Cycling Classic; Mark Cavendish to race the 2016 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race; Brian Cookson – The reform of professional cycling is vital for the future of our sport; Dynamo Cover Continental team collapses, former Australian U23 champion Ben Dyball among those affected; Dimension Data interested in signing Igor Anton?; Alessandro Vanotti breaks leg in Astana training camp crash; Mississippi age-group rider tests positive; Etixx-Quick-Step reveals new kit for 2016; David Walsh reflects on The Program and the Armstrong years; Yowamushi Pedal the movie.
Anthony Giacoppo (Avanti) and Kimberley Wells (High5 Dream Team) have been crowned victors of the Launceston Cycling Classic over the weekend.
Giacoppo, a former Australian criterium champion, had been leading a breakaway with four laps of the new City Park course remaining. A burst of speed ahead of the final corner put Giacoppo into a perfect position from where he ousprinted Nathan Earle (Sky) for the win.
In the elite women's race, defending champion Kimberley Wells repeated her 2014 success, outsprinting Sarah Roy (Orica-AIS) and High5 Dream Team teammate Kendelle Hodges.
The Launceston Cycling Festival introduced equal prize money for the women's race this year.
Earlier in the weekend, Avanti's Neil van der Ploeg won the elite men's kermesse in Longford, while Orica-AIS's Chloe McConville escaped from a four-rider break to take a solo win in the elite women's kermesse.
The Victorian minister for Tourism and Major Events, John Eren, has announced that Mark Cavendish will take part in the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race on January 31 next year.
Despite attempts to secure Cavendish for other Australian summer races, the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race will be the Manxman's only outing on Australian soil. His Dimension Data team will be in action at the Tour Down Under the week prior, however, as necessitated by their new WorldTour status.
"I am looking forward to starting the 2016 season in Victoria and racing for the first time with Team Dimension Data at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race," Cavendish said. "I've heard great things about the challenging Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race course and I'm especially excited to visit Geelong again – last time I was there was for the 2010 UCI Road World Championships," Cavendish said.
Click here to read more at about the 2016 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.
Ahead of a key stakeholder's meeting in Barcelona about the pending WorldTour reforms, UCI president Brian Cookson has written a piece for Cyclingnews about why he believes the reforms are so important.
The UCI is the governing body and I carefully choose the word 'governing' rather than 'controlling'. We know we can't make the reforms that are needed on our own; we need the support of the organisers, of the teams, and the riders. And we have to do it in a way that pleases the fans too. When I was elected I promised to be a President who listens and takes account of people's view. But at the same time you eventually have to take a lead.
I think there is a pretty wide consensus amongst the stakeholders who will gather in Barcelona on Monday. Each stakeholder has their own interests and assets to protect but we can all become stronger by working together. We have to remember that there are many other sports out there that have higher profiles, with stronger economic models and many more people watching on television around the world. If we're going to compete with them, make our sport grow and provide better experiences and rewards for everyone involved, we've got to work together.
The alternative of a major dispute amongst stakeholders is not what I want to contemplate. I don't think the fans want any further arguments either. I think they'll lose patience with us if we continue to bicker. Women are showing us the way. Look at what's been achieved in the past two years by all sides working together collaboratively.
Click here to read the full article at Cyclingnews.
The 2011 Australian under 23 champion Benjamin Dyball is one of many riders who have been left high and dry for the 2016 season after the new Dynamo Cover Pro Cycling team collapsed on Friday.
Dyball (previously with Avanti Racing), compatriots Benjamin Hill (Charter Mason) and Jesse Kerrison (BMC Development Team) plus the Kiwi Nick Kergozou are the riders affected from the southern hemisphere.
The team was originally set to race under the We Are Wales banner, as announced in 2015, and stated that riding the Tour de France by 2019 was a goal. It changed the planned title from We Are Wales to Dynamo Cover Pro Cycling in recent months, and was due to begin competing in 2016. However the founder Eifion Weinzweig sent an email to team staff and riders on Friday breaking the news that the project was not going ahead in 2016.
I regret to say that the team project has to be delayed by 1 year. The reason is that mid-week our sponsor agent received unexpected legal threat amounting to £5million and has pulled out leaving us with no options. This has resulted in a postponement of sponsorship funds, until the threat is cleared. The threat will last into 2016, however I intend to continue with the project aiming now for the 2017 season.
Contacted by CyclingTips, Weinzweig said he would not comment on the matter.
Dimension Data interested in signing Igor Anton?
Ahead of its first year as a WorldTour outfit Dimension Data (currently MTN-Qhubeka) is currently finalising its roster and Spaniard Igor Anton is reportedly among those in the team's sights.
The 32-year-old Spaniard rode with Euskaltel-Euskadi from his debut in 2005 through to 2013 when the team folded. He has been with Movistar for the past two years but hasn't been offered a contract extension.
According to Cyclingnews Igor Anton is on the list of riders Dimension Data is potentially interested in, but the team might instead opt not to add any more signings for 2016.
Astana domestique Alessandro Vanotti has fractured his tibial plateau in a crash at a team training camp.
Vuelta a Espana winner Fabio Aru was also involved in the crash but was uninjured.
The 35-year-old Vanotti will today have an MRI scan to determine whether the injury will require surgery and how long his recovery might take.
An age group rider in Mississippi, USA, Todd Hickman, has tested positive for stanozolol and methylphenidate at the Louisiana-Mississippi Age-Graded Road Championships and been banned from the sport for four years.
The 49-year-old won the 66-mile (106km) championships in the 40+ age group category in a race that was contested by just 10 riders.
Stanozolol is an anabolic agent while methylphenidate is a stimulant that is sold under the name Ritalin, among others.
Here's Etixx-Quick-Step's new kit for 2016, as modelled by new recruit Marcel Kittel. Blue is the new black!
Click here to read our review of The Program.
Today's feature image comes from Jered & Ashley Gruber and was shot in Wales.


Don't miss this inspirational spot - situated on a hillside with a stunning view over the Hokianga Harbour, it is the western terminus point for the cycle trail.
Established on the shore of the spectacular Hokianga Harbour in 1828 as a Wesleyan Mission station. It was built in 1838-1839 for the Reverend Nathaniel Turner.
Overlooking the harbour where the largest signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in the country took place here, with over 70 chiefs, before a crowd of up to 3,000 people on the 12th February 1840.
The first honey bees were introduced at Māngungu, providing a major contribution to the success of pastoral farming in New Zealand. Explore the Mission House and learn about the key events that happened here.
Just sitting on the balcony and looking out over the harbour is a joy in this very unspoilt part of NZ.


After adapting and integrating emergency management softwares to the reactors' specific features in China in late 2014, IRSN has provided five experts from Chinese power company DNMC with a three-week training course in Paris area.
Five experts from DNMC (Daya Bay Nuclear Power Operations and Management Co) received in-depth training from IRSN at its premises in Fontenay-aux-Roses, near Paris.
In 2014, the Chinese power company awarded a three-year contract to IRSN to install versions of its SESAME emergency management software (to estimate actual or potential releases based on facility diagnostics) and its C3X software (to assess the radiological impacts of accidental releases).
IRSN has long had a cooperative relationship in the nuclear field with China, in particular with the NNSA (National Nuclear Safety Authority), its technical arm NSC (Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center) and CNNC (China National Nuclear Corporation).
China is rapidly developing a nuclear industry and DNMC is already operating two nuclear power plants near the megalopolis of Hong Kong.
Matching the high level of technology in France with the considerable operational progress achieved in China, this cooperation has been expanded to cover nuclear safety and emergency response management as well.
Sophisticated and proven emergency management tools are vital to cope efficiently with emergency situations resulting from a nuclear accident. But how effective the response is also depends on the quality of the training that goes with the tools.
The quality of IRSN's expertise in this area was evident during the Fukushima crisis, prompting a number of emergency management centers across the globe to call on the Institute for cooperation to strengthen their own emergency management tools and methods.


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Bang! Bang! …and Nothing's Changed: Why We Keep Seeing the Same Thing and Continue to Do Nothing About It
Richard Helppie
Yes, there is an effective policy for eliminating nearly all senseless mass shooting events while preserving Second Amendment rights. It's a matter of political will. It's the only policy I know that can be proven to work when back-tested against mass shooting events.
The problem is keeping lethal weapons out of the hands of people who should not have them. It is a microscopic percentage of people who would wreak evil combined with a tiny percentage of firearms abused for that evil intent. Supporting freedoms for most people and achieving responsible use and storage of deadly weapons is not incompatible with keeping the evil fringe from obtaining the means to kill.
The faults of most broad policies to reduce violent mass casualty events begin with after-the-fact reaction to a mentally dangerous person, reacting to a situation already in progress, or preemptively crushing the rights of responsible, law-abiding citizens by lumping them in with the tiny fringe who would abuse firearms. By way of example, so-called "Red Flag Laws" are common sense, i.e., alert law enforcement before a tragedy occurs. But the mentally unstable person already has the weapon(s) and has already demonstrated mental unfitness. Hardening target sites and assigning School Resource Officers makes sense as well, but the incident is already underway. Broad bans on firearms punish conscientious citizens who safely keep and store arms.
Staring us in the face is the policy solution that would fit with American practices. It would severely impair a mentally ill person from obtaining a firearm and doing it all without punishing those who responsibly use and store guns.
Consider these. Which makes sense? Which are legal and current practices in America:
A 16-year-old high school student completes driver education. Obtains the first license. The same teen is given keys to a 40-ton semi-truck and allowed to drive it.
A 24-year-old medical student completes their residency. They are introduced as the doctor who will lead your brain surgery this afternoon.
A 40-year-old person learns to fly airplanes. Upon completing the classroom work and some test flying, they are invited to take control of a 757 Airliner.
A person reaches their 18th birthday. Within days, they legally obtain the most lethal rifles or pistols, body armor, and thousands of rounds of ammunition.
We all live in a society with the comfort that reasonable regulations will prevent three of these four scenarios. No one is telling the youthful driver that they cannot someday drive a big rig. No one is telling the new doctor they cannot ultimately lead a complex brain surgery. No one is suggesting to the new pilot that they cannot someday be in command of a larger, faster, more complex airplane. In every circumstance, society asserts, "Demonstrate that you know how to operate safely, that you have proficiency, that you will not cause damage to the public by misuse, and that you are mentally stable. And acknowledge you will be subject to periodic review."
In three of the four circumstances, there are steps requiring education, testing, demonstration of proficiency, medical and psychological screening, and review by qualified testers. The steps are achieved over time. Thus, the public has the reasonable expectation that the trucks on the highway, the care in the hospital, and the airplanes in the sky are being operated by those who have proven ability to use them safely and current review of capacity to direct otherwise deadly machines without threat.
For the fourth scenario, the 18-year-old enters the store or accesses an online dealer and takes legal possession from a Federal Firearms License (FFL) holder. There is no test, no requirement for proficiency, and no medical or psychological screening. The thin regulatory line is the background check. However, suppose, like the killer in Parkland, the lengthy record of psychological distress and anti-social behavior is locked away in juvenile records. The background check comes back clean.
How about the Red Flag Law? Suppose carefully crafted legislation to remove firearms from those who sink to a level of posing a threat was in place. That would be a good thing. However, even if such a law were in force, someone would have had to take time off from their life to report the claim, law enforcement would need to investigate, a court would need to adjudicate, and do it again before the ban expired. The Red Flag would not likely stop the killer.
Thus, in our society today, potentially evil persons can legally be among us with the power to devastate lives, families, communities, and our national sense of safety.
This bears repeating. Today, a person can legally obtain all the tools and supplies they need to kill dozens of innocents; our laws do not protect us. If you're still uncertain about this, please re-read the four scenarios above.
What would be a better way? Suppose that same 18-year-old looked to purchase a firearm(s), ammunition, and accessories. Instead of the thin, ineffective regulations in place today, the process was like so many other things we regulate in our country. The exact licensing is subject to much more evaluation than this column, but the objective of keeping means of mayhem from the unknown is worth it. One framework of many might be:
Level One. Requires gun safety and storage class and passes the written test on gun safety and storage. With a trained instructor, learn and demonstrate safe firing at the gun range. License for revolver under seven rounds, maximum .38/.357 caliber, shotgun with maximum five cartridge capacity, hunting rifle with the 3-round capacity to be used under the supervision of a responsible adult.
Level Two. Requires at least one year of incident-free Level One licensing. Additional classroom/video gun safety, usage, and storage instruction. Pass written test. Demonstrate proficiency with range instructor. Medical evaluation like pilots. License for semiautomatic handguns up to 10 round magazines, any pistol, shotgun without limitations, rifles with 6 round capacity.
Level Three. Requires at least one year of incident-free Level Two licensing. Additional classroom/video gun safety, usage, and storage instruction. Pass written test. Demonstrate proficiency with range instructor. Medical evaluation or certification from a doctor or health provider. Licensed for all legal firearms. The license is valid for ten years.
Licenses could be revoked for breach of use, storage, or safety protocols. Red Flag laws might be a tool to keep watch on those who already own weapons.
Objections, of course, would be about costs. This would be an excellent time for the NRA to offer scholarships to lower-income individuals who want to learn gun safety. Gun shops could become purveyors of training, testing, and certification versus being primarily merchants – selling protection instead of the next biggest weapon.
Other objections would be the burden on responsible gun owners who possess, use, and store firearms today. These people are not the problem, so there should be a way to elevate them to Level Three with simple affirmation about their experience with guns, knowledge of storage requirements, and how to keep their weapons from being used by someone without the proper licensing. The policy is intended to make new gun owners as responsible as the vast majority of these responsible citizens.
To my dear friends on the far left. Suppose a dream of banning personal ownership of guns becomes law. Reality would not mirror the law. Millions of Americans would instantly become criminals. Weapon ownership would be driven underground, so we'd never get it out. Civil war is the next likely step.
To my dear friends on the far right. Suppose a dream of no restrictions or limitations on the sale, possession, and storage of powerful weapons and abundant ammunition becomes law. Reality would be more mentally unstable persons committing worse and worse carnage until a broad gun ban appears to be the only remedy. See the paragraph above for that outcome.
Alternatively, we can back down from the extremes. And then enjoy our lives with less worry. Do we worry about whether that enormous truck ahead of us has a competent driver, whether or not the doctor performing delicate surgery is up to the task, and whether the airplane will fall out of the sky? Why not? Do we worry about whether or not some crazed person will kill innocents at our school, grocery store, shopping mall, or out on the street?
Richard Helppie is a philanthropist, entrepreneur, and political analyst who has over three and a half million listeners, viewers, and readers around the world on his program, 'The Common Bridge,' which is available on Substack, Youtube, and wherever you get your podcasts. He can be reached at Rich@RichardHelppie.com and on Twitter at @RHCommonBridge

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Citing the changing demands of health care, Columbia University School of Nursing has instituted a new 15-month master's program.
The Masters Direct Entry program will replace a 12-month Entry to Practice program for non-nurse college graduates. The school no longer will offer a bachelor's degree in nursing.
There also will be content in health promotion, disease prevention, health policy and advocacy and the role of religion and culture in the patient-provider relationship. "The enhanced content will be integrated throughout students' education and the principles will be applied in their practice," Honig said.
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Back in 1998, Sean Combs (who was still going by "Puff Daddy" at the time) was arguably the most-famous celebrity on the planet. Everything he touched turned to gold or platinum. That golden/platinum touch would eventually lead to Diddy's current net worth of $900 million. But at the time, Diddy was on the hunt for a new category to dominate. A clothing line quickly seemed like a very natural next venture.
Puffy, who was known for having a very strong and trendy fashion sense, soon identified a market that wasn't being properly tapped. As it turned out, a lot of people – especially urban minorities – weren't exactly feeling represented by the offerings of Banana Republic and The Gap when they went looking for clothes to wear to the office or a fancy party.
To fill this gap, Puffy launched the world's first high-end street-wear label. He called the brand Sean John, named after his own first and middle names.
Diddy deserves a fair amount of credit for essentially inventing a fashion category that gave people "cool" clothes that could be worn to both a job interview and a nightclub on the same day.
Sean John would go on to produce suits, sweaters, ties, jackets, socks, belts, fragrances, t-shirts, active wear and more.
For five consecutive years, from 2000 to 2005, Sean John was nominated by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) for excellence in design. In 2004 the brand won CFDA's Men's Designer of the Year Award.
Sean John wasn't just winning awards, it was also raking in money.
Within two years of launching, Sean John was generating more then $200 million per year in revenue and its items were being carried by over 1,200 retail stores in the United States alone. At its absolute peak, circa 2007, Sean John generated more than $500 million in revenue per year.
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In 2016, Diddy sold 90% of the brand to a Hong Kong-based company called Global Brands Group (GBG) or an undisclosed amount. At the time the label was still generating around $400 – $450 million in annual revenue. More impressively, at that point, the vast majority of the brand's revenue came from simply licensing the name "Sean John".
The company wasn't manufacturing much of anything on its own anymore. That's is the magic business model if you can ever find it. You don't need any factories or supply chains. You don't hold any inventory in warehouses. You don't need an army of designers thinking up the next hip thing. You never face criticism over your labor practices and third-world working conditions (which almost sank the brand in 2003). You just sign contracts with other companies that pay ungodly amounts of money to put your name on their product. You then sit back and collect checks.
With Diddy retaining 10% equity, new owner GBG launched plans to turn Sean John into a billion-dollar-per-year revenue business. There was talk of international expansion with dozens of new product categories and hundreds of dedicated Sean John stores in malls around the world.
Unfortunately that's not what happened.
As a result of over-extension and some bad business decisions, by 2018/2019 GBG's finances were a mess. In 2019 the company lost $388 million. In 2020 the company lost $584 million.
In February 2021, Diddy filed two lawsuits against GBG. The first, which sought $25 million in damages, claimed "false endorsement, misappropriation of likeness and violating his publicity rights." The second lawsuit was filed on behalf of his nonprofit, Citizen Change, over the use of the trademark "Vote or Die."
At GBG's peak in July 2014, the company's stock price on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange was $19. At that level the company had a market cap north of $2.5 billion. In July 2021 the company's stock was suspended from trading after it sank to $0.189 per share. At that level, the company's market cap was $25 million.
Within weeks the company filed for bankruptcy and announced its intention to offload its assets, with the Sean John label considered the crown jewel. The company also owned a brand that, despite being a collaboration with David Beckham, wasn't a notable success.
And this week it was revealed that Diddy successfully beat out at least four other bidders who were trying to acquire the Sean John brand. His final winning bid was $7.551 million.
In celebrating the victory, Diddy released the following statement:
"I launched Sean John in 1998 with the goal of building a premium brand that shattered tradition and introduced hip-hop to high-fashion on a global scale. Seeing how streetwear has evolved to rewrite the rules of fashion and impact culture across categories, I'm ready to reclaim ownership of the brand, build a team of visionary designers and global partners to write the next chapter of Sean John's legacy."
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A luxury community marks the start of a 42-acre, 1.8 million-square-foot development in Centennial, Colo., that will encompass residential, retail, office and hotel components.
Denver—The Opus Group has broken ground on The Glenn, the first project to get under way in a major mixed-use development in Centennial, Colo. The project will feature 306 luxury multifamily units and ground-floor retail space and is scheduled for completion in December 2017.
The six-story building will be an integral part of the 42-acre Jones District, a 1.8 million-square-foot master-planned project that will be the largest commercial development in this city located about 15 miles southeast of Denver.
Opus has been tapped to bring residential, hotel, office and retail projects to the District, while Opus Design Build will serve as design-builder and Opus AE Group as architect and structural engineer of record. Construction financing for The Jones District will be provided by First National Bank of Omaha.
Residents will have access to a plethora of upscale amenities, including pedestrian-friendly retail space on the ground floor, designated office space, a fitness center, outdoor swimming pool and hot tub, fire pit and outdoor landscaped grilling areas. The building's sixth floor will also feature a club room and outdoor deck with views of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains.
It's been a busy week for The Opus Group in metropolitan Denver, as the company recently broke ground on a speculative industrial project in Aurora, just 14 miles from Centennial.


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£250m project to redevelop Sandbanks hotels unveiled
An outline planning application to redevelop three hotels on Dorset's Sandbanks peninsula has been submitted by current owners, FJB Hotels.
The plans would see the buildings on three sites demolished and replaced by a new hotel, holiday apartments and flats in a development that's been described as being like "Miami beach".
The new five-star hotel would be a 175-bedroom building on the site of the Victorian Sandbanks Hotel. At the other end of the peninsula, the Haven Hotel marking the entrance to Poole Harbour would be replaced by 196 flats and a restaurant. While the Harbour Heights Hotel in Haven Road would make way for 40 hotel apartments.
Managing director John Butterworth told the BBC: "The engineers tell us the structures of the buildings are coming to the end of their commercial life… The main problem is, to build this new hotel is going to cost an awful lot of money – the engineers estimate it could be up to £80m – so we have to raise the money through the flats to build the new hotel. If we can't get the residential side then there isn't the finance there to build a new hotel."
The Borough of Poole is considering the application.
Foodservice price inflation rises
Food and non-alcoholic beverage price inflation rose to 6.0% for March 2017, with all categories seeing price rises year-on-year, according to data from Prestige Purchasing and CGA Strategy.
One of the main factors powering the rise according to the supply chain consultants was a sharp increase in fish prices –19.9% higher than this time last year. This increase is thought to be down to lower US salmon stocks, ongoing issues with sea lice adding to farming costs, poor catches of cod, as well as the weaker pound and increased price of oil.
Another area seeing a significant increase is Sugar/confectionery. Prices across the EU have risen by around 11% since March last year. Increases can also be seen in Bread & Cereals and Meat & Poultry.
Prices for vegetables are higher this month according to Prestige but "but should come down further as domestic produce starts to come into season, reducing reliance on imports".
They conclude that: "Taken together, it seems that the UK is beginning to feel more of the weight of Brexit on its shoulders, and all this before a single negotiation has been started, let alone concluded."
Bristol to get steampunk bar
A new steampunk-themed cocktail bar is set to open in the centre of Bristol. Council officials have approved a planning application for a change of use for the former Cooperative bank in St Stephens Street in the city.
Called The Clockwork Rose, the new bar will take its inspiration from the science fiction genre that incorporates Victorian steam-powered technology and fashion including corsets and top hats. According to the plans, the bar will cater to "a sophisticated clientele" and focus on premium cocktails and locally sourced craft beer and cider". It will join other established cocktail bars in the Old City area of Bristol including Hyde and Co. and The Milk Thistle.
Seed Fund start-up shortlist announced
An annual competition to find the food and drink stars of tomorrow has announced its shortlist of 24 start-ups for 2017, including seven from the South West, after receiving a record number of entries. The Seed Fund, set up by a branding and marketing consultancy, will now select 12 companies to join a business development programme over the summer
South West businesses in the running include; Ebb Tides from Sidmouth, which harvests seaweed from the Devon coast; Bristol's New Kings Coffee, with its single origin coffee bags; Outdoorfood from Dorset, producers of dehydrated meals; Elspeth's Kitchen from Bath, creators of free-from treats; Dorset's Oompf Energy, makers of 100% natural energy bars and balls; Happy Butter ghee from Totnes and Yossi Foods from Bristol, with its middle eastern falafels, pastes and spreads.
The 24 companies on the shortlist will now pitch to a panel of judges for one of the 12 places in The Seed Fund Academy. This will run over the summer supported by mentors including Guy Tullberg from Tracklements, top baker Tom Herbert, Renée Elliott from Planet Organic and John and Tortie Farrand from the Guild of Fine Food.
An eventual winner will be announced at the Great Taste Golden Fork Awards in September and will receive a further year of support worth over £100,000.
HGEM's new app puts results in operator's hands
Guest experience management company HGEM have launched a new app to give data and results to managers while they are on the move.
Users are able to get the detail of visit reports, including photography, in a format designed for mobile. Performance is displayed with visual charts and filters, and customers can see where they rank in simple league tables.
Steven Pike, managing director of HGEM said: "The launch of the HGEM app sees us put valuable data in the palm of our clients' hands. We see this as just the start of a whole new way of engaging managers in monitoring and improving the guest experience without taking them away from the action."
To find out more visit www.hgem.com.
Cornish producer puts its cider in cans
Fullers-owned Cornish Orchards have introduced 33cl cans for three of its drinks: Gold Cider, Blush Cider and Alcoholic Ginger Beer.
Andy Atkinson, managing director of Cornish Orchards, said: "These new eye-catching cans are a perfect addition to our range. They are easily recyclable and very light to carry, making them great for festivals, barbeques and picnics. Cans offer real benefits for our trade customers too as they chill down quicker than glass and take up less space. But more importantly than all that, they taste delicious."
Conker's cold brew
Dorset distillery Conker Spirit are following their Dorset Dry gin with one of the UK's first Cold Brew Coffee Liqueurs. They say it's in response to overly sweet coffee 'flavoured' products and instead packs in a proper espresso flavour using beans from Dorset's Beanpress Coffee Co. Apparently, the cold brewing extracts more fruity chocolate notes resulting in a drink that's dark, rich and delicious with no need for additives or flavourings. Go to www.conkerspirit.co.uk for more details. Conker's Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur has an RRP of £30.
Discover Peach & Mint chocolate bar
Exmoor-based Discover Confectionary have come up with the unusual pairing of mint flavoured chocolate with peach pieces for their new chocolate bar.
As with all their range, it's sweetened with stevia rather than sugar and is also gluten and palm oil free. Other flavours include salted popcorn and peanuts, blueberry and vanilla and rose petal and lavender.
For more details go to http://discoverchocolatebars.com/
New head chef for Homeward Park Hotel
The 21-bedroom hotel near Bath has appointed Scott Galloway to its 2 AA Rosette restaurant. He has previously worked in Michael Caines' ABode, the Royal Crescent Hotel and Lower Slaughter Manor.
Speaking of his appointment, Scott Galloway said: "I am very excited to be joining Homewood Park's team and bring my culinary experience to the kitchen. Having started my career in cooking at 22 years old and travelling all over the UK, I'm delighted to be coming into the Bath foodie scene as it's such an exciting time and going from strength to strength."
Homewood Park is part of the Longleat Hotels portfolio and has held its 2 AA Rosette for ten years.
Classic Cotswolds hotel changes hands
The Dial House Hotel in Bourton-on-the-Water has been acquired by the Barons Eden Group. The 15-bedroom Grade II listed hotel was built in 1698 and was on the market at £1.95m.
Peter Brunt, hotels director at deal brokers Colliers International, said: "It was a very confidential sale but generated an awful lot of interest as Bourton-on-the-Water is one of the top three most visited towns in the Cotswolds.
It is hard to imagine a nicer hotel in a better position for year-round profitable trade. In addition to the wonderful honey-walled house, there is an acre of gardens offering further scope for sympathetic development."
Director Adrian Pearson from buyers Barons Eden said: "While we operate in different parts of the hospitality and leisure industry our basic concept is high-quality service in distinctive surroundings.
"They don't get much more distinctive than The Dial House – situated in a lovely Cotswolds town in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This is a great opportunity with strong footfall and from the company point of view it has many facets."
Barons Eden are expected to continue to run The Dial House as a boutique hotel with the option of further investment through a refurbishment later.
SHOW SPOTLIGHT
The Food & Drink Trade Show opens tomorrow!
The Food & Drink Trade Show takes place this week on Wednesday 3rd & Thursday 4th May at the Three Counties Showground, Malvern, from 10am–5pm each day. The show serves up a unique mix of inspirational speciality food and drink and, with a wide range of exhibitors from near and far, there's going to be a lot for you to see, touch, taste, and test. From cider to coffee, meat to menus, soft drinks to sweet cakes, packaging to photography, pies to preserves, tea to training, water to wine – the list goes on and on! Did you know there are even some exhibitors coming all the way from China to showcase their regional Sichuan specialities?
This show is a great opportunity for you to get your hands on something new – whether it's new products for your shop, new ingredients for your menu, or new equipment for your kitchen. Many new products are launching at the show, such as the Salted Chocolate Liqueur from Hay Wines, the new range of Handmade Classic cakes from Truly Treats, the new chilled drinks dispenser from Janes Beverages, and the new tea blends from Hoogly Tea. There are also seven Newcomers – new companies that have never before exhibited at a trade show. Meet Hamptons Sweet Cakes, Hussh, Macneil's Smokehouse, Nana Lily's, Risbury Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oils, Rose Cottage Drinks and When in Rome and discover their products for the very first time!
The Food & Drink Trade Show also features a Demo Kitchen hosted by celebrity chef Felice Tocchini, who will be joined by Andy Link, Chef Patron of The Riverside Pub at Aymestry, Matt Slocombe, Chef Proprietor of The Crown Inn at Woolhope, and Yvette Farrell, Principal of Harts Barn Cookery School. Take full advantage of their culinary expertise and knowledge, learn from the best, and add new ideas to your menus to please your discerning customers.
With all this on the menu, and exclusive show offers to take advantage of as well, can you afford not to be there? For more information about the show, to book a last-minute stand, or register to attend, please call 01934 733433, visit www.thefoodanddrinktradeshow.co.uk, or follow @lovefinefood.
The Food & Drink Trade Show
3rd – 4th May
Three Counties Showground, Malvern
"A unique blend of inspirational speciality food & drink products, from a wide range of exhibitors; from the small and regional, to those who trade throughout the UK and internationally."
http://thefoodanddrinktradeshow.co.uk/
Gin Festival Bournemouth 2017
5th – 7th May
Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre
"We'll be serving up over 100 different gins (including many new and exclusive gins) plus, new brands, cocktails and masterclasses from industry experts!"
http://www.bic.co.uk/whats-on/gin-festival-bournemouth-2017/
The Devon County Show
18th – 20th May
Westpoint, Exeter
"The best of food, farming and entertainment. The Food & Drink Pavilion will be even bigger – and top chef Michael Caines will be cooking up some incredible dishes in our cookery demonstration theatre."
http://www.devoncountyshow.co.uk/
Taste of the South
19th – 21st May
Poole Park, Dorset
"Taste of the South is a brand new festival in association with Poole Maritime Festival. A celebration of all things local from the South of England, it will include food, drink, produce, art, culture and entertainment. There will be exhibitions, tastings, samplings and demonstrations, to give visitors a taste of the South."
Please contact info@tastesouth.co.uk to enquire about exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities.
http://www.tastesouth.events/
Tourism Management Institute Hot Topic 2017
"The focus this year will be on Innovation in Rural Tourism – local food and drink, specialist events and characterful stays, with experts from the public and private sector sharing best practice."
Early bird rates (to 2 May) for TMI members are £95, for members of Tourism Society, consultants Network, British Destinations, RTPI, HTF and ATCM £125 and non-members are £135, all plus VAT. Online booking is available via www.tmi.org.uk.
http://www.tmi.org.uk/event/13/tmi-hot-topic-2017.htm
The London Wine Fair
22nd – 24th May
"The London Wine Fair is the largest event of its kind in the UK drinks industry, and one of the world's leading wine trade events. 15,000 wine professionals will journey to London to be immersed in the world of wine, to sample across the continents and take part in the many tastings and masterclasses."
https://www.londonwinefair.com/
Caffé Culture Show 2017
23rd – 24th May
"The nation's leading gathering place for the café and coffee community, continuing to bring together all those who have a passion for pushing the industry forward."
http://www.caffecultureshow.com/
River Cottage Spring Food Fair
27th – 29th May, 2017
River Cottage HQ
"The Fair is a real family occasion packed full of activities and family fun – from chef demos, artisan food stalls, kids' workshops, talks and live music, to garden and foraging tours from River Cottage foraging guru John Wright."
https://www.rivercottage.net/dining-and-events/spring-food-fair
Flavour Fest
2nd – 4th June
City Centre Piazza, Plymouth
"The South West's largest food and drink festival will see the Piazza transformed, with stalls brimming with local delicacies, live music and a marquee bar. With more than 100 traders showcasing the best regional produce – as well as cookery demonstrations from talented local and celebrity chefs – organisers are hoping to yet again attract more than 100,000 food lovers."
http://www.visitplymouth.co.uk/whats-on/flavour-fest-p1988533
6th – 7th June
"Commercial Kitchen is the definitive event for equipment buyers, specifiers and decision makers from across all sectors of the foodservice industry who are looking for the best equipment, services and accessories for their kitchen."
http://www.commercialkitchenshow.co.uk/
Royal Cornwall Show
8th – 10th June
Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge
"The county's biggest annual event and is brim-full of exhibits and activities which offer so much in the way of entertainment, competition, information, shopping and all that's best in food and farming."
http://royalcornwallshow.org/
Cheltenham Food & Drink Festival
9th – 11th June, 2017
Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham
"See your favourite celebrity chefs live on stage, joined by local chefs from leading hotels and restaurants showcasing local and regional food with inspiring demonstrations. Enjoy International wine tastings, food talks and entertainment for the whole family."
http://garden-events.com/
Bournemouth Food & Drink Festival 2017
16th – 25th June
The Square, Bournemouth
"The Bournemouth Food & Drink Festival is 10 whole days of delight for foodies. Enjoy good food, amazing cooking skills and fabulous entertainment!" Includes: Street Food Festival, Farmers & Producers Market and Demo Kitchens.
http://bournemouth.co.uk/event/bournemouth-food-drink-festival-2017/
Bournemouth Vegan Fair
Bournemouth International Centre
"A weekend of indulgence, inspiration and information – with over 90 diverse stalls full of tempting treats, a wide range of talks, and plenty of delicious food."
http://www.dorsetveganevents.co.uk/bournemouthveganfair.html
Bournemouth Business Expo 2017
22nd June, 10am-4pm
"Bournemouth's largest business show for all businesses who are looking to grow and prosper. Keynote speakers, seminars, speed networking and over 70 exhibitors."
http://www.b2bexpos.co.uk/bournemouth.html
Hampshire Food Festival 2017
1st – 31st July, 2017
Various locations in Hampshire
"The Hampshire Food Festival is an opportunity to show people what is grown and made in the county and offer unique experiences. From walking with buffalo to distillery tours or watching demos from top local chefs, the festival offers something for all tastes."
http://www.hampshirefare.co.uk/food-festival/
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› New system to speed up cancer diagnoses introduced in North Wales
New system to speed up cancer diagnoses introduced in North Wales
A new system designed to speed up diagnosis for people with suspected cancer has been introduced in North Wales.
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has issued guidance to GPs to help them determine whether patients with symptoms of colorectal cancer can be referred directly for an investigation, bypassing an outpatient appointment and saving time.
More than 500 people are diagnosed every year in North Wales with a colorectal cancer, such as bowel, colon and rectal cancer.
It is hoped that sending patients straight to test will mean they are diagnosed sooner and can start their treatment as quickly as possible.
Dr Claire Fuller, Consultant Oncologist and the Health Board's Colorectal Clinical Advisory Group Lead, said: "Time is of the essence when diagnosing a cancer; the earlier a patient can be diagnosed, the sooner they can start treatment and this can potentially improve their overall prognosis.
"Historically, patients with suspected colorectal cancer have been referred by their GP for an appointment with a consultant, where they will have a physical examination before being sent for a test, like a colonoscopy.
"The new 'Straight to Test' guidance gives GPs the know-how and the mechanism to send patients directly for an investigation, eliminating the consultant appointment and saving precious time.
"This has been happening piecemeal across the Health Board for some time, but this is the first time we have standardised the guidance and made it our 'business as usual' approach."
The guidance was written with input from consultants, gastroenterologists and GPs themselves.
Jenny Liddell, a GP at Corwen Family Practice, said: "One of the biggest challenges we face as a GP is referring our patients into the complex hospital system, because it's not always clear what the process is.
"The new guidance helps us determine quickly and with ease which patients are eligible and how to get our referral through the system as smoothly as possible."
Bruce Weston, 75, of Cilcain, Flintshire, was diagnosed with bowel cancer in April 2017.
After an initial referral by his GP, he waited six weeks for a hospital appointment, eventually arranging to have his diagnostic tests done privately.
The retired school inspector says the new guidance will improve the patient's experience.
"Waiting for a test was a cause of great stress and anxiety, especially when you're reading in the news about the importance of an early diagnosis," said Bruce.
"Once I was on the pathway, all of my subsequent tests and treatment ran like clockwork, but had I not been forthright and used my initiative, who knows how long I might have waited for a diagnosis.
"Giving GPs the ability to refer patients directly for a test removes an unnecessary step and speeds up the process, and that's all you want as a patient on this cancer journey."
The standardised 'Straight to Test' guidance has been introduced as part of an ambitious new programme between the Health Board and Macmillan Cancer Support to redesign the way cancer services are delivered in North Wales.
While most people diagnosed with cancer in North Wales have a positive care experience, the recent Wales Cancer Patient Experience Survey tells us there are areas for improvement.
The Transforming Cancer Services Together programme has been set up to identify and implement these improvements and is looking specifically at breast, lung, urological and colorectal cancers.
Yvonne Lush, Macmillan Programme Manager, said: "This programme is all about understanding what works best and changing what we do to provide the best possible care and support to patients from the moment they come into our service.
"It's about ensuring we have the right systems in place to deliver an early diagnosis and prompt treatment, and also about improving the support to patients and their families through what is a really traumatic time.
"With the number of people living with cancer in Wales set to rise from 130,000 to 250,000 by 2030, there has never been a better time to transform the way cancer care and support is delivered."
For more information about Transforming Cancer Services Together, click here


Want to know how to tell your wellness resorts from your destination spas? The Wellness Tourism Association, based in the State of Colorado, has created a WTA Glossary of Industry Terms designed to become the basis for common understanding and further define and establish standards for the growing global wellness tourism industry.
Wellness is very much the focus of the spa industry, a growing emphasis that has been harnessed and honed over recent years. At the start of the year we forecast the 2018 emphasis on personalised wellness, targeted retreats that address particular health concerns and an overall approach to long term wellbeing.
As if to emphasise the point, the WTA Glossary currently consists of the following eight terms: Wellness Destination, Wellness Tourism, Wellness Travel, Wellness Traveler, Wellness Resort, Wellness Retreat, Wellness Vacation and Wellness Visitor, and new terms will be added as the industry continues to evolve.
Notably, they have renamed 'destination spas', to be 'wellness resorts' to describe integrative spas with offerings far beyond standard treatments. These are places that are more than just a chance to relax and lose weight; they are places to make transformative life changes that last well beyond a vacation.
A specific division of the global tourism industry that is defined by the common goal of marketing natural assets and activities primarily focused on serving the Wellness Traveler and those who want to be.
Travel that allows the traveler to maintain, enhance or kick-start a healthy lifestyle, and support or increase one's sense of wellbeing.
Often referred to as the "primary wellness traveler," an individual who makes wellness the primary purpose of their travels.
Often referred to as the 'secondary wellness traveller', an individual who works elements of wellness into their travels for business or pleasure.
Wellness Vacation / Holiday is Wellness Travel powered by a wellness-focused intention. Wellness Vacations/Holidays are typically self-directed with the traveler setting his or her own timetable and schedule. They may also include a Wellness Retreat.
A guided, intention-driven, multi-day programme with a set or semi-set schedule, and hosted by one or more facilitators. The programme may include learning and lifestyle workshops such as meditation and healthy eating, as well as fitness activities such as yoga, nature walks and hiking.
Any facility with accommodations and a range of hospitality services where the primary purpose is to provide programs and experiences for the Wellness Traveler. The Wellness Resort is comprised of four primary elements: accommodations, a variety of wellness activities, healthy dining options and wellness-related facilities.
A geographical area that fosters and promotes wellness as an integral part of life within the community and economics of the region.


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Antimony (atomic number 51) compounds have been known since ancient time. The metal has been known since at least the 17th century.
Electron Configuration: [Kr] 5s2 4d10 5p3
Greek anti- plus monos, meaning a metal not found alone. The symbol comes from the mineral stibnite.
The melting point of antimony is 630.74°C, the boiling point is 1950°C, specific gravity is 6.691 (at 20°C), with a valence of 0, -3, +3, or +5. Two allotropic forms of antimony exist; the usual stable metallic form and the amorphous gray form. Metallic antimony is extremely brittle. It is a bluish-white metal with a flaky crystalline texture and metallic luster. It is not oxidized by air at room temperature. However, it will burn brilliantly when heated, and release white Sb2O3 fumes. It is a poor heat or electrical conductor. Antimony metal has a hardness of 3 to 3.5.
Antimony is widely used in alloying to increase hardness and mechanical strength. Antimony is used in the semiconductor industry for infrared detectors, Hall-effect devices, and diodes. The metal and its compounds also used in batteries, bullets, cable sheathing, flame-proofing compounds, glass, ceramics, paints, and pottery. Tartar emetic has been used in medicine. Antimony and many of its compounds are toxic.
Antimony is found in over 100 minerals. Sometimes it occurs in native form, but it is more common as the sulfide stibnite (Sb2S3) and as the antimonides of heavy metals and as oxides.
Element Classification and Properties
Semimetallic
Density (g/cc): 6.691
Melting Point (K): 903.9
Boiling Point (K): 1908
Appearance: hard, silvery-white, brittle semi-metal
Atomic Radius (pm): 159
Atomic Volume (cc/mol): 18.4
Covalent Radius (pm): 140
Ionic Radius: 62 (+6e) 245 (-3)
Specific Heat (@20°C J/g mol): 0.205
Fusion Heat (kJ/mol): 20.08
Evaporation Heat (kJ/mol): 195.2
Debye Temperature (K): 200.00
Pauling Negativity Number: 2.05
First Ionizing Energy (kJ/mol): 833.3
Oxidation States: 5, 3, -2
Lattice Structure: Rhombohedral
Lattice Constant (Å): 4.510
Atomic Weight
Los Alamos National Laboratory (2001)
Crescent Chemical Company (2001)
Lange's Handbook of Chemistry (1952)
CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics (18th Ed.)
Helmenstine, Anne Marie, Ph.D. "Antimony Facts." ThoughtCo, Feb. 16, 2021, thoughtco.com/antimony-element-facts-606498. Helmenstine, Anne Marie, Ph.D. (2021, February 16). Antimony Facts. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/antimony-element-facts-606498 Helmenstine, Anne Marie, Ph.D. "Antimony Facts." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/antimony-element-facts-606498 (accessed January 30, 2023).
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An industry-building initiative of the Motion Picture Production Industry Association of British Columbia (MPPIA) that provides one filmmaker with the opportunity to further develop his/her directing career by realizing a unique creative vision in a short film project.
The 2019/20 edition of the MPPIA Short Film Award is an industry partnership initiative of MPPIA, Creative BC and the Whistler Film Festival.
The 13th annual MPPIA Short Film Award Pitch will feature five short listed candidates who will pitch their projects before a jury of three industry professionals and an industry peer audience during the Whistler Film Festival + Summit at Maury Young Arts Centre.
The successful candidate will receive a $15,000 cash award plus services 'in-kind' valued up to $100,000 from across the industry from the membership of MPPIA including mentoring by experienced industry professionals, production and post production services, equipment and supplies, enabling the filmmaker to complete his/her project with the guidance of experienced industry professionals and support services provided by the top supply houses in British Columbia. The completed film will have its world premiere screening at the 2020 Whistler Film Festival.
Established in 2007 as an industry-building initiative of the Motion Picture Production Industry Association of British Columbia (MPPIA), the MPPIA Short Film Award provides one filmmaker with the opportunity to further develop his/her directing career by realizing a unique creative vision in a short film project.
To date, 55 BC filmmakers from a field of more than 250 applicants have participated in the MPPIA Short Film Award. 11 films have been produced with $165,000 in cash awards and $1,100,000 in production services invested.
The MPPIA Short Film Award is made possible by the above organizations as well as the generous support and contributions of the British Columbia motion picture production community.
For more information on the application process and deadline, please visit Creative BC.
To receive news about this program, sign up for our e-newsletter or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Applicant must be the director of the proposed project.
Must be a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident.
Must currently reside in the province of British Columbia and have lived in British Columbia for a minimum of 12 months prior to submitting the application to Creative BC.
Must have creative control and final editorial authority over the proposed project.
Must, at minimum, be either: a graduate from a post secondary institution or recognized film school, OR possess equivalent experience in the film industry and, through his or her body of work, be able to demonstrate ability and talent.
Must have directed and completed at least two film or television projects that demonstrate the expertise and imagination required to meet the challenges of creating an original and visionary short film (student films do count).
Must not have directed more than 60 minutes of professional live action dramatic or comedic films (student films credits will not count towards this – all other directing credits will).
Must agree to grant MPPIA, Creative BC and the Whistler Film Festival the right to stream, screen and exploit the completed film (non-commercial use/promotional purposes only).
Must agree that the world premiere is at the Whistler Film Festival in the winter of 2020.
There is no application fee required.
There is no tuition for this program.
All participants will receive an Industry Pass, which provides access to all screenings, industry sessions and networking events during the Whistler Film Festival + Summit, two nights accommodation as well as preferred travel rates.
* Important Note: The recipient is responsible for booking all travel arrangements and for any incidentals outside of the program.
Call our Programming Office at 1-877-838-3456 or 604-938-3208 or email us with the subject "Talent Programs".
Arielle Boisvert (BC) – Director, Production & Development, Brightlight Pictures Inc.
Synopsis: A comedy about nine-year-old "good kid" Olivia and her very first school detention. She imagines it as a prison, complete with barred windows, guards, and a warden. Olivia must befriend the "bad kids" and figure out how to solve 20,000 math problems in 20 minutes in order to escape.
Producer: Just For Fun Productions/As The Crow Flies Ent.
A modern day steampunk interpretation of the classic Little Red Riding Hood fable. After kind young Scarlet finds her Gram's freshly murdered body on a routine visit to bring Gram's groceries, she embarks on a quest for justice against the big bad Frederick Wolfe.
Synopsis: A néo-noir exploration of female loneliness in which a young woman meets the unconscious man of her dreams.
Synopsis: Somewhere between past and present, a time traveller defies his orders and compromises a future he cannot unlearn. This sci-fi drama tests one man's sense of duty and questions his moral boundaries.
Synopsis: In the confines of the show windows at "Wedgely's for Women" Judy Thibeault is queen. For more than 35 years she has been creating the eye-catching displays that have drawn several generations of the city's women through Wedgely's doors. However, in recent weeks the precision which she exercises over her mannequins and their environments is being disrupted in increasingly strange and inexplicable ways and every morning she arrives at work faced with a new and frustrating dilemma. Convinced that the only logical explanation is that her new, young co-worker Tammy is sabotaging the displays in an attempt to steal her job, Judy embarks on a course of action that will change her career and life.
Synopsis: Annabelle is an 8 year old beauty-star who's looking to get out of the business. Her mother has always been her biggest fan, but recently she's become her biggest obstacle. Longing for a normal childhood, Annabelle is forced to take drastic measures to become a little girl.
Synopsis: A young girl, Joanna, is ostracized from kids at school. Lonely, she retreats into the books of HP Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe. Her imagination then comes to life, when Joanna builds herself a robot friend from the odds and ends in her father's garage. Instantly popular, she learns that even those you love the most can turn their backs. This gothic and stylized film explores the desire for love and acceptance we all share.
Synopsis: Jake, a blocked artist, has the Herculean job of completing the "move out clean." He's hoping to win his girlfriend back but what he doesn't realize is that he's the one responsible for the break-up. In the end, he destroys his "old self" in a fantastical showdown between the Man He Was and the Man He Can Be.
Synopsis: The renowned pianist Harland Clark abandoned his music only to be haunted by the very tragedy he was seeking to avoid. Now in his twilight, he must find the courage to face the dreams and memories of a life left behind. An imaginative drama set in an alternate history Victorian Era.
Synopsis: A father must learn to embrace the lighter side of death in order to fully enjoy the time he has left with his terminally ill 10-year-old son.


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NFL Exhibition Roundup : Houston Hands Big D a Big Zero, 17-14
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Rafael Septien narrowly missed a rare free kick from 53 yards away with 22 seconds left, giving the Houston Oilers a 17-14 victory over the Dallas Cowboys Saturday night at Irving, Tex.
The defeat in the battle of Texas gave the Cowboys (0-5) their first winless exhibition season since 1962.
Danny White drove Dallas toward a potential winning touchdown before fumbling a snap from center that was recovered by Houston safety Jeff Donaldson on the Oiler nine with 1:22 left.
The Cowboys forced Houston to punt, and Dallas punt returner Robert Lavette called for a fair catch at Houston's 43.
Dallas Coach Tom Landry elected to take advantage of the rule that permits a free kick after a fair catch, but Septien's boot sailed wide to the left of the goal posts. Herschel Walker, the former Heisman Trophy winner and United States Football League star, carried 10 times for 40 yards and caught a screen pass for nine yards in his debut for the Cowboys.
Houston (4-0) scored on Warren Moon's eight-yard pass to Ernest Givins, Larry Moriarty's two-yard run and a 27-yard field goal by Tony Zendejas.
White completed 20 of 29 passes for 308 yards and both Dallas touchdowns, a two-yarder to Doug Cosbie and a 21-yarder to Tony Hill. But White also fumbled when sacked in the first half, and Houston recovered on the Dallas two, setting up Moriarty's score.
Moon, who came into the game with a 70% completion mark in the exhibition season, hit 11 of 20 passes for 152 yards. Moriarty gained 76 yards on 26 carries.
New York Giants 17, Pittsburgh 3--Tight end Mark Bavaro set up one touchdown and scored another to lead the Giants past the Steelers at East Rutherford, N.J.
Bavaro caught a 26-yard pass from Phil Simms, and Joe Morris scored on the next play from the Steeler one. Bavaro gave the Giants (3-1) a 14-0 lead by catching a 17-yard touchdown pass from Simms with 2:04 left in the third period.
Terry Kinard intercepted a pair of passes for the Giants, setting up one touchdown and stopping a scoring threat by the Steelers (1-3).
New England 16, Green Bay 9--Tony Eason lobbed a five-yard touchdown pass to Stanley Morgan with 3:03 left to give the Patriots the victory over the Packers at Green Bay.
A pass interference call against Green Bay defensive back Mark Lee set up the touchdown that gave the Patriots (4-1) a 13-9 lead. Tony Franklin kicked a 39-yard field goal to close out the scoring.
The Packers finished the exhibition season at 1-3.
New Orleans 13, Kansas City 10--Bobby Hebert hooked up with Eric Martin on a 41-yard touchdown pass play on fourth-and-18 with 27 seconds left to push the Saints past the Chiefs at New Orleans.
Hebert, who was injured earlier in the fourth quarter and sat out 3 1/2 minutes, returned with 2:20 remaining and drove the Saints (2-2) 86 yards to the winning touchdown in nine plays.
Jeff Smith scored on a one-yard run to give the Chiefs (2-2) a 10-6 lead with 6:06 left.
Minnesota 23, Indianapolis 20--Chuck Nelson kicked a 23-yard field goal 2:22 into overtime to lift the Vikings to victory over the Colts at Indianapolis.
Wade Wilson connected with Alfred Anderson on a 47-yard pass play to set up the winning kick for the Vikings (3-1).
The Colts (1-3) built a 20-10 halftime lead on a four-yard touchdown run by George Wonsley and a 14-yard scoring run by Owen Gill.


Looking for the best fun things to do in the Easter holidays? With the spring break upon us, you might be looking for days out and activities to do with your children.
We've rounded up ten free (or very cheap) cracking ideas to help you have an egg-celent adventure.
Go on an egg hunt: Surely the pinnacle of all Easter-themed activities, if you want to hunt down some chocolate, here's a list of egg hunts across the UK.
Roll an egg instead...But if you don't want to hunt an egg, roll one instead. The Scottish Highlands have plenty of hills to choose from! Here are 38 other things to do in Scotland over the holidays.
See Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun: If you're hankering for warm summer weather and open-air music festivals, take your little ones along to see the brand new Peppa Pig cinema experience, Festival of Fun. Read our Festival of Fun review and enter our brand new competition to win a VUE cinema gift card and a Wellkid Peppa Pig gift set.
Have fun at London's Southbank Festival: A trip to London doesn't necessarily mean spending a fortune. The Southbank has a host of free activities, from music and DJ sets to giant sandpits everyone can play in. More here.
Spend Easter with the National Trust: There are National Trust properties across the UK, and a huge range of Easter activities from egg hunts through to nature trails. Some of them have a small charge, and you might need to be a member to enter the properties - check the website first.
Find a bluebell forest: Bluebells are in season! Look on the Woodland Trust website to find your nearest forest full of the beautiful blue flowers, for a pretty family walk.
Join the library: Your local library will probably have free sessions over Easter, from storytelling through to Easter crafts. Join up and take out some books, too.
Visit a museum: Always a good bet for activities and entertainment, head over to a museum during the Easter holidays. The free GMP Police Museum in Manchester is located in a former police station and has regular open days and tours. Here are more things to do in Manchester.
Go down on the farm: If you're not in the countryside but want to see animals in spring, fear not, you can still go to the farm - there are city farms in most big cities, and lots of city farms in London. Most of them will be free to enter.
Have Easter in Bristol: If you're based in Bristol, there's a lot going on this Easter, from free egg trails to cookery classes. Read more here.
We hope you find our list of fun things to do in the Easter holidays useful - have a brilliant holiday!


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105 Keefer: An Interview with King-Mong Chan5 min read
3 December, 2016 0 comment
Map of Chinatown
In 2014, the developer Beedie Living approached the City of Vancouver with a proposal to construct a new condominium. The site in question, 105 Keefer, overlooks the memorial to Chinese Canadian war veterans, right by the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. The area is a symbol of the area's long history and the proposed development threatens to change everything about the area.
It's not a simple issue of the frantic pace of development that has continued to sweep Chinatown ever since the 2011 Historic Area Heights Review took place. There is speculation that the City has been more concerned with allowing development to proceed than to take the importance of the area into consideration, thus paving the way for more future developments without the need for rezoning applications and downplaying the needs of senior and low-income residents. In addition to chewing away at the distinct character of one of Vancouver's oldest neighbourhoods, which has been consistently battered throughout most of its history, the gentrification and rising rents in the area will eventually lead to a fundamental change in the character and culture of the area in a city already swallowed up by massive rent.
In this interview with King-Mong Chan, we explore the fundamental questions and issues that lie at the heart of the proposed construction site, as well as the efforts that he and concerned groups have been spearheading to stop the planned construction from taking place. While he started out advocating with the larger community of the Downtown Eastside, his focus is now mostly with the Chinatown Concern Group since it was formed in 2016 since its largely Chinese and Cantonese-speaking working-class community is affected differently by the developments
Q. How long has the 105 Keefer Street issue been going on for, and what progress has been made so far?
A. Since the initial rezoning application in 2014, the project was met with considerable opposition not only from grassroots organizations like the Chinatown Concern Group but also from the Family Clan and Benevolent Associations who felt such a building was not suitable next to the Chinatown Memorial Monument. Together we've made progress to force the developer to revise their application twice but their current application is still not good enough. What we want to see at that site is a development that meets the needs of our community, namely housing that is affordable.
Q. What has the Beedie Group's response been like?
A. They haven't accepted Concern Group's request for a development with 100% social housing. Instead they've only thrown some crumbs at us: 25 senior housing units (and 119 market rate units) and promising to only lease a 1,000 square feet space for a community group at below market rate for 10 years. That's not good enough and ultimately not the kind of development we want to see at that site.
Q. And how about the response from the public and the media?
A. Recently, we held a press conference with various other organizations in the neighborhood including the Chinese Canadian Military Museum, Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada Pacific Unit 280, Chinese Benevolent Association, and the Canadian Alliance of Chinese Associations, as well as support from MP Jenny Kwan. Together, we called on all three levels of government to acquire the site in order to develop it to meet the community's needs.
Overall, the response from the media and the public has been positive. People especially the residents we've been talking with, do see this as an important issue and we hope the government will respect the importance of this site and why a market development is not suitable here.
Q. Can you tell us more about the other organizations involved in the effort?
A. There are different groups in Chinatown working to preserve Chinatown's physical and social heritage and working to build toward a better Chinatown. The different groups approach the issue in different ways and focus on different issues but I think we can all come together and play a role as long as we center our advocacy work on the working-class community. There have also been several groups bringing the energy of youth that working towards a better future for Chinatown: Chinatown Action Group, Youth Collaborative for Chinatown, and Youth for Chinese Seniors.
Q. Chinatown has had a difficult past few years as businesses closed and left. In your opinion, how much worse are things right now versus, for example, five years ago?
A. Since the 2011 Historic Area Height Review that upzoned Chinatown, we've seen a flood of market housing into Chinatown as well as a significant change in the retail. As Chinatown is being bought up by developers and redeveloped, as land values and rents continue to rise in the neighbourhood because of the intense market development, Chinatown is rapidly shifting away from a place serving the Chinese working-class community to a place serving higher-income and generally white people moving into the neighbourhood. The proposed development policy review will make things even worse, suggesting that the City is intent on gentrifying Chinatown despite the concerns our members have brought up.
Q. Do you have a message for the public?
A. Chinatown is definitely at a tipping point where gentrification is threatening to engulf not only Chinatown but the entire Downtown Eastside neighbourhood. I want to encourage everyone who has a connection to Chinatown, who cares about its future, and who cares about the working-class community here to join this struggle and fight with them. We must stand now to protect Chinatown and to build a brighter future where the working-class community is thriving, one that honours this important neighbourhood of struggle and resistance.
Photograph of Chinatown map obtained from the City of Vancouver Archives, Reference Code AM1594-: MAP 653.01.
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28th May 2015 England & Wales Housing and planning, Welfare and equalities
Viewpoint: A single duty
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Crisis have long campaigned to ensure that single people are provided with proper assistance to end their homelessness and a recent supreme court judgment will significantly change how councils will have to assess the needs of the single homeless person writes Senior Policy Officer, Hannah Gousy.
As it currently stands the homelessness legislation creates a two-tier system in terms of the support local authorities are required to provide to households with dependent children and single homeless people.
Most single homeless people are not considered to be a 'priority' meaning that their council has no legal duty to find them housing. The consequence of councils not intervening early can be devastating and trap people in homelessness for a far longer time. This often results in a much larger expense for local authorities further done the line, when someone's needs have become much more complex and entrenched.
We recently carried out a mystery shopping exercise in which 8 formerly homeless people visited 16 local authorities to examine the quality of advice and assistance they provide to single homeless people.
In 37 of the 87 visits, local authorities made arrangements to accommodate mystery shoppers that evening, either through the provision of emergency accommodation or because they had negotiated for them to return to their previous address.
In well over half (50) of the 87 visits however, the help offered was inadequate.
In 29 cases, they were simply turned away without any help or the opportunity to speak to a housing advisor.
In the last couple of weeks the Supreme Court handed down a landmark judgment with regards to the eligibility of single homeless people for local authority assistance.
For single homeless people to qualify as priority need for housing they have to demonstrate that they are vulnerable as a result of: a mental or physical health problem; learning difficulties; time spent in care, the army or prison; or because they are fleeing violence. And importantly, up until now this had to make them more vulnerable than the average homeless person. Only then would they be able to access housing.
If you're homeless you are by definition vulnerable. This has created an extremely high threshold for people to overcome in order to access housing. As a result, the proportion of single homeless people accepted as homeless because they are vulnerable has dropped from 38% in 2004 to 27% in 2014.
This new ruling however means that:
Councils must now consider how vulnerable someone is compared to the ordinary person facing homelessness, not the ordinary person who is actually already homeless. This is an important distinction that will help ensure more single homeless people are considered a priority for housing.
The Supreme Court is clear that while councils are often under huge financial strain, a lack of resources should not in any way affect their decision about whether or not someone is considered a priority for housing.
Local authorities will no longer be able to rely on statistics relating to the overall homeless population to help them to assess whether someone is more vulnerable than the ordinary person facing homeless.
This judgment is a huge step forward in ensuring that single homeless people get the help and support they need to get back on their feet. But we know that there is so much more to do. In addition to a full review of the legislation, there is vital need for local authorities to be better resourced in order to help those people qualifying as priority need and to provide a strong and robust housing options offer for those who do not.
On 8th June, Crisis will be running a free briefing session for local authorities on the recent Supreme Court ruling on priority need. We are aware that this ruling significantly changes the assessment local authorities will be required to undertake when considering the homeless applications of single people and therefore are looking to provide support to understand the detail of the ruling and what it will and won't mean for councils. The event will be held at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations in London. If you are interested in attending email private.renting@crisis.org.uk
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A 108,000-word space opera sci-fi novel involving faster-than-light travel, action and mystery, political drama, and a bit of romance.
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Alisson knew something was different when the sacrificial knife killed her this time. A professional blood sacrifice's existence is rarely dull, but this latest job would change her life.
Jon is a simple metalsmith and handyman from a small village — until he comes across two mechanized suits of armor their recently deceased owners no longer need. Then his life changes unexpectedly.
Not yet found in any collection!
A dark tale following a day in the life, inside the deteriorating mind, of a man becoming a living dead. This 3,000-word story is also found in the collection: First Hand of the Night.
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Available in First Hand of the Night; originally published in Moon City Review 2009.
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And for Moon City Review 2010: An Annual of Poetry, Story, Art, and Criticism, I wrote the first essay introducing the theme of the collection and presenting a (much too) brief look at the life and ideology of the man the collection pays tribute to, the late Dr. William Burling.


This book and the associated film capture a visual experience through the capital of Mongolia and its surrounding landscapes. Based on a photo of a giant skatepark in the center of Ulaanbaatar that was taken two years beforehand, a group of eleven skateboarders took the challenge in July 2004 and found themselves face to face with the ruins of the park, that had been torn down just three weeks earlier. A voyage through the joy and pain of skateboarding, random architecture, endless countryside and the knowledge of how to Ollie on dirt.