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ENTER THE VOID. Gaspar Noé. 2009.
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MR. NOBODY. Jaco Van Dormael. 2009.
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BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS. Werner Herzog. 2009.
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KING OF THORN. Kazuyoshi Katayama. 2009.
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April 17, 2019, 11:51 a.m.
With corgis, chickens, and kitchen reveals, the NYT Cooking Community Facebook group is a "happy corner of the internet"
"It's useful to us to see what people keep on their counters. Do they have their pots and pans hanging or tucked away? It's a neat window into their lives."
By Laura Hazard Owen @laurahazardowen April 17, 2019, 11:51 a.m.
Food Instagram can be delicious and inspiring, but it's also a little in-your-face. Sometimes a person has had enough of the Instagram flat lay food photography and 😍 and 😋 and 🔥. Sometimes a person would like to go to a slightly calmer and homier corner of the food internet, where there are more dogs (just regular dogs, not celebrity dogs) and tea towels and a lot less "yasssss."
If you are this person, allow me to recommend The New York Times' NYT Cooking Community Facebook group — which in its first couple months of existence has attracted nearly 8,000 members, and which is, in the words of NYT Cooking social media editor Kiera Wright-Ruiz, "the happy corner of the internet. Everyone's so nice to each other, and so encouraging, it feels like one long episode of The Great British Baking Show, 24 hours a day."
The New York Times is now charging for its cooking site
The Facebook group is the latest iteration of NYT Cooking, which launched as a standalone paid app in 2017. It costs $40 per year on its own, and is included with a Times All Access digital subscription. The standalone product had 120,000 subscribers as of Q3 2018.
For me, hanging out in NYT Cooking Community feels pleasantly similar to spending time in the kitchen of my best high school friend's parents' house. In one ongoing thread, group members share photos of their kitchens, which run the gamut from Pinterest-level swoon-worthy to cracked vinyl floors and peeling laminate counters, but they all get nice comments. There are wooden roosters and clocks and cats and sweetly dorky photos of boomers wearing aprons and smiling in front of roast chickens. Scrolling through, a feeling of deep coziness settled upon me: So this is what it'll be like when my kids grow up and move out.
The Times certainly isn't alone among news organizations in turning to community Facebook groups as a way to build audience engagement, as the News Feed algorithm remains fickle. The company has four other Facebook groups, all launched over the last couple years.
"The mission of the Times is to help our audience understand the world around them," said Emily Fleischaker, the enterprise strategy editor for NYT Cooking. "But the mission for this Facebook group is the flip of that: To help understand our audience better, to learn about what recipes they're most excited to cook and take pictures with, what those pictures look like, how they're plating the recipes. There are comments on Instagram and on our website, but there's a really different feeling here — a feeling of [audience] ownership over the conversation."
Eighty-four percent of the group's members are female, and the majority are between the ages of 55 and 64, followed by people aged 45 to 54. The least-represented demographic is 18- to 24-year-olds. By contrast, most of the people who follow the NYT Cooking Instagram account are between the ages of 25 and 34 (next: 35 to 44 and 18 to 24). The Facebook group essentially picks up where the Instagram account leaves off.
The recent ongoing thread where readers post pictures of their kitchens, for instance, isn't just fun to follow: It gives Times editors insight into the environments readers are cooking in, which is helpful for future content and recipe development. "It's useful to us to see what people keep on their counters. Do they have their pots and pans hanging or tucked away? It's a neat window into their lives," Fleischaker said. "We're also learning the level of cooking ability, which is a big range, but I have been surprised by the ambition and the really impressive ability of the group members to execute these recipes and make them look so beautiful." Wright-Ruiz taps group members for feedback about what they'd like to see on the site and brings the feedback to monthly idea meetings; the Times can then incorporate it into future coverage. (Recent requests: A wider variety of foods from different cultures, more sustainable seafood recipes, tips on cooking for people with dietary restrictions.)
"One of my favorite members is José," Wright-Ruiz said. "He has a really cute corgi named Winston, who has his own fanbase in the group now. I just connected with him on Messenger because I'm going to send him a little dog bandanna, to thank him for his contributions to the group."
Next up: Special programming for the group via the Times' food columnists and its access to other experts. Melissa Clark came and did a Q&A on the air fryer last week, for instance; future events might include sessions on knife-sharpening or gluten-free baking. "This differentiates us from other food Facebook groups," Wright-Ruiz said. "We have a wealth of experts.
Moderating the group hasn't been particularly onerous, but the admins do occasionally have to remind group members that Times recipes are paywalled.
No Copy/Pasting or Screenshots of Full NYT Recipes. It would be great to be able to give you recipes for free. We cannot. We test them relentlessly. The work we do is expensive, and we want to do more. We ask that you pay to access them.
Overall, though, "everyone self-regulates," Wright-Ruiz said. "Someone will ask, like, 'Should I pay for a New York Times subscription?' and people are such brand advocates for us, because it really is a group of people that loves cooking and loves The New York Times."
They love it enough, in fact, that recently, when one group member posted that she couldn't afford a subscription to NYT Cooking, another member responded: "Hey [X], I LOVE that you LOVE cooking so much. The first year of your NYT cooking subscription is on me. I just purchased a gift subscription for you. DM me for the deets. Promise to make something delicious and post it here for us all to drool over. Happy Cooking!!!"
That response drew 21 loves, 21 likes, and one "wow" reaction.
"What a lovely thing to do," another group member responded. "May all of your soufflés reach the moon!"
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The former boss of Icelandic investment group Baugur, which owned stakes in a raft of British retailers, including Hamleys, House of Fraser and Iceland, has been charged with fraud.
Jon Asgeir Johannesson, who used to be one of the most powerful men in British retail, faces allegations in Reykjavik that he exerted undue influence on Glitnir, the collapsed Icelandic bank that funded most of Baugur's expansion, according to Bloomberg.
The former chief executive of Glitnir, Larus Welding, and two former directors are also understood to have been charged with fraud.
The former executives are accused of breaching their authority in approving a loan to a holding company in the months before Glitnir collapsed, amid the Icelandic banking meltdown, while Johannesson, whose investment firm FL Group was the largest shareholder in the bank, is accused of exerting pressure to get the loan approved.
Baugur filed for bankruptcy in March 2009 with debts of more than £1bn.
One of retail's most colourful and controversial figures Jon Asgeir Johannesson is plotting his return to the UK retail after his fraud acquittal.


On a wet and windy, early spring morning, 30 BHASVIC economics students visited The London School of Economics.
During the day, BHASVIC A Level Economists received invaluable guidance on how to make a successful application and were taken on a tour of the campus by student ambassadors. Students gained an insight into a world-class university, which specialises solely in social sciences. LSE alumni of former staff or students include several Nobel Prize winning economists such as Professor Sir John Hicks, Professor George Akerlof and Professor Friedrich Von Hayek. So potential undergraduates from BHASVIC will certainly be standing on the shoulders of giants!
Choosing the right university is an important choice for our students and the experience of visiting LSE will undoubtedly inform student decisions during the application process.


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There are a lot of reasons to go on holiday in Portugal, but the food really is something that draws people to the country year after year. It doesn't matter if you are a bit of a foodie, or you prefer simpler dishes that you're familiar with, Portugal has something to offer you. There really is something for everything in Portugal, even fussy eaters and those with very advanced palettes. It's a place where you will find a whole host of international and local dishes, and every eating establishment offers a whole host of delicious dishes morning, noon and night. However, Portugal really stands out on the food front when it comes to local cuisine. Below, we have taken a look at some of the top foods this part of the world is known for.
What is Portuguese Cuisine Famous For?
If there is one thing to know about food in Portugal, it's that seafood plays a big part. Portuguese cuisine is famous for its seafood, this is because a lot of the country is located on the coast. You can explore the Algarve without being too far away from the sea, so it makes sense that a lot of local restaurants will be taking advantage of fresh catches. You will be hard pressed to find a restaurant that doesn't offer seafood of some kind, and some even focus their attention on it entirely. Of course, seafood is not the only thing that has made its cuisine so popular.
The Portuguese are known for their love of pork and cured ham, which is great if you are someone who enjoys charcuterie style meals and eating a lot of meat. The pork and cured ham in Portugal is flavourful and high quality, and it's used in a number of different ways. You will find pork and ham used in sandwiches and cold dishes, as well as warm dishes and main meals. There's also a lot for vegetarians and non meat eaters in Portugal, such as their many different types of breads and pastries. Pastel de Nata – a common custard tart eaten throughout the country – is the most popular of Portugal's sweet treats, but there are a whole host of other options to enjoy.
How Did Portuguese Cuisine Develop?
Portuguese cuisine is a combination of local ingredients and foreign influences, which is why it's so varied and interesting. The country has been influenced by the cultures of many different countries including the Romans, Jews and the British over the years, and aspects of each can be found in the food the locals like to enjoy. There are many dishes that have been influenced by other cultures coming into contact with Portugal over the years, which is why Portugal is a country that has such a wide range of cuisine options. It's not boxed in or limited in any way, and Portugal really embraces the flavours and ingredients of others.
Popular Portuguese Dishes You Should Try
Going to a restaurant in Portugal is an enjoyable activity, especially as there are bound to be a number of dishes for you to try. However, this might actually leave you with too much choice. To help you out, and to help you narrow down your options, we have listed some of the main Portuguese dishes to try during your time in the Algarve.
Caldo Verde – Caldo Verde is a traditional Portuguese dish, and it's one of the most iconic dishes of the region. It comes from a place in the north of the country, and it's a type of soup. It's especially popular in the winter, when it will warm you up and protect you from the cold, though you will find it being served at other times. It's a green soup made with dark green cabbage, an ingredient that's hard to find outside of Portugal, and is similar to kale. Potato puree, sausage and local olive oil also feature heavily in the dish.
Sardines – Sardines are a big part of Portuguese cuisine, and they can be eaten in a number of ways. Sardinhas Asadas are a popular choice in the summer, which translates to grilled sardines. Walking through the streets of Portugal, you will smell the delicious aromas of grilled sardines. There's even a sardine festival called the Festas de Sardinha.
Bacalhau – Another traditional part of Portuguese cuisine is bacalhau, a dish made using Portuguese codfish. A quick Google will tell you that there are hundreds of ways to prepare this dish, and so it varies a lot from region to region. It's a simple dish, and it's a great way to explore the seafood side of Portugal.
Bifanas – This dish is the national sandwich of Portugal, and you won't struggle to get your hands on one. Bifanas are pork sandwiches and they can be found throughout the entire country, even as far down as the Algarve. The main ingredient in Bifanas is pork marinated in paprika, garlic and white wine. It's then nestled between two bits of crunchy white bread; soft on the inside, hard on the outside. You'll often find bifanas served with soup or fries.
Piri Piri Chicken – If you're a fan of chicken, then you will love the piri piri chicken available throughout Portugal. Back in the 15th and 16th centuries, explorers from Portugal travelled along the coast of Africa and discovered a whole host of spices, including a spicy chilli pepper known as piri piri. This quickly developed into one of the main dishes that Portugal is known for. It's usually served with fries and a side salad.
What Meals Do People in Portugal Enjoy?
The Portuguese typically eat three large meals a day, as you would find elsewhere in Europe. People tend to have breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast is usually light and consists of coffee or tea with bread or cereal, milk or yoghurt and fruit. This is what you will find in most countries, and Portugal doesn't stray too far from the norm. Of course, you can expect the bread and fruit to be extremely fresh.
For the Portuguese, lunch is usually a full meal that includes soup or salad, breads, meats, vegetables and cheese. Again, this isn't completely out of the ordinary, but a lot of Portuguese residents choose to have lunch as their main meal of the day. It's likely to be filling, large and designed to fill you up until dinnertime. Dinner is usually lighter than lunch but still includes similar ingredients.


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Why a vote on the final deal matters
Parliament has been simultaneously met with both stinging vitriol and praise for voting in favour of an amendment to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill that will give MPs a vote on the final Brexit deal.
A debate which saw the government defeated for the first time on the bill saw an engaging and thoughtful discussion amongst MPs that raised a number of questions, like: where should decisions making lie?; what does a 'meaningful' vote look like?; and what should the balance of power be the between Parliament and government?
A big loss for the government: how it happened
Wednesday 20th December 2017 marked day 7 of Committee Stage for the Withdrawal Bill, a landmark piece of Brexit legislation. MPs debated the highly controversial Clause 9, which proposes handing government ministers sweeping delegated legislation and Henry VII powers.
Former Attorney General and leading Conservative 'scrutineer' Dominic Grieve had tabled an amendment to give Parliament a binding vote on the final deal.
Earlier in the day Brexit Secretary David Davis had announced something of a concession in a bid to neutralise the rebels and avoid a government defeat. Davis had said Parliament would be given a vote in the form of a 'resolution'.
The problem with the government's so-called 'concession' was that firstly, a resolution is not binding. They have no constitutional or legal status so the government could ignore it. As Yvette Cooper MP pointed out during the debate, the government has shown to date they have no regard for implementing resolutions. Secondly, this resolution would only have come after the treaty was ratified, making Parliament's vote a mere rubber-stamp.
Explaining the government's loss
While many nuanced arguments were put forward in support of amendment 7, the debate ultimately came down to fairly simply question - where should decision-making power lie: with the executive, or Parliament? As Cooper put it, the amendment was a bid to "not hand over such unprecedented powers to the Executive blindfold, without our knowing what the withdrawal agreement will be."
Crucially, this amendment received cross-party support, as well as support from both staunch Leave and Remain supporters. Long-time Eurosceptic and Leave supporter Dennis Skinner joined the likes of pro-Remain Conservative Anna Soubry in the voting chamber.
Former Conservative Minister George Freeman MP professed to have been described by Michael Gove as "a model convert to the cause". He told the House that his constituents had "voted to bring powers back to Parliament" and "want Parliament to be given the powers to scrutinise legislation." He called the referendum a chance for the British people to take the "great opportunity to restore their precious but damaged democracy." Freeman said he was rebelling because "I am a democrat first and foremost."
Why Parliament getting a vote matters
A central question that emerged from the debate yesterday was about how and where decisions should be made, and who gets to the make them. Does 'taking back control' mean that the executive should be given the power to make unilateral decisions about the future of the UK, without consultation? Or should these decisions ultimately be made and scrutinised by elected representatives in Parliament?
Parliament is meant to safeguard against overreach of the government - and that's what they voted for by endorsing amendment 7. If you think Parliament shouldn't have a say on the deal, then the unfortunate consequence of this is that unparalleled power will be handed to a small number of largely unaccountable ministers, to make decisions about your future.
In a representative democracy, Parliament is elected on behalf of the people. As Freeman put it: "the sovereignty of the British people required a sovereign Parliament that they could dismiss and they could influence." He said that "one of the worst aspects of the problem we are all trying to solve is Parliament passing legislation without scrutinising it."
The fact remains that under the UK's existing constitutional arrangements, Parliament is sovereign, and that's what motivated many people to vote Leave - to return sovereignty from Brussels to the UK Parliament.
It's not over until the bill becomes an Act
There's so much more that needs to be done. Unfortunately MPs weren't convinced at this stage to remove the astonishingly broad powers for ministers to rewrite laws. Rules that have governed life in the UK for decades - from environmental protections to workers' rights, could soon be scrapped with the flick of a pen - making MPs spectators in huge swathes of post-Brexit law making.
The Withdrawal Bill reaches Report Stage in mid-January. We'll carry on working tirelessly convincing MPs to defend their own right to have a say in what post-Brexit Britain will look like.
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If Star Wars mania is affecting you and you can't wait for the release of "The Force Awakens", at Christmas, you can get an early fix at Ashton Market on Saturday, September 26.
Andrew Crombie, proprietor of the Time Tunnel stall in the market hall at Ashton Market, has organised a sci-fi day where the special guest will be make-up artist Shaune Harrison who worked on Captain America and the Harry Potter series, as well as all the Star Wars films, where he created Jar Jar Binks and Jabba the Hutt's majordomo Bib Fortuna.
The Empire's feared storm troopers will be invading the area but no need to pack a lightsabre, the 99th Garrison Troopers will be raising money for Dream Flights, a charity which sends seriously ill children on the holiday of a lifetime.
Andrew is staging the sci-fi day at the Market on Saturday September 26th and It's sure to be popular, as Star Wars 7 is coming out in December. May the force be with you!


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      <description>Last week I've spend some time before camera lenses. On wednesday I got a call for an interview for RTL Nieuws about CES and wearables. A quick interview got me 2 minutes of fame (on from 18:10) on television. On thursday, a longer interview for Arte TV, that will be shown later this month (viewable online too).</description>
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Q: How can I get ng e2e to run under Alpine: it currently returns E/launcher - Error: spawn  5 ENOENT I'm running npx ng e2e from a docker CI environment under GitLab,. When I run it I get totally mundane setup/installation of chrome/webdriver..
[19:57:28] I/file_manager - creating folder /builds/cpanel/cpanel/demo-app/node_modules/webdriver-manager/selenium
[19:57:28] I/config_source - curl -o/builds/cpanel/cpanel/demo-app/node_modules/webdriver-manager/selenium/chrome-response.xml https://chromedriver.storage.googleapis.com/
[19:57:29] I/downloader - curl -o/builds/cpanel/cpanel/demo-app/node_modules/webdriver-manager/selenium/chromedriver_96.0.4664.45.zip https://chromedriver.storage.googleapis.com/96.0.4664.45/chromedriver_linux64.zip
[19:57:30] I/update - chromedriver: unzipping chromedriver_96.0.4664.45.zip
[19:57:31] I/update - chromedriver: setting permissions to 0755 for /builds/cpanel/cpanel/demo-app/node_modules/webdriver-manager/selenium/chromedriver_96.0.4664.45
Compiling @angular/core : es2015 as esm2015
... lots more compiling stuff..

Followed by failure to execute it,
[19:58:07] I/launcher - Running 1 instances of WebDriver
[19:58:07] I/direct - Using ChromeDriver directly...
[19:58:07] E/launcher - spawn /builds/cpanel/cpanel/demo-app/node_modules/webdriver-manager/selenium/chromedriver_96.0.4664.45 ENOENT
[19:58:07] E/launcher - Error: spawn /builds/cpanel/cpanel/demo-app/node_modules/webdriver-manager/selenium/chromedriver_96.0.4664.45 ENOENT
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:282:19)
    at onErrorNT (node:internal/child_process:475:16)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:83:21)
[19:58:07] E/launcher - Process exited with error code 199

Why would I be getting,

E/launcher - Error: spawn /builds/cpanel/cpanel/demo-app/node_modules/webdriver-manager/selenium/chromedriver_96.0.4664.45 ENOENT

When I can clearly see that chrome is unzipped there

I've tried putting editing ./e2e/protractor.conf.js with different forms of
chromeOptions: {
  binary: process.env.CHROME_BIN,
  args: ['--no-sandbox', '--headless', '--disable-gpu']
}

but nothing new happens.

A: Jumping into the container I was able to confirm the file existed, but that I could not run it,
# ./chromedriver_96.0.4664.45
/bin/sh: ./chromedriver_96.0.4664.45: not found

I could confirm it was +x, when I run file on it it said,

chromedriver_96.0.4664.45: ELF 64-bit LSB pie executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, interpreter /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2, for GNU/Linux 3.2.0, BuildID[sha1]=c44e075047fbfa647481929b2820890db74143ba, stripped

I confirmed with readelf -l the output of file. On my host machine /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 exists but on Alpine /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 does not exist. This is because the webdriver is compiled as GNU Libc but Alpine uses MUSL. We can still get it work, we just need to use Alpine's chrome web driver.
Making ng e2e run under Alpine/MUSL
This method worked to worked chromium webdriver under Alpine.

*

*Install necessary Alpine packages.
apk add chromium chromium-chromedriver chromium-swiftshader

*Set a CHROMIUM_FLAGS CHROME_BIN and CHROME_PATH in your image.
CHROMIUM_FLAGS=--headless --disable-dev-shm-usage --disable-software-rasterizer
CHROME_BIN=/usr/bin/chromium-browser
CHROME_PATH=/usr/lib/chromium

*In your e2e/protractor.conf.js make sure to include this stuff. Note you don't have to specify --no-sandbox if you have chrome running as a different user and you have a multi-user container.
const path = require('path');

exports.config = {
  chromeDriver: path.join(process.env.CHROME_PATH, 'chromedriver'),
  capabilities: {
    browserName: 'chrome',
    chromeOptions: {
      args: ["--no-sandbox"],
      binary: process.env.CHROME_BIN,
    }
  },

Bad solution: gcompat
Official advice suggests installing gcompat this did not work and returned the following errors,
Error relocating <PATH> chromedriver_96.0.4664.45: __mbrlen: symbol not found
Error relocating <PATH>/chromedriver_96.0.4664.45: __close: symbol not found
Error relocating <PATH>/chromedriver_96.0.4664.45: random_r: symbol not found
Error relocating <PATH>/chromedriver_96.0.4664.45: initstate_r: symbol not found

It seems that gcompat is more of a Work in Progress as of Dec 2021

A: ENOENT is a classic symptom of a missing dynamic linker; see e.g. Why does chroot get ENOENT on an existing file?
If you want to run glibc-based binaries in your container, it's best to use a glibc-based base image, rather than a musl-base one (like Alpine).
There are many base images which should meet your requirements, to actually recommend one I would need to know more about what those really are.

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Clinical Oncology in MD degree in clinical oncology - cancer prostate
Approach Considerations Current guidelines on localized prostate cancer from the American Urological Association (AUA) strongly recommend that selection of a management strategy incorporate shared decision making and explicitly consider the following [68] : Cancer severity (risk category) Patient values and preferences Life expectancy Pretreatment general functional and genitourinary symptoms Expected post-treatment functional status Potential for salvage treatment Standard treatments for clinically localized prostate cancer include the following: Active surveillance Watchful waiting Radical prostatectomy Radiation therapy Hormone therapy Whole-gland cryotherapy is also used, but its adverse effects are considerable and survival benefit compared with active surveillance has not been shown. Newer therapies, such as proton-beam radiation and high-intensity focused ultrasound are being used, but long-term survival and complication rates have not been presented in well-done studies. For locally advanced prostate cancer, radiation therapy along with androgen ablation is generally recommended, although radical prostatectomy may be an appropriate alternative to radiation therapy in some cases. A combination of external radiation, brachytherapy, and hormone therapy is also being used, but it is unclear whether it offers advantages over hormone therapy and external radiation alone, and it does increase complications. Metastatic prostate cancer is rarely curable. [69] Management of these cases typically involves therapy directed at relief of particular symptoms (eg, palliation of pain) and attempts to slow further progression of disease. Comparisons between treatments for prostate cancer are complicated by the stage-migration and lead-time bias associated with the adoption of prostate-specific antigen (PSA)–based screening and the resultant increase in the detection of small, clinically localized cancers. In addition, treatment selection has become more complicated as options have increased. Surgical treatment currently includes nerve-sparing techniques, laparoscopic procedures, robotically-assisted procedures, and the classic retropubic prostatectomy and perineal prostatectomy. Multiple forms of radiation therapy are currently available. These include the following: Conventional radiation therapy Three-dimensional (3-D) conformal radiation therapy Intensity-modulated radiation therapy Temporary and permanent brachytherapy Proton-beam radiation Stereotactically guided radiation Hormone therapy for prostate cancer is also known as androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). It may consist of surgical castration (orchiectomy) or medical castration. Agents used for medical castration include luteinizing hormone–releasing hormone (LHRH) analogues or antagonists, antiandrogens, and other androgen suppressants. Localized Prostate Cancer Whether one of the several different modalities used for treating localized prostate cancer offers survival benefits over the others remains controversial. The choice of definitive therapy has been suggested to make a significant difference in long-term survival in less than 10% of patients. This means that most patients are cured either because the treatment was effective or because they had a non–life-threatening tumor and the treatment was unnecessary. The remainder of patients are not cured, either because they had unsuspected micrometastases or because the local therapy did not eradicate all of the malignant cells. Current AUA guidelines (2017) consider active surveillance, radiation therapy, and radical prostatectomy to be acceptable treatment options for localized prostate cancer. However, the guidelines do not recommend any one of these therapies over the others. Instead, they advise that patients be informed of the benefits and drawbacks to the most commonly accepted interventions. [68] One aspect of counseling that the AUA guidelines do not discuss is how to provide this information to patients. Rather than simply listing the potential side effects of each intervention, patients are likely to benefit from being given the odds of developing each complication and the odds that the treatment will result in recurrence of cancer, reduce the development of metastases, and improve overall survival. The AUA guidelines do, however, emphasize that high-risk treatment should never be administered to low-risk patients. First-line hormone therapy is seldom indicated in patients with localized prostate cancer. In a population-based cohort study of older patients with localized prostate cancer, Lu-Yao and colleagues found that primary ADT did not improve long-term overall or disease-specific survival. The study involved 66,717 men 66 years of age and older and was conducted in predefined geographical areas of the United States covered by the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. [70] A review of US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) data by Loeb et al found that conservative management of low-risk prostate cancer increased significantly from 2005 to 2015. Over that decade, the use of conservative management in men younger than 65 years rose from 27% to 72%; in men 65 years or older, it rose from 35% to 79%. Conservative management consisted mostly of active surveillance; watchful waiting was more likely to be used in men older than 75 years and those with a higher PSA level and greater comorbidity. [71] Intermediate-risk disease In patients with intermediate-risk localized prostate cancer, appropriate treatment options include active surveillance, interstitial prostate brachytherapy, external beam radiation therapy, and radical prostatectomy. Cryotherapy should also be discussed. [68, 72] Treatment should be based in part on the patient's preferences and functional status. A patient who chooses conventional external beam radiation therapy may have improved survival by combining it with 6 months of hormone therapy. Active surveillance Active surveillance differs from watchful waiting. With watchful waiting, patients forgo close follow-up and primary treatment. Instead, palliative treatment is provided if local or metastatic progression occurs, as indicated by symptoms. With active surveillance, the physician monitors the course of the disease over time and intervenes with treatment if the disease begins to progress. Active surveillance is increasingly being recommended for men with very-low-risk disease (ie, T1c, 2 or fewer biopsy cores positive, no core with >50% involved, Gleason 3+3/grade group 1, and a PSA density < 0.15 ng/mL/g) or low-risk disease (T1-2a disease, a Gleason score of 2-6, and a PSA level below 10 ng/mL. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) notes that active surveillance is usually appropriate for men with very-low-risk and low-risk prostate cancer who have a life expectancy of 10 years or more. [73] Progression of local disease may be indicated either by increased tumor volume or changes in the Gleason score. PSA doubling times are also being used, although some studies have questioned their reliability for this purpose. The optimal management of men on active surveillance is evolving, although no randomized studies have yet been conducted. Monitoring typically consists of PSA testing every 3 months and repeat biopsy at 12- to 24-month intervals. Biopsy findings are the most important factor in deciding whether to pursue treatment. A rapid PSA level rise or patient choice can also prompt the physician to proceed to treatment. [74] Current NCCN recommendations for active surveillance (based on lower-level evidence) include the following [75] : PSA no more often than every 6 mo unless clinically indicated DRE no more often than every 12 mo unless clinically indicated Repeat prostate biopsy no more often than every 12 mo unless clinically indicated However, the NCCN recommends a repeat biopsy within 6 months of diagnosis if the initial biopsy included fewer than 10 cores. Repeat biopsies are not indicated in patients whose life expectancy is less than 10 years. [75] Watchful waiting Watchful waiting is typically recommended to patients of advanced age and to those who have significant, life-limiting comorbidities or a life expectancy of less than 10 years. These patients will most likely experience worse quality of life if their cancer is treated than if they wait for disease progression. They have a very high chance of dying from another cause, and treatment of their prostate cancer could actually worsen comorbid (eg, cardiac) disease and hasten death. In a 2009 study—the largest US study since the advent of PSA screening—Lu-Yao et al found that the prostate cancer–specific 10-year survival rate in patients managed with watchful waiting was 94%. Median age at diagnosis of the patients in this study was 78 years. [57] Lu-Yao et al noted that outcomes in these patients, who were diagnosed from 1992-2002, were better than outcomes in patients diagnosed in the 1970s and 1980s. Possible explanations for the improvement include additional lead times, overdiagnoses related to PSA testing, grade migrations, and/or advances in medical care. Radical prostatectomy versus watchful waiting Since 1990, only 2 randomized studies comparing radical prostatectomy and watchful waiting have been conducted in men with clinically localized disease. In the first one, which was done in Sweden and included only a small percentage of cases diagnosed by screening PSA (3-5%), overall mortality at 15 years was 46.1% in the surgery group, compared with 52.7% in the watchful waiting group. [68, 76] Prostate cancer mortality was 14.6% versus 20.7%, respectively, meaning that 1 cancer death was prevented for every 18 men treated with surgery. [76] In a subsequent analysis of the data, however, no mortality benefit was seen in men over 65 years. Similarly, a 2008 research summary by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) concluded that men with clinically localized prostate cancer detected by methods other than PSA testing who were treated with radical prostatectomy had fewer deaths from prostate cancer, marginally fewer deaths from any cause, and fewer distant metastases, than did men who underwent watchful waiting. [77] As in the Swedish study, the AHRQ report noted that the advantage of radical prostatectomy with regard to lower cancer-specific and overall mortality rates appears to be limited to men younger than 65 years. The advantage was unrelated to baseline PSA level or histologic grade. The AHRQ found insufficient evidence to determine whether radiation or hormone therapy results in fewer deaths or cancer progressions than does watchful waiting. [77] The AHRQ also pointed out that radical prostatectomy, radiation therapy, and hormone therapy result in more long-term adverse effects than watchful waiting. These include sexual, urinary, and bowel problems. [78] PIVOT Unlike the above reports, the Prostate Intervention Versus Observation Trial (PIVOT), the only such randomized study performed in screened men, showed no statistically significant difference between radical prostatectomy and watchful waiting with respect to either all-cause mortality (47% versus 49.9%, respectively) or prostate cancer–specific mortality (5.8% versus 8.4%, respectively) after a median follow-up of 10 years. PIVOT included 731 men aged 75 years or younger with localized prostate cancer, a PSA level below 50 ng/mL, and a life expectancy of at least 10 years. [33] A subgroup analysis of PIVOT revealed a statistically significant reduction in overall mortality in men with a PSA greater than 10 ng/mL at diagnosis (61 of 126 men vs 77 of 125 men) but not in men with a PSA of 10 ng/mL or less (110 of 238 men vs 101 of 241 men). These results must be interpreted carefully, however. Age (< 65 vs ≥65 years), Gleason score, comorbidity, race, and performance score did not affect the efficacy of either treatment. [33] Longer-term follow-up data from PIVOT confirmed the initial observation that for men with low-risk early-stage prostate cancer, surgery does not reduce the risk for death compared with observation. The 19.5-year cumulative incidence of death with surgeryversus observation was 61.3% versus 66.8%, respectively (hazard ratio [HR], 0.84; P = 0.06). Quality-of-life analysis in PIVOT subjects found that urinary incontinence and erectile and sexual dysfunction were each greater with surgery than with observation. [34] Vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy Vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy is an investigational technique being studied in Europe. In this technique, a light-responsive drug (padeliporfin) is infused intravenously; optical fibers are inserted into the prostate transcutaneously, to cover the desired treatment zone; and laser light is then used to activate the drug. A phase 3 randomized controlled trial in patients with low-risk, localized prostate cancer (Gleason grade 3) found that at a mean follow-up interval of 24 months, disease progression had occurred in 58 of the 206 men in the vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy group compared with 120 of the 207 men in the active surveillance group (28% versus 58%, respectively; adjusted risk ratio 3.67, P < 0.0001). [79] The most common grade 3–4 adverse effects in the study were prostatitis, acute urinary retention, and erectile dysfunction, which occurred at similar rates (< 1% to 2%) in the vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy group and the active surveillance group. The most common serious adverse event in the vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy group, retention of urine occurred in 15 patients but resolved within 2 months in all cases. Radiation Therapy External-beam radiation therapy Radiation therapy also offers the potential for curative treatment of localized prostate cancer. It may be delivered in the form of external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) or brachytherapy (ie, the insertion of radioactive seeds into the prostate gland). EBRT techniques include 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT) and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). Higher-dose-rate therapy using stereotactic guidance is being used despite lack of data on long-term survival or complication rates. In general, after 2 years, the quality-of-life profile for IMRT and surgery are similar, although radiation therapy does pose a slightly higher risk of persistent fecal urgency and incontinence of gas. [80] Proton-beam therapy is theoretically an excellent modality for EBRT, providing an ideal dose distribution. In a phase 2 study in patients with organ-confined prostate cancer, Nihei et al found that acute, transient grade 2 rectal and bladder toxicity developed in 0.7% and 12% of patients, respectively, who underwent proton-beam therapy; at 2 years, late grade 2 or greater rectal and bladder toxicity developed in 2% and 4.1% of patients, respectively. [81] A study of radiation therapy for primary prostate cancer treatment by Sheets et al found that, compared with patients undergoing conformal therapy, patients who received IMRT had less gastrointestinal (GI) morbidity and fewer hip fractures and were less likely to undergo additional cancer treatments. They were, however, more likely to develop erectile dysfunction. Patients who received proton therapy had more GI morbidity than did patients receiving IMRT and were more likely to undergo GI procedures. [82] In a multi-center study, Briganti et al found that early salvage radiation therapy is comparable to adjuvant radiation therapy for improving biochemical recurrence–free survival in pT3pN0 prostate cancer patients after radical prostatectomy. Early salvage radiation therapy may reduce the overtreatment associated with adjuvant radiation therapy without compromising disease control in these patients. [83] Complications of EBRT include cystitis, proctitis, enteritis, impotence, urinary retention, and incontinence. Rates depend on the total dose and the technique used. A systematic review and meta-analysis of radiation therapy for prostate cancer found that EBRT, but not brachytherapy, was consistently associated with increased odds for a second malignancy of the bladder, colon, and rectum. Absolute rates were low, however: 0.1-3.8% for bladder, 0.3-4.2% for colorectal, and 0.3-1.2% for rectal cancers. [84] Brachytherapy In 2011, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) issued a practice guideline for transperineal permanent brachytherapy of prostate cancer. These guidelines established standards for the safe and effective performance of brachytherapy for patients with organ-confined prostate cancer. [85] See External Beam Radiation therapy in Prostate Cancer and Brachytherapy (Radioactive Seed Implantation Therapy) in Prostate Cancer for more information on these topics. Radiation therapy plus androgen ablation therapy Androgen ablation has been shown to improve survival in men with localized disease who are treated with external radiation. D'Amico et al reported higher overall survival with the combination of radiation therapy and 6 months of ADT in men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer. Median follow-up was 7.6 years. [86] A study by Jones et al found that for patients with stage T1b, T1c, T2a, or T2b prostate cancer and a PSA level of 20 ng/mL or less, short-term ADT increased overall survival in intermediate-risk—but not low-risk—men. The 10-year rate of overall survival was 62% with combination therapy, versus 57% with radiation therapy alone; 10-year disease-specific mortality was 4% and 8%, respectively. In this study, ADT was given for 4 months, starting 2 months before radiation therapy. [87] In a study by Pisansky et al of 1480 intermediate-risk prostate cancer patients, disease-specific survival in patients who underwent 28 weeks of preradiation total androgen suppression (TAS) was not significantly different from that achieved in patients with only 8 weeks of TAS prior to radiation therapy. [88] Patients in the study were randomized to 8 or 28 weeks of TAS with LHRH agonist, along with a daily nonsteroidal antiandrogen, prior to radiation treatment. This was followed in both groups by an additional 8 weeks of androgen suppression, administered concurrently with radiotherapy. Pisansky and colleagues found that the 10-year disease-specific survival rate in the study was 95% in the 8-week treatment group and 96% in the 28-week treatment group. The 10-year disease-free survival rates in the 8- and 28-week groups were 24% and 23%, respectively, and the 10-year cumulative incidences of clinical and biochemical relapse were 57% and 60%, respectively. Radiation therapy versus surgery The AHRQ found insufficient evidence to determine whether any type of radiation therapy results in fewer deaths or cancer recurrences than radical prostatectomy does in patients with clinically localized prostate cancer. [78] The importance of dose escalation in disease control complicates the extraction of meaningful conclusions from current radiation therapy treatments (eg, 3D-CRT, IMRT). Brachytherapy has also been compared with surgery in the management of early stage disease. Direct comparisons (ie, prospective, randomized trials) are not readily available, but preliminary data from most centers suggest that permanent prostate implants yield comparable local control and biochemical disease-free rates. Valid comparisons of surgery and radiation therapy are impossible without data from randomized studies that look at long-term survival rather than PSA recurrence. Variation in radiation techniques and dosage administered; the variable use of androgen ablation, which improves survival in intermediate- and high-risk disease; and the variable impact on quality of life complicate comparison using uncontrolled studies.
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The family of Muyiwa Olushola is in mourning after the computer programmer allegedly committed suicide by taking a drink suspected to be laced with an insecticide, Sniper, at Mosadolorun in the Iba Local Council Development Area of Lagos
Neighbours said the deceased's mother had gone for a vigil, leaving him at home with his father and sister when he suddenly started screaming for help around midnight, but efforts to immediately gain access to his room proved abortive.
Eventually, the door to the room was broken and upon entry, Muyiwa was seen lying unconsciously on the floor with a foamy substance coming out of his mouth.
The 33-year-old was reportedly rushed to hospital for medical aid but gave up the ghost on the way.
Investigation was said to have revealed that the deceased allegedly consumed a drink suspected to have been laced with Sniper, as a bottle of an alcoholic drink, two bottles of the insecticide and a cup were found on the floor of his room.
A close friend of the deceased, Babajide Adekunle, said Muyiwa had just been granted a Canadian visa and was scheduled to travel in October before his death.
Adekunle said, "He went to Cyprus for his master's and obtained a visa to travel to Canada recently after being denied on two previous attempts. We learnt that he was supposed to travel in October; we are really unhappy that he took that kind of decision. He told us that his parents had been frustrating him at home and he decided to leave the house, but his mother disagreed with the idea.
"He had even rented an apartment, but instead, the parents suggested that he should stay in another house that they built. They were overprotective of him, because he was their only surviving son after his younger brother, Seun, died some years ago. Now, he is gone and they are left with only Tosin. May God give them the fortitude to bear this loss."
Efforts made by our correspondent to get the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, to react to the incident, proved abortive as he did not pick several calls made to his telephone line, while a text message sent to him had not been replied as of the time of filing this report.
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Monday, 9th January, 2023 2.00 pm
Item 3 Questions from Citizens and Item 8 Questions from Councillors PDF 411 KB
Venue: Council House, Old Market Square
Contact: Jane Garrard, Senior Governance Officer Email: jane.garrard@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Councillor Hassan Ahmed – on leave
Councillor Leslie Ayoola – unwell
Councillor Phil Jackson – unwell
Councillor Maria Joannou – unwell
Councillor Sue Johnson – personal
Councillor Rebecca Langton – personal
Councillor Dave Liversidge – personal
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Housing Conditions
LE asked the following question of the Portfolio Holder for Housing and HR:
What is the Council going to do about the damp and mould in bungalows in the Beechdale and Bilborough areas of Nottingham?
Councillor Toby Neal replied as follows:
Thank you Lord Mayor and thank you to LE for sending in the question. Nottingham City Homes and the Council proactively use data on repairs trends, the level of properties meeting the Decent Homes Standard, housing disrepair cases and compliance to understand the extend of damp and mould issues across all of our property holdings. There is no current indication of a trend relating to damp and mould cases in the bungalows in Beechdale and Bilborough. Furthermore, I can confirm there are no Council properties failing in the Decent Homes Standard due to the presence of damp and mould hazards or which have housing, health and safety rating systems, damp and mould hazards identified. Keeping homes warm, dry, and ventilated is the most effective way of preventing the occurrence of damp and mould, and energy efficiency and tackling fuel poverty are two of the three investment priorities within the capital housing programme and the asset management strategy. We will be spending over £13million during 2022/23 on a range of initiatives, ranging from providing external and solid wall insulation, additional roof insulation, new energy efficient heating systems, installing solar panels and different types of ventilation systems. A further £10million is earmarked for these types of works in 2023/24. The funding for this type of improvement has been boosted by additional external Government decarbonisation and energy efficiency funding. We have allocated a further £5million in 2023/24 for the works to external fabric of homes including works such as the replacement of roofs. Over the past few years, the properties in Beechdale and Bilborough areas have received replacement boilers, increased amounts of loft insulation and new double-glazed windows and doors. All of these improvements contribute to improving the thermal warmth within a home and subsequently reducing the occurrence of damp, condensation and mould. I can confirm that these properties meet current energy efficiency levels, although the construction date and type of the bungalows means the thermal efficiency is not as effective as, for example, a new build property. Where specific instances of damp, condensation and mould occur, we identify the cause of the damp and have a broad range of interventions including the provision of free self-help damp kits, signposting to online advice and self-help, tailored one-to-one support for customers and development of a bespoke schedule of works. Given recent events, particularly the tragic death and subsequent coroner's report on the death of Awaab Ishak in Rochdale, we are currently reviewing our approach to dealing with damp and mould. This will include a review of process, how we listen and engage with customers, what solutions we put in place to reflect individual needs and the financial resources available. Energy efficiency remains a key priority and we will continue to ... view the full minutes text for item 54.
Petitions from Councillors on behalf of citizens
Councillor Audrey Dinnall presented a petition on behalf of the Nottingham Council of Mosques calling on the Council to immediately review its policies relating to Muslim burials. The petition states that the new deadline for paperwork submission to the Cemeteries Office of 11:30am for same day burials has resulted in many delayed burials unnecessarily and that the current policy inhibits the Muslim community from carrying out its religious requirements, and requests that the deadline of paperwork permission is changed to 2pm (winter) and 4:30pm (summer) and that the Council upholds a commitment to ensuring all faith groups can practise their faiths freely and commits itself to the Equality Act 2010.
Councillor AJ Matsiko represented a petition on behalf of residents asking the Council to review its decision to increase the rent at The Place Activity Centre in Sherwood and support The Place to remain open as a community hub offering a range of services to the people and small businesses of Sherwood.
To confirm the minutes of the last meeting of Council held on 31 October 2022 PDF 685 KB
The minutes of the meeting held on 31 October 2022 were confirmed as an accurate record and signed by the Chair.
To receive official communications and announcements from the Leader of the Council and/or the Chief Executive
Councillor David Mellen, Leader of the Council, paid tribute to citizen David Bishop, who died in December 2022, for his contribution to political life for over a quarter of a century in Nottingham and other parts of the country.
The Chief Executive reported the following:
I would like to extend my congratulations to all those citizens recognised in the Queen's New Year's Honours List, including Clive Foster and Natalie Gasson-McKinley.
It is with great sadness that I pay tribute to Fatoumatta Hydara and her two daughters Fatimah and Naeemah Drammeh who tragically died in a fire in Clifton in November. My thoughts are with their family, friends and all those affected by their loss.
A minute's silence was held.
Questions from Councillors - to the City Council's lead Councillor on the Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire and Rescue Authority
Questions from Councillors - to a member of Executive Board, the Chair of a Committee and the Chair of any other City Council body PDF 106 KB
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Nottingham Castle
Councillor Kirsty Jones asked the following question of the Portfolio Holder for Leisure, Culture and Planning:
Could the Portfolio Holder please inform the residents of the City when the Castle grounds will be open again to the public, after another Council failure and further losses in public funds?
Councillor Pavlos Kotsonis replied as follows:
Thank you Lord Mayor and can I thank Councillor Jones for the question. On 30 November last year, following the formal notification of the liquidators appointed to close down the independent Nottingham Castle Trust and its associated companies, the Nottingham Castle site formally came back to the direct control and responsibility of Nottingham City Council. In the last four weeks, which has included the festive break, a number of immediate actions have had to be undertaken by officers in the Museum Service. This has involved a number of things including ensuring that correct arrangements are put in place to safeguard the site, the buildings and the collections displayed within the Castle. I have visited the site myself to ensure all of the collections are safe and I am pleased with the work done by the Museums Team. The Council has also undertaken the necessary collection audits, and from speaking with Arts Council England and National Lottery Heritage Fund was able to assure them of the care of collections taking place. The Council undertook necessary work with the liquidators to ensure assets purchased or owned by the Council on the site were safeguarded and, as part of that work, made arrangements and facilitated site visits from creditors of Nottingham Castle Trust to reclaim assets and stock items agreed with the liquidators for release. The Council has also called coordinated meetings with other funding stakeholders and parties to discuss implications around the collapse of the Trust and the future management of the Castle. In addition, a transitional project board has been set up to accelerate processes and fast track proposals to enable the Council to reopen Nottingham Castle as soon as possible. This is our key priority. As part of the work, we have already seen the development of an emerging new plan and proposals for operating the Castle and the Council has undertaken an in-depth consideration around the reasons why the independent Trust established to operate the castle site failed and what lessons need to be learnt to avoid similar mistakes again in the future. Whilst I cannot give you a definite date today for when the site or its grounds will reopen, I can assure you that work is taking place and I will be in a position to make further public announcements, including when the Castle will open its doors, later this month. We all recognise the fundamental importance the Castle plays, not just as an important culture asset for the city but as an integral part of conveying the story of Nottingham and Nottingham's rebellious history globally. The contribution it makes to the wider visitor and leisure economy annually to the city ... view the full minutes text for item 59.
Executive Amendments to the Constitution PDF 214 KB
Report of the Leader of the Council
Appendix A - Article 10 Amended , item 60. PDF 482 KB
Appendix B - Article 13 Amended , item 60. PDF 514 KB
Councillor David Mellen, Leader of the Council, presented the report notifying Council of amendments that he had made to the Executive Scheme of Delegation and that Articles 10 and 13 of the Constitution had been revised accordingly. The report was seconded by Councillor Adele Williams.
Resolved to note the amendments to Articles 10 and 13 of the Constitution, as set out in Appendices A and B to the report respectively.
Members' Allowances Scheme – Report of the Independent Remuneration Panel PDF 213 KB
Enc. 1 for Members' Allowances Scheme – Report of the Independent Remuneration Panel , item 61. PDF 291 KB
Councillor David Mellen, Leader of the Council, presented the report setting out the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel, that met in December 2022. Councillor Adele Williams seconded the report.
Resolved to:
(1) approve the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel, as set out in Appendix A to the report;
(2) adopt a revised Members' Allowances Scheme, incorporating the amendments recommended by the Independent Remuneration Panel; and
(3) note that the Governance Framework Document C will be updated accordingly.
Audit Committee Annual Report 2021/22 PDF 146 KB
Report of the Chair of the Audit Committee
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Councillor Sajid Mohammed, Chair of the Audit Committee, presented the Audit Committee Annual Report for 2021/22 summarising the work undertaken by the Committee during the year, how it fulfilled its designated role within the Constitution and how this work relates to its core responsibilities. The report was seconded by Councillor AJ Matsiko.
(1) note the work undertaken by the Audit Committee during 2021/22; and
(2) accept the Audit Committee Annual Report 2021/22.
Motion in the name of Councillor Georgia Power PDF 271 KB
Nottingham City Council resolves:
1. that when making any decisions in relation to its policies or formulating its Council Plan it recognises that Care Experienced people are a vulnerable group who face discrimination;
2. that it recognises that councils have a duty to put the needs of vulnerable people at the heart of decision-making through co-production and collaboration;
3. that in the delivery of the Public Sector Equality Duty the Council includes care experience in the publication and review of Equality Objectives and the annual publication of information relating to people who share a Protected Characteristic in services and employment;
4. that this Council will treat care experience as if it were a Protected Characteristic so that future services and policies made and adopted by the Council should be assessed through Equality Impact Assessments to determine the impact of changes on people with care experience, alongside those who formally share a Protected Characteristic;
5. to formally call upon all other bodies to treat care experience as a Protected Characteristic until such time as it may be introduced by legislation;
6. to formally call upon all other bodies to adopt corporate parenting for children in care and care leavers until such time as it may be introduced by legislation;
7. for the Council to proactively seek out and listen to the voices of care experienced people when developing new policies based on their views.
Councillor Georgia Power proposed the following motion, which was seconded by Councillor Cheryl Barnard:
that when making any decisions in relation to its policies or formulating its Council Plan it recognises that Care Experienced people are a vulnerable group who face discrimination;
that it recognises that councils have a duty to put the needs of vulnerable people at the heart of decision-making through co-production and collaboration;
that in the delivery of the Public Sector Equality Duty the Council includes care experience in the publication and review of Equality Objectives and the annual publication of information relating to people who share a Protected Characteristic in services and employment;
that this Council will treat care experience as if it were a Protected Characteristic so that future services and policies made and adopted by the Council should be assessed through Equality Impact Assessments to determine the impact of changes on people with care experience, alongside those who formally share a Protected Characteristic;
to formally call upon all other bodies to treat care experience as a Protected Characteristic until such time as it may be introduced by legislation;
to formally call upon all other bodies to adopt corporate parenting for children in care and care leavers until such time as it may be introduced by legislation;
for the Council to proactively seek out and listen to the voices of care experienced people when developing new policies based on their views.
Resolved to carry the motion.
Committee Membership
To note the following changes to committee membership:
a) Councillor Sam Gardiner has been appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee
b) Emma Howard, Head of Nottingham University Samworth Academy, has been appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Partnership
It was noted that:
a) Councillor Sam Gardiner had been appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee; and
b) Emma Howard, Head of Nottingham University Samworth Academy, had been appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Partnership.


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Solar net metering opens door to green energy
Utility companies and conservation groups earlier this month agreed on net metering terms
Solar net metering opens door to green energy Utility companies and conservation groups earlier this month agreed on net metering terms Check out this story on greenvilleonline.com: http://grnol.co/1ATAuiH
Tonya Maxwell, tmaxwell@citizen-times.com Published 5:40 p.m. ET Dec. 26, 2014 | Updated 11:05 a.m. ET Dec. 29, 2014
Bruce Wood and Michael Wood check on solar panels they installed. Thursday, December 18, 2014.(Photo: HEIDI HEILBRUNN/Staff)Buy Photo
When it comes to the year-old solar panels atop her house, it's hard to tell if Karen Sturgis beams more about the power her green roof sends back to the grid or the greenbacks her family saves on traditional electricity.
The panels are on track to pay for themselves in about five years, she said, chatting brightly outside her Greenville home on a chilly morning. She keeps tabs on panel performance with an app. With existing incentives, the family has offset about 80 percent of their power bill.
"It was the tree hugger in us that looked into solar. It was the economics that had us looking at what best ways would could recoup our costs," said the mother of two. "It was a financial decision that made sense."
As solar power heats up in South Carolina, solar advocates and area businesses are predicting that more homeowners like Sturgis will fuel a boom for the burgeoning industry in the Palmetto State in coming years.
Utility companies and conservation groups earlier this month reached consensus on net metering, a compensation plan that dictates how consumers with rooftop solar panels will be reimbursed for unused electric power they send to the grid.
Under the agreement, still to be approved by the Public Service Commission, homeowners and small organizations using solar panels will receive a one-to-one retail credit. For every unused kilowatt hour of sun-generated energy they send to the grid, their utility company will reimburse them with a kilowatt hour of power.
The net metering policy is guaranteed for six years. Customers who connect through 2021 will be eligible for the one-to-one rate until the end of 2025 and won't be subject to solar-specific charges.
A net metering program is the cornerstone of a state's solar policy, one that brightens investment prospects for both solar panel sellers and purchasers, said Susan Glick, spokeswoman for The Alliance for Solar Choice.
"On the whole, when you have net metering, you're delivering market certainty," Glick said. "Solar companies know they will be able to offer a strong value proposition for their customers and customers know if they put a solar system on their roof, they will get credited for that power."
The agreement follows the Distributed Energy Resource Act of 2014, signed into law by Gov. Nikki Haley in June. Often shorthanded as Act 236, the law encourages solar development in the Palmetto State.
South Carolina, the 44th state to implement net metering, is late in embracing solar energy as a policy, said Rajendra Singh, Clemson University professor of electrical and computer engineering. A proponent of solar power in the U.S. and worldwide, Singh is critical that the state's abundant sunshine wasn't harnessed for its economic potential years ago and said the net metering agreement favors utility companies.
"This is not fair because the sun is in the daytime and the daytime is when you have more use of electricity compared to the night. The value of the electricity being used in the day is far more valuable than the electricity being used in the night, costwise," he said. "But it's better than nothing. I'll take it, you know. But if I can complain, I will still complain."
Had the state welcomed solar energy sooner, South Carolina might have piqued early interest and investment dollars from manufacturers, he said, but installation dollars will come as the state plays catch-up.
Whether exiting local businesses or out-of-staters are best able to capture that market is yet to be decided.
The laws in the Palmetto State lean toward smaller-scale projects, rather than the large solar farms that populate the West, said Grant Reeves of the South Carolina Solar Business Alliance. The North Charleston-based group represents a gamut of solar interests from installers to engineers.
Out-of-state companies might have an edge with more experience and lower costs, but local business will be more familiar with state regulations and have a home court advantage, he said.
"Like any competitive market, I think you'll see a little bit of everything," he said. "It remains to be seen how big of a footprint outside companies will have, but if I had to guess, I would say we'll be seeing some new names. The South Carolina solar companies are well positioned to be competitive to secure good projects, so I think you'll see the home companies grow their business. I certainly hope that's the case."
According to Duke Energy, more than 100 of their South Carolina customers have solar panels.
Among them is Sturgis, which chose Sunstore Solar Energy Solutions of Greer for installation.
Bruce Wood founded the company more than three decades ago, and work often takes him beyond state lines to North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.
To his mind, solar power is as much about consumer choice and property rights as it is about conservation, and in recent years he's seen a shift that has him travelling less.
"What we are seeing now is the market is growing in South Carolina so that we're doing much less outside the state," he said. "My goal is always to hire people inside South Carolina to create jobs here and business here and pay sales tax here."
He predicts the market will grow to five or 10 times its current size, and he welcomes other companies onto his home turf.
"The more competition, the more invigorated the market is, the more people buy solar," he said. "This turns the lights on and says we're open for solar."
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Q: The effects of reversing the leads of an ammeter I was playing around with a battery, an ammeter, and a light bulb. The ammeter originally read 1.99 A, but after reversing the leads going into and out of the ammeter the ammeter read -1.98A. I know this was because the leads were reversed but I am not sure why reversing the leads led to the ammeter readind a negative value. Why?

A: It is showing the direction of current flow reversed through the meter with the reversal of the leads.


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Using the USDA as an example, the talk will explore the role of technology transfer in building an internal innovation culture and serving as a connector to the external innovation ecosystem. The talk will provide examples of initiatives and programs that foster an innovation culture. It will also provide some thoughts on federal labs' ability to serve as an ecosystem builder.
Mojdeh Bahar serves as the Assistant Administrator for Technology Transfer at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). She has broad responsibility for managing the intellectual property that evolves from the research program of the Agency and serves as a resource for management of intellectual property and technology transfer across the USDA. She leads ARS's interactions with government agencies, industries, commodity groups and universities on matters dealing with intellectual property and technology transfer.


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Review of transmission access for more renewables
Changes to the way in which the electricity grid in Britain is regulated and managed to enable more renewables to be connected are being considered in a review of national policy launched jointly by the government and energy market regulator Ofgem. "There are currently around 12 GW of projects seeking connection in Scotland along with many more in other parts of the UK," says Malcolm Wicks, back in the post of energy minister under new prime minister Gordon Brown. "This is enough capacity to make a significant contribution toward the government's aspiration of 20% of electricity coming from renewable sources by 2020." Most of the capacity waiting to connect is wind power. The Transmission Access Review will look at new approaches to sharing capacity between different forms of generation, the way in which new transmission assets are built and operated, and incentives for encouraging the timely connection -- and disconnection -- of power plant to ensure high levels of security of supply. It will also consider how regulation and operation of the grid can help the UK meet its 20% renewables goal by 2020. "Ofgem has already approved £5 billion investment in Britain's energy transmission networks over the next five years which will help link more renewables to the grid and continue the high performance and reliability of energy transmission," says Ofgem's Alistair Buchanan. "However, extra infrastructure to connect renewables takes time to build and there may be steps we can take now to change existing arrangements which will allow more projects to get connected faster." The review was one of the actions to emerge from the government's energy white paper, published in May. A final report on grid connection is to be published in May 2008 identifying any new reforms and legislation that may be needed.