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EOC LAUNCHES NBFP AND SBFP ON GENDER AND QUITY REQUIREMENTS FY 2019/2020.
The Equal Opportunities Commission, launched its 5th annual report on compliance of The National Budget Framework Paper and Sector Budget Framework Papers with Gender and equity requirements For the Financial 2019/2020. This was during a breakfast Meeting held at Imperial Royal Hotel, Kampala on January 22nd, 2019.
The report provides the level of compliance with gender and equity requirements for the National Framework Papers for the FY 2019/2020 consolidated using the 18 sector BFPs for the FY 2019/2019 and in accordance with schedule 3 of the Public Management Act, 2015 (PFMA). This report also provides specific measures taken by sectors to equalise opportunities for women, men, persons with disabilities, residents of hard to reach areas, the poor and other marginalised groups in Uganda.
The Launch was attended by several representatives of the Government departments, ministries and Agencies, Civil society Organisations and the guest of Honour was Hon. Matia Kasaija, the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.
In his welcome remarks, the Secretary to the Commission, Mr. Mujuni Pac Lawrence welcomed the guests to the Breakfast Meeting and thanked them for their commitment to the Commission programmes as its celebrates its success. ''Elimination of discrimination and inequalities is a customised mandate of the commission. We cannot fully realise this dream without you''. He said.
Mrs. Sylvia Muwebwa Ntambi, the Chairperson to the Commission, was grateful to the different stakeholders of the Commission who supported the success of the assessment. '' The report focus is on gender and equity thus the commission makes assessments for the marginalised groups of people as per the Government plans and budgets for the different categorised groups of people in response to what the government plans and budgets indicate. 18 sectors have been assessed as per the Public finance Management Act and Equal Opportunities Act'' she said. She thanked the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development for his endless support to the Commission and requested him to lender more support in terms of funding the commission activities so that its mandate can be enhanced.
Hon. Matia Kasaija who launched the report was very grateful to the Commission for its continued efforts in fighting discrimination and marginalisation in Uganda. He noted that as Uganda fights to attain its dreams of the Vision 2040, gender inclusion is very key towards that success. ''Government is very keen and has special interest in supporting the Commission bring fairness and Justice in society to all people of Uganda. I am sad whenever I read about cases of discrimination and marginalisation of our people whom we can't live without in all that we do as government. I urge the Commission to continue with its great work and also put more emphasis on sensitisation so that our people can be supported''. He said.
The overall NBFP (FY 2019/2020-2023/2024) compliance was at 61%. In this report it was realised that out of 18 sector BFPs, 17 passed the assessment (50% Minimum).The Scores as per sector include: Agriculture 64.3%; Accountability 63%; Legislature 68%; Public Administration sector 53.3%; Justice, Law and order 70.3%, security 55%; Works and Transport 50%; ICT 56.7%; Trade and industry 56%; Education 75%; Health 70.7%; Energy and Mineral development 60%; Water and environment 62.7%; social Development 78%; Public Sector Management 59%; science, Technology and innovation 50.5% and Tourism 54.7%. Important to note is that the sector BFP for Land, Housing and Urban Development was below the minimum with 32%.
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Driven by Sonic Obsession
Album of the Week 13-2015: Mother's Finest – Goody 2 Shoes & The Filthy Beasts
Damn, it's been a while since Mother's Finest released a studio album. As a fan of their combination of Funky R'n'B grooves and heavy Rock guitars, the announcement of the release of 'Goody 2 Shoes & The Filthy Beasts' was amazing news to yours truly. Especially after hearing it; where predecessor 'Meta-Funk'nPhysical' contained a couple of brilliant songs – 'Funk-a-Wild' is so good it hurts – but relied a little too much on modern production techniques, the new album is full of live energy. The album contains all the guitars and grooves you need and the singing couple of Joyce Kennedy and Glen 'Doc' Murdock is on fire, the former especially.
While the contemporary production techniques haven't vanished from the music – they're quite prominently featured near the end of the album – they have been incorporated into the band's sound more fluently than before and as a result, seem to support the guitars and rhythms rather than replacing the latter. Also, drummer Dionic, son of Kennedy and Murdock, has had a big hand in composing the material for the album – previously mainly the task of bassist Jerry 'Wyzard' Seay – and he seems to prefer a Mother's Finest that rocks heavily.
But as the band's history has proven, it's the variation that makes this band so special. And 'Goody 2 Shoes & The Filthy Beasts' is no different. The exuberant opening rocker 'Angels' sound like something you would have come to expect from Mother's Finest and therefore is the perfect introduction to the album. After that, the album moves effortlessly between Hard Rock ('Shut Up', the surprisingly heavy near Metal closing track 'My Badd'), Funk Rock ('Take Control') and a single dark ballad ('Tears Of Stone', fantastically sung by Kennedy).
Highlighting the album is the fantastic 'All Of My Life', an Arena Rocker with a massive chorus. Everything just works in that chorus; the choral vocals that are guaranteed to get stuck in your head, the triumphant lead guitar against the wide chords of the rhythm guitar and the way it breaks the song open. Other stand out tracks include 'Another Day', which moves from an awesomely funky riff to a celebratory, almost gospel-like chorus and the swinging, yet crushingly heavy riff work in the stomper 'She Ready'.
If 'Goody 2 Shoes & The Filthy Beasts' warrants a twelve year wait since the last studio album, I'm not sure, but you can't accuse the five men and one woman of the band of rushing through making another album. In fact, it's all very well written and produced and very likely to please fans of the band, at the very least the ones who are into 'Another Mother Further' and 'Black Radio Won't Play This Record'. Their self-titled debut album will always remain the band's ultimate piece of work, but 'Goody 2 Shoes & The Filthy Beasts' is a more than worthy addition to the band's excellent discography.
Recommended tracks: 'All Of My Life', 'Another Day', 'She Ready'
Joyce Kennedy
Album of the Week 12-2015: Kenn Nardi – Dancing With The Past
Anacrusis was one of the most unique bands ever to have graced the Metal scene. Want proof? Name one band that sounds like them. See? Their one of a kind blend of Thrash Metal, Progmetal and hints of New Wave and even some suspenseful film score music made 1993's 'Screams And Whispers' the progressive masterpiece that it is. The band never had a chance to outdo that album, since like many Thrash related bands, the nineties ultimately proved fatal to them. There was a glimmer of hope for a sequel when the band reunited for a few gigs, but the band quit again. However, in 'Dancing With The Past', singer and guitarist Kenn Nardi has released a spiritual successor to 'Screams And Whispers'.
Nardi had intended this material to be on Anacrusis' fifth studio album. When the band split up again, he turned it into a massive work spanning two CD's and over two and a half hours. Commercially, making two studio albums – or even three – would be a more attractive option to release the album, but I'm not sure if selling records was the motive behind this release. There's no need to draw new people in here and those who loved Anacrusis are accustomed to this kind of inaccessibility. In fact, this is more than just a release to fans of the band: it's a treat.
The sound of the album is very much reminiscent of nineties Anacrusis, but it isn't a blatant 'Manic Impressions' rewrite. The progressive approach and fearless experimentalism was always a strong feat of Nardi's compositions and 'Dancing With The Past' is no different. It finds Nardi exploring all corners of his influences and often the ones that stray from what one may have come to expect are the most pleasant surprises; 'Submerged', for instance, is a dark Rocker with a prominent New Wave flavor, but stands out considerably as such.
Generally, the album has four distinct chapters with only a few deviations. The first cd starts with relatively simple, atmospheric midtempo stompers – only broken by the Thrash monster 'Fragile' – before moving into a bleak and doomy second act, highlighted by the first disc's desparate, pitch black closer 'The Scarlet Letter' and the almost ballad-like 'The Dark And The Light'. Familiarity will arrive during the first half of the second disc, which sounds closest to Anacrusis' dark and complex Thrash sound, before moving toward a somewhat more melodic final act. Of course there are a few exceptions, but that seems to be the general grid.
While Nardi wrote almost all of Anacrusis' material, his brilliance has never shone through as much as it did here. He plays all the instruments himself and wrings everything that he has out of his voice, screams and whispers in deed. Anacrusis bassist John Emery contributes to a few tracks and according to the liner notes, drummer Mike Owen had a significant role in arranging some of the drum computer parts. I wouldn't be surprised if the drum sounds were samples from his kit. Regardless, 'Dancing With The Past' is a work of art that shows how versatile Metal can be. Recommended even to those unaware of Anacrusis.
Recommended tracks: 'Submerged', 'Creve Coeur', 'The Scarlet Letter', 'The Dark And The Light', 'The Runt'
Dancing With The Past
Kenn Nardi
progressive Thrash Metal
Album of the Week 11-2015: Gunbridge – Privilege Of Ten Thousands
Galneryus fans are split quite evenly into two camps. One prefers original singer Yama-B, while the other goes for current singer Masatoshi Ono. While I am firmly within the Ono camp, Yama-B's more dramatic delivery isn't without its merits. During his Galneryus days, his voice already proved better on the material he had written himself (the awesome 'Raid Again' comes to mind immediately) and now that he's got his own bands and projects to mind, he seems to make sure that his powerful, clean voice gets all the room it needs to shine. And not unlike Galneryus, the result is absolutely stellar Power Metal.
'Privilege Of Ten Thousands' is the first Gunbridge album that actually features an entire band; while guitarist Issy and drummer Hideki were around before, the band has been a solo outlet for Yama-B since the late nineties. And he's still the one who wrote all the material and recorded and produced the whole thing, but 'Privilege Of Ten Thousands' most definitely profits from the band interaction here, which is also what justifies the many re-recordings on the album. The instrumentation sounds a lot more together, alive and energetic this way.
Technically, there's really only two new songs on the album – not counting the intro – and they're bookending the album. It was one of those songs that drove me to buying the album though. For a while, I have been almost dangerously addicted to the goosebumps-inducing, triumphant slab of Power Metal that is 'Ten Thousands Cry'. Heroic lead guitar melodies, fantastic lead vocal lines, a driving rhythm and that chorus… Oh my god, that chorus! Guaranteed to get your fists pumping and stuck in the back of your head for days. Issy and Hayato prove themselves more than worthy lead guitarists here and Hideki's drumming may be a tad predictable, but it's also incredibly tight and solid.
Of a completely different nature is the other new song, closer 'Trailblazer'. Prior to hearing it, I would have considered Yama-B's voice too powerful for a ballad with only acoustic guitar and vocals, but this song turned me around. The voice is a perfect fit and the desolate atmosphere comes across really, really well. The remaining six songs are all strong, uptempo Power Metal highlighted by the amazing verse riff in 'Baptism Of Steel', the borderline Thrash scorcher that is 'Dispel' and the somewhat darker 'Means To Live'. I think the highest scream in 'Try To Win' was a bit too much, but the song is very good otherwise.
So here we have the ultimate proof of why it was a good thing that Yama-B has left Galneryus. Where his vocals sometimes used to clash with Syu's guitar histrionics, Gunbridge leaves all the room his powerful, dramatic voice needs. His vocals never become the overpowering factor though; being a good songwriter, Yama-B obviously realizes a good song dominates any separate element. And from a simple quantitative viewpoint: there are even more mindblowing Power Metal albums this way!
Recommended tracks: 'Ten Thousands Cry', 'Means To Live', 'Dispel', 'Trailblazer'
Galneryus
Gunbridge
Privilege Of Ten Thousands
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Album of the Week 10-2015: Europe – War Of Kings
With the days of 'The Final Countdown' far behind them, Europe these days focuses on surprisingly strong contemporary Classic Rock. That sounds like an oxymoron, but it's exactly what they do. Their sound is closer to their original influences of Deep Purple, Rainbow, Thin Lizzy, UFO and especially Led Zeppelin than anything released in their glossy keyboard laden Hard Rock heyday in the eighties, but always with a production and heaviness that is very much now. And although I am a fan of eighties Europe, 'War Of Kings' is more evidence that post-reunion Europe is more consistently strong than their fine earlier output.
Three years after its original release, I still don't know if I quite like the stripped-down, almost bluesy approach of previous record 'Bag Of Bones', despite the presence of a couple of a few fantastic songs. 'War Of Kings' has a similarly dark tone, but keyboard player Mic Michaeli's stronger presence adds some melancholic flourishes that contribute strongly to the album's character. That doesn't mean the album doesn't rock – it does, quite explicitely – but it's a more subdued type of Rock than those who only know the band's exuberant classics may come to expect.
Prior to the release, only the title track that opens the album had been published. While the Prog-meets-Doom sound of that song does provide an adequate image of what the record sounds like in terms of atmosphere, it may suggest a more Black Sabbath-ish vibe than the album actually has. Compositions do follow the song's formula: the basics of the songs are laid down by drummer Ian Haugland, bassist John Levén – whose role as a songwriter seems to be growing over the last few years – and guitarist extraordinaire John Norum. Michaeli often gives the songs their distinct color and Joey Tempest's voice is slowly aging, but used effectively.
Halfway through the we reach the back-to-back highlights. Sure, the first couple of songs are strong without exception, especially the atmospheric 'The Second Day'. However, the album hits full steam with the dark and desparate 'California 405', which doesn't exactly sound like anything Europe has ever done before. 'Days Of Rock 'n' Roll' is more familiar due to the obvious Ritchie Blackmore-isms in its neoclassical Bluesrock sound and as such is one of the album's highlights. The mystical 'Children Of The Mind' is another pleasantly surprising midtempo stomper and 'Angels (With Broken Hearts)' comes closest to a classic Europe ballad, but has too much of an awesomely gloomy Blues vibe to be compared to the kitschy likes of 'Carrie'.
In a way, Europe's music is maturing along with its members. I'm not quite sure where in the midlife crisis cycle 'War Of Kings' fits due to my limited age, but Joey Tempest and his men seem to be very comfortable with it. Fans of John Norum may be a little disappointed by the relatively small number of solos on here, but he does get his moments to display why he is one of the world's greatest Rock guitarists. Especially near the end; 'Light It Up' and – if you get the limited edition – the instrumental 'Vasastan' will serve die-hard Norum fans. And as a band effort, 'War Of Kings' may even be Europe's strongest album yet.
Recommended tracks: 'Days Of Rock 'n' Roll', 'California 405', 'Children Of The Mind', 'The Second Day'
Ian Haugland
Joey Tempest
John Levén
Loads of Kevy Metal photography and articles in Gitarist!
If I told you I wasn't proud of this month's issue of Gitarist – in stores today – I would be lying to you. Besides the reviews on the new albums of Hard Rock trio Gingerpig, the heavy Progrock of Deanmoore and the Jazzrock collaboration of Gov't Mule and John Scofield, I contributed three interviews. Guitar slingers Alfred van Luttikhuizen and Christoffer van Teijlingen of Hardcore 'n' Rollers John Coffey talk us through the year between their last live shows and now and the recordings of 'The Great News', Tank86's guitar duo of Joost Kruiswijk and Harold Aling talk the remarkable equipment that their incredibly heavy new album 'Obey' has been recorded with and Arnold Smits gives us all the details of the recording of the long awaited comeback album of Dutch Funk legends Gotcha!.
However, the photography of this issue is what lends just a little extra to this issue for me personally. The photo impression of the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival contains only photos and texts from my hand. I have never had a photo spread of mine published and having it done makes me feel extremely proud. The John Coffey interview has also been decorated with photos I took of Alfred and Christoffer as well. To give you an impression of what you can expect in terms of photographic evidence of my presence at Eurosonic Noorderslag, I'll share some extra photos that aren't in Gitarist, but are on the website with you.
The Common Linnets were slightly frowned upon by the section of music experts that take themselves too seriously. In all honesty, I went to check them out because after two days of photographing ugly men, I felt the need to have Ilse DeLange in front of my lens. And really, the show was a pleasant surprise. You can ridicule them any way you want for their Eurovision Song Contest success, but in fact, DeLange and De Dijk guitarist JB Meijers are part of a really strong Americana band. Sure, actually having Americans in the band helps, but new song 'We Don't Make The Wind Blow' sent shivers down my spine. Great vocal interaction. Though I'm not a fan of the genre, it's all been executed very well. An unexpected highlight that in my opinion has rightfully been rewarded with the Popprijs.
Navarone. What can I say about them that I haven't said already? They are simply the best Rock band in all of Holland and possibly the entire world at the moment. The only complaint I would have about their fantastic set at Eurosonic 2015 would be its limited length, something they can't help of course. The huge Zeppelin-esque seventies riffs and the nineties Hardrock unconventionality combined with a Queens Of The Stone Age-like experimentalism and an eclecticism similar to The Black Crowes resulted in the most exciting set of Rock songs in the shape of 'Vim And Vigor' last year. And if that doesn't convince you, Merijn van Haaren's impossibly amazing with its Robert Plant range and Steven Tyler edge will. On a more boring note, I love this photo of guitarist Roman Huijbreghs.
Jett Rebel is an artist I felt the need to photograph based on his immense popularity rather than my appreciation for his music. Surprisingly, there were some aspects of his Eurosonic Air performance that I actually really liked. His band is fantastic. Especially drummer Rick van Wort amazed me – he even started the show with a short drum solo – but Jett Rebel himself is a more than capable guitarist himself as well. His Prince-like Rock song 'Do You Love Me At All?' got stuck in my head for days. On the other hand, at some points he seemed more interested in making contact with the – admittedly beautiful – young ladies in the front row than actually serving them with a great concert. His attempts at audience participation really disrupted the flow of the show. Ironically, his performance at Norderslag reportedly contained virtually no audience participation. I'll have to admit that his band and especially Jett himself are very photogenic.
Alfred van Luttikhuizen
Christoffer van Teijlingen
Eurosonic Noorderslag
Gitarist
guitar mag
john coffey
Album of the Week 09-2015: Soto – Inside The Vertigo
Some singers could sing the phone book over a busy tone and still move me. Jeff Scott Soto is one of those singers. His powerful voice possesses a rich dose of melody, but also an almost soulful raw edge that makes him a perfect fit for the AOR records he is best known for. It was the Heavy Metal scene however – via Yngwie Malmsteen's only worthwhile albums – that gained him his initial notoriety. I guess he wanted the edge back, because 'Inside The Vertigo' contains some of the heaviest guitar work he's been involved with for quite some time.
With this being Jeff Scott Soto though, there's still a lot of room for his amazing vocals and his trademark huge and catchy choruses. As a result, the album is most definitely heavy, but in the end comes across more as a modern Hard Rock album – or surprisingly heavy AOR, if you will – than the Heavy Metal the premise may suggest. Most of the riffs aren't distinctive enough to stick to your mind; it'll be the choruses you'll remember. The most remarkable riff work is courtesy of Gus G on 'Wrath'. Ironically, their collaboration on G's solo album 'I Am The Fire' – a beautiful power ballad called 'Summer Days' – sounded more Soto than this.
The only problem with this album lies within the approach Jeff Scott Soto employs on most of his solo output. Equipping different songwriters and musicians on every song is almost a guarantee for inconsistency. He tackles part of the problem by going for the same direction in terms of production for the entire album and having his touring drummer Edu Caminato playing on the majority of the material, but one songwriter's approach will always please the listener more than the other's.
Most of the album consists of strong songs though. Both appearances by Soto's touring guitarist Jorge Salán, the heavy stomper 'Trance' and the looser rocking closer 'Fall To Pieces', are incredibly good and the same goes for powerful, catchy Hard Rock songs as 'The Fall', 'Jealousy', 'Break' and opening track 'Final Say'. 'End Of Days' grows from a dark ballad into an epic Heavy Metal tune. I just haven't decided on the childrens' choir yet, given that I hate childrens' voices. Though less than usual, Soto of course also gets a chance to show what an expert he is at power ballads: 'When I'm Older' is a heartfelt, but sincere power ballad featuring Savatage guitar slinger Al Pitrelli.
'Inside The Vertigo' is another highly enjoyable album by one of the best singers the Rock scene has to offer these days – top 3, dare I say. In the end, I'd say I prefer the album's predecessor 'Damage Control', but only by a hair. The best scenario would be a combination of both approaches in the future; a little heavy guitars here, a little keyboard laden gloss there. Jeff Scott Soto has proven time and time again that he is perfectly capable of both approaches. In fact, he's not just capable of them, he's an expert.
Recommended tracks: 'Trance', 'The Fall', 'End Of Days'
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USSR by Danish cartoonist Herluf Bidstrup »
What Herluf Bidstrup saw in USSR
"What Herluf Bidstrup saw in USSR" – the title of the book of cartoons published in 1970s in Moscow. Noteworthy, Danish cartoonist Herluf Bidstrup (September 10, 1912 – December 26, 1988) was a Danish communist, who drew cartoons on foreign policy and social themes. In particular, his work "What Bidstrup saw in the USSR" captures and presents everyday life of the Soviet people in humour genre. The life, which he saw with his own eyes after he had travelled to the Soviet Union. By the way, Herluf Bidstrup, an honorary member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR, received the International Lenin Peace Prize in 1964. Books with drawings by Bidstrup published in the USSR in huge editions and were very popular. Bidstrup was a convinced communist and considered in the USSR as a "progressive artist" because in his cartoons he exposed the ulcers and vices of a capitalist society, which in fact are relevant even in today's state of world capitalism.
Since 1945 he worked in the newspaper of the Communist Party of Denmark "Land og Folk". Meanwhile, the gallery of selected images from his book reconstructs the most important events of the time, according to the author.
"Every day, thousands of visitors from different parts of the Soviet UnionIn seek to get to the Lenin Mausoleum on Red Square". What Herluf Bidstrup saw in USSR
1. Workers put things in order at home
2. Workers began building socialism
3. Communism is Soviet power plus electrofication of all the country. People fulfilled 5-year plans
4. But in 1941 the Nazis attacked the Soviet Union
5. The Germans brought a lot of grief to Soviet people, but were stopped at the banks of the Volga
6. Soviet soldiers returned home and could enjoy peace
7. Began restoring war-ravaged economy
8. In the same 1917 in the western country born baby. He grew up, and when behaved badly, parents told him not to act 'as a communist'. It was first lesson about communists
9. At school teachers explained 'truth' about bloody communist country
10. He read in newspapers, and listened on the radio how horrible the USSR is
11. He was ready to defend his country against aggresive USSR, but didn't notice German nazi, which envaded his country
12. Shock and disappointment
13. What a joy, Soviet country saved Europe
14. But the joy of liberation was short. Began the Cold War. Again, the newspapers blamed the Soviet Union
15. Newspapers wrote about bad communists
16. Television told about miserable life in the USSR
17. Meanwhile, the Soviet people launched first Sputnik, and first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin flew into space
18. Tired of news on TV and newspapers, he decided to visit the USSR to see everything with his own eyes
19. Off he goes
20. On the board of the Soviet passenger ship
21. Finally Leningrad. People go ashore not without fear – will we starve, sent to Siberia
22. Leningrad – the northern capital
23. Monument to Peter I
24. After the death of Lenin St. Petersburg became Leningrad
25. At Piskarevsky cemetery rest more than 600 000 inhabitants of Leningrad who died from the bombing and blockade in the Second World War
26. On the banks of canals – fishermen
27. Somewhere there must be a bug
28. At the Elektrosila plant, 12,000 workers work. They supply with electrical appliances the hydroelectric power plants of the Soviet Union
29. Residents of Leningrad like to go to the concerts of the popular Soviet comedian Arkady Raikin
30. In summer people like to sunbathe on the coast of the Baltic Sea. There are many sanatoria and resorts here
31. Russians love ice cream, both in winter and summer
32. In the evenings in cafes and restaurants a lot of people
33. People like to spend time in cafes
34. Restaurants and cafes are full of people
35. Folk dances are very popular
36. Soviet Union is a multicultural country


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More potent formats of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), such as bispecific antibodies (bsAbs), are on the rise in the area of biotherapeutics. bsAbs recognize two different epitopes. This dual specificity increases the potency of these molecules compared to mAbs and expands the range of possible applications. bsAbs can be used to redirect T cells to tumor cells, block two different signaling pathways simultaneously, dually target different disease mediators, and deliver payloads to targeted sites. At this time, more than 50 bsAb products are currently undergoing clinical evaluation.
Characterization of bsAbs is essential to ensuring product safety and efficacy. Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) coupled with mass spectrometry (MS) is increasingly being used to identify the accurate molecular mass of biomolecules, including bsAbs. SEC/MS, however, requires the use of mobile phases that do not contain high concentrations of non-volatile salts and the use of columns that do not exhibit particle shedding which will interfere with the MS signal response.
In this application note, a bispecific T cell engager (BiTE®) consisting of two single-chain variable fragments (scFvs) recombinantly linked by a nonimmunogenic five-amino-acid chain (Figure 1) was analyzed by SEC/MS using a TSKgel® UP-SW3000, 2 μm column.
The ~55 kDa BiTE and ~150 kDa parent mAbs were subsequently injected onto a TSKgel UP-SW3000 column coupled to a Q Exactive Plus mass spectrometer for molar mass determination. Figure 2 shows the (a) total ion chromatogram, (b) mass spectrum and (c) deconvoluted mass spectrum of the BiTE. A main peak can be seen at m/z 54,143; adjacent peaks at m/z 54,181, 54,219 and 54,086 correspond to different salt adducts.
Figure 3 shows the (a) total ion chromatogram, (b) mass spectrum and (c) deconvoluted mass spectrum of one of the parent mAbs. A main peak can be seen at m/z 149,264; adjacent peaks at m/z 149,426 and 149,592 correspond to different glycoforms. Similar results (not shown) were reproduced for the other parent mAb.
These results demonstrate accurate molar mass determination for the BiTE and both parent mAbs utilizing a 20 mmol/L ammonium acetate, 10 mmol/L ammonium bicarbonate (pH 7.2) mobile phase with SEC/MS compatibility.
Prior to analysis, a blank injection was run in order to assess column particle shedding. Figure 4a shows the total ion chromatogram of a blank injection that was run on a new TSKgel UP-SW3000 column. MS data indicates that there is no shedding from the TSKgel UP-SW3000 column prior to sample injection. Additionally, a blank injection was run between each of the sample injections in order to monitor sample carryover. Figure 4b shows the total ion chromatogram of a blank injection run between the BiTE and parent mAb. No evidence of carryover can be seen in the run after sample injection. The lack of shedding and carryover indicate that the TSKgel UP-SW3000 column is suitable for use with MS.
The TSKgel UP-SW3000, 2 μm SEC column can be used as a platform method for bispecific antibody accurate mass determination using SEC/MS. A MS compatible mobile phase under non-denaturing condition was successfully used with the TSKgel UP-SW3000 column. No signs of particle shedding or sample carryover, which may interfere with MS signal response, were noted with the TSKgel UP-SW3000 column.
TSKgel and Tosoh Bioscience are registered trademarks of Tosoh Corporation BiTE is a registered trademark of Amgen Inc.
Nexera is a registered trademark of Shimadzu Corporation Q Exactive is a trademark of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.


Jack Erwin is doing accessories? Excellent. They make their shoes in Portugal and Spain, and these card cases happen to also be made in Portugal. Three colors to pick from, but that blue and black option looks extra terrific. ($22.53 left) UPDATE: These have been removed from their site over the weekend? Odd. They just launched on 4/11. Hmmm.
The level of sweetness that most have become accustomed to is pretty crazy. And not just in flavored coffees. In everything. That level of sugar is an acquired taste. But y'know what's good about acquired tastes? You can UN-ACQUIRE THEM. Seriously. Take a break from the vanilla lattes or whatever the hell else you're slurping down (if you're on the sugar train) and re-familiarize yourself with good ol' fashioned coffee. Black. Or, with a little half-and-half in it. Tastes weird at first, maybe, but that'll change after a few days/maybe a week or so. Stick with it. You'll save lots of money, and might even shed a few pounds over time.


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Listen: Marilyn Manson, Paul Pfeiffer, UM discussed on Colleen and Bradley
"Recounted. Um, in a way of looking back. With regret on something that he had done. More so just brazen. This is what I had like this. He talks about murder. He said This was the first time that I seriously considered murder. Right the first time. Anybody else catch that? Yes. You know what I'm saying? Yes. Oh, that's like the first of many, right? And he said it was almost like a rite of passage. Like losing your virginity is how he was thinking of it. Yeah. I mean, it's just so crazy and what did he What's the line that, he said? I mean, there's a whole bunch of he said. Well, I didn't think it was right to take a human life as he contemplated murdering a former bandmate and burning her alive in our own home. He said, Uh, I didn't think it was the right to deny myself the chance of causing someone to die either, especially someone whose existence meant so little to the world and to herself. I mean, hi. By the way, if you're just joining us, we're talking about rocker Marilyn Manson and some of the the allegations against him by a previous girlfriend, Evan, Rachel Wood's who is in actress. And I I just don't understand. Like did this girl get a restraining order against him? Especially after reading this and belittling her and saying that she has no purpose and her existence means nothing. He went on to say, you know, in his statement yesterday that he posted on Instagram a day or two ago, Marilyn Manson said. My intimate relationships have always been consensual and like with like minded partners, regardless of how and why others are now choosing to misrepresent the past. That is the truth. Um what? What to say there? There's there's a little bit of a It's a little bit of like, what's the word? I'm looking for immunity, you know, like because you say it's in a relationship and it was consensual. But that is ah, maybe a top player way of looking at that, as opposed to saying what sort of an atmosphere Did I convince this person to become comfortable with? Is there still any room to ask objectively if something is sexually healthy or not? This is called manipulation and groaning, because if you look at Evan, Rachel Evan Rachel Wood's story It sounds familiar. It sounds like the women who are talking about or one of the ex girlfriends of Armie Hammer. Who says, you know, I wanted him to like me. Wanted, you know, there's there's that vulnerability that somebody if somebody sniffed that out, it's very easy to manipulate that person into Pleasing you and wanting You to think this is okay? Even if your gut is telling you, I don't feel comfortable with this. But I wanted to like me and I want to be perceived as cool. You know, I want to be the cool girlfriend. I think a lot of women, especially young women, have suffered from that. It's very disturbing. Anyway, There's a really good on article in the New Yorker, Um, on Marilyn Manson's reckoning, it's called The Maryland Manson Reckoning. I would definitely, um Check that out. If you want to know more about this because I'm getting irritated. Can I? Can I mention something else about Marilyn Manson that is lighter. Sure that's not the direction that you're thinking. I remember when I was a kid Grant, you might remember this because I feel like this was more of a schoolhouse Rumor. And it was the name of the nation to era of the Internet back in the mid nineties. The rumor was that Marilyn Manson was actually the same actor who played Paul in the Wonder years. I am remember that ever that shook me to my core when I heard that, and I was like, what would you do it, please Paul Marilyn Manson. And I thought of it, and you couldn't just go online and dispel the rumor And so then, for for like a period of time, good bye believed that Paul from the Wonder years was Maryland Mansell. That's scary, too. Also scary. You're not alone. Steve. That was definitely I remember that. And it shook me to the court to because that was such like the wholesome. You know, Winnie and Kevin and Paul is the nerdy guy. I think it was because they both had big noses. And prominent noses, and they're like, Oh, yeah, That's Paul. So we Paul was the best friend. Yeah. Paul was the nerdy guy like him. He was my favorite, My favorite character on that show. Well, this thing you would probably like beautiful people wasn't like kind of a real Italian kid. Like that kid. Yeah, Yeah, but but but dorky. Yeah. Paul Pfeiffer, Paul fights Pfeiffer played by Josh Saviano. Not Marilyn Manson. A k a Brian Warner. All right, Um, just one less thing I would like to say that has nothing to do with Marilyn Manson. I just wanted to mention to everybody that might talk. One of 71 is presenting my talk. Loves local. So even with like all the pandemic optimism, small businesses still need our help. They need our love. So all month long we're going to share some of our our favorite. Some of this Favorite local businesses. That's what really, really excited. It's very exciting, eh?."
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Marilyn Manson, Paul Pfeiffer, UM discussed on Colleen and Bradley
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Recounted. Um, in a way of looking back. With regret on something that he had done. More so just brazen. This is what I had like this. He talks about murder. He said This was the first time that I seriously considered murder. Right the first time. Anybody else catch that? Yes. You know what I'm saying? Yes. Oh, that's like the first of many, right? And he said it was almost like a rite of passage. Like losing your virginity is how he was thinking of it. Yeah. I mean, it's just so crazy and what did he What's the line that, he said? I mean, there's a whole bunch of he said. Well, I didn't think it was right to take a human life as he contemplated murdering a former bandmate and burning her alive in our own home. He said, Uh, I didn't think it was the right to deny myself the chance of causing someone to die either, especially someone whose existence meant so little to the world and to herself. I mean, hi. By the way, if you're just joining us, we're talking about rocker Marilyn Manson and some of the the allegations against him by a previous girlfriend, Evan, Rachel Wood's who is in actress. And I I just don't understand. Like did this girl get a restraining order against him? Especially after reading this and belittling her and saying that she has no purpose and her existence means nothing. He went on to say, you know, in his statement yesterday that he posted on Instagram a day or two ago, Marilyn Manson said. My intimate relationships have always been consensual and like with like minded partners, regardless of how and why others are now choosing to misrepresent the past. That is the truth. Um what? What to say there? There's there's a little bit of a It's a little bit of like, what's the word? I'm looking for immunity, you know, like because you say it's in a relationship and it was consensual. But that is ah, maybe a top player way of looking at that, as opposed to saying what sort of an atmosphere Did I convince this person to become comfortable with? Is there still any room to ask objectively if something is sexually healthy or not? This is called manipulation and groaning, because if you look at Evan, Rachel Evan Rachel Wood's story It sounds familiar. It sounds like the women who are talking about or one of the ex girlfriends of Armie Hammer. Who says, you know, I wanted him to like me. Wanted, you know, there's there's that vulnerability that somebody if somebody sniffed that out, it's very easy to manipulate that person into Pleasing you and wanting You to think this is okay? Even if your gut is telling you, I don't feel comfortable with this. But I wanted to like me and I want to be perceived as cool. You know, I want to be the cool girlfriend. I think a lot of women, especially young women, have suffered from that. It's very disturbing. Anyway, There's a really good on article in the New Yorker, Um, on Marilyn Manson's reckoning, it's called The Maryland Manson Reckoning. I would definitely, um Check that out. If you want to know more about this because I'm getting irritated. Can I? Can I mention something else about Marilyn Manson that is lighter. Sure that's not the direction that you're thinking. I remember when I was a kid Grant, you might remember this because I feel like this was more of a schoolhouse Rumor. And it was the name of the nation to era of the Internet back in the mid nineties. The rumor was that Marilyn Manson was actually the same actor who played Paul in the Wonder years. I am remember that ever that shook me to my core when I heard that, and I was like, what would you do it, please Paul Marilyn Manson. And I thought of it, and you couldn't just go online and dispel the rumor And so then, for for like a period of time, good bye believed that Paul from the Wonder years was Maryland Mansell. That's scary, too. Also scary. You're not alone. Steve. That was definitely I remember that. And it shook me to the court to because that was such like the wholesome. You know, Winnie and Kevin and Paul is the nerdy guy. I think it was because they both had big noses. And prominent noses, and they're like, Oh, yeah, That's Paul. So we Paul was the best friend. Yeah. Paul was the nerdy guy like him. He was my favorite, My favorite character on that show. Well, this thing you would probably like beautiful people wasn't like kind of a real Italian kid. Like that kid. Yeah, Yeah, but but but dorky. Yeah. Paul Pfeiffer, Paul fights Pfeiffer played by Josh Saviano. Not Marilyn Manson. A k a Brian Warner. All right, Um, just one less thing I would like to say that has nothing to do with Marilyn Manson. I just wanted to mention to everybody that might talk. One of 71 is presenting my talk. Loves local. So even with like all the pandemic optimism, small businesses still need our help. They need our love. So all month long we're going to share some of our our favorite. Some of this Favorite local businesses. That's what really, really excited. It's very exciting, eh?.


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La vestale (Die Vestalin) ist eine Oper (Originalbezeichnung: "tragédie lyrique") in drei Akten von Gaspare Spontini mit einem Libretto von Victor-Joseph Étienne de Jouy.

Handlung

Erster Akt
Nach einem siegreichen Feldzug zurück in Rom, findet Licinius seine Geliebte Julia als Priesterin der Vesta. Obwohl Julia vermeiden will, an Licinius' Siegesfeier teilzunehmen, wird sie delegiert, ihn mit einem Kranz zu krönen. Er verspricht, sie zu entführen und zurückzufordern.

Zweiter Akt
Im Tempel der Vesta bewacht Julia die ewige Flamme und betet, von allen Versuchungen befreit zu werden. Licinius kommt herbei und sie versöhnen sich leidenschaftlich. Da erlischt die Flamme. Cinna rät Licinius zu fliehen. Julia wird durch den Pontifex maximus verhört, weigert sich jedoch, ihren Geliebten Licinius zu offenbaren. Wegen angeblicher Zügellosigkeit wird sie zum Tode verurteilt.

Dritter Akt
Trotz der Bitten des Licinius, mit Julia gemeinsam lebendig begraben zu werden, die er dadurch bekräftigt, dass er der Eindringling in den Tempel war, behauptet Julia ihn nicht zu erkennen. Ein Gewitter folgt, während der Blitz die heilige Flamme erneut entzündet. Dies wird als ein Zeichen der Götter gedeutet, so dass der Pontifex maximus und die Vestalinnen sich entschließen, ihre Zustimmung dazu zu geben, dass Julia Licinius heiraten kann.

Entstehungs- und Aufführungsgeschichte
Spontini stellte die Partitur im Sommer 1805 fertig, musste zunächst aber gegen Intrigen rivalisierender Komponisten-Kollegen und führender Mitglieder der Opéra kämpfen. Die Premiere wurde durch Spontinis Gönnerin, die Kaiserin Joséphine, ermöglicht. Am 15. Dezember 1807 wurde La vestale an der Pariser Académie impériale de Musique uraufgeführt. Dabei sangen Étienne Lainez (Licinius), François Lays (Cinna), Henri Étienne Dérivis (Pontifex maximus), Duparc (Anführer der Wahrsager), Caroline Branchu (Julia) und Marie-Thérèse Maillard (Hohepriesterin). Spontini überreichte der Kaiserin als Dank für ihre Unterstützung eine Partitur.

 La vestale im 19. Jahrhundert

Die Oper war ein großer Erfolg und erlebte bis 1830 allein in Paris mehr als 200 Aufführungen, die Spontini enormen finanziellen Gewinn brachten. Bald verbreitete sich Spontinis Ansehen auch im Ausland. Noch 1810 wurde sie in Brüssel und (auf Deutsch) in Wien (EA am 7. November 1810, Obervestalin: Katharina Buchwieser, Licinius: Giuseppe Siboni, Cinna: Johann Michael Vogl, Julia: Therese Fischer), 1811 in Berlin, 1812 in München und anschließend im ganzen europäischen Raum sehr erfolgreich gegeben. Zahlreiche Rezensionen schwärmten von der Beliebtheit der Oper, nur in Prag schien sie wegen eines unfähigen Dirigenten wenig Ruhm eingeheimst zu haben. Ein Klavierauszug wurde im März 1811 in Dresden veröffentlicht, gefolgt von weiteren Fassungen (Ouvertüre, Duett etc.). In Italien erschien La vestale zunächst 1811 in Neapel (übersetzt von Giovanni Schmidt) und hatte entscheidenden Einfluss auf die Entwicklung der neueren Opera seria. 1844 leitete Richard Wagner eine Einstudierung in Dresden mit Spontini als Dirigenten, dem vom begeisterten Publikum Kränze zugeworfen wurden.

Bereits einen Monat nach der Uraufführung in Paris gelangte mit La marchande des modes (Die Modehändlerin) eine erste Parodie der Oper am Théâtre du Vaudeville auf die Bühne, gefolgt von einer weiteren, Cadet Buteux à l'opéra de la Vestale von Marc-Antoine Madeleine Désaugiers.

Der Erfolg der Oper inspirierte Carl Guhr zu einer eigenen Version (UA 1814) am Hoftheater Kassel. Saverio Mercadantes Oper La vestale wurde 1840 am Teatro San Carlo in Neapel uraufgeführt und im selben Jahr in Berlin unter Anwesenheit Spontinis, der dort als einer von drei Generalmusikdirektoren arbeitete, als Gastspiel auf Italienisch gegeben. Weitere Aufführungen erfolgten in Rom unter geänderten Titeln: Emilia (1842) und San Camillo (1851).

 La vestale im 20. Jahrhundert

La vestale verschwand im Gegensatz zu den anderen Opern Spontinis nie völlig von den Bühnen, sondern wurde in regelmäßiger Folge in Europa und Amerika gespielt. 1926 nahm Rosa Ponselle die Arien "Tu che invoco" und "O nume tutelar" erstmals im Tonstudio auf und Maria Callas spielte dieselben Arien 1955 erneut ein, nachdem sie ein Jahr zuvor bereits die Titelpartie in der bekanntesten modernen Produktion übernommen hatte: Mit der Callas wurde La vestale im Dezember 1954 zur Saisoneröffnung der Mailänder Scala unter der Regie von Luchino Visconti zum Jubliäum von Spontinis 180. Geburtsjahr herausgebracht. Diese Aufführung war zugleich das Scala-Debüt des Tenors Franco Corelli. 1969 reanimierte der Dirigent Fernando Previtali die Oper mit der Sopranistin Leyla Gencer und dem Bariton Renato Bruson (von dieser Aufführung ist eine inoffizielle Aufnahme in Umlauf). Sony brachte einen Mitschnitt einer Aufnahme in der Mailänder Scala im Dezember 1993 unter Riccardo Muti heraus.

La vestale im 21. Jahrhundert

In der Spielzeit 2019/2020 wurde die Oper am Theater an der Wien aufgeführt.

Berühmte Nummern
 Ouvertüre
 Tanz und Marsch (Akt I)
 Feu créateur, Chor der Priesterinnen (Akt II)
 Toi que j'implore, Julia (Akt II)
 Impitoyables Dieux, Julia (Akt II)
 Non, non je vis encore, Licinius (Akt III)
 Ce n'est plus le temps d'écouter, Duett zwischen Licinius und Cinna (Akt III)
 Chor und Trauermarsch: Périsse la Vestale
 Toi que je laisse sur la terre, Julia (Akt III)

Diskographie (Auswahl)
 1954: Antonino Votto (Dirigent), Orchester und Chor des Teatro alla Scala, Maria Callas (Giulia), Franco Corelli (Licinio), Enzo Sordello (Cinna), Ebe Stignani (La Gran Vestale), Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (Il Sommo Sacerdote), Nicola Zaccaria (Aruspice), Vittorio Tatozzi (Un Console). Live-Aufnahme Mailand, Warner Classics.
 1969: Fernando Previtali (Dirigent), Orchester und Chor des Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Leyla Gencer (Giulia), Robleto Merolla (Licinio), Renato Bruson (Cinna), Franca Mattiucci (La Gran Vestale), Agostino Ferrin (Il Sommo Sacerdote), Sergio Sisti (Aruspice), Enrico Campi (Un Console). Live-Aufnahme Palermo, Nuova Era.
 1993: Riccardo Muti (Dirigent), Orchester und Chor des Teatro alla Scala, Karen Huffstodt (Giulia), Anthony Michael Moore (Licinio), J. Patrick Raftery (Cinna), Denyce Graves (La Gran Vestale), Dimitri Kavrakos (Il Sommo Sacerdote), Aldo Bramante (Aruspice), Silvestro Sammaritano (Un Console). Live-Aufnahme Mailand, Sony Classical.

Literatur
 Charles Bouvet: Spontini. Paris 1930
 Hans Engel: Wagner und Spontini. In: Archiv für Musik-Wissenschaft. Band 12. 1955
 Dennis Albert Libby: Gaspare Spontini and His French and German Operas. Dissertation Princeton 1969
 Paolo Fragapane: Spontini, Bologna 1954, Neuausgabe: Florenz 1983
 Walter Dobner: Psychologisierende Ausstattungsoper : Spontinis Vestalin an der Scala, Österreichische Musikzeitschrift 49:N2 1994, S. 146ff.
 B. Donin-Janz: "La vestale" di Gaspare Spontini, Rassegna Musicale Curci Quadrimestrale 47:N2 1994, S. 20–25
 Rein A. Zondergeld: Wie ein Bild von Jacques-Louis David: Scala-Eroffnung mit Spontinis "La Vestale", Musica 48:N2 1994, S. 88
 Michael Walter: La Vestale de Gaspare Spontini ou Les débuts de l'histoire de l'opéra au XIXe siècle, in: Le Théâtre Lyrique en France au XIXe siècle, hrsg. von P. Prévost, Metz 1995, S. 63–79.
 Patrick Barbier, La Vie quotidienne à l'Opéra au temps de Balzac et Rossini. Hachette 2003

Weblinks

 Online-Ausgabe des Notendrucks der Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main Mus Hs Opern 557 (6)
 Textdruck (französisch), 5. Auflage Paris 1815
 Textdruck (italienisch, Übersetzung: Giovanni Schmidt)
 Textdruck (deutsch, Berlin 1810 Übersetzung: Karl Alexander Herklots)
 Textdruck (deutsch) München 1811

 La Vestale bei Zazzerino
 La Vestale im Opernführer

Einzelnachweise

Operntitel
Oper von Gaspare Spontini
Oper in französischer Sprache
Oper in italienischer Sprache
Oper aus dem 19. Jahrhundert
Vesta
Musik 1807

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Q: Apollo Server 2 + Express: req.body missing on post handler Had this working in version 1, but the whole server config has changed.  This is what I have, after adding bodyparser() to the express app as was suggested by Daniel in the comments:
    const server = new ApolloServer({
    typeDefs,
    resolvers,
    playground: {
        settings: {
            'editor.theme': 'light',
        }
    },
})

// Initialize the app
const app = express();
app.use(cors())
app.use(bodyParser.json())

server.applyMiddleware({
    app
})

app.post('/calc', function(req, res){
    const {body} = req;

    console.log("HOWDYHOWDYHOWDY", body) // <== body is {}

    res.setHeader('content-type', 'application/json')

    calculate(body)
        .then(result => res.send(result))
        .catch(e => res.status(400).send({error: e.toString()}))
})

The request body is never making it to the app.post handler, though the handler is called. I see it going out from the browser, though.  Any ideas?
Update:  Daniel had the correct answer, but I had another problem in the request headers I was using.  Once I fixed that, then the post handler received the body.

A: Apollo's middleware applies the bodyparser middleware specifically to the GraphQL endpoint -- it won't affect any other routes your server exposes. In order to correctly populate req.body, you need to add the bodyparser middleware yourself, for example:
app.use(bodyParser.json())
app.post('/calc', routeHandler)

// or...
app.post('/calc', bodyParser.json(), routeHandler)

A: I just ran into this as well. Fixed it by passing the following into the headers:
Content-Type: application/json

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Coastguards of Yesteryear » CoY Talk » Genealogy
Robert Rioch 1816-1897
bruce rioch
Posted on 09/09/2021 02:22
Hello, my name is Bruce Rioch and am starting to really track down my ancestry.
Robert Rioch is my Great Great Grandfather, son of Andrew Rioch and Susan Ritchie.
When Robert RIOCH was born on January 17, 1816, in Montrose, Angus, Scotland, his father, Andrew, was 29 and his mother, Susan, was 20. He married Jane Bain on December 28, 1838, in Nigg, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 12 children in 21 years. He died on January 17, 1897, in Cottown, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, having lived a long life of 81 years.
Name - Robert Riach
Age - 25
Estimated Birth Year - 1816
Gender - Male
Where born - Scotland
Civil parish - Slains
County - Aberdeenshire
Address - Court Guard Hution Colliston
Occupation - Maid Seaman
1861 • Coast Guard Stations Chief Officer's House (no 5), Slains, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Comm Coast Guard Boatman
any information would be appreciated, thank you
crimea1854
Hi Bruce
According to his very brief RN service record he was born 17 January 1816, this can currently be downloaded for free from the National Archives and provides a physical description as well as info on his last date of service ( 27 Sept 1874 ).
https://discovery...r/D6608237
I checked the CG establishment books and he first joined the landbased CGs in August 1848, having previously served as a mariner on the Flying Fish Revenue Cruiser, with a first posting to St Osyths Tower in Essex (ADM 175/7 pdf 710). On 17 May 1849 he moved along the coast to St Osyths Stone Point (175/7 pdf 708).
On 3 June 1850 he was transferred to St Lawrence CGS on the Isle of Wight from where he was moved on 23 July 1852 to Collieston (175/7 pdf 320). It was here that he was promoted to Commisioned Boatman - equivalent to an Able Seaman - on 29 Jan 1859 (175/22 pdf 54).
You might also like to know that he was one of the GC's who entered the RN during the Crimean War, serving on HMS Monarch and HMS Orion as an AB, for which he received the Baltic Medal.
Hope this of interest and help.
PS: I have found that there is a service record for him in ADM 29/84 page 283 as Robert Rioch or Roach. You can access it on Ancestry - pay to view - or order it direct from the National Archives for a fee. He first joined the Revenue Cruiser Cheerful on 26 June 1841. I also found him on the 1851 census on the IoW.
Edited by crimea1854 on 11/09/2021 17:49
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