Is ideally located within walking distance of The British International School Shanghai. It is within easy reach of Hongqiao Transportation hub and the main highways.
A short walk to The British International School Shanghai, the Shanghai Racquet Club & Apartments provides an ideal living environment for families with children. This residential community offers 13 tennis courts, 3 squash courts, table tennis and a badminton court, outdoor swimming pool, with 3 Jacuzzis, beach volleyball, restaurants and bars, indoor swimming pool with lap lane, lagoon pool and Jacuzzi, fitness centre and aerobics studio, library, and conference facilities, supervised children's care centre and children's playground. It also has a small convenience store as well as an international standard health centre, which is part of Shanghai United Family Hospital. Here you will find excellent medical advice and support from the team of doctors and nurses.


For other uses, see Filament (disambiguation).
Filamentation is the anomalous growth of certain bacteria, such as E. coli, in which cells continue to elongate but do not divide (no septa formation). The cells that result from elongation without division have multiple chromosomal copies. Bacterial filamentation is often observed as a result of bacteria responding to various stresses, including DNA damage or inhibition of replication. This may happen, for example, while responding to extensive DNA damage through the SOS response system. Nutritional changes may also cause bacterial filamentation. Some of the key genes involved in filamentation in E.coli include sulA and minCD. The following genes have been connected to virulence using the G. mellonella infection model: BCR1,FLO8, KEM1, SUV3 and TEC1. These genes are required for biofilm development from filamentation. Filamentation properties are argued to be necessary in virulence. The biofilm of bacteria is also connected to the organism's virulence. Filamentation is a survival strategy that protects bacteria from stressors such as host effectors and protist predators. The strategy of filamentation is known to protect bacteria from antibiotic medicines taken by the host.
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Q: Is onnegotiationneeded only fired from the offerer's side of a RtcPeerConnection I develop a chat system that uses WebRTC to let peers send video to each other. There are only ever two users in a chat. I've coded it so two RtcPeerConnections are created for each chat; one connection for outgoing video and one for incoming video.
I use the following code to handle when the connection needs to be renegotiated (new tracks added, network changes, etc) and I'm suspicious as to whether my approach may cause stability issues with the chat system going forward. I've left out the ICE candidate exchange and a bunch of other stuff in the code below for brevity - hopefully it still makes enough sense:
navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia(mediaConstraints)
    .then(stream => {
        // outgoingPcContainer/incomingPcContainer encapsulates the RtcPeerConnection for the outgoing video
        outgoingPcContainer.pc = new RTCPeerConnection(iceServers);

        outgoingPcContainer.pc.onnegotiationneeded = () => {
            if (outgoingPcContainer.isNegotiating) return;
            outgoingPcContainer.isNegotiating = true;

            outgoingPcContainer.pc.createOffer({
                offerToReceiveAudio: true,
                offerToReceiveVideo: true,
            });
                .then((offer) => {
                    return outgoingPcContainer.pc.setLocalDescription(offer);
                })
                .then(() => {
                    // Send SDP to the other user via signalling channel
                    invokeSignalRMethod('sendConnectionOffer', recipientId, outgoingPcContainer.pc.localDescription);
                })
                .finally(() => {
                    outgoingPcContainer.isNegotiating = false;
                });
        };

        stream.getTracks().forEach(track =>
            outgoingPcContainer.pc.addTrack(track, stream));
    }

Note that this event handler is only bound by the outgoing (offerer) RtcPeerConnection.
The recipient receives this offer and sends back an answer:
chatHub.on('connectionOffered', (offererId, desc) => {
    incomingPcContainer.pc = new RtcPeerConnection(iceServers);
    incomingPcContainer.pc.setRemoteDescription(desc)
        .then(() => incomingPcContainer.pc.createAnswer(answer))
        .then(answer => incomingPcContainer.pc.setLocalDescription(answer))
        .then() => {
            // send back the answer to the offerer
            invokeSignalRMethod('sendConnectionOfferAnswer', offererId, incomingPcContainer.pc.localDescription);
        });
});

And finally, the offerer receives the answer from the recipient:
chatHub.on('connectionOfferAnswered', (answererId, desc) => {
    outgoingPcContainer.pc.setRemoteDescription(new RTCSessionDescription(desc))
});

The code above makes the assumption that the remote end of a RtcPeerConnection never needs to handtle onnegotiationneeded based the comment about onnegotiationneeded here:

This negotiation should be carried out as the offerer, because some session changes cannot be negotiated as the answerer.

I interpreted this to mean that the original offerer of the connection will only ever need to renegotiate the connection. An alternative interpretation is that both sides can be expected to renegotiate, but whichever side does it should become the offerer. If it's the latter, then the code above will not handle renegotiation correctly when the answerer is expected to handle it.
So, can onnegotiationneeded fire from the answerer's side? In my testing I've not seen this and I'm struggling to get a gauge on what the specs say in this regard.

A: It can. Lets say you have an audio-only connection, e.g. from this sample
Then you want to add video to that connection so you paste the following into the console:
const video = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({video: true});
pc2.onnegotiationneeded = () => console.log('pc2 ONN');
pc2.addTrack(video.getVideoTracks()[0], video);

ONN will fire on the answerer as it needs to create a new offer with an SDP that negotiates video.
The "perfect negotiation" blog post by Mozillas Jan-Ivar is a good reference for the rationale. Its unclear what the mdn article refers to, in particular since it doesn't go into detail.

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How the Big Game in Atlanta Inspires UCB's Game Plan
With an estimated 75,000 people coming to Atlanta for the Big Game and over 100 million tuning in to watch it, Duane Barnes, former college football player and UCB's President, Head of U.S. Operations talks about how having the game in our backyard helps us to reflect on our game plan to deliver wins for patients. Read the full article on LinkedIn.
"While it's exciting to have the game in our backyard, we at UCB are also just as inspired by the time and dedication of the teams, city officials, stadium support staff, and countless others who contribute to making the event successful.
As the Head of U.S. Operations at UCB, I'm responsible for coaching internal teams and collaborating with external stakeholders to create value for patients with chronic and severe diseases. In practice, this means starting with putting patients at the heart of everything we do—from discovery to development to delivery of our research and medications—so that patients can achieve their best, whatever that means for them.
So how do we make it happen and aim to create wins for patients?
Giving People a Reason to Get Excited and Stay Loyal
It's an incredibly exciting time at UCB and in this new era of medicine, both with scientific discovery and information sharing, and we are working hard to add even more value.
We have 12 potential new medications in our pipeline, actively being researched to help deliver patients with new options to help patients live their best lives.
We aim to be better partners to the people we serve with patient support programs, community outreach, ongoing educational initiatives, and investing significant resources into research and development.
If we can consistently stay true to this plan and our mission, UCB can make a real difference for patients. And for us, that's the biggest win of all."
Duane H. Barnes is the President, Head of U.S. Operations at UCB and serves on the Healthcare Leadership Council and the National Association of Specialty Pharmacies Board of Directors. Previously, he held senior leadership roles at Amgen, Aetna and Quest Diagnostics. He honed his love of football and coaching in his hometown of Pittsburgh, during his time as a lineman at West Virginia University and at West Point, and as high school coach in Chicago.

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Better oral health can lead to better overall health, helping your business and employees control your health care costs. When you offer a Dental PPO or Dental In-Network Only (INO) plan, apply our Step-up Preventive plan design to encourage and reward preventive care.
Example 2: Members who don't meet the requirements the following year, will have their coinsurance benefit "step down" to the prior year's rate. Members who do not meet requirements will not see a change to their benefits.
Add happy to your wellness plan.
Not only can the Step-up Preventive plan design help lower costs and improve health, it can help keep your employees happy, too. Benefits are an important part of retention. This is a flexible way for employers to modernize their benefit package and improve their bottom line.
Add flexibility as another reason to try.
Customers can choose which benefits they want to "step up." We encourage covering preventive care services at 100% coinsurance to help encourage members to get their care.
Coinsurance benefit increases will happen after each plan or calendar year that the member completes their preventive care requirements.
A customer can choose to not add the benefit increase to certain benefit categories. For example, a customer can choose to apply the increase to basic services but maintain preventive and diagnostic coverage at 100%.
The trigger for the benefit increases is through provider billing, which must include an American Dental Association (ADA) code in the preventive category range.
Can accommodate up to 3 "steps" or coinsurance benefit increases.
Benefit increase are coinsurance only (deductibles, maximums and orthodontia benefits do not apply).
Can be offered with Consumer MaxMultiplier® and FlexAppeal Preventive MaxMultiplier reward programs.
Contact your UnitedHealthcare representative or broker for more information.
* Plan benefits will have a floor and a ceiling, which means the coinsurance benefit will never go above the ceiling (e.g., 90%) or below the floor (e.g., 70%).


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Finlayson and Espoon Asunnot switch to EKOenergy!
Finlayson is one of the pioneers and pillars of Finnish industrialisation. Soon after its creation in 1820, Finlayson became the largest industrial enterprise in Northern Europe. In 1882, the Finlayson weaving hall was also the first place in the Nordic countries to have electric lights. Today, the company is a frontrunner once more. They are now using EKOenergy certified electricity for their activities in Finland and Sweden. Read the news about Finlayson's switch to EKOenergy here (in Finnish).
"We buy now wind energy from Finland and Denmark, provided to us by Nordic Green Energy. When we made the EKOenergy certified electricity contract, we were surprised that we wouldn't pay more. On the contrary, we are now paying less."
Finlayson is a well respected, quality brand. We are very proud to have this frontrunner on our side! Looking forward to working together in Finland, as well as in other counties where Finlayson is active.
Espoon Asunnot made the switch too. Espoon Asunnot is a company owned by the City of Espoo, Finland's second-largest city. They own and manage over 15.000 apartments all over Espoo and build about 300 new residences each year. Together, about 30,000 people live in a residence of Espoon Asunnot. Click here for Espoon Asunnot's press release (in Finnish).
Customer is King: EKOenergy on television
Last week, the very popular Finnish TV show Kuningaskuluttaja (Customer is king in English), did a show focussing on energy. They broadcasted an interview with Riku Eskelinen, Program manager of EKOenergy. Riku talked about sustainability criteria and about how EKOenergy is a not-for-profit initiative that helps consumers navigate the complex electricity market.
You can rewatch the program here. The interview about EKOenergy starts at 5:50 (In Finnish)


Have you ever considered serving as a poll worker?
If you have the following qualifications you would make an excellent poll worker!
Every two years the Buffalo County Election Office must appoint an election board to serve in each precinct on Election Day. A poll worker must be a Buffalo County registered voter and able to work on Election Day from approximately 7:00 a.m. to approximately 8:00 - 8:30 p.m. The appointment is for a two-year term and you will be expected to work at every election in that term. If an emergency comes up and you are not able to work, you will need to call the election office to be replaced.
Once appointed, even if you volunteer, poll workers have the same civil leave protection as those who serve on jury duty. Your employer must allow you the time to serve without threat of loss of personal or holiday pay, sick leave, loss of overtime pay, or any other form of penalty for absence from work when serving as an election official.
Should you decide to become a poll worker, you will be expected to attend a training class prior to the next election.
Election Hours - The inspector will inform you of the time you are required to report to the polling place (usually 7:00 a.m.). You may leave as soon as the work is finished after the polls close at 8:00 p.m.
1. Good eye sight and hearing.
2. Able to sit from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
3. Inspectors must be able to lift up to 40 pounds.
Pay Scale - Election judges and clerks are paid minimum wage of $9.00 per hour or more and Inspectors are paid $9.50 per hour or more. Rural Inspectors picking up and returning election supplies will receive mileage at the current rate of $0.535 per mile.
Training - A training session is held prior to each Primary and General election. This is held approximately 1 week before the election date and lasts about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Poll workers will be given a manual at training and paid a set amount of $15 for attending the training. Payment will be made when your check is issued for working the election.
Inspectors - Inspectors are in charge of the polling place election day. They are responsible for supervising board members and informing the election office if any of the board members are not adequately performing their duties. Prior to each election, the Inspectors pick up the supplies, check the polling place, make sure all necessary arrangements are made for election day and call their board members to inform them of election day plans. Election supplies are returned by the inspectors to the Election Office as soon as the polls close.
If you have questions, please contact the Election Commission at 308-236-1233.


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Perfect Dark Zero
Genre: First Person Shooter
Platform(s): X-Box 360
Allegiance: Rare Ltd.
Rating: T
Intelligence Agency Report by: Dave K
You are Joanna Dark, daughter of famed bounty hunter Jack Dark. You've received an assignment to rescue a scientist who was working for Data Dyne but recently went missing, but the mission goes awry when Data Dyne gets involved. Now you're out to get revenge and to discover just what Data Dyne was after.
Weapons Expert Report by: Dave K
Story/Premise
Audio 3.00
Overall 7.75
(not an average)
Version Reviewed: X-Box 360
Rare was definitely a game design company in trouble when they were sold by Nintendo to Microsoft. However, Microsoft decided to give the floundering company a second chance in a big way, as Rare was given the task of designing and creating a game for the X-Box 360's launch. Not just a game that would showcase the 360's capabilities, but one that could attract new fans as well. In response, Rare decided to dig into their vault and bring back one of their most popular titles for the Nintendo 64, Perfect Dark, and create a new version of the game for the X-Box 360.
Perfect Dark Zero stepped up to the plate and showed just how superior the X-Box 360 was over the previous generation of consoles. It is graphically stunning in every aspect. The levels excellent with attention paid to even the small details. The character designs are excellent, especially Joanna, who is not the stereo typical big chested scantily clad woman normally seen in video games that attempt to appeal to horny young teenagers, but rather a much more realistic looking character, with realistic proportions.
But while Perfect Dark Zero is graphically amazing, the story line is lackluster at best. From the first mission onward I was completely disinterested with regards to what was going on. It's rather simplistic and dull – rescue a scientist, learn about some weird device the evil villain wants to find, stop evil villain from using this device. They throw in a love interest to try and make it more interesting, but it didn't work and actually made the storyline less interesting. The story is supposed to be a prequel to Perfect Dark, yet they have nothing in common.
The gameplay of Perfect Dark Zero is nothing overly revolutionary. As with previous titles, such as Goldeneye, your character is unable to jump. A new feature to the game is that your character is able to duck for cover behind certain objects. When you do this your view switches over to a third person view so that you can see when you're being attacked from other directions better. The controls handle similar to other first person shooters and they're easily altered so that controls functions can be applied to whatever button you wish. It also brings a new game style previously seen only in Counterstrike, where you earn money to purchase better weapons and body armour.
Perfect Dark Zero also strived to have excellent music and sound effects in order to show off the 360's ability to work with a home theatre system, and it works quite well. There is a decent sound track that fits with the action of the game. The sound effects are done very well with the only issue being the one gun, the Shockwave, which just sounds odd. Finally the voice acting is done quite well. The voices all at least fit the characters, even if they don't seem entirely suitable for this style of game.
While not as great a launch title as some past titles such as Halo or Mario 64, Perfect Dark Zero will at least be a memorable one, despite its deplorable plot, for how it was able to demonstrate the X-Box 360's capabilities. As such it is still a game worth owning, especially if you can obtain one of the limited edition copies, because you can enjoy the fancy case too.


IO Interactive has spoken to IncGamers about the reception to the first Kane & Lynch game.
In an interview about the upcoming sequel, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, IO revealed that the lukewarm critical reception to the first game prompted a lot of changes in the sequel.
"Of course it was a blow for us," IO's Carsten Lund told IncGamers.
"It wasn't nice to get these kind of reviews, and we had to make some very professional decisions around this.
"But I think that there was also a lot of interesting stuff in Kane & Lynch 1," added Abrak.
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men was released in November 2007 to middling reviews which criticized the sluggishness of the shooting mechanics and the lack of online co-op, two problems which IO has apparently addressed in Dog Days.
Check out the rest of the interview with Lund and Abrak here.


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Poonam Pandey Wiki: Age, Movies, Afairs, Hot Photos, Latest News and Five Facts to Know
By SocioFreak | April 19, 2017
If you tell me that you don't know who Poonam Pandey is, I'd bet a $100 that you are lying! The incredibly hot Pandey is constantly in media spotlight due to some or the other controversies. Earlier this week, Google banned The Poonam Pandey App on the grounds of sexploitation. However, Android users can still download the app from Poonam Pandey's official website. So what is it about this hotshot, flirtatious, come-hither broad that makes her so popular? How old is she? Where is she from? Where does she live? Not to worry because all your questions will be answered today!
Here are five insane facts and the latest news from Poonam Pandey's wiki along with her spiciest hot pics of all time…
Poonam once pledged to strip for the Indian Cricket Team
No, she didn't! Well, life is unfair at times. Poonam had promised to strip for the Indian Cricket Team if it brought home the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Guess what? We did win the World Cup that year. However, the news was it was due to public disapproval, she could not fulfill her promise. Public disapproval? Yeah, right! In an interview, later on, she said it was the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) who denied her the permission to strip. Now that sounds about right. In one similar incident, the 26-year-old posted a naked photo on her Twitter account after the after Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL 5. Crazy right? You haven't seen anything…
Credits: Twitter
Once upon a time rumors floated in the media circus that Poonam Pandey was all set to join AAP
Guys, I am talking about Aam Aadmi Party, not Always A Pleasure. During the Lok Sabha Elections of 2014, Pandey had expressed her desire to join Arvind Kejriwal's AAP. If nothing else, Kejriwal wouldn't have had to worry about people attending his rallies. The votes would have flooded in. Never mind! AAP is still doing well despite her absence.
She has completed her education only till 12th Standard
Poonam's hometown is Delhi and she originally is from Bihar. Poonam shifted to modeling and acting right after completing her High School graduation, a decision which surely changed her life. Hand to God, Poonam is one of the hottest models in India! She became one of the top nine contestants of the Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel Contest in 2010 and appeared on the cover page of the fashion magazine. She shot for 29 calendars in 2011, including the Gladrags Calendar. She was featured in Kingfisher Calendar 2012. Poonam Pandey has also acted in some movies like Nasha, Malini & Co. and Uvaa.
Poonam Pandey's Nasha
Remember the titillating poster of the 2013 B-grade movie Nasha? In case you have forgotten, here it is:
Nasha was the debut movie of both, Poonam Pandey and Shivam Patil. It is the story of an 18-year-old boy who falls hopelessly in love with a 25-year-old dramatics teacher. It got a dramatic mixed response where some said the movie is a complete disaster with absolutely no class while others praised it for embodying a sense of desire and lust which transcends through generations. It did fairly well in box office.
Be it Instagram, Twitter or Facebook, Poonam is addicted to Social Media
I would consider Poonam to be addicted to Social Media. Poonam Pandey's Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook profiles are filled with the most arousing, sensual and voluptuous hot pics. She is a Goddess when it comes to photoshoots. With thousands of fan pages all across the internet, she is more than just a celebrity. Poonam's swimsuit pics, her bikini shoots, and almost nude images make her fans fall head over heels for her. She is jaw-dropping! Check out Poonam Pandey's Sexiest Instagram Photos.
After hundreds of endorsements, thousands of promotions and millions of fans, this heavenly lady desires to make a mark in Bollywood and Tollywood, and without a doubt the red carpet, flashing cameras and media gauntlet is ready for her!
Poonam Pandey Shivam Patil


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Sarkady János (Biharkeresztes, 1927. december 31. – Budapest, 2006. szeptember 5.) klasszika-filológus, történész, egyetemi tanár, a Magyar Tudományos Akadémia rendes tagja.

Élete
1947-ben kezdte meg tanulmányait Debreceni Egyetem magyar-latin szakán. 1948-ban Szabó Árpád (1913–2001) professzor közbenjárására Budapestre került a Királyi Magyar Pázmány Péter Tudományegyetemre mint görög–latin szakos diák. Az Eötvös Kollégiumban szobatársa volt Ritoók Zsigmond.

Oktatói tevékenysége
1951-ben a görög–latin szakos diplomájának megszerzése után az egyetemen Marót Károly (1885–1963) professzor mellé került gyakornokként. 1952-ben tanársegéd lett a Borzsák István (1914–2007) vezette Ókori Történeti Tanszéken. 1954 és 1958 között egyetemi adjunktus volt majd 1958-tól 1964-ig középiskolai tanárként dolgozott.

1964-ben a debreceni Kossuth Lajos Tudományegyetem klasszika-filológia tanszékére került, amelyet ekkor régi-új munkatársa Borzsák István vezetett. Még ugyanebben az évben kandidált.
1966-tól 1979-ig az Ókortörténeti Tanszék docense, majd 1979-től egyetemi tanár lett. 1969 és 1987 között az egyetem Ókortörténeti Tanszékének vezetője volt.

1987-ben az ELTE Ókortörténeti Tanszékének egyetemi tanára lett. 1988-tól 1995-ig ugyanitt tanszékvezető volt. 1998-ban nyugdíjba vonult, de egészen haláláig tanított mint professzor emeritus.

Szervezeti tagság
1994-től 1997-ig az MTA Közgyűlési képviselője, az Ókortudományi Bizottság tagja.

Kutatási területe
Korai és klasszikus görög történelem és kultúra.

Főbb publikációi
A világirodalom története In: Ókor (1955)
A demokrácia bölcsője (Gondolat, Budapest, 1960)
Arisztotelész: Poétika (ford., 1963)
Reise in das alte Athen (1964)
A görög kultúra aranykora - társszerzők: Ritoók Zsigmond, Szilágyi János György; (Gondolat, Budapest, 1968, 1984)
Aiszóposz: Mesék (ford. 1969)
Gazdasági élet az ókori Görögországban (Gondolat, Budapest, 1970)
Görög vallás, görög istenek (Gondolat, Budapest, 1974)
A korai Attika történeti forrásai I-III. (1985-87)
A görög föld ős- és koratörténete (1991)
A korai athéni állam alkotóelemei (1994)
A polis eredete (1995)
Görög történelem a kezdetektől Kr. e. 30-ig - társszerzők: Hegyi Dolores, Németh György, Kertész István; (Osiris, Budapest, 1995, 2005)
Studies in Greek Heortology (1998)
Genosok a korai Athénben (2000)
Róma a Kr. e. 5. században (2003)
Théseustól Solónig (2004)
Görög művelődéstörténet - társszerzők: Németh György, Ritoók Zsigmond, Szilágyi János György; (Osiris, Budapest, 2006)

Források
 Elhunyt Sarkady János ókorkutató Múlt-kor történelmi portál, 2006. szeptember 18.
 Sarkady János 1927-2006 ELTE-BTK Ókortörténeti Tanszék
 Sarkady János az MTA Történeti Adattárában

Magyar történészek
Magyar ókortudósok
Magyar klasszika-filológusok
Magyar egyetemi, főiskolai oktatók
MTA-tagok
Magyar műfordítók
1927-ben született személyek
2006-ban elhunyt személyek
Biharkeresztesiek

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The accused was upset after her brother had revealed to their parents about her relationship with her boyfriend.
Punjab police have arrested a 19-year-old Ludhiana woman for allegedly murdering her four-year-old brother. The cops had found the child's body in a sack a few days ago, according to a report.
According to police, the accused Renu Kanaujia, the elder sister of the victim Ansh, was upset after her brother had revealed to their parents about her relationship with her boyfriend.
When interrogated, the accused said that she had plotted to murder her brother 15 days ago. Renu strangled him to death on October 6 when their parents were not at home.
The accused has no remorse for murdering her younger brother. "He (Ansh) had become an obstacle in her relationship". Ansh would follow her whenever she steps out of a home, she said, adding, once when she went to meet her boyfriend, he saw them together and revealed her relationship to their parents.


The third edition of the prestigious "Safe and Smart City Conference" brought to Jerusalem top European and Israeli innovators, start-ups, investors and politicians.
Momentum for Strengthening UK-Israel Relationship?
In the last years bilateral relations between the two countries have grown deeper and broader than ever before, particularly in trade, cyber and innovation.
The second edition of the Safe & Smart City Conference focused on safety and security of modern cities.
The study trip for Polish female business leaders focused on the Israeli hi-tech and innovation ecosystem.


Make your wedding yours! A tented wedding offers you a unique opportunity to create the atmosphere that you have always envisioned.
This clear top gives the event a perfectly clean, polished look.
Skylight view for your enchanted evening!
Nothing says romance quite like an all white liner.


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The Review...McBrides @TheWhite Hart,Caldicot
By Jessica Best
GREAT VALUE: McBrides in Caldicot
SINCE opening its doors in August 2011, McBrides@The White Hart in Caldicot has served almost 10,000 customers - quite an achievement at a time when restaurants are struggling up and down the country.
But the secret to the business'
success, say welcoming owners Ian McBride and Debbie Watkins, is that they have designed their restaurant to cater for diners in tough economic times.
McBrides is an all-you-can eat buffet restaurant, providing dinner for £10.95 or lunch for £8.95 (£8.50 for senior citizens).
But it is a buffet restaurant at the top of its game, offering a wide range of well prepared food that doesn't feel like its been standing there for hours.
For starters, my partner and I tried the two soups on offer - a French onion and a vegetable.
For the second course my other half piled his plate high with garlic bread, lamb madras, and shepherds pie, while I went for potato skins, garlic mushrooms, and spicy chicken wings - a slightly random selection, but all very tasty.
The main course was a carvery, with beef, turkey, and pork plus all the expected trimmings.
The meats were tender, juicy, and tasted freshly cooked.
Dessert was slightly disappointing.
My strawberry gateaux and my boyfriend's chocolate gateux were decent enough, but tasted shop bought.
However, the fantastically attentive Ms Watkins had urged us to try the chef's home made rice pudding, so perhaps we should have opted for that.
And at £10.95 for four courses - and more if we'd wanted it - it was a great deal, with great service throughout the evening.
Wine ranged from £10.95 to £16 a bottle, and there was a good selection of soft drinks, and a couple of beers on offer.
An evening meal for two adults, with a bottle of house wine came to £32.85.
For more details visit mcbridesthewhitehart.co.uk or dial 01291 424030.


Relationships matter in any business. They arguably matter more in consulting, where competition has increased over the last decade as firms battle to capture a market once owned by the Big Eight professional services companies.
Now that "eight" has become "four," agile newcomers like Chicago-based Huron Consulting Group occupy a more prominent role. But doing so demands technical acumen and the people skills to forge relationships inside and outside a fast-growing company.
"What has evolved in the last 10 or 15 years is firms like us: smaller, very focused, very high-value," says Mukesh Gangwal '84. He is a managing director in Huron's healthcare practice, a "huge focus" for the company, which also offers a diversified portfolio of services across industries. Consulting has been a market-facing business, says the former Arthur Andersen partner, but now clients demand even more.
"Not only do you need to be uniquely qualified to the segment you are serving, but the market is looking for you to be a trusted adviser," says Gangwal, citing the Kellogg School's team-oriented environment as providing critical holistic tools for modern consulting. "It's not only technical skills that are important. It is also the softer skills that build trust based on integrity."
That combination has served Huron well since being launched in 2002 by a core of former Andersen talent, including Gary E. Holdren, current chairman, president and CEO. Huron has built its business from 213 people and $35 million in revenues to one that today boasts more 1,200 employees in 11 U.S. cities and a Tokyo office. Revenues now top $285 million.
Huron went public in October 2004 and has attracted attention: Entrepreneur magazine ranked the firm No. 1 on its Hot 100 list for 2005 and 2006, while BusinessWeek placed it at No. 22 on its Hot 100 Growth Companies for 2007. Consulting Magazine has called the company one of the 10 best to work for and Modern Healthcare regards Huron as No. 3 on its 2007 list of the largest healthcare management consultants. It has made several strategic acquisitions, such as earlier this year with healthcare strategic specialist Wellspring Partners.
Growth is good, says Holdren, but it's not the only thing. The goal is creating a sustainable enterprise that delivers great client results while staying engaged with the community and its employees. Achieving this means establishing a strong corporate culture around the idea that "individuals go fast and teams go far," says Holdren, who sets a community-spirited example by serving on the boards of several Chicago organizations, including the Lyric Opera, Children's Memorial Hospital and the Economic Club.
"The question is," he says, "can you put all these really smart 'A-type' people together and give them the incentive that makes them want to achieve something as a team that is worth more than their individual accomplishments?"
Yes, if the right core values drive the organization. Holdren says Huron's entrepreneurial and team culture sets it apart from other firms whose credo is "eat what you can kill."
"There are organizations like that. That's one culture. That's not my training or background," he adds, referencing the values of his father, an auto parts entrepreneur, who taught him "that if you don't treat your people and clients well, you have nothing."
He adds: "I'm talking about principles. It doesn't mean that we don't really push our people to make sales."
Huron employs several Kellogg graduates, suggesting that the school's team-focused approach offers value. Paul Saias '94, another Huron managing director in the firm's corporate consulting practice, says his Kellogg skills have proven foundational. "The key in consulting remains your ability to put the best team in front of your client," says the former A.T. Kearney consultant. For him, the diverse Kellogg student body and the school's academics made his MBA experience "a great learning ground."
In consulting, getting along with a variety of people is essential, since you may be working together on a project for months, Saias adds. Also prized is keen analytical ability. "The job comes down to thinking about very complex issues and sorting them in a short time, often with imperfect information," he says. "You typically cannot solve the client's problem unless you can rely upon other people in your team and across Huron."
Huron's CEO aims to continue the firm's relationship with the community, including the Kellogg School, which he calls "a great institution," one whose graduates seem well suited to the Huron culture.
"We really take pride in the kind of people we're attracting," says Holdren.


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Man charged after allegedly coughing at officer
A 30-year-old man has been charged with assault after allegedly stating he had coronavirus and then coughing at an officer.
Officers were called to Chesterfield Road, in Dronfield, at 12.20pm yesterday (2 April) to reports that a 53-year-old man had been assaulted and left with injuries to his face.
At the scene officers arrested Jack Bingley on suspicion of assault.
As the 30-year-old, of Loakfield Drive, Sheffield, was being led away he allegedly coughed towards an officer after telling officers that he was suffering from coronavirus symptoms.
He was further arrested for assaulting an emergency worker.
Mr Bingley has now been charged with one count of common assault and one count of common assault of an emergency service worker.
He has been released on conditional bail and will appear before Chesterfield Justice Centre on 3 June.
Following advice from medical staff at the Chesterfield Royal Hospital the officer has not had to self-isolate.


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Tax › Tax Events › KPMG TaxRadio › TWIST - This Week in State Tax › TWIST - January 20, 2020 › Washington: Court of Appeals upholds imposition of tax on digital automated services
Washington: Court of Appeals upholds imposition of tax on digital automated services
Listen to a brief overview of state tax developments this week, including Washington State, or read full Washington development below.
Detailed Washington State Development
The Washington State Court of Appeals recently upheld a $3.1 million assessment of retailing Business & Occupation (B&O) tax and retail sales tax on an information technology firm. The taxpayer provided proprietary technology-related information and services, including various subscription based research service packages that were the subject of the assessment. The main service included in the packages was the provision of online access to proprietary research documents in the taxpayer's research library. Customers accessed these documents through a client specific portal after logging on to the taxpayer's website. The Department argued that the provision of access to the research library constituted a digital automated service, which is subject to retail sales tax and retailing B&O. Under Washington law, a "digital automated service" is defined as "any service transferred electronically that uses one or more software applications." "Transferred electronically" means "obtained by the purchaser by means other than tangible storage media." A service or product that is transferred electronically but "primarily involves the application of human effort by the seller, and the human effort originated after the customer requested the service" is not classified as a digital automated service and is not subject to retail sales tax.
In challenging the assessment, the taxpayer countered that it was providing professional services subject to service B&O tax, but not subject to retail sales tax. In support of this argument, the taxpayer noted that due to its constant updating of research content, the "application of human effort" was involved and, as such, it was not selling a digital automated service. The taxpayer also explained that because its customers often purchased add-on services for access to human research analysts, the true object of a customer purchasing access was to obtain a professional service (e.g., the assistance of the research analyst). Additionally, the taxpayer argued that the imposition of retailing sales tax conflicted with the Internet Tax Freedom Act's ban on discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce. After a trial court ruled in the Department's favor, the assessment was appealed to the Washington State Court of Appeals.
In rebutting the taxpayer's arguments, the Court found that despite the capabilities of the various tools used to access and customize the research results to the individual customer, the research offering fell clearly within the definition and examples of digital automated services contained in the Department's regulations. The court next disagreed that the taxpayer's research service met the human effort exclusion from the definition of digital automated services. Developing the content for the research library involved human effort, but that effort occurred prior to a customer purchasing access to the research library. After the fact, the taxpayer did not allow customers to request any specific research be included in the library. The taxpayer next contended that the "true object" test applied because a single product was being sold that could be classified as subject to either service or retail tax. The court disagreed, holding instead that it was a "bundled transaction" in which there were two or more distinct and identifiable products sold for one non-itemized price instead of a single product with two or more components that cannot be separated, as evidenced by the fact that a customer could purchase access to the research tool without purchasing any direct interaction with human analysts. In the court's view, the true object test was inapplicable and the taxpayer was selling bundled transactions that included a digital automated service. Further, although certain customers purchased enhanced packages that included help from human analysts that fact was not relevant to analyzing whether the service of providing access to the research library involved human effort that originated after the customer requested the service. The court also disagreed that the imposition of retail sales tax and retailing B&O on the service violated the Internet Tax Freedom Act. It explained that due to offering its research library via a software application with various search capacities, the taxpayer was offering an additional service that was not equivalent to the service of simply distributing content using e-mail or other methods. Please contact Michele Baisler at 206-913-4117 for more information on Gartner, Inc. v. State of Washington, Department of Revenue.
California: Proposed corporate tax increases based on CEO compensation
New Jersey: New Pass-Through entity tax enacted
Virginia: Numerous corporate tax bills Introduced in Virginia
Multistate: Maryland and Nebraska propose to tax digital advertising; other potential legislative changes discussed


Someone contacted me about pictures for the chain routing on a Haban Sickle bar mower. Since I took the pictures, I thought I might as well add them here.
The chain connects to the bottom of the main gear box and wraps around under the gearbox when the sickle bar is in the raised position. It's hard to get a good picture of it, but here's the best I can do.
The chain wraps around under the gear box, goes up and over the pulley that's on the extended arm and down to connect to the spring. Since the chain is wrapped around the gear box, it unwraps as the cutter bar is lowered loosening tension on the spring and letting the cutter bar lower and and lay flat on the ground. It's not that elaborate and eliminates the need for any sort of additional lifting mechanism.
The other end of the spring connects to a bracket mounted on the main frame of the mower.
And that's it. As always if you have additional questions or comments, you can contact me through this website.


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Q: EventMachine pause to wait for response Okay i have code that using Cramp\Tramp => EventMachine under the hood. Code:
class RetrieveController < ApplicationController
  on_start :retrieve_messages

#nonimportant stuff

def receive_messages
  #other stuff
  @current_user = false
  User.where(User[:id].eq("request.env['rack.session']['user_id']")).all method(:retrieve_current_user)
  if wait_for_current_user
    EM.add_periodic_timer(1) {wait_for_current_user}
  else
    render @current_user
    finish
  end
 end

 def wait_for_current_user
   if @current_user
     render "current_user is set"
     true
   else
     render "waiting for current_user"
     false
   end
 end

 def retrieve_current_user(users)
   users.each do |user|
     @current_user = user.name
   end
 end

end

I need results from the query to continue execution in controller action, but it looks like execution finished before i get data.
Rendered text is:
waiting for current_user
 false
my gemfile is:
source 'http://rubygems.org'

gem 'cramp', '~> 0.12'
gem 'tramp', '~> 0.2'

gem 'activesupport', '3.0.4'
gem 'rack', '~> 1.2.1'
gem 'eventmachine', '~> 0.12.10'

gem 'usher', '~> 0.8.3'
gem 'thin', '~> 1.2.7'
gem "bcrypt-ruby", :require => "bcrypt"

A: I haven't used Cramp/Tramp, so sorry if my assumptions are incorrect but here is what is going on from what I can understand:
def received_messages
  # other stuff
  # we set @current_user to false <-- this is important
  @current_user = false
  # we are using tramp (async orm) this is not going to block the execution
  # of this method, so we will start executing this but we will also proceed
  # to the next step in this method (if statement after this)
  User.where(User[:id].eq("request.env['rack.session']['user_id']")).all method(:retrieve_current_user)
  # So the query is starting its execution but we are already at this if
  # statement and we execute the "wait_for_current_user" method and at this
  # point of time @current_user is still set to false <--- because of that
  # your wait_for_current_user method is printing "waiting for current user"
  # AND it returns false to this if statement <--- because of that we DO NOT
  # add the periodic timer (maybe change if to unless)
  if wait_for_current_user
    # we do not enter here because the wait_for_current_user returned false
    EM.add_periodic_timer(1) {wait_for_current_user}
  else
    # we go here and we execute "render false" which simply prints "false"
    render @current_user
    # at this point the query started on the User model might still be
    # running but here we go and execute the finish command and all you
    # get is "waiting for current_user false"
    finish
  end

The problem is in conditional in your method. I'm sorry for not giving the fixed version of your code but hopefully you can figure it out yourself now that you know where the error is.


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Q: Altering css for one specific page for mobile device in Wordpress In wordpress, I added some HTML within an accordion element to add an image to the right of the text. On desktop, it looks fine. However, on mobile, about half the image appears chopped off, it would not automatically put the image below the text.
I know how to specify changes to a particular page .page-id-24005 etc. and I know how to make changes to a mobile version @media only screen and (max-width:480px) { /*code*/ }.
But, what I'm struggling with is to combine the two. How do I make changes on one particular mobile page (in my case, move the image below the text)? I don't want this to affect any other pages.
I've tried this:
@media only screen and (max-width: 480px){ .responsive .page-id-24005  .image-overlay-inside {  position: relative; } }
But it didn't really do much. Any help/tips would be appreciated.

A: Your code is working well as you can see on the print screen of my browser inspector.
If you want to debug your code, you need to know how to use inspector in browsers. If you are using chrome, I'd recommend to read this documentation


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True crime writer Kelly Banaski, shares her insight to the women on death row & female killers past and present through interviews via letters, phone calls & visits.
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Gaile Owens, on death row in my home state of Tennessee (along with one other women, Christa Pike) was denied her appeal yesterday.
Gail is convicted of accessory after the fact by hiring a man to kill her husband in 1985. Ronald Owens was beaten to death with a tire iron in the couples home just outside Memphis. She has been in prison since 1986 and was the first woman sentenced to death under Tennessee's 1977 death penalty law.
Her request for an appeal was heard by the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati which ruled 2-1 to deny Gaile K. Owens' appeal.
I do not have contact with Gail. I am, however, very concerned that her appeal was denied. She asked to be able to plead guilty back in '85 but was denied this right. Why?
There was also evidence that was suppressed by the prosecution. There is absolute fact that this happened so why was her appeal denied? Why?
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Federal Judge Affirms Cancellation of Washington Redskins Trademark as Offensive
Amanda Blackhorse (photo: Malcolm Benally)
The Washington Redskins have lost another battle in their effort to retain the trademark to their name, this time before a federal judge.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ruled last year that the Redskins cannot keep the trademarks behind its football franchise because the name is "disparaging to Native Americans." The team then took its case to a Virginia federal court, where District Judge Gerald Lee this week affirmed the Trademark Office's ruling.
Lee wrote (pdf) that the five Native Americans challenging the use of the name provided "a preponderance of the evidence" for their case and that the "record evidence shows that the term 'redskin,' in the context of Native Americans, was offensive."
Federal law prohibits the use of trademarks that disparage people or brings "them into contempt, or disrepute," according to Courthouse News Service. But to cancel a trademark on those grounds can only be done so if it was considered disparaging at the time it was original filed. The Redskins' trademark was filed in 1967. Lee said that 70 years prior to the filing, a dictionary definition of the word called it "often contemptuous."
However, Lee emphasized that his ruling does not affect the team's use of the word "redskins" or whether it must change its name. "To be clear, the court's judgment is not an order that preclude PFI [Pro Football, Inc., the Redskins' owner] from using the marks in commerce," Lee said. "Nor does the court's ruling that the Redskins Marks consisted of matter that 'may disparage' a substantial composite of Native Americans during the relevant time period preclude sports fans from collecting, wearing, or displaying the Redskins Marks." He said that the organization's use of the term is "a business judgment beyond the purview of this court's jurisdiction."
The Native Americans led by Amanda Blackhorse started their challenge nine years ago to nullify a total of five team-name trademarks and one related to its cheerleaders, called the Redskinettes.
Blackhorse's attorney, Jesse Witten, called the judge's ruling "a huge victory" and a "watershed event," according to The Washington Post.
However, Witten said the legal fight probably is not over, as he expects the franchise to appeal Lee's ruling. "The team has been fighting this case so hard and leaving no stone unturned and scorching every square inch of earth that it's hard to imagine they will not appeal," he said.
-Noel Brinkerhoff, Danny Biederman
Cancelation of Redskins' Trademark Upheld (by Lorraine Bailey, Courthouse News Service)
Pro-Football v. Amanda Blackhorse (U.S. District Court, Eastern Virginia) (pdf)
U.S. Patent Office Cancels Redskins Trademark as Disparaging, Fueling Opposition to Team Name (by Noel Brinkerhoff, AllGov)


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Alexander Young, VC (27 January 1873 – 19 October 1916) was an Irish-born South African soldier and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

A native of Oranmore, County Galway, Young joined the Queen's Bays on 22 May 1890 at Renmore. He served for a time in India, and became a riding instructor. He first saw active service in the Mahdist War, Second Boer War, and First World War.

VC details
Young was 28 years old and a sergeant-major in the Cape Police, South African Forces during the Second Boer War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

First World War
Young served with the South African Scottish Regiment with the rank of lieutenant in the First World War. He was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme on 19 October 1916. His name is included on a list of war dead in St. Nicholas's church, Galway.

The medal
Young's Victoria Cross is held in Lord Ashcroft's VC collection.

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Foreclosure Tragedy Can't Compete with Ryan Lochte
Published on August 22nd, 2016 by AHP Administrator
Foreclosures are no longer fodder for major news headlines. The media intensity diminished as Americans became dulled to the stories of millions of families being kicked out of their homes by big banks and Wall Street-backed hedge funds. Instead, the media whips up a frenzy over Ryan Lochte and his pals vandalizing a bathroom in Rio de Janeiro. Yet, out of the media spotlight, our fellow Americans continue to be foreclosed out of their homes.
Kathleen Gross and her family will lose their Paradise Valley, Arizona home of twenty-five years to foreclosure next Tuesday, August 23. This will mark the end of a relentless years-long battle with a series of mortgage companies. "All of our memories are here. We raised our children in this home," she wept. "We have been in this neighborhood for over two decades and don't want to leave."
The family's trials began after the financial collapse of 2008. Kathleen and her husband owned a small business developing medical technology to improve patient education. "We were trying to make a positive contribution to the world in our business," she explained. "It was a family owned and run business." But, as the economy tanked, the family business foundered. "We were unable to get any expansion capital and were consequently unable to make a living."
The decline of their livelihood led Kathleen and her husband into financial turmoil. As they fell behind on mortgage payments, the lengthy battle with lenders began. "We started getting notices about our delinquency," said Kathleen. "We wrote back describing our circumstances and that we are trying to work through a financial difficulty. But they started saying, 'we are coming to take your house, and we are going to foreclose.'"
Kathleen requested a modification of her loan, which was then handed off from lender to lender. It became difficult to determine who to deal with, leading Kathleen to ask for verification of who actually owned her loan. She sent Qualified Written Requests to the parade of mortgage companies, demanding information and records. "Nobody has been able to prove that they were the legal note holder," she explained. "Every time we asked for proof that someone had the legal right to negotiate either a loan modification or some other resolution, we would get a notice within thirty days saying, 'you now have a new servicer.'" Between 2010 and today, Kathleen counted three purported mortgage holders, four law firms, and nine servicers who have tried to collect her mortgage debt. Kathleen shared that not one of them, however, has been willing to negotiate a modification.
Kathleen questioned whether her current lender even has the right to foreclose. Christiana Trust was assigned the mortgage on Halloween 2013 by a signer in the capacity of "Attorney In Fact for Bank of America, N.A." However, Kathleen provided a Limited Power of Attorney which appears to authorize the signature, but was not signed until July 31, 2014. "How can a Power of Attorney be effective for an act which happened nine months prior?" asked Kathleen, exasperated at what she interprets as fraud.
"We haven't been able to catch up on our payments and there is no law that requires any of these lenders to give us a modification," she said. "However, there are laws which govern how these loans are transferred, and these documents indicate that our lender has not followed them. They shouldn't be able to foreclose until they get their documents straight."
Consumed by their efforts to save their home, Kathleen and her husband have not established a post-foreclosure plan. "At this point, we don't have a plan B because we have been putting every ounce of energy into trying to save our home," she explained. "We have been working on this in all of our waking hours."
Kathleen and her husband fear the effects foreclosure will have on their family. "We have spent our whole lives trying to live on the right side of morality and ethics, and have taught our children to live that way," said Kathleen. "We don't want our children to see this. We feel badly that this is the reality of how the system works in this world, and that they are going to be raising their children in it. You want children to inherit a life and world better than you had, and it appears that they are inheriting an upsetting and sad world."
Only four days remain until Kathleen and her husband will be forced to relinquish the home they have cherished for twenty-five years. They are not alone in their hardship, as nearly 1.1 million properties had foreclosure filings in 2015. "We are nearly at the point where we would be able to recover financially," said Kathleen through tears, "and they are displacing us without a conscience."
Ryan Lochte apologized this morning "for not being more careful and candid" about his actions in Rio. That's big news. Kathleen Gross's story isn't.


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Artists / Strings / Alison Smith (guitar)
The highly acclaimed British born classical guitarist Alison Smith has been described as "one of the most exciting and lyrical guitarists to emerge in recent years." She delights audiences with her fluid technique and expressive playing, performing nationwide and in Europe.
In 1995 Alison graduated with honours from Trinity College of Music, London. She was awarded the Grace Wylie Thesis Prize, a college scholarship and a scholarship from the Mary Datchelor Trust to enable her to pursue her Post-Graduate studies. She studied the Guitar with Gilbert Biberian and Nicola Hall and Piano with Raymond Banning. During her time at college Alison also performed on the violin. In July 1997 she was awarded a Distinction in the Post-Graduate Performance Certificate.
From 2002-2008 Alison taught guitar and coached chamber music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (formerly Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama) and lectured on Techniques of Teaching for the B Mus Course. She has given performances and talks as a guest artist at Plymouth University and has recently been appointed as the University Classical Guitar tutor for the BA Hons music course.
Alison has been supported in her playing career with awards from The Tillet Trust and Oppenheim John-Downes Memorial Trust. Engagements include the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, The Norfolk Symphony Orchestra's Thirty Year Anniversary Celebration, St Martin in the Fields, St James' Piccadilly, The Bolivar Hall, The Michael Tippett Centre, Queens Theatre, Barnstaple, Dartington, Exeter Cathedral, Edward King House at Lincoln Cathedral, The University of Dundee, Chateau le Risdoux in the Ardennes, St Martin Kirche, Nortorf, Germany, Kedleston Hall and Saltram House for The National Trust and Plymouth Museum and Art Gallery International Concert Series. Alison was guest soloist at the Charles May Memorial Concert, Plymouth. She has broadcast on BBC Radio Devon and has also given a live performance on the Iain Anderson Show, BBC Scotland.
Alison has performed at numerous classical guitar festivals including the Prussia Cove Guitar Seminar and The Garcia Biberian International Summer School. Most recently she played at The 2011 Exeter Guitar Summer School, The Ards International Guitar Festival, Belfast and was guest soloist at The West Lothian Guitarfest. Alison has played at eight International Guitar Festivals of Great Britain where she received great critical acclaim.
Alison has been involved in outreach work whilst teaching at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, including giving workshops and advising on teaching the guitar on the Isle of Lewis. She has directed a workshop as part of Guitarfest at the University of Strathclyde and was a tutor at The Big Guitar Weekend at the RSAMD 2007 and 2008. She directed with Steve Gordon a Guitar Ensemble Weekend in Exeter in 2009. Alison is also a teacher of the colourstring method and is an advisor and examiner for colourstring centres in London and Dublin.
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ALISON SMITH (CLASSICAL GUITAR)
Classical guitarist Alison Smith presents a collection of expressive, lyrical, soulful and evocative music that has been inspired by a poem, title, story or emotion. Many of the works are world premiere recordings, with 9 of them composed or arranged by William Lovelady, whose works for guitar have been performed worldwide, as well as being broadcast on radio and television. More >>
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Incandescent has two meanings, one being an intense glow, which can generate colours and secondly being full of high emotion and passion. Beethoven described the guitar as "an orchestra at your fingertips" because of the many different colours that can be achieved when playing it. The CD displays the guitar's abundant colours and nuances and is highly expressive. This CD will be sure to delight listeners with it's enchanting mix of well known guitar works and new compositions. More >>
Recuerdos, meaning memories, is dedicated to Alison's late mother. The CD is a delightful collection of original and transcribed works for the classical guitar. The diverse repertoire will take you on an exciting musical journey from the classical and romantic periods through to the colours and rhythms of Spain, Japan, and Latin America. Composers include: Sor, Chopin, Tarrega, Villa Lobos & Barrios Mengoré. More >>
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The increased conduct-related scrutiny that company boards and directors, and senior executives, find themselves under is exponentially increasing. This is further bolstered by community concerns, cultural sentiments and the expectation that an organisation – across all levels – behaves, acts and conducts itself appropriately, at all times.
Think you've got a robust reputation? Well, you can no longer be too careful. The pervasiveness of social, ongoing media scrutiny and ever increasing expectations and requirements around transparency means that it truly does only take a single moment to destroy hard-earned trust.
Trust and confidence are the essence of a sustainable business – it is imperative for organisations, government and indeed entire economies, to cultivate and protect trust and confidence with core constituencies.
What's your organisation's purpose? Consumers and stakeholders today increasingly expect the highest standards of businesses, tied to a purpose that they connect with, if they are to build trust – it is no longer acceptable for organisations to merely do the right thing and only when it suits them. Whether things go right or wrong, it is critical that organisations are transparent in how they deal with customers and do so in a way that is fair and consistent.
Organisation standards and behaviours are being brought to life through themes around purpose and trust – that sit under the umbrella term of conduct. There is enormous potential and upside for organisations willing the embrace the right purpose, principles, standards, systems, processes and behaviours – to drive profitability, productivity, confidence and creativity.
With disruption everywhere, the landscape that constitutes best practice conduct is evolving. Many brands that have been hailed as disruptors exhibit the common characteristic of good conduct – always putting the customer first. This becomes central to their business model and acts as the foundation for all their activities and conduct protocols.
These new business models are generally centred on platforms that facilitate transparency and the building of trust, compared to incumbent models that are more opaque and 'one sided' in terms of knowledge and information. Good conduct is rapidly becoming a must to compete – not just an option – both for businesses and for Australia as a nation.
Our economy is heavily reliant on exports – traditionally commodities but increasingly services. A key advantage for Australia in our export markets, across agribusiness, education, tourism and financial services, has been the inherent trust in the system – that we deliver, that we have fair work practices and that we generally operate free from corruption.
This trust and conduct forms the basis for our integrity and ability to provide what we say we will provide. However, when that trust is eroded through poor conduct, we see immediate effects.
For example, recent mis-selling of government loan-backed education places by some providers to overseas students has created significant trust and brand challenges for the sector as a whole. Conversely, the deep trust in our ability to safely deliver baby milk powder, vitamins and raw produce has created a boom for our exporting producers in that market.
Businesses must now look at the entire trust ecosystem to understand and protect brand and reputation. Failure to do so will mean that trust in our products and services, our conduct and our economic landscape could be at risk.
When conduct goes awry, regulators are moving faster and more intrusively. This is in line with increased expectations of regulator effectiveness and speed to act, from governments, the media and, most importantly, the people.
As regulatory oversight around perceived conduct problems intensifies, those outside that scrutiny –the 'unwatched' – can proliferate. And at a cost to every player.
Take for example the impact of investigations into financial planning at major financial institutions. The efficient regulatory operating model has meant a focus on the largest players covering ~80 percent of the market, but the remaining 20 percent has received less overt scrutiny. Yet the impact of poor advice for any customer, regardless of who has provided that service, remains the same, and negative outcomes for customers can adversely impact the sector as a whole.
Organisations that can position themselves as scrupulous in terms of conduct in an industry under pressure have a lot to gain. Industries that take responsibility for owning 'good conduct' will be judged better, be less exposed to media and regulatory scrutiny because of the actions of others, and also benefit in the eyes of the consumer. And it is the larger players who have most to gain from leading their respective industries.
Innovation is coming to the fore as a potent force when it comes to building trust and best practice conduct – with recent examples being Blockchain technologies and platform business models.
Organisations that have relied on the opaqueness of information, and in fact traded on this, will find themselves readily exposed by the transparency that open-source platforms and 'distributed ledgers' such as Blockchain proffer.
Other innovations will arise from data-driven business models. One of the causal factors in many conduct issues is the lack of oversight, surveillance or predictive capabilities of an organisation and, therefore, its ability to quickly identify and address issues before they become systemic. Those who can build smart data and enterprise information models will be better equipped in a conduct intensive operating environment.
Good conduct dictates that we all think and review what we are doing and whether it is in line with protocols, processes and best practice, not just now but for the higher standards that will apply in many years' time.
The imperative to focus on eliminating the perceived 'unjust' in whatever element of a service – pricing, product, sales methods etc – will accelerate as disruptors and innovators tackle these head on.
Calibrating the business model and the inherent systems, processes and organisational constructs to deliver outstanding customer outcomes is a fundamental to trust and transparency. In today's society, great conduct is achieved through a combination of putting the customer first, great culture and organisational calibration and is one of the keys to driving competitive advantage.
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Augusta Chronicle: Fire chief talks EMS zone designation
Augusta Chronicle, August 18, Sylvia Cooper At the commission's request Tuesday, Augusta Fire Chief Chris James talked generally about pursuing the EMS zone designation and how he'll run the ambulance service if successful, although everybody already knew everything he said – except for one thing. He'll ask for a $400,000 increase for EMS in next...
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Dunwoody Crier: Regional council to study Dunwoody EMS problems
The Dunwoody Crier, August 14, 2018, Dick Williams Dunwoody got what it wanted Thursday when the Region 3 Emergency Medical Services Council convened at city hall. The council voted without opposition to set up an ad hoc committee to study Dunwoody's declaration of an "EMS Emergency," the service in the city from American Medical Response...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: DeKalb ambulance provider will pay for poor service, county says
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 7, 2018, Joshua Sharpe DeKalb commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a settlement with the county's ambulance provider after a long history of complaints. Under the agreement, American Medical Response will resolve $1.9 million in contract penalties for allegedly providing poor service — though only $600,000 will be paid in cash....
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Augusta Chronicle: Commission clashes over ambulances
The Augusta Chronicle, August 7, 2018, Tom Corwin The Augusta Commission again clashed Tuesday over the city's pursuit of designation as the emergency services provider for Augusta. It also sent a strong message on the location for a new James Brown Arena by saying it would fund it only at the downtown site of the...
Augusta Chronicle: Council votes to open Augusta ambulance zone
Augusta Chronicle, August 2, 2018, Tom Corwin The Region 6 EMS Council voted Thursday to recommend opening up the zone to provide emergency ambulance service in Augusta but a final decision on who will be that provider will be up to the Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health , who has rejected some...
The status quo: public health profiteering
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The 4-1-1 on Georgia's 9-1-1 crisis
Ambulance providers in Georgia are selected through a process administered by the Georgia Department of Public Health and allocated to Regional Councils. This 40 year old system was created with the intention to allow emergency medical systems programs to operate as economically and efficiently as possible, to serve the public welfare, and make ambulance service...
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President's Message: Standing Up
Date: July 10, 2018Author: fedbarblog 0 Comments
It's tough being a junior lawyer in 2018, so during the past year the FBA has increased efforts to make itself a professional home for them. In the fall of 2017, we kicked off our nationwide mentoring program that pairs law students with practicing lawyers. And in February, the FBA held its first Rising Professionals Symposium which brought lawyers from around the country together in Las Vegas for two days of networking and learning. In addition to these specific efforts, we have also kept our eyes open to trends affecting junior lawyers; we think we've found one that has some legs.
Several years ago, then-U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Grewal issued an order in GSI Technology v. United Memories, observing:
[W]ith no fewer than six post-trial motions set for argument next week, surely an opportunity can be made to give those associates that contributed mightily to this difficult case a chance to step out of the shadows and into the light. To that end, the court expects that each party will allow associates to present its arguments on at least two of the six motions to be heard. If any party elects not to do this, the court will take its positions on all six motions on the papers and without oral argument.
Somewhat infamously, the parties declined the offer to involve their associates and the motions were not argued. There are many reasons why the parties may have decided not to allow the associate lawyers to argue the motions. For example, they may have been concerned that the motions deserved the attention of their most experienced counsel; or they may have simply wished to avoid the expense of preparing for and participating in a hearing. Whatever the reason, the associates did not stand up in court. But Judge Grewal's approach seems to have taken on a life beyond that single case.
Other judges have taken up the call, issuing their own orders creating incentives for parties and law firms to give less-experienced lawyers "stand-up" opportunities in our courts. For example, Judge William Aslup of the Northern District of California has ordered:
If a written request for oral argument is filed before a ruling, stating that a lawyer of four or fewer years out of law school will conduct the oral argument or at least the lion's share, then the Court will hear oral argument, believing that young lawyers need more opportunities for appearances than they usually receive.
(Emphasis added.) Judge Aslup's order is interesting in that it tailors itself to lawyers in their first few years of practice and also suggests that the oral argument might be split among the new lawyer and a more senior colleague.
Judge Analisa Torres of the Southern District of New York also allows for the sharing of arguments and even goes a step further. Her order provides:
Participation of Junior Attorneys. Given the decline in cases going to trial, opportunities for courtroom advocacy are increasingly rare. To assist in the training of the next generation of attorneys, the Court strongly encourages relatively inexperienced attorneys—in particular women and underrepresented minorities—to participate in all courtroom proceedings. Further, the Court is amenable to having multiple attorneys speak for one party if it creates an opportunity for a lawyer who is relatively inexperienced or from an underrepresented group.
Judge Torres is explicit that "all attorneys appearing should have the degree of authority consistent with the proceeding."
U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher Burke of the District of Delaware allows parties to "alert the Court that, if argument is granted, it intends to have a newer attorney argue the motion (or a portion of the motion)." If the parties provide such notice, the Court will:
A. Grant the request for oral argument on the motion, if it is at all practicable to do so.
B. Strongly consider allocating additional time for oral argument beyond what Court may otherwise have allocated, were a newer attorney not arguing the motion.
C. Permit other more experienced counsel of record the ability to provide some assistance to the newer attorney who is arguing the motion, where appropriate during oral argument.
Like Judge Torres, Judge Burke is explicit in his expectations: "All attorneys, including newer attorneys, will be held to the highest professional standards." And he further says that the court "draws no inference from a party's decision not to have a newer attorney argue any particular motion before the Court."
The benefits of these orders are obvious, especially to junior lawyers who don't normally receive an opportunity to stand up in in federal court. Part of what drew many of us to become litigators was the opportunity to try cases and argue motions. With the availability of trials and hearings dwindling, the orders mentioned provide much-desired—and some would say much-needed—experience for junior lawyers. The rules would also seem to lead to a greater opportunity for oral argument, generally, which most litigators and at least some clients would appreciate.
On the other hand, some judges have expressed concern that such orders would influence clients' choice of counsel or that they actually could increase the cost of litigation if unnecessary hearings were scheduled or if inexperienced counsel required more preparation for the hearing. As Judge Burke's order foreshadows, some fear that allowing or refusing to allow a junior lawyer to argue a motion could lead to inferences about the importance of motion to that party. All of these concerns seem to have been considered and, at least to some degree, mitigated by the judges' orders, but all remain valid.
Recognizing this still-nascent trend, as well as the continuing dearth of opportunities for junior lawyers to get meaningful courtroom opportunities, the FBA has created a task force, led by Sixth Circuit Vice President Glen McMurry, to study the various incarnations of these standing orders and their effects—intended and unintended. At the same time the Task Force will explore other ideas designed to help our junior lawyers get courtroom experience. We expect that the Task Force ultimately will propose best practices and model standing orders for consideration and potential adoption by our federal judges.
It is our hope that, working together, the FBA and our federal judges will create opportunities for the next generation of lawyers to "stand up" in federal court.
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'It's Bob's Call': Barr Says He's Not Blocking Mueller Testimony
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 13: U.S. Attorney General William Barr delivers remarks during the National Police Week 31st Annual Candlelight Vigil on the National Mall May 13, 2019 in Washington, DC. Thousands of law enforce... WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 13: U.S. Attorney General William Barr delivers remarks during the National Police Week 31st Annual Candlelight Vigil on the National Mall May 13, 2019 in Washington, DC. Thousands of law enforcement officers, their supporters and family members of those officers who have died in the line of duty gathered on the National Mall to remember and honor them. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) MORE LESS
By Nicole Lafond
Attorney General William Barr insists he's not standing in the way of the House Judiciary Committee hearing from special counsel Robert Mueller.
"It's Bob's call whether he wants to testify," Barr told the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. "I'm trying to break away from Washington and do the real work of the attorney general."
Barr confirmed there were ongoing discussions between the House Judiciary Committee and the special counsel's office, despite Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) threats to use "subpoena power and any other legal power we have" to bring Mueller in for testimony.
Nicole Lafond (@Nicole_Lafond) Nicole Lafond is a news writer for TPM based in New York City. She is also currently earning a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University and previously worked as an education reporter at The News-Gazette in Champaign, Ill. Follow her on Twitter @Nicole_Lafond.
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Beyond Streaming: A Sound Mural for Flint
Jan. 21 – Aug. 20, 2017
Beyond Streaming: A Sound Mural for Flint, installation view at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University, 2017. Courtesy the artist. Photo: MSU Broad
The MSU Broad invited Chicago-based artist Jan Tichy to participate in the MSU Federal Credit Union Artist Studio Series in the fall of 2016. Tichy has become increasingly well-known for his large-scale, community-based initiatives that respond directly to local, contemporary issues. For this residency, Tichy has been invited to address the Flint water crisis, which came to the forefront of regional and national consciousness in 2014 after the Flint water supply was switched to the Flint River—the results of which led to high levels of contamination and health problems for many residents. Still today, the crisis remains a daily reality for many affected citizens who no longer have direct access to clean, safe water. While many initiatives have been launched in response to the crisis, Tichy and the museum join together in a shared belief in the power of art to offer more nuanced and poetic ways of coming to terms with the situation in Flint.
After a period of intense research, outreach, and many hours of conversation, the artist intends to create a literal and figurative pipeline between the greater Lansing area and Flint through the residency. Tichy will work closely with nearly eighty high school students from Carman-Ainsworth High School (Flint) and Everett High School (Lansing), convening joint workshops to explore how different forms of creative expression can be used to communicate ideas and messages, while also touching on themes of social and restorative justice. Through these engagements, the group will develop content for the exhibition to be on view at the museum this winter, in the hopes of providing greater visibility to the Flint water crisis through the amplification of voices previously unheard.
Click here for more information about and documentation of this project.
Beyond Streaming: A Sound Mural for Flint is organized by the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University as part of the MSU Federal Credit Union Artist Studio Series, which invites artists to interact with the community through site-specific installations presented alongside educational encounters that offer insight into artists' creative processes. Beyond Streaming is curated by Steven L. Bridges, Assistant Curator, with assistance from Meghan Zanskas, Manager of Education. Support for this exhibition is provided by MSU Federal Credit Union and MSU Infrastructure, Planning, and Facilities.


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Hall-Watson: Mcalpine Embarrassing Fnm
Pineridge MP Rev Frederick McAlpine.
As of Tuesday, June 25, 2019
By RIEL MAJOR
Tribune Staff Reporter
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SENATE Vice President Dr Mildred Hall-Watson slammed Pineridge MP Frederick McAlpine during her contribution yesterday for attempting "to demean, disrespect and embarrass the Free National Movement."
In the Senate, Dr Mildred Hall-Watson said that sadly Rev McAlpine's attempts have backfired and he "shamed himself."
She said: "Your attempt to embarrass the government did not work. You isolated yourself and. . .the residents of Pineridge who elected you with FNM votes and embarrassed yourself. We will not allow our power to be diluted by others for their own personal ambitions. It is the people's time and in time the people of Pineridge will deal with it.
"The major tenet of this individual's profession is to teach love to one another," she said, referring to Mr McAlpine's vocation as a minister of religion.
"Instead comments were made in a negative manner about skin colour, name recognition as a negative and that truly is unfortunate. One of the comments made during that debate (in the House of Assembly) I will not discuss here anymore, but I will say that each individual is responsible for their own comments, their own actions, their own attitudes and their own behaviour."
Earlier this month, Mr McAlpine criticised the Free National Movement during his contribution to the 2019/2020 budget debate. At the time, he claimed he has been victimised by his party and excluded from all FNM meetings in Grand Bahama. Mr McAlpine claimed since voting against the increase in value added tax (VAT) last year, the FNM has excluded him.
He said the government talks about being "transparent and accountable", however he was not invited to the Grand Bahama parliamentary caucus meetings. He had said earlier this month: "Now if they do this to their own people, what do you think they would do to you, the people who they claim 'it's the people's time?' Don't get mad with me, all I'm doing is being transparent and accountable to the people of Pineridge. I think the word here is victimisation.
"There's more that I could say but this is just chapter one I'm dealing with; another time and another place, God spares life. I've got to keep moving."
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licks2 1 year, 6 months ago
MacAl. . .whom? The news papers are keeping this "dead horse" alive. . .in fact many of them out there are no more relevant for our social junt . . . leave him out of our hair and he will be a far memory for anybody outside of the HOA. . .we don't care. . .he is a media baby. . .that's all!!
TalRussell 1 year, 6 months ago
Comrade red shirts senators are starting to petty politics misbehave likes the 35 red shirts House MP's ... but how would it be possible anyone be shocked by anything when we live in wacky environment whereby a comrade individual takes it upon he self officially go pubic pronounce he own appoint as we Colony of Out Islands governor-general, yes, no......... Just can't make this quantity wacky up......................
ThisIsOurs 1 year, 6 months ago
Mcalpine is only repeating what people outside the four walls of parliament are saying.
sheeprunner12 1 year, 6 months ago
He is a back bencher ......... he is doing his job.