Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tadeusz Ostrowski and Anthony Pettis. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
With a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tadeusz Ostrowski!
With a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
Ostrowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pettis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pettis wants it to stay on the feet.
Pettis lands a jab-cross combination.
Ostrowski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pettis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ostrowski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ostrowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pettis has his foot on Ostrowski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ostrowski works his way back into a safe position though.
Pettis told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Ostrowski stopping the sweep attempt from Pettis.
Pettis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ostrowski is aware though and is defending well.
Pettis manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Pettis throws a series of punches but Ostrowski avoids them all with ease.
Ostrowski misses with a takedown attempt - Pettis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tadeusz Ostrowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
and Pettis counters with a three punch combo that has Ostrowski backing up. Ostrowski nods at Pettis to acknowledge the strikes.
Pettis works over Ostrowski's head and body with a nice combination.
Ostrowski dodges the punch combination from Pettis.
Pettis moves out of range of the body kick.
Pettis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ostrowski gets the takedown into side control.
Ostrowski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ostrowski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ostrowski in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Pettis is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tadeusz Ostrowski!
Tadeusz Ostrowski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.


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Take Me Out to Spring Training
Posted by Good Times on Mar 15, 2017
Photo: Lindsay Editorial.
For a baseball fan, this is a dream vacation
By Rob & Wendy Lindsay
It doesn't get much better than this for baseball fans—warm sunshine far from snowy driveways, a hot dog in one hand and cold beverage in the other, and the Blue Jays jogging onto the field. The ballpark is much smaller and more intimate than Toronto's Rogers Centre and you feel closer to the action. The sky is blue and the grass—the real thing, carefully manicured in a pattern—is green. Across the outfield, the Maple Leaf flutters next to the Stars and Stripes beside a row of gently swaying palm trees.
This is spring training. At these winter baseball games, the atmosphere is more relaxed and casual—both on and off the field. It's not unusual to see a runner chatting away with the first baseman as if they haven't seen each other for months, which they probably haven't. They might even have played for the same team last season. Here's a chance for a fan to see the team's new lineup for the first time and get a peek at players called up from the minors for a tryout.
Whether you're taking in Grapefruit League action in Florida or Cactus League games in Arizona, spring training is a great excuse for snowbirds to invite the rest of the family south for a visit. At every game at every ballpark, we've enjoyed seeing three generations in their Blue Jays garb. Over the years, many families have told us that they plan their southern visit with Grandma and Grandpa with the spring training schedule in mind, for the tickets are affordable and they can happily take the whole family to a game.
Things have changed since we took in our first spring game in Florida in 2004. The Blue Jays were playing the Red Sox in Boston's former spring home, City of Palms Park in Fort Myers. It was an intimate little park tucked away in a downtown neighbourhood where you paid $5 to park your car on someone's lawn. The park seated fewer than 8,000 fans and you felt close to the action—if you could get a ticket: most games were sell-outs.
We learned that Boston fans are an enthusiastic bunch, with seats often willed from one generation to the next. That, combined with the ever growing number of snowbirds, meant that it was becoming impossible to get tickets. Scalpers were having a field day.
The solution arrived with great fanfare in 2012, when JetBlue Park opened in Fort Myers. Hailed as an avant-garde combination of new and old, the $80 million winter home of the Red Sox seats 11,000, with about 80 per cent of the seats sheltered by an undulating white metal roof that is ultramodern. Yet the field channels Boston's vintage Fenway Park, with its original manual scoreboard set within a replica 37-foot (11.3-metre) "Green Monster" left-field wall. In this day of electronic signage, it's great fun to watch a little door open in the green wall and someone run out with a stepladder and climb up to hang the score. Just as in Boston, fans can even sit on top of the Green Monster; the playing field even has the same dimensions as Fenway's.
Along Fenway Drive South Concourse, it's like a big party pre-game, with live music and food vendors offering everything from Fenway franks to Florida seafood. "Fenway South," as the park is most often called, is more accessible than its parent park in two ways: it's only two miles (3.2 kilometres) from the interstate (I-75) and it has improved facilities for fans with mobility issues. Parking now costs $12 and golf cart shuttles carry those who decline to walk across the acres of parking. The state-of-the-art rehab and training facility adjacent to the ball field has become the envy of other teams.
Not to be outdone, Lee County Sports Complex and Hammond Stadium, the winter home of the Minnesota Twins, has undergone a two-stage, $48.5 million renovation. Completed in 2015, the facility expanded its seating capacity from 8,000 to 9,300, with the new stadium chairs a comfortable improvement over the metal bench seating of old. Each year at the annual Twins versus Jays game, we've noticed more and more Blue Jays caps and shirts among this friendly crowd. The new boardwalk concourse allows fans to walk around above the outfield, where you can stop in left or right field at one of the two new bars or watch from the drink-rail seating in centre field. A retail shop is proving very popular selling Twins clothing to those out for a boardwalk stroll.
For the players, there's a new residential player-development academy with dormitory, training room, and agility field. Fortunately they didn't change Hammond's main entry—you still walk down a palm-lined avenue to a cascading waterfall, above which hangs a huge banner reading "Welcome to Sprint Training." This popular meeting spot probably appears in more selfies than any other part of Hammond Stadium.
The palm-lined entry to Hammond Stadium.
Below: Florida Auto Exchange Stadium.
Photos: Lindsay Editorial, Adam Gardiner.
Like all Blue Jays fans, we had to make the pilgrimage to the Jays' winter home—Florida Auto Exchange Stadium—in Dunedin, a pleasant little town of 37,000 named for Scotland's capital, Edinburgh (burgh is the English version of the Scots-Gaelic dun, or "fort"). During spring training, the streets near the ballpark are decked out in blue banners and many stores have window signs welcoming Canadians. Everyone seems friendly, from the fellow who encourages you to park on his lawn—for a fee—to the smiling vendors scooping out the famous Strachan's homemade ice cream for a sea of blue jerseys. On game day, the town is bustling.
Once inside the main gate of the stadium (at 373 Douglas Avenue), you feel as though you've walked into a large family reunion, with rows of picnic tables full of blue-clad fans happily chowing down on burgers, hot dogs, and suds before the game. However, it's worth checking out the office entrance, where there's an impressive trophy case and a memorabilia collection harkening back to the glory days of 1992 and 1993, when the Jays won back-to-back World Series titles.
Seating 5,509, the modest stadium is one of the smallest in the Grapefruit League. However, many fans enjoy the intimacy of the park and chatting with other Canadians. The current licence agreement between the city of Dunedin and the Blue Jays expires in 2017, and so here, too, there's talk of expansion and renovation. It's worth noting that the Blue Jays have called Dunedin their spring-training home since 1977, and that they're the only major league franchise never to have changed spring-training cities. It appears that both parties are inclined to extend their 40-year relationship.
The city of Dunedin and the Jays had hoped to find a new piece of land to accommodate both a new stadium and a rehab facility, but none seems to be available, so renovations of the old sites are under consideration. Interestingly, the architectural firm involved is Populous—the same firm that designed many ballparks, including JetBlue and Hammond.
Bright House Networks Field, Clearwater, winter home of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Other photos: Visit Florida/Lara Cerri (Strachan's) and Visit Florida (Dunedin and stadium).
The Cactus League
You can enjoy spring training baseball whether your winter getaway takes you to Florida or Arizona.
Florida's Grapefruit League has 15 teams in 14 locations—with Fort Myers on the west coast and Jupiter on the east coast each with two teams. The 2017 season marks 128 years of Major League Baseball training in Florida.
In balmy rain-free Arizona, the Cactus League has 15 teams training in 10 locations, but all the baseball parks are within an hour's drive of one another, scattered in and around metropolitan Phoenix. The Cactus League dates back to 1947, when there were only two teams wintering in Arizona, the Cleveland Indians and the New York Giants.
The newest stadium built for spring training (and also designed by Populous) is Sloan Park in Mesa (dubbed "Wrigleyville West" by fans), which opened in 2014 as the winter home for the Chicago Cubs—the 2016 World Series champions.
The players' new development centre features a two-storey weight and cardiovascular facility, a hydrotherapy room, a 120-seat theatre, a family waiting room and cafeteria, and locker rooms. The training facility includes 12 covered batting tunnels and two groups of 12-mound bullpens, six full-size practice fields, and one half-size field for infield practice, as well as other specialized training areas. You can be sure all the other teams in both leagues are taking note of the amenities.
Thanks to the popularity of spring training baseball, most destinations that host teams have created attractive travel specials. Look for packages that can include perks such as special room rates, game tickets, in-room gifts, ballpark food, clubhouse tours, autograph sessions with players, and shuttles to the ballpark.
SpringtrainingConnection.com/tickets.html is a good source of information. Ordering online from the team's winter home website before you leave Canada is a smart idea, as orders are usually accepted and mailed only to the billing address on the associated credit card.
Alternately, go to the box office in person and take your chances. Many parks have last-minute berm seating on the grass. High-rivalry games (Yankees versus Red Sox, for example, and anything involving the Chicago Cubs this winter) sell out quickly, often before the season even opens.
Best bet: Order tickets early!

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Singing for the Brain comes to the Belgrade Theatre
This week, our B2 auditorium played host to a hugely successful Singing for the Brain session, with over 100 people living with dementia and their carers joining in a morning of song and laughter led by local star Dave Willetts.
Part of a UK-wide initiative by the Alzheimer's Society, Singing for the Brain uses singing to bring people together in a friendly and stimulating social environment, allowing those with dementia to express themselves and socialise with others in a fun and supportive group.
Started in a local church, the Coventry branch of the project has expanded massively over the last four years, steadily swelling its ranks to become the UK's best-attended Singing for the Brain group and more recently relocating to the Belgrade's B2 stage.
Throughout the country, the running of local groups depends on the dedication of volunteers and supporters, and the success of the Coventry group is largely thanks to the efforts of Dave Willetts – an acclaimed West End actor and singer with local roots.
Following the session on Monday, we spoke to him to find out more about the project and how he got involved.
"I first heard about Singing for the Brain about four years ago from a programme I saw on TV, and then about a week later I read an article about it in a magazine," he explains. "It sounded like something I'd like to volunteer for, so I rang up the Alzheimer's Society, who told me that they didn't have a group in Coventry.
"It didn't seem quite right to me, considering that we're one of the biggest cities in the country. There's definitely a need for it here – dementia is something that we've all been touched by whether directly or indirectly. So I decided to set one up. It took about 12 months to get it going, but now four years on, we are the best-attended Singing for the Brain in the country."
"Every single Singing for the Brain session is done in a different way," he continues. "People who do what I do, leading the Singing for the Brain groups, all put their own stamp on it. My approach to it is to treat everyone the same way, so we're not acting like anyone has got anything wrong with them at all. It's purely two hours of entertainment: we have a laugh, we sing songs, we tell a few jokes, we do some dancing, and for me, it's as much for the carers and spouses as it is for the people with dementia."
So successful has the project been here, that Dave has even begin to look into other ways to bring a some calm and enjoyment into the lives of those living with the condition.
"I could see the enjoyment that everyone was getting out of the sessions, but the problem is that people with dementia would leave the building and pretty quickly they'd forgotten the enjoyment they had. So I thought about ways I could prolong that, and I decided to record a CD.
"The CD which I've just released is called Memories, and it features a lot of the songs that we do in the Singing for the Brain sessions. Hopefully that means that when things get a bit fraught at home or in the car or on holiday or whatever, they can put the CD on for an hour, and for a carer or a spouse of someone with dementia, that hour of calm can be like a week. So it benefits everybody.
"I've also recently set up the Dave Willetts Foundation to help people at grassroots level. Every single penny from the sale of the CDs goes into this foundation – I don't make any money from it, and the record company has already been paid. I think the Alzheimer's Society are doing a fantastic job in trying to discover a cure for the illness, but until they've reached the point where they've found that Holy Grail, it's all about quality of life, and that's what the money from the foundation will go into improving."
Details of the Singing for the Brain project can be found online here. More information about the Dave Willetts Foundation and the Memories CD can be found here.
Happy Brothers and Sisters Day!


This is one of the most beautiful treks that combine easy walking with majestic scenery and a mix of cultures. Here, you will see the various native communities of the land, such as the Magar, Thakali and Gurung.
The trail goes across moraines and reaches Annapurna Sanctuary, from where you will see amazingly beautiful imagery of the serene surroundings.
It takes you through scenic villages, rich oak, pine and rhododendron forests and affords you spectacular views of the giant snow-peaks of Annapurna I (8019m), Annapurna III (7555m), Gangapurna (7454m) and Machhapuchchhre (6999m).
We will visit the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI), the center and training school for Indian climbers. The mountaineering museum. The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park is on the premises of the HMI has a rare collection of animals, some of which include the Siberian Tigers, Red Pandas and the Snow Leopards. We will also visit the Tibetan Refugee Self Help Center. After lunch we will visit the Tea garden and the tea factory. Late afternoon tea at the Tenzing Norgay family Residence. We will have the unique opportunity to visit the late Tenzing's personal museum, which houses an invaluable collection of medals and personal memorabilia.
Darjeeling to Gangtok: Today we will take the tou train Loy ride form Darjeeling to Ghoom ( 30 min) and then visit the train museum in Ghoom and take the trasin ride back to Darjeeling. After Lunch we will take to Drive to Gangtok. The drive to Gangtok is about 4 Hrs.
Today we will drive we'll visit Do-Drul Chorten Stupa, an awe-inspiring stupa encircled by prayer wheels. You may spin these while walking around (clockwise only) to offer the prayer "Om Mane Padme Hum Re." Nearby are two giant statues, simply housed, of the Lord Buddha and Guru Padmasambhava. We'll also visit the Sikkim Research Institute of Tibetology—the only of its kind in the world—where, perhaps, the largest collection of Tibetan artifacts outside of Tibet is displayed. After lunch we'll visit the Flower Show at White Hall, with specimens of Sikkim's famous orchids among the variety of flora, and the Govt. Institute of Cottage Industries, where traditional handicrafts and exquisitely woven carpets are exhibited and available for sale. We may also see local artisans at work, helping to preserve these authentic Sikkimese arts.
After breakfast, we will travel 14 miles from Gangtok to visit the world-famous Rumtek Dharma Chakra Center. This monastery is the headquarters of the present seat of His Holiness, the Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Kagyu Sect. Said to be a replica of the original Kagyurpa monastery at Tsurphu in Tibet, Rumtek is a splendid example of Tibetan monastic art with its traditional architecture, exquisite paintings, and intricate woodwork. It houses some of the world's most unique religious scriptures, manuscripts, and religious art objects. After lunch we will drive to Kalimpong. You will have the evening to explore Kalimpong town. Overnight hotel .
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Set in 200 acres of Suffolk countryside overlooking the River Stour, the Royal Hospital School is a thriving independent boarding and day school for 11 to 18 year old girls and boys providing a full and broad education enriched by it naval heritage and fit for the modern world.
As well as its balanced and enriched academic curriculum, the School has an established reputation for musical excellence, outstanding sports facilities including an RYA Sailing Academy and the Graham Napier Cricket Academy, a large and committed CCF contingent and the opportunity to pursue a huge range of interests and activities. The strong house system and emphasis on outstanding pastoral care means there is a real sense of purpose and community where every child feels nurtured, supported and encouraged.
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Lois Marie Weeks passed away Friday, Oct. 20, 2006 at Heritage Village at the age of 88 years. Lois was born in Toronto, ON on Dec. 2, 1917. Lois was predeceased by her husband Clifford on Dec. 31, 1991.
She will be sadly missed by her sons, Curtis (Elaine) and Clayton; sister, Alice Skroder of Lancaster, ON; nine grandchidren, one great-granddaughter and one niece.
Lois was precedeased by sisters Molly, Natalie; brother Irwin and daughter-in-law Dawna.
A very special thank you to the staff of Heritage Village and Eden Care Home for your compassionate care over the last few years.
A family graveside service was held Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006 at Vedder View Garden Cemetery. The Rev. Art Henderson officiated.
Donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society in Lois' memory.


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Michael joined Tadjer-Cohen-Edelson Associates in 1984. He is a principal in the firm and provides overall direction of the Repair and Restoration Division. Michael provides designs for repairs, waterproofing, and restoration of apartment and condominium projects, mixed-use complexes, commercial office and government buildings, retail, hospitality, industrial, and civic institutions. Projects consist of structural steel, reinforced concrete, pre-stressed and post-tensioned concrete, and wood.
Michael provides structural analysis, investigation, and evaluation of existing structures. He has provided extensive designs of building repairs, restoration, historic preservation, waterproofing, and the renovation of complete building envelopes, roofing, masonry facades, garages, plazas, window replacement, waterproofing, expansion joints, balcony and exterior conventional and post-tensioned concrete repairs; in addition to steel structure repairs, garage, and corrosion damage repairs. He has evaluated all types of roofing systems including low-slope systems such as built-up asphalt, built-up coal tar, EPDM, modified bitumen, metal panel, hot rubberized asphalt, PVC, TPO, KEE and SPF, and steep-slope systems such as standing seam metal, terra cotta tile, asphalt shingle, wood shake, slate and synthetic slate among others. Michael uses a variety of evaluation techniques for various roofing systems including infrared thermography, laboratory testing of materials, test cuts for verification of construction, and moisture meter analysis.
Michael is the current International President of the International Concrete Repair Institute, and past-President of the Baltimore-Washington, DC Chapter. He has written articles involving the repair and restoration of structures. Michael has served as the chairman of multiple ICRI National committees, including the ICRI Post Tension Repair Committee, and ICRI Masonry Committee which is in the process of preparing a Guideline for Repair of Masonry Structures. In addition, Michael was involved in preparing the Guideline for Evaluation of Post Tensioned Structures, Guideline of Repair of Post Tensioned Structures and Guideline for Evaluation of Masonry Structures.
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Oscars 2023: Everything Everywhere All at Once leads nominations
Oscar nominations 2023, clockwise from top left: To Leslie, The Fabelmans, The Banshees of Inisherin and Everything Everywhere All at Once. Composite: Momentum/Amblin/Searchlight/A24
Multiverse action epic dominates shortlist with 11 nominations
All Quiet on the Western Front and The Banshees of Inisherin each up for nine awards
Paul Mescal and Andrea Riseborough surprise contenders for best actor and best actress
Tár and Top Gun: Maverick among best picture contenders
Oscar nominations 2023: the full list
Tue 24 Jan 2023 11.17 EST First published on Tue 24 Jan 2023 08.58 EST
Everything Everywhere All at Once, the action comedy starring Michelle Yeoh as an unsuspecting launderette owner who battles evil by connecting with different versions of herself in parallel universes, heads into this year's Oscar race the title to beat with 11 nominations.
As well as nods for Yeoh and her supporting co-stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Stephanie Hsu and Ke Huy Quan, the film is up for best picture, director (for Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), costume design, editing, original song, original score and original screenplay.
Yeoh's nomination makes the Malaysian star the first Asian Academy Award best actress nominee (1936 nominee Merle Oberon suppressed her Indian roots); 2023 also marks a record for the number of Asian actors nominated, with The Whale's Hong Chau joining Hsu on the supporting actress shortlist.
"I think this is beyond just me," Yeoh told the Hollywood Reporter after the announcement. "It represents so many who have hoped to be seen in this way, to have a seat at the table, to say, 'I am of value too, I need to be seen too.'"
Hard on Everything Everywhere's heels are The Banshees of Inisherin, Martin McDonagh's black comedy starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as former friends on a small Irish island, and All Quiet on the Western Front, Edward Berger's devastating Netflix drama about an idealistic German soldier sent to the trenches.
In the nominations, which were revealed in Beverly Hills on Tuesday, Banshees took nods for best picture, directing, editing, original screenplay, leading actor (for Farrell), supporting actor (for both Gleeson and Barry Keoghan), supporting actress (for Kerry Condon), production design and original score.
"Feels like a huge family outing on the cards," said Gleeson, while Farrell offered "a heartfelt congratulations to all the lads!"
Felix Kammerer in All Quiet on the Western Front which is nominated in nine categories including best picture. Photograph: Netflix/Moviestore/Rex/Shutterstock
Meanwhile Berger's film, which scooped a record-equalling 14 Bafta nominations last Thursday, has no acting nominations, but is recognised in nine other categories, including best picture.
Surprise inclusions on that 10-strong list include Tár, Todd Field's drama about an imperious conductor, played by Cate Blanchett, which scored a better-than-expected six nominations, as well as Top Gun: Maverick.
The high-octane belated sequel starring Tom Cruise also over-performed with six nominations, including one for adapted screenplay, though there was no fourth nod for Cruise himself.
Instead, those shortlisted for best actor were Farrell, fellow Irishman Paul Mescal (for Aftersun), Austin Butler (for Elvis), Brendan Fraser (for The Whale) and Bill Nighy (for Living).
"This is bananas!" said Mescal, going on to dedicate his nomination to Aftersun's director, Charlotte Wells, and his young co-star, Frankie Corio, "who I love dearly".
"This is truly a special moment for everyone involved in Aftersun," he said. "To be recognised by the Academy is such an insane honour and I'm so utterly grateful."
Meanwhile, Nighy declared he was "honoured by the Academy's nomination and grateful for the spotlight it throws upon the film. I was surrounded by assassins and this belongs to them all."
There were surprises in the best actress field, with Blanchett and Yeoh competing against Ana de Armas for her role as Marilyn Monroe in Blonde, Michelle Williams for The Fabelmans and Andrea Riseborough in the little-seen To Leslie.
Riseborough's inclusion marks a remarkable success for a viral celebrity campaign which has picked up considerable steam over the past fortnight.
The high-octane sequel Top Gun: Maverick landed six nominations. Photograph: Paramount Pictures/AP
Blanchett, Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Amy Adams, Jane Fonda and Jennifer Aniston are among those who have gone out of their way to champion Riseborough's performance as an alcoholic Texan lottery winner in the small drama, which has made less than $30,000 since its muted release last year.
Meanwhile Williams' nomination, after her recent Screen Actors Guild snub, suggests that Academy voters may feel warmer towards Steven Spielberg's autobiographical drama than those elsewhere (it was similarly cold-shouldered by Bafta).
The Fabelmans ended up with seven Oscar nominations: best picture, director, original screenplay, actress, supporting actor (for Judd Hirsch), original score and production design.
Just ahead of it, with eight, is Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley biopic, up for six craft awards as well as best picture and best actor.
Other surprises included Kazuo Ishiguro's screenplay for Living, adapted from Ikiru, the Akira Kurosawa 1952 classic. Should the novelist triumph, it would make him the third person ever to win both an Oscar and the Nobel prize for literature (after George Bernard Shaw and Bob Dylan).
After a Screen Actors Guild snub, Michelle Williams was nominated for best actress at the Oscars for her role in The Fabelmans. Photograph: Merie Weismiller Wallace/AP
Sam Mendes's Empire of Light was broadly ignored by voters, including for its central turn by Olivia Colman, although Roger Deakins's cinematography did get a mention.
Till, Chinonye Chukwu's acclaimed drama about the mother of Emmett Till, was also shut out, with a much-predicted nod for star Danielle Deadwyler failing for materialise. No space was also found in the same category for The Woman King's Viola Davis. This means nine of the 10 leading actor or actress nominees are white.
Nine of the 10 are also first-time nominees, the exception being Hirsch, now 87, who was last nominated 42 years ago.
The director of The Woman King, Gina Prince-Bythewood, was also cold-shouldered by the Academy, meaning that this year's best director shortlist is populated entirely by men: McDonagh, the Daniels, Spielberg, Field and Ruben Östlund, who made the Palme d'Or-winning Triangle of Sadness.
But it was a banner year for Oscar voters celebrating blockbuster hits. As well as the acclaim for Top Gun: Maverick and Everything Everywhere, Black Panther sequel Wakanda Forever took five nominations, including for Angela Bassett's supporting performance and for Rihanna's original song, Lift Me Up.
Meanwhile Avatar: The Way of Water, James Cameron's record-breaking fantasy epic, is up for four Oscars.
Bill Nighy and Aimee Lou Wood in Living, which received a surprising nomination for best adapted screenplay. Photograph: Sony Pictures Classics/Moviestore/Rex/Shutterstock
The nominations were announced by Allison Williams, of Girls and evil doll hit M3gan, and the British star Riz Ahmed, who starred in last year's live action short winner and was nominated for best actor in 2021.
Almost 9,500 Academy members are eligible to vote for the 95th annual awards – their numbers swelled considerably after recent efforts to diversify their demographic. Nevertheless, as of 2022, 81% identify as white and 67% are men.
This year's Oscars will take place on 12 March in Hollywood in a ceremony hosted by talkshow host Jimmy Kimmel, who producers are hoping can help get ratings back on track after a disastrous few years.
Last year's show was led by three main presenters – Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall – while since 2019, there has been no single host.
Kimmel hosted the show in 2017 and 2018, and won praise for his management of events such as the wrong best picture winner being announced by Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, and for the spotlighting of the #MeToo movement in his second year.
His 2018 stint attracted ratings of 26.6m; by 2021 that had fallen to 10.4m – a record low for the show. Last year's ceremony saw that number leap by 58% to 15.4m, thanks largely to Will Smith slapping presenter Chris Rock on stage.
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Emirati partners in demand despite easing of company laws
By Shane McGinley
Local business partners can still help overseas companies operate in the UAE
UAE allows 100% ownership but companies still seek regional partners
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The UAE's move to introduce 100 percent company ownership has not dented demand among international companies for local Emirati partners.
Before the publication of UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 26 of 2020, foreign companies could only own up to 49 percent of a UAE business, with the majority 51 percent held by a local Emirati partner.
From June 1 2021 this rule was relaxed, with full 100 percent ownership allowed for most companies.
The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development and the Dubai Economic Department released a list of over 1,000 business activities allowed 100 percent ownership.
Despite this, a large number of international companies are still seeking out a local Emirati partner, industry experts said.
"Despite businesses having the choice of full foreign ownership, many companies still choose to retain or opt for a local business partner or sponsor to get someone on board that has deep insight into the local market," said Wayne Merrick, managing director of Dubai-based CBD Corporate Services.
"The business partner able to provide first-hand market intelligence and assist with statutory filings, which can be challenging to navigate as a new or foreign business."
This sentiment was echoed by PRO Partner Group (PPG), a Dubai-based firm that helps businesses set up operations in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar.
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PPG works with five Emirati partners to sponsor entities who still opt to have a local partner when setting up in the UAE.
Nazar Musa, its CEO, said: "Some companies chose to operate 100 percent, but a lot still choose to have local partners.
"That business hasn't disappeared. It might not be 51 percent, but a lot of people are retaining local sponsors. So, whether it be as small as 1 percent, or 10-20 percent, it affects them monetarily very little. Spending $60-70,000 to have a local partner, in the scale of the businesses that we operate, is not a lot of money," Musa said.
"When you have an Emirati on your paperwork, it means that labour, immigration and visa work is a lot easier.
"And if you ever need an introduction to somebody or wasta, or whatever it might be, it's always good to have those relationships."
PPG was bought in May last year by The Sovereign Group, a Gibraltar-based corporate services company with about 500 staff across a network of 17 global offices.
PPG itself has around 42 staff located around the GCC and while the coronavirus pandemic did impact general business activity, the company formation sector was still very active.
In fact Musa said that PPG had "an incredible 2021".
"We expected 2021 to be a disaster but it wasn't. The UAE government quickly enacted a number of initiatives around visas, 100 percent ownership, incentives for people to come and operate in the UAE.
"It was the second-best year in the history of this business, which is bizarre considering we worked at home for eight months of it. And 2022 kept growing, we ended up about 23 percent year-on-year."
In terms of the source markets, new companies setting up in the Gulf come from the UK, US and France in the main, said Musa, followed by Germany, Japan, Singapore and South Africa, and a small but growing number from South America.
In June last year, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai and chairman of the Dubai Council, announced plans to open a network of 50 representative offices across five continents over the next few years, in order to encourage companies to set up in the emirate.
Musa said this plan is likely to see the geographical spread of companies coming to the UAE expand, and he pointed to the Singapore model as a prime example.
"The government body of Singapore is tasked with growing Singaporean businesses internationally," he said. "They have an office in Dubai of seven people in Business Bay that's focused on supporting Singaporean companies coming to the GCC.
"This is what Dubai needs to happen – an office in wherever it may be in the world to speak to businesses and to promote Dubai. And then we will work with those different offices to do the groundwork here".
Setting up in Saudi
The biggest market in the Gulf is Saudi Arabia, and in October 2021 the kingdom announced that from January 2024 the Saudi government and state-backed institutions will stop signing contracts with foreign firms that base their Middle East headquarters outside the kingdom.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Investment reported in October 2022 that a total of 70 international companies had so far been issued licences to relocate their regional headquarters to the Saudi capital Riyadh as part of the Regional Headquarter Programme (RHQ), up from about 24 the year before.
It was announced on Sunday that the rules would be eased slightly, and companies with foreign operations less than SAR 1 million ($266,667) would be exempt from the headquarters rule.
However, Musa said the 2021 ruling had not had an major impact, with companies looking to the kingdom because of the business opportunities, rather than the RHQ rule.
"It's one of these things that still needs some clarity," he said. "For example, what is a regional head office? Does that just mean you have to put a C-suite person there or your whole board there?
"What's driving people to open offices is the opportunity there. If the country or the state makes it relatively easy to set up a business, then people will make that decision.
"Three, four, five years ago, opening a business in Saudi wasn't easy and it wasn't the most desirable place. What Saudi has done in the last few years is what the UAE did 15 to 20 years ago, which is focus itself on becoming an international market and try and attract talent and businesses," said Musa.
"And now Saudi Arabia has become one of the biggest opportunities in the region".
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Steve Webb: What to expect from this year's big pension reviews
By Steve Webb	 2nd March 2017 10:37 am
There are two big reviews due this year that will shape the future of the pensions landscape for a long time to come.
The first of these is the state pension age review, for which Sir John Cridland is set to submit his report to the Department for Work and Pensions this month. The Government will then examine his findings and the analysis from the Government Actuary's Department before making recommendations to Parliament about the future profile of state pension age increases.
While the final outcome will be a matter of judgment, there are a number of areas in which the future is pretty clear.
State pension age review
First, we can expect to see the date at which the state pension age rises to 68 brought forward compared with the current plan of phasing in the rise from 67 to 68 between 2044 and 2046. Based on a DWP report published in January, its working assumption is that this timetable will be accelerated by about five years. This means those born after 1973 can expect a pension age of at least 68.
Second, we can expect to see dates for a pension age of 69 for the first time. At present, legislation gives no timetable for going beyond 68 but, if we are genuinely going to be spending two-thirds of our adult life in work and one-third in retirement, this implies a pension age of 69 in the early 1950s. This means anyone under 35 can expect to work until they are at least 69 before they can draw a state pension.
Third, we can also be sure any pension age timetable will be subject to repeated further amendments over time. The Government is obliged by law to review pension ages roughly once per Parliament, and has only promised to finalise an individual's pension age once they are about 10 years from retirement. Any assumptions about pension age and retirement planning for those under 55 should therefore be regarded as highly provisional.
Automatic enrolment review
The other big review set to have far-reaching consequences for retirement is that of auto-enrolment. At one level, auto-enrolment has been a huge success. By the end of the rollout, almost 10 million people will have started saving into a workplace pension and the fears of mass opt-outs or large-scale non-compliance among small firms appear not to have materialised.
The latest DWP evaluation report shows some impressive increases in pension scheme membership among previously under-represented groups, with a particularly welcome surge in membership among the under 40s. It is to be hoped that the arrival of the Lifetime Isa – a rival product for the under-40s – does not undermine that progress.
That said, much still remains to be done. The consultation highlights three main areas: coverage, engagement and contribution levels.
On the subject of coverage, the initial questions asked include whether the £10,000 earnings trigger is at the right level, whether some groups (perhaps such as seasonal workers) should be excluded and what can be done about the self-employed.
On engagement, the review team has been asked to look at effective communications about workplace pensions and whether there are particular touch points that could be used to help reinforce a sense of ownership of an individual's pension and planning.
On contributions, the review asks for evidence on what determines an individual's level of retirement saving, talks about the role of saving outside a workplace pension and asks for comment on the right balance between employer and employee contributions.
These are all worthy topics for discussion and the focus on the shockingly poor pension coverage of the self-employed is most welcome. However, the review is weakest on the single biggest issue for auto-enrolment: how to get people to save more than the proposed 8 per cent minimum after 2019.
The terms of reference of the review say it will simply "strengthen the evidence base" around the appropriate level of contributions but ministers have explicitly said they do not plan to make policy in this area in 2017.
This is a vital opportunity missed. While auto-enrolment has been a huge success it has also taken a very long time from the start of the Pensions Commission in 2002 to the full rollout in 2019. If we step back now and admire the scenery, we risk being stuck at 8 per cent for another generation. If auto-enrolment is to transform the pensions landscape, as it has the power to do, we need to grapple with this issue now.
Steve Webb is director of policy at Royal London
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There are 5 comments	at the moment, we would love to hear your opinion too.
Bakes 2nd March 2017 at 12:50 pm
early 2050s re spa of 69 i think he means
Patrick Schan 2nd March 2017 at 1:59 pm
All the more reason that people have something to leave to their children. They might live longer but might also be in poor health before being able to retire, if they have to rely on the State Pension.
James Pigott 2nd March 2017 at 4:58 pm
The State pension initially was for when you were 90. How long until we are back there!
Of the 10m employees in an auto-enrolment scheme, how many have had their work scheme stopped in favour of the auto-enrolment I wonder? Not such a success maybe…
Terry Mullender 3rd March 2017 at 6:51 am
Living longer and being able to work longer are two completely different issues. The time has now come to allow people to "fully" opt out of the State Pension and to invest their NI rebate into their own Personal Pension Plan/SIPP to allow them to choose themselves when to stop working.
Steve 20th April 2017 at 9:42 pm
How many people die before reaching the ever put back SPA thereby ending up being robbed of their state pension completely?


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Covid: 'Perfectly possible' coronavirus vaccine licensed for children by end of year, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam says
Wednesday 10 February 2021, 7:49pm
Watch our full vaccine Q&A with Professor Jonathan Van-Tam
It is "perfectly possible" that a Covid-19 vaccine could be licensed for children by the end of the year, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam has told ITV News.
While the government has said it hopes to offer all UK adults at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine by September, no date has yet been given for when children could be vaccinated.
In a Q&A session with ITV News answering a range of viewers' questions, England's deputy chief medical officer explained that currently clinically extremely vulnerable children "can be considered for vaccination" but this is an "individual decision" as no coronavirus jab has yet been approved for use in under-18s.
However, Prof Van-Tam said he believes that "most of the major manufacturers are beginning to turn their attention" to licensing vaccines for under-18s and that he knows of "several that are now underway that are looking at the teenage group", meaning it is "perfectly possible" there could be a vaccine for children by the end of the year.
Here are some of the other areas Prof Van-Tam covered in our Q&A:
Concerns over the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab
The scientist also said that only two people who have had the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine have been hospitalised and that in both of these cases there had not been enough time for the jabs to become effective.
Prof Van-Tam was responding to a question from a viewer about concerns over a lack of protection given by the vaccine.
Data suggests the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has up to 62% efficacy in preventing Covid, but concerns have been raised South Africa has put its rollout of the jab on hold after a study showed "disappointing" results against its new Covid variant.
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However, Prof Van-Tam cautioned that only "really low" numbers of the South African variant have been detected in the UK - less than 200 cases and at a government coronavirus update on Monday, the scientist said he was "not remotely concerned" the variant would become the dominant one in the UK.
He added that people should not be "remotely concerned" if they have had the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab and that he was aware of only two people who had been hospitalised with coronavirus after receiving the vaccine.
He continued that these people were hospitalised two and 10 days after receiving their first doses of the jab, meaning their bodies had not have time to produce a "meaningful" amount of antibodies to fight off the virus.
When questioned further about vaccines, Prof Van-Tam said he believed "re-vaccination programmes" would take place in the future to provide immunity against any Covid mutations.
Scientists have previously said this could be similar to the yearly flu vaccine and this was confirmed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday.
One such mutation is the Bristol variant which has been designated a "variant of concern" by the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG).
However, Prof Van-Tam said that there have only been 21 confirmed cases of this variant which is a "tiny" number and it was "far too early" to make any conclusions about it.
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'Covid vaccines do not affect women's fertility'
The 57-year-old also hit out at vaccine misinformation, including a rumour than Covid jabs can affect women's fertility.
Prof Van-Tam slammed the suggestion as "wholesale nonsense" which left him "disappointed and dismayed".
He continued: "It's such an emotive subject and it frightens so many people but it's totally and utterly groundless".
Vaccine mistrust
Prof Van-Tam was also asked about the reluctance of some to get vaccinated, with rates of mistrust higher amongst people from ethnic minority backgrounds.
One recent study found that almost three in four black Britons do not want to be vaccinated.
However, Prof Van-Tam urged everyone to accept the vaccine when offered it.
"This virus does not care what community you're from, what your ethnicity is, what your skin colour is," he said.
"It just recognises you're a wonderful human being with no immunity to Covid-19 and you're ripe to infect and make ill; that's how the virus frames things."
Despite the concerns of some, Prof Van-Tam pointed to reassuring levels of vaccine uptake across the community as a whole.
He said that 93% of people in their 80s who had been offered a vaccine had acceoted it and this number was even higher in the over-75 age bracket.
He said these were "incredible numbers never seen before" and were higher than the figures for flu vaccine uptake.
'Too early to say if vaccines mean lockdown can be eased early'
Prof Van-Tam was also asked about reports in The Sun newspaper which suggested that one dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine offers two-thirds protection against Covid-19, meaning lockdown could soon be eased.
The scientists said he would not comment "on leaked data" and urged "caution about how "you interpret something a journalist has interpreted and put in the paper".
However, Prof Van-Tam said he expected to see "some proper signals" from Public Health England in the coming weeks and that just one dose of either of the Covid jabs offers "really substantial protection".
This, he said was why the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has "gone down the priority first dose route and that's why we protect more people in the shortest amount of time and we save time".
He added that he believed the longer the amount of time between first and second doses, the better the body's immune response would become.
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Why lockdown is like parking a car on a hill
The interview was not without one of Prof Van-Tam's famous analogies, this time explaining why lockdown restrictions need to remain in place despite the widespread rollout of the vaccine.
As of the end of Monday, 12.65 million UK adults have had at least one dose of the Covid vaccine.
"It's like being on a hill in a car, it's a very steep hill, your foot on the foot brake and your hand on the handbrake," he explained.
"Until you know the handbrake is biting" you don't "whip" your foot off.
"Vaccines are the handbrake and restrictions are the footbrake.
"I don't want to take my foot off the footbrake until I know the handbrake is holding."
Why are so many people still catching Covid?
With a tough lockdown in force across the UK for several weeks now, Prof Van-Tam was also asked why thousands of people are still contracting Covid each day.
On Tuesday, a further 12,634 coronavirus cases were recorded.
Prof Van-Tam explained that this was because many interactions are still taking place, with many people across the country still having to go to work and transmission of the virus taking place within households.
"The way to stop infections altogether is to see absolutely nobody," he explained, adding: "The only way you can get down to zero infections is to live as a hermit."
He also said that data due back in the next few weeks would allow scientists to make a "guesstimate of how quickly" and "how safely" restrictions can be eased to allow life to get back to more of a normality.
Viewers also asked about Prof Van-Tam's mother who was vaccinated two weeks ago.
He said the 79-year-old was doing "great".
And following much speculation the scientist was asked whether he might be appearing in the next season of Strictly Come Dancing.
Prof Van-Tam said that while he did not want to "spoil the bookmakers' books... I think it would be rather like watching Jumbo on ice".
You can listen to the full Q&A with Jonathan Van-Tam on our podcast Coronavirus: What You Need To Know, below:


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Kandelaberen of kandelaren is in het boombeheer het sterk innemen van de kruin, waarbij doorgaans de takken van de kroon met 50% tot 80% worden ingekort. De takken worden hierbij geamputeerd zonder naar de zijtakken te kijken. Omdat het een zeer drastische ingreep is die ernstige gevolgen kan hebben, is deze ingreep in veel gemeenten in België vergunningsplichtig. In Nederland is die ingreep altijd vergunningsplichtig.

Kandelaberen is een omstreden maatregel die de boom verminkt en verzwakt, maar in een aantal gevallen het (tijdelijk) behoud van de boom kan betekenen.

Techniek van kandelaberen
Wanneer een boom gekandelaberd wordt, worden alle takken op gelijke afstand van de stam afgezaagd. De takstomp die daarbij overblijft moet ongeveer 8 x de doorsnede van de tak zijn. Het is belangrijk dat er zorgvuldig gewerkt wordt en de zaagsnede zo klein mogelijk is.

Eens een boom gekandelaberd is, is nazorg noodzakelijk. Doorgaans zullen er een groot aantal nieuwe uitlopers groeien die na 2 à 3 jaar uitgedund moeten worden.

Een boom die eenmaal gekandelaberd is kan best als knotboom onderhouden worden. Een snoeifrequentie waarbij de boom om de zes jaar opnieuw geknot wordt is wenselijk. Langer wachten is niet verstandig omdat de kans bestaat dat de takken gaan uitbreken. Sneller herknotten is evenwel geen probleem.

Eventueel kan er voor gekozen worden om de kruin opnieuw te laten uitgroeien hoewel dat risico's meebrengt.  De nieuwe takken hebben een zwakkere aanhechting aan de stam die meestal ook hol zal zijn. Als de takken groter worden kan dan takbreuk optreden. Wanneer het de bedoeling is om de boom opnieuw te laten uitgroeien, moet met behulp van correcte snoei rekening gehouden worden met dat probleem. De jonge takken moeten dan uitgedund en lange takken moeten ingekort worden. De boom krijgt dan de kans om voldoende diktegroei te maken aan de basis van de nieuwe takken en rondom de ingerotte gesteltakken. Wanneer de restwand van de gesteltakken voldoende dik wordt kunnen de jonge twijgen geleidelijk aan opnieuw uitgroeien.

Soorten
Het aantal soorten dat kandelaberen verdraagt is beperkt. Bij linde (Tilia spp.), iep (Ulmus spp.), populier (Populus spp.) en wilg (Salix spp.) is het gewenste resultaat te verwachten. Maar ook bij witte paardenkastanje (Aesculus hippocastanum), haagbeuk (Carpinus betulus) en plataan (Platanus spp.) gaat het meestal naar wens.

Sommige soorten zoals berk (Betula spp.), walnoot (Juglans sp.) en beuk (Fagus sylvatica) verdragen kandelaberen zeer slecht.

Redenen
Er zijn vier redenen om een boom te kandelaberen: esthetisch (vaak in een historisch kader), oplossen van problemen door een verkeerde soortkeuze, om gezondheidsredenen (bv. om wortelverlies te compenseren) en om een holle of anderszins verzwakte boom in stand te houden.

Esthetisch
Bomen kunnen om esthetische redenen gekandelaberd worden. Vaak gebeurt dat in een historisch kader, maar ook bij nieuwbouwwoningen worden soms bomen aangeplant die gekandelaberd worden. Wanneer bomen gekandelaberd worden om esthetische redenen is dat een keuze die in principe al bij het aanplanten gemaakt is. Wanneer bomen op jonge leeftijd al gekandelaberd worden is het een ingreep die nauwelijks verschilt van het vormen van leibomen of knotbomen. Wanneer bomen op latere leeftijd gekandelaberd worden houdt deze ingreep heel wat risico's in.

Soortkeuze
Het gebeurt regelmatig dat bomen aangeplant worden op een standplaats die onvoldoende ruimte voorziet. Bomen worden dan 'te groot'. In een goed ontwerp wordt voldoende ondergrondse en bovengrondse ruimte voorzien om een boom optimaal te laten uitgroeien. Als bomen in de ontwerpfase al onvoldoende ruimte hebben gekregen zijn er vaak drastische maatregelen nodig om te vermijden dat ze tegen de huizen groeien of alle licht wegnemen.

Op zich kan kandelaberen een goede oplossing zijn, maar het is een tijdelijke oplossing. Omdat de bomen na het kandelaberen opnieuw naar hun oorspronkelijke habitus proberen te groeien, zullen de bomen op regelmatige tijdstippen opnieuw moeten gesnoeid worden waardoor de onderhoudskost sterk stijgt. De vraag moet dan ook gesteld worden of de bomen niet beter kunnen verplant worden en vervangen worden door kleinere of smallere soorten. Op termijn kan dit sterk kostenbesparend zijn.

Op deze locatie is onvoldoende plaats voor een vrij groeiende plataan. Door het kiezen voor kandelaberen kunnen op deze plek toch meerdere bomen aangeplant worden. Bij het vastleggen van het eindbeeld moet er rekening gehouden worden met het feit dat deze bomen een hogere onderhoudskost hebben. Een keuze voor kleinere bomen zou een goed alternatief geweest kunnen zijn.

Gezondheidsredenen
Het kan soms nodig zijn om bomen om gezondheidsredenen te kandelaberen. Dit kan het geval zijn wanneer de boom een groot deel van zijn wortels heeft verloren door graafwerken of door een lekkende gasleiding. Meestal heeft wortelverlies als gevolg dat ook een deel van de kruin afsterft. Om de risico's op takbreuk die daaraan verbonden zijn, te voorkomen kan de boom gekandelaberd worden. Door het kandelaberen worden de kruin en de wortels in evenwicht gebracht zodat ze zich samen kunnen herstellen. Op deze manier kan ook vermeden worden dat de boom door wortelverlies zou kunnen omwaaien.

Het is in dit geval verstandig om de groeiplaats te verbeteren zodat de hergroei van de wortels zo optimaal mogelijk kan verlopen. Bij gaslekken moet gecontroleerd worden of de luchthuishouding weer in orde is.

Het is noodzakelijk om op voorhand al te beoordelen hoe de boom zal reageren op wortelverlies. Ook bij kandelaberen om gezondheidsredenen moet bekeken worden of vervanging niet meer aangewezen is.

Holle of verzwakte bomen
Bij bomen waar de structuur sterk verzwakt is door scheuren of een omvangrijke holte kan kandelaberen soms als noodmaatregel worden toegepast. Doordat de boom sterk gereduceerd wordt, vermindert de (wind)belasting op de boom waardoor potentieel gevaarlijke bomen op korte termijn minder gevaarlijk worden. Voor de boom is dat een erg belastende ingreep die sterk nadelig kan zijn.

Maar voor bomen die om een of andere reden toch behouden moeten blijven kan het een levensrekkende behandeling zijn die vaak een beperkte levensduur heeft. Zelfs wanneer de boom na het kandelaberen opnieuw goed uitloopt kan het gebeuren dat die na en aantal jaren alsnog volledig afsterft als gevolg van het kandelaberen.

Ecologische velling
Wat niet helemaal hetzelfde is als kandelaberen maar ook van dezelfde technieken gebruikt maakt is een ecologische velling. Die wordt uitgevoerd bij bomen die om een of andere reden gekapt moeten worden, Maar in plaats van een boom helemaal weg te halen, wordt hij compleet kapot gesnoeid door hem zeer zwaar te kandelaberen. De aantasting die daardoor ontstaat geeft heel wat mogelijkheden voor de soorten die bij aftakelende bomen horen. Vooral wanneer bomen moeten gekapt worden om een bijzondere of een veterane boom voldoende ruimte te geven, kan dit zeer waardevol zijn omdat er extra habitat gemaakt wordt. Op deze manier kan de continuïteit van de habitat die bij houtafbraak hoort, verzekerd worden. De soorten die daarbij horen en dan zeker de insecten, verplaatsen zich zelden over grotere afstanden en zijn dus zeer kwetsbaar.

Zie ook
 Hakhout
 Rijshout
 Snoeien

Natuurbeheer
Boom (plant)
Tuinieren

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Neurometabolic disorders: The ones that should not be missed
ICNA Updated January 10, 2021
Ingrid Tein
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Neurometabolic disorders
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Ingrid Tein (The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto)
To recognize the clinical phenotypes of treatable vitamin- and cofactor-responsive early-onset encephalopathies with seizures
To select appropriate diagnostic investigations
To apply effective treatment trials
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Dr. Tein is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology at the University of Toronto and founder and Director of the Neurometabolic Clinic, Investigational Unit and Research Laboratory in 1991, Staff Neurologist in the Division of Neurology and Senior Associate Scientist in the Genetics and Genomic Biology Program in the Research Institute at the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children.
Dr. Tein directs the Neurometabolic Clinic for the investigation and treatment of children with fatty acid oxidation, mitochondrial, and peroxisomal disorders and cofactor-responsive epilepsies. Her Neuroinvestigational Unit includes prospective cross-over cofactor trials in children with mitochondrial disorders and the ergometric investigation of metabolic myopathies using BOLD-MRI and 31P-MRS spectroscopy.
The goal of her Laboratory is the biochemical and molecular investigation of genetic fatty acid oxidation defects and development of in vitro disease models to understand the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms in order to develop new therapies. She has identified novel clinical and biochemical phenotypes and genotypes, developed new diagnostic screening tests, and developed novel treatment strategies aimed at bypassing or correcting the specific metabolic block which have decreased long-term morbidity and mortality in affected children and have been implemented internationally.
Her research has been supported by the Medical Research Council of Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Heart and Stroke Foundation, Muscular Dystrophy Association, United Mitochondrial Diseases Foundation, Foundation for Prader Willi Research, Myositis Association and Rare Diseases Foundation. She founded the Neurometabolic Fellowship program and is Director of the Annual Adam Barsky Lectureship in Mitochondrial Diseases. She has served as Co-Chair of the international NINDS Mitochondrial Diseases Common Data Element Working Group (2014-2017) for development of a neurological assessment toolkit for mitochondrial randomized clinical trials to promote standardized comparisons between studies using clinically relevant endpoints. She has supervised over 30 research trainees in Neurometabolic Diseases which has led to the establishment of new Neurometabolic programs in Canada, the US, Europe, the Middle East and Oceania by her trainees.
Dr. Tein is author of over 145 peer-reviewed original articles and reviews. She has given over 328 invited talks including 147 plenary talks at international conferences in North America, Europe, the Middle East, West Asia, Asia/Oceania, and Central and South America. She is recipient of the Samuel Lunenfeld Foundation Scholarship, Medical Research Council of Canada Scholarship, ICNA John Stobo Prichard Award, Detweiler Fellowship (RCPSC), Menkes Award (UCLA 2012), and Colleen Giblin Award (Columbia University 2013) for her contributions in Child Neurology.
She also received the William A. Hawke award twice for excellence in teaching. She was President of the International Child Neurology Association (2014-2018) and was Co-Scientific Director of the Canadian Mitochondrial Network and Director of the Clinical Research and Therapeutic Discovery Pillar (2018-2019).
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Dear Ingrid !!! Thank you very much for your fantastic presentation.
I loved the title of the presentation ( Neurometabolic disorders: The ones that should not be missed). My Q : Early detection is a priority. What is the clinic significance of genetic panels specifically panels focusing on early epileptic encephalopathies in the diagnostic challenging of vitamin-responsive encephalopathies? Thanks..
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Patch Tuesday May 2014
May 13, 2014 September 6, 2020 - 4 min read
It's May 2014 and time for the first Microsoft Patch Tuesday after the end-of-life of Windows XP and Office 2003. Microsoft is publishing eight bulletins, and Adobe is publishing two software updates. The majority of the vulnerabilities addressed in the updates probably affect Windows XP/Office 2003 (our guess internally is eight out of the lineup of 10), but only users who have Microsoft's extended support agreement can get the patches. Fortunately, the XP user base continues to shrink. In our enterprise user statistics we are now looking at under 10% (close to 8%) installed:
But back to the currently supported operating systems. At the top of our list this month is Microsoft Internet Explorer's Bulletin MS14-029. Unlike what we expected, this is another surgical fix, similar to the out-of-band MS14-021 from May 1. MS14-021 addressed the zero-day CVE-2014-1776, which had been found in the wild by FireEye on April 26. In a similar fashion MS14-029 addresses CVE-2014-1815, which was detected as having attacks in the wild by the Google Security Team. For good measure Microsoft also included MS14-021/CVE-2014-1776 in this bulletin, so if you have not installed it yet, you can just install MS14-029 and address both issues at the same time. The remaining issues in Internet Explorer that were originally scheduled (PWN2OWN, for example) will have to be included in next month's bulletin. Note that you need the last cumulative update to IE installed for this update to be applicable.
MS14-024 and MS14-025 are next on our list. They both provide fixes for issues that have been abused by malware, pen-testers and hackers alike. MS14-024 is a new version of the MSCOMCTL DLL that has ASLR set, an easy fix for the developers to implement (basically a recompile), but one that took extensive testing as this DLL is widely used. With ASLR set ON the DLL attacks that were addressed by MS12-027, MS12-060, MS13-096 and MS14-017 could have been avoided. MS14-025 prevents the storage of credentials in Group Policies, where they are relatively easily accessed by hackers and pen-testers alike. Both fixes are highly recommended and will go a long way to making your setup more robust.
Next on our list are the patches from Adobe for Adobe Reader (APSB14-15) which addresses the vulnerabilities found on OWN2OWN and Adobe Flash (APSB14-14http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-16.html). Flash has been especially popular with attackers. In addition, both Reader and Flash have "priority ratings" of 1, which indicates that Adobe considers them to be easily exploitable once the patches have been reverse engineered. Note that Adobe also does not provide patches for Windows XP anymore after this one last release in May.
If you run SharePoint you need to take a look at MS14-022, especially if you expose SharePoint to the Internet. An attacker that can upload files to SharePoint can cause a remote code execution on the server and take over control of the machine. SharePoint administrators need to address this one as quickly as possible.
Getting back to Windows XP, we believe that the majority of vulnerabilities applies to the OS that recently lost support after its 12-year run. In essence, we can assume that any vulnerability that for Windows Server 2003 is applicable to XP as well. For this month, that means at least: MS12-029 (IE), MS12-024 (ASLR), MS12-025 (Group Profile), MS14-023 (not XP but Office 2003), Adobe Reader and Flash. However, as we have seen, its market share is shrinking. If that tendency continues we will be close to 0% in another four months, even though we will probably see the inevitable flattening at the long-tail of the machine substitution. Stay tuned for more on the subject on this blog.
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Attention Science Teachers: Physics and Art!
We were really blown away by the Hasbro Play-Doh 3-D Flash Art. It wasn't until I tested it with two high school students (both having just finished AP Physics) that I fully appreciated how cool this toy is and how useful it would be in any science class. Watch the video and you'll see how art is a beautiful display of science! Read our complete review.
Tah dah! Check out the list of award winners!
All of the new toy awards are posted on the site. Books, dvd, and audio to follow soon!
One of our testers just made me aware of Tefillin Barbie. This was not one of the official new Barbie professions, but I love the concept. She is pricey: with tallit, tefillin and gemara she is $130…the Torah scrolls are an additional $40.
Just received a board book edition of Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw and illustrated by Margot Apple. If there is a toddler in your life, this is must have for your own library. The story and illustrations are a treat! First published in 1986, it has been followed by many other sheep stories (my other favorite, Sheep Out to Eat). Both books are at Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Blue Chip Classics. You can also visit Nancy Shaw's site and read more about Margot Apple at her publisher's site.
Here's some more video of Stinky Garbage Truck from Mattel–will be launched in the fall.
Last year we'd have to say that Mattel's Matchbox Rocky pretty much ran over Hasbro's Tonka's Talkin' Chuck. Rocky just did so much more. (Watch the video of these two head to head.) This year we'll have to see how the new Tonka Rumblin' Chuck– who promises to do many more tricks (including moving side to side as if he's ready to line dance)…will compare to the farting Stinky Garbage Truck from Mattel. We'll be interested to test both of these interactive trucks when they arrive..for now you can check out their prototypes from Toy Fair. Click here to watch Rumblin' Chuck.
Here's Stinky…to watch him in action, click here to view our video.


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Pfizer's Jeffrey Kindler resigns as chief executive
Image caption Jeffrey Kindler was seen as a surprise choice when promoted to chief executive
The chief executive of Pfizer, Jeffrey Kindler, has announced his surprise departure from the world's largest drugmaker to "recharge my batteries."
He is being replaced by Ian Read, 57, the global head of pharmaceuticals.
In his resignation statement, Mr Kindler, 55, acknowledged the personal toll of running a major organisation.
He said that the "24/7 nature of my responsibilities" had been "extremely demanding", especially after last year's $67bn (£42bn) takeover of Wyeth.
Mr Kindler, chief executive for five years, has overseen a 26% fall in Pfizer's share price, far stripping the 10% fall in the Arca Pharmaceutical index of major drugmakers.
He was formerly the company's legal counsel, and was seen as a surprise choice because of his relative lack of pharmaceuticals experience.
Analysts said Pfizer needed an injection of new blood, especially as it approaches a major challenge - the expiry in the US of its bestselling Lipitor cholesterol drug.
"The departure is sudden, but I doubt there was one event per se" that led to his resignation, said Tim Anderson, analyst at Sanford Bernstein.
Pfizer buys King Pharmaceuticals for $3.6bn
Pfizer announces plans to cut 6,000 jobs


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Former RNC chairman says that the Obama "recovery" is the worst in American history.
Off The Cuff Episode #5: Michael Steele
Former RNC chairman says that the Obama "recovery" is the worst in American history.
Adam Tragone
Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele joins me on this week's episode. Steele and I discuss his time as chairman and the contentious selection of Reince Priebus as the current chair of the RNC. From 2012 to the future of campaign contributions/PACs, the former lieutenant governor doesn't hold back on these issues. And finally, he sheds a little light on his future in politics: let's just say you haven't heard the last from Michael Steele. In the final segment, Karl Selzer, news producer at Human Events, joins me again for "Champs & Chumps."
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So…Who Won the Debate Last Night?
The Real Message of Wisconsin.
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Adam Tragone is managing editor for Human Events. He appears regularly as a political commentator on national radio & television shows. Adam�??s email is ATragone@EaglePub.Com


Today, new exit checks have come into force at UK borders with the Government working closely with seaports and carriers to track migrants with no right to stay in the UK. The new exit checks are also being put in place to assist the police and security services to follow the movements of criminals and terrorists.
Carriers in the UK have been gathering data on exit checks since 2013 to create the best system that will not disrupt their customers today. The checks include taking details from every passenger in order for the UK Home Office to confirm the exit of each individual in attempts to tighten the country's borders. Individuals traveling by air will not notice a difference but customers travelling by sea or rail will have to give their personal details to travel companies.
Have You Adopted UK Culture and Built Strong Ties to UK?
Are you unsure about your immigration status or are looking for legal advice to regularise your stay in the UK. It is understandable that a person living in the UK with no immigration status may have been here for many years such as if they were brought to the UK as a child. During this time, they may have adopted the culture and built strong relationships with settled persons. They may even have a family in the UK and as a result of many years living away from their home country may have severed ties. In these situations, these persons should seek legal advice on making their stay in the UK permanent legally.
Our expert Immigration Solicitors based in the heart on London can provide you with options and suggestions as to how to go about the visa application process and avoid the humiliation of the new exit checks.


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Gift giving can be fun, especially if you know what the recipient likes. If you are shopping for your father, and he is a man that loves keeping his stomach happy, this is the list for you. On the following page you will discover a complete collection of gift ideas that are edible and exciting.
If cured meats and French cheeses would make your dad happy, then boy oh boy is this gift going to make him smile. Supplied in a specially designed cooler, you will discover not only meats and cheeses, but also a range of deluxe accompaniments that will go down wonderfully.
Wow, thanks to Dan the Sausageman, your dad will be able to spend his Christmas stuffing his face with more than just turkey. Containing Dan's original sausage, Seabar smoked salmon, and other deliciously indulgent foods, the handmade wooden crate is bursting with goodness and juicy foods.
Some foods are just not available in the United States of America. If you know that your father is a big lover of artisan cheeses, this could be the holiday gift for him. Containing a premium selection of cheeses, alongside some of the best pairings available, this delightful gift bag contains imported delicacies from around the world.
Go to a bar and what do you find atop it? That's right, nuts! Booze and nuts are a delicious combination. Perfect as a present, this gift contains Irish stout cashews, Jamaican lager peanuts, and Kentucky bourbon almonds. Snack time has never been so good.
Forget peanut butter and jelly, cured meats and cheeses go together better. If you know for a fact that your pa has a discerning taste in fine foods, you should consider picking him up one of these. With a fine selection of meats and cheeses, along with crackers and a spicy spread, he will be ecstatic.
Straight from the Wisconsin Cheese Company comes this cool gift box. With 4 delightful cheeses, 4 delectable sausages, and a box of crackers, the recipient will have everything that they need to sit back, relax and chow down on some of the best foods around. Arrives chilled and ready to serve.
Savory nuts? Delicious. Freshly roasted in small batches and ideal as a Christmas present, this Oh! Nuts gift box offers a whopping 6 varieties per box and is brilliant for sharing. If the man that loves and raised you enjoys snacking, this kosher and vegetarian gift box could make him a happy man.
On the lookout for the perfect gift basket for him? It can't be easy, there are so many different kinds. If he is happiest when his belly is full, then this is the gift basket that he will enjoy, as it is jampacked with snacks galore that he will absolutely love.
The holidays are a great time for snacks. If there is a nut lover in your life, they would want nothing more than mountains of nuts for Christmas, right? If 2 pounds worth sounds about right, this assortment of gourmet goodies is wonderfully presented and ready to gift out.
The word BBQ means different thinks in different states. If you know of someone that adores the delightful taste of the country's BBQ, you need to pick up these brilliant nuts that are designed to take their taste buds on a road trip around the southern states that are famous for their BBQ flavors.
Ahh, surf & turf. If your father is a big lover of this combination of the fruits of the sea, and the land, then you need to order him one of these high quality filet feast and Maine lobster tail dinners. This complete dinner is unrivalled in quality and will make him giddy with glee.
Looking to indulge your beloved papa this Christmas time? This is the perfect way. 12 ripe, juicy, and fresh strawberries have been smothered in caramel, Belgian milk chocolate and sea salt, and presented beautifully with the intention of gift giving. The combination of sweet and salty has never been better.
Buffalo Bills make great jerky. If your dad goes berserky over jerky, this 6 pack cooler comes full to the brim with 12 assorted packs of awesome and exciting dried meat strips! With so many different flavors and varieties on offer, he will be chewing for weeks to come.
Party dips always make a get together better, don't they? What if the same premise was applied to nuts? Thanks to this awesome food gift, you can find out. With 3 varieties of peanuts available in classic and popular party dip flavors, the tastes are powerful and simply delightful.
Nuts and dried fruits go together amazingly, and are a healthy combination. This harvest crate contains nuts, fruits, berries and more, and is a delicious gift to receive! Your father will have a great time sharing and indulging in this cool crate that will go down in gift giving history.
Want the father figure in your life to receive the gift that keeps on giving? Of course you do. Choose the subscription that suits you, and your dad will have access to some of the most delicious artisan meats and cheeses available…freshly delivered to his door on a monthly basis.
France…a country filled with delicious foods. Is your dad at his happiest when he has a selection of gourmet foods in front of him? Then grab him this French Connection gift box that has been lovingly filled with indulgent cheeses and delicious cured meats from the country of France.
Chocolate dipped pretzels are the perfect snack at Christmas time. With 2 flavors supplied (toffee and peppermint), this tin is ideal if your pop a soft spot for chocolate. Made in Brooklyn, New York, these gourmet treats are going to make his holidays better than ever before.
Who wouldn't want to eat brownies and change lives at the same time? This Christmas, if you buy someone this selection of delightfully rich and indulgent brownies, they will in turn be helping some worthy charitable causes. World famous brownies loved by Ben & Jerry's themselves.
There are regular chocolate bars, and then there are these decadent chocolate bars. Created by an award winning chef, these delicious organic treats would be happily and gratefully received by your food loving father this crimbo. A truly special and edible experience that will (hopefully) be shared.
Does your dad like the finer things in life? If he would enjoy the smells and flavors of a luxury picnic, this is the gift for him. Not only will he receive a personalized picnic blanket, but also a bottle of red wine and a complete picnic basket, bursting with delectable goods and treats.
From Barnett's Fine Biscotti comes this gift selection of gourmet biscotti. Perfect for both gift giving and sharing, the box itself comes with 24 Italian biscuits ranging across 8 unbelievable flavors. If decadence is what you are after, this box is the way to achieve it.
Is your old man a manly man? If he loves the manliest meats and snacks, this gift basket is for him. Inside you will discover a range of snacks that will deliver meaty, spicy, savory, and even some sweet flavors that can be enjoyed at his leisure. Play your cards right and he may even share.
Spices come from all over the world; certain countries have their own unique and exciting flavors. This selection of spicy nuts will take your dad on his own, interesting tour of 6 spicy and interesting flavors every time he sits down to have a snack….and variety is the spice of life, after all!
Does he prefer chocolate to chips? Fudge to fish? Then he loves the sweet life. This gift basket is for just those people that have a weakness for sweetness and will make them extremely happy. With cookies, candies, caramels and so many other treats included, it really is a sight to see.
If the words 'sandwich cookies' make your precious pop jump with excitement, then you already know this is the Christmas present with his name on it. Spectacularly presented for the purpose of gift giving, these awesome cookies will leave him speechless thanks to their wonderful taste.
Do you want the ultimate cheese board? Then this is it. Not only will you discover gourmet cheeses, but also cured meats, wonderful honeys and even chocolates that are all delightful when enjoyed together. Arranged beautifully in a sturdy wooden crate that can be kept and reused as seen fit.
Do your parents love to host? If that is the case, they need access to some delicious dips when company comes calling. If you have been searching for the perfect dips for them for Christmas, this is the way to go. Simply stir these jars into their choice of base and have a taste!
Pistachios are one of the best nuts around, however, they can be quite messy. If you know of someone that absolutely adores these nuts, then this could be the gift for them these holidays. Made from solid wood, this pedestal offers a place to keep both the nuts, and the discarded shells.
What do you eat instead of cured meats as a vegan? If you want the best, you eat these delightful fig 'salami's'. 100% vegan and absolutely delicious, these fruity yet savory treats will fill the vegan food lover in your life with joy and flavor.
Have you ever eaten apple butter? If so, you will know how delicious it actually is. If you love your dad, why not make him a batch of this brilliant and truly amazing caramel apple butter that he will enjoy over the Christmas period – you will even have fun making it.
Make your pa his own selection of sweet and savory compound butters to spread on his bread this Christmas morning. Presented in decorative jars, these delectable butters come in berry, honey, and garlic flavors and this DIY tutorial even comes with free printable labels so Daddy knows exactly which pot is which.
Peanut butter balls are delicious…who can deny it? With the holiday season fast approaching, you should consider using this here recipe to make your very own peanut butter balls that can be shared with the family or given as a gift. Simple to make, the recipient will love them.
When a father is skilled with his hands, he requires a gift that will make use of this ability and push his talents to their limits. This list is for gifted dads who need a hefty challenge before them.
We're 110% sure your pops is going to LOVE these perfect personalized gifts for Dad – take a look; there's a huge variety, from custom aprons that have insulated bottle pockets to keep his drink ice-cold, to beautiful wooden cheese boards.
If the father figure in your life deserves a treat this Father's Day, you should get him something from this cool list of dog gifts for dads, full to the brim with gift ideas that any dog owner would love to receive.