Kes the Collie and I, Ruth Saunders, can give you three good reasons to bring your dog on holiday to South Devon. Within this stunning landscape there are 30 dog-friendly beaches, more than 80 miles of coastal path, and over 100 'dogs welcome' pubs, restaurants and cafes.
We've travelled around England and, whilst trying not to sound too biased, South Devon in which we live is one of the most dog-friendly we know. For me and Kes it's a simple recipe for a companionable and relaxing outing: take one long coastal path with stunning sea views; add a drop-dead gorgeous beach for a paddle or swim; finally garnish with a Devon cream tea or a crab sandwich at a dog-friendly cafe or pub at the water's edge.
We dog-owners know that our faithful companion's heart lies in a jolly good walk, and the walking opportunities here are endless. The jewel in the crown is the South West Coast Path, which stretches from Plymouth Sound to Dawlish Warren taking in the South Hams and the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, loved for its rugged cliffs, sandy coves and peaceful countryside.
There's great variety and stunning scenery on offer: long walks beside the beach, a lazy stroll by a quiet estuary, or a vertiginous climb to the top of a hill and back down to the valley. For instance you can follow the dramatic sweep of the coastline at Start Bay, passing beaches and wildflower fields, visiting the fishing villages of Torcross, Beesands and Hallsands in between, then climbing up to the dramatic headland of Start Point to look towards the lighthouse.
There are also loads of dog-friendly riverside walks, Green Lane walks, circular walks, and woodland walks too.
After all that exercise you'll need a welcome rest and tasty food. There are many cafes, pubs and restaurants which really welcome dogs. They are dotted around the area so you won't need to go far to find one: The Cricket Inn or Britannia at the Beach both at Beesands; the Ode Cafe at Gara Rock near East Portlemouth; the Cove Cafe at Hope Cove; and Cafe Alf Resco in Dartmouth are all firm favourites. These and many others tick lots of our important eating-out boxes: a water bowl, extra dog biscuits and a pat for Kes; good food and a glass of the local ale for me; and finally a warm welcome for us both!
If you're bringing the family there are plenty of other activities and venues to which well-behaved dogs are welcome: an organised canoe trip with Singing Paddles, drifting along peaceful estuaries then mooring for tea and hot sausages at a quiet inlet; a steam train ride through glorious countryside on the South Devon Railway; or a boat cruise on the River Dart between Totnes and Dartmouth, spotting seals and herons along the way.
There are always new surprises to find such as the Walker's Hut at East Soar where you are welcome to help yourself to tea and cake and leave payment in their honesty box! Or the National Trust's recently improved accessible route at Bolberry Down. Many previous guests return to dog-friendly Dittiscombe Holiday Cottages to re-visit some of their favourite haunts and to try new eateries, walks and outings.
So bring your dog on holiday to South Devon and be assured of a truly memorable and welcoming dog-friendly holiday!
Stay at Dittiscombe Holiday Cottages near Slapton village with its two "dogs welcome" pubs and miles of dog-friendly beaches at Start Bay. More information about dog friendly things to do can be found on the rest of this website or by calling the Kingsbridge Information Centre on 01548 853 195. To discuss a dog-friendly holiday at Dittiscombe Holiday Cottages ring Ruth and Jon on 01548 521272.


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After a heated fight about race and schools, D.C. Council decides: Banneker will move to Shaw
Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in Northwest Washington, shown last week. (Perry Stein/The Washington Post)
By Perry Stein
Perry Stein
Reporter covering D.C. education
The future of a vacant school that has emerged as a symbolic battleground over the direction of the District's public education system was settled Tuesday after two hours of fiery debate among D.C. Council members.
By a 7-to-6 vote, the council chose to move Benjamin Banneker Academic High — a top-performing application high school that serves mostly black and Hispanic students — to the site of Shaw Junior High School, which was closed a decade ago amid declining enrollment.
The vote represented a win for Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D), who couched the vote as the latest gentrification fight in the city, further pitting longtime residents who send their children to Banneker against more-recent arrivals in the city's Shaw neighborhood. The mayor had pushed to move Banneker to the more expansive site in Shaw, allowing the high school's enrollment to increase by 300 students.
Banneker has been in the 800 block of Euclid Street NW since opening in 1981. The site approved by the council Tuesday sits a mile south, in the 900 block of Rhode Island Avenue NW.
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"The primary tool for coming out of poverty is education," council member Robert C. White Jr. (D-At Large) said as he explained why he was voting to move Banneker to the Shaw site. "We should not limit the growth capacity at Banneker."
The move upset scores of residents in Shaw, a gentrified area experiencing a baby boom. They had hoped the site would be used to resurrect a stand-alone middle school in the heart of their neighborhood. Supporters of using the Shaw site for a middle school said the city should invest in neighborhood schools instead of expanding Banneker's capacity, a move that could draw more students away from those schools.
"We are at a pivotal point in our school system," said council member Elissa Silverman (I-At Large), who supported renovating Banneker at its current site. "If we do not invest in our neighborhood schools, then we are going to go to a system that's just all about chance in our city. That's part of what this debate is about."
The debate Tuesday unfolded as the D.C. Council took its final vote on the city's $15.5 billion budget. As part of her initial budget, Bowser proposed more than $140 million to relocate Banneker to the Shaw site.
But this month, the council's chairman, Phil Mendelson (D), proposed renovating Banneker on its existing campus, which would have paved the way for a new middle school on the Shaw grounds.
Last week in an initial vote, seven council members — a majority — supported Mendelson's plan.
But council member Vincent C. Gray (D-Ward 7) switched his stance Tuesday, a pivotal shift in favor of moving Banneker to the Shaw site. He said he believes the high school and middle school could exist in separate buildings on the Shaw property. Council member David Grosso (I-At Large), who chairs the Education Committee, said that was a possibility.
"Moving Banneker does not preclude or prevent there from being a middle school in the area or even the site," Grosso said.
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After losing the vote to keep Banneker at its current site, council member Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) proposed another idea: Once Banneker moves, that site should be used for the stand-alone middle school.
Allen's proposal passed but did not include money to renovate the building for a middle school. But there is funding to start the planning process for a stand-alone Shaw middle school.
Shaw families can now send their children to middle school at the Cardozo Education Campus, which serves middle and high school students.
"What guided me is that there has been a longtime promise to the Shaw community to build a middle school," Allen said.
The vote Tuesday capped months of debate over the future of the Shaw site. Banneker students and Shaw families have flooded city hall, protesting and lobbying council members.
On Tuesday, the two communities sat on opposite sides of the council room, briefly cheering when something seemed to go their way on the council dais.
Banneker students said in interviews that their building is decrepit and that even with a renovation it would not have the space for athletic fields they want. Some said they view their admittance to Banneker as a ticket to a better life and want that opportunity extended to more students.
"The fact is that Banneker gives you hope that you can be something greater than what you learned in your community," Mya Patterson, a junior at the school, said in an interview last week. "Expanding Banneker and relocating it will give more students the chance to feel the same way I do."
They argued that Banneker is already a top-performing school and could accomplish more on a bigger and modernized campus.
"Across the nation, our inner cities are at a disadvantage and at a need for development in black or brown communities," junior RuQuan Brown said. "And it's almost like a slap in the face when here is an opportunity for us to continue to grow."
"Just imagine how our greatness will be multiplied with this space," Brown said.
Shaw families — and council members who supported their vision of a stand-alone middle school — said it is disingenuous to frame the debate over Banneker as a gentrification battle. While Shaw has gentrified, the majority of students at the five elementary schools in the neighborhood are black and Hispanic.
The families said every neighborhood should have a quality school at all grade levels.
Becky Reina, a Shaw resident with two children, said she is glad that Allen's measure to build a stand-alone middle school at the Banneker site passed, even if it was not the ideal location.
"Now, Shaw Middle School can eventually exist," she said. "I'm excited the city did something today to strengthen the feeder pattern in the neighborhood."
Council member Kenyan R. McDuffie (D-Ward 5), who supported Banneker's move to the Shaw site, said in an interview that this was an important vote but that it should not have pitted two communities against each other.
"The stakes are high and should remain high," he said. "But the complexity of the issue should not have been reduced to the binary choice between whether you support black or brown kids or a gentrifying neighborhood of Shaw."
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Nature's New Deal
The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Roots of the American Environmental Movement
Neil M. Maher
Unique argument blending New Deal politics and environmental history
Fluidly written by former journalist
The Great Depression coincided with a wave of natural disasters, including the Dust Bowl and devastating floods of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Recovering from these calamities--and preventing their reoccurrence--was a major goal of the New Deal.
In Nature's New Deal, Neil M. Maher examines the history of one of Franklin D. Roosevelt's boldest and most successful experiments, the Civilian Conservation Corps, describing it as a turning point both in national politics and in the emergence of modern environmentalism. Indeed, Roosevelt addressed both the economic and environmental crises by putting Americans to work at conserving natural resources, through the Soil Conservation Service, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Civilian Conservation Corps (or CCC). The CCC created public landscapes--natural terrain altered by federal work projects--that helped environmentalism blossom after World War II, Maher notes. Millions of Americans devoted themselves to a new vision of conservation, one that went beyond the old model of simply maximizing the efficient use of natural resources, to include the promotion of human health through outdoor recreation, wilderness preservation, and ecological balance. And yet, as Maher explores the rise and development of the CCC, he also shows how the critique of its campgrounds, picnic areas, hiking trails, and motor roads frames the debate over environmentalism to this day.
From the colorful life at CCC camps, to political discussions in the White House and the philosophical debates dating back to John Muir and Frederick Law Olmsted, Nature's New Deal captures a key moment in the emergence of modern environmentalism.
Introduction: New Deal Conservation
Chapter 1. Ideas: Franklin Roosevelt's Progressive Era Influences
Chapter 2. Landscapes: The Evolution of CCC Conservation
Chapter 3. Labor: Enrollee Work and the Body Politics
Chapter 4. Community: Locals and Next Door Natures
Chapter 5. Nation: The Great Conservation Debate
Chapter 6. Planning: From Top-Down Conservation to Bottom-Up Environment
Epilogue: New Deal Landscapes in the Environmental Era
Neil M. Maher is Associate Professor of History, Federated History Department, New Jersey Institute of Technology--Rutgers University, Newark.
Winner of the Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Book Award of the Forest History Society
"Maher has satisfied long unsatiated appetites with a full plate of new ideas and insight about Franklin Roosevelt's beloved agency [and] should be congratulated for bringing science into the historical equation."--H-Net
"[T]his book shows us that while we might know some of the nuts and bolts of the CCC and understand its popularity, in fact we have little understanding of the critical role it played in American environmentalism in the mid-twentieth century....Maher does a nice job of explaining the CCC....Nature's New Deal belongs on every environmental historian's bookshelf but it also speaks beyond our field to not only American historians in general but also to environmental activists and general readers."--Environmental History
"Neil Maher's Nature's New Deal invites us to accord the CCC a centrality in the history of environmentalism....Besides enlarging the debate to include human conservation, the ranks of the interested were swelled by what the CCC accomplished, not least by former enrollees who flocked to forestry jobs and the forestry departments of state universities, but also by the legion of citizens who had some to value recreating in altered landscapes, and even by the opponents of CCC 'violations' of pristine nature. All became and their successors remain advocates for conservation, however defined."--Gregg R. Narber, The Annals of Iowa
"Blending careful research with an ability to synthesize seemingly disparate topics, from electoral politics to gender roles and landscape architecture, Maher offers a rich and complex history of how Americans became green....This is an ambitious and imaginative book that opens new terrain for historians."--Matthew Klingle, American Historical Review
"A meticulously researched history of Franklin D. Roosevelt's most popular New Deal program, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and its political implications and impact on conservation-environmental movements then and now....Highly recommended."--P.D. Travis, CHOICE
"Neil Maher has done us a great service by recalling the forgotten history of the New Deal's conservation programs. His research is impressive, and he writes with clarity and grace. His study offers us valuable insights for understanding the environment controversies of our time."--Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States
"Neil Maher's brilliant book shows that the Civilian Conservation Corps did much more than plant trees, clear trails, and build parks--in critical ways, the CCC broadened the conservation cause. Nature's New Deal is required reading for anyone interested in the roots of the modern environmental movement."--Adam Rome, author of The Bulldozer in the Countryside: Suburban Sprawl and the Rise of American Environmentalism
"Nature's New Deal is not only a compelling case study of the centrality of conservation to New Deal state-building; it is also a stunning explication of the Civilian Conservation Corps' profound and lasting legacy for modern environmental politics."--Paul S. Sutter, University of Georgia
"Nature's New Deal is not only an engaging and well-written history of the most popular program of the New Deal, the Civilian Conservation Corps, but a compelling assessment of its long-term impact on the land and on environmental politics. All students of the Depression era or environmental politics will want to read it. Those who seek a stronger environmental policy simply must."--Louis S. Warren, author of Buffalo Bill's America: William Cody and the Wild West Show
"An important new book that will prove as useful to scholars and teachers of the New Deal as to those of environmental history."--Elizabeth Pillsbury, Register of the Kentucky Historical Society
"From corps camp records and government publications to popular media such as magazines and newspapers, Neil Maher presents a well-documented story of this key time in environmental history. Though the book will be well received by scholars as a primer on New Deal Era environmental thought, the author presents the material in a manner whereby even the lay reader will find great enjoyment in the adventure from Hetch Hetchy to Echo Park."--Chronicles of Oklahoma
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The velociraptor lived during the Cretaceous period, some 75-70 million years ago. The discovery of this species was in Mongolia. A velociraptor had a long tail, walked on two feet and each hind foot had a large claw. The reptiles were carnivorous, and it is thought that the sickle-shaped claw was used to incapacitate prey. Velociraptors gained popularity after the Jurassic movies, but the virtual versions were significantly larger than the actual species, according to their fossils. An adult raptor measured about 0.5 m in height and 2.07 m in length.


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The Planet of Death: 10 of Earth's Worst Extinction Events
By Christopher McFadden
Have you ever wondered about the worst extinction events in the history of Earth? Then you've come to the right place, my friend. Earth is often called 'the living planet,' but as you will see, perhaps it should be more accurate to call it 'the planet of death'. It is an interesting, yet sobering thought that 99 percent of all life that has ever lived is as dead as a dodo.
Such is the nature of paleontology, that estimates are difficult to calculate as fossils are very rare and the fossil record is far from complete. Nevertheless, significant changes in ecosystems are detectable from the changes in biodiversity seen before and after the events such as mass extinctions. Mass extinctions are defined as greater than 50 percent death toll. However, we have also included some below this threshold.
Let's take a quick look at Earth's dark and dirty past. Here is our list, in order of increasing death toll, of some of the worst mass killings in Earth's history.
1. Carboniferous Rainforest Collapse
When: 305 Million Years Ago
Death Toll Estimate: 10 % of all species on the planet
Fond of fossil fuels? A significant amount of the world's current supply was laid down during the "turbo" growth of the Carboniferous period, but not all. Gigantic trees were widespread on land, pumping out so much oxygen that global atmospheric O2 was reaching around 35 percent. This allowed for enormous insects to evolve during this period. This golden period for life had slammed the breaks on after a sudden ice age towards the end of the period. CO2 levels dropped to their lowest in history and the climate has changed from warm and wet to cold and arid. Forests were hit hard, affected ecosystems collapsed and the remains rotted, got buried and compressed. They are now burnt globally without a second thought to their origin.
2. The Lau Event
The end of the Ordovician biocide set the stage for the Silurian. Life recovered rapidly with true sharks and bony fish dropping into the party of life. Small plants and moss began to invade the land, quickly followed by spiders and millipedes. Giant sea scorpions roamed the seas, which is my personal nightmare. All was going well until 424 millions years ago. Climate change, of unknown cause, altered the planet's atmosphere to such an extent that it became toxic to some and uncomfortable for most. 30 percent of all species lost the evolution race and life struggled until the end of the Silurian and beyond. Those damned scorpions survived, though.
3. Cambrian-Ordovician Extinction Event
The Cambrian period is arguably the most important time in Earth's history for life. Most of the body forms we know today developed during this period. This was life's greatest arms race and it led to both armor and weapons of prey and predator alike, oh and eyes. For reasons yet not fully understood, 40 percent of all species suddenly disappeared at the end of the Cambrian. Current theories put the blame on a large scale glaciation event, possible ocean anoxia or volcanism.
Anomalocaris model[Image Source: Pixabay]
4. End-Ediacaran Extinction Event
Death Toll Estimate: 50 %+ of all species on the planet
During this time complex life had begun to take off on our planet. Bacteria and other micro-organisms began to form permanent symbiotic relationships to give rise to Eukaryotes (animal cells). These pioneers were highly dependent on oxygen, as we are. At this time O2 levels began to plummet leading to a mass killing of these little critters. The exact reason for this important event in life's history is unknown but it could be linked to ocean current changes. It paved the way for the infamous Cambrian Explosion!
Up next the so-called big five...
5. Ordovician-Silurian Extinction
Death Toll Estimate: 60 % to 80% of all species on the planet
Welcome back to the end of the Ordovician and start of the Silurian, did we mention the giant scorpions? Stay out of the water!!! Marine fauna was dominated by nautiloids (shelled octopus and squids), trilobites, corals, shellfish and jawed fish. Life was slowly but surely marching its way towards ever more complex body forms. 443 mya, enormous ice sheets started to grow, trapping liquid water in the ice and reducing atmospheric oxygen. Current theories suggest a combination of volcanism, climate change and possible gamma ray burst which stripped the Earth of its protective ozone layer. This would have left it open to unfiltered UV bombardment. This clearly was not ideal for life on earth, causing the initial drop in CO2 and triggering an ice age.
6. Triassic-Jurassic Extinction
When: 199-215 Million Years Ago
Smack bang during the rise of the Dinosaurs, it was, in fact, a time when other large reptiles were dominant on the Earth. Dinosaurs were, at this time, not much bigger than horses, but with nasty teeth! But their time was about to come. Between 199 and 215 Million years ago a mass extinction event(s) wiped out all large fauna, paving the way for Dinosaurs to claim their destiny. Dinosaurs were much smaller than the more dominant species and "weathered the storm". The prevailing theory is that mass volcanism triggered sudden climate change, you know the usual.
7. Late Devonian Extinction
Death Toll Estimate: 70 to 75 % of all species on the planet
The Devonian was a critically important time for life. Bony fish started to develop sturdy fins that let them crawl onto land. Animals, literally, dragged themselves out of the ocean and speciated to finally evolve into amphibians and reptiles. Trilobites, after many millions of years, were finally unseated during this period many began their decline into oblivion. Sharks were so well developed at this stage that they have changed very little since. Massive volcanism, climate change and a possible meteorite impact, led to sudden climate change and the loss of 75 percent of all life on Earth. Are you detecting a theme?
8. Cretaceous-Tertiary Extinction
When: 65 Million Years Ago
Death Toll Estimate: 75% of all species on the planet
Well, well, here is it is, the headliner, but by no means the worst mass extinction. Dinosaurs and other large reptiles on land, sea and in the air were finally knocked off their throne. Most of the commonly recognized dinosaurs lived during the Cretaceous, and most importantly for us, the earliest true mammals evolved. 65 million years ago a meteorite smashed into the Earth at Chicxulub, Mexico, causing an enormous tsunami and throwing large amounts of ejecta into the atmosphere. This led to severe global warming which wiped out 75 percent of all life on the planet. Interestingly, the iridium from this impact, an element not common on Earth, formed a very fine layer that can be found all around the world.
From the ashes of the devastation, our tiny ancestors crawled out and took their place as the dominant terrestrial animals for the rest of time. Well until the next mass extinction event.
9. Permian-Triassic Extinction
Death Toll Estimate: 90-95 % of all species on the planet
And here we go, the most devastating extinction event in Earth's history. Life was dominated with large reptiles and synapsids (mammal-like reptiles and our ancestors). 252 million years ago, in the area we now call Siberia, enormous flood basalts released huge amounts of CO2 and other gasses into the atmosphere. Such was the change in the climate that most paleontologists agree that at least 90 percent of all species were extinguished. Other estimates increase this to 95 percent. This event is known colloquially as the "Great Dying", which finally topped off those sea scorpions.
"10" - Great Oxygenation Event (possibly worse than P-T event)
When: 2.3 Billion Years Ago
Death Toll Estimate: 90+? of all species on the planet
At this time no large multicellular life had evolved. The dominant life forms were colonies of single-celled bacteria and archaea. Most respired anaerobically and thrived. At this time a new kid hit the block, photosynthetic cyanobacteria. This innovation proved to be very successful and they blissfully pumped oxygen into the atmosphere. At first, free oxygen was absorbed and stored as iron deposits in the ocean, until it became saturated. With the process for oxygen removal from the atmosphere halted, oxygen was free to build up with reckless abandon in the atmosphere. This reduced methane levels and ultimately led to a cooling of the planet, triggering a massive and long-lived ice age - the Huronian glaciation.
Oxygenation of the Earth resulted in a mass cull of anaerobic organisms with an estimate of the total death toll thought to be potentially one of the worst extinction events in history. If not the worst it is definitely one of the most important for life on Earth. Could this be a warning from history?
Sources: listverse.com, worldatlas.com
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Photo by Kohei Kawashima
Beach Fossils don't take a typical approach to writing a song. Recording individual parts as they come to them, the band went through almost three albums of writing before working the bits and pieces together that would eventually become their new album Somersault. Pretending they were doing the interview before we even started talking the band was in good spirits about their new record. Speaking to Dustin Payseur with interjections from his bandmates we talked sampling oneself, adding strings and woodwinds, and allowing for collaboration.
Northern Transmissions: The instrumentation on this new record is so rich and diverse, what inspired you guys to expand it so much?
Dustin Payseur: That's always been a really big goal of mine. I've always wanted to make a record with that feeling. You start adding these elements and it becomes something bigger than just the songs themselves, they take on a bigger personality when you add string arrangements and piano. If you have a really simple song you can dress it up to make it flourish and bloom. I've never really known how to do it or find all these people, so it was years of us experimenting.
NT: Did you find you had to write it out to keep things true to your sound or did you let the extra musicians improvise their parts? I heard you sampled some of it too?
DP: For all the keyboard stuff and harpsichord, that's just Tommy, he played the parts himself. We had pedal steel, and we told him to try whatever he wanted and we gave him a bit of direction. The only thing we were really hands on for was string arrangements, we made a point to write them all ourselves. When we were working on it, we could hear what the strings should be doing and we were very controlling of what they would be. We slaved over transcribing key arrangements.
NT: I know Dustin was doing a lot of the writing in the past, so what changed going into this record?
DP: It started as a matter of efficiency, I was here by myself just working on songs. It just became natural to me to work on songs, it never crossed my mind to do a collaborative effort. But the more we were touring, we were writing these songs, Tommy and Jack were coming up with really cool parts and we'd layer on top of them, before you knew it we had songs, and then an album. Most of the time in our studio is just writing music instead of practicing.
NT: What inspired you guys to sample your own material on this record?
DP: That was a big goal with the record. We don't really write songs in a traditional way. We write parts and we don't really know what to do with them. After a while we have all these parts in a sample library and we put them together. We listened to J. Dilla and thought it would be cool to do it ourselves, except we're using us.
NT: What was it like working with Jonathan Rado on this record and what do you think he brought to the recording?
DP: I really liked how he mixed stuff down, with Foxygen and the Whitney record. So we got in touch and booked some time in L.A. for three weeks. We had an extremely different approach to recording, because he's so analog. So we would record everything on tape, and bring it home and put it into Logic and chop things up, mixing it with stuff we'd recorded in our own studio. The tape-wizard charm he has with everything was there, he's very like Todd Rundgren. It's cool because I love the texture from recording analogue but like mixing in digital.
NT: Was it exciting to release your own record on your label?
DP: It was really cool being part of every step of the way instead of finishing and turning it in to somebody. There were no rules and restrictions, I could book everything myself and get lost in the project without worrying about turning it in. That freedom was essential, the record wouldn't exist under another label. We had finished three albums during the making of the album and none of those songs made in on the record.
NT:You brought Cities Aviv in for the record, how did that start and what was it like merging hip hop into your more indie sound?
DP: The beauty of pulling from hip hop is it's also sampling soundtrack music and all these genres we're also listening to. We'd think about the way stuff in hip hop was arranged and enjoying what came out when we tried it. When you set restrictions on what you can do, you ruin the potential. We're just trying to write songs that sound like what we'd want to listen to, without being derivative. We've all been buds with Cities Aviv for a while. We sent him a song and he was really into it. He came by the studio, and the track was going to be instrumental and he did a spoken-word thing on top, it came together really quick.
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Q: Where to find the goto statement in Automation Anywhere? I encountered this scenario that I just need to jump to another line of code in my program using AA.
Unfortunately AA does not have goto statement  in command section. Is there a solution on how to use goto statement in AA?

A: AutomationAnywhere doesn't have "goto" command.
Alternate options is you can create another task and use Run Task command.
If your requirement is like
loop(1..10)
{
if (num % 2 == 0)
    goto even;
else
    goto odd;
}
even:
    echo "even";
    return;
odd:
    echo "odd";
    return;

You can design your AA Bot by creating 3 bots. MainBot, evenBot and oddBot.
MainBot should be like this.
loop(1..10)
{
if (num % 2 == 0)
    Run Task evenBot;
else
    Run Task oddBot;
}

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Cleaning Out the Closets
As each decade has clicked into the next, one thing in my life has remained constant: lack of adequate closet space.
June 16, 2015 | Gail Grant | Over the Next Hill
Not long ago I was invited to a 65th birthday party. It was a blast, but I've since been paying the price. No, not the price you think – though the wine was excellent and flowed freely.
The theme of the party was the '60s, and guests were expected to dress to theme. Women showed up in glitzy sequined miniskirts and spike heels, emerald-green leather hot pants with platform boots, and prim Jackie Kennedy-style pillbox hats. Men were in pants with wide front pleats, belt buckles off to the side, pointy-toed shoes and ruffled shirts with ersatz gold cuff links the size of Oreo cookies.
Flowing hair, on bald heads or worked into grey bobs, was everywhere, not to mention a fabulous pink chignon. Cat's-eye glasses were as ubiquitous as peace symbol medallions.
From the get-go, blistering dance music had some guests making moves that could easily have resulted in a trip to the emergency room. Favourites from the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, John Denver and Elvis kept the beat pounding and the bodies gyrating.
Today, my back demands that I move gingerly, or it will make me pay. Funny, I don't remember having any problem dancing all night in high heels when I was in my 20s.
But perhaps it's time to come to grips with the fact that I'm no longer in my 20s, or 40s, or even 60s for that matter.
Cleaning Out the Closets – If the item hadn't been worn in the past two years, it hit one of three piles: recycle, reuse or the refuse pile.
As each decade has clicked into the next, one thing in my life has remained constant: lack of adequate closet space. Even making the transition from career clothing to more casual retirement duds didn't seem to free up closet space.
Now, rather than weekday and weekend clothing, my closets overflow with gardening clothes, lunch-with-the-girls clothes and clothes for dinner and the theatre, the golf course, the fundraiser, the travelling-afar attire. Then there are the memory clothes, the hanging-around-the-house duds, hiking and biking wear and trips-to-the-city outfits.
And of course, there are clothes that don't fit at the moment but will, I'm sure, be fine after I lose a few pounds, clothes I'm plain tired of but haven't yet recycled, and clothes I'm amazed I bought in the first place.
If the item hadn't been worn in the past two years, it hit one of three piles: recycle (on its way to a consignment store), reuse (heading for Bolton's Chez Thrift) or the refuse pile.
My friend Barb Goodhand, for many years the owner and operator of the Clothes to Perfect consignment store in Bolton, has been recycling her wardrobe, consistently and consciously, her entire adult life. She always looks chic, classy and up to date.
"We hear a lot about dressing 'age appropriately' these days," says Barb. "Knowing your own style and sticking to it is vital at every stage of your life, but it's even more important as we hit our 60s and 70s."
Dressing our age means feeling comfortable in our own skin and working with what we've got. By the time we reach our retirement years, we have usually threaded our way through the various uniforms of childhood, the rebellious stage, stiff career conformity, and perhaps we've even made an environmental statement by choosing 100 per cent wool fabrics or hemp.
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But as we head into our final decades, it's time to relax our style choices a bit. "I think we have been guilty of trying to please others with our fashion choices," says Barb. "If we now look for the winning combo of both chic and comfort, pieces that complement our lifestyle, our age and our body, we're heading in the right direction. If we please ourselves with colour and texture, always strive for comfort, and perhaps add a blowout accessory or an exquisite blazer, we'll hit the mark."
With this in mind the two of us spent a rainy afternoon tackling my closets. Barb was brutal and stuck strictly to the two-year rule. If the item hadn't been worn in the past two years, it hit one of three piles: recycle (on its way to a consignment store), reuse (heading for Bolton's Chez Thrift) or the refuse pile. One of these three fates also applied if the colour no longer flattered, if the item didn't fit properly, or if it was simply tired looking. Three hours later, we were ready for a glass of wine and a gloating look through organized closets with actual space between hangers.
Barb also plays a role in ensuring that her 92-year-old mother, who lives in an assisted-living retirement residence, dresses for comfort, in clothes that are easy for her to manage.
"Adaptive clothing, designed for people with handicaps or physical limitations, can be stylish and comfortable, and most are easy to launder," says Barb. "Hook-and-loop closures, snaps or Velcro are so much easier for Mum to handle than traditional buttons and shoelaces. We are finding ways to compensate for her limited dexterity, while keeping her looking beautiful and comfortable."
Though we may have left behind the pink chignon and the spike heels, with a little help from our friends, we can be at ease with our own comfortable, vital and timeless style as we venture into the future.
What a fun piece that has given me permission to clean out that closet. But I'm going to hang on to those pink patent leather bordering-on-spike-heels — if only so I can wear them to a 60s-themed birthday party.
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Iran Deliberately Suppresses Iraq's Economic Growth
One of the more insidious methods Iran has used to repress the Iraqi people has been the systematic choking of their economy.
by Jess Young
Iran's long-time strategy of wresting control of the Iraqi state has made tremendous gains in recent years. What started off as the financing and training of Shiite militias in the country following the US invasion in 2003, quickly morphed into a concerted effort to permeate every facet of Iraqi society.
Tehran's success in Iraq has culminated in the promotion of pro-Iranian policymakers that have held political power in Iraqi institutions for years. This plan has been a page straight out of the Ayatollah's old playbook, and essentially a repeat of how the Iranian Revolution infiltrated the Lebanese government with their loyal proxy Hezbollah. Today, Iranian officials have largely free reign across all key institutions in Iraq.
All of this is part of Tehran's grand strategy for the region to achieve strategic depth in the region in the form of the so-called "Shia Crescent" through Mesopotamia. This vision (which Iran has made tremendous headway in making a reality) is that of a large swath of area under Iranian control encompassing much of Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. As recognized by regional leaders, Iran has been actively pursuing this goal and making steady progress for at least the past fifteen years.
One of the more insidious methods Iran has used to repress the Iraqi people has been the systematic choking of their economy. Iraq's economy has for decades struggled to get on its feet despite massive efforts from the international community to stimulate industry and provide aid where appropriate.
Considering Iraq is an incredibly resource-rich country, with export potential from crude oil to agriculture, one has to wonder what are the forces keeping the economy in stagnated state?
Iran intentionally prevents Iraq from diversifying and shifting away from a reliance on oil. Iraq once had a relatively successful agricultural sector, for instance, that made up a substantial part of the country's GDP. Iraq's fertile lowlands in the Mesopotamian plains, irrigated by the Tigris and the Euphrates, make it perfectly suited for the growth of cereals such as wheat, barley, and rice, as well as fruit trees like date palms. But for the past several years, Iraq's crop exports have been essentially subverted by an expansionist Iranian agenda. As American intelligence agencies trying to determine the reasons for the Iraqi economy's stunted growth have pointed out, Iranian influence has "prevented the current government from adopting—much less implementing–effective and coordinated agricultural policies."
Iran, on its part, is happy to quash it's neighbor's cash crop sector. By doing so it kills two birds with one stone: ridding itself of a regional agricultural competitor, and creating a country on its border that is entirely dependant on Iranian supply for survival. Indeed the World Bank has highlighted the ever-growing "rise in import bills" (for products Iraq is fully capable of producing itself), as one of the primary reasons for the country's unrealized growth potential.
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Iran has accomplished this by forcing its own imports into Iraq and flooding the Iraqi agriculture market. Iraqi farmers and agribusiness owners are constantly complaining to authorities of Iranian crops swamping local markets, undercutting locals' prices in the process. This situation persists despite the banning of Iranian imports by the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture. "We are facing a conspiracy as there are influential parties [with ties to Iran] that do not want the agricultural sector in Iraq to flourish and instead want to disadvantage Iraqi farmers in general," said one Baghdad-based farmer to local media. "We are putting in a lot of money and effort in planting our crops, and in the end, Iranian crops flood in and deprive us of our livelihoods and leave us with nothing but despair," he said. Beyond the economic starvation, some have accused Iran of even more sinister tactics after fires consumed large swaths of farmland across Iraqi provinces – many blame Iranian backed militias operating in the affected areas.
Even Iraq's most obvious moneymaker, its crude oil reserves, are being taken advantage of. Following massive hits to the Iranian economy from U.S. sanctions, Iran has attempted to circumvent the embargoes that have been so strictly enforced. Now with Iraqi crude in uniquely high demand (especially by refineries in Asia), Iran has syphoned off Iraqi oil profits, and mixed its own oil in Iraq's exports, as a way of circumventing the sanctions on its own crude industry.
Iraq's economy doesn't have to be in such a state. Plans to harness the country's market potential have been in the works for years, with concrete strategies to diversify the economy, boost public services, infrastructure, education, transport, communications, and even hi-tech, all on the economic roadmap. But these future plans have all fallen flat as Iran latches on.
The Iraqi people do have a way out, however. As farmers, protesters and sovereignty movements in the country demand, Iraq must reject Tehran's expansionist goals and secure its own borders. The ruling government in Baghdad must place the interests of Iraqis first and not be swayed by foreign powers. Practically speaking, this means supporting a broadly aligned group of pro-sovereignty movements, governed by the Sovereignty Alliance for Iraq. These organizations like Ammar Al-Hakim's National Wisdom Movement, or the National Independent Iraqi Front operate on a non-sectarian and unifying platform that also opposes Iranian interference. By shifting control back into the hands of the Iraqi people, a future independent and sovereign Iraq can guarantee employment, eradicate corruption and ease ethnic tensions.
Foreign intervention has never worked in Iraq. The only solution to Iraq's economic predicament is for Iraq to become a sovereign nation that controls its own border and industries. Once a devoted political leadership is established in Baghdad, Iraq's economy can attract foreign investment, grow regional partnerships and become a modern and prosperous nation.
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From the San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance: Update for Nov. 17
Purgatory Trees Saved
Ringtail Ridge Trail Continues to Improve
Hays County Greenprint
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» SATURDAY 12/6/08 | RINGTAIL RIDGE TRAIL BUILDING | 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (8 a.m. first timers)
» SATURDAY 12/20 | TRAIL BUILDING | LOCATION TBA | 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (8 a.m. first timers)
Email alliance@smgreenbelt.org to receive location, directions, and last-minute weather cancellations. Gloves, hard shoes, eyewear required. Water bottle, long pants, hat recommended. We supply tools and bug repellent.
» WEDNESDAY 11/19/08 | SMGA BOARD MEETING | 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Members welcome; let us know you're coming and we will get a meeting packet to you.
» SATURDAY 11/22/08 | SCHULLE CANYON HIKE | 9:30 -10:30 a.m.
This half-mile, family- and kid-friendly hike is perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, and jogging strollers. We'll follow the kids along the granite trail and stop halfway to let them explore. Bring water and snacks for the kids and wear long pants. Find directions here.
» SATURDAY 11/22/08 | BLANCO SHOALS HIKE | 8:30 -10:30 a.m.
Trails can be rugged and grasses long, so wear long pants and closed, strong shoes. Water, hat, sunscreen and camera are a good idea. Find directions here.
Huge oaks, elms, and other native trees within a 60-foot swath along the route of the Wonder World Drive extension would have been cleared if not for the efforts of city council leaders and conservation advocates. When the potential loss came to light, city staff used an extensive map of tree locations, created by the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife during its environmental survey, to identify about 100 trees along the roadway. Preservation of these trees became part of a change order approved by the city council last week. Spending the extra time and money to preserve trees and the habitat they provide in the Purgatory greenspace reflects the values of the San Marcos community and its leaders. Thanks to those who supported this effort.
by Lance Johnson
A combination of brawn and brain works at improving the Ringtail Ridge trail located on Ranch Road 12 behind the Dakota Ranch Apartments. The former Hughson Meat Packing plant was converted to 45 acres of open space following an agreement with developer Randall Morris and the City of San Marcos in July 2001.
The San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance (SMGA) has done much of the heavy lifting with the city's support. SMGA volunteers built their first trails here, with two miles of unmarked narrow trail primarily for mountain bikers. Over the years hikers, naturalists, photographers and others were drawn to the oaks, persimmons, mesquite and cactus stands that cover large portions of the greenspace.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department awarded the City of San Marcos and SMGA a National Trails Grant in the amount of $40,087 in August 2007. That project is mostly complete, with the construction of a one-half mile Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible trail, parking lot improvements, and an interpretive kiosk. Environmental Survey Consultants did the primary grant work and the City of San Marcos did the parking lot improvements.
SMGA volunteers improved the trails within the greenspace, logging more than 150 hours of labor on Thursday mornings and odd Saturdays. Their efforts resulted in wider trails and the removal of obstructions.
Todd Derkacz, SMGA president, plans to return the property from ranch land to native Texas wild plants. Tom Watson, a retired university biologist from Driftwood, surveyed the property for invasive species on September 22. Chinaberry has gained a foothold on the property and will be removed. Thinning the Ashe juniper, which is indigenous but pervasive, will aid in watershed protection, a major purpose for a greenspace. "A long-term management plan with reasonable goals is the objective," said Derkacz.
Adding to the brainpower was a bird survey conducted by Wimberley resident, Jesse Huth, on October 17. The fall migration aided with several uncommon bird sightings for the greenspace. Huth identified 25 different species, including both the Lincoln and Savannah sparrows and the orange-crowned warbler. Huth is a veteran of several years' participation in the Great Texas Birding Classic, an annual event in late April along the Texas Gulf Coast.
"It isn't the binoculars; it's the ears that do the hunting. I suppose I've always known that, but for all the hours I've spent in our natural areas I don't believe I've ever heard so much going on," said Derkacz.
"Ringtail is a great place for first timers birding, with its mix of field, brush, juniper breaks, fence lines, and woodland areas." Tom Watson pointed out that the straight line of chinaberry trees is probably due to birds sitting on a fence line.
Other projects currently underway at Ringtail Ridge include additional mountain bike trails, a test planting of native grasses and wildflowers by Camp Fire USA members, installation of appropriate signage in the kiosk and a wildlife viewing stand. Find directions to Ringtail Ridge and a trail map here.
We reported in the past on the Hays County Greenprint being conducted by Envision Central Texas (ETC). Download an overview of Greenprinting. The Hays County effort kicked off at a workshop in San Marcos last May. ETC reports that similar workshops were held in Bastrop and Caldwell Counties in October, and that representatives of all the counties within the larger regional effort also met in October to help ensure that the goals and criteria identified at the county workshops were effectively defined, the appropriate data will be gathered, and the input into the Greenprint model is accurate and current. Stakeholder meetings will continue into early 2009 to bring the regional effort into greater coordination and allow for the lessons learned in one county to enhance the process in neighboring counties.
The World Dance Festival held in October at the Price Center benefited three local charities, one of them being SMGA. We received the highest number of donations by 1 or 2 votes and that garnered a cool $100. If you are looking for a place to relax with a book, a scone and cup of French roast, head for the Blue Goat.
by Gordon Sabin
As SMGA volunteers add miles to local trails, interest in bicycling to them and on them increases. So here's the first in a series of tips for all you on- and off-road bikers out there. The manufacturer's recommended range of tire pressure is stamped on the sidewall of the tire. The higher number is the maximum psi and the lower is the minimum. Lower tire pressure increases traction on loose or unstable surfaces and provides some shock absorption on rough surfaces, such as those encountered on trails. Lower tire pressure requires more effort and is more susceptible to common punctures than higher pressure. Higher pressure makes the tire roll more easily on smooth surfaces, thus making pedaling easier, and higher pressure is less prone to the more common causes of flat tires. One can achieve a considerable variance in riding characteristics by experimenting with tire pressure.
Gordon Sabin offers advice and training to local bikers and can be contacted at gpsabin@grandecom.net.
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» JACOB'S WELL STOPS FLOWING (10/27)
Jacob's Well, the famous natural spring known to be the longest underwater cave in Texas, stopped flowing for the second time in recorded history on the evening of October 20th. "The lack of rainfall and the continued pumping of the aquifer to serve local water supply has caused Jacob's Well to cease flowing,"
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Lightning Strikes For Byron Allen With Weather Channel Buy
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — In the early 1980s, Byron Allen was best known as one of several commentators on the NBC comedy talk show Real People.
Now, he's a media mogul that just acquired The Weather Channel and its Local Now streaming service through his Allen Media LLC.
Allen Media's Entertainment Studios Inc. is the official party acquiring what is the parent company of TWC and Local Now, The Weather Group.
The sellers are private investment partners The Blackstone Group and Bain Capital, and Comcast/NBCUniversal.
Entertainment Studios Inc. has emerged as one of the largest independent producers and distributors of film and television, with 41 shows on the air. It also owns eight 24-hour HD cable television networks. Allen is a ubiquitous presence at the NATPE Miami conference and expo in Miami Beach each January.
Allen's acquisition of The Weather Channel and Weather Now marks a new chapter for a network that has evolved dramatically since the 1990s, when the network gained a cult-like following for its continuous weather coverage and series of anchors.
Pressure to build ad sales led to docu-reality series with weather themes added to prime-time slots, bumping the continuous weather coverage that made the cable network a staple for viewers seeing weather forecasts and current conditions.
Most recently, famed meteorologist Bryan Norcross exited The Weather Channel to return to Miami, where is now a part of the team at Warren Buffett-controlled ABC affiliate WPLG-10.
Allen called The Weather Channel "one of the most trusted and extremely important cable networks, with information vitally important to the safety and protection of our lives."
A sale price was not disclosed.
Byron Allen's acquisition of The Weather Channel through his wholly-owned Allen Media LLC was represented by the law firms Sklar Kirsh, Nelson Mullins, and Loeb & Loeb.
The Weather Channel was represented in the transaction by the law firms Ropes & Gray and Jones Day.
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Covid-19: What govt should do to save poor, vulnerable, marginalised Nigerians - Expert
By Joy Akiga
As the Covid-19 impacts continue to ravage sectors of economy and negatively affecting the citizenry, the Nigerian government has been advised on measures to adopt in an effort to curtail the pandemics consequences on its poor and vulnerable populace.
An expert in Marketing Communication, Prof. Samaila Mande, gave the advice on Monday while presenting the 17th Inaugural Lecture of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).
The lecture titled: "Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) and Risk Communication Tools for Managing the Covid-19 Health Emergency in Nigeria: What a Synergy?" offered thirteen recommendations on ways to effectively communicate inherent health risks of the virus.
Mande's lecture, presided over by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abdalla Uba Adamu, was held virtually and streamed live on various platforms, the second to be held virtually in the university due to the Covid-19 challenges.
The presenter, a Dean in the School of Postgraduate Studies of the university, discussed that to effectively curtail the post Covid-19 economic consequences, there should be a diversified, inclusive and robust private-sector driven economy to enhance growth and employment generation to stem the tide of social crimes, insecurity and disorder.
To nip the Covid-19 problems in the buds, Mande emphasized, there was the need for the country to "establish an emergency-preparedness master-plan for proactively addressing and containing all the envisaged and forecasted negative post-Covid-19 consequences."
Such master-plan, according to him, must factor-in public relations, issues-management, crisis management and risk communications as well as community engagement (RCCE) programmes for nipping those problems in the buds.
While turning to the citizens, the don urged them to also show more interest in farming as it holds the greatest ace to survival and growth in the post Covid-19 era.
Government at all levels, he said, are to provide necessary supports and security to farmers to prevent herders' clashes, stressing the need for the national livestock transformation plan to be implemented.
On his part, the chairman of the lecture and Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abdalla Uba Adamu, said it was the 8th Inaugural Lecture he was chairing in his five years as the Vice-Chancellor.
Adamu, who finishes his tenure on February 10, 2021, urged other professors in the university to come up to deliver Inaugural Lectures as there is no hierarchy but readiness to deliver.
He commended Mande for delivering what he put as a thought-provoking lecture aimed at giving social responsibility to do away with misconception about Covid-19.
The Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences, Dr. Osoba Samson B., in his vote of thanks, commended the presenter as the first professor of Marketing in the faculty and also the first to deliver his Inaugural Lecture in the faculty.
Osoba also appreciated the out-going Vice-Chancellor for an exemplary leadership style in transforming the university during his stint.
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Michelle Obama event sells out in minutes
Published November 9, 2018 by Katherine Cowdrey
After tickets to Michelle Obama's sole UK appearance to promote her forthcoming book, Becoming, sold out within minutes, her publishers have undertaken to make "as...
After tickets to Michelle Obama's sole UK appearance to promote her forthcoming book, Becoming, sold out within minutes, her publishers have undertaken to make "as much content as possible...widely available" after the event.
The London event, featuring the former First Lady in conversation with novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on 3rd December at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, was only announced a week ago. But following the release of tickets to the 2,700-seat capacity venue to the general public at 10am on Thursday morning (8th November), Southbank Centre announced as soon as 10.30am the same day it had completely sold out.
Tens of thousands of punters were left disappointed, and many took to Twitter to express their frustration, with some saying they wished a larger venue than the Royal Festival Hall had been booked. A petition to livestream the event in wake of "enormous unmet demand" was also launched.
A Penguin General spokesperson commented: "We're absolutely thrilled that so many people share our love for Michelle Obama and are excited to hear her story.
"We wish we could have given more people the opportunity to see her live, but we were restricted to a single date so had limited options.
"We will work with Penguin Live to make sure as much content as possible from her event is made widely available once it has happened."
Obama's appearance features in the midst of her 10-stop North American tour, which kicks off in Chicago on the book's publication day, 13th November, and wraps up on 19th December in Brooklyn, New York.
Ticket prices to her UK event ranged from between £30 and £125, but tickets started appearing on Viagogo for sale for thousands of pounds. In a tweet Southbank Centre said it has asked the site to remove the tickets and that tickets bought from unauthorised third parties will be cancelled and invalid for entry.
Tickets went on general sale on Thursday after the venue's members were given priority on a certain number of tickets the day before. 300 tickets were held back to give away free to school students and charities.
Becoming is the beneficiary of Penguin General's biggest marketing spend to date, Viking told The Bookseller this week. An extensive National Rail and London Underground campaign has been booked on top of promotions with Amazon and commercial radio, as well as social media and podcast advertising.
Campaign highlights have already seen Obama's portrait appear as a mural in Brixton and, still to come in partnership with gal-dem and Waterstones, a pop-up shop stocked with books by women and non-binary people of colour will open in central London for one week from 23rd November. A special "I am Becoming" podcast has also been developed as well as vox pops footage with members of the public to use as part of the publisher's promotional activity. More details about the record-breaking campaign can be found here.
Penguin Random House secured the memoir in a global book deal, worth a rumoured $65m, that also includes a forthcoming book from former US president Barack Obama.
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Michelle Obama's memoir out in November
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Penguin to launch healthy living imprint
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Mairi Kidd celebrates inspirational Scots with Black & White deal
Granta signs 'urgent and unflinching' Peru reportage by Zárate
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These are the Airport Operations News Bulletins issued by Flight Safety Foundation during 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
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September-October 2005
Crew Lands B-777 on Runway Section Closed for Construction. The flight crew had received several advisories about displaced-threshold operations at the New Zealand airport. The aircraft was observed on a low approach by the work-party coordinator, who kept the workers clear of the construction area.
U.K. Government–Industry Partnership Targets London Airspace Infringements. The initiative has identified causal factors, emphasized procedural compliance and worked to improve communication between general aviation aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers. An independent Internet site enables stakeholders to monitor the results.
Noise-abatement Procedures Require Periodic Risk Assessment. European authorities typically require airport managers, air traffic controllers and aircraft operators to reduce aircraft noise through operating procedures and other methods. Demonstration flights and flight-data monitoring could help determine if noise- related operating constraints conflict with safety objectives, said the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority.
March-April 2005
Training Deficiency Leaves Catering Driver Unprepared to Resolve Disorientation. During takeoff, an Airbus A330 passed directly over a motor vehicle that inadvertently was being operated on the same runway. Although experienced and authorized to drive on parts of the Sydney International Airport movement area, the driver had neither a two-way radio nor guidance for this situation, said the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. During takeoff, an Airbus A330 passed directly over a motor vehicle that inadvertently was being operated on the same runway. Although experienced and authorized to drive on parts of the Sydney International Airport movement area, the driver had neither a two-way radio nor guidance for this situation, said the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
Disagreements About Deicing, Post-deicing Inspection Contribute to Serious Incident. Citing inadequate procedures for contracting airport ground services, the Italian Air Safety Board said that the flight crew of a Fokker 70 did not recognize that the wings were cold-soaked, suspect formation of clear ice or inspect the upper-wing surface before takeoff. Citing inadequate procedures for contracting airport ground services, the Italian Air Safety Board said that the flight crew of a Fokker 70 did not recognize that the wings were cold-soaked, suspect formation of clear ice or inspect the upper-wing surface before takeoff.
Analyzing Runway Incursion Severity Helps Identify Solutions 6 pages. [PDF 104K] Efforts by civil aviation authorities to learn safety lessons by comparing similar data sometimes have been impeded by conflicting definitions. Applying U.S. categories for severity, however, has helped Australian specialists to reduce the risk of accidents in airport-surface operations.
System Flags Altimeter-setting Errors in Weather Observations. Canadian authorities were alarmed in 1997 by the unexpected rate of human errors in altimeter settings. They have succeeded in preventing nearly all types of these errors.
Propeller Injures Maintenance Technician During Apron Check of Deicing Boots. Inadequate coordination of airport police officers and other specialists hindered the emergency response and the accident investigation, said the Dutch Transport Safety Board. Investigators also found that the supervisor knew that the maintenance technician had worked only on turbojet airplanes and had limited line experience.
Communicating From the Pushback-tractor Seat Helps Prevent Serious Injuries. Accident investigations, working groups and surveys have recommended methods of increasing worker safety during pushback operations. Airlines and ramp service contractors have adopted engineering solutions and many changes based on awareness of human factors.
European Air Traffic Controllers Assert Influence to Prevent Runway Incursions. Prevention requires teamwork by controllers, pilots, airport operators and others, but a European action plan also recommends that controllers promote compliance with ICAO standards, correct phraseology and wider use of aviation English.
Data Limit Ongoing Analysis of ARFF-vehicle Rollover Accidents. Preventing lateral loss of control in aircraft rescue and fire fighting vehicles with a high center of gravity can require countermeasures such as vehicle-specific driver-operator training, vehicle-suspension modifications and lateral-acceleration warning devices.
B-747 Collision With Airbridge Follows Apparent Brake Failure 4 pages. Passenger behavior — described by the chief cabin attendant as a 'riot' prompted by observations of wing-tank fuel venting — complicated the flight crew's return to the gate in response to a failed engine instrument. Failure to manually connect an auxiliary hydraulic pump rendered the aircraft brake system inoperative for taxi.
Audit of ATC Operational Errors Prompts Call for Mandatory Remedial Training. The U.S. Department of Transportation investigated whether optional traininghas been effective in reducing operational errors by air traffic controllers. Auditors recommended a policy of mandatory training — without connotations of punishment — when relatively serious operational errors occur
New Strategies Prevent ATC Clearances for Operation on Closed Runways 6 pages. In a few recent runway incursions, aircraft crews obtained an inadvertent clearance from air traffic controllers to take off or to land on a closed runway. Solutions have included revised procedures, improved communication and reevaluation of some memory aids.
Human Error Causes Outages in Airway Facilities. To prevent personnel-induced equipment outages, operations managers see opportunities to improve communication and coordination, address procedural problems and avoid issues caused by the introduction of new software or equipment.
High-visibility Clothing Alone Fails to Protect Workers From Being Struck by Vehicles 6 pages. Reviewing U.S. injuries/fatalities, air carrier data and international airport surveys, a study by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration found an industry consensus favoring comprehensive apron-safety programs at airports. Conspicuity of workers often was not a factor in accidents.
Inadequate Weather Communication Cited in B-737 Microburst-downdraft Incident 8 pages. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau said that, among other factors, air traffic controllers did not advise the flight crew — nor did the crew request — details about the lateral limits, direction of travel and groundspeed of a thunderstorm approaching the destination airport.
Virtual-reality Simulation of Aircraft Accidents Challenges ARFF Incident Commanders. Wider adoption of this technology hinges on funding and further study of this method of developing aircraft rescue and fire fighting skills.
Solutions Target Chronic Hazards to Aircraft During Airport Construction 12 pages. International practices, discrepancy data from airport inspectors, accidents and incidents influence airport operators' methods of reducing construction-related risks. New advisory information continues to address safety-area encroachments, unauthorized/improper vehicle operations and unmarked/uncovered holes and trenches as the most prevalent issues
Border-collie Patrols Are Among Newest Methods of Airport Wildlife Control 8 pages. Airport studies have found that the dogs' harassment of birds has helped reduce bird populations and the number of bird-strike accidents. The dogs also have been effective in reducing the presence of other wildlife in aircraft operations areas
Maintaining Visual Aids Helps to Prevent Runway Incursions. Evolving methods of inspection, evaluation and maintenance enable airports to identify deficiencies before pilots or ground personnel experience surface-navigation problems. Safety specialists in several countries are working to ensure that airport markings, signs and lighting remain visible
Rapid Deplaning by Airbridge Requires Coordinated Procedures. The decision to use an airbridge for precautionary deplaning or emergency evacuation at the gate rests with the aircraft captain. The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority recommends that airports be involved in coordinating procedures used by crewmembers, gate agents, airbridge operators and aircraft rescue and fire fighting personnel.
Airport-operations Simulation Aids Evaluation of Strategies to Prevent Runway Incursions at LAX. Tests conducted in a U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration simulator showed that a taxiway extension and revised traffic-management procedures might help to reduce runway incursions at Los Angeles (California, U.S.) International Airport
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Rejected Takeoff Prevents Runway Collision After System of ATC Defenses Fails. The Dutch Transportation Safety Board said that the Boeing 767 flight crew observed the Boeing 747 as it was being towed across the runway in low-visibility conditions. The takeoff clearance involved misinterpretation of the surface movement radar display of the B-747's position and direction of movement
Memory Lapses, Miscommunication, Inadequate Coordination Cited as Most Common Causes of Tower Controllers' Errors. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration says that reports on operational errors at U.S. airport traffic control towers show that the most common contributing factor was that the controller forgot crucial information, such as an aircraft clearance, a vehicle on a runway or a closed runway.
Traffic Conflict Near Australian Airport Prompts Call for Airborne Collision Avoidance Systems. The investigation revealed problems with situational awareness and self-separation techniques under instrument flight rules. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau recommended mandatory use of airborne collision avoidance systems by aircraft with 10 seats to 30 seats in regular public transport operations.
March-June 2001
Special Double Issue: In Aircraft Fueling, Fire Prevention Requires Strict Compliance With Routine Procedures. Universally recommended practices for fueling transport aircraft have helped to maintain a low incidence of jet-fuel fires on airport ramps. Despite the few accidents on record, complacency, poor training, inadequate compliance with procedures or neglected maintenance can cause serious consequences.
U.S. Security Screeners Must Improve Performance at Airport Checkpoints. A study of security-screening practices at airports in Belgium, Canada, France, Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States said that aptitude, job qualifications, pay and training influence screeners' effectiveness in detecting hazardous items in carry-on baggage.
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Yoga May Help Reduce Symptoms Of Depression And Anxiety
In honor of Black History Month, here are 25 exceptional clinicians and healthcare professionals who advanced medicine and race relations in the U.S.
New York Medical College News: Jane Cooke Wright, M.D. '45. She served as associate dean at NYMC from 1967 to 1975.
Becker's Hospital Review
A coronavirus 'super spreader' was identified—what that means and what you need to know
A "super spreader" is a generic term that means someone will disproportionately infect a large number of people with a virus, Amesh Adalja, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security and member of the Infectious Disease Society of America, tells CNBC Make It. In other words, super spreaders spread a virus more efficiently than the average person.
New York Medical College Leadership News: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., vice president for government affairs and dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice
A strategy for securing religious freedom and tolerance in health care
A new rule proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services in mid-January, "Ensuring Equal Treatment of Faith-Based Organizations," is intended to provide clarity about the rights and obligations of faith-based organizations and also eliminate certain requirements previously imposed on those organizations.
NYMC Faculty News: Rabbi Ira J. Bedzow, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine and director of the Biomedical Ethics and Humanities Program
Chinese Coronavirus: What You Need To Know
The Center for Disaster Medicine at New York Medical College, a member of the Touro College and University System, hosted a briefing about coronavirus on Friday, January 31. The rapidly spreading coronavirus is still a limited risk in the United States, but the situation could change quickly.
New York Medical College Leadership Mentions:
Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., vice president for government affairs and dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice
Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer
Alan Kadish, M.D., president of the Touro College and University System
Chandra Shekar Bakshi, D.V.M., Ph.D., associate professor of microbiology and immunology
Marisa Montecalvo, M.D., professor of medicine and director for health services
Sherlita Amler, M.D., M.S., clinical associate professor of pediatrics, adjunct professor of public health and senior fellow for Center for Disaster Medicine, and health commissioner at Westchester County Department of Health
5 Towns Jewish Times
2020's Healthiest & Unhealthiest Cities in America
Location matters when it comes to health. Some places promote wellness by expanding access to nutritious food and recreational facilities. Others strive to keep healthcare costs affordable for everyone or keep parks clean and well-maintained.
NYMC Leadership News: Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D., chair and professor in the Department of Public Health
Advancing Care in the Hudson Valley
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NYMC Faculty Mentions: Joseph L. Giamelli, M.D. '02, assistant professor of pediatrics, Melanie Leong, M.D., M.S., assistant professor of pediatrics, Fabio O. Danisi, M.D., clinical associate professor of neurology, Lisa N. Hirsch, M.D., instructor of medicine, Elizabeth Tilley, Ph.D., instructor of surgery, Julio A. Panza, M.D., professor of medicine, Joshua Ab. Melcer, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, Joseph L. Giamelli, M.D. '02, assistant professor of pediatrics, Khanh H. Nguyen, M.D., professor of surgery, Srihari S. Naidu, M.D., professor of medicine, Cary S. Passik, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, Ramin Malekan, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, Joseph J. Fulton, M.D., clinical assistant professor of surgery , Jayesh R. Modi, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, Michael H. Gewitz, M.D., professor of pediatrics and vice chair of the Department of Pediatrics, J. Keith Festa, M.D., clinical assistant professor of medicine, Stephen J. Ferrando, M.D., Har Esh Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Carol L. Karmen, M.D., associate professor of medicine
Advancing Care
PMDD Almost Ruined My Life Before I Found out What It Was
Having lived with depression for most of my life, I thought it was just related that. But this felt different. It was more severe. It was scary. I felt completely hopeless, even suicidal. I couldn't stop crying. I felt rage at minor triggers. This deep emotional spell lasted only a few days and then I felt back to myself. I didn't notice at first that it had lifted when my period started.
NYMC Faculty News: Camille A. Clare, M.D., M.P.H. '11, associate dean of diversity and inclusion for the School of Medicine and associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology
Does Everyone Have Pain with Ovulation? Experts Explain Mittelschmerz
A friend of mine used to grab her side and cringe from time to time, muttering something about ovulation pain. I never understood what on earth she meant. With this in mind, does everyone experience ovulation pain? It's definitely a real thing for many people.
Coronavirus: Advice from Touro's medical school
According to the World Health Organization, the new Coronavirus is a respiratory virus, which spreads primarily through contact with an infected person through respiratory droplets generated when a person, for example, coughs or sneezes, or through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose. Symptoms of this Coronavirus include fever coughing and shortness of breath.
The Jewish Star
Coronavirus: What We Know, What We Don't Know and What You Need to Know
(Courtesy of Touro College) The Center for Disaster Medicine at New York Medical College, a member of the Touro College and University System, hosted an up-to-the-minute briefing about coronavirus on Friday, January 31. The rapidly spreading coronavirus is still a limited risk in the United States, but the situation could change quickly. Conference speakers explained the origins and characteristics of the virus. They also discussed the response by public health officials and steps the public can take to stay safe.
NYMC Leadership Mentions:
Alan Kadish, M.D., president
Jewish Link
Westchester medical experts say no reason to panic over coronavirus
In addition to Amler, who also is an associate professor at NYMC, the featured speakers included: Alan Kadish, president of the Touro College and University System; Marisa A. Montecalvo, a professor of medicine at NYMC and an infectious disease specialist; Edward C. Halperin, chancellor and CEO at NYMC; Chandra Shekhar Bakshi, associate professor of microbiology and immunology at NYMC; and Robert W. Amler, dean of NYMC's School of Health and Sciences and Practice.
Westfair Online
The Wuhan coronavirus is now found on doorknobs, another reason that washing your hands is better than wearing a mask
Face masks are flying off shelves around the globe, as people scramble to stop the spread of the virus. Some precincts in China have even started lottery systems for buying masks, as The Global Times reported.
NYMC Leadership News: Sherlita Amler, M.D., M.S., clinical associate professor of pediatrics, adjunct professor of public health and senior fellow for Center for Disaster Medicine, and health commissioner at Westchester County Department of Health
Talmud, every day
Yardaena Osband, MD is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York. She hails from Boston, and studied for two years in Midreshet Lindenbaum, received her BA in Jewish Studies and Music at Stern College for Women, and attended medical school at the Sackler School for Medicine. She has taught in many schools and synagogues, lecturing in Tanach, Halacha, and Talmud with a specific interest in the biographies of the Taanim and Amoraim. Yardaena also serves on the board of ORA - Organization for the Resolution of Agunot, The Riverdale Minyan and is a founder of the Orthodox Leadership Project. She currently resides in New York with her husband and children.
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The World News
10 myths about the coronavirus, including a link to meat-eating and imported packages
The US has issued a mandatory quarantine for citizens and their families coming back from Hubei province in China, where the disease originated in December. There is no treatment or vaccine for the virus, which scientists suspect originated in bats, and might've hopped into an intermediary host animal, before infecting people.
Coronavirus Update: WHO Teams Up with Google To Battle Online Misinformation
The World Health Organization has joined up with Google to tackle false conspiracy theories floating online about the coronavirus epidemic sweeping across China. WHO has engaged the search engine giant's help to guarantee that people obtain facts from WHO first when looking for information on the virus on the internet.
NYMC Leadership News: Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer
Coronavirus is a public health emergency, but here's why the flu should worry you much more
The fact is, according to the federal government, which on Friday declared the coronavirus a public health emergency, Tri-state residents are susceptible to viruses in our area. However, coronavirus is not one of them. The one to which people in our region are most susceptible — the flu — is more widespread than it's been in years, and possibly ever, in the U.S.
Touro College and University System
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Coronavirus: Here Are 10 Misconceptions Being Spread
That was a question from an audience member at a coronavirus public information session held on Friday in New York City by the Center for Disaster Medicine at New York Medical College (NYMC). No, it wasn't a nutrition meeting or a "dishes-to-watch-out-for-if-you-want-to-avoid-flatulence-on-a-date" meeting. This was a session that had assembled medical experts from NYMC, elected officials, and city and state health department officials to answer questions that the public had about the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak.
NYMC Leadership News: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., vice president for government affairs and dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice
FDA Approves First Drug for Peanut Allergy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first treatment for peanut allergy, providing a new option for the growing number of children and their families dealing with the life-threatening condition.
NYMC Faculty News: Subhadra A. Siegel, M.D., M.A., assistant professor of pediatrics
How Effective Are Face Masks in Preventing Illness?
How Effective Are Face Masks in Preventing Illness? With the spread of the coronavirus, face masks have been selling out in the U.S. But how reliable are masks in preventing the spread of viruses? Though there is no conclusive research, studies have found that respirators are more protective than surgical masks.
How area officials, hospitals are preparing for the coronavirus
New York hospitals have stepped up preparations for the possibility that a patient with this year's novel strain of coronavirus would walk into a local emergency room as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first case Thursday of person-to-person transmission within the United States.
Crain's New York Business