How do you send tracks back and forth? He's a Logic user and you're a Cubase user, so how do you make that work?
When Jerome lived in LA we would work in the same studio off two different setups and literally just pass a USB containing bounced stems to one another; now, with him being in Houston it's essentially the same thing but through an online server. Sometimes, if he wants to to tweak a sequence specifically I'll send him the preset of whichever synth was used and all FX insert settings that accompany that sound.
He [almost] always arranges the final mixdown on his rig. This way, I'm onto belting the next ideas whilst he's finalizing the current track. It's a super-efficient workflow; by the time I get back the first draft of the master, he receives from me the first draft of a brand-new track that I started during that time.
This is super useful information. I wish there were more information out there on how to collaborate successfully with others. Sounds like not letting your ego get in the way is a big part of it.
I'm very happy to hear this and even more grateful to know about the ego bit; I only had one release (with Gareth Emery) before J and I linked up. I was virtually (and by all accounts, still) unknown but he gave me a shot at working on a track together. He knew I was one of his biggest fans and today we look at each other as equals (that is, in terms of production prowess). I have to say — our first session together I was nervous as hell and scared to pieces. Fast-forward to now and I'm dictating things I feel don't sit well in a production or offering criticism where I see fit. The greater point here is being honest and true about your instincts, especially when working in a collaborative environment. Don't ever be a 'yes-man' because you're working with a legend or, if you're doing solo work — dont just 'look-the-other-way"/settle with your doubts for the sake of moving on and completing a track. You should love every part or piece of your track, if you have doubts about even a single sound — don't be scared to create more work for yourself until you're happy.
I mentioned here before how I'll send ideas to Jerome that initially sound like 'film scores' before he takes over. If you guys think it'll help for me to share some examples of these original demos before they became tracks you might be familiar with — I'll go through the trouble of uploading them!
My remix is ready to be uploaded as of feb 15th but the remix competition link says it's over =/ . I really want to enter this one.
There was an admin error, it is back open now until midnight on the 16th!
when is the deadline for remix competition guys ??
Hey, unfortunately that remix competition is now closed. We have a Shadow Chronicles running at the mo ( protoculture ) and a massive new one coming in a few weeks !!
i'll keep a look out for them in the coming weeks !
why the velocities of the notes are full high ?
Wow! Jerome & Alaster are amazing. Thank you for this.


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165 - Atchison Street (The Ferry Woman)
City: Atchison, Ks
Driving: Highway travel, paved roads
Permissions: Open land
Type: Preliminary
Location Status: It's an open lake front
Once called Ferry Street, this road goes down a hill towards the Missouri River, where the ferry at a landing was waiting for passengers to board it. The legend says that a woman travelling down the very steep hill lost control of her horses and buggy and the entire contraption became unhitched and her buggy went fast and uncontrolled into the icy river with her trapped inside. It is said her body was never recovered and that today men walking along the riverbank can hear her calling to them to join her in the water below.
No historical searches could come up with this woman's death on records
The team went searching for where this woman may have gone into the water in the hopes of disproving an urban legend. There were quite a few things in Atchison that had zero readings and such for them, so we thought this would be a let down ... and we wound up being let down on expecting a let down.
We had some decent EMF spike towards the beginning of hanging out on the pier but then the whole EMF stopped spiking. We had no significant temp drops sadly. But the psychics got such a sad feeling there. Who knows if it was the woman who supposedly died in those waters, but one investigator felt very drawn to a female feeling in those waters.
The Conditions
The EVP
You can hear one investigator talking about the whirlpools and where not to swim or go into the water, and we believe a woman's voice is saying, "Elizabeth"
We haven't come to any definative conclusions on this one. A whole lot more research and time here is needed.

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Residential, commercial property in Livingston Parish showing huge growth potential
11 months 2 weeks 17 hours ago Tuesday, July 31 2018 Jul 31, 2018 July 31, 2018 6:32 PM July 31, 2018 in News
By: Earl Phelps
LIVINGSTON PARISH - Construction is bouncing back in Livingston Parish where more than eighty percent of the structures received damage from the 2016 flood. Even after the catastrophic event, the parish still averages more than 650 new homes per year.
Homes are selling left and right in one Livingston Parish subdivision that was built after the flood.
"They say it didn't flood here in 2016," resident Randy Whitehead told WBRZ. "I love it here."
Whitehead relocated from another area of the parish, where his home did flood.
"It's close to Baton Rouge, you just get on the interstate, and it hasn't had any water issues yet."
The area is one of several built throughout the parish since the flood. Nearly 30,000 building permits have been issued in the last two years... most of which have been for rehabilitation purposes.
Parish President Layton Ricks says Livingston Parish still has a lot of space to build on. And with easy access to the interstate, the area shows huge potential for growth.
"The flood hasn't stopped it," Layton said. "It slowed it down for a couple of months, but it hasn't stopped."
And permits to build new commercial property have nearly doubled since the flood.
"[It's] astounding when you consider the amount of flood damage we received, the type of flooding that we had, because Livingston Parish was the hardest hit area bar none."
Ricks says many residents continue to repair their flood-damaged homes, mainly because they want to stay in the parish.


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April 7 @ 10:00 am - August 4 @ 5:00 pm
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Curated by the Jewish Museum of Milwaukee
On view at the Jewish Museum of Maryland
April 7, 2019 – August 4, 2019
Paul and Hedy Strnad were trapped. The Nazis were closing in. In an attempt to escape, they sent Hedy's dress designs to their cousin in Milwaukee to help them get to the United States. All efforts failed. Hedy and Paul perished in the Holocaust, but their memory lives on in a letter and sketches, which form the core of this haunting exhibit.
Stitching History from the Holocaust brings to life the innovative dress designs of Hedy Strnad. Hedy and her husband Paul originally sent these designs to Paul's cousins in America as part of their effort to escape Prague in 1939. That effort ultimately failed, and these beautiful dresses serve not only as a unique memorial for a lost talent, but also as a touchstone for discussion of the human cost of the Holocaust and the plight of refugee populations.
The Jewish Museum of Maryland's commitment to Holocaust education makes this exhibit an important one. Stitching History aims for visitors to see that each victim of the Holocaust has their own story that deserves to be remembered and that the Holocaust took not just lives, but also the potential those lives had and their future contributions to our world. At the same time our goal is to help visitors make connections between their own lives and histories and the stories of others.
Interested in bringing a group to see this exhibit? Click here!
This exhibit is on view concurrently with Fashion Statement, a JMM original exhibit.
The Baltimore presentation of this exhibit is made possible, in part, by our lead sponsor, The Herbert Bearman Foundation.
Additional support has been provided by:
PNC Greater Maryland
A gift in memory of Hugo Dalsheimer
The Greif Family Fund
The David B. Liebman Philanthropic Fund, Sue and Dr. David Liebman
Nancy Patz Blaustein
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Irvin and Barbara Donick
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Behind the Seams: Weaving a Story of Loss and Discovery
Sunday, April 7th at 1pm
Connected Threads (Members Only)
Thursday, April 11th at 7pm
Maryland Premiere: After Auschwitz
Thursday, April 18th at 6:30pm
Between Germans and Czechs: The Dilemma of Jews in Bohemia and Moravia, 1848-1938
Sunday, April 28th at 1pm
Big Sonia
Wednesday, May 8th at 6:30pm
The Unwanted
Wednesday, May 15th at 7pm
Different Horros/Same Hell: Jewish Women Experience the Holocaust
Sunday, May 19th at 1pm
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3 fun outings: Navajo museum; Willcox hikes and apples
Robin Sewell
Special for The Republic
Explore Navajo Museum
Navajo people have made many important contributions to U.S. history and culture. Arizona this year established Navajo Code Talkers Day to honor the servicemen whose used their native tongue to create an unbreakable code that helped the Allies achieve victory over Japan in World War II. One of the best places to learn about Dine culture is at the Explore Navajo Interactive Museum in Tuba City. Its design reflects the journey Navajos take through life. Four directional symbols divide the museum into parts representing east, west, north and south. You'll learn about the land, language history, culture and ceremonial life of the Dine people.
Details: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, noon-6 p.m. Sundays. 10 N. Main St., Tuba City. $3-$4.50. 928-640-0684, explorenavajo.com/go2/home_page.cfm.
Chiricahua National Monument
This is a wonderful recreation area, with hiking, wildlife watching and the historical Faraway Ranch, which was converted to a dude ranch in the 1920s. If you need another reason to make the trip, how about this: Admission is free through Sept. 30. The Chiricahua Mountains also are a beautiful place to see fall colors. Peak season is late September and early October.
Details: 36 miles southeast of Willcox off State Route 186 in southeastern Arizona. $5 for age 16 or older after Sept. 30. 520-824-3560, www.nps.gov/chir.
Apple Pie Weekend
They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away. I wonder whether that's true if the apples are baked in a pie. Maybe you can find out at My-Oh-My Apple Pie Weekend at Apple Annie's Orchard in Willcox. From an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast with apple-pie syrup to applewood-smoked burgers, Apple Annie's has worked the fruit into an abundance of foods. An arts-and-crafts fair and free wagon rides to pick your own apples round out the fun.
Details: 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 20-21. Apple Annie's Orchards, 2081 W. Hardy Road, Willcox. Free admission; charges for food and apple picking. 520-384-4685, appleannies.com.
"Arizona Highways Television" is on Channel 12 (KPNX). Watch Robin Sewell's reports from around the state at 6:30p.m. Saturdays and 4:30 p.m. Sundays.


This fashionable sterling silver shield ring is embellished with a intricately crafted Santa Muerte. The Saint Death is the centerpiece of this ring with a polished frame and a satin finished background for a beautiful and elegant design. The halo, scythe, and scale of this folk saint is wonderfully detailed.


It was one of the best shows I saw that year. She was supposed to back again for SXSW this year, but ended up cancelling.
Ida released her debut album, Fortress Round My Heart, in Scandinavia and the UK earlier this year. It's passionate, funny, and feels very alive. There are a lot of songs about whiskey. (Heart on a Stick said it was more Irish than Norwegian/Swedish.) She's pretty much won over the entire UK music press, and is now, hopefully, setting her sights on the U.S. Hopefully these January shows means the album will be coming out over here soon. The Union Hall show is already on sale (Eight bucks!), and the Mercury Lounge show goes onsale Thursday (12/11) at Noon. Don't say nobody told you about it.


Lover have released the fifth chapter of their eagerly anticipated White Magick collection.
The concept collection is a perfect extension to Lover's mainline range, embodying the ethereal and new romantic aesthetic that the label is known and loved for. The range consists of the brand's most timeless styles and includes a number of full-length and mid-length gowns, separates and short dresses offering something for all occasions and embodying the true spirit of Lover.
Made in Australia and constructed using the finest of French, Japanese and English laces, updated silhouettes feature flared circular hemlines, column silhouettes and scalloped lace details.
The delicate femininity of the White Magick collections has seen a worldwide following, with popularity growing season on season and styles selling out instantly.
Victoria's Secret model, Bridget Malcolm has confirmed she is wearing White Magick for her upcoming nuptials. "I put it on and felt like it was the one. I had shivers, it was amazing." she beamed.
White Magick by Lover Part 5 is exclusively available from the Sydney flagship boutique at The Strand Arcade from June 2016.
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LAlexander's Feast HWV 75 è un oratorio composto da Georg Friedrich Händel su libretto di Newburgh Hamilton. Hamilton scrisse il suo libretto adattandolo dall'ode Alexander's Feast, or the Power of Music del 1697 di John Dryden, realizzata per celebrare il giorno di Santa Cecilia. La musica per l'ode di Dryden, ora perduta, venne scritta da Jeremiah Clarke.

Storia
Händel compose la musica nel gennaio 1736 e l'oratorio venne eseguito per la prima volta presso la Royal Opera House di Londra il 19 febbraio 1736. Nella sua forma originaria, Alexander's Feast conteneva anche tre concerti: un concerto in si bemolle maggiore diviso in tre movimenti per arpa, liuto, liricordo e altri strumenti HWV 294, da eseguire dopo il recitativo Timotheus, plac'd on high della prima parte; un concerto grosso in do maggiore in quattro movimenti per oboi, fagotto e archi, conosciuto come Concerto nell'Alexander's Feast HWV 318, da eseguire fra la prima e la seconda parte dell'oratorio; e il concerto per organo e orchestra in sol maggiore HWV 289 in quattro movimenti per organo, oboi, fagotto e archi, da eseguire dopo il coro Let old Timotheus yield the prize della seconda parte.

I concerti per organo e per arpa vennero pubblicati nel 1738 dall'editore musicale John Walsh come primo e ultimo concerto dell'opus 4 di Händel. Il compositore, in seguito, rivisitò la musica per le esecuzioni del 1739, 1742 e 1751.

L'oratorio Alexander's Feast descrive un banchetto tenuto da Alessandro Magno e dalla sua compagna Thaïs nella catturata città di Persepoli, durante il quale il musicista Timoteo canta e suona la lira suscitanto diversi stati d'animo in Alessandro, finché quest'ultimo ordina di bruciare la città per vendicare i suoi soldati caduti.

L'oratorio fu un grande successo e incoraggiò Händel a realizzare una trascrizione in italiano dall'originale inglese. I solisti, durante la prima esecuzione, furono i soprani Anna Maria Strada e Cecilia Young, il tenore John Beard e un basso chiamato Erard (il nome non è conosciuto).

Struttura
Prima parte:
 Ouverture.
 Recitativo (tenore): 'Twas at the royal feast.
 Aria e coro: Happy, happy pair.
 Recitativo: Timotheus plac'd on high.
 Concerto per arpa op. 4 num. 6 in si bemolle maggiore HWV 294.
 Recitativo: The song began from Jove.
 Coro: The list'ning crowd.
 Aria (soprano): With ravish'd ears.
 Recitativo: The praise of Bacchus.
 Aria e coro: Bacchus ever fair and young.
 Recitativo: Sooth'd with the sound.
 Recitativo: He chose a mournful muse.
 Aria (soprano): He sung Darius, great and good.
 Recitativo: With downcast looks.
 Coro: Behold Darius great and good.
 Recitativo: The mighty master smil'd.
 Arioso: Softly sweet in Lydian measures.
 Aria: War, he sung, is toil and trouble.
 Coro: The many rend the skies with loud applause.
 Aria: The prince, unable to conceal his pain.
 Coro: The many rend the skies with loud applause.

Seconda parte:
 Recitativo e coro: Now strike the golden lyre again.
 Aria (basso): Revenge, Timotheus cries.
 Recitativo: Give vengeance the due.
 Aria: The princes applaud with a furious joy.
 Aria e coro: Thais led the way.
 Recitativo: Thus long ago.
 Coro: At last divine Cecilia came.
 Recitativo: Let old Timotheus yield the prize.
 Coro: Let old Timotheus yield the prize.
 Concerto per organo op. 4 num. 1 HWV 289.
 Coro: Your voices tune.

Collegamenti esterni

Oratori di Georg Friedrich Händel

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Football Aid has teamed up with the Foundation to host a second "Live the Dream" event at Old Trafford.
The event will allow for even more Reds fans to play in a 90 minute match on the hallowed turf on Wednesday 20th May 2009.
This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity gives United fans the thrill of a complete matchday experience, including pulling on a personalised shirt in the changing rooms, walking down the tunnel to the sound of a cheering crowd and ultimately stepping out onto the hallowed turf of Old Trafford.
The two matches will take place on Wednesday 20th May, and with positions still available, all you need to do is visit www.footballaid.com for information.
Football Aid was founded in 2000 by businessman and Football Aid Chairman Craig Paterson, and has so far donated over £1.3m to charitable organisations around the country. Over twenty-five clubs have already signed up to support Football Aid's ninth season, which has over the years allowed almost 10,000 fans to play on the pitch at their favourite clubs ground.
All funds raised from events are distributed through Football Aid's parent charity, Field of Dreams towards diabetes research, education and management projects and also to charities nominated for funding by the clubs involved in these events. For further information, please visit www.footballaid.com or alternatively contact the sales team at info@footballaid.com.
The experience of playing at Old Trafford will live with me forever.


The Maghia live in Orissa. They speak Maithili, Oriya and Hindi and read and write in Oriya and Devanagari. They eat meat, fish, eggs and rice.
The Maghia are monogamous and marriage is by discussion and mutual consent. They have birth rituals. Divorce is not allowed among them. The bereaved can marry again. The dead are cremated. On the death of the father, the sons inherit the property.
The Maghia own land and are cultivators. They also work in business. Hinduism is their religion. A caste council looks after them. They are well educated and use modern medicines too.
* Pray that gospel materials and the internet lead the Maghia to salvation.


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From the architect: To meet the client objective of creating a house that could feel serene in daily living and transform to a lively vibe for social gatherings, the plan is a departure from traditional living. The living, kitchen, dining, lounge and outdoor areas combine seamlessly for highly informal living within a very tailored aesthetic. The result is a home that lives far larger than its modest size. Further, the client wanted space and flexibility for the large collection of vintage furniture and varied artwork he owns.
Strategic wall locations are well lit for the art, and the large living room allows for a collection of furniture at a scale usually reserved for the larger homes we design. The kitchen millwork was designed to appear as wall panelling that extends into the living room, making the kitchen function blend into the background while putting a focus on the honed black marble island as a social centre for the entire upper floor. On the lower level, the use of a change in level and sliding walnut veneered wall panels creates the client desired feeling of a boutique hotel.


This therapy for neurogenic pain is sometimes referred to as neural prolotherapy, perineural injection therapy (PIT) or the Lyftogt (pronounced "Lift-off") technique after its developer, Dr John Lyftogt of Christchurch, New Zealand. John is a family physician, runner, and sports medicine doctor who for many years used the trigger point injection methods described so well by Drs Janet Travell and David Simons. He later was trained in traditional prolotherapy. Being an athlete he suffered from chronic achilles tendinopathy and decided to treat himself with prolotherapy by injecting his achilles tendons with concentrated dextrose and local anesthetic. He found this quite painful but found that subcutaneous (just under the skin) injections around the achilles tendons were not painful but in fact eradicated the pain and caused gradual healing. As traditional prolotherapy uses concentrated dextrose (20% or more) he published a number of studies using concentrations of 20-40% dextrose. By 2010 he discovered that isotonic dextrose 5% (D5W) could achieve the same results. After studying the literature on neurogenic pain and the anatomy of skin nerves he discovered that a large number of musculoskeletal pain conditions could be successfully treated by injecting 5% dextrose under the skin next to these sensory skin nerves. These findings were reproduced using 5% mannitol (a sugar-alcohol) in the same manner. John has recently retired from clinical practice in order to devote his time to teaching this method in centres around the world.
Having developed this from a background in prolotherapy he named the new technique "neural prolotherapy" and continues to use that term even though it is somewhat of a misnomer ( the 'prolo' part of the term refers to 'proliferation' of cells which is part of the healing process but requires higher concentrations of dextrose than the 5% he uses now). Others have called this technique "perineural subcutaneous injections" as that is a more accurate descriptor of the process involved. It is postulated that dextrose switches off the (TRPV1) nerve receptors involved in neurogenic inflammation but not the nerve endings which transmit other sensation (i.e. one cannot use dextrose to anesthetize the skin for procedures such as stitches).
The technique involves identifying tender skin nerves and, using a very fine, short (half inch 27 guage or even 32 gauge in sensitive areas like the face) hypodermic needle to inject small amounts (1/2-1ml) of 5% dextrose or 5% mannitol next to the tender nerves. At sites where nerves exit through small holes in the fascia or traverse fibrous tunnels over bones (e.g. the cluneal nerve in the lower back) larger volumes (2-6ml) are injected.
Hundreds of physicians around the world have accumulated considerable clinical empirical experience with this technique and found it very effective.
1. a lady presented with intense pain in her arm after taking up pickle ball. She was tender over the outside of her elbow (the lateral epicondyle) but also over the skin nerves (branches of the radial and musculocutaneous nerves: lateral and posterior antebrachial and nerve to anconeus) . Each tender point was injected with D5W and she was pain free. She needed 3 treatments over the next two weeks to make this permanent. That is much quicker permanent recovery than with steroids or physiotherapy.
2. another presented with tennis elbow after already having physiotherapy with limited results and only required one D5W treatment.
3. an elderly lady fell on the ice and fractured her hip and several ribs. She bled into her chest cavity and required an incision between her ribs to insert a chest tube drain and also had her hip pinned surgically. With excellent orthopaedic surgical care she made a full recovery but presented several months later with intense pain in and around both scars - chest and hip. Injecting D5W into the tender areas around each scar relieved her pain instantly and avoiding the risks of narcotic pain medications. As expected, some of her pain recurred a few days later but was less intense. In all, she required 3 treatments to obtain a permanent relief for something which could have become a chronic condition. Scar neuromas (tender injured skin nerves in scar tissue) often respond well to this treatment.
4. a mountain biker with a ten-year history of low-back pain was tender over the cluneal and neighbouring cutaneous nerves over the iliac crest of his pelvis. Only two treatments were needed.
5. a patient presented with intense burning pain involving the entire lower limb which came on after an over-vigorous massage for a calf injury. This illustrates how neurogenic pain can spread from the original site of injury. She was tender at multiple sites in her thigh, around the knee and in the lower leg (corresponding to the sensory distributions of the lateral and anterior femoral cutaneous, common peroneal, sural and saphenous nerves). Meticulously each tender point was injected with D5W and much to her surprise she climbed off the examination table pain-free. It is our aim to have the patient pain-free by the end of the visit. If this can be achieved and the pain-relief lasts at least 4 hours after the first treatment the likelihood is good that incremental progressive improvement will be achieved over a few visits.
6. one had severe pain for decades in her back, chest wall, neck and shoulders after a series of accidents. After each treatment she was pain-free for a few days and progressed enough to be able to resume activities such as sports and enjoying games with her son who had never previously seen her able to do so.
Usually the pain-relief lasts 4 hours to 4 days initially, occasionally up to 2 weeks. Very occasionally it is permanent after one visit. This is not a realistic expectation. Most people need 6-8 visits to be substantially or completely better. Some need a top-up a few times per year. Some need more. In some cases one reaches a plateau of about 50% or more reduction in pain overall without permanent complete relief.
These are success stories. Some people do not tolerate needles. We have patients who do not find this method beneficial and so we look for other alternatives. One can usually tell quite quickly whether or not the method is going to be helpful. We have others who need more treatments (8 or more) or who need a combination of neural and traditional prolotherapy or deeper trigger point injections. Some people may do better with physiotherapy.
Have you used this technique for peripheral neuropathy? We perform nerve blocks using marcaine right now, followed by, rebuilder stimulation and laser therapy.
Yes. I have had patients with documented peripheral neuropathy have their pain and tingling resolve with perineural SC injections. It usually needs to be repeated a few times.


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FPT Retail's General Meeting of Shareholders: Ready for new products
On 28 May afternoon, FPT Digital Retail Joint Stock Company (FPT Retail, stock code: FRT) held the General Meeting of Shareholders of 2020 In 2019, FPT Retail's revenue was increased by more than 5% to nearly VND 17,000 billion, and profit before tax, decreased sharply by 36% to VND 278 billion. In 2020, the Company sets the target of VND 15,320 billion of revenue, which is down by 8%, and VND 220 billion of profit before tax. Such result in 2019 was because at the end of last year, the Company made provision for bad debts for 2 programs, F.Friend and Subsidy...
FRT's General Meeting of Shareholders: ICT revenue will be decreased by more than 14%, while that of Long Chau pharmacy chain is expected to be increased by threefold to VND 1,500 billion
According to FRT, the Company has been affected by Covid-19 since March and in April, 170 stores closed, equivalent to one-third of FPT Shop's total national scale, which has caused an impact on the whole business activities. After the social distancing was released in May, the stores were opened, however, the consumers' demand is affected, their income was reduced, thus, the purchasing power and demand for non-necessities decreased. According to the preliminary forecast, the revenue of the second quarter may be down by 15 to 20% compared to that of the first quarter of 2020. On 28 May afternoon, FPT Digital...
FRT's General Meeting of Shareholders: Encroaching on "self-made products", Long Chau chain plans to reach the revenue of VND 1,500 billion
At the General Meeting of Shareholder of FPT Digital Retail Joint Stock Company (stock code: FRT), which was in this afternoon, Ms. Nguyen Bach Diep, Chairman of FRT's Board of Management, said that Long Chau chain aims to increase its revenue by triple to VND 1,500 billion, which is by expanding the number of stores to 220 in 2020. And Long Chau is also promoting the development of "self-made" products of functional foods, medical equipment, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. In the second quarter of 2020, FRT's revenue may be decreased by 10 to 15% due to Covid pandemic. Sharing at the General...
FPT Retail: Opening new 220 Long Chau pharmacies, the turnover of pharmaceutical segment is anticipated to soon reach VND 5,000 billion
FPT Retail expects to expand Long Chau pharmacy chain to 220 stores in 2020, the pharmaceutical segment is anticipated to contribute approximately VND 5,000 billion, accounting for 40% of the total turnover in the next 3 to 4 years. The pharmaceutical segment will contribute about 40% to FRT's total turnover at an expected amount of VND 5,000 billion in the next 3 to 4 years. On 28 May afternoon, at FPT Tan Thuan Towel (District 7, HCMC), FPT Digital Retail Joint Stock Company (FRT) has held the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of 2020. The Meeting has approved on fundamental targets and be...
FRT is confident that Long Chau pharmacy chain will break out from 2021 and account for 30% of the market share in the next 2 to 3 years
Recently, due to the Covid-19 epidemic and the directive of social distancing, the locations for Long Chau's new pharmacies were not licensed, so the opening is slowed down. Although the situation has become stable now, Ms. Diep said, under the current context, it is expected that Long Chau will reach the break-even in 2022 (the initial plan is to incur profits in 2021). As one of the enterprises behind ICT retail trend, FPT Retail (FRT) had a strong battle phase and ranked second in the market. This is noteworthy, however, after the game of FPT Shop ended, it was also the...
FPT Retail aims to reach VND 220 billion of profit in 2020 and plans to expand Long Chau Chain to 220 stores
FPT Retail still expects to account for 30% of the market share of pharmaceutical retail channel through pharmacies in the next 3 to 4 years, in the future, the pharmacy segment will contribute about 40% of the Company's total revenue at approximately VND 5,000 billion. On 28 May, FPT Digital Retail Joint Stock Company (FPT Retail) has organized the annual General Meeting of Shareholders of 2020. According to the report, in 2019, the Company achieved VND 16,634 billion in revenue, up 9% compared to that in 2018. Remarkably, the online sales reached VND 3,899 billion, up 60% compared to that in 2018...
This May, Long Chau pharmacy chain, under FPT Retail, has officially reached the milestone of 100 pharmacies over 30 provinces and cities. Long Chau pharmacy chain has reached 100 stores over 30 provinces and cities. After two years being taken over by FPT Retail, Long Chau system has officially reached 100 stores, serving millions of customers in more than 30 provinces and cities across the country. The 100th store has been put into operation, which marks an important milestone in the development of Long Chau system. It is known that Long Chau chain currently sells prescription and over-the-counter medicines, functional foods, cosmetic pharmaceuticals...
FPT Digital Retail Joint Stock Company (FRT) announced that Long Chau pharmacy chain has officially reached 100 stores across 30 provinces and cities nationwide in this May. "The 100th pharmacy has been put in operation, which marks an important milestone in the development of Long Chau system," emphasized by FRT in the latest press release. The pace of opening new stores in the past month is quite rapid compared to the number of 83 stores in 19 provinces and cities by the end of the first quarter of 2020. Besides offline sales, Long Chau system also promotes online sales with home...
In a short time, Long Chau may face the risk when changing from selling non-quota products to official products, will add 10% of VAT to the cost of goods sold, the analysts raised their concerns. After more than 2 years being taken over by FPT Retail (FRT), Long Chau chain has reached the milestone of 100 pharmacies in over 30 provinces and cities nationwide. The Company has also decided on 40 locations to open new stores in the second quarter of 2020. It is expected that Long Chau will reach 200 stores by the end of 2020. It is known that Long...
(ĐTCK) FPT Digital Retail Joint Stock Company (FPT Retail, HoSE: FRT) has announced their consolidated financial statements for the first quarter of 2020 with VND 4,093 billion of turnover and VND 47 billion of profits before tax. Especially, the turnover from Long Chau pharmacy chain reached VND 239 billion in the first quarter of 2020, which was 2.5 times more than that in the same period of 2019. FRT said that they had been focusing on promoting online sales, especially during Covid-19 epidemic period. The online turnover in the first quarter of 2020 reached VND 1,107 billion, accounting for 27% of...


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On this day in 2016, we lost Old School WWF Legend Blackjack Mulligan (Real name: Robert Windham) at the age of 73.
Blackjack Mulligan spent most of his career teaming with Blackjack Lanza as "The Blackjacks".
Together they won multiple tag team championships, including the World Wide Wrestling Federation titles.
In 1986, Mulligan wrestled under a mask as the "Big Machine" and joined The Giant Machine (André) & Super Machine (Masked Superstar aka Demolition Ax) in a faction, called "The Machines".
The Blackjacks were inducted into the 2006 class of the WWE Hall of Fame by their former manager Bobby "The Brain" Heenan.
REST IN PEACE BLACKJACK MULLIGAN!
61 Year old Bret Hart was attacked by a 26 year old man named Zachary Madsen from Nebraska at last night's WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2019 ceremony.
Zachary faced two counts of assault, one count of trespassing and a misdemeanour charge of violation of local law.
According to CBS Sports, Zachary caused minor injuries to a security guard who tried to hold him down and he delivered at least one punch to Bret. Bret didn't require any medical help.
According to Sean Ross Sapp, Zachary is an amateur MMA fighter who competes at Welterweight (170 lbs). He has an MMA record of 2-1.
You can watch the clearest footage of this incident by tapping here.
While the fan was being taken out of the arena, RAW Tag Team Champion Dash Wilder delivered a punch to that fan and knocked him out!
It should also be noted that WWE has edited out the footage of Bret Hart being attacked and all the wrestlers being in the ring to check on Bret from the WWE Hall of Fame 2019 video on the WWE Network.


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February 11, 2019 11:01PM PT
How 'The Missing' Team Created a New Series for Tcheky Karyo's 'Baptiste'
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The team behind hit drama series "The Missing" have expanded the universe, and Tcheky Karyo's Julien Baptise is back in action. This time the French detective is helping a man (Tom Hollander) find his niece, a sex worker who has disappeared in Amsterdam. As with the earlier show, BAFTA-winning writers Harry Williams and Jack Williams created the series through their Two Brothers shingle. Ahead of launching on the BBC and being screened at the Drama Days event in Berlin, it has already sold widely and is set to light up schedules in 2019. Two Brothers' head of drama and series executive producer Chris Aird lifts the lid on "Baptiste."
How did a show using Tcheky Karyo's Baptiste character come about?
Jack and Harry had a really clear sense that they wanted to expand the universe of 'The Missing,' that there was a lot left in that world they created. I think Tcheky's character made such an impression in those first two series that [he] seemed an obvious jumping-off point. By stealth the character had presented himself almost, people have always responded so positively to him.
What is it about the character that people respond to?
Tcheky is a very soulful guy when you meet him and it comes though on the screen. 'The Missing' was a character piece first and foremost, Jack and Harry write character pieces, but then use thriller plots. For those reasons it looked like he was the best way to keep making shows set in this world.
What are the similarities and differences between 'Baptiste' and 'The Missing'?
It is very much its own show. We set out to make a new show called 'Baptiste,' but it is set in the same world as 'The Missing.' There are tonal references as well as the character of Baptiste himself, his wife Celia, his child and his grandchild. We're also using the same composer Dominik Scherrer – and so the music will help you feel like you are in the same world.
"Baptiste is his own man, and people will realize this is its own show"
It is also set up as a totally new show for people that did not catch 'The Missing'?
Baptiste is his own man, and people will realize this is its own show. When people see episode one they will see the way it is set up and that they can come to it completely fresh. Of course, one of the reasons to do the show in this way is to expand the kinds of story we can tell.
Amsterdam looms large, was it all shot on location?
The story is set in Amsterdam and shot extensively there, and also lot in Belgium, in Antwerp and Ghent, doubling for Amsterdam. Ghent was particularly useful because built on canals so quite a nice match.
One half is exquisitely beautiful and the other side has this bizarre decadent sex industry powering it which is what our story is about, getting under the skin of that and really understanding the human cost.
What was the approach to filming in the city?
Borkur Sigthorsson who directed the first block really drew on Amsterdam as a character. He had clear ideas about how he wanted to film this, there's a lot of work on long lenses making it feel very real, placing the characters in the world, getting out onto the street, looking through windows, looking into cafes.
What made "The Missing" work and why will viewers gravitate to "Baptiste"
I think there are a lot of writers who write beautiful characters and a lot of writers who write surprising plots with twists and turns and reveals, but I think there are few that do both. I think that's what Jack and Harry manage to do.
Are we likely to see more "Baptiste" after this initial outing?
We certainly hope so. Our aspiration for the show is we set something up here that people will want to see more of.


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Brighton and Hove Albion 1 Manchester City 4 | Talking Points
Brighton & Hove AlbionBy Sam HanysFeaturedManchester CityMatch ReportRecent | 12 May, 2019
Manchester City are the 2018/19 Premier League champions after coming from behind to beat Brighton and Hove Albion at the Amex.
City's 14th consecutive league victory took them to 98 points – the second highest ever points total in the Premier League era behind their total last season – finishing a point ahead of Liverpool, who beat Wolves 2-0.
The afternoon was not all plain sailing for City, who briefly trailed to Glenn Murray's 15th goal of the season after 27 minutes. Crucially however, they hit back immediately through Sergio Aguero and after Aymeric Laporte put them ahead from a corner, they never looked like relinquishing the lead.
Excellent second half finishes from Riyad Mahrez and Ilkay Gundogan put the gloss on a fine performance that rendered Liverpool's result academic and ensured City became the first side to retain the Premier League title since Manchester United in 2009.
Exemplary City hold their nerve
In the opening exchanges, manager Pep Guardiola looked increasingly tetchy as his side were frustrated by a well-drilled Brighton defence.
His manner perhaps translated to his players, who were also not helped by the added pressure of a Liverpool goal that had the home fans bouncing and creating an electric atmosphere.
When Glenn Murray forced home just before the half-hour mark, hearts sank as a shock appeared firmly on the cards. Fortunately for City – whose travelling support included Noel Gallagher – the response was instant, Sergio Aguero steering home from a move direct from kick-off.
Understated Frenchman Aymeric Laporte put City ahead 10 minutes later, expertly finishing a corner, before the second half beauties from Mahrez and Gundogan.
Mahrez's effort went some way to justifying his surprise inclusion in the starting lineup, while Gundogan's freekick may come to be the German midfielder's final goal in a City shirt, with rumours of a summer exit circling the media.
The scoreline shows how dominant a performance it ultimately was, with the Citizens showing once again that they can handle the highest pressure.
The result means City beat Liverpool to the Premier League title on the final day as they did in 2014. Though this was a tighter affair than that year, this paled in comparison to the drama of the final day of City's first Premier League title achieved via Sergio Aguero's last gasp goal against QPR in 2012.
It has been another stunning season for Manchester City' whose only complaint can be their quarter-final Champions League exit to Spurs in April.
In sealing the league title against the Seagulls, City also confirmed they will end the season with at least two trophies, with an FA Cup final against Watford to come next Saturday. Will they make it three?
Brighton bid farewell to Bruno after a roller-coaster season
After something of a roller-coaster campaign, Brighton fans can rest and look forward to a third consecutive season of top-flight football next season.
The Seagulls began strongly, with Glenn Murray firing on all cylinders as the South Coast club looked set to extend their Premier League stay with ease.
But as the likes of Newcastle, Southampton, Burnley and even Cardiff began to improve, Brighton's form fell off a cliff in March, and though Cardiff were ultimately unable to catch them, Seagulls fans have every right to be concerned about next season.
Despite conceding four at home and losing for the 11th time in the Premier League in 2019 alone, the mood at the Amex did end on a positive note as the club bid farewell to club captain Bruno, who is retiring at the age of 38 after seven years on the South Coast.
The Spanish right-back received a standing ovation as he emotionally left the field in the closing stages, in his 235th appearance in a Brighton shirt.
Kompany's farewell?
Having lifted the Premier League trophy for the fourth time, it still remains unclear whether or not Vincent Kompany will be at the Etihad next season.
Despite a brilliant end to the campaign which saw the Belgian start City's final six games up to now, Kompany's contract is due to end this summer.
At 33, Pep Guardiola may not see enough worth in handing Kompany a contract longer than a single year, while the City legend will surely demand a longer-term deal if he wishes to continue playing for a number of years.
If recent performances do not evidence it (not least his goalscoring display against Leicester last week), the stats also suggest that Kompany is still among the world's finest defenders. Of all of the games City have played this season in all competitions, they only failed to win one that Kompany featured in; the 1-1 draw at Wolves in August.
City boast huge central defensive talent in their ranks, with Aymeric Laporte, John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi recruited for big money in recent years.
Otamendi and Stones are both tied to the club until 2022, while Laporte's contract runs until 2025. Almost laughably, there is still another year on forgotten man Eliaquim Mangala's contract as well.
In addition to those long term deals in defence, with Matthijs De Ligt seeming certain to leave Ajax this summer, Pep Guardiola may convince himself to let Kompany leave if he can secure the funds to challenge for the Dutchman's services.
Mahrez gamble pays off
Having not featured for City since the 1-0 Champions League quarter-final first leg defeat to Spurs in early April, few expected Riyad Mahrez to start against Brighton, in a season-defining game.
Start he did however, and the Algerian repaid his manager's faith with a stunning goal after 63 minutes that gave his side the two-goal cushion they craved.
The move to start Mahrez, whose previous displays had been disappointing at best, seemed to confirm City's gameplan and respect for the occasion.
With Fernandinho out, Kevin De Bruyne only fit enough for the bench and Phil Foden lacking big match experience, Bernardo Silva was brought back into the midfield alongside Ilkay Gundogan and David Silva.
Leroy Sane's impact from the bench was telling in the recent victories against Manchester United and Leicester, and Guardiola may have had that in mind, with the German seemingly a far better impact substitute than Mahrez in a game where City could feasibly have required a goal in the closing stages.
Despite scoring 11 goals in all competitions, many consider Mahrez's debut season at the Etihad to have been disappointing and ultimately short of the standard fans expected of a club-record signing.
Mahrez will surely have to up his game next season, as he faces competition in the wide areas of City's attack from the inspired Raheem Sterling and talismanic Leroy Sane, while Bernardo Silva has also impressed in recent weeks he has been deployed in attack.
Record-breaking season – will we see another like it?
Though the title race didn't contain as much final day drama as in 2012, when City clinched the title ahead of Manchester rivals United thanks to Sergio Aguero, this season's title race is unquestionably the highest quality that the Premier League has seen, perhaps ever.
Liverpool finished second with 97 points. That is the third highest points total in Premier League history, including 42 game seasons (behind only Manchester City of this season and last), yet they remain empty-handed.
Of course, the Reds may yet win the Champions League, but this season represents yet another cruel example of the title narrowly evading Liverpool's grasp.
Only two sides have bettered Liverpool's record of 22 goals conceded in a 38-game Premier League season; Chelsea in 2004/05 (15 goals) and Arsenal in 1998/99 (17 goals), interestingly, Arsenal also failed to win the title that year (their achievement can largely be attributed to the seven 0-0 draws the Gunners played out).
At the other end, the only side to have scored more than the Reds' 89 league goals and not won the title was Liverpool in 2014. This Liverpool team also now hold the record for the best goal difference (+67) by a side that did not win the title.
In losing only one League game all season to City back in January, the Reds became one of only three teams to have lost one or fewer games in a season. You guessed it, the other two both won the title (Arsenal in 2003/04 and Chelsea in 2004/05).
But for all the unwanted records Liverpool now possess, there are several that City claim as winners. A good place to start is their points total, which would've been a record had they not won 100 points themselves a year previously.
In winning their last 14 league games, City also broke the record of 13 achieved by Arsenal in 2002. Their 32 wins in total also equals their record from last season.
In beating every other Premier League side at least once for the second season in a row, they became the first team to achieve the feat since the great Preston side of the late 1880s.
It seems improbable there will ever be a Premier League season with two teams of such quality, but here's hoping 2019/20 lives up to the expectation.
Sam Hanys
Ipswich Town fan and Loughborough University student.
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First off, let me post a link to Alex's new site- it's www.papermosaics.co.uk. Not only does he have some great material there, but he also created a software program that generates tessellations- and it's released under the GPL! (that means free forever, and allows derivative works that also must remain free). That's an excellent thing, and really warms my heart. I'm a huge open source junkie and I always like to see people release things for free rather than trying to lock them up forever.
Which leads me to my next point- Alex has an e-book available at his website, which he graciously provided a gratis copy of (thanks Alex!) It's 3 pounds (which is about $5.40 US currently) and is a very nicely put together document, with a number of good introductory folds and lots of photos. I'm going to give some of them a go once I get a chance to put them on some thin paper.
I've been trying to put together some simple PDF documents with diagrams and photos for a few months now, and it's HARD. I think it's great that Alex is trying to get a little something for his work here, and I encourage any of you interested in tessellations to check it out. It's a way to not only get a little more insight into his thinking and designs, but to also support his hard work in releasing software and folding goodies for you folks to play with.
I only hope the docs I end up releasing come out half as good. I'll be happy!


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Q: Open field in protected, shared Excel workbook I have a shared, protected workbook that has a button to bring up a search form. There are two fields on this form, txtYear and cbxRegion, that I need enabled. Whenever I try to open the fields, it works until I exit Excel.
I have tried unprotecting the workbook, unsharing it, and commenting out any reference in the VBA to reprotecting the form. And still, even the edited VBA reverts back to the original.
This is the section of code referring to the form I need enabled. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I'm using Excel 2010.
Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()

Dim strDb As String
Dim rs As ADODB.Recordset
Dim cn As ADODB.Connection
Dim row As Integer
Dim AccessVersionID As String

cbxRegion.Value = Worksheets("Parameters").Cells(5, 14)
Me.txtYear = Worksheets("Parameters").Cells(4, 7)
Me.chkBoth = Worksheets("Parameters").Cells(9, 2)
Me.chkConsultant = Worksheets("Parameters").Cells(7, 2)
Me.chkInHouse = Worksheets("Parameters").Cells(8, 2)
'Set region values
'Open connection
'Select Case SysCmd(acSysCmdAccessVer)
'Case 11: AccessVersionID = "2003"
'End Select

'If AccessVersionID = "2003" Then
'    strDb = Worksheets("Parameters").Cells(17, 2).Value 'This will reference the path
'Else
    strDb = Worksheets("Parameters").Cells(18, 2).Value
'End If

Set cn = New ADODB.Connection
cn.Open "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0; Data Source=" & strDb & ";"
Set rs = New ADODB.Recordset

'Get recordset
With rs
    Set .ActiveConnection = cn
    .Open "Select * From LookupRegion"
    .Requery
End With

'Add regions
row = 0
With rs
    .MoveFirst
    Do Until .EOF
        cbxRegion.AddItem ![region]
        cbxRegion.list(row, 1) = ![RegionName]
        row = row + 1
        .MoveNext
    Loop
End With

'Close the recordset
rs.Close
Set rs = Nothing
cn.Close
Set cn = Nothing

End Sub

A: I managed to get it to work. In order, I:

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*Unshared the workbook

*Unprotected the workbook

*Saved, closed, and reopened the workbook to make sure the settings stayed

*Enabled the fields

*Saved, closed, and reopened the workbook to make sure the settings stayed

*Protected the workbook

*Shared the workbook (as required by the specifications I was given, I would rather not share it but it really isn't my call here)

*Saved, closed, and reopened the workbook to make sure the settings stayed

And now it works exactly as I need it to.

A: As far as I am concerned, the best advice anyone can give you for a shared workbook is: don't use them.
Shared Workbooks are impossible to troubleshoot. Their aberrant behaviour cannot be fixed. They don't follow any logic. Once a shared workbook starts acting up and behaving strangely, you have reached the inevitable end stage. Nothing can be done to fix it. The behaviour is not necessarily reproducible.
If you need simultaneous multi-user write access to a dataset, then Excel is the wrong tool. Use a database.
Don't use shared workbooks.

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Bringing Talent Forward: The Future of Work
We recently hosted the Talent Forward summit to wrap up our Fast Forward programming in 2022. Leaders from business, government, nonprofits, and education shared their insights and predictions about the future of talent.
A Look Back at This Year's Impact in Preparation for 2023
Looking back on 2022 fills me with pride and a sense of awe at all the team has accomplished in 12 short months. The Center for Education and Workforce at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation continues to conceive of and lead long-term systems change in education and workforce—the underpinnings of American competitiveness and prosperity.
Cheryl Oldham
Using Strategies Today That Build the Workforce of the Future
Career connection platforms, like Tallo, have remained committed to helping employers overcome the challenges of today's labor market by building solid early talent recruitment strategies even in the midst of talent shortages.
Jennifer Kolb, VP of Business Development
Roadmap to Building An Equity-Driven Workforce
Let's start by examining closely our workforce today and why we don't have an inclusive and diverse tech workforce:
Shilpi Agarwal
Don't Forget the Flu: 4 Tripledemic Questions Answered
Business owners and leaders play a vital role in encouraging employees to get the flu vaccine. Here are answers to 4 frequently asked questions about the tripledemic.
Fostering Partnerships Using TPM: How the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce Builds its Workforce
Connecticut Office of Workforce Strategy (OWS) received $24 million in federal funding to expand job training programs that have struggled to meet demand amid a shortage of skilled workers in the state. Garrett Sheehan, president and CEO of the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce, discussed the talent challenge OWS focused on when they first applied to the Good Jobs Challenge.
Takeaways from the 2022 TPM National Learning Network Summit
On Tuesday, September 27th, the U.S. Chamber Foundation hosted the 2022 National Learning Network Summit sponsored by GoEducate, with over 100 in-person attendees and more joining virtually. The Summit brought together faculty, fellows, and partners to collaborate and engage the core element of the TPM Academy® strategies through networking, immersive case studies, breakout rooms, and panels led by an array of subject specialists.
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Bringing Health Forward: a Recap of our Innovative Summit
On October 4, we convened business leaders, innovators, and experts for forward-looking discussions on the future of global health. We tackled big questions including: What will global health look like in 2050? What is the role of the private sector in driving innovation?
Addressing the STEM Workforce Shortage
At a time when we need to address STEM labor shortages, we cannot afford to leave segments of our population behind. The National Science Foundation (NSF) supports a strategy to address these issues through the newly funded Community College Presidents' Initiative in STEM Education. Community colleges, serving the most diverse student body in higher education, are fertile ground for effective diversification of the STEM workforce. 51% of community college students taking college credit classes are students of color.
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Future of Data in K-12 Education Initiative Can Help Inform a Critical Impasse
The U.S. Chamber Foundation has launced a multi-year initiative with the support of a working group of preeminent leaders in education to develop policy recommendations focused on all students, especially those who have been historically underserved by the K-12 system.


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Muckle LLP Named the UK's Best Law Firm outside London
We are very pleased to announce that we have won the Regional Law Firm of the Year title at The Lawyer Awards 2012.
The prestigious award recognises the firm's strategic vision, consistent delivery of excellent client services, a strong client base and spread of work, as well as its excellent financial performance.
The awarding judges' decision to give Muckle LLP the award followed an extensive evaluation process that concluded that the Newcastle-based firm is the best outside London.
They were impressed by Muckle LLP's commitment to the North East region, whilst continuing to win national and international work. They recognised that Muckle's commissioning of Deloitte to undertake a review of their work and market position, gave clear evidence of its exceptional performance, particularly in comparison to many larger law firms across the UK.
Muckle LLP's financial performance is also bucking economic trends. Its turnover increased by 10% in 2010 and by a further 16% last financial year.
The firm prides itself on the calibre of its people and has a strong belief that they are central to providing the excellent client service that it has developed such a reputation for. The firm's latest annual engagement survey shows that 96.3% of people at Muckle LLP felt they had a clear understanding of the firm's strategy and vision, 95.6% said they understood and were committed to the firm's values and 94.1% said they were proud to work for Muckle LLP.
The firm's commitment to making a substantial contribution to the community is also a key part of its ethos. Every year the partners donate 1% of profits to a charitable trust which provides grants to local causes, including many which people in the firm are involved with. Muckle's lawyers provide pro bono work for local charities and many people give their time as trustees, school governors or members of management committees to organisations needing skilled and enthusiastic support.
One of the judging panel members awarded Muckle full marks "for its impressive financial performance coupled with a strong commitment to social responsibility projects, focusing on making a contribution to the community." The judges said that Muckle sets an example not just at the regional level, but at a national level too.
This award follows hot on the heels of Muckle LLP acting on the recent AIM listing of Utilitywise. This is the first listing in over 5 years for our region, and it secured a significant capital investment in the business to fund its future growth strategy.
Stephen McNicol, managing partner at Muckle LLP, said: "We are not the largest of regional law firms, but we have an excellent team of people and some fantastic and very supportive clients. Over the last couple of years we have really focussed on developing very strong relationships and empowering our people to provide the best advice and service they possibly can. This award hopefully recognises the success that we have had with this strategy.
"We were shortlisted alongside some impressive law firms from most major provincial cities in the UK. It is therefore an achievement of which we are quite proud and we hope that it reflects well on the business community in the North East and the region as a whole."
The award is the latest accolade which recognises Muckle LLP's success. Earlier this year the firm won the Heart of the Community Award in recognition for its work in helping local communities. It was also named as Corporate Law Firm of the Year for the fourth time in the North East Insider Dealmakers Awards 2011.
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Russell Wilson struggling with hamstring injury, but expected to play
The Seattle Seahawks quarterback was on the team's injury report on Wednesday -- along with several other players.
Russell Wilson struggling with hamstring injury, but expected to play The Seattle Seahawks quarterback was on the team's injury report on Wednesday -- along with several other players. Check out this story on kitsapsun.com: https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/sports/nfl/seahawks/2018/09/19/russell-wilson-struggling-hamstring-injury-but-expected-play/1364112002/
Gregg Bell, The News Tribune Published 5:24 p.m. PT Sept. 19, 2018
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson takes the field before Monday's loss in Chicago. Wilson suffered a hamstring injury during the game but expects to play Sunday against the Cowboys.(Photo: David Banks, AP)
RENTON -- On top of his early-season struggles and rare, crucial mistakes in the fourth quarter of his latest game, now Russell Wilson has a new injury.
But the Seahawks' franchise quarterback practiced fully Wednesday, as usual.
The team's official practice-participation report included Wilson on Wednesday, for a hamstring injury. Yet he was a full participant. Thus the QB who has never missed a start in 98 regular-season and 12 postseason games remains on track to play Sunday in the home opener against Dallas.
Wilson apparently got injured in a 24-17 loss in Chicago on Monday, when he again played every down while getting sacked six times. He completed 22 of 36 passes for 226 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.
Wilson has been sacked 12 times in two games, both losses. That's the most times sacked in the league so far this season.
The 12 sacks are twice as many as he took through two games of 2017, and four more than he absorbed in the first two games or 2015. That's the only other time in Wilson's seven-year Seahawks career when the team started 0-2.
Bobby Wagner returned to practice Wednesday, and the Seahawks expect their All-Pro linebacker back in the middle of their defense Sunday.
K.J. Wright may not be with him. The Pro Bowl outside linebacker remained out of practice because of arthroscopic knee surgery more than three weeks ago.
Center Justin Britt has a sore shoulder and didn't practice, coach Pete Carroll said. He got hurt diving for the fumble Wilson lost in the fourth quarter Monday. Carroll said Britt is "day-to-day."
Left guard Ethan Pocic, a college center at LSU before the Seahawks drafted him in the second round last year, would be the first choice to replace Britt at center. Except Pocic missed Wednesday's practice while wearing a walking boot.
Joey Hunt is the other option on the team's roster.
At least guard D.J. Fluker practiced for the first time since he strained his hamstring in the final preseason game Aug. 30. If he's available as expected on Sunday, J.R. Sweezy could replace Pocic at right guard. Sweezy had been filling in for Fluker on the left side.
Doug Baldwin missed another practice, though he was on the field wearing spikes for a change and doing stretching at the start of the workout.
It sounds like the Pro Bowl wide receiver's sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee is going to keep him out multiple more games.
"He had a good weekend. He's real positive about it," Carroll said. "But there's nothing to say about him returning, at this point. He's looking at it as every day he is trying to get well."
Wagner was back on the practice field for the first time since he injured his hamstring 10 days earlier. That was while he played all 74 defensive snaps in the opener at Denver.
When asked if Carroll expects Wagner to play against the Cowboys the coach said succinctly and confidently: "Yes."
How badly have the Seahawks missed him? Well, they are 0-2. They have the 28th-ranked defense in the NFL so far this season.
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It's Philadelphia's other bell, the bigger, uncracked twin of the Liberty Bell. Britain bestowed the Bicentennial Bell to the city as a gift for America's 200th birthday, but it's been out of sight and out of mind since 2013. Now, a nonprofit group is hoping to bust the bell out of storage and put it on proper display, just a few blocks away from its better-known relative.
WHAT IS THE BICENTENNIAL BELL?
The 6-ton bell was cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London, the same 16th century foundry that cast the Liberty Bell.
It was presented to Philadelphia in 1976 by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, who disembarked from the royal yacht Britannia (fans of the Netflix royal drama "The Crown" might remember the ship from Philip's four-month tour around the Pacific in 1956) on July 6 at Penn's Landing on the Delaware River. Their arrival marked the first time a British monarch had visited Philadelphia, birthplace of the Declaration of Independence that severed the Colonies' ties from the crown.
The bell was hung in a red brick tower at what was then the visitors' center of Independence National Park, built expressly for the bicentennial. The National Park Service removed it in 2013 because the building and tower were being demolished to make way for the Museum of the American Revolution, which celebrated its first anniversary April 19. The bell was crated up and stored in an undisclosed location, waiting for a new home.
A nonprofit group that supports projects around Independence Park has a new campaign to relocate the Bicentennial Bell to a garden at the corner of Third and Walnut streets, in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood. It's currently called the Benjamin Rush Garden, on the site of what once was the founding father's home. So far, they have a conceptual design and are in the midst of raising funds, said Tom Caramanico, the executive director of the Friends of Independence National Historical Park.
Caramanico said he hopes interest in the group's other project, restoring the First Bank of the United States, will help bolster interest in the bell project, since they are nearby.
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Mit dem Begriff Popcornkino oder Popcornfilm bezeichnet man wenig gehaltvolle Filmproduktion mit vornehmlichem Unterhaltungscharakter. Diese können weiterhin eine für Kinofilme übliche professionelle Umsetzung haben, legen allerdings ihren Fokus auf Wirtschaftlichkeit, wie sie in Kinos durch Nebeneinkünfte wie mit Popcorn erzielt wird. Filmbewertungsstellen versuchen mit Auszeichnungen wie den Filmprädikaten und finanziellen Anreizen gehaltarmen Produktionen entgegenzuwirken.

Filmkritiker verdeutlichen mit diesem Begriff, dass es sich um einen Film mit einer leicht nachvollziehbaren Handlung und leicht zu verarbeitendem Thema handelt. Manchmal verwenden sie diesen auch, um den ihrer Meinung nach geringen Sinngehalt der jeweiligen Filme zum Ausdruck zu bringen. Es besteht jedoch kein unmittelbarer Zusammenhang zwischen dem Erfolg einer Filmproduktion und der Einstufung als Popcornkino.

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Popcorn ist günstig in der Herstellung und kann mit hohen Margen verkauft werden. Es erfreut sich in Kinos großer Beliebtheit und steht stellvertretend für Nebeneinkünfte, die die Rentabilität von Kinos gewährleisten. Der Begriff Popcornkino überträgt den Charakter, den das Popcorn für Kinos hat, auf den Film: Wenig Substanzgehalt wird professionell in einem Film verarbeitet und dient vornehmlich der Wirtschaftlichkeit von Studio, Publisher und Marke.

Bedeutung
Der Kritikbegriff Popcornkino zielt auf übliche Exzesse, Wiederholungen von Geschichten an anderen Schauplätzen, Oberflächlichkeit bzw. im Allgemeinen eine geringe normsetzende oder zeitüberdauernde Stellung ab. Weiterführend ist seine Intention verwandt mit dem nicht mehr gebräuchlichen Wort Boulevardstück, welches dem Theaterbereich entstammt und aus dem auch die Boulevardpresse respektive Regenbogenpresse für Printmedien als Kritikbegriff hervorgingen. Im Gegensatz zu diesen wird der Begriff vielfältiger als auch gewählter eingesetzt und kann nicht per se einer Gattung oder Produktionsart zugeordnet werden. Der Begriff Popcornkino bezeugt in seiner Anwendung damit eine offenere Auslegung des Wertgehalts und weniger harschen Umgang mit Werken, die sich nicht für die Aufnahme in einem Kanon qualifizieren.

Geschichte
Erfolgreichen Filmproduktionen lag insbesondere wie von World Masterpiece Theater vorgelebt meist ein Literarisches Werk zugrunde. Filmstudios haben sich schwer getan, erfolgreiche Sequel zu produzieren und Geschichten weiterzuerzählen, sodass Fortsetzungen nachließen oder zum Flop führten. Kritik an einer professionellen Umsetzung, aber einem hoffnungslosen Mangel an Substanz, wird als Popcornkino zusammengefasst.

Filmfortsetzungen wurden deswegen häufig als Direct-to-Video-Produktion angesetzt. Pixar Animation Studios bezeugt den erfolgreichen Wandel zur direkten Ausführung als Kinofilm ohne vorangegangenes Literarisches Werk. Story-Probleme bei der TinkerBell-Reihe oder die Verfilmungen von Videospielen bei Ubisoft Motion Pictures zeigen aber auch bestehende Schwierigkeiten auf.

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Um zu verdeutlichen, dass kein für einen Außenstehenden ersichtlicher tiefgehender Sinngehalt zur Intention einer Produktion gehört, wird auch der Begriff Fanservice verwendet. Dieser wird bekanntermaßen in einzelnen Anime-Episoden kundgetan, welche oftmals am Strand spielen und nicht zur Story beitragen. Im weiteren Sinne dient jedes Sequel und auch Spin-off dem Fanservice. So können Produktionen im Star Wars Universum dem Fanservice zugerechnet und für Außenstehende erklärt werden. Popcornkino bezeichnet jedoch unabhängig vom Fanservice einen geringen Substanzgehalt.

Literatur
 Vinzenz Hediger: Das Popcorn-Essen als Vervollständigungshandlung der synästhetischen Erfahrung des Kinos. Anmerkungen zu einem Defizit der Filmtheorie. In: montage/av. 10/2/2001, S. 67–76. Schüren, .

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Deepika Padukone announced brand ambassador for Pottery Barn
Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone has been the face of several luxury brands. The actress has now been roped in as the new brand ambassador of Pottery Barn. As a new member, the actress will help promote the company's international expansion during this global partnership. Deepika Padukone will also closely work with the team to co-create a collection.
On Instagram, the brand wrote, "We are thrilled to name global luminary and international icon @DeepikaPadukone as the brand ambassador for Pottery Barn. The actor, entrepreneur and philanthropist, will work closely with our in-house design team in San Francisco to co-create a capsule collection that will launch in Fall 2023, celebrating timeless design and quality craftsmanship."
Pottery Barn partnered with Reliance Brands Limited to expand its work in India. This was followed by their first store opening at Ambience Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. "Deepika's passion for home design and timeless sense of style resonate with Pottery Barn fans worldwide— and through our collaboration launching in 2023, customers will have the opportunity to bring Pottery Barn's coveted designs infused with Deepika's signature style into their own homes," said Monica Bhargava, Pottery Barn's Chief Design Officer, as per Livemint.
Deepika Padukone continues to expand her reach with global endorsements. In May 2022, French luxury brand Louis Vuitton announced her as the new 'House Ambassador.' She is also the global brand ambassador for Levi's brand.
On the work front, Deepika Padukone has an array of line up including Pathaan which is set for January 25, 2023 release. The film also stars Shah Rukh Khan and John Abraham. She also has a film with Hrithik Roshan. Titled Fighter, it will be her second film with Siddharth Anand after Pathaan. She has another film with Prabhas and Nag Ashwin, The Intern remake, Singham Again and more.
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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
by Simon Pearson January 3, 2021
What did physicians do before Big Pharma? What did ancient societies depend on before there were pills, capsules, tablets or shots?
The leading cause of death in the ancient world was infections—infections with bacteria, parasites, viruses and other microbes. Injuries, violence and childbirth (often because of infections) were other leading causes of death.1 So, physicians throughout the centuries had to find ways to deal with many different sorts of infections. Today, by the way, the leading causes of death according to the CDC are heart disease, cancer, accidents and chronic respiratory diseases.2
We also tend to think that ancient humans lived very short, dangerous and sickly lives while modern medicine has provided us with longer lives, but this is not entirely true—one study indicated that the median age at death before 100 BCE (Before Common Era—or about 2100 years ago) was 72 years while the median age of death between 1850 and 1949 was 71 years.3 Currently, in the US, the median lifespan is 78.6 years as compared to 84.2 years in Japan, 82.0 years in Canada and 81.1 years in Germany. The main point here is—since the median life span hasn't changed by a huge number of years—it is reasonable to think that physicians throughout the ages had at least some tools to deal with the leading causes of death—infections by various microbes.
How did they treat infections? One of the main approaches was by using plant medicines. Plant medicines—herbal medicine—has been used by ancient societies ranging from the Sumerians to the Egyptians—and by practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine (also known as TCM) for thousands of years. They likely discovered which plants and herbs were good for different disorders by a process of trial and error and refined different combinations of these natural medicines over the centuries, discovering which mixtures were most effective for each condition.
The Philosophy Behind TCM
Modern medicine has a philosophy behind it—and so does TCM and other traditional medical systems. TCM has a very complex set of theories and philosophies that have been developed over the many centuries—the earliest writing on TCM is from the 15th century BCE4, more than 3,500 years ago!
TCM focuses on what the ancient practitioners called "qi" (pronounced "chee") or life energy. Qi was believed to circulate through the body and any form of disease was thought of as a blockage, immobility (stagnation) or deficiency of qi at some point along the routes of circulation—the meridians. TCM also thought of qi as a balance between or a harmony between two types of energy—Yin and Yang.
Yin and yang represent opposing forces including life/death; male/female; dark/light; hot/cold and wet/dry. In health, yin and yang are balanced and energy/qi flows freely through the meridians. Disease results because that free flow of energy is somehow blocked or reduced. All TCM approaches, including herbal medicines, are believed to work by re-balancing qi by removing or reducing any blockage in that flow or qi. Herbal medicines may, in TCM terminology, reduce stagnation, decrease dampness, increase heat or increase strength.
TCM philosophy also includes characterization of anatomy, though these don't necessarily correspond to the way western medicine thinks of anatomy—TCM characterizes what are considered the important human organs as the 5 elements—fire, earth, metal, water and wood.
Each element is associated with organ systems (though these are not necessarily equivalent to anatomical organs), emotions, one of the senses, a direction, a color and temperature or weather. For example, water is associated with the kidney and bladder, with fear, cold and with hearing and balance. Wood is associated with the liver and gallbladder, with anger, wind, and with seeing.
TCM looks at the body holistically, seeing which elements are in or out of balance, weighing all aspects of a person.
Each modality then uses its particular tools to re-balance your whole body, mind and spirit.
TCM Modalities
TCM uses herbal medicine, acupuncture, cupping therapy, massage, exercise (qigong), and dietary therapy along with techniques like lymphatic brushing.
In herbal medicine, herbs are combined to produce the desired effect—to balance or re-harmonize the flow of qi. Often 7 or 14 herbs are used, but there is no set number of herbs—many traditional formulas have fewer or more herbs included. These herbs are known to have specific actions—and many of these actions have been validated using western scientific techniques.5, 6, 7 Biology and evolution tend to conserve the things that work across many different forms of life—in other words, what functions well in a plant may have a similar function in other organisms. Many herbs, for example, have anti-microbial properties because plants need a defense against microbes just as humans and other animals do. While plants don't have a cardiovascular system, they do have vessels which carry water and nutrients to various parts of the plant—and these vessels need to be strong enough and contain enough water pressure to ensure that all parts of the plant receive these nutrients. Some of the substances plants use to maintain water pressure in their vascular systems may also help maintain healthy pressure in human vessels.
There are many studies examining TCM herbal preparations and many of these have indicated that these herbs are safe and effective. It is VERY important, however, to buy herbs from reputable practitioners or reputable companies. There have been cases of impurities in some herbal preparations—so make certain you check that the company from which you purchase has a good, solid reputation and any practitioner you visit has either appropriate training or licensure.
Acupuncture uses very fine needles to—in theory—help open the meridians to allow for the free-flow of qi. We don't yet know how acupuncture works—there are various theories including mechanical and biochemical signaling—but we have lots of evidence that acupuncture does work in many different areas of health—it can be used to treat muscle pain, nausea, migraines, anxiety, depression and infertility to name a few.8 It has also been shown to benefit menstrual cramps, asthma, arthritis and has been used to treat addiction.9
Cupping creates suction on points of the body usually over a meridian and is used to relieve swelling, remove toxic wastes, and to help clear meridians for the free-circulation of qi. It is used for many different conditions including muscle pain (especially low back and neck pain), arthritis, skin diseases, to treat high blood pressure and to stimulate the immune system. There is less evidence of the benefits of cupping as compared to the TCM herbal medicines and acupuncture, but there is some evidence for pain, skin infections and when used in combination with other techniques.10 11
Qigong is an exercise form that uses slow, gentle movements that benefit mind-body-spirit health by "integrating posture, movement, breathing technique, self-massage, sound, and focused intent."12 There are many different "forms" or series of movements and many different styles of Qigong, but broadly, these have been shown to benefit overall health and have specific benefits for cardiovascular health, cancer treatment, arthritic disorders, reducing falls in older adults and benefits for mood disorders.13
Does TCM Work?
The simple answer is yes—TCM has been found to be effective over the thousands of years that it has been developed and refined. After all, would people be using it for thousands of years if it didn't work?
Western scientific methods have also proven that TCM modalities are effective for pain management, a wide range of health conditions, preventive medicine and to maintain overall health.14, 15 The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently recognized TCM as a viable alternative approach to health care.16
Since TCM uses a quite different philosophy to develop its herbal medicines and other healing modalities, it has often been difficult to "translate" these into Western thinking and Western languages. Nonetheless, science has validated, and continues to validate, various herbal medicines, acupuncture, Qigong and all the other approaches used in TCM. There is lots more to do on that front, but as a great ancient philosopher, Lao Tzu, said "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step". Research validating TCM approaches is constantly being produced—and more is coming...one step at a time!
Research Cited
https://www.ranker.com/list/cause-of-death-ancient-greece-rome/philgibbons
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/deaths.htm
Montagu JD., Length of Live in the Ancient WorldL A Controlled Study, J Roayl Soc Med, 87, January 1994, 25-26. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1294277/pdf/jrsocmed00089-0029.pdf
Lao L, Xu L, Xu S. Traditional chinese medicine. InIntegrative pediatric oncology 2012 (pp. 125-135). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-04201-0_9
Chen RQ, Wong CM, Cao KJ, Lam TH. An evidence-based validation of traditional Chinese medicine syndromes. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 2010 Oct 1;18(5):199-205. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965229910000737
Liu Z, Zhao J, Li W, Shen L, Huang S, Tang J, Duan J, Fang F, Huang Y, Chang H, Chen Z. Computational screen and experimental validation of anti-influenza effects of quercetin and chlorogenic acid from traditional Chinese medicine. Scientific reports. 2016 Jan 12;6:19095. https://www.nature.com/articles/srep19095/
Chassagne F, Huang X, Lyles JT, Quave CL. Validation of a 16th century traditional chinese medicine use of Ginkgo biloba as a topical antimicrobial. Frontiers in microbiology. 2019 Apr 16;10:775. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00775/full
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/acupuncture
Cao H, Han M, Li X, Dong S, Shang Y, Wang Q, Xu S, Liu J. Clinical research evidence of cupping therapy in China: a systematic literature review. BMC complementary and alternative medicine. 2010 Dec;10(1):1-0. https://bmccomplementmedtherapies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1472-6882-10-70
AlBedah A, Khalil M, Elolemy A, Elsubai I, Khalil A. Hijama (cupping): a review of the evidence. Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies. 2011 Mar;16(1):12-6. https://www.academia.edu/download/53950911/j.2042-7166.2010.01060.x20170723-2777-1j85stx.pdf
https://www.nqa.org/what-is-qigong-
Jahnke R, Larkey L, Rogers C, Etnier J, Lin F. A comprehensive review of health benefits of qigong and tai chi. American Journal of Health Promotion. 2010 Jul;24(6):e1-25. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.4278/ajhp.081013-LIT-248
Eng YS, Lee CH, Lee WC, Huang CC, Chang JS. Unraveling the molecular mechanism of traditional chinese medicine: formulas against acute airway viral infections as examples. Molecules. 2019 Jan;24(19):3505. https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/19/3505/pdf
Chao J, Dai Y, Verpoorte R, Lam W, Cheng YC, Pao LH, Zhang W, Chen S. Major achievements of evidence-based traditional Chinese medicine in treating major diseases. Biochemical pharmacology. 2017 Sep 1;139:94-104. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006295217304471
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-06782-7
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