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Immediately after landing at José Martí Airport, the main international airport in Cuba, and after waiting in the VIP lounge while are bags are loaded onto carts by porters – it sounds fancier than it is as the VIP lounge only really offers a place for the group to stay together, have a somewhat cleaner bathroom experience than the main airport bathrooms (not saying much) and munch on some dry small sandwiches and drink a little booze (ok, it might be worth it) – we head out to the bus. We meet our guide Jorge Jorge; yup, that's his first and his last name (so nice they named him twice). Jorge Jorge will be with us for the next week, as will our driver Osmani, who we'll pick up later. (No, I'm not driving; until then we'll have a temporary driver for half the day.) Jorge, Osmani and I will be a team and will collaborate to make this a memorable trip (in a good way) for our passengers, who have paid good money to be here.
We drive directly to Revolution Square, the location of Fidel Castro's lengthy speeches – the longest one lasted seven-hours and ten-minutes minutes – (random fact – Fidel holds the Guinness World Record for giving the longest speech ever before the United Nations – four-hours and twenty-nine minutes) – where we see large installations of the outlines of the portraits of Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos, heroes of the revolution. We will see many more statues, portraits, photos and monuments dedicated to Che Guevara yet, as many of us will notice, few such monuments for Fidel Castro. Our guide explains that Che is held as such a hero in Cuba for a few reasons. First, he died young, which gave him martyr status. Second, he wasn't from Cuba. Che was born in Argentina and joined Cuban revolutionaries, including Fidel Castro, to fight to get out from under the control of the dictator Fulgencio Batista (aah, the irony). Finally, we're told that Fidel doesn't particularly like having his image plastered everywhere. I will leave the believability of this up to you. (He seemed to enjoy his long speeches with tens-of-thousands in attendance).
It's in Revolution Square where we get our first view of the 1950's cars which have become synonymous with transportation in Cuba. There are two different kinds of these cars here; there are the old beaters which are in definite need of a good paint job, a la Greased Lightning. The other kind, which, at least at this location, outnumber the beaters, are the bright-colored, polished to a near mirror sparkling shine, classics. These shiny ones usually double as taxis for hire. There is one thing the two kinds have in common; while they're distinctly American on the outside, they're pure Russian on the inside, with most sporting Soviet-made engines from the good old days.
Another note in the rough political history of U.S.-Cuba relations: Cuba wasn't all that bothered when America first enacted the embargo – note that it's officially an economic embargo placed on Cuba by the U.S Treasury Dept. – as the Soviet Union, their communist friend, supported them, both militarily and financially. This was during the cold war and it fell under the enemy of my enemy is my friend. That worked out fine for Cuba. That is until 1991, when the Soviet Union fell. Russia could barely support itself and, therefore, Cuba was left in the lurch. This is the period which Cubans call the "Special Period." Special meaning, 'Oh my goodness, what happened to all the toilet paper' amongst other things. While most other counties have continued to have fine relations with Cuba, and Canadians and Europeans travel there regularly for vacation, it is still a communist country and there is still food rationing. Citizens receive tickets which allow them to stock up once a month. If, as expected, the U.S. continues to relax and even eliminate the embargo, Cuba will remain communist and, while the extra tourism and trade money, and the mass exposure to its democratic neighbors who live only ninety-miles away (think about that – it's around the same distance from Manhattan to Poughkeepsie, and less than the distance from LA to Santa Barbara or Bakersfield) will certainly change things, for the immediate future, and for the average citizen, there will be much which remains the same.
We spend the next forty-minutes checking out the Museum of the Revolution where we see old photos, guns, uniforms and other personal items belonging to the revolutionaries. The museum is
Notice the bullet holes.
housed in the old palace, which the revolutionaries attacked on July 26, 1953, and where bullet holes can still be seen along the stairway.
We depart the museum for the Hotel Nacional de Cuba to grab a welcome cocktail (there will be many welcome cocktails on this trip) and raise our fists declaring "Viva la revolucion!" The Nacional is the one of the most famous and historic properties in Havana. Opened in 1930, it has hosted Eva Gardner, Errol Flynn, Nelson Rockefeller, Walt Disney, Steven Spielberg, Benicio del Toro, mafia king Meyer Lansky, and more. In 1957 Nat King Cole stayed there after first being denied a room, along with Josephine Baker, due to race issues. Oh, and, our hero, Che Guevara also stayed here. Viva la Revolucion!
I stay behind to the check group into the hotel and catch up on paperwork while the group stops at the cemetery (they saw dead people). On returning, everyone has a chance to stop by their rooms and freshen-up before meeting for some more welcome cocktails in the beautiful garden area. We head into our first group dinner in Comedor de Aguiar, the hotel restaurant, which is beautiful to look at and makes me feel as if I'm sitting in 1940's Cuba and almost any one of the above- mentioned celebrities might, at any moment, walk past (please let it be Errol Flynn). Still, this is a government hotel which means a government restaurant. While workers at government restaurants are government employees (just as if they worked at the social security office or the DMV), Paladars are private restaurants. Most government restaurants aren't known for the food quality and our dry chicken breast proves this to be true. Still, this is a great group who appreciates that we'll be experiencing the many varieties of food, accommodations, transportation and cultural experiences which Cuba has to offer.
Coming next – sites, sounds, and people of Cuba.
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Happy to hear Cuba is opening its doors. My cigar smoking friends and I will be happy to enjoy
the famous cigars soon.
Love Bert
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Thanks. Cuba's doors have always been open. It's America that slammed the door. As for cigars, I was able to legally buy and bring some back with me.


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Do Video Games Lead to Anxiety and Depression?
by Mike BarrettPosted on January 17, 2011
New research shows that excessive video gaming, a problem blossoming just within the past decade, puts kids on the road to depression and anxiety.
The study found that kids who spend the better part of their day in a virtual reality suffer from psychological disorders. Researchers think that the more out of place a child feels in school or at home, the more likely he is to turn to an experience that provides an alternative reality. Children who were not addicted to video games started showing signs of depression once they got hooked, according to researchers.
It is unknown whether kids mainly delve into this fantasy world because of the problems they face in real life, or if the problems develop in response to hours of excessive gaming. However, the study found that kids who began gaming pathologically suffered from more severe depression and anxiety. But when the gaming came to a halt, so did the negative mental alterations. This information seems to point in the direction that these disorders co-exist, with gaming making the problem more severe.
"When children became addicted, their depression, anxiety, and social phobias got worse, and their grades dropped," said Douglas A. Gentile, a researcher in the study. "When they stopped being addicted, their depression, anxiety, and social phobias got better."
They study included over 3,000 kids from Singapore ranging from 3rd grade to 8th grade. Information was gathered from the kids' annual surveys over 2 years saying that the average time spent playing video games was approximately 20.5-22.5 hours a week. About 9% of the children were considered pathological gamers, results that are similar to the U.S. population.
The researchers don't fully comprehend why video games would lead to such prominent mental issues. It is obvious that more time spent playing video games results in less time for socializing, focusing on school, and taking care of the body's every day needs. What the researchers don't emphasize or focus on is that the addicted kids may not be happy with their lives, and engaging their minds and bodies in a virtual reality may be their solution to an unfulfilling family and school life.
The researchers do address, however, that playing video games for 2-3 hours a day is considered normal. It is the equivalent to watching TV for 2-3 hours a day, which many people partake in after coming home from school or work.
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Q: ggplot heatmap legend doesn't represent negative numbers I'm trying to make a heat map for a data set that includes negative numbers:
Ne      BR         Error
10000   0.00001    1.62
10000   0.000001  -1.03
10000   0.0000001 -0.124
100000  0.00001   36.73
100000  0.000001   5.86
100000  0.0000001 -0.79
1000000 0.00001   -8.335
1000000 0.000001  39.465
1000000 0.0000001  2.59

I've used this code:
library(ggplot2)
data = read.csv('full_path')
(p <- ggplot(data[1:9,], aes(Ne, BR)) +
  geom_tile(aes(fill=Error), colour="white") +
  scale_fill_gradient(low="white", high="black") + scale_x_log('Ne') +
  scale_y_log('Birth Rate') + opts(axis.ticks = theme_blank()))

This produces a fine heatmap, but the legend doesn't account for the negative numbers.  The colors appear to correctly reflect the negative values, but the legend stops at zero, which is light grey.  How can I get a legend out of this that covers the full range of the data in the 'Error' column of my dataframe?

A: Try this:
ggplot(dat, aes(Ne, BR)) +
  geom_tile(aes(fill=Error), colour="white") +
  scale_fill_gradient(low="white", high="black",breaks = seq(min(dat$Error),max(dat$Error),length.out = 5)) + scale_x_log('Ne') +
  scale_y_log('Birth Rate') + opts(axis.ticks = theme_blank())

ggplot is just trying to pick 'nice' breaks in the scale for you, similarly to how axis tick marks are chosen. (I changed your data frame name to dat, as data is a commonly used function in R. It's not a huge deal, but it avoids confusion.)

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The Earth, the Sun and the Moon
Review of the points covered
The Earth, the Sun and the Moon are all spheres.
The Sun is the biggest object in our solar system and is about 110 times bigger in diameter than Earth.
The Moon is about 1/4 the size of Earth.
Earth is the fifth largest planet in our Solar system.
The Earth, the Sun and the Moon are all about the same age - 4.5 billion years.
The Earth, the Sun and the Moon have a similar layered structure.
The Sun is the brightest object in our sky.
The Sun is a light source. It provides us with the light that enables us to see during the day.
The Moon is the second brightest object in our sky.
The Moon is not a light source. It reflects light from the Sun.
Distances in space are huge.
It is a long way to the Moon.
It would take a long time to get to the Moon and back travelling at speeds we are used to.
It is a very, very long way to the Sun.
Travelling at the speed of a fast car it would take more than a life time to get to the Sun.
Long distances make large objects look small.
Objects attract each other.
Large objects have more gravity than small objects.
Gravitational force decreases with distance.
It is gravity that causes one object to orbit another.
All objects have mass, an amount of material that is the same wherever it is.
Gravity acts on mass to give it weight.
Weight changes due to location.
The speed of an object controls the height of an orbit.
High speeds can make an object leave orbit.
Low speeds can make an object fall to Earth.
The Earth moves in an elliptical orbit around the Sun.
The Moon moves in a circular orbit around Earth.
It takes a year for the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun.
It takes the Moon about 29.5 days to complete an orbit of the Earth.
The Earth's rotational axis is inclined at an angle of 23.5� to the plane of revolution around the Sun.
The Earth's axis always points in the same direction.
The Sun appears high in the sky during summer and low in the sky during winter.
There are man made objects in orbit around the Earth.
Man made satellites are not spherical like the Earth, Sun and Moon.
The Earth spins around its axis once every 24 hours.
Day and Night are the result of the Earth spinning around its axis.
The Sun rises in the East and sets in the West.
The Moon and the Sun exert a gravitational pull on the Earth.
High and Low tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon on the seas and oceans as the Moon orbits the Earth.
Knowledge of the tides is useful when boats are entering and leaving port or for preventing floods.
Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter are different seasons that are caused by the Earth orbiting the Sun.
Knowledge of the seasons is helpful when planning farming and other annual activities such as Christmas.
Eclipses are caused when the Moon moves to a position between the Earth and the Sun.
The Moon's phases are caused by shadows when light from the Sun illuminates the Moon from different angles as it orbits the Earth.
Constellations, nebulae, quasars, black-holes, galaxies and stars
All about the distant objects beyond our Solar System
Black holes are extreme amounts of matter compressed into a very small space. They create such a high gravitational field that even light cannot escape from their immense gravitational pull.......
The local Space dominated by the star we call the Sun
Within it we find comets, planets, the oort-cloud, meteorites, moons and other natural phenomenon.
In ancient time the Romans called the Sun Sol, the Greeks called it Helios. The Sun is at the centre of a planetary system that is called the Solar system, after the Roman name for the Sun........
People and Space: The benefits, the future, probes, satellites, the shuttle, Apollo, Mercury, Gemini, Soyuz, Sputnik, space stations, telescopes, a timeline......
April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin of Russia became the first to enter space.
Apollo 11 wasn't Neil Armstrong's first mission. His first mission was aboard the Gemini 8 on March 16 in 1966.
Apollo 13 was launched on April 11, 1970, but the mission was aborted after an oxygen tank exploded two days later. Apollo 13 is associated with the famous answering service Houston we've had a problem line, which was transmitted during the flight. Despite great hardship the crew safely returned on April 17.
On January 28 1986, the Challenger took off, but 73 seconds into its flight it broke apart, the seven crew members didn't survive.
Explorer 1, launched on Jan. 31, 1958, was the first artificial satellite sent into space by the United States.
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Retailers lead gradual Japanese retreat from China
Overall Japan Inc presence shrinks 2% in three years as trade war persists
TARO FUJII, Nikkei staff writer June 18, 2019 12:44 JST
Japanese variety store chain Loft plans to open its first Chinese outlet inside this Ito-Yokado supermarket in Chengdu, but many other retailers are pulling out of the country.
TOKYO -- The number of Japanese companies operating in China has fallen by about 2% from three years ago, a new survey shows, suggesting the slowing Chinese economy and the Beijing-Washington trade conflict are prompting businesses to re-evaluate their strategies.
As of May this year, 13,685 Japanese companies had a presence in China, down by 249 since 2016, when Tokyo credit research agency Teikoku Databank conducted the last survey of this kind. The 2019 tally was about 5% lower than the peak of 14,394 recorded in 2012.
By industry, the number of retailers posted the biggest drop of about 6% from 2016, to 472.
That is not to say all Japanese retailers are avoiding China. Some are still moving in: Loft, a major chain of variety stores, plans to open its first Chinese outlet in the city of Chengdu in spring 2020. The number of Japanese restaurants and beer halls has also increased.
But mail-order businesses have declined, and more small and midsize Japanese companies are pulling back.
Over the past three years, the number of companies with annual sales of less than 1 billion yen ($9.2 million) fell by about 7%. Yet those with sales of 1 billion yen or more increased about 1% during the same period. The number of large companies racking up sales of at least 100 billion yen climbed around 6%.
Teikoku Databank, in its analysis of the results, warned that the big players could also recoil if conditions do not improve. "If the tense state of relations between the U.S. and China drags on, there is a possibility that the number of major Japanese companies, as well as small and medium-size Japanese companies operating in China, will decline."
For now the property business is still buzzing, illustrated by a 23% rise in the number of real estate companies operating in China over the three years, to 171. Office rental companies made up the biggest group, at 74. They are still seeing strong demand for offices among Japanese clients and residences for Japanese expats.
Manufacturers account for the biggest segment of Japanese companies in China -- about 40%. Their presence decreased about 3% from 2016, to 5,695. Producers of finished auto parts and electronics declined, among other types of businesses.
There have been numerous cases of Japanese manufacturers relocating production from China, either back home or to Southeast Asia.
Rising Chinese labor costs are one factor. But the trade war is also spurring businesses to reduce their reliance on China, by moving production and reviewing transactions with Chinese companies like Huawei Technologies -- the telecom equipment maker in the U.S. crosshairs.
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If you love a simple look with a slight vintage touch, similar to that of the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton, then the drop veil is the perfect match for you. Drop veil, also known as halo veil, is an elegant style of veil that simply falls over the face. There are no gathers or obvious clips, pins, or combs in a drop veil which add to its' simplicity.
The main question regarding drop veils is how to secure the veil so that it stays fastened throughout the ceremony. To help you get the look, we've featured 3 different ways to secure a drop veil.
If you're wearing a headband, you can secure your drop veil through your headpiece. For example, you can wear your drop veil at the crown of your head with a hair vine to achieve a bohemian look. You can also wear a Tiara to fasten the headpiece. Headpieces can be worn over or under a drop veil. A drop veil should magically fall over your face. The point is to keep it simple and utilize illusion pieces to keep the floating look.
Hat pins are a great way to secure a drop veil specially if you want a clean look. Hat pins can be weaved in and out similar to sewing to your hair. The benefit of hat pins is that you can secure the pin with its' head. If you're unable to find hat pins, you can also use regular pins or adorned pins. Just be careful with ripping holes in the veil. Pins are a great option if you're styling your hair into an updo.
Padded combs are another option for securing your bridal veil. Padded combs are sold ready or you can make it by wrapping ribbon matching your hair to a comb.
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Community group sets up charity furniture shop
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Highbridge Residents Association members Tina Gray (right) and Kim Chatwin with Somerset County Councillor John Woodman outside the new store.
Tina Gray
A COMMUNITY group aims set up a new store next month which will sell second hand furniture to people on low incomes.
The Highbridge Residents Association is currently in the process of securing a lease on a store in Morland Road.
The group has started the not or profit project to allow people to purchase donated furniture through a £2 yearly membership fee.
Tina Gray, member of the residents association, said: "With the support of councillor John Woodman we are now in talks with Sedgemoor District Council to secure the lease on the shop which has been closed for a long time now.
"People on benefits, including pension credits and those on low incomes will be entitled to full use."
Tina said the group hopes to be able to open the doors of the store which will be called Highbridge Furniture Ltd next month, with the exact date to be agreed on soon.
She said: "Opening times will be Tuesday to Friday from 9.30am-5pm. We are still looking for donations of office supplies, volunteers, a new alarm system with cctv and sign writing.
"What is most needed is a van to collect and deliver the furniture as we are unable to receive furniture until after the lease is signed."
To find out more information or volunteer contact Tina on 07907356690 or email highbridgefurniture@yahoo.co.uk


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The Hellinikon Project
Greek Business File, September-October 2020, No 127
by Symela Touchtidou
Finally, the day has come. Journalists and camera crews were invited to the ceremony of an iconic event:
The beginning of precursory works at the old Athens international airport, the Hellinikon
These should lead to the construction of the Metropolitan Pole of Hellinikon – Agios Kosmas, the "Hellinikon" as it is widely known. The revitalization of the old Athens airport is one of the biggest real estate development projects in Europe.
Three times the size of Monaco, once completed, the Hellinikon will host the biggest urban park in Europe along with a model city and a diverse entertainment complex. It will also be one of the biggest coastal parks in the world. Some of its main features will be a yachting marina, a luxury residential tower, a new world-class aquarium, two shopping malls, an office tower, all signposted by the two skyscrapers –in the shape of the Caryatids of the Erechtheion building of Acropolis– that will house the casino and the 6-star hotel of the complex.
The revitalization of the Hellinikon is considered a milestone on Greece's way to a modern, investment-friendly and truly open economy. "From here, where airplanes took off, the Hellinikon project can become a take-off symbol in the new era for our country," Odisseas Athanasiou, CEO at LAMDA Development S.A., said addressing the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, during the breaking ground ceremony. "To make our vision become a reality we need to keep calm and down to earth. This is a marathon. Visions have risks, this is the way it is. They bring risks, many of which impossible to foresee. The coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic is a typical example".
The first phase of construction work is about demolishing and removing old buildings. Out of a total of 900 buildings currently on site, about one third will be demolished. Next phase, infrastructure work, is expected to begin in the first half of 2021. It will be at least a decade before we see the first completed part of the Hellinikon project. It is expected to take 25 years before the area reaches its final shape.
Meanwhile, funding is a challenge
Lamda Development SA, the company that took up the ambitious project, proceeded to a €650 million share capital increase in late 2019.
Shortly after the ceremony at the old airport, Lamda got green light to issue a corporate bond. It calls it a "national bond" and asks all Greeks to become part of the project. Funds raised will be used partly to repay previous loans and partly to fund future construction work.
Along with two corporate loans by Eurobank and Piraeus Bank, the lease and sale of properties, such as the casino and the residential and commercial developments, Lamda is expected to acquire a capital of up to 2 billion euros, adequate to cover the first five years of the construction period.
"This will become a development hub. It will be a modern project, a 'green' project, ecofriendly, a project that will be the symbol of the new Greece," the Greek Prime Minister said at the ceremony. "Getting here was not easy. Throughout these years, the way we think about using public spaces has evolved. The Hellinikon became the battlefield of two different mentalities. The one saw the place as a potential giant park, a public garden. The other sees growth as the result of the creative cooperation between public and private sector. The private sector puts in capital, the public sector sets the rules and makes sure that the place is accessible to all citizens."
The bar is set high
The revitalization of the Hellinikon is a titanic project, even for European standards. Different players have placed different bets on it. The Greek government hopes it will work as a magnet for future foreign investment. It also longs for a positive contribution to the overall national GDP. The timing is crucial. Battered by the pandemic crisis and the subsequent recession, the Greek economy desperately needs a boost. The Hellinikon project sends out the word Greece "really means business" to an investor community highly skeptical due to past bitter experiences.
The tourism industry expects the Hellinikon will help turn the Greek capital into an all-year-round world-class tourist destination. Projections say that Hellinikon will attract to the "Athens Riviera" over one million new tourists yearly.
The Greeks expect high value-added jobs. Athenians crave for high-quality open spaces that are so rare in the Greek capital.
A green agenda
Lamda Development promises "a new prototype of urban development". They state that the Hellinikon project is an "opportunity to rethink how cities are planned and to create a new global benchmark for urban innovation".
Pedestrian space will be maximized, the building coefficient was kept to less than 0.5, and archaeological locations and historical buildings, such as the Olympic facilities and the old terminal, will be highlighted. Lamda will cooperate with international bodies that manage green certification schemes to ensure best practices in energy infrastructure, waste management, water efficiency, smart infrastructure, transportation and reduction of pollution. Among the investors that chipped in the capital increase, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has its own agenda.
The Bank says EBRD funds will be used to support the green economy. The Bank will work with Lamda Development to identify climate actions, including the development of assets at an energy level of nearly zero.
The Odyssey coming to an end
Once Greece's only international hub, the Hellinikon airport closed in 2001.
Ιt briefly hosted some of the 2004 Olympics venues and was turned into an informal refugee settlement in 2016.
Squeezed by the financial crisis and Greece's lenders, Greek governments were finally pushed into a privatization process under the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) umbrella. The international tender procedure for Hellinikon opened in 2011. Only Lamda Development S.A. submitted a binding offer. Back then, Lamda, a real estate company under the control of the Latsis group, had the backing of the Global Investment Group, made up of Abu Dhabi's Al Maabar, China's Fosun Group and other European funds. The contract for the transfer of the shares of "Hellinikon S.A." to Lamda Development was signed three years later. It was only the beginning.
Lamda Development was forced to present improved terms in 2016 by the SYRIZA coalition government. A vast and rare majority in the Greek Parliament voted in favor of the ratification of the contract between the HRADF and Lamda in September 2016.
Overall, it took dozens of government decisions, numerous rulings by the Court of Auditors and the Council of State, other rulings by the Central Archaeological Council, the Central Council of Modern Monuments and the Central Council of Architecture to make it to the breaking ground ceremony. All these in a background of fierce political dispute over the appropriate use of this extremely privileged piece of land.
It is highly unlikely that an investor unfamiliar with the Greek bureaucracy and the politics of the country would have made it. It is no coincidence that the foreign investors participating in the initial investment scheme dropped out along the way.
"We believed in the project with the passion of a Don Quixote" said Odisseas Athanasiou. Hard to argue. There have been times that insisting on realizing the project seemed like chasing windmills.
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Whisky >
Irish Whiskey >
Irish Blended Whiskey >
Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey 40% 70cl
The origins of Tullamore Dew Irish whiskey can be traced back to 1829 when the Tullamore Distillery was founded in Tullamore, County Offaly, situated in the heart of Ireland. The original site now hosts a Heritage Centre where the full history is on display.
Tullamore Dew has been widely acclaimed by whiskey connoisseurs, most recently winning two Double Gold Medals at one of the world's most prestigious spirits competitions - the World Spirits Competition in San Francisco. The brand has now an impressive record of award wins, with 22 medals since 1999.
In 2005 Tullamore Dew won a much prized Trophy at the International Spirits Challenge, the highest accolade in the drinks industry: the Trophy was one of only four awarded to over 700 drinks products entered from countries all over the world.
Tullamore Dew is a premium Irish whiskey with a distinctively smooth and accessible flavour.
Colour Medium amber gold.
Nose A mild blend of spicy, lemony and malty notes, with charred wood and vanilla undertones.
Body Light bodied, sweetish spices, buttery and rounded with light citrus fruitiness.
Palate Warming, pleasant maltiness with toasted wood and vanilla hints.
Finish Smooth and gentle, the complex flavours lingering.
Strength 40%
Whisky Type Blended Irish Whiskey
Whisky Country Ireland
Whisky Distilleries Tullamore Dew


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ECS mPad — Wintel-tablet with 12 inch screen
ASUS has prepared a new tablet computer: the product is called mPad, not only got his own page on the company website, but also passed the certification tests of the Federal communications Commission of the United States.
ECS mPad built on single-chip platform Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Quad core CPU with a frequency of 1.44-2.40 GHz, with 4 GB of RAM and a module eMMC capacity of 32 GB. In the basic configuration also includes adapters Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC, camera resolution 2 and 5 MP. In General, in the ECS are ready for some configuration changes at the request of the customer: for example, to set the main camera sensor resolution 8 MP, use a module eMMC capacity of 64 GB, increase the RAM to 8 GB.
But the display characteristics constant: 1920 x 1200 pixels at a diagonal of 12 inches.
As noted by the creators, mPad may be subjected to «modulization». By this they understand the optional equipping of the device with a barcode reader or Smart Card, Gigabit Ethernet, 3G/LTE, docking station with HDMI, USB 2.0 m, USB 3.0 and RJ-45.
Dimensions and weight of the ECS mPad — 311 x 206 x 15 mm and 1054 grams. The tablet is characterized by a protection degree IP54 and can withstand without consequences of falling from a height of 80 cm Capacity used in the product of the battery 12 is 600 mA·h.
Given the fact that ECS is a major contract manufacturer, it is unlikely we will see mPad in retail under their own brand.
Sources: ECS, FCC
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Debunked: Wanna see a photo of a Star Wars: Episode VII's Stormtrooper? We might have one!
A reliable friend once again points us towards the direction of something interesting. A Stormtrooper. Maybe a Star Wars: Episode VII Stormtrooper? The visor is similar to how we heard it looked it in the previous reports, a single lens with minor variations. The photo is by Christopher Francis. If anyone knows anymore about this photo, let us know! All in all, if this is a photo of a new Stormtrooper, they're not that different!
Anything is possible, I suppose. The picture is from Pinewood probably. Hopefully a source chimes in to set that straight either way. Still, you can enjoy the photos of Pinewood.


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Starburst has become almost a classic amongst online casino players, not because it is old, but because it is an extremely common slot for Welcome Offer and promotional free spins across various casinos worldwide. It is also one of the most played slots in the world, so you can definitely count it as being, true, tried, and tested!
How Popular is Starburst in New Zealand?
As previously mentioned, this video slot is extremely popular all over the world, and New Zealand is no different! Ask any veteran online gambler to mention 3 NetEnt slots, and this is bound to be one of the video slots that they mention. Lots of popular New Zealand online casinos also offer this in their Welcome Bonus, so it is a good chance that this will be the first video slot that you play at a new online casino.
I usually prefer characters, animals and high-life possessions in a video slot, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that even without these visuals, I still enjoyed it. The symbols are mostly comprised of different colour gems and retro "7" and "Bar" symbols. These retro symbols have, however, been modernised and blend seamlessly with the glittering, colourful gems. One of the things I enjoyed most about this slot was that I got the majority of my wins from the base game and not from free spins/bonus features. This is extremly rare to find in video slots and was very refreshing. It boosted my overall enjoyment from what would have been maybe a 5 out of 10 to a whopping 8 out of 10!
Despite most of my wins being from the base game, I did still receive moderate wins from the bonus games. There are no free spins, but it does have an expanding Starburst wild symbol which almost makes up for it. This expanding Starburst wild will cover all of the reels and will stay there for up to 3 re-spins (which are basically a form of free spin). This feature will continually add re-spins every time you get a new wild symbol. This feature was pretty amazing and the graphics accompanying it will leave you star struck, so while it wasn't my biggest money earner, it still added a lot to my overall enjoyment of the gameplay.
Starburst is just one of those slots that you have to try out at least once just because of how extremely popular it is. Although it would never be a slot I would have chosen for myself, I actually really enjoyed it and managed to make a nice little profit after +-45 minutes of gameplay, and the fact that I played it for so long (despite not having the things I usually look for in slots) proves that there is a reason this slot is so popular - it's actually fun!


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Archbishop Beck Catholic College (previously known as Archbishop Beck Catholic High School, and as St Bonaventure's, before that) is a mixed Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form located in the Aintree area of Liverpool, England. The school is named after George Beck who was Archbishop of Liverpool from 1964 to 1976.

It is a voluntary aided school administered by Liverpool City Council and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool. Archbishop Beck Catholic High School gained specialist Sports College status in 2000, and was renamed Archbishop Beck Catholic Sports College. Previously located on Cedar Road, the school moved to a new campus on Long Lane in 2014. After the specialist schools programme ended the school was renamed Archbishop Beck Catholic College.

Archbishop Beck Catholic College offers GCSEs, BTECs and OCR Nationals as programmes of study for pupils. Students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs, which are offered as part of the North Liverpool Partnership consortium of school sixth forms.

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Syracuse: Faculty, Data Science
Tags: Data Science, Faculty, iSchool, NY, Syracuse, Syracuse University
Syracuse iSchool seeks Data Science professionals to join its renowned faculty and serve as a Professor of Practice. Apply by Nov 15 for full consideration.
At: Syracuse University
Web: ischool.syr.edu
Syracuse University's School of Information Studies (The iSchool, see ischool.syr.edu) is soliciting applications from professionals in data science to join its renowned and interdisciplinary faculty. This position is open to professionals who can serve as a Professor of Practice. The successful candidate will join our "Faculty of One" in a highly collegial environment that stresses collaboration.
We seek colleagues who can provide a strong contribution to teaching data science and who can also deepen and extend our strengths in information management. We see data science as a broad area that includes data analytics, visualization, and data management. Data scientists are crucial to solving big data problems in areas as diverse as clinical research, defense intelligence, customer behavior, medical diagnosis, and risk management. The iSchool currently offers an MS in Applied Data Science, an MS in Enterprise Data Systems, Certificate of Advanced Study in Data Science, and minor in data analytics.
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Applicants must submit a cover letter outlining their interests and qualifications, a current resume, a statement describing teaching interests and accomplishments, and names and contact information of at least three references and
Apply Here, search for job 073476 (Professor of Practice).
Strong candidates will be contacted for letters of reference and asked to provide a teaching portfolio or other evidence of their ability to teach in data science. Please do not submit these items with the initial application. We strongly encourage women and underrepresented minorities to apply. We are interested in candidates who have the communication skills and cross-cultural abilities to maximize their effectiveness with diverse groups of students, colleagues and community members.
We will begin screening applicants in November, 2017 and continue accepting applications until the position is filled. For full consideration, materials should be received by November 15, 2017. Direct questions to Dr. Bruce Kingma, search chair, brkingma@syr.edu.
Located at the center of picturesque Syracuse University, the iSchool is at the cutting edge of scholarship and instruction. The iSchool has eight degree programs and an enrollment of 36 doctoral students, 570 masters' students and 730 undergraduates, led by 47 full-time faculty and 100 part-time faculty. Our faculty have recognized strengths in information retrieval, information management, library programs and services, natural language processing, computational social science, online communities and civic participation, new forms of organization and collaboration, information and communications policy, smart energy systems, digital literacy, information and network security, globalization, entrepreneurship, social media, and data science.
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Banca Sella, an Italian Bank Begins Offering Bitcoin
Due to the growing interest in Bitcoin amid the COVID–19 outbreak, Italian bank Banca Sella has launched a Bitcoin trading service.
Banca Sella which is a subsidiary of the Italian holding company of Banca Sella Group, recently launched a beta test of the trading service for a small group, which will soon be available to all of their 1.2 million customers. The crypto platform will monitor the value of Bitcoin in real-time. During a transacton, the transfer of the value of the Bitcoin will be immediate. The idea is that customers of the bank will be able to buy and sell Bitcoin, send Bitcoin, or pay for goods and/or services in cases when the merchant offers Bitcoin as an option for payment. This comes to market in a very timely manner amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recently Banca Sella conducted a survey on a representative sample of its user base and results showed that over 13% of customers desired trading/using cryptocurrencies. This comes as no surprise considering Italy is one of the countries that is most impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. The Italian government has taken extreme measures in order to control the spread of the virus, including enforceable lockdown, which makes it very difficult for citizens to carry out their daily activities.
With the launch of Banca Sella's Bitcoin service however, citizens are provided with an alternative for making payments and transferring their funds without ever having to leave their homes. This will not only help mass adoption in Italy, but will help influence mass adoption worldwide. Which bodes the question…given the current global climate, which international banks, corporations and/or governments will be next?
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At the Sicilian's bidding…and bedding!
The only link Jemima Barber has to her troubled late twin sister is her nephew. So when the boy's father storms into their lives to reclaim the child that was stolen from him, Jemima lets the forbidding Sicilian believe she is her smooth seductress of a sister. Though his son's mother might be gentler than Luciano Vitale remembers, he's resolved to make her pay in the most pleasurable way imaginable. But when he discovers she's a virgin, her secret is out! Now Luciano has a new proposal: Jemima can atone for her sister's sins–by becoming his wife!
LUCIANO VITALE'S LONDON lawyer, Charles Bennett, greeted him the moment he stepped off his private jet. The Sicilian billionaire and the professional exchanged polite small talk. Luciano stalked like a lion that had already picked up the scent of prey in the air, impatience and innate aggression girding every step.
He had tracked her down…at last. The thieving child stealer, Jemima Barber. There were no adequate words to convey his loathing for the woman who had stolen his son and then tried to sell the baby back to him like a product. It galled him even more that he would not be able to bring the full force of the law down on Jemima. Not only did he not want his private life laid open to the world's media again, but he was also all too aware of the likely long-term repercussions of such a vengeful act. Hadn't he suffered enough at the hands of the press while his wife was alive? These days Luciano very much preferred the shadows to the full glare of daylight and the endless libellous headlines that had followed his every move throughout his marriage.
Even so, Luciano still walked tall and every female head in his vicinity turned to appreciate his passing. He stood six feet four inches tall, with the build of a natural athlete, not to mention the stunning good looks he had been born with. Not a single flaw marred his golden skin, straight nose or the high cheekbones and hollows that combined to lend him the haunting beauty of a fallen angel. He cared not at all for his beautiful face though, indeed had learned to see it as a flaw that attracted unwelcome attention.
As it was, it was intolerable to him that in spite of taking every precaution he had almost lost a second child. Instantly he reprimanded himself for making that assumption. He could not know for certain that the boy was his until the DNA testing had been done. It was perfectly possible that the surrogate mother he had chosen for the role had slept with other men at the time of the artificial insemination. She had broken every other clause of the agreement they had signed, so why not that one as well?
But, if the baby was his as he hoped, would it take after its lying, cheating mother? Was there such a thing as bad genes? He refused to accept that. His own life stood testament to that belief because he was the last in a long ruthless line of men, famed for their contempt for the law and their cruelty. There could be no taint in an innocent child, merely inclinations that could be encouraged or discouraged. He reminded himself that on paper his son's mother had appeared eminently respectable. The only child of elderly, financially indebted parents, she had presented herself as a trained infant teacher with a love of growing vegetables and cookery. Unfortunately her true interests, which he had only discovered after she had run from the hospital with the child, had proved to be a good deal less respectable. She was a sociopathic promiscuous thrill-seeker, who overspent, gambled and stole without conscience when she ran out of money.
Time and time again he had blamed himself for his decision not to physically meet with the mother of his child, not to personalise in any way what was essentially a business arrangement. Would he have recognised her true nature if he had? He had not expected her to want to see him either when he came to collect the child from the hospital after the birth, but in the event he had arrived there to learn that she had already vanished, leaving behind only a note that spelt out her financial demands. By then she had found out how rich he was and only greed had motivated her.
'May I ask…?' Choosing tact over frank frustration, Charles left the question hanging, wishing that his wealthiest client would be a little more forthcoming. But Luciano Vitale, the only child of Sicily's once most petrifying mafia don, had always been a male of forbidding reserve. A billionaire at the age of thirty, he was a hugely successful businessman and, to the best of Charles' knowledge, resolutely legitimate in all his dealings. And yet his very name still struck fear into those who surrounded him and they paled and trembled in the face of his displeasure. His loathing for the paparazzi, and the ever lingering danger of his criminal ancestry making him the target of a hit, ensured that he was encircled by bodyguards, who kept the rest of the world at bay. In so many ways, Luciano Vitale remained a complete mystery. Charles would have given much to know why a man with so many more appealing options had chosen to pick a surrogate mother to bring a child into the world.
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Dr Joseph Garcia MP, Deputy Chief Minister of Gibraltar
Author of: Gibraltar: The Making of a People, Gibraltar: Mediterranean SUN Publishing Co. Ltd, 1994.
Deputy Chief Minister: working in close partnership with the Chief Minister in his exercise of overall responsibility for and supervision of Government Departments and public administration
Ministerial co-ordination & Manifesto implementation
"Brexit" work related to the United Kingdom's planned departure from the European Union
International political lobbying
Responsibility for Gibraltar representative offices abroad
The promotion of the right to Self-Determination and liaison with the United Nations
Political, democratic and civic reform
Lands and Government Projects
The administration of Government Departments charged with the aforesaid
Michael Marsh, MRIA
Michael Marsh, MRIA, is an emeritus professor of political science at Trinity College Dublin and served as vice president of the College as well as Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. The author of a wide variety of articles on parties, public opinion and electoral behaviour, he has co-edited each of the last five books in the How Ireland Voted series, and has been a principal investigator for the Irish National Election Study since its foundation. He was co-author or co-editor of several books arising out of those studies: The Irish Voter (Manchester, 2008), A Conservative Revolution? (Oxford, 2017) and The Post-Crisis Irish Voter (Manchester, 2018).
Voting Behaviour in Referendums
This talk considers how far what we know about voting from looking at elections in modern democracies generalizes to voting behaviour in referendums. While referendums are ostensibly about particular policy decisions and so differ from elections that have a broader function, there are some broad themes which run across research both referendums and elections: the role of parties and their leaders; the place of issues in such votes – as in elections, research on referendums finds that not everyone views the same issues as important; and the way in which the vote is framed. One conclusion then is that what we know about elections generalizes to referendums in as much as the processes underlying decisions are similar but the context can be important, the actors can be different and the weight given to certain factors can be very different. Just as much of what we are coming to know about electoral behaviour shows that institutional context is often a critical conditioning factor, so with referendums, conditionality is perhaps even more important.
Stuart Ward
Stuart Ward is Professor of History at the University of Copenhagen where he specializes in the political and social consequences of the end of the British empire, both "at home" and overseas. He has published a number of works on this theme including British Culture and the End of Empire (2001); Australia's Empire (2008); The Unknown Nation (2010) and he will shortly complete a major study of the identity politics of Britishness at empire's end, The Untied Kingdom: A World History of the End of Britain (CUP).
Neverendum: Referenda and plebiscites in the wake of decolonization
When the people of Gibraltar queued up to vote in the September 1967, it did not occur to many that they were partaking of a ritual with world-wide resonances. From the time of the South African Republican referendum of October 1960, the resort to referenda and plebiscites would become an increasingly commonplace method of resolving the vexed identity politics of empire's end. Whether it be the Jamaican sovereignty referendum of 1961, the Rhodesian vote to relinquish the Crown in 1969, or the Australian plebiscite on a new national anthem in 1973, the voice of the people became the chief arbiter of selfhood in a rapidly unravelling British world. Later polls in Quebec (1980 and 1995), Australia (1999), the Falklands (2013), and most recently in New Zealand (the flag referendum of 2016) were all, in each in their own way, attempts to mop up the unfinished business of an imperial civic culture that no longer resonated. It will be argued here that these otherwise disparate phenomena should be understood as facets of the same global historical event, and that indeed we gain a fresh purchase on the recent UK referenda over Scottish independence (2014) and Brexit (2016) when they, too, are included in the mix. The question of Gibraltar's British selfhood in 1967 is often depicted as a quirky historical anomaly. But it can be cast in a different light as part of a continuum of questions that have been asked of multiple post-imperial communities the world over in the wake of the British empire.
Professor Robert Holland
Professor Robert Holland, Visiting Professor, Centre for Hellenic Studies, King's College London and Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London.
Brexit in Historical Perspective
This presentation starts by identifying certain historical markers recurring in the debate during the UK's referendum on EU membership in June 2016, and since. These include the English Church Reformation of the early sixteenth century as (in Brexit perspective) an early modern foundation of British 'exceptionalism', and disputes over the legacy of Winston Churchill in relation to European commitments. Readers' letters sent to newspapers on such matters are highlighted, not as embodying attempts at historical exactitude, but as evidence of a fundamental divergence of opinions. Discussion then turns to facets of Britain's long-run relationship with Europe, including a pattern of sharp nativist, anti-foreign, anti-European outbursts. A distinction is made between being 'in Europe' and (in John Major's expression in 1990) being 'at the heart of Europe'. It is pointed out that Britain's success – military and political – in attempts to be the latter have always been chequered at best. The evolution of an oblique, peripheralized geo-political orientation – in which the Mediterranean always loomed large – is ascribed to this process. The old 'Concert of Europe' provided a very suitable framework for these instincts. However, the process by which European stabilization after 1945 was eventually defined by integration, institutionalism and supra-nationalism increasingly made this otiose. The focus then shifts to the reasons why after 1960 the UK progressively shifted its position from holding severely aloof from the Common Market to the disjointed process by which it eventually became a member after 1972. After all, if you later decide to abandon membership, it might be sensible to recall why one wished to participate in the first place. Discussion focuses on the dead-end in which the British found themselves from the early and mid-1960s, a well as the severe disadvantages that seeking solutions to contemporary problems in a purely national context had come to pose. Specific mention is made of developments in the spheres of farming and Commonwealth relationships (the latter in common parlance today the 'Anglosphere'). After this the psychological roots of Brexit are found, not in some imperial nostalgia, as is often supposed, but in an older and more deeply-rooted fear at being 'barged about' by foreign nations, especially close European neighbors. Twentieth century experience only intensified this sensitivity and came to underpin a British 'metanarrative' at odds with norms elsewhere in Europe.The final section of the presentation turns to British politics proper, and the breakdown seemingly caused by Brexit in the long-established two-party system in the UK (though in truth the factors involved go beyond issues connected with the European question, and crucially include the ossifying of the British social system compared to, say, that of the 1960s). Although some have argued that the shadow of a Suez-type humiliation in 1956 ('the Suez crisis') hangs over Brexit, it is contended that this is to undestimate the deeper structural issues which have become existential both for the main political parties and the personal ambitions of the key party leaderships. The talk ends with a few comments on the current point reached in the Article 50 process, its implications and on referenda as a mechanism for deciding key questions of public policy.
Rasmus Leander Nielsen is Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Science, Ilisimatusarfik/University of Greenland. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and EU-studies from the University of Southern Denmark. His main research interests include the evolution of Greenlandic foreign diplomacy, especially in relation to the EU, international cooperation in the Arctic, EU-referendums, and how domestic politics and institutions affect foreign policies and relations. Before moving to Nuuk in late 2016, he worked for several years as a journalist and editor with a special focus on European integration and taught as an External Lecturer at the University of Copenhagen.
Referendums and Postcoloniality in Greenland
Since the early 1970s, referendums have played a vital role in the ongoing twin-process of Greenland's road to advancing further independence within the Kingdom of Denmark and the evolution of becoming an actor in one's own right within the international society. Greenland, or Kalaallit Nunaat in Greenlandic, is analysed in a temporal case-study to shed light on implications of integration/disintegration dynamics mediated by referendums mushrooming internationally in recent decades. This paper traces key historical events in regards to the 'will of the Kalaallit', i.e. the Greenlandic people, and elucidates how enhanced possibilities of agency in foreign policy, especially in regards to European integration, also provide a flip side of exclusion of voice about the consequences of specific EU-reforms in later referendums in Denmark proper. We argue that the specific hybrid position, which Greenland has carved out for itself in relation to Danish sovereignty, involves not only empowerment in certain matters, but also abstention from involvement in other matters.
Dr. Jesús Verdú Baeza
Professor of Public International Law, University of Cadiz
A Spanish Perspective in a Post- Brexit Changing Europe
In order to understand the special characteristics of Spain regarding the relations with the European Union, it is completely necessary to take into account the recent past. After the defeat of Nazism and Fascism in Western Europe at the end of WWII, Spain has been a country oppressed and subjugated under the iron rule of a ferocious dictatorship until the decease of Franco in 1975. The extremely difficult transition to democracy crystalized in our Constitution of 1978 that has been the basic pillar and corner stone of our legal and political system.
Europe has been for the majority of Spaniards a beacon of democracy, the basic reference point in order to advance the democratic reforms. For that reason, one of the most important objectives of the then young and fragile democracy was to join the European integration process. Spain´s integration into the EU has deeply transformed the country from many different angles.
That is why, in times of uncertainties, in the aftermath of an unprecedented large-scale crisis and in the midst of confusion about the UK exit process, Spain needs a stronger Europe to consolidate its still weak political structures, to support the economic system, and to act as a vaccine against populist nationalist movements in this complex and confusing Post-Truth Trump era.
Michael Llamas QC
Michael Llamas QC, Attorney General of Gibraltar, BA Law/French from University of Sussex & Strasberg, LLM in European Law Kings College London, DEA in Environmental Law from Paris Sorbonne University. EU Legal Counsel to the Gibraltar Government since 1997, appointed Silk 2012.
Gibraltar and Brexit
Gibraltar woke up on the morning of June 24, 2016 finding itself in a position that, whereas it had voted 96 percent in favour of remain, it faced itself with a Brexit scenario. The government of Gibraltar spent the remainder of 2016 preparing its Brexit strategy to face this momentous challenge. Gibraltar seeks two fundamental results from Brexit, firstly the maintenance of a free flowing border with Spain and secondly the maintenance and enhancement of trading relations with the United Kingdom. These two issues have occupied much of the government's time since the referendum result was known, and this paper will set out to explain what progress has been made on these two fronts.
Ulrik Pram Gad
Ulrik Pram Gad is Associate Professor of Arctic Culture and Politics at Aalborg University, Denmark. He earned his degrees and conducted postdoctoral research in the Department of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen. From 1998 to 2002, he worked for the Government of Greenland in Nuuk as management assistant in the Government Secretariat and as head of office in the Office for Foreign Affairs.
Referendums are not just used to occasionally consult the 'will of the people'; they also play an important part in defining who qualifies as a people eligible to have a will on said issues. Particularly in Europe, referendums have become key nodes when states integrate. European integration is easily the topic that have spurred most referendums since the early 1970s and Member States have iteratively asked the people before accession or ratifying further EU-integration and treaties – sometimes compelled by constitutional requirements; more often for tactical reasons, and often times with these having counterproductive effects. Meanwhile, referendums are increasingly key nodes when states disintegrate. Referendums are e.g. used world-wide in relation to devolution. Also, referendums have played an increasing role in secessions; particularly in the post-cold-war break up of Eastern Europeans conglomerate states – and in the (so far failed) attempts to instigate parallel processes in Western Europe. Finally, the processes of decolonization of the few, dispersed remnants of Empire have increasingly been mediated by referendums. Recently, it has become apparent these two processes of integration and disintegration, both mediated by referendums, interact in multifaceted ways. The domestic and international complications following the Brexit referendum might be of an unprecedented scale in terms of both economic and political ramifications, but it is by no means the first example of a referendum recasting core-periphery relations in ways that put into question who are eligible to define what people should decide. This paper unfolds the historical role of referendums in Greenland; a self-governing entity within the Kingdom of Denmark. Greenland is neither a sovereign state; sovereignty formally rests in Copenhagen. Nor is Greenland a colony in the way it was a century ago (let alone in the way India or the Congo was). Rather, in relation to the international society of states, contemporary Greenland inhabits a hybrid position: On the one hand, the lack of formal sovereignty bars Greenland from certain types of agency. On the other hand, the shared history of Denmark keeping Greenland as a colony, severely limits how Denmark can employ it sovereignty over Greenland in ways, which empowers Greenland beyond what would possibly have been the case in a counterfactual situation of independence. The basic point of this paper is to show how analyzing referenda – the campaign debates; the substantial decisions made in referendums; and their legitimizing effect – tells us important things about the space of agency available to such a post-colon
Kristianna Winther Poulsen, M.A., M.Sc
Kristianna Winther Poulsen, M.A. and M.Sc, has been Member of Parliament in the Faroe Islands since 2015. She represents Javnaðarflokkurin, the Social Democratic Party which has been the largest party since the election in September 2015 and which presently holds the Prime Minister. In Parliament, Kristianna Winther Poulsen holds a seat in the Committee of Culture and Education.
Before entering into politics, Kristianna Winther Poulsen has worked as a civil servant, with gender equality, as a French teacher in High School, and as a journalist. She has published numerous articles, i.e. on religion and politics, human rights, gender equality and education.
Towards a constitution for the Faroe Islands
For the last two decades or so, a new constitution has been on the political agenda from time to time. The subject of the talk will be the political work and intentions with a new constitution. The overall position of the political parties regarding the constitution will be dealt with, as will the general opinion on the relations between the Faroe Islands and Denmark. The draft bill was published for the public to comment on at the end of July, and numerous hearings were submitted. In the following months, the draft bill will be discussed in Løgtingið, the Parliament, and the political aim is to reach an overall political consensus before the referendum which will be held in 2018.
Dr Hakeem Yusuf
Dr Hakeem Yusuf is an expert in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law. He is currently a Reader in Global Legal Studies at the Birmingham Law School. He is also a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. In an earlier professional career, following a two year stint in private practice, he worked as a Law Officer in the Attorney-General's Chambers, Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Nigeria. He has researched extensively in transitional justice, economic and social rights, and comparative judicial constitutionalism. His first book on transitional justice, Transitional Justice, Judicial Accountability and the Rule of Law (2010) was the first book published in the Routledge Transitional Justice Series and was shortlisted for the 2010 Kevin Boyle Prize by the Irish association of Law Teachers. His second book Colonial and Post-Colonial Constitutionalism in the Commonwealth Peace, Order and Good Government (Routledge Abingdon 2014) was awarded the prestigious John T. Saywell Prize for Canadian Constitutional Legal History 2015 by the Osgoode Society of Canadian Legal History. He served on a truth and reconciliation commission in South-West Nigeria 2011. He has published his research in leading peer-reviewed journals, including the International Journal of Transitional Justice, International Journal of Constitutional Law, Law and Policy, and the African Human Rights Law Journal.
Gibraltar, Brexit and Commonwealth Constitutionalism
Gibraltar is a self-governing British Overseas Territory. The current constitution of Gibraltar, the Gibraltar Constitution Order of 2006 has two provisions on the POGG power. The first is in 32 empowering the Gibraltar Parliament to make laws and the second provision is contained in Annex 2 where Article 5 retains to Her Majesty 'full power to make laws from time to time for the peace, order and good government of Gibraltar (including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, laws amending and revoking the Constitution [of 1969]). This presentation examines the POGG power contained in the Gibraltar Constitution with a view to reform. A longstanding justification for this reform is the fact that the provision in question has continued to be cited as contrary to the affirmed status of Gibraltar as a self-governing and decolonised territory. This is a significant issue in relation to the external affairs of Gibraltar as it has constituted an excuse for the continued inclusion of Gibraltar in the list of non-self-governing territories maintained by the Committee of 24 of the Fourth Committee of the United Nations in New York. Equally, important is the awkward position Gibraltar will be in with the imminent exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Brexit). The study raises critical issues of history, decolonisation, Commonwealth constitutionalism and international law that have significant implications for Gibraltar and indeed, the over 250,000 people living in British Overseas territories in the context of Brexit.
Dr Dimitrios Kagiaros
Dr Dimitrios Kagiaros is a Teaching Fellow in Public Law and Human Rights at the University of Edinburgh and a member of the Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law. He has taught on constitutional law, administrative law and human rights law courses at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Hull. He was awarded his PhD for his thesis 'Whistle-blowing and democratic governance: Public Interest limitations in Security and Intelligence' in 2015.
Scotland, Referenda and Brexit
The 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum was broadly heralded in legal scholarship as an instance where 'pathologies' usually associated with direct democracy were overcome through elaborate "multi-actor regulation" of the referendum process. The result against independence, however, did not bring an end to the independence debate, and in retrospect seems to have been nothing more than one important aspect of a broader discourse on Scottish independence. Most recently, the Brexit referendum result served as an opportunity for the pro-independence side to reignite discussion on Scottish independence and to request a second referendum. The paper will examine the legal implications of this request and assess what can be learned from past practice. Finally, the paper will discuss the potential obstacles that may make a second referendum difficult to achieve.
Hans Andrias Sølvará
Hans Andrias Sølvará is associate professor in history at the Faculty of History and Social Science at the University of the Faroe Islands. He has written several books and articles about the history of the Faroe Islands, especially on the twentieth century political history of the islands. His first book, Løgtingið 150, from 2002 is about the history of the ancient Faroese Parliament. His Ph.D. thesis from 2014 is about the rise of the separatist movement in the Faroe Islands – an extensive analysis of the development of Faroese politics in the period 1906-25. The Rise of Faroese Separatism from 2016 is his ninth and most recent book and the first to introduce English-speaking readers to his research on the twentieth century political history of the Faroe Islands. Hans Andreas Sølvará is Dean at the Faculty of History and Social Science at the University of the Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands – from Norwegian dependency to self-determination in the Danish State
In this paper the general development of the constitutional relations of the Faroe Islands to the Danish state – from the Treaty of Kiel in 1814 to the present day discussion of Faroese self-determination – will be the subject. The perspective will be the attempted integration of the Faroe Islands into the Danish state since 1850, when the democratic Danish constitution from 1849 was registered in the Faroe Islands. This event laid the main foundation under the development of a political life and political parties in the Faroe Islands mainly divided along the political dispute about the constitutional relations of the Faroe Islands to the Danish state; a political dispute that subsequently developed into a real secessionist movement in the Faroe Islands. Emphasis will be put on key constitutional events, especially those relating to several accepted and held referendums about this key issue in the Faroe Islands in the 20th and in the 21st Century. It will be argued that even if the Danish state authorities with these referendums allegedly intended to prevent the independence movement in the Faroe Islands from gaining real political support in the Faroe Islands, the consequence has been that they in reality – if not formally – have accepted and even promoted the development towards a Faroese quest for political self-determination. This constitutional and political narrative, which is a narrative of a development towards greater Faroese autonomy in the Danish Kingdom, will be put into a broader historical perspective with a comparison with Danish examples, especially Greenland and Iceland. Lastly, the intended referendum in 2018 will be put into a historical perspective.
Dr Jamie Trinidad
Dr Jamie Trinidad is a Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge and of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge. His research and teaching cover a number of areas, including self-determination, territory (land and sea), dispute resolution, human rights and the constitutional arrangements of British Overseas Territories. His work has been published in several leading international law journals. He is working on a book on self-determination in disputed colonial territories, and is due to publish a long article on the disputed waters around Gibraltar in the 2016 edition of the British Yearbook of International Law. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2001 and practises from Isolas (Gibraltar) and 4-5 Gray's Inn Square (London). He advises the Gibraltar Government on international legal matters and often accompanies the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister on visits to the United Nations. He holds master's degrees in international law and international relations from Oxford and Cambridge, and a PhD in international law from Cambridge.
The UN Reaction to the 1967 Referendum
Gibraltar's 1967 referendum was held less than a year after Spain had rejected the UK's offer to resolve all aspects of the Gibraltar dispute before the International Court of Justice. The result of the referendum, in which nearly 100% of voters opted to retain links with the UK rather than pass under Spanish sovereignty, prompted Franco's government to intensify its political lobbying on the Gibraltar question at the United Nations. In late 1967, the General Assembly of the United Nations met to debate a draft resolution declaring that the referendum had contravened previous resolutions of the General Assembly, and calling for a resumption of bilateral negotiations between the UK and Spain 'with a view to putting to an end the colonial situation in Gibraltar'. The resulting resolution, 2353 (XXII), was adopted by a narrow majority, but it represents the high point of Spanish success regarding Gibraltar at the UN. My talk will examine what was said during the debate, before assessing the legal significance of resolution 2353 (XXII), the preamble of which refers to the principles of national unity and territorial integrity, in an apparent (but not necessarily coherent) nod of approval towards the Spanish claim.
Ramon Tremosa i Balcells MEP
Ramon Tremosa i Balcells MEP was born in Barcelona on the 30th June of 1965. He is married with Maria Rosa and he is a father of three children. Bachelor in Economics by the University of Barcelona in 1992, he combined the study and the work, in the world of the fiscal and countable consultancy, since 1987. In 1999 he obtained a PHD at the University of Barcelona, where since 1992 he taught as an associated teacher in the department of Economic Theory. He defended his doctoral thesis, which analyzed the impact of the monetary policy and the entrepreneurial profits in the Catalan manufacturing (1983-1995), in the Economics department of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. In 1999 he also completed a Master in Applied Economic Analysis to the University Pompeu Fabra. Since 2002 he has been a full professor in the department of Economic Theory at the University of Barcelona. From 2009 – 2014 he was member of the Economic and Transport Committees in the European Parliament. He was also member of the Chinese and Israel parliamentary delegation of the European Parliament. He was speaker of the new European Financial Supervision (2010), the report of the European Central Bank (2011) and the report on Competition (2012), and at the same time participated in discussions on the Mediterranean corridor, in the context of the "Single European Railway Area" Report. He also followed actively the debates on the reform of the CAP. He was reelected as a Member of the European Parliament on May 2014 and is a member of the Economic and International Trade Committees. Moreover he is member of the USA and Israel Delegations of this house. He was the rapporteur of the European Central Bank report (2016). He is now the ECON Coordinator for the ALDE Group.
Cataluña's Independence Referendum
"The Catalan people have the right to self-determination. As the UN Human Rights expert described in its 2014 annual report, the right to self-determination cannot be linked only to decolonisation but to a wider process of deepening democratisation".
"Europe is at a crossroads, after recognising states born out of independence wars, Catalonia offers an opportunity to make clear to the rest of the world that ballot boxes and referendums are the best tool to solve political-territorial conflicts".
"7 years of mobilisations with more than 1M people in the streets, show the sustained will of the Catalan people to self-determination. A will that was accomplished on October 1st even against the aggression from Spanish police forces sent to Catalonia to repress voters".
"In a globalised and democratic world, small nations are perfectly viable in economic terms, allowing a framework for the creation of new States"
Dr Maria Mut Bosque
Dr Maria Mut Bosque holds a European PhD in Legal and Social Sciences, two Degrees in Law and Political Sciences, a Master's Degree in International Studies, and Post-Graduate Diplomas in European Union Law, Public Law and Political Sciences.
Dr Mut has been the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Law. Currently is lecturer of International and European Union Law at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Barcelona) and since 2009, she is a Research Fellow of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies (University of London).
She has published different academic articles and book chapters on the Commonwealth, the EU and Gibraltar; such as "Setting a new framework for co-operation between the Commonwealth and the European Union", Journal of Commonwealth and comparative politics. "A Historical and Political Review: The Challenges and Successes of Malta and Cyprus in their Path towards Membership of the Commonwealth and the European Union", Journal of Mediterranean Studies. "Brexit and the Commonwealth: New Challenges for Gibraltar", The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs. "A New Scenario for British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies?", The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs.
The political, legal and social parallelisms and differences between Catalonia and Gibraltar
My talk and paper will focus on the political, legal and social parallelisms and differences between Catalonia and Gibraltar. Both territories started from the same starting point: the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, but historical events forced them to take different pathways. Today Catalonia and Gibraltar have different legal statuses and political situations, but they share a great range of challenges and aspirations. Curiously, their different political situations have brought them to a similar postion regarding Spain and their EU future involvement. Both territories have always advocated for dialogue and self-determination, however they have found a similar response on behalf of the Spanish government. Their respective citizenships have always been firm supporters of the EU integration project, but the EU has not lived up to these expectations. Finally, Catalan and Gibraltar relationship is strengthening, on the basis of solidarity, mutual respect and empathy.
Dr Jennifer Ballantine Perera
Dr Jennifer Ballantine Perera, the Director of the Gibraltar Garrison Library and Director of the Institute for Gibraltar and Mediterranean Studies of the University of Gibraltar. Together with the University of Essex, she has this year completed work on an ESRC funded project; Bordering on Britishness: An Oral History of Gibraltar in the 20th Century and on an EU funded project; 'The Encyclopaedia of Migrants' alongside EU partners . She was previously based at Lancaster University where she formed part of a major research project, headed by Professor Martin Blinkhorn and Professor Stephen Constantine on Gibraltar. She has published articles on the permit system in place in Gibraltar during the 19th century, on the Royal Calpe Hunt and on the development of a civilian population on the Rock.
Why a 'sovereignty' referendum?': The Gibraltar Referendum of 1967
This paper sets out to trace a timeline of events leading up to the sovereignty referendum that took place in Gibraltar in September 1967. Referendums were taking place around this period in other British colonies and as such, Gibraltar's plebiscite can be seen alongside these other expressions of self-determination. Still, the reality was that Gibraltar had been moving towards greater self-government through constitutional reform and independence was not necessarily part of this process. Constitutionally, Gibraltar was seeking, together with the support of Great Britain, self-government in continued association with Great Britain and had declared this intent at the 1964 session of the UN Committee of 24. My thesis is that the referendum becomes an inevitable consequence of events as they start unfolding in 1964 and will be suggesting that Great Britain and Gibraltar are working very much outside of the box in terms of ensuring a viable future for Gibraltar whilst also safeguarding the self- determination of the people of Gibraltar, but that this is not what neither the UN nor the Spanish government had envisaged.


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CCRB member blasts board's resolution accepting NYPD's police discipline penalties
By Graham Rayman
A member of the city's Civilian Complaint Review Board broke with her colleagues and blasted the board's approval Friday of new rules setting out penalties for police misconduct.
Mabre Stahly-Butts, a City Council appointee to the independent police oversight board, said the matrix setting out the penalties is "meaningless" and said the board "was swallowing and being hand-fed a policy from the NYPD."
"We are putting our faith in a department that has failed its people," she said, casting a no vote. "We are literally adopting the police's own policies. It changes nothing."
Even so, the CCRB's other 14 voting members approved a resolution adopting the matrix for a one-year period beginning Feb. 1. At the end of the year, the board plans to assess the matrix's effectiveness.
CCRB chairman Fred Davis called the current matrix, "just the first step."
"I do believe that the mayor and police commissioner have negotiated in good faith," he said. "This matrix is not perfect. It is a living document."
Marbre Stahly-Butts (Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
Other board members raised concerns about a range of provisions in the matrix, including public transparency, how much weight will be given to an officer's prior record, whether the misconduct was triggered by a superior's order, and whether a three-day penalty for an illegal stop and frisk is too slight.
The matrix, described in the resolution as a "non-binding framework" for police disciplinary penalties, has been sharply criticized because Police Commissioner Dermot Shea will retain final say in determining officers' punishment.
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Shea will have to disclose his decisions when he does not accept the penalty recommended by the CCRB or the NYPD Legal Bureau.
That did not assuage City Council member Debi Rose of Staten Island, who noted that Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who used a banned chokehold believed to have triggered Eric Garner's death in 2014, remained on the force for five years before he was fired.
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"This matrix can be rendered meaningless at the sole discretion of the police commissioner, and that is disturbing," Rose said.
A range of commenters including the New York Civil Liberties Union also criticized the composition of the matrix, which is backed by Shea and Mayor de Blasio.
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"Any promises are illusory when this is the same leadership that long fought to keep disciplinary records secret," said Michael Sisitzky of the NYCLU.
"The CCRB should not rush into any agreement," said Sisitzky. "Simply accepting the NYPD rules would undercut the independence of the CCRB."
One of the matrix's penalties — a 30-day suspension for failing to obtain medical assistance for a suspect — is "unacceptable," said Dr. Abigail Lofchie, a resident at Montefiore Medical Center.
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"We know that people have died when they have been refused medical care," Lofchie said. "I think it shows a disregard for human life that none of us would want in police officers."


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Airport information and maps for Gunsan Airport:
KUV Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: KUV / RKJK
Airport Names:
Gunsan Airport
군산공항 群山空港
Gunsan Gonghang
Kunsan Konghang
Location: Gunsan, South Korea
GPS Coordinates: 35°54'14"N by 126°36'56"E
Operator/Owner: Korea Airports Corporation, United States Air Force, Republic of Korea Airforce
Airport Type: Public / Military
Elevation: 29 feet (9 meters)
View all routes: Routes from KUV
Facts about KUV
Map of Nearest Airports to KUV
List of Nearest Airports to KUV
Map of Furthest Airports from KUV
List of Furthest Airports from KUV
Facts about Gunsan Airport (KUV):
Because of Gunsan Airport's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Gunsan Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
Gunsan Airport handled 133,242 passengers last year.
Gunsan Airport (KUV) currently has only 1 runway.
The closest airport to Gunsan Airport (KUV) is Gwangju Airport (KWJ), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) SSE of KUV.
The furthest airport from Gunsan Airport (KUV) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Gunsan Airport (meaning Gunsan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,316 miles (19,821 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
In addition to being known as "Gunsan Airport", other names for KUV include "군산공항 群山空港", "Gunsan Gonghang" and "Kunsan Konghang".
Map of Nearest Airports from Gunsan Airport:
List of Nearest Airports from Gunsan Airport:
1 54.81 miles (88.20 km) SSE Gwangju Airport (KWJ) Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea
2 74.63 miles (120.11 km) NE Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) Cheong ju, South Korea
3 80.22 miles (129.10 km) S Mokpo Airport (MPK) Mokpo, South Korea
4 99.34 miles (159.87 km) SE Sacheon Airport (HIN) Sacheon, South Korea
5 108.19 miles (174.11 km) N Incheon International Airport (ICN) Incheon (near Seoul), South Korea
6 109.16 miles (175.68 km) ENE Yecheon Air Base (YEC) Yecheon, South Korea
7 110.05 miles (177.11 km) NNE Seoul Air Base (SSN) Seongnam, South Korea
8 114.35 miles (184.03 km) E Daegu International Airport (TAE) Daegu, South Korea
9 114.70 miles (184.59 km) N Gimpo International Airport (GMP) Seoul, South Korea
10 114.70 miles (184.59 km) N Gimpo International Airport (SEL) Seoul, South Korea
11 129.56 miles (208.51 km) NE Wonju Airport (WJU) Wonju, South Korea
12 139.83 miles (225.04 km) ESE Gimhae International Airport (PUS) Busan, South Korea
13 156.97 miles (252.62 km) E Pohang Airport (KPO) Pohang, South Korea
14 165.45 miles (266.27 km) S Jeju International Airport (CJU) Jeju, South Korea
15 173.30 miles (278.90 km) S Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG) Jeju province, South Korea
Map of Furthest Airports from Gunsan Airport:
List of Furthest Airports from Gunsan Airport:
1 12,316.25 miles (19,821.04 km) SE Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay
2 12,270.51 miles (19,747.42 km) ESE Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
3 12,241.78 miles (19,701.18 km) SSE Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay
4 12,214.62 miles (19,657.47 km) ESE Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina
5 12,187.25 miles (19,613.43 km) SE Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay
6 12,186.11 miles (19,611.60 km) SSE Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay
7 12,174.88 miles (19,593.52 km) ESE La Plata Airport (LPG) La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
8 12,169.69 miles (19,585.17 km) ESE Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay
9 12,166.24 miles (19,579.61 km) ESE Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
10 12,163.61 miles (19,575.39 km) SSW Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) Rio Grande, Brazil
11 12,142.02 miles (19,540.63 km) SE Miramar Airport (MJR) Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
12 12,141.21 miles (19,539.33 km) SSW Pelotas International Airport (PET) Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
13 12,140.87 miles (19,538.80 km) SSE Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay
14 12,138.02 miles (19,534.20 km) ESE Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) Buenos Aires, Argentina
15 12,137.10 miles (19,532.72 km) ESE Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina


Neurological field (adult and child) with particular attention to trauma causing brain / muscle / nerve / spinal disorder. Head trauma, seizure, encephalitis, behavioral disorders, dementia, neuromuscular abnormalities, carpal tunnel syndrome. Medical malpractice. Tests of higher cerebral function (EEG, Evoked Responses). EMG. Medical acupuncture.
Additional areas served: Western United States; Southwestern United States.
Clinical Professor of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA; Institute of Medical Quality (CMA), Hospital Surveyor, appointed 1994-2014; Medical Expert - Medical Board of California; IMQ Consultant - 2015-Present; Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Member at several hospitals; Review Committee, Medical Board of California; appointed by Governor Deukmejian; Board of Directors, Ventura County Medical Society; Board of Governors UCP; Muscular Dystrophy Association of Los Angeles; Chief of Staff, Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center 2011-2013; Board of Trustees, Ventura County Medical Association, 2010-2012.
24 including one book, Injuries & Disorders of the Brain & Head (Mosby, 1997) & numerous chapters, lectures; Medical Editor for Lexis/Nexis Publication.
Fellow of American Academy of Neurology; American Association of Electromyography & Electrodiagnostic Medicine; American Academy of Medical Acupuncture; American Society of Neuro Rehabilitation; Ventura County Medical Society; California Medical Association.


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New Report Shows Black Founders Receive Less Than 3% of VC Funding
by Dana Givens October 9, 2020 October 9, 2020 3957
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Venture capital funding has long had a diversity problem. With numerous corporations spearheading new initiatives on diversity and inclusion, many have been advocating for more resources to help Black entrepreneurs and businesses secure capital funding to start and expand their brands.
Now, a newly published report from Crunchbase shows that as of Aug. 31, 2020, Black and Latinx founders raised $2.3 billion in funding, which represents just 2.6% of the total $87.3 billion in funding that has gone to all founders so far in 2020. Experts say that the gap stems from the racial wealth gap, which causes many Black entrepreneurs to be left out of opportunities to receive venture capital funding.
"The lack of funding to Black and Latinx founders is a result of historical gaps in community wealth followed by limited exposure and opportunities to secure capital," said Marlene Orozco, the lead research analyst at Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative in the report. Her guidance from the investment side is that "we need more capital providers and investment professionals to engage with Black and Latinx founders as a prudent investment strategy that should be folded into their primary portfolio, rather than constituted as a separate, niche, or impact program."
Unlike their white counterparts, Black and Latinx founders face unique challenges as underrepresented voices within the community to secure the necessary funding needed to support the developments of their businesses through their cultivation.
"Receiving $50K, $100K—and sometimes more—from family and peers is not part of the average Black founder's journey," said serial entrepreneur James Norman in the report. "Personal loans, credit, and day job salaries often serve as a substitute for readily accessible capital from their social network."
Harlem Capital Partners co-founder Henri Pierre-Jacques says in the report that it is necessary to provide support to these marginalized businesses early on so they have the chance to succeed. He says that in order to address their diversity problem, there needs to be access to "funding early-stage, diversity-focused funds—as the problem starts with pre-seed and seed—to give diverse founders a chance to gain traction. Large funds will not solve this issue in the near term, rotation of partners takes too long, and the number of new team members added is too small."
Dana Givens