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Glass is an ancient and at the same time modern material, it is very diverse in terms of applications in both everyday life and in high-tech products.
Plate glass and container glass are produced mainly as so-called soda lime glass from silica sand, soda and limestone and/or dolomite. The oxides from these raw materials are responsible for the chemical and physical properties as well as for the glass melting process.
Glass is 100% recyclable. Alongside the primary raw materials, processed pieces of recovered glass also play an important role in glass production.
Soda lime glass makes up by far the greatest quantity of all industrially produced glass. As the name suggests, soda and lime, alongside sand, play an essential role as components. A typical soda lime glass consists of 10 to 15% CaO or CaO + MgO. In practice, soda lime glass is used in the production of drinks bottles, food jars, simple drinking glasses and plate glass. For the most part, limestone and dolomite provide the necessary CaO und MgO portions of the glass. In particular, dolomite ( MgO ) has a positive effect both on the melting process and the properties of the glass.
Lhoist supplies the glass industry with pure dolomite and limestone products of consistent chemical composition and particle size under the VISUCAL® brand.
Also, our SORBACAL® products based on lime hydrate are tried-and-tested additives effective for the treatment of flue gas for glass melting tanks for separating out SO2 und HF amongst other things.
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Nowadays, plate glass is mostly produced using float glass technology where the glass melt is passed over a molten tin bath. This produces a very high-quality plate glass which has a range of applications in the construction and automotive industries. In particular, colourless / low-iron plate glass is used amongst other things for the production of solar modules and therefore for generating solar electricity. Plate glass is an important design material in modern architecture.
In addition to limestone, up to 5% MgO from dolomite is used in the mix for plate glass. This provides a high level of process stability, improves the viscosity of the glass melt and increases the scratch resistance and chemical resistance of the glass. The lower calcination temperature of MgCO3 in the dolomite and the formation of low-melting mixture phases also result in a reduction in energy when dolomite is used.
The use of glass is absolutely essential in food containers, drinks bottles and containers for pharmaceutical and cosmetic products. It is gas-tight, inert and tasteless, thus offering ideal conditions for such containers. The individual shape and colouring of glass containers offer additional marketing advantages.
In spite of, or owing to, the fact that large amounts of recycled glass are used in the production of container glass, low-iron, natural raw materials which are of a consistently high quality are required in glass production. In addition to limestone as a CaO carrier, it has also proven to be beneficial in the production of container glass to use 1.8 - 3.4% MgO from dolomite. The tendency of glass to crystalise is suppressed and soda and refining agents can be reduced. For containers which are heavy and have a complex shape, improved cooling properties are achieved with MgO.
Textile glass fibres are used mainly for producing glass fibre-reinforced plastics (GRP). These plastics are used in industries ranging from transport (automotive, aircraft construction, shipbuilding) to wind power, electronics and sports equipment.
The production of E-glass and ECR (E-Glass Chemical Resistant) glass for continuous glass fibres requires very fine and high-quality raw materials. Fine-milled limestone and dolomite products as well as fine white lime and dolomite lime are used. Calcinated lime and dolomite products - which are burnt specifically for the production of E-glass, C-glass or ECR-glass - increase the performance and capacity of glass melting tanks for glass fibres. In fully electric cold-top glass melting tanks, the use of burnt lime and dolomite lime products prevents the formation of undesired CO2 foam layers and hot breakthrough in the batch blanket. Lhoist also offers kaolin products as an aluminium carrier for glass fibre melts.
Glass, mineral and stone wool have been established for over 60 years as a material for insulating against heat, cold and noise. Mineral wool is based on natural and local raw materials such as silica sand or basalt and the environmentally-friendly use of recycled glass. It is the preferred insulating material in construction and industry. The glass or stone wool fibres are produced by blowing compressed air through a stream of glass or in a spinning process. Adding limestone and dolomite products to the mix serves to adjust and influence the desired properties of the melt and fibres. Depending on the composition, lime and dolomite products act as fluxing and stabilising agents for the glass.
The field of technical glass encompasses products such as glass for TV screens and computer monitors, lighting glass (tubes and bulbs), optical glass, laboratory and technical glassware, borosilicate glass and ceramic glass (hotplates and high-temperature domestic applications) and glass for the electronics industry (LCD panels). CaO and MgO play a small but important role as other glass-forming oxides are generally used (boron, aluminium, etc.). Our high-quality and homogeneous Visucal® limestone and dolomite products can be used to produce the highest quality technical glass (e.g. for smart phones, TVs, tablets, etc.).
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Lindsay Mann is currently the Co-Head U16 coach at the Jackson Hole Ski and Snowboard Club. She has coached for Keely's Backcountry Camps since 2015 and spent this past summer as a coach for Keely's Race Camps at Mt. Hood.
She is working hard to combine her mountain guiding experience and coaching/ski racing experience through these camps and creating more programs for ski racers to be exposed to mountain safety and backcountry awareness at an earlier age.
KSC: How did you get into coaching ski racing?
LM: When I realized I was graduating from college and that my ski racing career was over I wanted to find a way to continue to be involved in the sport. Ski racing provided me with so many life skills and opportunities that I wanted to find a way to give back to the sport. Since I think teenagers are funny and continue to keep me on my toes, I gravitated towards coaching, and 10 years later, I am still doing it!
KSC: Besides being a ski racing coach you are a mountain guide on Mt. Rainer, WA & Denali, AK and the lead guide for Keely's Camp in the Backcountry. What lessons do you think backcountry skiing can provide girls?
LM: One of the favorite parts of my ski racing career was ski racing in college and the team aspect that it brought into racing. Backcountry skiing is all about working as a team and provides an opportunity for these athletes to connect with each other away from competition. Additionally, I think backcountry skiing also provides an avenue to develop life skills that not only transfer to their ski racing, but goes way beyond that. The ability to speak up in a group, communicate with your partners are some of these skills that we work to develop in backcountry.
These girls also spend so much time in the winter on their skies focused on racing. I think that getting into the backcountry can be a refreshing break, and show these athletes the opportunities and places that skiing can take you after their career. My hope with these camps is to also show the girls a different aspect of skiing.
KSC: Did you have a powerful female coach growing up? If so tell us a story about how she impacted, you. If you didn't have a female coach would you have wanted one and what role do you think she would played in your development as an athlete?
LM: I did have a few female coaches growing up and had a female coach as my primary coach in college. When I was racing, I don't think I realized the influence that having a combination of male and female coaches had on my skiing. As an athlete, it was more about what coaches I connected with at the time and less about their gender.
In hindsight and as I have gotten into coaching and being a mountain guide I appreciate more the role that these female coaches played in my career. When I first started working as a mountain guide 9 years ago, there were not any female senior guides at the guide service I worked for. It was hard for me to picture where I would fit into the company after a certain point. I have found women in guiding who I look up to but it took some time. I have never felt this way in my career as a ski coach. In hindsight these female coaches taught me important lessons and showed me that women do have a place in a male dominated profession. If you work hard and are a professional, there are lots of opportunities for you. I appreciate how they helped shaped my mentality and show me the possibilities.
KSC: We are always evolving & growing as coaches, that said, what is the greatest lesson you have learned while coaching?
LM: The first lesson is that your attitude as a coach directly affects the athletes' attitudes. Both in coaching and guiding there are a lot of factors that are out of our control – the main one being weather. If I embrace the days where the plan changes or the weather isn't what we predicted and look at it as a fun challenge instead of something that is ruining our plan, the athletes notice that. I think BB Hall, one of our athletes and campers summed it up best, "A change in plan can be the best start to a new adventure." I try to remember to be flexible and embrace these changes rather than dwell on them because sometimes the days where the plans change end up being some of the best days.
The second lesson is to be honest and genuine. Again, I find that the athletes I work with can tell when I can't give a good answer to their question. If I can't answer a question instead of making something up, I tell them what I do know and where my knowledge stops. Then together we can have a discussion about how to solve the problem at hand and together we recognize what we know and what we don't know yet. These conversations help me to continue to learn and grow as a coach.
KSC: If you could go back in time, what advice would you give your fifteen year old ski racing self?
LM: Ask questions, keep it fun and you be confident in expressing what you need as an athlete.
KSC: You skied for Dartmouth when they won NCAA's in 2007. We heard you won the second run of slalom. What was your secret to slalom success that you share with kids you coach today?
LM: I still get emotional talking about this day in my ski racing career. In my mind the common factor in the races I won or skied up to my potential in wasn't about tactics or technique – it was about the support system around me. The races that I won and this day in particular, it was about the team.
I didn't feel pressure or really think too much about what I was doing. The main contributing factor to us winning NCAA's as a team, and me skiing well as an individual was that I really felt that my teammates and coaches had confidence in me. The times I was lucky enough to stand on the podium it felt like my teammates were up there with me, and on this day, we were literally all at the top of the podium together. Sharing this experience and excitement with the team and the energy is really what contributed to all of my successful days during my career.
Lindsay in coach mode teaching the girls how to measure slope angle during the Montana Backcountry Camp.
KSC: Lastly, define what a spirit animal means to you and what is your spirit animal?
LM: Giraffe. I have always just really respected them as an animal. Aesthetically, they are beautiful creatures, but I also respect their goofiness. When I first saw a giraffe at a zoo, it was sometime when I was under 10. At the time, I had quite skinny legs and although I couldn't relate to their upper body structure, I immediately noticed that they had the same legs as me and how strong they were.
For me a spirit animal is just one that you find you connect with or relate to. For some people it may be a hybrid animal or a mythical creature but if it inspires you that's all that matter.


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Do you know the 7 times when you should and shouldn't be aggressive?
Whether your team has speed or not, make sure you know when you should and shouldn't be aggressive.
Many of us think that aggressiveness comes down to how much speed your team has, or whether you're waving runners around third, but it goes much deeper than that.
There are times for all teams when aggressiveness can be your friend or your enemy. Another way to think about aggressiveness is to think of it as risk. Many factors will determine whether it's worth the risk to make a strategic move like advancing a runner or trying a lower percentage offensive play.
Whenever your team is playing a dominant pitcher your chances of getting back-to-back hits will be low, so you've got to take chances and be aggressive on the bases, as well as defensively being aggressive and trying to get outs you might otherwise not try.
If it's a huge game, then be brave enough to take some huge risks. Think about the recent Super Bowl and how both teams tried trick plays by using their quarterbacks as receivers. It's hard to get much bigger than the Super Bowl.
A big zone by the umpire means your hitters will have lots of strikes called against them so getting easy bases like walks will be tough. Be aggressive on the bases to move runners whenever you get the chance.
The wetter it is the harder it is to throw the ball accurately, so be aggressive on offense and force the defense to do that. A lot.
Anytime you're facing a really good pitcher and get a runner in scoring position (RISP), you'll have to take a risk to score her since the pitcher's talent is better than your hitters, so the chances of hitting her in will be slim.
Basically, whether your team is fast or powerful, when you're behind late in the game time is running out so you've got to take chances.
If their pitcher is very hittable by your team, then taking risk isn't something you'll need to do since you can hit your way to runs.
If their pitcher is wild (can often be determined by her having as many strikeouts as walks), then she'll likely put runners on base via walks, so avoid risk – especially any type of hit and run play requires a hittable pitch.
A small strike zone means the pitchers will have to throw more hittable strikes, so your hitters don't need to be aggressive with their approach outside the zone.
When time is running out in a game and you're behind by 1, you'll need to get your lead-off batter on, so avoid any kind of risky offensive play (like swinging) and work the pitcher for a walk.
If your team has power and it's early in the game – hit. You don't need to run into outs by taking risks.
And finally, with a runner in scoring position (RISP), if you're facing a hittable pitcher, hit.
Risk is more likely to result in an out, so the less of it you need to take the more likely you are to keep your outs and pile up baserunners which puts you in position to score multiple runs. Which puts you in a better position to win the game.
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New OSHA Rule Effective Next Month – Are Your Drug-Testing Policies Placing You At Risk?
Certain provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's ("OSHA's") new reporting Rule, which go into effect on August 10, 2016, implicate employers' post-injury and post-accident drug-testing policies. As the compliance deadline is swiftly approaching, employers are reminded to set time aside over the next few weeks to confer with counsel, review their policies, and revise as needed in order to avoid potentially costly enforcement action.
The new Rule provides that employers must, among other obligations, establish a "reasonable procedure" for employees to promptly and accurately report work-related injuries and illnesses. The Rule prohibits this procedure from "deterring or discouraging" a reasonable employee from accurately reporting a workplace injury or illness, and it also requires employers to proactively advise employees that they will not suffer any retaliation for such reporting.
Although the final Rule does not specifically mention drug-testing policies, OSHA commentary makes clear that such policies will now face scrutiny because, according to OSHA, post-injury/accident testing has the potential to deter injury reporting. The Administration has indicated that—as of the August effective date—such testing will pass muster only if it is limited to circumstances where employee drug use likely contributed to the underlying incident and if testing methods are tailored to identify impairment during the incident (as opposed to identifying general prior drug use).
The full article below provides an overview of the relevant Rule provisions and discusses the practical implications of the same in order to help employers prepare for their pending new, and somewhat ambiguous, obligations.
Back in May of this year, OSHA published its final reporting Rule, which (among other provisions) purports to "clarify[y] the existing implicit requirement" that an employer's procedure for reporting work-related injuries and illnesses must be "reasonable" and must not "deter or discourage" employees from reporting. The Rule incorporates the existing statutory prohibition on retaliation, and it now requires employers to proactively inform employees of their right to be free from retaliation when reporting work-related injuries and illnesses. The full text of the final Rule is published in the Federal Register, available here.
Although the final Rule does not specifically mention drug testing, OSHA commentary clarifies its enforcement position on post-accident testing policies, indicating that such policies will now face scrutiny because they may deter injury reporting. In this regard, the Administration has stated as follows:
Although drug testing of employees may be a reasonable workplace policy in some situations, it is often perceived as an invasion of privacy, so if an injury or illness is very unlikely to have been caused by employee drug use, or if the method of drug testing does not identify impairment but only use at some time in the recent past, requiring the employee to be drug tested may inappropriately deter reporting.
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The Administration went on to indicate that only narrowly tailored post-accident testing—i.e., testing where drug use likely contributed to the accident and where tests can accurately determine whether the employee was impaired at the time of the accident—will be immune from enforcement action under the new Rule:
[T]he final rule does prohibit employers from using drug testing (or the threat of drug testing) as a form of adverse action against employees who report injuries or illnesses. To strike the appropriate balance here, drug testing policies should limit post-incident testing to situations in which employee drug use is likely to have contributed to the incident, and for which the drug test can accurately identify impairment caused by drug use. For example, it would likely not be reasonable to drug-test an employee who reports a bee sting, a repetitive strain injury, or an injury caused by a lack of machine guarding or a machine or tool malfunction. Such a policy is likely only to deter reporting without contributing to the employer's understanding of why the injury occurred, or in any other way contributing to workplace safety.
While the DOL characterizes the new Rule as an effort to "'nudge' employers to prevent workplace injuries" (Dep't of Labor News Release (May 11, 2016)), many fear the Rule may have the opposite effect, ultimately limiting employers' ability to detect and deter drug-related incidents that expose their employees to potential harm. As discussed below, however, through carefully drafted policy language, employers can avoid testing in circumstances that may run afoul of the new Rule while still targeting incidents that raise suspicions that drug use may have been a contributing factor.
In light of the new Rule and the Administration's enforcement position, employers should consider revising their drug-testing policies to eliminate strict post-accident/post-injury testing. As an alternative, employers should consider (in accordance with applicable state law) folding post-accident/injury testing into their reasonable-suspicion testing, with language clarifying that post-injury/accident testing will take place only where circumstances suggest the employee's conduct has caused the accident or injury in question. In addition, employers should consider adding policy language clarifying that—at least for post-accident/injury testing—they will utilize tests that measure only very recent drug use.
The foregoing measures arguably should, as required under the new Rule: 1) reasonably tailor testing to those workplace incidents where there is reason to suspect drugs and/or alcohol may have played a role, and 2) ensure related testing methods are designed to show whether the employee was in fact impaired at the time. More specifically, by limiting testing to those circumstances where there is reason to believe the employee's conduct was responsible for an accident or injury, employers are precluded from testing in any circumstance where it is clear the incident was caused by factors unrelated to employee conduct (e.g., faulty equipment, force majeure, etc.). By further tailoring testing methods to measure only very recent use, employers may demonstrate that they are not testing with any over-reaching motive to "catch" employee drug use that is remote in time and thus unrelated to the incident in question. Further, when it announced the new Rule, OSHA emphasized that drug testing performed by employers to comply with federal or state laws or regulations does not run afoul of OSHA regulations.
As the effective date of the new reporting procedures is quickly approaching, employers should dust off their drug-testing policies and undertake any remedial drafting necessary to ensure compliance. If they have not already done so, employers additionally should be sure to promulgate safety policies setting forth reasonable procedures for reporting workplace injuries and/or illnesses and establishing zero tolerance for any related retaliation. Employers should also review any incentive programs aimed at reducing workplace accidents/injuries to ensure such programs do not have the potential to deter reporting.
Finally, businesses should be aware that the new Rule also includes a "phase two," which involves additional provisions governing external reporting that will impact certain larger employers as well as some smaller employers in select industries—including employers in the agriculture, utilities, construction, and manufacturing industries. Beginning next year, impacted employers will be required to submit injury and illness data electronically through the Administration's website. Under the final Rule, OSHA will (with few exceptions) allow public access to such data, without affording employers any opportunity to explain the underlying facts and circumstances. Regarding the rationale for the public-disclosure aspects of the new Rule, the Department of Labor ("DOL") has stated, "OSHA expects that public disclosure of work injury data will encourage employers to increase their efforts to prevent work-related injuries and illnesses." These new external-reporting requirements do not take effect until January 1, 2017, but employers should take time now to understand whether, and which, obligations will apply to them and to discuss with counsel how best to disclose illnesses and injuries knowing that such disclosures are accessible to the public.
In the intervening weeks since the final Rule's publication, it has faced much criticism over its arguably vague standards. Many commentators also have questioned the Administration's authority to publicize information that employers are required to report regarding workplace injuries and illnesses. It certainly is possible that going forward, aspects of the new Rule may face challenges in court, and employers should stay tuned for any future developments. At present, however, they should begin preparing for compliance, and seek legal advice to help navigate the murky waters.
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GEORGE Sampson has revealed the results of his THIRD hair transplant.
The Britain's Got Talent winner appeared on today's This Morning to share his pride in his new locks, having previously spent £9,000 on his first two operations.
George Sampson appeared on today's This Morning to tallk about his third hair transplantCredit: Rex Features
Speaking to hosts Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, he said: "I'm so happy. It's difficult. I still get hundreds of men messaging me about it.
"I felt like an old man with a baby face, I had to wake up and look in the mirror and think I hate my hairline."
George, 24, previously appeared on the show in August last year to talk about his first two transplants, explaining how a combination of stress, genetics and spinning on his head had taken its toll on his hair.
And viewers could certainly see the difference between that appearance and today's, as George had his new hair styled in a quiff with a neat back and sides.
George showed off his new hair with a quiff at the frontCredit: Rex Features
George underwent his first hair transplants last yearCredit: Glen Minikin - The Sun
George hated what he saw in the mirror when he looked at his receding hair lineCredit: Glen Minikin - The Sun
Asked how low he got before his surgery, he said: "I wasn't that bad, I still wanted to work in TV and do all these amazing things and I had a baby face and it affected my work...
"I've had a lot of men messaging me saying they're low and feeling depressed because of it.
"It was nice they could come to me, so its been a real shock for me to listen to these guys.
"I try to help them as much as I can".
George won Britain's Got Talent ten years ago when he was just 14Credit: Rex Features
The dancer blames stress, genetics and head spinning for his hair lossCredit: Rex Features
George, who won Britain's Got Talent in 2008 when he was 14, explained how he had his third hair transplant 12 weeks ago and he expects it to "double in thickness over the next three to six months".
The dancer had previously admitted how footballer Wayne Rooney - who has also had a hair transplant - inspired him to go for it.
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He said: "Wayne Rooney - he was 25 [when he had the hair transplant]. He gave me a lot of confidence."
Rooney is believed to have undergone several transplants over the years as his hair started to thin from a young age.
George added of the operation: "They took 1,500 hairs from the back of my head.
George had appeared on the show in August last year to reveal the first stage of his hair transplantCredit: Rex Features
The difference between then and now is incredibleCredit: Rex Features
George said he is so happy with the results so far, but expects it to double in thickness over the next six monthsCredit: Rex Features
George Sampson shows off the results of his hair transplant on This Morning
"I had a landing strip of bare skin."
When asked what caused his hair loss, the dancer admitted his famous head-spinning move may have contributed.
He said: "I was diagnosed with alopecia... the head-spinning may have been part it."
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When I started this series, I promised a five-part overview of consumer protection in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). So far I've looked at how consumer agencies and consumer NGOs in the region celebrated World Consumer Rights Day, how intergovernmental bodies have influenced the development of consumer law in the region, the panorama of LAC's consumer legislation, consumer agencies and consumer groups. And here in the final installment (hey! stop cheering!), I'll give you a flavor of the current issues and actors by providing a potpourri of consumer protection news briefs from the region.
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In November the the Brazilian Consumer Defense Institute (IDEC) called on four "fast food" chains — Burger King, Bob's, Giraffas and Habib's — to provide consumers with nutritional information on their entries on the packaging used for the food. IDEC pointed out that none of the four provide customers with information on the nutritional value of their foods, in apparent violation of the Consumer Defense Code (Código de Defesa do Consumidor – CDC).
In November the Peruvian Association of Consumers and Users (Asociación Peruana de Consumidores y Usuarios – ASPEC) and the Alternative Agriculture action Network (Red de Acción en Agricultura Alternativa – RAAA) announced that a recent test of nine foods sold in the Peruvian found five that contained "transgenic elements" [genetically modified organisms (GMOs)], including hot dogs, chicken sausages and soy milk. Aspec said that it would not reveal the names of the companies producing the foods for 30 days, in order to give them a chance to change their labels to note the presence of transgenic ingredients. It also called on Congress to adopt a law making it mandatory for all foods containing genetically modified ingredients to note that fact on their labels.
In December Brazil's Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal – STF) ruled that lower court judges are free to apply the Consumer Defense Code (CDC) to judgments involving the relationship between financial firms and their clients, including on the subject of interest rates charged. The STF had already ruled 9-2 last June against a petition by a national financial sector representative body (Confederação Nacional do Sistema Financeiro – Consif) to rule application of the CDC to interest rates unconstitutional. Subsequent to that ruling the Chief Prosecutor of the Republic (Procuradoria Geral da República – PGR) and two consumer entities, IDEC and the Brazilian Institute for Consumer Policy and Law (Instituto Brasileiro de Política e Direito do Consumidor – Brasilcon), whether the ruling meant that judges can decide cases involving rates.
In January the consumer group Uncurepa filed Panama's first-ever class action lawsuit. The suit seeks US$45 million from Cable & Wireless Panamá (CWP) for alleged overcharging of consumers. The suit alleges that CWP charged its wireless customers for a minute of airtime when they had only used 40 seconds.
In January a judge with the Federal Court of the Second Region (Tribunal Regional Federal da 2ª Região – TRF2), acting upon a suit brought by the Federal Public Ministry (Ministério Público Federal – MPF) branch in Rio de Janeiro state (PPRJ), issued an injunction blocking several credit card companies from imposing certain special charges on those cardholders behind or in default on their payments. PRRJ had requested the action while it challenged the legality of the charges under Brazil's Consumer Defense Code (CDC) and rules set out by the Central Bank. PRRJ claims that the charges in question would be considered abusive under the CDC and therefore banned. The action specifically affects the credit cards issued by Credicard, Real, Itaucard, Fininvest, Ourocard, Bradesco, Banerj and Federal Card (Caixa).
In late February telecom and consumer protection officials from Brazil and Mexico met in Mexico City to discuss bilateral cooperation on protecting consumer rights regarding telephone services. Attending for Mexico were officials of the Federal Consumer Prosecutor (Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor – Profeco) and the Federal Telecommunications Commission (Cofetel), and Brazil was represented by the Department of Consumer Protection and Defense (DPDC) of the Justice Ministry and the Ombudsman (Ouvidor) of the National Telecommunications Agency (Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações – Anatel).
The Ministry of Commerce, Consumer Protection and Business Development announced in late February that the Cabinet had approved the formation of a special Consumer Protection Committee charged with strengthening consumer protection in Barbados. The committee is charged with (1) advising the Minister on consumer policy; (2) serving as a sounding board for consumer policy intitiatives under consideration by the Government; (3) identifying for research emerging issues affecting Barbados consumers; (4) monitoring issues affecting those consumers; (5) promoting consumer education programs; (6) facilitating cooperation between the government, private sector, NGOs, trade unions and others on consumer protection issues. The committee will be chaired by a former CARICOM staff member, Elsworth Young. Committee members include representatives of the Fair Trading Commission, the Office of Public Counsel, the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, the Barbados Consumer Association, the Barbados Association of Retired Persons, the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Congress of Trade Unions, plus two persons serving in their person capacity (a retired nurse and the Rector from the Anglican Church).
On World Water Day (22 March) IDEC released a study showing that many Brazilian suppliers of residential water service are not complying with a 2006 decree requiring them to fully inform consumers about the quality of the water they provide. 17 providers were providing incomplete data, whereas nine are not complying at all yet.
In March a Special Civil Judge in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, ruled that the Lojas Riachuelo store chain violated Brazil's consumer code by canceling a consumer's store credit card simply because the consumer's name appeared on a restricted credit list, and ordered the chain to pay the consumer damages of R$7,000. Riachuelo had canceled the consumer's store card when his name appeared on a restricted credit list because of a dispute the consumer had with Itaú bank, even though the consumer had a good payment history with the store. The judge ruled that this violated Article 42 of the code prohibiting debt collection actions that subject the consumer to ridicule, constraints or threats.
In March the Tenth Civil Chamber of the State Court of Rio Grande do Sul (Tribunal de Justiça do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul – TJRS) ruled that the manufacturer Peugeot Citroen do Brasil Ltda. had to pay R$15,646 to a owner of one of their cars. The amount covers the repairs the vehicle owner had to make when a part ruptured due to material fatigue and damaged the engine. The owner had bought the car new and financed it through a 60-month loan from a financial subsidiary of Peugeot Citroen. He had followed the recommended maintenance routine, even using special technicians. The court ruled that even though the expressed warranty for the car had expired, PC had implied a 5-year useful life for the vehicle through the terms of its financing agreement. PC had also failed to prove any negligent or improper use of the vehicle by its owner.
In late March Chile's consumer protection agency, SERNAC, notified consumers through a notice in the daily El Mercurio that it considers admissible the petition by consumers to initiate a collective judgment against Air Madrid. The airline abruptly and without notice terminated its services in December throughout South America, leaving many consumers with worthless tickets. SERNAC's notice signifies that it does believe that a violation of consumer law has occurred and that penalties should be assessed against the airline. The consumer authorities of several nations — among them Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama and Uruguay — are cooperating and exchanging information in the attempt to forge a common strategy in pursuing the claims of their consumers against the Spanish airline.
In the interest of helping Peruvian consumers make better informed choices, the consumer protection authority, INDECOPI (Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual), released on 03 April statistics on the quality of airline services on both national and international routes during the October 2006 – February 2007 period. The statistics cover delays, cancellations and rescheduling. INDECOPI says that the stats show improvement, with 18.03% of flights were thus affected in the final quarter of 2006, but then dropped to 7.09% in January and to 5.03% in February.
On 24 April Profeco and Guatemala's Consumer Attention and Assistance Directorate (Dirección de Atención y Asistencia al Consumidor – DIACO) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to provide mutual assistance in the consumer protection field. There's a particular impetus for this bilateral pact — Guatemala's legislature is currently in the process of amending that country's consumer protection law to convert DIACO into an independent prosecutor's office focussed on consumer affairs, modeled after Profeco. The MOU calls for (1) information exchange; (2) collaboration in the elaboration and exchange of print materials, radio and television programs on consumer issues; (3) common research programs and projects on specific consumer issues; (4) training programs; (5) exchanges of experts; (6) provision of seminars, workshops and conferences, as well as consulting services (presumably all of these will be provided by Profeco to DIACO, rather than vice-versa); (7) cooperation in enforcement of their consumer protection laws regarding transfrontier violations.
Investigative reporters in São Paulo sampled blended gasoline sold around the city in late April and found several that were selling blends with much higher alcohol content than allowed under Brazilian law. Under Brazilian law, consumers can demand to have the gasoline at stations tested and a test must be done within an hour, although most consumers do not realize this. The samples were analyzed by both a specialized university laboratory in Campinas (PUC-Campinas) and by the trade association representing petrol product retailers in that state (Sindicato do Comércio Varejista de Derivados de Petróleo do Estado de São Paulo – Sincopetro). By law alcohol content is limited to 23%, but some of the samples showed content as high as 56%. The results were turned over to the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis – ANP), which quickly shut down the offending stations. In the process it one station that was not only selling adulterated fuel, but was operating without its requisite environmental license.
Sint Maarten, the southern Dutch half of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, is preparing to adopt a Consumer Protection Act. Concern about rising consumer complaints possibly jeopardizing the island's reputation as tourist and shopping destination, the Small Business Development Foundation commissioned a law firm to draft the act before the Island Council for consideration and approval.
Last week Argentina's Supreme Court (Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación) finally decided a six-year dispute regarding a practice by the Bank of the Province of Buenos Aires (Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires – BAPRO). In 2001 the Union of Users and Consumers (Unión de Usuarios y Consumidores – UUC) filed suit against BAPRO for imposing a one peso a month charge on every user of its debit card for "insurance" against robbery at ATM machines. The UUC challenged the fee on the basis that it violated the country's consumer protection law to charge consumers for a service (the insurance) that they had not consented to. The UUC won their original case, but the bank appealed it. The Supreme Court rejected the last appeal and ordered BAPRO to repay consumers for the charges they made during the two-year period 2001-2003 before it was discontinued, plus interest. The total compensation to about two million BAPRO debit card users is estimated at about 60 million pesos.
The Argentine province of Neuquén has fined Aerolíneas Argentinas $200,000 for repeated flight delays in its service to the airport at the provincial capital in recent months. The provincial government says that the pattern of delays violated AA's obligation under Article 19 of the national Consumer Protection Law by not providing the service under the conditions promised when customers purchased their tickets.


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Insight Into Audio
Have you ever wondered what goes into making an audiobook? Read on!
It's my big pleasure to welcome Australian actor Ulli Birve to my page today to share her insights into the narration of audio books. More than thirty years ago, Ulli and I were classmates and great friends at Clare High School in South Australia. I often stayed on her family's sheep farm north of Clare, little realising that some of my experiences there would help me write one of my novels many years later. Our paths headed in different directions after we left school, and then reconnected several years ago when Ulli began narrating books for Bolinda, my audio publisher. She has now narrated three of my novels, At Home with the Templetons, Hello from the Gillespies and Those Faraday Girls.
Here's my Q&A with Ulli:
1. How did you become a narrator of audio books?
My career has been largely in theatre and television but I also do voice overs for various advertising agencies. Narrating audiobooks is the ideal combination of both skills with the added bonus of not having to dress up or wear makeup! I auditioned for Bolinda some years ago and my first job was 'At Home with the Templetons'. It was a nice way to start.
2. How many times do you read the book before you do the recording?
Minimum two but sometimes three and then I may re-read chapters the night before depending on the content. The first time I read just for pleasure and to be taken on the journey because this is the essence that one wants to recreate. The second time is a technical breakdown. I take notes on all the characters, their age, their occupations, their unique qualities, their philosophies, their relationship to one another and of course their country of origin as this will determine the accent – always relevant with Monica's books! I then read again and take notes in the book so I know who is speaking to whom. This is not always necessary as sometimes it is obvious but it can help when there are multiple characters in conversation.
3. How do you decide on each characters voice?
There are clear indicators – age, gender, nationality. There is an obvious distinction between an elderly Polish woman and a young Australian boy. But the details come from the first read and the layers that the writer has given the character. I think everyone reads a book with a voice in mind for characters, just like one has an idea of what each character looks like. That's why it's often so confronting to have one's favourite book turned into a film. One has already envisaged the character in all its detail, vocal quality included. So I try and recreate the voice that I envisaged when I first read it.
4. What happens on a typical recording day?
The day starts at 9am. I do a vocal warm up before I arrive. I take in a peppermint tea with honey and lots of water. The producer will do a sound and level check while I read a few warm up paragraphs and then we begin. I read until I may stumble or perhaps have a cough, in which case we stop and then pick up where we left off. I usually take my first break after a couple of hours because my tummy always starts rumbling and the producer can hear it! So I always take something to snack on. I either do full recording days which finish at 4.15 or half days which finish at 12.30.
5. How long does it take to record my novels?
I generally do 105 / 110 pages a day so depending on whether I do half days or full days it may take from one week to sometimes two or three.
6. What's the hardest part of doing the narration?
It's always tricky when there are several family members who are very close in age, the same sex, and having an argument. Most siblings have similar vocal qualities but one needs to denote the differences plus pay homage to the passion of the debate and of course not stumble. Having said that an argument between an Irishman, a New Yorkian and perhaps a New Zealander presents another dilemma.
7. What's your favourite part?
Mmm, that's difficult. I have characters I feel I know so well, perhaps because I identify with them and so they feel like favourites but I have to say I just adored little Ig from 'Hello from the Gillespies'. I just loved his independent spirit, his lack of judgement, his sense of freedom and his deep attachment to the land and to his Mum and of course to his little imaginary friend. He brought back so many memories of my own childhood growing up on a sheep farm. Reading 'Hello from the Gillespies' was like revisiting the family home, packed full of memories, some comforting, some a little too sad.
Many thanks, Ulli, for answering my questions and for your beautiful narrating work.
Ulli has performed for various companies in Australia including Playbox Theatre, Melbourne Theatre Company, Hit Productions, Sydney Theatre Company, Red Shed and the State Theatre Company of South Australia. She performed in the production 'Oceans and Utopias' in Lisbon for World Expo (directed by Phillippe Genty) and on television Ulli played Helen Virtue in the ABC series 'Something in the Air.'
For more details or to hear samples of Ulli's narration of my books, please visit the Bolinda website here: http://www.bolinda.com/aus/search/results.aspx…


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'Merciless' thug killed grandad outside fish and chip shop over £20
Christopher Walton of Tonge Moor Road, Bolton, will spent a minimum of 20 years in prison as a result of his heinous crime
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Christopher Walton (Image: GMP)
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A 'merciless' thug will spend life behind bars after beating a stranger to death outside a fish and chip shop.
Christopher Hardman was murdered by Christopher Walton after Walton demanded cash from him when Mr Hardman had tried to enter a fish and chip shop with a friend.
Walton had been loitering outside Seven Acres Fish and Chip shop in Winchester Way, Bolton, at the time of the attack.
Stopping the pair and asking for money, Walton, 24, unleashed a savage attack on Mr Hardman, a 45-year-old grandfather, that saw him punched in the head and knocked unconscious.
Walton, from Bolton, then searched through Mr Hardman's pockets before leaving him momentarily, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
But as the grandfather showed signs of regaining consciousness, Walton re-approached him, unleashing a series of kicks and stamps on his head in a 'ferocious' attack.
Mr Hardman was then left to die, the court was told.
Opening the case, prosecutor Tim Storrie QC told the court that on July 13 2020, Mr Hardman and friend Anthony Miller had met and decided to get some food from their local takeaway, the Manchester Evening News reports.
"As they went to go into the chip shop, they saw the defendant who said, 'you got my 20 bar'," Mr Storrie said.
"Mr Miller felt this was a robbery and didn't carry on, but Mr Hardman did, and he was dragged out of the shop by the same man who had asked him for money. Mr Miller said he gave the defendant all the money he had on his person.
"Those living nearby were distracted by a man who was loud but 'not out of control', who was making repeated demands of 'where is my money'. It's apparent the demands continued to be made even after Mr Hardman was knocked to the ground."
CCTV footage shown in court caught the ferocious attack comprising of a 'merciless series of stamps and blows'.
Mr Miller is shown to hand money over to Walton, before the thug began to 'rag' Mr Hardman about,knocking him to the ground, the court heard. He then 'rifled' through his pockets, before chasing Mr Miller.
It must have been clear during the course of that attack when he was conscious that he was seriously injured," Mr Storrie said.
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"The last phase [of the attack] was designed to cause maximum damage to Christopher Hardman. It's the prosecution case that violence was used when others were nearby in order to provide a spectacle to the associates of Mr Hardman.
"During the course of that incident, Mr Hardman must have suffered some significant degree of mental or physical injury over a prolonged period of time."
After the brutal attack, officers arrived and found Mr Hardman unconscious and bleeding heavily. He was taken to Salford Royal Hospital, but despite the best efforts of medical staff, died on July 21.
In a post mortem report, a pathologist found he suffered a number of blunt force injuries including a jaw fracture, a fractured eye socket, cheekbone and nose, as well as massive injuries to the brain.
Walton, of Tonge Moor Road, was arrested the following day on July 14 and gave a 'no comment' interview, telling officers 'that could have been f***ing anyone' when he was shown the CCTV footage.
In a victim personal statement, his mother Lynn, said: "Chris had a warm and lovely heart. He made friends with people easily and was a respectful and polite adult. He didn't always make the best choices, but he was a much loved son, brother, father, grandfather, nephew, cousin and friend."
Walton was said to have previous convictions for interfering with a vehicle and attempted burglary from when he was a youth
Defence lawyer Richard Littler QC said this would be his first significant sentence of imprisonment
"This was very sadly the kind of incident that unhappily happens in our streets in the evenings," he said. "It's an example of drunken thuggery, it's an example of the defendant looking for trouble and trying to start a situation."
Sentencing him to life in prison, with a minimum of 20 years to serve, Judge Anthony Cross QC said: "Anyone who has had to watch the shocking CCTV footage of what you did to the deceased over the course of 10 minutes would struggle to understand how one human being could descend to the brutal violence that you inflicted on a defenceless man who was doing no more than going to buy some food from his local chip shop.
"The Crown are right to describe this 'a merciless series of stamps and blows'.
What makes your conduct even more grave is to be found in the fact that you would leave the prone body of your victim and then return to it and inflict more harm. I am satisfied that you were somehow demonstrating to your so-called associates how vicious you could be. After you had finished with him you left him for dead."
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Book Review - A Simple Murder - By Phil Baker
Parting with likeable characters at the end of a well-crafted plot can be bittersweet, but rewarding. On the contrary, the end of A Simple Murder, a Mystery, by Eleanor Kuhns (322 pages, published in 2012 by Minotaur Books) is simply a relief.
Kuhns is an author in search of a voice. Her writing doesn't flow, never achieves a lyrical sense or finds a satisfying beat. Word selections that smell of a thesaurus, pepper her prose like eggshells in an omelet. The characters' vocabulary is anachronistic and their actions out of sync with their world and setting.
A murder mystery in a Shaker enclave in Maine; the plot-line falls flat from the start and leaves much unexplained. For example: an overarching foreboding is created when it's learned the community is governed by a single elder and one eldress, an extreme oddity. The reader is transparently encouraged to suspect the two administrators, but this oddity is never explained. Other suspects pop up and are dispatched within the end like a game of whack-a-mole.
The setting is poorly delivered. Zion, Maine seems rich with potential, but remains a caricature of a religious community. The author's descriptions of environment consist of cursory mentions of stonewalls and rocky soil; and Maine's famous coastline remains just a theory.
Kuhns's characters seem purpose-built; entering stage-right just when needed, vested genetically it seems with the skills for the job at hand.
William Rees has an inexplicable preternatural ability to solve murder mysteries (apparently more common in 1792 rural Maine than I'd have guessed.) He travels to the village in Zion and is invited to stay. That very evening a pretty Shaker sister named Chastity is found face-down on a walkway assuming the temperature of a recently pickled cucumber, deader than a Shaker chair peg. Rees, an eighteenth century Columbo, goes to work.
The heroine, Lydia Jane Farrell has had a baby out of wed-lock. I'd expect her to be dragged from pillory to post given the community and the year but she isn't, she's even idolized by another Shaker sister. Lydia and Rees get together and solve the mystery rather too conveniently while traipsing about an unpainted paint-by-numbers landscape.
I didn't buy the resolution of the murder nor the characters or setting. The author received the "First Crime Novel Award" of 2012. If you are an avid crime novel reader and choose this title, prepare for a rocky go of it.
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Blackstone to acquire MGM Grand and Mandalay Bay for $2.5bn
MGM Resorts International is selling the MGM Grand and Mandalay Bay resorts and casinos on the Vegas strip, for about $2.5bn.
The sale is reported by the Los Angeles Times, which says it is entering into a joint venture with private equity company Blackstone and MGM Growth Properties LLC.
The joint venture will be owned 50.1% by MGM Growth Properties and 49.9% by Blackstone.
It will also acquire the real estate assets of Mandalay Bay from MGM Growth Properties and lease both properties to MGM Resorts for an initial rent of $292 million. The total value of the two transactions is $4.6bn.
Blackstone has been making inroads into the events and hospitality industries in the past year. In October 2018, it became owner of the UK's NEC Group for a reported $1bn. It is also the owner of international events organiser Clarion Events.
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From There To Here: Q&A
"WE nearly died in there. Doesn't it make you think?"
Daniel Cotton (Philip Glenister) asks the question of his father Samuel (Bernard Hill) in From There To Here.
The three part BBC1 drama, written by Peter Bowker, opens with the June 1996 Manchester bomb which destroyed a large part of the city centre.
But this is not a story about the IRA attack. It charts the ripples of that initial trigger on two families across Greater Manchester and Cheshire.
Last night I attended a screening of episode one at BAFTA in London followed by a Q&A, including Phil and Pete.
You can read my full transcript below, edited very slightly to remove any major spoilers.
Line Of Duty 2
"IT'S the most full on thing I've ever done."
Keeley Hawes speaking tonight about being "waterboarded" in the second series of Line Of Duty.
Not quite the infamous torture technique.
But struggling to breathe after having her hair grabbed and being violently flushed face down several times into a police HQ toilet.
"You just do it and then have a big glass of wine," she smiled.
Quattrow: Philip Glenister
Philip Glenister on The Alan Titchmarsh Show earlier this week
"IT was absolutely misconstrued.
"I didn't come up with the line at all. It was always their line.
"I've never claimed that it was my line in the past and I certainly wouldn't in the future."
Philip Glenister gave his side of the "Quattrow" story on BBC Radio 4's Loose Ends programme tonight. (Saturday).
Claiming that an interview reference to a "jokey" discussion about the choice of iconic car Gene Hunt should drive in Ashes To Ashes resulted in a mix up.
October 1, 2011 Ashes To Ashes, News
Exile: John Simm
Jim Broadbent (Sam) and John Simm (Tom)
"DON'T measure me against him. He's won an Oscar," smiles John Simm.
We're sat in a conference room at BBC TV Centre in west London, where a few days before I'd also interviewed Jim Broadbent.
John and Jim co-star in superb new BBC1 drama Exile, to be screened over three consecutive nights from Sunday May 1.
Relaxed in a grey V-neck jumper, white T-shirt and blue jeans, an unshaven John was in good spirits during the small round table chat back in January.
Where the conversation ranged from Hamlet to Harry and Paul via Exile, Doctor Who and Sam Tyler.
April 21, 2011 News
Identity: Keeley Hawes
ALEX Drake finally made it back to the present day this afternoon.
Or rather Keeley Hawes, who played DI Drake in Ashes To Ashes.
She appeared at a London press launch for her new six-part ITV1 drama series Identity.
But only after getting stuck in traffic on the day the Queen was just down the road at Westminster for the State Opening of Parliament.
Ashes To Ashes: The Answers
IF The Railway Arms is Heaven, I'm staying away from lifts and taking the stairs from now on.
The emotional last ever episode of Ashes To Ashes appears to have had a powerful effect on the majority of the watching audience.
There have been lots of tears and sleepless nights as fans continue to digest the brilliance of those final 60 minutes.
So I'm guessing a few people may like to read the edited transcript of my interview with co-creator Matthew Graham, when he was able to talk freely for the first time about the Mars and Ashes Genieverse.
May 23, 2010 Ashes To Ashes
Ashes To Ashes: The End
DIXON Of Dock Green provided the black and white postscript to the last ever episode of Ashes To Ashes.
"So it was all sorted out in the end. And no bones broken, luckily," said a reassuring PC George Dixon.
It was, after all, only a TV show. But a very special one.
Time for supper and then up those stairs to bed.
A fitting farewell for a drama many obsessed over, with online fan forum The Railway Arms going into meltdown after each episode was screened.
The final emotional hour revealed almost all about DCI Gene Hunt and his world but left just enough ambiguity to keep those web servers humming for some time to come.
If you've yet to see the Ashes' farewell, which finished a few minutes ago, do NOT read any further.
I spoke at length to Ashes co-creator Matthew Graham earlier this week – the first interview he had given where he was able to speak freely about the secrets of Gene's world and those who found themselves drawn into it.
Keeping a promise he made to me just over three years ago when we conducted a similar interview for use after the final episode of Life On Mars.


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Neurotic Deathfest 2015 with Bloodbath + Disavowed + Internal Suffering + Immolation and many more!
Posted on September 8, 2014 by Neurotic Deathfest
In 2015 the leading extreme metal festival Neurotic Deathfest will return once more to the 013 venue in Tilburg, The Netherlands. On Friday 17 April, Saturday 18 April and Sunday 19 April the absolute top of this genre will visit Tilburg for the biggest extreme metal festival of Europe. A few of the first names of the line-up: genre celebrities like Bloodbath and Immolation, but also underground favourites like Benighted, Disavowed and the recently reunited Dutch Soulburn. A 3-day early bird pass costs € 80.00 (excl. service charges). These presale tickets will be available through the websites of neuroticdeathfest.com, ticketmaster.nl and 013 venue from Saturday 13 September at 10:00 hours. Last year all the early bird tickets were sold out in just a few hours. (Dutch press release can be found here)
With the confirmation of the Swedish all-star formation Bloodbath the festival organization has been able to immediately engage a genre topper. For the extremely popular band the performance at Neurotic Deathfest forms part of a select number of festivals after a period of silence of 5 years. In addition, the performance at Neurotic Deathfest will be Bloodbath's very first show on Dutch soil. A long-awaited performance, eagerly looked forward to by the fans.
The first names for Neurotic Deathfest 2015 are:
Bloodbath (SWE)
Immolation (USA)
Soulburn (NL)
Benighted (FR)
Tribulation (SWE)
Disavowed (NL)
Liquid Graveyard (UK)
Jig-Ai (CZ)
Nominon (SWE)
Internal Suffering (CO)
Unfathomable Ruination (UK)
Cardiac Arrest (USA)
Incinerate (USA)
Neuroma (UK)
Eleven years ago the organization behind Neurotic Deathfest started with the desire to create the ideal festival for fans of extreme metal. Initially started as an event with 250 visitors and only 8 artists, the Neurotic Deathfest has grown into the biggest extreme metal festival of Europe, with more than 45 acts per edition. The festival will be held for the 12th successive year, of which the coming edition will be the 8th at the 013 venue. This makes Neurotic Deathfest not only the biggest indoor festival of Europe aimed at extreme metal, but also the longest running.
There is a limited amount of early bird tickets. An early bird ticket is a ticket for all three days and costs € 80.00 (excl. service charges) instead of the usual € 95.00 (excl. service charges).The sale of the early bird tickets will start on Saturday 13 September at 10:00 hours via www.neuroticdeathfest.com, www.ticketmaster.nl and 013 box office. Last year the early bird tickets were sold out within a few hours. The regular ticket sale with 1-day tickets for Friday (€ 45.00) and Saturday or Sunday (€ 50.00), 2-day tickets for Friday and Saturday (€ 85.00) and Saturday and Sunday (€ 90.00) and 3-day tickets (€ 95.00) will start directly when the early bird tickets are sold out. All prices are exclusive of service charges.
Neurotic Deathfest 2015
Friday 17 April, Saturday 18 April and Sunday 19 April 2015
Friday 17 April – start at 18:00 | doors open at 17:00
Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 April – start at 15:00 | doors open at 14:00
Early-bird pass € 80.00 (excl. service charges) | All halls
Presale from Saturday 13 September at 10:00
013, Veemarktstraat 44, Tilburg, www.013.nl
www.neuroticdeathfest.com
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Yes, I'm still knee-deep in the query trenches. The bad news--the responses have been blah. The good news--I'm becoming desensitized to them (well, kinda). I did get a request last week from a query that included the first ten pages of my ms. As anyone who has gone through the query process will tell you, these are the best. When you get a request from a query with included pages, it makes you feel like you have a little bit of an advantage since the agent has already read some of your manuscript and liked it enough to want to see more. It also gives your confidence a boost (which we can all use, no?).
I also participated in a contest held by literary agent, Suzie Townsend last week. All you had to do was send your query to her within the allotted time frame, and she would give you personalized feedback (as opposed to the usual form rejection). She gave me some really good feedback, but also confirmed what I had suspected all along (see my post from two weeks ago)--the main reason she passed on it was because it's a paranormal romance :o( Because it's such a popular genre, she told me I REALLY need to stress in my query what makes my book different from everything else out there. Soooo, I rewrote my query and really tried to focus on the non-paranormal aspects, i.e., the stuff that makes my story unique.
I don't know about everyone else, but I have a really hard time writing while querying. It's like my heart and mind is just not into it. In spite of this, I did start a new WIP, but I'm not sure how I feel about it yet. It kind of feels like a so-so first date. I'm not really giddy about it, but there's something there . . .
As usual, it's totally different than my previous project. It's still YA, but it's a contemporary romance told from a boy's POV. I'm not sure how confident I am at telling a story from a boy's perspective; I've never done it before. I'm even thinking about splitting the book and having half of it told from the boy's POV and half of it from the girl's. For now, I'm taking things slow, at least until I have a better idea of the story/characters. I'm not a big outliner, but I like to at least have a good idea of who the characters are and where things are going.
Oh, and I've written a couple blurbs for future projects. They both have a paranormal component to them, and seeing as how paranormal is DOA these days, I'll probably hold off on doing anything with them for a while.
How is the writing going for everyone else? Are all you NaNo'ers rockin' the wordage? ;o) I have so much respect for those of you participating. I'm pretty sure if I tried to do NaNo, I'd be loonier than Sybil by the end of the month :o) Good luck to you all!
J.A. linked you. So I followed. Now following.
It can take a while, but you do eventually become desensitized with ... unfavorable query responses. It's the process.
I found that when I was querying, I turned to shorter works. Writing flash fiction, short essays, whatever, just to give me something else to focus on, but not anything so big that it would pull me away for too long. And then it also gives me more stuff to submit!
Hey. You just got out of a long-term relationship--no need to assume the next boy you hang out with will be another one. He can be a one-night stand (not that I condone that behavior--especially cause in non-fiction land you're married) but just have fun w/this WIP--let it take you where it wants to.
AND, as someone who has read your book--there is DEFINITELY a sequel waiting to happen there. I told you when I finished, "I WANT MORE!"
Jenny Brown--My God, there's a lot of Jenny's around here. Anyways, yes I'm trying to write just to keep those creative juices flowing, but it's hard some days when you're not feeling it, you know? There's nothing worse than forced writing.
Hi! I saw your blog mentioned on J.A.'s, and hopped over to check it out.
It sounds like you have a lot of great story ideas lined up! I'm a little jealous. Best of luck in the querying trenches!
Thank you, Meredith! Yes, querying is VERY tough-- especially when you're a querying a genre no one wants :o/ I'm going to keep going though, and hopefully it'll eventually fall into the hands of someone who can look past the genre and judge it for it's content.
Love you and your spirit, goat goddess! Stick to your guns and write what you want to write...write for kids and teens and not for anyone else. They are your TRUE audience.


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A report released by the Associated Press, July 23, 2012 shows that poverty may be the worst it has been since 1965. The premise of this article is to suggest strategies to attack poverty with education as the focus.
First, there appears to be a disconnect with a significant number of our youth concerning their future and the value an education has in their quality of life. They must be redirected from dropping out of high school. And if they drop out, enroll in a program to receive a diploma and at a minimum, vocational skills training.
Although, a degree or certificate is the goal, in the process of that attainment, a set of positive values are being established. In addition, a belief in one's ability to succeed based on past successes. This is a process that has moved many off the welfare rolls and on to the tax rolls.
The basic idea behind raising the quality and amount of education and training received by people on the bottom, they will be able to earn more, and thus the inequality of income will be reduced.
Provide training and education to the people who need it the most at the site where the people live and work. Example: public housing is a site where programs and services should be taken to people who have been identified as low income.
Involvement of the churches in poverty and economy. In Meltzer's book, "Poverty in America," he gives descriptions of the efforts of churches to attack unemployment and poverty. Such as, urging corporations to invest in communities with mass unemployment, rather than to invest in funds overseas. Also, writing to and appearing before Congress urging Congress to commit itself to end poverty. Meltzer cites the pastoral letter drafted by a committee of American Roman Catholic Bishops which examines the question—What Can Be Done About Poverty?" Two of the recommendations to alleviate poverty dealt with education.
There should be aggressive new efforts to provide a quality education for the poor and to encourage higher levels of educational attainment. Example: scholarships for adult learners to further their education.
We are all aware that a decent education is an essential ingredient for economic success. If one does not have the skills and education to become gainfully employed, he or she is destined for poverty. Thus, the link between formal education and financial well-being.
Education – the ladder out of poverty!


Looking up property records can be beneficial to those working in real estate or law, and need to find property information. It is also helpful to those in other fields, who need to find property owner information, as well as information about the property itself. Property records are public, so anyone has the right to find them. Finding property records does not have to be difficult, as long as one knows where to look.
Determine what county the property is located in within the state. If you do not know, call the city hall of the town or city the property is in and ask. You must know the county to find the most accurate property data.
Go to that county's main website. Most county's websites will have a .gov attached to them. Once on the main county website, look at their links. You want to click on property records if it is available. Many county's however, do not have such a link. In this case, you must click on the Auditor's website.
Once on the Auditor's website, you will need to find the Property Tax Information link. Click on this link. On some sites it may not say Property Tax Information, but rather, Appraisal and Data. Both links should take you where you need to go.
Now you will need to type in the information that you do have on the property in order to do a search. You will need to know either the owner's name, the property address or the PPN, which is the permanent parcel number assigned to that property by the county. Enter the information you know, and then click on the submit button.
Click on different tabs once you are on the property information site in order to find different information out about the property. Most county's have tax information online, appraisal information and property statistics such as size, bedrooms, bathrooms, year built, etc. You can also find out about comparable sales on most of these sites. Take your time to browse the links, or tabs, on the page, usually the top or the left side.
If you need to find out information about data that is recorded, such as mortgages or other liens, such as tax liens or mechanic liens, you will need to go back to the county's main website. Instead of property records or the Auditor's link, click on the Recorder's link. You will need to enter the property information again to pull up any recorded data. This should bring up a link of recorded documents, and many websites offer the feature of clicking on the recorded document to see exactly what it is.
Metz, Jennifer. "How to Look up Property Records." , https://legalbeagle.com/4557890-look-up-property-records.html. Accessed 19 April 2019.


Melody Maker was a British weekly music magazine, one of the world's earliest music weeklies, and—according to its publisher IPC Media—the earliest. It was founded in 1926, largely as a magazine for dance band musicians, by Leicester-born composer, publisher Lawrence Wright; the first editor was Edgar Jackson. In 2000 it was merged into "long-standing rival" (and IPC Media sister publication) New Musical Express.
Originally the Melody Maker (MM) concentrated on jazz, and had Max Jones, one of the leading British proselytizers for that music, on its staff for many years. It was slow to cover rock and roll and lost ground to the New Musical Express (NME), which had begun in 1952. MMlaunched its own weekly singles chart (a top 20) on 7 April 1956, and an LPs charts in November 1958, two years after the Record Mirror had published the first UK Albums Chart. From 1964, the paper led its rival publications in terms of approaching music and musicians as a subject for serious study rather than merely entertainment. Staff reporters such as Chris Welch and Ray Coleman applied a perspective previously reserved for jazz artists to the rise of American-influenced local rock and pop groups, anticipating the advent of music criticism.
On 6 March 1965, MM called for the Beatles to be honoured by the British state. This duly happened on 12 June that year, when all four members of the group (Harrison, Lennon, McCartney, and Starr) were appointed as members of the Order of the British Empire. By the late 1960s, MMhad recovered, targeting an older market than the teen-oriented NME. MM had larger and more specialised advertising; soon-to-be well-known groups would advertise for musicians. It ran pages devoted to "minority" interests like folk and jazz, as well as detailed reviews of musical instruments.
A 1968 Melody Maker poll named John Peel best radio DJ, attention which John Walters revealed may have helped Peel keep his job despite concerns at BBC Radio 1 about Peel's style and record selection.


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MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Proudly Presents Clifton Taulbert, co-author of the NIACC Common Read Who Owns The Ice House?
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MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center proudly presents Clifton Taulbert, author of the 2019-2020 NIACC Common Read Who Owns the Ice House? at the North Iowa Community Auditorium on the NIACC campus at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25th, 2020. This presentation is part of the 2019-2020 Performing Arts and Leadership Series.
Clifton L. Taulbert, noted author, entrepreneur, and businessman, says he could have failed had he not encountered community builders and entrepreneurial thinkers early on in his life. Taulbert was born on the Mississippi Delta during the era of legal segregation. Though opportunities were few and barriers were plentiful, Taulbert managed to dream of being successful, not knowing the shape that success would take.
Today Taulbert is the President and CEO of the Freemount Corporation (a human capital development company) serving clients nationally and internationally including Fortune 500 Companies, small businesses, federal agencies, professional organizations, community colleges, and K-12 leadership. He is also the President and CEO of Roots Java Coffee, an African-American owned national coffee brand importing coffee from Africa.
Following high school graduation and a short banking career in Saint Louis, Clifton enlisted in the United States Air force. After successfully serving in the 89th Presidential Wing of the United States Air Force in the late 1960s, he was honorably discharged and continued his college education, graduating from Oral Roberts University and the Southwest Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University. During those years, Taulbert was quietly writing. His first book Once Upon A Time When We Were Colored became a national best seller, a major motion picture, and a requested gift for Nelson Mandela upon his release from prison. Eight Habits of the Heart, one of Taulbert's thirteen books, garnered him an invitation by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to address members of the court and their invited guests. His second book, The Last Train North, was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Taulbert's literary work ignited a journey that has taken him throughout the world. As a recognized thought leader on the issues of community, Taulbert has lectured at Harvard University Principals Center and the United States Air Force Academy.
Taulbert is renowned for his ability to glean timeless lessons from the place of his birth. His books about ordinary people becoming extraordinary leaders have been embraced globally. Taulbert, along with entrepreneur Gary Schoeniger, is also the co-author of Who Owns The Ice House: Eight Life Lessons From An Unlikely Entrepreneur, an international bestseller described as "required reading for humanity."
The Common Read is a program designed to engage North Iowa Area Community College students, staff, faculty, and community members in a unified intellectual activity. For first-year students, it introduces them to academic expectations, respectful discourse, and community building. The Common Read is supported by the Performing Arts and Leadership Series. First-year students will be asked to read the book as part of their Composition One requirements. The Common Read book is available through the NIACC Book Zone.
This program is supported by the Academic Affairs board of the institution and a host of individual faculty, staff, and community members on the Common Read Committee.
To learn more about Clifton Taulbert, visit www.cliftontaulbert.com or watch a video at www.niacc.edu/palvideos.
For tickets to the show, call the NIACC Box Office at 1-888-466-4222, extension 4188. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.niacc.edu/boxoffice.
The Broadway sponsor for the 2019-2020 Performing Arts and Leadership Series is Drs. Beck, Bhangoo, and Ondoma: Neurosurgery of North Iowa, P.C.
Platinum sponsors include Samuel & Patricia Congello, Mason City Clinic, Elizabeth Muse Norris Charitable Fund, Lee Foundation, Globe Gazette, MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center, and Principal Financial Group.
Gold sponors include First Citizens Bank, First State Bank of Belmond, Dean Genth & Dr. Gary Swenson, The G. G. George Family, Henkel Construction Company, Historic Park Inn, MBT Bank & The Hanson Family Foundation, Northwoods State Bank, North Iowa Eye Clinic P.C., Stratford Foundation, Sukup Manufacturing Co., Holiday Inn Express, KGLO, KIMT, North Iowa Broadcasting, and Country Inn & Suites.
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Facilitating state discourse through standing committees, ad hoc workgroups, training programs, workshops, seminars, symposia, and meetings.
Participating in various forums for its member states to discuss and develop regional responses to a broad range of air quality issues. Through these forums member states interact and work collaboratively with state agencies, federal agencies, environmental organizations, the academic community, community organizations, and other stakeholders.
Identifying and addressing emerging program-specific concerns to which regional responses would be appropriate and effective, supporting states' efforts by providing technical and policy research and guidance, and creating tools and programs to aid states in meeting their clean-air goals by providing technical assistance in modeling, pollution control technologies and strategies, and public health assessments.
Preparing reports on a wide-range of issues from assessing the technical feasibility and cost-effectiveness of alternative control options to compiling various pollutant inventories.


Midwest Members Credit Union representatives will give away free hams to Crisis Food Center clients from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at Crisis Food Center, 21 E. Sixth St. in Alton.
The credit union partnered with the center to buy hams.
"Together, we are able to purchase a lot of hams for families in need this Easter," said Derrick Richardson, board member of both Midwest Members Credit Union and Crisis Food Center.


The Future Builder's Legacy Society was created to honor the spirit of philanthropy that has nurtured and helped to sustain Habitat for Humanity of Orange County. The Legacy Society recognizes those individuals who have thoughtfully included a gift to Habitat OC in their estate plans through a will, trust, retirement plan, life insurance policy, or life-income gift such as a charitable gift annuity or charitable remainder trust.
Membership is entirely voluntary, and there is no immediate gift, minimum gift level, or minimum age required to become a member. Simply notify the Fund Development department of your gift intentions so that we can warmly welcome you and extend an invitation to our celebratory events. You will also receive a welcome letter from our President/CEO thanking you for notifying Habitat OC of your estate plan intentions.


This post was written for the weekly Five Minute Friday blog linkup. Each week, writers respond to a one-word prompt by writing for five minutes, then share their unedited writing with each other. Click here to join the fun!
Did this song make any sense to you as a kid? I definitely didn't understand these words we sang in Sunday school.
As it turns out, this song is talking about the love of God. I don't usually picture it as a fountain, but more like an ocean or a tidal wave. God's love is as deep and wide as an ocean, and we can throw ourselves into it, but we don't drown–somehow we are still able to breathe when surrounded by this overwhelming force.
God's love is like a wave that crashes over us continuously, never inexhaustible and incomprehensible. Let it wash over you and remind you that you have a Father who cares deeply about you.
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HMSS is an ensemble for electroacoustic noise improvisation, formed by Ludger Hennig (microphone-devices, laptop), Markus Markowski (prepared guitar, laptop), Sciss (microphone-devices, laptop), and Johannes Sienknecht (laptop).
HMSS extends musical improvisation through electroacoustic software-instruments, developed with Max/MSP and SuperCollider. The musical material consists mainly of noises and field recordings. The sound is distributed to and interconnected with each of the players within an audio and signal network. The vocabulary and musical gesture is affected, influenced, and manipulated individually by each of the players. Multiple loudspeaker setups allow each player to acousmatically project the sounds into the performance space.
Concerts have been played in Leipzig, Berlin («fünf+1 Raumklangkonzepte» Wasserspeicher), Basel, Stuttgart (World New Music Festival), Bremen, Erfurt (Opening of «Einschluß 2»), Weimar (Hochschule für Musik), Riga (RIXC Media Space), Jena, Köln (KHM «Nocturne»), Dortmund (MEX «Krachzehn»).
A demo CD has been produced and is available on request. Below is one of the pieces. The website of Ludger Hennig features more audio recordings.
HMSS has also been working on sound installations, namely «Urban Spaces» for the RIXC Media Space Riga, and «Unterwelt» for Jena (city of the sciences 2008).


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Q: Bind a MouseDoubleclick to a button wpf Hi  I have form with 2 listboxes and 2 buttons "MoveLeft-MoveRight
When double clicking on the button I need to associate an event to a command.
I manage to successufully do for one but I can I do the same for each button
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I cannot do
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Suggestions?

A: Solved by adding the eventtrigger under each listbox

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