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Steelers defeat Chargers 11-10 at Heinz Field
By Teresa Varley
The Steelers came from behind to defeat the San Diego Chargers 11-10 at Heinz Field to improve their record to 7-3 and take back sole possession of first place in the AFC North.
Jeff Reed hit three field goals and James Harrison was credited with a safety to lead the team to the win.
A late drive by the Steelers offense, which ended in Reed's third field goal of the day, sealed the victory with just seconds remaining on the clock.
"We faced some adversity, some adverse situations throughout the game," said head coach Mike Tomlin. "I thought that this was just a great team effort. Defensively, of course, we made significant plays; particularly early on that kept us in the football game. The sequence just prior to halftime was big-time.
"James Harrison continues to make splash play after splash play for us; he is one of the main reasons that we were successful today. Offensively, to take the ball the length of the field at the end to provide us with the win was big-time stuff.
Ben Roethlisberger completed 31 of 41 passes for 308 yards, while Hines Ward was on the receiving end of 11 of those passes for 124 yards. Willie Parker returned to the lineup after missing the Colts game with a shoulder injury and carried the ball 25 times for 115 yards.
LaDainian Tomlinson had no where to go on his first carry, stopped after just picking up a yard to open the game. The Chargers quickly went to the air, with Philip Rivers hitting Antonio Gates for six yards and then finding Chris Chambers for nine yards and a first down. Rivers went to the well one time too many, though, and Troy Polamalu made him pay when he scooped up the ball just as it was about to hit the ground and came up with the interception.
Parker returned to the lineup and started things off with a four-yard carry. Roethlisberger opened it up with a 17-yard completion to Ward to the Chargers 38-yard line. Roethlisberger couldn't connect with Santonio Holmes on the next play and then was sacked for an eight-yard loss. On third-and-18 Mewelde Moore pulled in a 13-yard reception, but was stopped short of a first down. Jeff Reed came on for a 51-yard field goal attempt, but it went wide left and the Steelers came away empty.
The Chargers came back strong on their next drive. Tomlinson got some running room for a 12-yard gain and Rivers hit Brandon Manumaleuna for a 17-yard gain to the Steelers 24-yard line. Tomlinson went up the middle for two yards and on second-and-eight Rivers went deep for Vincent Jackson, but Ike Taylor was called for defensive pass interference, giving the Chargers the ball at the three-yard line. Tomlinson was able to punch it into the end zone for the three-yard touchdown, giving them a 7-0 lead.
The offense got moving for the Steelers on the next drive. Parker rattled off a 10-yard run and Roethlisberger hit Matt Spaeth for a seven-yard gain. Parker took it up the middle for 13 yards followed by Ward making some key moves and shaking off defenders for a 30-yard reception to the eight-yard line. Parker took it to the four-yard line, but the Steelers lost those yards when Roethlisberger was sacked back to the eight-yard line. On third-and-goal Roethlisberger hit Nate Washington for a seven-yard gain to the one-yard line. They went for it on fourth down, but Moore was knocked for a one-yard loss, turning the ball over on downs.
"Obviously we are going to continue to struggle a little bit until we become consistent in short yardage and goal-line," said Tomlin. "We have to be able to run the ball effectively on people in those situations. We will remain un-waivered with the standards in regards to that."
It was the Steelers defense that would step up big next. Tomlinson had a one yard gain and then Rivers was forced to throw the ball away under pressure. On third and nine Rivers was sacked in the end zone by James Harrison, forcing a fumble which tackle Marcus McNeil recovered in the end zone where Harrison tackled him for a safety.
The Steelers took over at their own six-yard line after the free kick and Parker got them some breathing room with a six-yard carry. Roethlisberger connected with Ward for nine yards and Washington for seven yards to the 29-yard line. Roethlisberger hit Moore for four yards and Parker went for two, but Ward was called for a 10-yard holding penalty pushing the ball back to the 25-yard line. Consecutive four yard gains gave the Steelers third-and-10 from the 33-yard line, where Roethlisberger was sacked for a nine-yard loss.
After a short punt the Chargers took over at their own 46-yard line. Tomlinson went off left tackle for eight yards and came back with a seven-yard carry off right tackle. The Chargers remained on the ground with Tomlinson gaining two yards, but he was knocked for a four-yard loss on the next play. A false start penalty pushed them back five more yards and an incompletion on third down forced the Chargers to punt.
Tight end Sean McHugh had a nice catch and run for a 15-yard gain to get the next driving started off strong. Roethlisberger threw incomplete to Ward, but rebounded with a nine-yard completion to him. On third-and-one Parker was stopped for no gain and the Steelers had to punt.
Anthony Smith was called for fair-catch interference on the punt, giving the Chargers the ball at the Chargers 40-yard line. Rivers hit Jackson for eight yards, but the defense shut them down, with LaMarr Woodley knocking Tomlinson for a three-yard loss and Brett Keisel sacking Rivers for a nine-yard loss.
The Steelers got the ball right back in their hands, but weren't able to do anything with it, going three and out and giving the Chargers one last shot before the half, one they weren't able to take advantage of thanks to an interception by Harrison at the 10-yard line followed by a 33-yard return to the Steelers 43-yard line.
This time the offense was able to capitalize on the turnover, driving down to the three-yard line where Reed came on for a 21-yard field goal to cut the lead to 7-5.
Things continued to swing in the Steelers favor when they took the kickoff to start the second half and moved the ball down the field culminating in a 41-yard field goal by Reed to give the Steelers their first lead of the game at 8-7.
The Chargers struggled to get rolling on their next drive with an incompletion to Jackson and Tomlinson being stopped for just a one-yard gain. But on third-and-nine Rivers hit Tomlinson in the flat and he broke free for a 26-yard gain down the right sideline. Rivers connected with Darren Sproles for nine yards and Legedu Naanee for eight yards. The defense tightened up knocking Tomlinson for a one-yard loss and forcing Rivers to throw the ball away. Nate Kaeding could have given the Chargers the lead back, but his 42-yard field goal went wide right.
The offense continued to move the ball with Roethlisberger hitting Spaeth for eight yards and Parker going off left tackle for nine. Gary Russell came through with a four-yard carry on third-and-one for a much needed conversion. Roethlisberger connected with Spaeth for 11 yards and another first down to the San Diego 34-yard line. After an incompletion and a short gain by Parker, Roethlisberger was sacked for a one-yard loss to force the punt.
The Chargers took over at their 18-yard line and had an efficient mix of the run and pass to produce a 17-play, 78 yard drive that ended with Kaeding hitting a 22-yard field goal to give the Chargers the lead back at 10-8.
With the pressure on, Roethlisberger went to work. He hit Ward for 10 yards and then Parker went up the middle for four yards. Roethlisberger went right back to Ward for 15 yards to the Chargers 45-yard line. A holding call on Ward pushed the ball back to the Steelers 45-yard line. Roethlisberger hit Ward for seven yards and Spaeth for another seven to the Chargers 41 yard line. On third down Roethlisberger hit Ward for another seven yards and a first down. Holmes pulled in a 13-yard reception at the 21-yard line. Parker took it into the end zone, but a holding call negated the touchdown. Reed came on for the game-winning field goal.


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How to Get Over a Severe Heartbreak
KAREN KLEINSCHMIDT
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Being in love brings feelings of euphoria and elation. While this can make you feel alive and on top of the world, when a breakup occurs, the sudden letdown can leave you with a severely broken heart. Heartbreak is described by many people as a combination of sadness, heaviness and emptiness, according to the TeensHealth website. Meredith Hansen, Psy.D., a clinical psychologist and relationship expert, states in a Psych Central article that while time can help to heal a broken heart, there are steps you can take to begin to feel better in the present moment.
Feelings Are for Sharing
Build Yourself Up
Take Baby Steps
Acknowledge Your Beauty
1 Feelings Are for Sharing
Find a trusted friend or family member to share your heartbreak with. Don't lose hope or take it personally if the first person you confide in dismisses your feelings or is unable to share your pain. This has to do with that person's ability to deal with another person's heartache, and it may trigger deeper feelings within her that she is unable to express. Males may have an easier time sharing their feelings with an older sister or another female they are close to, according to the article "Getting Over a Break-Up," published on the KidsHealth website.
2 Build Yourself Up
A severe heartbreak can leave you with an overall feeling of low self-esteem. Get involved in clubs and activities you enjoy as a way to feel good about yourself again; you will also be more likely to meet like-minded people, according to the article "Help Your Teen With Heartbreak," published on the Disney family.com website. Connecting with friends that you may have seen less of while romantically involved can help you to get your mind off of your breakup and give you a much-needed support system.
3 Take Baby Steps
There are days when you will likely feel like hiding or staying in bed. While it's unhealthy to withdraw from family and friends on a regular basis, occasionally giving yourself a personal time-out can help you to gather your thoughts and sort through these tough feelings. For instance, when you have tough days, pat yourself on the back for getting out of bed and taking your dog for a walk, recommends the Psych Central article "Help on Healing From Heartbreak." These baby steps will heal you and propel you into the future one step at a time.
4 Acknowledge Your Beauty
Focus on the positive things about yourself. Getting enough sleep, exercising and eating right can help you relieve stress and minimize depression, according to KidsHealth. If you find you are continuously blaming yourself for the breakup and you are unable to see beyond your faults, ask your friends to remind you of the qualities that draw them to you. Everyone needs reassurance now and then. If you are feeling worse as time passes, consider talking to a mental health professional.
1 Teens Health: Getting Over a Breakup
2 Disney Family.com: Help Your Teen With Heartbreak
3 Psych Central: Help on Healing From Heartbreak
Karen Kleinschmidt has been writing since 2007. Her short stories and articles have appeared in "Grandma's Choice," "Treasure Box" and "Simple Joy." She has worked with children with ADHD, sensory issues and behavioral problems, as well as adults with chronic mental illness. Kleinschmidt holds a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Montclair State University.
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BLOCKADE ON MT. BAW BAW TOURIST ROAD ENTERS THIRD DAY
Logging has been stopped on the Mt. Baw Baw tourist road at Icy Creek for a third day. A conservationist from Forest Conservation Victoria (FCV) is suspended in a tree 25 metres off the ground on a platform tied to logging machinery. They are protesting the ongoing destruction of Victoria's native forests. Native forest logging is occurring all over Victoria and the community group is calling for an end to the destructive practice.
"The Labor government continue to log Victoria's forests, while the world is calling for urgent and progressive action on climate change. Post-logging burns emit huge amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere, polluting the environment and suffocating local towns. These forests also play a vital role in storing carbon and mitigating the devastating effects of climate change." said Sarah McConnell of FCV.
"Australia is on a fast track to climate catastrophe. You cannot have a serious federal or state climate policy without including the protection of forests. To continue logging what little we have left amid a climate emergency is suicidal." said Sarah McConnell.
Recent reports about declining biodiversity is an increasing concern. These forests are rich eco-systems which support many of Victoria's unique and threatened flora and fauna, including the threatened Greater Glider which has been found in the area. The forest on the chopping block runs along the main road to Mount Baw Baw and is an iconic route to a treasured tourist destination.
"This particular coupe adds to the extensive clearing that runs along Ballantynes ridge which has been decimated over the past 2 years. It's devastating to see the ongoing destruction. Logging of native forests is completely unsustainable, and they will never recover. We need to see immediate and meaningful action taken to protect our natural environment." said Hayley Forster of FCV.
"Logging has permanently scarred the landscape in this area and entire hillsides have been completely wiped out. It is appalling that the Victorian government logs these places which are home to threatened species and are the catchments which supply Melbourne with its water." said Hayley Forster.
Forest Conservation Victoria is committed to campaigning for native forest protection. With climate emergency at the forefront of the upcoming federal election, forest protection and stronger environmental laws need to be a major priority. State and federal Labor and Liberal parties have no policy to bring an end to destructive logging of native forests, despite communities Australia wide wanting to vote for environmental protection.
Forest Conservation Victoria acknowledge the thousands of years of custodianship over the land by the Wurundjeri and Gunnai Kurnai nations. We pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
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Chapter 6: Five Things Easier to do than Simeon's and Kenzi's Secret Handshake
Kids & Parents, Ypsi Family Read | December 28, 2020
Hear chapter six read aloud, then talk, write, draw, and think about the story.
WHILE YOU LISTEN
Listen for the 5 things that are easier than Simeon and Kenzi's handshake. Write them down as they are listed.
THE SECRET HANDSHAKE
A part of Simeon's and Kenzi's handshake is American Sign Language for "I can hear you even when the world can't." What do you think this means to the boys?
Go back and reread the description of Simeon and Kenzi's handshake. With a friend or a family member, try to follow the steps of their handshake. Now, if you're feeling creative, try and make up your own version of a secret handshake.
LEARN SOME ASL
WRITE. RIGHT. RITE.
Simeon and Kenzi live in Chestnut Homes, located in the opposite direction from most other characters' houses and apartments. They like to imagine it is a paradise, with light poles like palm trees, bus stop benches like hammocks, and corner stores like bungalows. See Jason Reynolds's tiny neighborhood and write a story about it.
THINK AND WRITE
Write a story or poem that follows the "Five Things That Are Easier Than…" model that Jason Reynolds uses in this story. Yours can be about a secret handshake, too, or about any topic you want! Here are some examples, to get you started:
Five things that are harder than a pop quiz…
Five things that are scarier than my closet at night…
Five things that are easier than catching my runaway dog…
Simeon and Kenzi are very different in appearance but are still friends. How can people who are different overcome differences and still be friends?
Simeon and Kenzi call each other brothers. What are some of the ways they protect each other from getting hurt? What do we learn about Simeon and Kenzi's actual brothers are the story goes on? Does this change the way you think about Simeon and Kenzi's loyalty?
THINK DEEPER
How does Simeon's and Kenzi's street differ from other neighborhoods in the book? They say some people don't like to walk there, but there are positive aspects too. What are some of the positive things they mention? Are there positive and negative aspects of your neighborhood, too?
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Anti-Libel Injunctions and the Criminal Libel Connection
My new article, forthcoming in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review late this year -- I'd love to get feedback, while there's still plenty of time to edit it.
Eugene Volokh | 4.9.2019 8:02 AM
Here's the Introduction (minus the footnotes)—you can find the whole text here:
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An injunction against libel, which carries the threat of prosecution for criminal contempt, is like a miniature criminal libel law—just for a particular defendant, and just for statements about a particular plaintiff. That is its virtue. That is its danger. And that is the key to identifying how the First Amendment and equitable principles should constrain such injunctions.
From the 1960s to the 1990s, libel was conventionally understood to be controlled (to the extent that it can be controlled) by the threat of civil damages. Criminal libel was seen as an anachronism. Injunctions were seen as unavailable in libel cases, whether because "equity will not enjoin a libel," because anti-libel injunctions were unconstitutional prior restraints, or for some related reason. My sense is that many people still assume this is so.
When one considers the libel cases from the mainstream First Amendment casebooks—New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc., and Dun & Bradstreet v. Greenmoss Builders—focusing on damages makes sense. For libels by a newspaper, magazine, or credit rating agency, damages are likely both a fair remedy and a reasonable deterrent. Criminal liability seems like overkill, and an injunction is usually pointless: The defendants there aren't likely to keep saying false things about the plaintiff in any event, especially after a libel judgment, so nothing will need enjoining. Print defamation is generally a short sharp shock, which causes damage in a way that an injunction can't stop, but that damages might deter. Even defamation in a credit report will usually stop when the credit agency is shown its error (and especially when it is ordered to pay damages).
But the judgment-proof libeler, always a hazard, has become still more common—and more dangerous—in the Internet age. The Internet lets speakers publish libels at little cost to a potentially broad audience, and these libels can cause enduring damage. Every time someone types a plaintiff's name into Google, the libels pop up again. Moreover, 47 U.S.C. § 230(c)(1) generally immunizes intermediaries, such as search engines or online service providers, that do have money. In any practical sense, damages awards do not leave plaintiffs in such cases with "an adequate remedy at law"; damages cannot be collected from the judgment-proof, and cannot effectively deter them. If libelers who lack money are to be deterred, criminal punishment is the one tool that can do the job.
Consider, then, several different ways that such criminal punishment can be threatened. Assume that judgment-proof Don says Paula cheated him in business, and Paula thinks he's lying. We can imagine several possible responses:
Criminal libel: Paula goes to the prosecutor, who tells Don, "We still have a criminal libel law in this state; I think your statements about Paula are lies, and if you keep libeling her, I'll prosecute you for criminal libel." That doesn't violate the First Amendment, as I'll discuss in Part I, though it may be condemned as too likely to chill speech (especially since prosecutors can prosecute under such statutes even without giving warning).
The catchall injunction: Paula goes to court, and gets an injunction against Don saying, "You may not libel Paula, or you will be prosecuted for criminal contempt." That, I'll argue in Part II, also doesn't violate the First Amendment, though it may also chill speech too much, and appellate courts generally frown on such injunctions (though some trial courts have imposed them).
The specific preliminary injunction: Paula goes to court, and gets a preliminary injunction against Don saying, "You may not say that Paula has cheated you in business, or you will be prosecuted for criminal contempt." Appellate courts generally condemn such injunctions (though again some trial courts have imposed them). Though the injunction is less chilling than criminal libel law, it fails to offer some of the important procedural protections than criminal libel law does (as Part III discusses). In particular, such a specific preliminary injunction lets speech be suppressed based on just a likelihood-of-success-on-the-merits preliminary finding, rather than a full decision on the merits, following a trial.
The specific permanent injunction: Paula goes to court, and gets a permanent injunction against Don saying, "You may not say that Paula has cheated you in business, or you will be prosecuted for criminal contempt." More than thirty states have allowed such injunctions, at least in some situations, and only six have generally rejected them. If "equity will not enjoin a libel" was ever a firm rule, it isn't so now. But, I'll argue in Part IV, that these injunctions also fail to provide certain important procedural protections.
The hybrid permanent injunction: Paula goes to court, and gets a permanent injunction against Don saying, "You may not libelously say that Paula has cheated you in business, or you will be prosecuted for criminal contempt." This sort of injunction, I'll argue in Part V, can provide the procedural protections that criminal libel law and catch-all injunctions offer—chiefly because the injunction by its terms only punishes speech if it's found libelous both at the injunction hearing and at the ultimate criminal contempt trial—but at the same time has the narrower chilling effect that characterizes the specific permanent injunction.
The hybrid preliminary injunction: Paula goes to court, and gets a preliminary injunction against Don saying, "You may not libelously say that Paula has cheated you in business, or you will be prosecuted for criminal contempt." I'll argue in Part VI that this also provides the constitutionally required procedural protections (unlike the widely condemned specific preliminary injunctions), but at the same time protects Paula against libel more quickly.
One way of understanding this is by focusing on exactly what kind of speech each remedy actually criminalizes:
Criminal libel law
All statements found by jury to be libelous beyond a reasonable doubt
Catchall injunction
All statements by Don about Paula found by jury at contempt trial to be libelous beyond a reasonable doubt
Specific preliminary injunction
Specific statements by Don about Paula found by judge, based on abbreviated hearing, to probably be libelous
Specific permanent injunction
Specific statements by Don about Paula found by judge at trial to be libelous by a preponderance of the evidence
Hybrid permanent injunction
Specific statements by Don about Paula found by judge at trial to be libelous by a preponderance of the evidence and then found by jury at contempt trial to be libelous beyond a reasonable doubt
Hybrid preliminary injunction
Specific statements by Don about Paula found by judge, based on abbreviated hearing, to probably be libelous and then found by jury at contempt trial to be libelous beyond a reasonable doubt
I will argue that properly crafted criminal libel laws and catchall injunctions are constitutional, though probably too broad as a policy matter; that specific injunctions, permanent or preliminary, are unconstitutional; and that hybrid injunctions, permanent or preliminary, are constitutional and may indeed be well-advised.
Properly crafted anti-libel injunctions are thus permissible under the First Amendment, if a state chooses to implement them—as some state courts and state legislatures have done. (I set aside here injunctions that forbid more than just the libelous statements; those are generally unconstitutionally overbroad, and I discuss them in a separate article.) But a court considering whether to allow such injunctions requires a difficult judgment about state law, again precisely because the injunctions effectively create a mini-criminal-libel law.
For instance, about a dozen states have criminal libel laws, and most of those states at least occasionally use them. A properly crafted anti-libel injunction would thus cut out the prosecutor's role, and the opportunity for prosecutors to use their discretion to decline to launch a criminal libel prosecution: A contempt-of-court prosecution for violating an injunction can be started by the court itself—or, in some states, even by the plaintiff—with no need for prosecutorial approval. As I'll discuss in Part VII, courts need to decide whether this is a feature or a bug.
In Part VIII, I'll turn to the many other states have repealed their criminal libel laws. Should courts view the legislative judgment behind repealing criminal libel laws as condemning all criminal punishment for libel, in which case even the narrow injunctions should be unavailable? Or should they view the legislative judgment as condemning only the broad chilling effect of normal criminal libel laws, in which case the narrow injunctions would be permissible? These are hard questions to answer, but state courts need to ask them when deciding whether to recognize a novel remedy that seems to recriminalize what the legislature decriminalized.
As I'll discuss in Part IX, many libel cases end up in federal court because of diversity of citizenship between the parties. Even if a federal court concludes that an injunction in such a case would be consistent with the First Amendment, it should also (following Erie) consider whether such an injunction is consistent with state law, or with how it expects state courts will develop that law.
Finally, in Part X, I'll talk about how this analysis can apply to injunctions in other tort cases: false light, slander, trade libel, slander of title, interference with business relations, and the disclosure of private facts.
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Council clarifies concerns surrounding Export Health Certificates
The Highland Council's Environmental Health team currently allocates significant resource to facilitate Highland based food manufacturer's trade with EU and non-EU countries. This work can be split into two categories; statutory and non-statutory. The statutory work is to undertake 'official controls' (audits, inspections, spot checks, sampling, investigation of complaints, etc.) and the focus of the non-statutory work is to facilitate the export of food into non-EU countries by issuing Export Health Certificates.
Being non-statutory there is no legal obligation to issue Export Health Certificates, however the Council do so to fulfill Council priorities linked with the broader agenda of promoting economic growth and assisting businesses to bring products to market.
A charge is made for this non-statutory service which has been benchmarked with other Councils. The Environmental Health team are working with national groups on possible changes. This includes considering a sliding scale of charges linked to tonnage and possible introduction of an electronic system of certification to improve the process.
Councillor Allan Henderson, Chair of the Council's Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee said: "The Environmental Health team work extremely hard to meet the demands of local businesses for Export Health Certificates to facilitate international trade on top of their challenging statutory workload. The current charges were approved on 15/2/18 by Council, but we do recognise some industry concerns around this and are considering other charging models for possible introduction later in the year. We also recognise the considerable uncertainties around such implications of a Brexit no-deal scenario and are discussing this particular issue with the Scottish Government."
Food businesses exporting products of animal origin (e.g. fish, shellfish, meat products and dairy products) to Europe are encouraged to contact their local environmental health office if they wish to discuss concerns on Export Health Certificates and Brexit.
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Public advised to avoid eating Shellfish from Loch Glencoul, Kylesku area
Highland Council's Environmental Health team have identified raised levels of naturally occurring algal toxins following routine monitoring in coastal waters at Loch Glencoul, Kylesku area. Eating shellfish such as cockles, mussels, oysters or razor fish from these areas may pose a health risk arising from the consumption of these algal toxins.
Public advised to avoid eating Shellfish from Loch Eishort and Loch Slappin, Isle of Skye
Highland Council's Environmental Health team has identified raised levels of naturally occurring algal toxins following routine monitoring in coastal waters at Loch Eishort. Eating shellfish such as mussels, cockles, oysters or razor fish from these areas may pose a health risk arising from the consumption of these algal toxins.
School Holiday Meals For Children
Funding for food and activities during the summer break. More children and young people will benefit from a nutritious meal and a place to play this summer holiday.
Discontinuation of education provision at Altnaharra Primary School
At a meeting of The Highland Council on Thursday 27 June 2019, Councillors decided to discontinue the provision of education at Altnaharra Primary School, dividing its catchment area between Tongue Primary, Farr Primary and Lairg Primary schools. A copy of the consultation report, together with the original proposal paper and all relevant appendices can be viewed on the Council's website at: www.highland.gov.uk/schoolconsultations The Council is satisfied that implementation of closure is the most appropriate response to the reasons for formulating the original proposal identified by the authority.
Council to have public question time at future meetings
"Highland Council as agreed to allow a question time for members of the public at future Council meetings. The motion was presented by Depute Leader Cllr Alasdair Christie and means that from December 2019, Highland Council meetings will include a time allocation for questions from members of the public.
Highland Council supports UK Air Passenger Duty exemption for flights departing Highlands & Islands
Highland Councillors have unanimously agreed that the Council will support the continuation of the exemption from UK Air Passenger Duty for flights departing from airports in the Highlands & Islands; and Members also agreed that the Council will continue working with HiTRANS to present the case of the need for, and benefit arising from an exemption from the current UK Air Passenger Duty and any successor duty. The Council's stance comes this week as calls have been made by Aberdeen Airport for greater parity with Highlands & Islands.
Why Is Suicide So High In Highland - Research to inform suicide prevention
Suicide prevention is a key priority for The Highland Council. Members have agreed today, to take forward a piece of research with partners including NHS Highland and Police Scotland, to better understand the current evidence base and experience of suicide in Highland.
Counselling Service approved as part of range of wellbeing measures
The introduction of a service to support the mental health and wellbeing of Highland Council staff and councillors has been approved by the Council as part of a range of measures to improve wellbeing. An Employee Assistance Programme for staff and Members will be put in place to offer telephone and internet-based counselling 24 hours a day.
Councillor Struan Mackie Questions Delays on Thurso Asset Transfer
Councillor Mackie had a written question at today's meeting of Highland council. Item 12 - Question Time To the Chair of the Environment, Development & Infrastructure Committee "Official Highland Council guidance indicates that, unless extended, successful Community Asset Transfer requests should be completed by the Local Authority within a nine months' timeframe.
Highland Council Debt Highest Ever But Under Control
From highland council Meting today 27 June 2019. Item 12 - Question Time To the Chair of the Corporate Resources Committee "What are the current best estimates for present total Highland Council debt and the annual financial commitment required to service this debt?".


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June 05, 2017 · Fiction, Short Films
Filming inside Rakhams
(1 x23′) Birmingham Film & Video Workshop
Written, Produced & Directed by: Yugesh Walia
Photography: Donald Guy
Editors: Yugesh Walia & Donald Guy
Co-Producer: Roger Shannon
Cast: Pat Donaldson, Nancy Johnson, Dennis Osbourne
Also featuring: The KOKUMA Dance Company
The influences of black urban blues on many white recording artists is indisputable. Eric Clapton recorded 'Swing Low Sweet Chariot' while being responsible for some controversial views on repatriation of immigrants. The film takes this irony as its basic theme and attempts to show the way in which white society adopts black culture – focusing on music, dance and fashion – and yet rejects it through racism. It follows an evening in the life of Pauline, a young black woman and a dancer who is confronted by these attitudes on a daily basis.
Sweet Chariot began as an extension to a film making course the Birmingham Film Workshop ran in conjunction with the Handsworth Cultural Centre and although over the period of the filming it grew into a bigger project than originally planned, it nonetheless remains a modest attempt to look at cultural values in a different light.


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Kilmarnock Barassie's Euan Walker is tied at the top of the Carrick Neill Scottish Men's Open Championship after a three-under-par opening round 67 at Gleneagles.
Walker, who turned 23 today, is hoping for a strong week before he heads off to Ireland next week as part of Scotland's three-man team to compete for the Eisenhower Trophy at the World Amateur Team Championships.After his round, Walker said: "I had never played the King's Course before. I came up last Sunday as I heard it was a little quirky in places and it was really beneficial to get a practice round in ahead of today.
"The front nine was definitely playing more difficult today into the wind, so I was pleased to go out in level par."
Birdies at 17 and 18 capped off a great opening round 67 for the birthday boy, who sits at the top of the leaderboard with Englishman Sam Rook and Koen Kouwenaar of the Netherlands.
Rook, from Lindrick Golf Club, was very upbeat after his opening round and said: "It's my first time playing the course and it is very nice. I like the set-up and it suits my eye. If you hit good shots you get rewarded, and likewise, bad shots are punished."
A group of five golfers lies one shot behind the leading trio, and within the chasing pack is Turnhouse's Euan McIntosh who is hunting an incredible fourth victory on the trot.
After an opening round 68, which included three birdies and one dropped shot, McIntosh isn't getting carried away and is well aware of the challenge ahead.
"I think the boys in the morning had it a lot harder than us in the afternoon. The weather settled down after eight holes today and I thought there was a score out there to be had on the back nine.
"Given the strong field this week, I will have to play at my very, very best to have a chance of winning. The putts will have to drop because there are a lot of really good young lads playing, but I will be trying."
Also in the group on two under, is this year's Xact Scottish boys champion, Connor Wilson, 17, from Castle Park Golf Club and Aussie Ben Ferguson, who plays out of The Vines Golf and Country Club in Perth.
The scene is set at The King's Course Gleneagles for an exciting next two days, a truly international jam-packed leaderboard where only 6 shots separate 82 golfers.
Dutchman's late birdie burst gives him share of Gleneagles lead with Rook and Walker
Koen Kouwenaar from the Netherlands staged a late birdie blast to join Yorkshireman Sam Rook (Lindrick) and Ayrshire's Euan Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) in a share of the overnight lead on three-under-par 67 at the Carrick Neill Scottish men's open amateur stroke-play championship over the Kings Course at Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire.
Rook set the clubhouse target early in the day and it was not until around 6pm that Walker took a half-share of the lead overnight.
Then, after 7pm, Kouwenaar came storming home to make it a three-way split of the pole position at the head of a huge field.
Rook birdied the sixth and seventh to turn in two-under 33 but he ran up a double bogey 6 at the 10th. Rather than a setback, the Englishman regarded it as a spur to better things and he went on to boost his tally of birdies to six with gains at the 13th, 14th,16th and 18th. He did drop one more shot after the turn, at the 15th.
Walker bogeyed the fourth, fifth and 11th in halves of 35. Birdies at the 11th, 14th, 17th and 18th allowed him to close the gap on Rook.
Kouwenaar bogeyed the fourth, 11th and 12th but offset that with birdies at the sixth, 10th and a storming finish of birdies at the 14th, 16th, 17th and 18th for 32 home and a 67.
Five players are sharing third place on 68 - Connor Wilson (Castle Park), Jordan Sundborg (Shanklin and Sandown), Australia-based Scot Ben Ferguson, B McKenzie (Rowlands Castle) and Scottish champion Euan McIntosh (Turnhouse), winner of four 72-hole stroke-play events apart from the national title at the age of 49.
Wilson was four over par after only five holes but he birdied seven holes from the sixth in halves of 37 and 31. Sundborg had an eagle 3 at the 18th in halves of 36-32 and Ferguson an eagle 2 at the 14th.
Some 26 players broke 70 in the first round and the cut to the leading 40 players and ties at halfway is liable to be around the 141-142 mark.
FIRST-ROUND LEADERBOARD
67 S Rook (Lindrick), E Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie), K Kouwenaar (Netherlands).
68 C Wilson (Castle Park), J Sundborg (Shanklin and Sandown), B Ferguson (Australia), B McKenzie (Rowlands Castle), Euan McIntosh (Turnhouse).
69 M Farr (Northamptonshire), J Hibbert (Delamere Forest) S Done (Kenwick Park), A Talbot (Stoneham), D Lawrence (Ballumbie Castle), S Buchanan (Prestwick St Nicholas), J Wilson (Balmore), J Long (Lansdown), T Perrot (Fra), N Saldarov (Craigielaw), V Veyret (Fra), A McDougall (Elderslie), B Gill (Lindrick), J Stokes (La Moye, Jersey), M Hyde (St Andrews), J McMahon (Wallasey), J Hapgood (Southerndown).
70 J Morton (Huddersfield), J Bolton (Ogbourne Downs), T Carter (Rayleigh), G Bloor (Cavendish), M Bacigalupo(Longniddry), T Plumb (Yeovil), A M Hain (St Andrews), S Easton (Irvine), A Omar (Morocco), B Hallam (Wychwood Park), J Gaunt (Drayton Park), Eric McIntosh (Bruntsfield Park).
OTHER SCORES included
71 J Broun (Ayr Belleisle), E S Scott (St Andrews). S Roger (Peebles), C Fyfe (Cawder), H George (Downfield), M Lamb (Hexham), L Shepherd (Rye).
72 G Dalziel (Airdrie).
73 B Henderson (Deeside), M Lawrie (Deeside), D Howie (Peebles), G Wishart (Lundin), R Muir (Kilmarnock Barassie)
74 J Wright (Forres), M Clark (Kilmacolm), M Napier (Turnhouse).
75 M Robertson (Western Gailes), R J Smith (Dalmahoy), J Johnston (Ayr Belleisle), S McLaren (Bruntsfield Links).
76 R Noon (Renaissance), S Brown (Prestwick St Cuthbert), J J Lockie (Tantallon).
77 L Smart (Banchory), F Stoddart (Drumoig).
78 C Franssen (Inverness), L Waldron (Royal Aberdeen), S Fairburn (Torwoodlee), C Cheyne (Newmachar).
79 B Reid (Caledonian), J Bryce (Bathgate), B Kinsley (St Andrews).
80 R Morrison (Australia), C Lamb (Newmachar), D Rudd (Longniddry)
81 C Smith (Downfield), S Stewart (Clydebank and Dist).
82 S Junk (Craigielaw).
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85 F White (Auchterarder).
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People moves: Quarles quits Fed, CS credit team exodus continues, and more
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Randal Quarles, the Federal Reserve Board governor who also served as its first vice-chair for supervision, has resigned effective late December. The move comes as US President Joe Biden's decision on whether to reappoint Jerome Powell as Fed chairman approaches – amid much speculation – and as two regional board heads are vacated ahead of schedule.
Quarles, who oversaw the supervision and regulation of financial firms in the board's jurisdiction, has been a member of the board since October 13, 2017. He also served as chair of the Financial Stability Board, in which role his three-year term ends on December 2. He previously held senior positions at the US Treasury and served as US executive director of the International Monetary Fund.
Boston Fed president and chief executive Eric S. Rosengren moved up his retirement from June 2022 to the end of September. His counterpart at the Dallas Fed, Rob Kaplan, retired in early October. The moves come as the two presidents faced scrutiny over trades they made last year.
Rosengren was named the 13th president of the Boston Fed in 2007 after joining the central bank in 1985. Kaplan was appointed president of the Dallas Fed in 2015. First vice-president Meredith Black now serves as interim president in Kaplan's place. Meanwhile, Kenneth C. Montgomery, the Boston Fed's first vice-president and chief operating officer, has taken Rosengren's position on an interim basis.
The exodus from Credit Suisse's US credit team continues as Patrick Vickers, a former managing director at the Swiss bank, is set to join BNP Paribas in December as a senior credit default swap trader focusing on distressed trading. He will report to BNPP's head of US single-name CDS trading Matt Mandell.
Notable departures this year include David Goldenberg, former Credit Suisse head of global index and options and head of US credit derivatives, who joined Barclays as global head of macro credit trading, according to his LinkedIn profile. Goldenberg had worked at the bank for 15 years and was key to its strong index business.
Christopher Bathon, an 11-year Credit Suisse veteran, recently joined HSBC to head its US investment-grade credit trading. Based in New York, he reports to Tom Curran, head of credit trading for the Americas, and to James Deighton, global co-head of flow credit trading.
Three further Credit Suisse staff have joined HSBC to report to him: Christopher Schuville as head of investment-grade industrials credit trading; Mike Malloy, who looks after the consumer/retail, aero/defence, chemicals, and rail sectors; and Marshall Peters, responsible for the tobacco, manufacturing, industrials and utilities sectors.
Credit Suisse declined to comment on the departures or their replacements.
Elsewhere at the bank, Kathryn Spain has left her role as head of North American equity distribution to join Investec. Spain served as head of European equity sales for more than 20 years at the Swiss bank and was previously a portfolio manager of US equities at Investec Asset Management, now Ninety One. She will be based in New York.
NatWest Markets has parted ways with its head of fixed income trading, David Henness. The departure comes as the bank steps away from euro and US dollar inflation derivatives trading. It will maintain its sterling inflation derivatives desk and continue to trade cash inflation products for both euros and dollars. Henness will be replaced by Gary Hawkins, who will serve as head of fixed income trading and strategic delivery. He joined the bank in 2011 and previously worked as head of prime services and head of capital resolution markets.
Matt Zhang, co-head of Citi's structured products trading and solutions division, has left the bank after 14 years, reportedly to pursue an opportunity in the cryptocurrency industry. With the move, Chetan Vohra becomes sole head of Citi's structured product trading and solutions business and its spread products investment in technology business.
The bank's global co-head of beta electronic and algorithmic trading, John Mann, has also left to join hedge fund Millennium as a portfolio manager in New York, according to his LinkedIn profile. Derek Hafer will now head GSP quantitative trading, Citi's new global spread products division comprising the former beta, electronic, automated trading and portfolio trading businesses.
Meanwhile, former US Treasury official Brent McIntosh has joined the bank as general counsel and corporate secretary. He takes the place of Rohan Weerasinghe, who joined the bank in 2012. McIntosh served as undersecretary for international affairs at the Treasury from 2019 to 2021.
Eric Etienne has joined UniCredit as head of fixed income, currencies and commodities. Based in Milan, he will report to global markets co-heads Marco Bales and Lionel Bignone. Tong Lee, who previously held the role, will move to focus on the monitoring and implementation of future markets regulation, continuing to report to Bales and Bignone.
Etienne previously served as global head of non-linear products trading at Crédit Agricole and head of rates options trading for Europe at BNP Paribas, according to his LinkedIn profile. Crédit Agricole declined to comment on his replacement.
Northern Trust has appointed Gary Paulin as head of global strategic solutions for its asset-servicing business, a newly created role. Based in London, Paulin will report to Pete Cherecwich, president of corporate and institutional services at Northern Trust. Paulin previously looked after the bank's outsourced trading services as global head of integrated trading solutions. He joined Northern Trust in 2016, after it acquired Aviate Global, an institutional equity brokerage firm he co-founded.
Faisal Abu Shaar has been appointed chief risk officer at Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank. He previously served as chief risk officer and group head of risk for Islamic banking at Standard Chartered Bank in the United Arab Emirates.
Julien Mareschal
BCS Global Markets has appointed Julien Mareschal as chief risk officer for its UK entity, BCS Prime Brokerage. Based in London, he will report to Maxim Safonov, co-chief executive of BCS Global Markets, and Marina Atavadzhieva, global head of risk at the firm.
Mareschal previously served as head of risk management for London at Mediobanca and as a senior risk manager in the transaction and securitisation team at BNP Paribas.
Karin van Baardwijk will take over as chief executive at Robeco in January, succeeding Gilbert Van Hassel who has held the role since 2016. Van Baardwijk, who joined the Dutch asset manager in 2006, currently serves as chief operating officer and deputy chief executive. She previously held positions of chief information officer and head of operational risk management at the firm.
Van Hassel is leaving the asset manager for a senior role at Robeco's parent company Orix Group in New York.
Eric Bramoullé
At asset management giant Amundi, Eric Bramoullé has been named head of marketing and products and a member of the executive committee. He has been at the firm for more than two decades, most recently serving as chief executive for Amundi South Asia. Albert Tse will succeed him in that role. Tse has served as head of distribution sales and marketing for Amundi in South Asia since 2019. Previously, he was at Schroders, leading the intermediary business of South-east Asia and the Malaysia and Thailand businesses. In his new role, he will report to Vincent Mortier, Amundi's deputy chief investment officer.
Elsewhere at the firm, Gilles Cutaya has been appointed deputy head of marketing and products, reporting to Bramoullé. Cutaya was most recently head of marketing and communication and deputy chief executive at CPR Asset Management, an Amundi subsidiary.
State Street Global Advisors, the asset management business of State Street Corporation, has appointed Kathleen Gallagher as head of Standard & Poor's depositary receipt exchange-traded funds (SPDR ETFs) for Australia. She will assume the new position in addition to her current role as head of ETF model portfolios for Asia.
The firm has also appointed Robin Tsui as SPDR ETFs gold sales specialist for Hong Kong, in addition to his role as Asia-Pacific gold strategist. Prior to joining State Street Global Advisors in 2016, Tsui was investment product and research manager at the World Gold Council.
State Street has also created two new roles, hiring Marie Tsang as SPDR fixed income strategist for Asia-Pacific and Jean Gan as SPDR fixed income sales specialist for Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia. Tsang and Gan will be based in Sydney and Singapore respectively.
Tsang joins the firm from BlackRock, where she was most recently senior investment strategist for portfolio analysis and solutions. Gan joins from MUFG Securities, where she was director for institutional investor sales.
All four appointees report to Meaghan Victor, head of SPDR ETFs distribution for Asia-Pacific.
Christopher Coleman
Christopher Coleman has taken over as group chief financial officer at insurer Aspen, replacing Kevin Chidwick who is retiring at the end of the year. Coleman will be based in Bermuda. Most recently, he held the same role at Third Point Re until its merger with Sirius Group.
Allen & Overy partner David Benton is retiring. Benton has acted as counsel to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, with particular focus on its work in credit derivatives, including being a regular adviser to the association's credit derivatives determinations committee for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Erik Gerding has joined the Securities and Exchange Commission as the deputy director for legal and regulatory policy in its division of corporation finance. Gerding joins from the University of Colorado Law School, previously having held roles at the University of New Mexico School of Law and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton.
Dorothy DeWitt has stepped down as director for the division of market oversight at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. DeWitt joined the US regulator in 2019 from cryptocurrency exchange operator Coinbase, where she served as vice-president and general counsel for business lines and markets. She previously held roles at Citadel Securities, S&P Global, and law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell.
Associate director for the Office of International Affairs, Meghan Tente, will serve as the division's acting director. Tente previously worked within the division from 2017 to 2020.
Jean Gaeremynck has been elected chairman of the enforcement committee at French regulator Autorité des Marchés Financiers. He has been a member of the committee since 2016 and succeeds Marie-Hélène Tric in the new role.
Ivan Gilmore has been appointed head of cash equities for LCH. Gilmore joined the central counterparty's majority owner, the London Stock Exchange Group, in 2017. In his new role, he will report to both Bruce Kellaway, global head of securities and collateral at LCH, and Frank Soussan, global head of CDSClear and head of SA EquityClear and CommodityClear.
Pre-trade fixed income data aggregator Neptune Networks has named John Robinson as its chief executive officer. Robinson takes the place of interim chief executive Byron Cooper-Fogarty, who held the role from January 2020 and will remain at the company as chief operating officer.
Robinson worked with the company as a senior consultant in November 2020. He previously held senior positions at Morgan Stanley, including US head of credit sales.
Morgan Stanley technologist Kyle Downey has left the bank to launch blockchain firm Cloudwall Capital where he will serve as chief executive, according to his LinkedIn profile. Downey spent 17 years at the US bank in Hong Kong, Shanghai and New York. Cloudwall aims to provide institutional investors with tools to analyse and invest in digital assets.
Brett Redfearn, a former official at the US Securities and Exchange Commission, has joined digital asset securities firm Securitize as senior strategic adviser to chief executive Carlos Domingo. He will also serve as chairman of the company's advisory board.
Redfearn previously held a senior position at cryptocurrency exchange operator Coinbase. Prior to that, he served as the director of the SEC's division of trading and markets. He joined the regulator in 2017 from JP Morgan, where he was global head of market structure for the corporate and investment bank.
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How the Remarkable Tardigrade Springs Back to Life after Drying Out
A particular protein helps these these tiny critters survive dehydration for over a decade at a time
A scanning electron microscope image of the water bear. (Science Photo Library / Alamy Stock Photo)
By Jason Daley
In the last few years, tardigrades, also known as water bears or moss piglets, have gotten a lot of attention for being tough. The can survive temperatures up to 212 degrees Fahrenheit and 459 degrees below zero. They can resist up to ten days of cosmic radiation while floating in space. And, most impressively, in dry conditions they can pull their eight legs and head into their body, create a ball and shrivel up for over a decade. During this time they can reduce their metabolism to almost nothing—but with a little water, they pop back to life. Now, researchers think have finally figured out how tardigrades perform that impressive trick. They published research last week in the journal Molecular Cell.
Scientists previously believed that tardigrades survive desiccation by using a sugar called trehalose found in other creatures that can complete such a feat, including brine shrimp, yeast and tree frogs. But the creatures don't contain detectable traces of the compound. So Thomas Boothby, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and his colleagues decided to dig deeper into the tardigrade mystery.
As Nicholas St. Fleur at The New York Times reports, the team examined the genes that are active when tardigrades dry up, a state called anhidrosis. They placed the moss piglets in a humidity chamber and slowly reduced the moisture until the tardigrades went into their dehydrated state, mimicking a pond or puddle drying up.
What they found is that drying activates genes that produce a series of proteins they call tardigrade-specific intrinsically disordered proteins or TDPs. Those proteins encapsulate molecules inside tardigrade cells with a glass-like solid structure that allows them to survive drying out.
"We think this glassy mixture is trapping [other] desiccation-sensitive proteins and other biological molecules and locking them in place, physically preventing them from unfolding, breaking apart or aggregating together," Boothby tells Andy Coughlan at New Scientist.
Intrinsically disordered proteins, however, are a bit unusual, explains Madeline K. Sofia at NPR. Unlike other proteins, they do not have a set three-dimensional structure. Boothby describes them to Sofia as "wiggly spaghetti springs where they are constantly changing shape." When the proteins come in contact with liquid, they melt away, allowing the tardigrade to go on its merry way.
When they removed the gene from the tardigrades that coded for these proteins, the creatures did not fare as well during the drying process. When they added the gene to yeasts and bacteria, however, those organisms were then able to survive drying similar to the water bears.
There are practical applications to be had from the study, Boothby tells Sofia. For instance, he points out that many protein-based pharmaceuticals and vaccines are unstable and require refrigeration. Stabilizing them with TDPs could allow them to be stored and shipped around the world at room temperature. "This could help us break dependence on the cold-chain, a huge economic and logistical hurdle for getting medicine to people in remote or developing parts of the world," he tells Coughlan.
There might be other uses as well, reports George Dvorsky at Gizmodo, such as developing food crops that could use TDPs to survive droughts. He also speculates that it could (maybe) eventually be used in humans. Such a feat could, for example, help colonists on Mars survive long stretches without water.
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Micronations: Grand Duchy of Westarctica
Micronation - The Grand Duchy of Westarctica
The Grand Duchy of Westarctica is a micronation which has been created by American Travis McHenry that claims Marie Byrd Land. It was created on 2, November 2001 when McHenry had announced his intention in taking personal possession of the section of the Antarctic continent of Marie Byrd Land, by writing to the governments of various countries like Australia, Argentina, Chile, France, Norway, Russia, New Zealand, United State and the United Kingdom.
Westarctica is a section of desolate land in western Antarctica which lay unclaimed till an American declared the same as his own micronation, a declaration of status which was not recognized in 2001 by established countries. It was founded on supposed loopholes in the Antarctic Treaty and the claim of micronation status was used as a basis to mint as well as sell coins to collectors and inspite of several attempts, Westarctica is not recognized by the government of any country.
Initially, McHenry named his micronation, the Achaean Territory of Antarctica before adopting the Westarctican grand duchy configuration in June 10 2004. He also extended its territorial pretensions to cover the sub-Antarctic Baleny Island groups that same year together with Peter I Island.
Major Part of Westartican Territory – Marie Byrd Land
The major part of Westarctican territory comprised of Marie Byrd Land which was the original territory claimed and was defined as all land south of 60 degree south and between 90 degree west and 150 degree west.
This is in the centre of the claim of Chile as well as the claim of New Zealand and the original capital was known as Achilles. Later, the Baleny Islands claimed by New Zealand and Peter I Island claimed by Norway were annexed whereby Peter I Island was declared the new capital of Westarctica.
The executives of Westarctica entered into negotiations with members of the Antarctic Micronational Union in June 2010 with regards to claims to Antarctica and as of June 7, these negotiations remained cordial with all parties being optimistic concerning peaceful and mutually beneficial result. Besides, instituting a constitution in establishing the Grand Duchy as a `Protestant Christian nation' announced on Westarctica's website that a `relocation project', regarding the construction of new cities, started in 2003 with selling of several Westartican peerages on eBay, not much substance followed.
Coins – Wooden Nickel/Metal & Stamps
McHenry terminated his association with Westarctica on 10 June 2006 and named Philip Karns as his successor, though several months later; Karns too abandoned the micronation, disappearing without naming a successor, taking the Westarctica website with him.
It was on 30 June 2008, that a member of Westarctica, Jon Lawrence Langer, who resided in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, announced the micronation's revival with the establishment of a new website together with his assumption of the position of Grand Duke Langer's website updated in 2009. Travis McHenry once again proclaimed himself to be the paramount leader of Westarctica on June 3, 2010 which was reinvented as Protectorate of Westarctica, complete with new flag and Antarctic territorial pretensions with more limited extent.
Westerartica produced many coins in the form of wooden nickel as well as metal and have also made stamps. Westarctica has been featured in Micrnations: The Lonely Planet Guide to Home Made Nation in 2006.
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Live at the Met Museum: The Way They Live, Part II
by The Civilians February 1, 2016
This episode of the Civilians' podcast is the second of three that feature songs and monologues from "The Way They Live," the final show of the company's residency at the Met Museum.
This episode of Let Me Ascertain you is the second of three culled from "The Way They Live," the final performance of the Civilians' season-long residency at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Way They Live" was written by Micharne Cloughley, based on interviews Civilians associates and members of the company's Field Research Team conducted with curators, artists and visitors in the Met's American Wing between 2014 and 2015.
This episode includes monologues and a song crafted from interviews about three artworks in the wing.
First up, Jennifer Morris and Irene Lucio portray two women on the curatorial staff of the American wing, talking about Mary Cassatt's "Portrait of the Artist."
Next, Morris — still portraying a Met Museum curator — introduces Winslow Homer's painting "Dressing for Carnival." April Matthis then plays a visitor to the museum who responds to the piece. She sings a song called "Never" by Kirsten Childs.
Finally, actor Cindy Cheung plays a museum technician talking about moving pieces of art around the gallery. She discusses Homer's painting "Veteran in a New Field."
"The Way They Lived" was performed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 15 and 16, 2015. Mia Rovegno directed a cast that included Damian Baldet, Jordan Barbour, Kyle Beltran, Cindy Cheung, Irene Lucio, April Matthis, Grace McLean, Jennifer Morris, Tanis Parenteau, Monica Salazar and Rona Siddiqui. The piece featured songs by Maggie-Kate Coleman and Erato A. Kremmyda, Grace McLean, Lady Rizo and Yair Evnine, Kirsten Childs, Michael Friedman, Rona Siddiqui and Ty Defoe.
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Playground Death Raises Safety Concerns at Newark Preschool
By Vicky Nguyen, Michael Horn and Kevin Nious	• Published at 6:58 pm on January 31, 2019
An East Bay, California family is sending out a safety warning to parents everywhere after the death of their 3-year-old daughter at her preschool.
On October 19, Macie Opperman passed away at Park Side Preschool when a recently installed play structure toppled over, pinning her to the ground. After the accident, state inspectors discovered the preschool did not notify regulators to inspect the new swing before allowing kids to play on it. The Department of Social Services issued two violations noting in their report "the play structure was not anchored to the ground, which allowed it to tip over" and that there was "no cushioning to absorb falls."
Macie's parents Jeremy and Leanne Opperman are now suing Park Side Preschool for wrongful death negligence.
"The family wants people to know that this was preventable," Opperman family attorney Conor Kelly told NBC Bay Area. "The preschool did not do its job to protect the health and safety of the children going to school there, and they want to do whatever they can to make sure this type of tragedy never happens again."
An attorney for Park Side Preschool said she could not comment on the violations due to pending litigation but added, "We continue to work actively with the family and their counsel, and our church community continues to offer prayers for all concerned."
Computer engineer Lucas Eckels told NBC Bay Area his son was on the playground when the accident occurred.
"I can't imagine what it would be like to have your child die like this. It's hard for me to imagine what my son experienced on the playground that day," Eckels said. "I promised my son after we heard about Macie's death we would not let him go back until we were convinced that they were doing everything they could for safety, and I'm still not convinced."
After repeated requests, Eckels said he never received a satisfactory answer from Park Side explaining the safety violations and he pulled his son from the school permanently.
"I think they have been really deceptive," Eckels said. "The school wasn't doing a good job explaining."
Eckels used his software skills to launch a website to inform other parents about the state's findings following Macie's death.
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Eckels wants parents to know they should not hesitate to ask for inspection records if they see new playground equipment at their child's school to make sure it was installed correctly and inspected.
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Massed voices as 300 pupils from across the Chichester area unite at the CFT
Emily Barden
Emily Barden will be the glue as 300 pupils from across the Chichester area unite as one massed choir, accompanied by a live band, to present an evening of uplifting song at Chichester Festival Theatre.
Chichester Sings Live 2019 on January 17 will bring together Chichester Free School, Boxgrove Primary School, Ormiston Six Villages Academy, The March C of E Primary School, St Philip Howard Catholic High School, Kingsham Primary School, St Richard's Catholic Primary School, East Wittering Community Primary School and Slindon C of E Primary School. The event is a collaboration between West Sussex Music and the participating schools. Singer/songwriter Emily will be working as a West Sussex Music project partner.
As she says, the whole thing is conceived as a celebration of the emotive power of songs and music and how they are used to celebrate, worship, uplift, reflect and to dream – all part of West Sussex Music's wider singing strategy to enable access for as many children as possible to large-scale events. The children come together to rehearse during the day, and the performance starts at 7.15pm. Tickets from the CFT.
West Sussex Music organises events to mark the key stages in the school curriculum, and this particular one marks key stage three. Music will include Celebrate by Kool & The Gang, a traditional gospel tune, Make Your Own Kind Of Music, a song written by Emily called In Harmony, Gershwin's I Got Rhythm and Coldplay. Four of the schools will do individual items in the evening. Emily admits the scariest thing is not knowing how it will all sound – though an early January rehearsal will give her an idea: "Before that, you just don't know."
And past experience isn't even a guide: "It really varies. It is fascinating. Every region, even within the county, will sound different. Different groups of children will make a different sound. It depends on the teacher. It depends on the group, and it depends on the music, whether they actually like what they are singing or not. But on the day, the one thing that you can actually change is how they feel about being on stage. For a lot of them, it is their first experience of being on a professional stage, and the CFT are really brilliant in the way that they treat the whole thing as very much a professional company. There is no dumbing down. It is all very professionally done.
"But on the day, you can do work on their stage presence so that you get them to feel that they really own the space. It is about their confidence and their enjoyment and making sure that they don't have any worries at all and that they know that all the responsibility ultimately falls on me, that I have got their backs and that they have just got to enjoy the experience.They have just got to make sure that they have a really good time. It is about owning the space and making sure that they feel proud to be there. It takes a lot of energy to do that, but it is just so rewarding. They come along and they rehearse and then they go home and have tea and come back hopefully to a full theatre."
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Mets Should Be Looking To Bring Back Kevin Plawecki
The New York Mets are in a position where they need to build depth and improve the team, but they do not have the budget to make significant additions. This means they are in a position where they need to make smart decisions to help them improve their roster.
Specifically, the Mets have been looking for an upgrade over Tomas Nido as the backup catcher. One of the reasons why is Nido had a woeful 40 wRC+. Given his approach at the plate, there is a real debate as to how much better he could be as a hitter.
As a defensive minded backup, that's not the worst thing in the world. However, when you break it down, while Nido does have good framing numbers, they do not appear to be strong enough to justify not looking to upgrade from him especially with him hitting like a pitcher.
When you look at the framing numbers from Baseball Savant, Nido had a strong season, but it was not as good of a year as the season Kevin Plawecki had with the Cleveland Indians. Specifically, Plawecki was stronger on the lower half of the plate where Noah Syndergaard and some of the other pitchers on the staff like Marcus Stroman, Jeurys Familia, and Edwin Diaz like to get outs.
While Plawecki has frustrated Mets fans, he has shown an ability to work with this Mets pitching staff. With the Mets, he never quite fulfilled his offensive promise, but he still walked 10.8% of the time in his last three years with the Mets, and he had a manageable 96 OPS+.
Of course, he fell apart last year with the Indians putting up his worse offensive season since his 2015 rookie year when he was rushed to the majors. Still, even if he is now a 63 wRC+ level player, that is still a considerably better hitter than Nido with better framing numbers, especially in the zones where key Mets pitchers need help.
Breaking it down, Plawecki is a considerable upgrade over Nido, and with him likely coming cheap, a reunion with the Mets makes a lot of sense.
Edwin Diaz , Jeurys Familia , Kevin Plawecki , Marcus Stroman , Noah Syndergaard , Tomas Nido
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Blair M. Schirmer says:
Dealing Plawecki away right after the New Year was an early portent of how the bumbler, Wags, would run the club.
Bad GMs are afraid of their judgment, are usually at least somewhat aware they're in over their heads, and bag bits and pieces here and there so they can say they covered their arses. Good GMs bet on their judgment, target good players and good prospects, and have the confidence that they'll be able to fill in around their good players. In Plawecki the Mets had a solid backup catcher who wouldn't embarrass you if he had to start for a few weeks, and Wags dealt him away for a punchless, minor leaguer who didn't get out of A ball until he was 24, and who couldn't play SS, meaning… what would you possibly use him for if you brought him up? While Walker Lockett was a guy giving up more than a hit an inning in the minors, didn't K anyone–in the minors!–and had trouble keeping the ball in the yard. But at least Wags got to make check marks on his checklist.
Wags keeps doing this, dealing away useful talent for bits and bobs that do nothing to move the needle. He did it when he got Keon Broxton. He did it again this offseason for Marisnick. He was so bad at it in the 2018-19 offseason that he had to do it again as early as May 2019 when he had to deal away an interesting prospect for Wilmer Font, of all people.
Plawecki. Now add in Adam Hill, Felix Valerio, Bobby Wahl, Kenedy Corona, Blake Taylor, Neraldo Catalina… and those are just some of the minor leaguers van Wagenen dealt away for filler, for backups, all of which would have been available for nothing but trivial amounts of cash in FA. Imagine all the talent the Mets have dealt away just for filler since the end of the 2018 season, and imagine it instead being packaged for, say, the best young players available in CF and at 3B.