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Death of a language & invasions of the mind
Black Looks With Thanks
Tana Delta Erosion: The Future in Real Time
Boa Sr, the last speaker of Bo', "one of the ten Great Andamanese languages has died". The death of Boa Sr and the language she spoke is the end of 65,000 years of linguistic heritage and culture.
It is estimated that a language dies every two weeks and by 2100 90% of languages of the world will be gone forever. It's called Linguicide, death of language. There are between 3,000 and 10,000 languages which seems a a huge variable. The top 8 languages are spoken by 2.4 billion people [Mandarin, Spanish, English, Bengali, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian and Japanese]. At the other end of the scale 96% of the worlds languages are spoken by 4% of the population. To go on, one quarter of the worlds languages are spoken by less than 1000 people and over half by less than 10,000 people. The chances of survival for many of these languages is therefore very slim given the number of speakers and the domination of the 8 major languages.
There is no great complicated explanation as to why languages are dying and the number of people speaking a language is no guarantee that it will remain. "Language imperialism" or the "invasion of English", has meant that everyone "needs" to speak English in order to communicate with as many people as possible.
How did this happen? How did a dialect, spoken by a backward, semi-literate tribe in the south-eastern corner of a small island in the North Sea spread, like some malign pandemic virus, across the globe? Should we feel guilty that our way of speaking is obliterating so many other tongues? Is it not a more sinister kind of colonialism than that which we practised a hundred years ago? Once we just took their raw materials. Now we invade their minds, by changing the primary tool by which they think: "their" language.
One area where language imperialism most impacts on our lives is the internet. For African languages of which there are between 1,500 and 2000 , the good news is that Google Books along with East African Educational Publishers is publishing their books in a number of East African languages. The more languages are available online whether as Google searches or online books, blogs and so on the more chance of survival the 21st C.
Boa Sr sings "the earth is shaking as the tree falls with a great thud" – a metaphor for the death of a language and death of a people. Bo sounded like a beautiful language – I feel sad it has gone.
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Singapore Ranks First in the World in Digital Readiness
by Fintechnews Singapore	February 5, 2020
Singapore has been named the world's top nation in terms of digital adoption and which showcases the most favorable environment for digitalization, according to Cisco's annual Digital Readiness Index.
The index, which measures digital readiness of countries based on seven components: ease of doing business, human capital, startup environment, technology adoption and technology infrastructure, ranked Singapore as the world's most well prepared country for digitalization.
Map, Cisco Digital Readiness Index 2019
Singapore ranked highest of all countries for business and government investment, fourth for ease of doing business, and fifth for technology infrastructure. The city state got a score of 20.26 out of 25.
According to the report, Singapore's top position is partly thanks to the government's effort to turn the country into the technology hub in Asia, and its investments into digital capabilities and initiatives.
Initially, Singapore focused on attracting global technology companies into locating their regional headquarters in the nation. This was done through a combination of low taxation and heavy investment in technology infrastructure. But more recently, Singapore has shifted its attention on direct investment in infrastructure and research initiatives.
The Singapore government launched the Smart Nation initiative in 2014, which aims to harness infocomm technologies, networks and big data to create tech-enabled solutions. To support the nationwide plan, Singapore's IT office set aside S$2.4 billion as part of the country's 2017 budget.
Among many other initiatives, the Singapore government has also been introducing cashless payments on a large scale, and launched the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, which seeks to deploy AI to deliver social and economic benefits.
Singapore was named the Smart City of 2018 at the Smart City Expo World Congress, which recognized the most outstanding initiatives and projects in the urban innovation and transformation industry.
After Singapore, the Cisco Digital Readiness Index 2019 named Luxembourg with a score of 19.54 out of 25, the US (19.03), Denmark (18.98), Switzerland (18.86), the Netherlands (18.66), Sweden (18.42), South Korea (18.22), Iceland (18.16), and Norway (17.98), as the top countries in world in terms of digital readiness.
Top ten countries, Cisco Digital Readiness Index 2019
Luxembourg ranked the highest in Europe, while Israel ranked the highest in the Middle East. In South America, it's Chile which got the highest score, in Central America it's Costa Rica and in mainland Africa it's Botswana.
Botswana was one of the new addition to the list of countries. One of the fastest growing economies in the world, Botswana boasted the highest ranking for any African nation in terms of startup environment in 2019. It also performed strongly across all other categories in comparison to other African nations, the report says.
Part of Botswana's success can be attributed to its political stability. Additionally, efforts have been made by the government to develop the science and technology field, and today, Botswana is home to six innovation hubs.
Another country profile which the report delves into is Estonia, which ranked the highest amongst eastern European countries. The report notes the government's adoption of a digital-first strategy, the deployment of Internet voting in 2005 making Estonia the first country in the world to do so, as well as the e-Residency initiative.
Another noteworthy finding from the research is that out of the top ten largest economies in the world by total GDP, only the US ranked in the top ten for digital readiness at the third position. The US ranked the highest in the world in technology adoption.
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The Strong Museum of Play
by Nicole H. | published Friday, April 28, 2017
The Strong Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, has been operating since 1969. Originally based on the personal collection of Margaret Woodbury Strong with more of a focus on the area of New York state where it's situated, the museum now centres its mission to explore "play and the ways in which it encourages learning, creativity, and discovery and illuminates cultural history." I had heard about the Strong via colleagues at the museum I work at here in Toronto, and thought visiting its treasures would make a fantastic field trip with some like-minded folks during the Gathering of Friends this year.
About 15 of us made our way to the Strong and were treated to a behind-the-scenes look at the board game collections & archives as well as visiting the exhibition "Game Time!" about the history of games. The museum also has collections and exhibitions related to toys, video games and play in general. Our first stop was to the board game collection storage area, with curator Nicolas Ricketts. As many gamers know, collecting board games can be quite a challenge for space reasons – we first toured through a larger collection area in which some of the board game collection shares space with toys and games, as this had been an expanded storage space added to cope with an ever-growing collection.
One such influx was a range of games from a donor in California a while ago – in addition, the curatorial team are working their way through incoming pallets of games that were part of a donation from an estate. Herein lies the double-edged sword of the museum's existence: donations of amazing personal collections is ideal, and will enrich the breadth of coverage in the holdings, but it takes an enormous about of people power to get everything catalogued and stored (if you have the space!). But, the Strong are getting there – and while we looked longingly at one of the aforementioned pallets ready to be unpacked, we got to see plenty of the newer acquisitions.
I was blown away by the range of titles I'd not heard of before – rows of bookshelf titles from 3M/Avalon Hill that I definitely didn't recognize, as well as a massive selection of war games, and some TSR titles like Marvel Super Heroes and the Dungeons & Dragons Basic and Advanced sets. Sidling down one of the aisles of shelves I hit upon a stack of older, German language versions of Settlers of Catan & expansions – while a lot of us store our games vertically, as does the Strong in some cases, there are many space constraints that mean a number of items are stacked on top of each other, like these copies of Settlers. It can pose a challenge to maintain the condition of games, but the Strong's curatorial and conservation team are seasoned at making sure everything is stored well. Acid free tissue paper barriers, stronger and sturdier large dividers to prevent contact between boxes, and the like, mean that games will sit well even stacked vertically.
After moving on from the Settlers stack, I came upon areas of great nostalgia – titles from the 80s and 90s that aren't seen in many personal collections now. Milton Bradley's Jurassic Park game, Thunder Road, Strat-o-Matic sports games, video game titles like Pac-Man and Sonic the Hedgehog, and even an old Parker version of Escape from Colditz. After seeing these fantastic shelves full of variety (the museum's collection overall is a paragon of variety with the breadth of holdings it has) we moved into the smaller, game-only storage area. I started to spot little pockets of shelves of multiple copies of the same game title; a dozen or so Clue here, a half dozen Life here, and the like.
There's not many of us in the hobby that will tend toward collecting multiple copies/versions of a particular title, but the reason for a museum collection like the Strong to do so is an important one – tracking the changes of not just the game itself over time, but trends overall in play and gaming can be gleaned by looking at the versions throughout the years. The addition or removal of aspects of games can be quite telling regarding their development, markets and the way people play – and seeing all sorts of themes on these games was interesting. Junior versions, VCR games, the dog version of Life, and oh – oh! – the bevy of 'opoly. Man, did I wanna take a look at Medical Monopoly. As well as these classics and their various iterations, newer games like Say Anything!, Carcassonne, Apples to Apples & Cranium have spots in the collection – representative of the move forward into modern gaming.
One of our last stops in the collection storage area was a space holding a great many of classic designer Sid Sackson's prototypes. With boards and bits and notes all together, it looks like quite a different area than the rest of the collection's shelves of published games. Not much is in boxes, and everything is a pretty amazing window into that time of game design. What delighted me most of all was how Sackson had used boards from other games and pasted on hand-drawn maps/layouts of his own, or even created wooden, hand-drilled boards for other games. Board game designers are makers, have always been – and it's so cool to see this transforming nowadays with newer technologies like 3D printing to keep in the same spirit. There's also a great chunk of Sackson's published games nearby in storage, as an interesting comparison to the bare boards and in-progress designs.
Next up we made our way to the museum's Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play. The library has a vast range of holdings from children's literature to gaming magazines and toy catalogues, along with academic journals like the Strong's publication, American Journal of Play. We got to see the back-of house storage and the rows after rows of books and magazines, and some fantastic pieces pulled out like older toy catalogues and the like. The Archives also has extensive holdings related to games and game design, a selection of which was out for us to examine.
It was a surprise to see some hand-drawn RPG campaign maps, and I learnt there is a whole archive of these things (The Play Generated Map & Document Archive) and what we saw was a very small example! As well, old, typewritten letters and notes about game design like Clue and Simon were incredible to see, as most of us come to these games knowing them fully formed, and not much about even their first iterations let alone notes that led to their creation. The archives also hold a great deal of content related to Sid Sackson, including his diaries and much correspondence from his designing years. Visitors are able to make appointments to see this content, as well as being able to view comprehensive info & contents listings online beforehand.
We were let loose into the main museum after these exciting adventures, and made a beeline for the "Game Time!" exhibit. As well as fun oversized games and interactives, there's a timeline of games looking at the past three centuries of board, card, and roleplaying games, and their development. There are some fantastic items on display, including a case of RPGs with some examples of Dungeons & Dragons and many others, an original round Monopoly board, as well as a decade-by-decade look at games that is quite a trip through the history of analog games. I spotted some nostalgic gems in the 80s/90s portion that I hadn't seen copies of in the collections, and the fully set up Dark Tower game was a sight to behold! And because I'm truly a big kid at heart, I had a great time wandering the exhibition halls in the rest of the museum – seeing the Sesame Street steps, shopping at a miniature Wegman's and spending a few too many tokens on all the great arcade games were a great deal of fun.
If you are interested at all in play, games and the like, I can't recommend the Strong Museum enough! There is quite a bit to see in the galleries, and it's an ideal spot to visit with friends or family, or on your own to hog all the arcade tokens! I think I'll try to make it down for another visit at next year's Gathering, but until then I'm still basking in the unique experience we were able to have.
Special thanks to Dan Blum for putting me in touch with folks at the Strong Museum, and to the great staff at the Strong for showing us around – Nic Ricketts, Julia Novakovic & the archives staff.
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Foz says:
Living in Ohio I miss Wegman's. Even tiny Play Wegman's.
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Tiny Play Wegman's is so charming!
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Tax Avoidance Schemes Don't Always Work – As Football Club Discovers
No matter how complex or multi-layered they may be, tax avoidance schemes do not always work. A football club found that out to its cost when the Supreme Court ruled that a structure of trusts, by which money was funnelled to its players' families, did not overcome the requirement to deduct Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions at source under the PAYE system.
When the club wished to benefit a player, it made a payment to a principal trust and requested the trustee to pay the sum into a sub-trust for the benefit of the player's chosen beneficiaries, usually members of his family. The trustee had discretion as to whether to comply with such requests but, in practice, always did so. The money paid into the principal trust was provided to the player by way of a loan that would be repayable with interest on his death, thus also yielding an Inheritance Tax benefit.
The First-tier and Upper Tribunals found that the sums paid into the trust were exempt from the PAYE regime because the players had only received a loan. HM Revenue and Customs' challenge to that decision was, however, subsequently upheld by the Inner House of the Court of Sessions.
In unanimously dismissing the club's appeal, the Supreme Court noted that, as a general rule, the requirement to pay Income Tax extends to all remuneration to which an employee is entitled, irrespective of whether it is paid to the employee or a third party. There was no rationale for excluding from the scope of Income Tax remuneration that the employee agreed should be paid to someone else.
The sums paid into the principal trust constituted the relevant player's earnings and the deductions required by the PAYE system had to be made in the ordinary way. The same applied to discretionary bonuses paid to the club's senior employees using the same trust mechanism.


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Enbridge Inc. to Webcast 2014 Year End Financial Results
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Jan. 30, 2015) - Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB) (NYSE:ENB) will host a webcast conference call to discuss its 2014 fourth quarter and year-end financial results on Friday, February 20, 2015.
Webcast Information
Event: Enbridge Inc. 2014 Year End Financial Results Conference Call
Time: 7:00 a.m. Mountain Time / 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time
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North America Toll Free: 1 (800) 708-4540
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Participant Passcode: 38886502#
A webcast replay and podcast will be available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the event and a transcript will be posted to the website within approximately 24 hours after the event.
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The conference call will cover the Company's most recent financial results and may contain forward-looking statements. When used in the call, words such as "anticipate", "expect", "project", and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Although Enbridge believes that these statements are based on information and assumptions which are current, reasonable and complete, these statements are necessarily subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties pertaining to operating performance, regulatory parameters, economic conditions and commodity prices. You can find a discussion of those risks and uncertainties in our Canadian securities law and American SEC filings. While Enbridge makes these forward-looking statements in good faith, should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary significantly from those expected. Except as may be required by applicable securities laws, Enbridge assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein or otherwise, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Enbridge Inc., a Canadian Company, is a North American leader in delivering energy and has been included on the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World ranking for the past six years. As a transporter of energy, Enbridge operates, in Canada and the U.S., the world's longest crude oil and liquids transportation system. The Company also has a significant and growing involvement in natural gas gathering, transmission and midstream businesses, and an increasing involvement in power transmission. As a distributor of energy, Enbridge owns and operates Canada's largest natural gas distribution company, and provides distribution services in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and New York State. As a generator of energy, Enbridge has interests in more than 1,800 megawatts of renewable and alternative energy generating capacity and is expanding its interests in wind and solar energy and geothermal. Enbridge employs more than 11,000 people, primarily in Canada and the U.S. and is ranked as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for 2014. Enbridge's common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol ENB. For more information, visit www.enbridge.com.
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MilSOFT and HDW signed a 17 million Euro contract
Within the coverage of the New Type Submarine Project being implemented by the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries with regard to meeting the requirement of the Turkish Naval Forces, the "Development and Integratio
MilSOFT, based on the importance of R&D activities, provides critical solutions on new work in the area of technology through the capabilities it obtains through R&D activities. MilSOFT was chosen a few years ago to develop the national "Link-11/Link-16 Multi Data Link System" project and has taken an important step in reaching a position of becoming one among a handful of companies worldwide to provide solutions in this area.
Thanks to the commencement of R&D works on the newest tactical data link, Link-22, MilSOFT, by including its Link-22 capability into the multi data link system, has obtained the opportunity of providing an important technological solution to the New Type Submarine Project. The MilSOFT multi data link system reflects MilSOFT's knowledge and experience on tactical data link and encompasses MilSOFT infrastructure software compatible to current architecture (OACE) and international standards (OMG/DDS).
The MilSOFT Multi Data Link Solution within the coverage of the New Type Submarine Project, in general terms involves the transfer of information received from the Link-11/Link-22 network to the Submarine Command and Control System and the transfer of messages received from this System to the Link-11/Link 22 and an exchange of Link-22 network and trace management messaging. MilSOFT's responsibilities with this Project include the Integration of Six Multi Link Systems to the Submarine Command and Control System, the Integration of One Multi Link System to the Land Based Test System and Data Transfer between Link-11 and Link-22. With this Project MilSOFT together with HDW will have the opportunity to undertake exports to international markets in an area which requires high technology. This opportunity, at the same time, is an important indication of the technological level that the Turkish defense industry has reached.
In a statement issued, MilSOFT's CEO Mr. ?smail Ba?yi?it stated that MilSOFT Software Technologies Inc., with facilities at METU Teknokent and TÜB?TAK TEKSEB, is a 100% domestic and a private company that is active in system integration and software development in the defense industry. MilSOFT is the first European company to reach the SEI-CMMI-5 level that is considered as the highest level in evaluation methodology by internationally accepted software companies, and documented at being level 5 according to CMMI-DEV v. 1.2 regulations and is among 20 companies in the world in this area.
Since its founding MilSOFT has provided critical software solutions in international markets to companies in technologically developed countries such as the U.S., France, Germany, the UK and Israel and will continue to provide important technological solutions to foreign companies with the New Type Submarine Project," said Ba?yi?it.
According to the evaluation methodology of globally accepted software companies, MilSOFT was the first company to reach the highest level with the SEI-CMMI-5 (Capability Maturity Model Integrated) in Europe in 2005.


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Percy Allen
Sami Whitcomb returns to Alaska Airlines Arena for Storm's first game there
June 22, 2019 at 7:22 pm Updated June 22, 2019 at 7:39 pm
Sami Whitcomb hits the 3-pointer with 7:24 to play to give the Storm a 68-67 lead over the Lynx. The Minnesota Lynx played the Seattle Storm in WNBA action Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, WA. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)
It's been nine years since Sami Whitcomb walked off the Alaska Airlines Arena court after finishing a bittersweet career with the Washington Huskies.
"I have a lot of tough memories there, but also a lot of amazing memories too," said Whitcomb, a Storm guard who returns to UW when Seattle (6-4) hosts Indiana (5-5) at 4 p.m. Sunday. "It's been enough time that has passed to where you mainly remember just the good times.
"Honestly, that arena is one of my favorite places in the world so to go play there again with a group that I love in front of the Storm crazies will be really special."
The former Husky is excited to return to Washington where she ranks 15th all-time in scoring with 1,205 points and fourth in school history in three-point field goals made (176).
As a senior during the 2009-10 season, the 5-foot-10 guard led UW in scoring (13.0), rebounds (5.6) and assists (2.5) while earning first-team All-Pac-12 accolades.
However, the Huskies compiled a 34-58 record in her final three seasons under coach Tia Jackson.
"Beating Cal at home my junior year on Senior Night is probably my best memory playing at Washington," Whitcomb said. "That was really exciting because they were eighth in the country and we were struggling. That was the highest-ranked team that we beat.
"We had some really tough losses. … But looking back, I still wouldn't change anything. I'm grateful for the experience I had. I'm glad I didn't transfer and stuck through it. I made lifelong friends with people that I cherish."
Whitcomb's basketball journey comes full circle at an inopportune time considering the Storm was just getting comfortable at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett where Seattle has a three-game winning streak.
In its last outing – an 84-62 win over Los Angeles on Friday – the Storm played its best game of the season while hitting a season-high 14 three-pointers, including three from Whitcomb.
"This year has a feel of a lot of away games," coach Dan Hughes said. "The same way you get yourself ready on the road, there's got to be a little bit of that in this situation.
"We've asked the players to adjust their schedules a little bit. Get there early and get acclimated because everything will be new to us."
With the exception of games on Aug. 2 and 8, the Storm will play the rest of its regular-season contests at Alaska Airlines Arena. It's unclear where Seattle would play if it needs to host a postseason game.
"I like the facility," Hughes said of Alaska Airlines Arena. "If you put a good crowd in there it will feel like a home-court situation. But I really don't know. We'll have to see."
For Whitcomb, this summer will be a nostalgic journey to the place where the three-point specialist discovered, honed and perfected her trademark trigger-release jumper.
"Washington didn't recruit me as a scorer," the 30-year-old Ventura, Calif., native said. "I remember (former UW assistant) Mike Daugherty said: 'If you want to play more you're going to have to develop a shot.'
"Then, it became if I want to get it off, I needed it to be faster. That's where the whole quick-release thing happened because I knew that was my bread and butter. It got quicker and quicker."
The secret to Whitcomb's unorthodox jump shot, she said, isn't the release but rather her footwork.
"If I get my feet under me, sometimes I don't look at the basket until I'm in my motion," said Whitcomb, who averages 5.9 points, 1.9 assists, 1.2 rebounds and 14.6 minutes. "I've studied a lot of shooters like Steph Curry and Klay Thompson. … But early on, I learned a lot from (New Zealander) Kirk Penney."
Whitcomb, who went undrafted in 2010 after leaving UW, landed in the WNBA as a 28-year-old rookie in 2017 after a six-year stint playing overseas.
"It seems like a roundabout way, but I think more and more it might be more common because it's tough to break into this league," she said. "There are players who can come right from college into the WNBA and those are rare, special players. For the rest of us who get drafted in the second or third round or don't get drafted, there's so few roster spots that sometimes you have to wait a few years for opportunities to come up.
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"So much of it is opportunity and being ready when it comes to capitalize on it. I was quite lucky that it was Seattle and a team that played a style that suited me. It takes a lot of resiliency. You have to really love the game. You have to really love all of the ups and downs. For me, it was continually trying to get better than it was trying to get into this league."
In her first two years with the Storm, Whitcomb carved out a role as an offensive threat off the bench capable of big scoring performances like the May 26 night in 2017 when she tallied 22 points in 15 minutes — all in the second half — to beat New York.
Last year, Whitcomb provided significant production during the postseason during the Storm's WNBA championship run.
In the offseason, Whitcomb, who became an Australian citizen, helped Australia to a silver medal in the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
And the blonde-haired bomber made basketball headlines last December with a 40-point performance for Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomération (BLMA) in France.
"I couldn't miss early on and had 32 (points) at halftime," said Whitcomb, who sank 10 of 14 three-pointers against Hungarian team VBW CEKK Ceglèd. "Everything from outside was falling. It was fun. I really enjoyed it."
Whitcomb continues her red-hot shooting this season with the Storm and ranks 13th in the WNBA with a 40.9 three-point shooting percentage. She's also ninth in the league with 15 three-pointers.
Hughes admits he wouldn't teach Whitcomb's shot to a 10-year-old, but would encourage an aspiring basketball player to model Whitcomb's work ethic.
"We (practiced) at noon and I walk in this morning at 10 and she's already on the floor working out," Hughes said laughing. "That's not unusual for her. I can't draw up a comparison because she's rather unique in that regard. She really puts the time in.
"Sometimes with shooters, you develop a trust with them and I have that with Sami. Judging how the ball leaves her hands, I think it's going in. I can't tell you how she gets it up and in so fast, but she's one of the best shooters in this league."
— Jordin Canada, who has missed the past two games due to a left-knee injury, is listed as probable for Sunday.
Percy Allen: 206-464-2278 or pallen@seattletimes.com; on Twitter: @percyallen. Seattle Times staff reporter Percy Allen covers the Washington Huskies and Seattle Storm.


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homeland security strategy
You are the emergency manager in a city of 200,000 people in the southeastern United States. Your city manager has directed that you create an article of 500–750 words for the city's Web site clearly explaining national and state homeland security and emergency management strategies and Presidential Decision Directives. You have been directed to focus on the following documents; however, your project is not limited to these documents:
The National Response Framework
http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nrf/nrf-core.pdf
Quadrennial Homeland Security Review
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/qhsr_report.pdf
National Strategy for Combating Terrorism
http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/policy/national/nsct_sep2006.pdf
National Infrastructure Protection Plan
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/NIPP_Plan.pdf
Summarize in detail the following 3 Homeland Security Presidential Directives:
HSPD-3
What are the differences between the NSHS drafted in 2002 and the NSHS drafted in 2007? Compare and contrast the two.
What are the major provisions within the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR)?
Why was this framework developed, and how should it be used? Explain.
Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.
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California plans to lift most pandemic restrictions June 15
Visitors wearing masks ride on a roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain on its first day of reopening to members and pass holders in Valencia, Calif., Thursday, April 1, 2021. The theme park had been closed since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
By: Scripps National & The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — California plans to lift most coronavirus restrictions on businesses and workplaces June 15, after it became the first state to have a statewide stay-at-home order last year and reached a dangerously low level of ICU beds available just a few months ago.
State officials said Tuesday that enough people should be vaccinated by then to allow for life to almost get back to a pre-pandemic normal.
The state's Health and Human Services secretary says California's mask mandate will remain in effect.
He says the nation's most populated state won't reopen more widely unless there's sufficient vaccine supply and hospitalization rates stay low.
The announcement comes as states across the country have lifted health restrictions as more people get vaccinated.
California had some of the nation's strictest pandemic rules, becoming the first to institute a statewide stay-at-home order last spring.


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Most new cars fail to earn insurance industry's top safety ratings
By By Jerry Hirsch
Dec 19, 2013 | 7:00 AM
Honda, Subaru and Volvo are making strides protecting the occupants of their cars, while big manufacturers such as General Motors are lagging behind, the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety said Thursday as it gave 22 vehicles its top safety rating.
Between its Honda and Acura lines, Honda landed six of the top spots.
To earn the "Top Safety Pick Plus" endorsement, vehicles had to rate as good on four crash tests and have good or acceptable performance on a small overlap crash -- where the front corner of a car hits an object. The vehicles also must have at least an optional forward collision warning feature that alerts drivers to the possibility of running into another car.
The requirements are stiffer than in previous years and are likely to get even harder as the institute works to make the collision warning standard on all cars.
"We want to show consumers which high-tech features are worth the money and encourage manufacturers to make them more widely available," said Russ Rader, a spokesman for the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety. "We intend to raise the bar higher."
Already, the forward collision warning is reducing vehicle-to-vehicle crashes by about 7%, according to insurance industry data. When it includes an automatic braking system, crash reduction more than doubles to 15%.
Rear-end crashes account for nearly a third of the more than 5 million accidents that occur annually in the United States, according to the institute. Rear-end collisions represent 6% of fatal crashes and 31% of injury crashes.
The organization is considering adding adaptive headlights, which turn with the steering wheel to better illuminate the road in front of the vehicle, to its criteria.
"By looking at insurance claims data, we can see which of these systems reduces crashes in the real world," Rader said.
Honda has become an innovator, incorporating the latest technology into many of its vehicles and redesigning cars to better meet crash tests and protect occupants, Rader said.
"Our commitment to offer advanced safety technologies on mainstream products continues to pay dividends to Honda and Acura customers," said Art St. Cyr, Honda's U.S. vice president of product planning and logistics.
Honda placed its Civic hybrid, both the two-door and four-door Accord sedan, its Odyssey minivan and Acura's RLX and MDX on the list.
Subaru's Legacy, Outback and Forester received the top rating as did Volvo's S60, S80 and XC60. Mazda planted its Mazda3, Mazda6 and CX-5 in the highest ranking. Ford had two vehicles, the Fusion and the Lincoln MKZ. Toyota also had two, the Prius, as long as it was built after November, and the Toyota Highlander. Other top-ranked vehicles included the Infiniti Q50, the Mitsubishi Outlander and the Mercedes-Benz M-Class.
Additionally, the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety gave another 17 vehicles a secondary "Top Safety Pick" rating. They were rated a notch below because the models didn't have a forward collision warning system as at least an option.
The number of vehicles earning the "Top Safety Pick" rating fell by 130 models from last year as the insurance institute raised criteria. There are now 139 models -- the bulk of the market -- without any safety endorsement from the institute.
Some of the largest manufacturers have lagged behind in adding active safety systems, such as collision warning and adaptive headlights.
General Motors, for example, placed only its Chevrolet Spark, a small car that accounts for a tiny fraction of the nation's largest automaker's sales, on the "Top Safety Pick" list and had no cars on the "Top Safety Pick Plus" list. Volkswagen, one of the world's largest automakers, had only its Passat on the secondary list. Three of the biggest luxury brands in the United States -- BMW, Cadillac and Lexus -- failed to get any vehicles in the ratings.
Automakers take the ratings seriously because they can use good results in their marketing. Poor results can damage a car's reputation.
Consumer Reports, for example, dropped the Toyota Camry from its recommended list after the car fared poorly in the small overlap test. Toyota rushed a redesign of the vehicle and had it retested. Camrys built starting this month now have an acceptable rating.
Based on the Camry's performance in the latest test, Consumer Reports said it will be reinstating the vehicle's recommended label.
The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety spends about $3 million a year crashing cars. Its top picks are based on the results of 2014 model year car tests as well as 2013 models in instances where the vehicle was not dramatically redesigned for the current year.
The insurance industry ratings demonstrate how the rapid evolution of automotive technology is improving vehicle safety, said Karl Brauer, an analyst at car shopping website Kelley Blue Book.
"The development of crash avoidance technologies like forward collision warning and automatic vehicle braking reduce the chance of an accident ever occurring, thus reducing injury and repair costs for everyone," Brauer said. "This new rating system will encourage the further development and adoption of vehicle safety technology across the entire industry."


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Proponents say the measure, if voters approve, would raises up to $29 million a year in taxes off betting with licensed Colorado casinos. That money would be used for the state water plan adopted under the Hickenlooper administration to fund projects and conservation in a growing state under the threat of climate change.
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Reasons we can catch the Twins
By caulfield12,
May 19, 2010 in Pale Hose Talk
QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ May 20, 2010 -> 07:47 AM)
Nix kicked my faith in him in the balls last night.
dude kicked everyone in the balls last night. He just happened to use an iron toe shoe for you
SoxAce 7 posts
Balta1701 6 posts
Milkman delivers 5 posts
greg775 4 posts
Rooftop Shots
Location:Southwest Chicago Suburb
QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 20, 2010 -> 07:40 AM)
Reason #25. Jayson Nix at 3rd.
I was at that game last night!
I'll add Reason #26 to this thread! Nix "ANYWHERE" besides Triple AAA I could give 2 cents whether this guy can play 75 different positions at a sub-par level, and they keep him just to give others an occasional rest. Offensively and defensively, the guy's overall reliability is just plain crap!
You can toss him in the boiling pot of "Potentail MaKers" that amount to nothing along with Danny Wright, Brian Anderson, and Lillibridge.
(Unfortunately, we still haven't learned our lesson with Lillibridge yet. I'll guarantee that they'll bring him up a couple of more times, watch him strike out and hit a ton of WEAK ground balls before they finally "Get It" with this guy!)
Milkman delivers
QUOTE (earthshiner @ May 19, 2010 -> 10:22 PM)
ultra stud? when did I miss that?
Yes, that is a slight exaggeration.
QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 19, 2010 -> 10:00 PM)
#1 Reason: TCQ and Beckham are gonna start hitting like they are capable of and we will start winning games like todays.
If that doesn't happen, then thank god for the Hawks & the World Cup to hold me over til Bears training camp, cause this team will be going nowhere.
The Bears are just another disappointing Chicago team, along with the White Sox and Cubs. If the Bulls land LeBron, it will mean that Chicago will have two great teams in the sports that I don't care much for (Hockey and Basketball), while the Chicago teams in the sports I care about (Baseball and Football) will continue to be non-factors. It's like the early 90's again.
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Location:Austin, Texas
The pitching should pick up, I have more faith in that happening (e.g Buehrle and Floyd getting it together) than I do of the offense getting it's mojo back, even though it should improve as we get into summer (which for some reason always seems to be a big issue for the White Sox hitters).
I think Minny is just going to be too good this season though, and that's what most people probably thought going into the season.
balfanman
Location:Bartonville, IL.
QUOTE (ptatc @ May 20, 2010 -> 07:13 AM)
Absolutely true. But the problem is the individual players aren't bad defensive players (with the exception of Teahen) but they seem to take turns screwing up.
This has ben the 2nd most suprising thing to me with this club so far, Beckham struggling so much has to be #1.
I thought, and even discussed I think, on a couple of threads that while I didn't think that we would be the best defensive team in the league, I definitely thought that we would be above average. Maybe I had false expectations but:
A.J. = has looked like he's slipped some defensively
Pauly = still looks above average to me at first (scooping & throwing anyway)
Beckam = seems to have good range for 2nd but I haven't been impressed
Ramirez = I thought that he would get more consistant and that hasn't happened
Teahen = I wasn't sure what he would hit, but I thought that he was at least better defensively then he has shown.
Pierre = about what I expected, not great, but can occaisionally run a ball down.
Rios = Just what I expected.
Quentin = Looks like he has lost something to me defensively. thought he'd be just a bit better than he's played.
Jones = Has looked good defensively to me, wish he could play RF more.
Pauly, Pierre, and Rios are the only ones playing to their potential defensively in my opinion. Ramirez, Teahen, and A.J. are the biggest disappointments to me.
I like to think there's a reason god gave us two testicles. We're about to find out.
winninguglyin83
Color me unconvinced we can stay ahead of Royals and Indians.
That's a more reasonable question at this point.
DABearSoX
Location:Denver, CO
An optimistic thread title?
Location:lawrence, kansas
Isn't Nix acceptable at 2B? He's not that big a butcher there is he?
QUOTE (greg775 @ May 20, 2010 -> 02:29 PM)
He's not supposed to be. But it's worth noting that he had 6 errors at 2b last year in about 50 games at the position. If he kept up that exact pace for a full season, he'd have led MLB in errors for 2b. Yeah, that's not all of it, and he had a positive UZR there last year so he does make up for some of the errors by covering a lot of ground, but I wouldn't ignore the errors there.
SoxAce
QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 20, 2010 -> 01:35 PM)
He is not suppose to be great at SS and 3B, two positions he never played in his career prior to last season (not counting the occasional LF, etc.. as well) Hard to get in a groove at 2B also when you only play once.. maybe twice a week (or 2 weeks), not to mention are consistently being moved around. Like you pointed out though, his UZR was still pretty good with all that happening. Imagine if he stayed there, playing everyday, at one position the whole season.
Edited May 20, 2010 by SoxAce
QUOTE (SoxAce @ May 20, 2010 -> 02:40 PM)
Probably also worth noting that high error totals/fairly low fielding percentages were pretty commonplace for Nix coming up through the minors as well. His career FP at 2b in the big leagues is .973, in the minors at 2b it was .972.
Nice find. So he was pretty much equal to his career average as a fielder. It is to be expected when you have incredible range at a position. Jose Valentin comes to mind even though he was making like 30+ errors a season. He had great range at SS however. Mostly the simple plays you lose focus more than the harder ones.
southsider2k5
Location:Michigan City, IN
I had no problem with his D at second last year.
southsideirish71
Location:Downers Grove(formerly of the Mount Greenwood)
Here is more of a realistic formula.
1.) Magic - Maybe a spell, a curse, or some other wishing potion might wreck both the twins and the tigers.
2.) Act of God - Natural disaster, end of the world type s***.
3.) Ped use - Maybe their the nutritionist gets caught spiking horsey testy juice to all of their good players. All at the same time.
4.) Intimidation - Maybe the Chicago outfit can start to pressure the other teams to give it up, make an offer they can't refuse.
5.) Massive injuries to large parts of their teams and to most of their minor leagues at the same time.
In reality. Just hit the f***ing ball like you have a pair, and catch it like you don't have two stone hands. That should do wonders for the winning percentage.
Edited May 20, 2010 by southsideirish71
The problem with being that kind of fielder though is...if you lose a step at all, then suddenly you're worthless.
Depends if you can't hit too though. Vizquel has lost about 5 steps and is still very good defensively at age 44. Can't hit a lick like he used to however, which would put him in a "worthless" category to some people out there.
Depends if you can't hit too though. Vizquel has lost about 5 steps and is still very good defensively at age 44.
Vizquel is an interesting comparison though, because, despite being at what I'd say is a harder position, he doesn't make that many errors. He hasn't made an error since 2008. In 2006 he made 4 errors as SS for the entire bloody season.
And that is why he is a HOF, not to mention still gets a gig in this game at his age.
Like Teahen at 3B?
QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ May 20, 2010 -> 01:55 PM)
Ooh, I hope they use Alka-Seltzer tablets like in the Little Giants!
QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ May 20, 2010 -> 01:47 PM)
Teahen's UZR was already bad when he got here at 3B playing at 3B majority in 05-06.
And yet, it's even worse this year.
He won't be great no, but it is still early Balta. Just 3 weeks ago I remember Pierre was sportin a -1.9 UZR in LF. Now it is up to +6.4. (alot of that you can see in games with some of the plays he makes, and this is comming from someone who hates Pierre)


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The woman claims Gov. Cuomo groped her breast.
A woman who accused New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of groping her breast at the governor's state residence has filed a criminal complaint against him.
The complaint, filed Thursday with the sheriff's office, is the first known instance where a woman has made an official report with a law enforcement agency over alleged misconduct by Cuomo.
Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple told the New York Post it is possible the Democratic governor could be arrested if investigators or the county district attorney determine he committed a crime.
Cuomo has denied touching anyone inappropriately. His lawyers have acknowledged that Cuomo and the woman met together on the day of the alleged encounter, but said he never groped her.
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It was recently announced that St. Peters ELC was a finalist in this years Nurragunnawali Awards, in the Early Learning Category.
Kate Mount, the director of the early learning centre, featured at the Reconciliation SA National Reconciliation Week Breakfast Q&A Panel alongside a range esteemed guests that included the CEO of Reconciliation Australia, Karen Mundine.
The early learning centre was nominated for the award by a colleague who'd worked on and supported the St. Peters ELC Reconciliation Action Plan. Kate says the nomination was an invitation to "reflect more deeply on our journey, what we had achieved, feedback from our community, what was possible when working with 2 – 5-year-olds and how we had progressed our journey."
Situated on Kaurna country, St. Peters ELC, has been working toward reconciliation for over four years and been an active member of the Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) community. The ELC has worked extensively with Kaurna Elder, Uncle Tamaru, who has assisted in embedding practices and activities into the every day learning opportunities for children to grow their understanding of Kaurna people and culture. St Peters ELC, have also engaged other Kaurna community members to work with teachers and children to in a truly whole of community learning.
Kate says that the reconciliation work allowed staff to establish a trusting environment where they could ask questions, as well as learn alongside the children at the ELC. They also launched a research project which created a deeper connection and provided ongoing reflection to reconciliation and involved the whole team/community.
In terms of teaching the kids, Kate explains, the ELC invited in Uncle Tamaru to help rename group time to Banbanbalya and use terminology like Palti Circle, the children gathering at the sound of the clap sticks. Each room has its own ring tone. The children represent themselves in the group using symbols.
The kids are also able to do an Acknowledgement of Country in Kaurna language, as well as single some songs, in language also, a few that they have written themselves. The ELC also now has a focus on diversity, difference, inclusion, and bias in their social justice teaching.
The progress was not without challenge, however.
"It was challenging in the beginning to find the pathway into this space, we definitely did not want to become tokenistic – it almost became a barrier for us, and it wasn't until we began our relationship with a Kaurna elder that we could begin to imagine what might be possible."
Says Kate, who continues to say that
"Our early steps were baby steps, cautious steps, as we began to build our confidence."
Eventually though, the confidence came which the Reconciliation Action Plan was a key component, Kate says.
Along with the RAP, flying the Aboriginal and the Torres Strait Islander flag alongside the Australian flag was a positive change that helped build confidence. It acted as a daily symbol of the centre's position on reconciliation and was also a symbol and statement of walking side by side.
An Acknowledgement of Country written by the children also assisted in embedding why this is important and what it means on a regular basis. It is far more than just words, says Kate,
"We believe that the children understand their responsibilities as we begin this learning with children from 2 years of age."
The highlights from 2021, that have likely led to the award nomination include an intensive reconciliation week where the families of students were invited to take part in a smoking ceremony, and the be a part of the regular rituals, including listening to the kids sing in Kaurna language, and say an Acknowledgement of Country in Kaurna language.
The ELC also watched its front garden develop, with plans of it representing many significant aspects of their learnings, with Kate explaining that
"Our Wodli, Canoe carved out of a 300-year-old redgum, Rainbow Serpent and palti circle are a few of the components of the design".
Videos were also created to help document the journey representing Relationships, Respect, Opportunities, which are all aspects of their RAP.
Kate says that "this documentation is a part of our story, our history and our professional development as well as a communicator to our community.".
St. Peters also produced a webinar entitled Reconciliation within an ELC Context available through the Reggio Emilia Australia Information Exchange (REAIE) to a large group of educators across the country.
It's been a busy year and St. Peters ELC is planning on staying busy, looking to achieve many more goals in the future.
Plans and hope include finishing their front garden , which they can use as both a play and a teaching place, having a Kaurna shield carved into one of the entry trees, and as Kate says,
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All eyes are on China for the 2008 Olympics and it will be tough not to inject politics at a time like this.
China, The Olympics and Tibet
Martha Zoller
"The Olympics has always been a non-governmental effort, and that's one reason it's succeeded. If you let politics get in the way, there'd probably not be any Olympics." — Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tennessee
It's like being a little bit pregnant. China is a little bit free. Its economy works in this quasi-capitalist way and the people of China are starting to be a little bit free. Many are working in jobs that take them around the world or at least a long way from home and the money they make and either spent in the cities where they work or take back to the rural communities they come from, has made the youth of China very different than the pro-Democracy fighters of the 1980s and Tiananmen Square. As one passenger going home to China on the first direct flight to Beijing from America's busiest airport said, "I don't care much about politics and I trust the government to do the right thing in Tibet." That is naïve, but it epitomizes the "under 30" view in China, they want to work.
Since all eyes are on China in anticipation of the 2008 Olympics this summer, The People's Republic wants everything to go smoothly. They are still reeling from the problems with exported goods to the US and around the world and they want good press — only good press.
So when nothing short of uprisings began recently in Tibet leaving 22 or more dead, the Peoples Republic acted. Over 1000 people have been arrested or "turned themselves in" to police in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa according to Communist Party authorities. And in efficient communist form, trials will be held before May 1.
Protests in the region began peacefully on March 10 and turned violent four days later. Beijing responded with thousands of police and army troops to install peace. In addition to the increase central government response, "ideological education" has been stepped up to build anti-separatist sentiment.
Beijing desperately wants a return to normal and declared that tourism to Tibet will be up and running by May 1 leading into a 3 day national holiday. But what about the Olympics this summer?
I have long believed that boycotting the Olympics was a bad idea. I didn't support it in 1980 when Jimmy Carter pulled the entire US team out of the Moscow Olympics. It was wrong then and it will be wrong today. The Olympics is not about what city it is in, it is about the spirit of coming together in competition in a way that you cannot do with your enemy under normal circumstances. Throughout the Cold War, the Olympics showcased the best of a free society without firing a shot.
There have been insertions of politics and even terrorism at the Olympics, the worst case of it was the tragic 1972 Munich Games and the murder of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches. Jimmy Carter inserted politics into the 1980 Olympics and I'm not sure if anyone remembers why, but that is just Jimmy.
But I am a believer in the spirit of the Olympics. Even if countries fall short, just the playing of these games moves us closer to those ideals. In a walk through of sorts by the International Olympic Committee, the committee found that Beijing was ready for the Olympics, including uncensored access to the internet for the media.
Media representatives are finding that although the People Republic is still reviewing blog entries and articles coming from China by foreign journalists, they aren't censoring. From an American sensibility, this is unacceptable — but when you look at it in the perspective of China coming into the real world and being a real player on the world stage, China is showing some accommodation to the world community.
It is not enough and when tempered by the crackdowns in Tibet; it's enough to make some people shut the door. But there is an old saying, "keep your friends close and your enemies closer," and in the case of China, it's important to keep them closer.
China has enjoyed the west, especially The United States, having their eye off of them while attending to the global war on terror. But we can't afford to ignore any longer the repressions of China, even as we observe the Olympics.
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Written By Martha Zoller
Ms. Zoller, a recovering congressional candidate, is a political analyst and conservative talk show host for WXKT FM 103.7 in Gainesville, Georgia and syndicated on The Georgia News Network. She is one of the Talkers Magazine "Heavy Hundred" Talk Shows in America. She can be seen regularly on cable news. She is the author of "Indivisible: Uniting Values for a Divided America." You may contact her through www.marthazoller.com.


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If I have seen further, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants
– Sir Isaac Newton
Despite being one of the most influential scientists of all time, Sir Isaac Newton was humble enough to realize that he was "standing on the shoulders of giants," without whom he might have never become curious in that which became his legacy He was not unique in appreciating this idea.
We find the earliest recorded use of a similar phrase by John of Salisbury, in somewhat more poetic verse. He wrote that "we are like dwarfs sitting on the shoulders of giants. We see more, and things that are more distant, than they did, not because our sight is superior or because we are taller than they, but because they raise us up, and by their great stature add to ours."
Historian David McCullough shares a similar idea. While we all love to extoll the virtues of the self-made man, McCullough suggests that "nor is there any such creature as a self-made man or woman." We all accept that standing alongside any triumph we claim as our own are our parents, teachers, friends, and mentors. But there are also those we have never met – those who followed your customs, setup your laws, spoke your language, wrote your history, fought your wars – who are as much a part of you as anything else.
While there is a long list of men and women too lengthy to ever fully appreciate, below is a shorter, growing set of individuals whose shoulders we might hope to stand on
Shoulders to Stand On
Charlie Munger | The Wit and Wisdom of a Multidisciplinary Billionaire
Richard Feynman | The Bongo-Playing Physicist
Jordan Peterson | Clinical Psychologist, Professor, and Author
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Brazilian midfielder Gerson is committed to Flamengo, amid interest from Premier League duo Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.
Chelsea and Tottenham have been handed a big blow in their pursuit of Gerson ahead of the summer transfer window. In an interview with Brazilian outlet Globo Esporte, the 23-year-old midfielder has claimed that he is in no mood to part ways with Flamengo despite widespread interest in his services.
Gerson made his senior bow at Fluminense five years ago before joining AS Roma in January 2016. The Brazilian, though, was unable to establish himself in the Italian capital and after a couple of years, he was back in homeland, as he joined Flamengo last summer.
It is here that the player has finally managed to enjoy regular game time, having turned out 42 times for the Rubro-Negro, while also chipping in with 4 goals and as many assists. His progress has been duly noted by Chelsea and Tottenham, who are reported to be interested in him.
Chelsea seem like they could enter the transfer market for a midfielder, with Jorginho being touted to leave for Juventus. While Gerson is not a holding midfielder and will not be a like-for-like replacement, the Italian international's departure would enable N'Golo Kante to play at the base of the midfield, thereby opening up a spot for a box-to-box midfielder.
As for Tottenham, they are another club who could be in for a central midfielder this summer, and for good reason. Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has not taken a liking to Tanguy Ndombele, who could be sold this summer by Spurs.
With Gedson Fernandes failing to settle at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, it is clear that Mourinho could do with a midfield addition. Gerson is, thus, a viable target for the north Londoners. Now, though, Chelsea and Tottenham have been handed a blow in their pursuit of the 23-year-old, who is insisting that he is not leaving Flamengo anytime soon.
"After a year with Flamengo, I can promise that I never spoke with another club. My focus is totally on Flamengo. I feel at home, I am happy, I am wanted and I am at a club that is on the level of European sides. We can't shut doors, football shows this, but today I am very happy and fulfilled to be in the club of my heart."
Gerson's comments suggest that he is not going anywhere in the summer transfer window as he is well-settled at Flamengo. With the 23-year-old unlikely to be signed, Chelsea and Tottenham will have to set their sights elsewhere for a midfield reinforcement and it remains to be seen who appears on their radar next.
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A qualitative study of women's lived experience after deinfibulation in the UK
Midwifery. 2013, 29(2); 154–158
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Objective: to explore women's experiences of deinfibulation and its aftermath. Design: a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with data collection via audio-recording and field notes. The audio-recorded interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) method for qualitative data analysis. Setting: recruitment for the study was carried out in an African Well Women Clinic in London, United Kingdom. Participants: there were nine women participants of Somali and Eritrean origin who had Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) type III previously and underwent deinfibulation between January 2008 and September 2009. Findings: key themes identified were the cultural meaning and social acceptability of deinfibulation; the consequences of deinfibulation within marital relationships; feelings about the appearance of genitalia post deinfibulation and thoughts on reinfibulation. Conclusions: marital factors and stability of the relationship influence the experience of deinfibulation. Those women who said they had discussed deinfibulation with their husband in advance, and that he had agreed to the procedure, reported less problems afterwards. Single women who had deinfibulation before marriage may face more difficulties in terms of social acceptability within their community. Implications for practice: sensitivity to social consequences of deinfibulation is important as well as recognition that these consequences vary. When deinfibulation is carried out for medical purposes some women may appreciate the offer of an official letter from a health-care practitioner confirming the medical nature of the procedure. The data suggests that deinfibulated women may dislike the new appearance of their genitalia; therefore, the practicality of performing a concurrent minor cosmetic surgery with deinfibulation procedure may need to be examined. The need for further research conducted in women's primary language is pressing and should explore issues such as the situation of single women, men's knowledge of the complications associated with FGM and the benefits of deinfibulation for infibulated women.
This entry was posted in Archives, Blog, Original research and tagged Deinfibulation, Interview, Nurse Midwives, Qualitative Research, United Kingdom on January 22, 2015 by AfWORO.
Management of type III female genital mutilation in Birmingham, UK: A retrospective audit
Midwifery. 2014, 30(3):282–288 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2013.04.008
Paliwal P, Ali S, Bradshaw S, Hughes A, Jolly K
Objectives: to audit clinical management of women with type III female genital mutilation (FGM) according to local guidelines. Secondary objectives were to describe the population that uses the service and compare obstetric outcomes of intrapartum deinfibulation and antenatal deinfibulation. Design: retrospective audit. Setting: a hospital midwifery-led FGM specialist service in Birmingham, UK. Participants: 253 women with type III FGM who gave birth between January 2008 and December 2009 Methods: retrospective case analysis using patient records. Main outcome measures: proportion of women managed according to locally agreed criteria for the management of FGM; obstetric outcomes including perineal tears, episiotomy rates, estimated blood loss, infant APGAR scores and indications for caesarean section. Findings: 91 (36%) women booked into antenatal care after 16 weeks gestation. Only 26 (10.3%) were managed fully according to guidelines. The area with poorest performance was child protection, where the presence of normal genitalia was documented in only 52 (38.8%) of medical notes following birth of a female infant. The majority of women (214, 84.6%) had been deinfibulated in a previous pregnancy. Of the 39 infibulated at booking, only 9 (23.1%) were deinfibulated antenatally, the rest opted for intrapartum deinfibulation. Women who had intrapartum deinfibulation had a higher average blood loss and more tears than those deinfibulated antenatally, although this was not statistically significant. Conclusions and implications for practice: alternative systems should be considered to improve documentation of child protection related information. Further research is needed to confirm or refute the adverse findings among those that delayed deinfibulation.
This entry was posted in Archives, Blog, Original research and tagged Cohort Studies, Deinfibulation, Nurse Midwives, Obstetric Labor Complications, United Kingdom on January 22, 2015 by AfWORO.


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The Ford Adventure at Le Mans - Part I
Antonio Eiras
The Ford participation at Le Mans, which lasted almost the entirety of the 60s, begun with the desire of Henry Ford II, son of the brand's founder and its president, to lead a car of his make to victory in the mythical race of resistance, a feat never before achieved by an American car manufacturer.
After an unsuccessfull attempt to buy Ferrari, at the time the dominant constructor of the race, Ford decided, in 1963, to build its own car from scratch. To do this, it created a European hub in Slough, Bucks, UK, where it brought together its technical and logistical team.
The team was supervised by Harley Copp and the technical direction of Roy Lunn was assisted by Eric Broadley, owner and founder of Lola, and the technician responsible for the Lola GT, which, powered with a V8 4,2 liters Ford engine, would serve as the basis for the future model of the American brand. For sports management, was hired John Wyer, who, in 1959, had led Aston Martin to its first victory in the French classic race.
This team designed and started the sporting career of the GT40, so named because it was a Grand Turing car, and the windshield height was limited by technical regulations to 40 inches. The chassis was a semi-monocoque reinforced by square tubes. The suspensions were independent and used double inverted wishbones, coil springs over dampers and anti-roll bar at the front, and at the rear single top links, inverted lower wishbones, twin trailing arms, coil springs over dampers and anti-roll bar. The bodywork was made of fiberglass composite. The V8 at 900 engines, with 4.2 liters of capacity, were designed and built by Ford in the USA. A Colotti 4-speed gearbox was used for the transmission. Disc brakes were hydraulic and wheels with spoke rims were fitted with Firestone tires.
After an initial 1964 troubled season, in which the Ford GT40 even proved to be competitive, but which was disturbed by multiple youth problems, as happened in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with the withdrawal of the 3 cars entered, the project management was handed over to Carrol Shelby, head of another Ford hub, based in the USA.
For 1965 and under his guidance, the GT40 was developed, the engine was replaced by the 4.7-liter engine that delivered 385hp at 7,000rpm, the transmission was made with the ZF 5-speed gearbox, and the wheels were in light alloy. With this evolution and increased competitiveness, the GT40 won its first great race, the 2,000km of Daytona. A new evolution of the model gave rise to the Mk II, that was powered by the 7-liter Ford Galaxie engine, which debited 485hp at 6,200rpm, but which did not prevent a new defeat at Le Mans, with the withdrawal of all the 6 entered cars (2 Mk II and 4 GT40).
For 1966 the Mk II kept its mechanics, having been improved in multiple points, from aerodynamics to chassis. The year began with two victories and the three first places at the 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring, with Ford then taking the most coveted victory, and again the top three places also at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Parallel to the development of the MK II, the Shelby's team put forward an independent project, which begun with the innovative J-car and that would be at the origin of the Mk IV prototype.
The Ford Mk IV had an innovative and very stiff monocoque chassis made of expanded aluminum honeycomb sandwich, reinforced with a safety roll. Its wraparound and slender bodywork was made of fiberglass composite and had a very refined aerodynamics. Equipped with the 7-liter displacement Galaxie engine, which now produced 530bhp at 6,200rpm, the Mk IV reached a near 330km/h top speed.
With this car, which was probably the most sophisticated vehicle that had ever raced at Le Mans, Ford defeated Ferrari, in 1967 and for the second time in a row, winning the French race, in the so-called "race of the century".
Lateral view of the Ford GT40 MK II Le Mans winner in 1966 (pencil on paper).
Lateral view of the Ford GT40 MK II Le Mans winner in 1966 (acrylic paint with aerograph on paper).
Lateral view of the Ford J-1 prototype (pencil on paper).
Lateral view of the Ford J-1 prototype (acrylic paint with aerograph on paper).
Lateral view of the Ford GT40 MK IV Le Mans winner in 1967 (pencil on paper).
Lateral view of the Ford GT40 MK IV Le Mans winner in 1967 (acrylic paint with aerograph on paper).
Cutaway drawing of the Ford GT40 MK IV Le Mans winner in 1967 (acrylic paint with aerograph on paper).
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Genetic toxicity in vitro
Negative results are reported in three Ames tests. Positive in vitro results are reported in assays for mutagenicity and clastogenicity in mammalian cells, however the value of these studies are limited by the extremely high test concentrations.
Genetic toxicity in vivo
Positive in vivo results for chromosome aberration have been reported are at high doses and test concentrations, however specific conclusions are not possible due the lack of study details, especially in studies that evaluated the genotoxicity of multiple chemicals. Urea did not induce sperm head abnormalities. Based on its physiological role and presence in the body at high concentrations, urea is not considered to be genotoxic.
Genotoxicity in vitro
Ames tests
The potential mutagenicity of urea was investigated in a screening assay performed in S. typhimurium TA98, TA100 and TA1537 according to the published method of Ames et al (1977), with a pre-incubation step and in the absence and presence of an exogenous source of metabolic activation. No evidence of mutagenicity was seen under the conditions of this assay (Ishidate et al, 1981).
The mutagenicity of urea was determined in the Ames test using Salmonella typhimurium and Escherischia coli, with and without S9 metabolic activation. The substance was not mutagenic at any of the 7 concentrations tested (Shimizu et al, 1985).
The potential mutagenicity of urea was investigated in a guideline-comparable Ames test (pre-incubation assay). Triplicate cultures of S. typhimurium TA97, TA98, TA100, TA1535 and TA1537 were exposed to urea (dissolved in water) at five concentrations between 10 -10000 ug/plate in the presence and absence of an exogenous metabolic activation system (Aroclor 1254 -induced male Sprague-Dawley rat and male Syrian hamster liver S9;). Exposure to urea caused cytotoxicity in some strains. The numbers of revertant colonies were not increased by exposure to urea. Appropriate positive controls confirmed the sensitivity of the assay (Mortelmans et al, 1986).
Clastogenicity
Ishidate et al (1981) report the results of a chromosomal aberration assay performed in CHL cells with a number of chemicals, including urea. Approximately 10e5 cells were plated and exposed to concentrations of urea up to the concentration causing 50% growth inhibition, in the absence and presence of PCB-induced Wistar rat liver S9-fraction. Cells were harvested at 24 and 48 hours (-S9) or at 24 hours following a 3-hour pre-incubation step (+S9). Chromosomal aberrations (including numerical aberrations) were scored from 100 well-spread metaphases per concentration. A positive result is reported in this assay, however the DT20 value (the concentration at which 20% of cells or approximately 4x background) of 13.0 mg/mL or 216 mM is well in excess of the limit concentration of 5 mg/ml or 10 mM recommended by OECD 473 (1997). The authors note a very low clastogenic potential. Considering the high concentrations of urea required to produce a response in this assay, which are well in excess of the limit concentration, it cannot be concluded that urea is clastogenic. The finding in this study is very likely to be a false positive due to osmotic effects.
The same group (Ishidate & Odashima, 1977) tested urea for the ability to cause chromosomal aberrations in a screening assay in CHL cells in vitro in the absence of metabolic activation and at concentrations up to those causing 50% growth inhibition. A positive result is reported at a concentration of 266.4 mMol/L, which is well in excess of the limit concentration of 10 mM. The result is considered to be a false positive and is attributable to the effects of osmolarity.
Mammalian cell mutation
The potential mutagenicity of urea was investigated in a mouse lymphoma assay in the absence of metabolic activation. A weak positive response was seen at concentrations of 265 -662 mMol/L, concentrations which also caused cytotoxicity and which are well in excess of the limit concentration of 10 mMol/L recommended in OECD 476 (1997). The result is considered to be a false positive. The authors conclude that the effect is due to the influence of high concentrations of urea on the osmolarity of the culture medium (Wangenheim & Bolcsfoldi, 1988).
The ability of urea to cause DNA damage was assessed in two DNA-unwinding/alkaline elution assays. Garberg et al (1987), report positive effects in mouse lymphoma cells at high concentrations of 628 and 718 mMol/L, however negative results are reported by Sina et al (1983) at concentrations of up to 3 mMol/L in cultured rat hepatocytes.
Genotoxicity in vivo
Chaurasia & Sinha (1987) investigated the potential of urea to cause chromosomal aberrations in the bone marrow of Swiss mice. Mice (number unspecified) were administered urea in the diet at a dose level of 500 mg/day for 5 days. Animals were sacrificed after a recovery period of 7 days and the bone marrow harvested. A total of 300 metaphases from treated animals and untreated controls were assessed for chromosomal aberration. A marked increase in the incidence of chromosomal aberrations was seen in the treated group (7x controls). However the dose level administered in this study is equivalent to 16 -17 g/kg bw/day and is thus far in excess of the limit dose of 1000 mg/kg bw. Signs of toxicity are not reported, but marked toxicity can be predicted at this dose level.
Chaurasia (1991) and Chaurasia and Sinha (1987) conducted in vivo experiments in 7–10-week-old male Swiss albino mice fed with urea (500 mg/kg-day) for 5–7 days. Bone marrow samples were collected 7 days after the last treatment and a minimum of 100 metaphases were examined. Both studies showed that urea was capable of inducing chromosomal aberrations. Among several types of chromosomal aberrations found, chromatid breaks were the most frequent. The authors concluded that urea may be a potent clastogen. On the contrary, ureaexposure of 3–4-month-old male Swiss albino mice to 0.1825–0.7300 mg/day via food for up to 28 days did not show an increase in bone marrow chromosomal aberrations (Kommadath et al., 2001). The lack of consistency between the two groups of studies is likely due to the difference in the dose. Additionally, urea did not induce sperm head abnormalities in five male (CBA BALB/c) F1 mice that were assayed 5 weeks after receiving five daily i.p. injections of urea (up to 2,000 mg/kg-day) (Topham, 1980).
Positive results obtained in vitro are associated with concentrations well in excess of the recommended limit concentrations are not considered to be of biological relevance. A positive result in vivo is also associated with an excessive dose level. Considering the physiological role and presence of substantial quantities of urea in the human body, it is not considered likely that this substance is genotoxic. Further testing for genotoxicity is not proposed.
No classification is proposed for genotoxicity. Urea is produced by the body in large quantities as a normal product of metabolism and is present in the bloodstream at high concentrations. Urea is therefore considered extremely unlikely to be genotoxic.