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Vision Beyond
To restore the gift of vision to every Special human being.
Yashovardhan Kothari
Visionary & Co-Founder
Yashovardhan is currently 17 years old and studying in B.D. Somani International School; he was previously studying in Dhirubhai Ambani International School. Currently, he is in the 11th grade and is pursuing physics, maths and geography at the higher level.
Dev Kapashi
Dev is 17 years old and has completed the IGCSE course in grade 9 and 10. He is currently doing the IB diploma at the Dhirubhai Ambani International School and will graduate with the diploma in 2021
Dhruv Jhaveri
Visionary & Co- Founder
Dhruv is 17 years old and has completed the IGCSE course from grade 9 to 10. He is now pursuing physics, chemistry and maths at the higher level in the IB Diploma Programme at the Dhirubhai Ambani International School and will graduate with the diploma in 2021.
VisionBeyond stands testament to the many hours and hard work Dev, Dhruv and I put in to effect positive change in society. Our brainchild embodies every characteristic of a game soon to be made universally available - affordable, portable and user friendly. Its genesis stems from our intent to include Dhruv's brother Moksh in our doings and games.
Dhruv's brother has been visually challenged since birth, which often precluded him experiencing the world like us. Our initiative that rose from our compelling need to entertain and involve Moksh, soon enough led to us three collaborating on an exciting journey: to create a level playing field for those who are so challenged.Through this game, we hope to increase society's interactions with the visually challenged, bring those impacted into the mainstream, and make them feel less alienated. I hope that our endeavour helps propagate enduring change in our community and impacts the lives of those denied the joy and learning outcomes embedded in simple board games.
Dhruv has been my friend for the past 12 years and I have gotten to know his brother, Moksh who is visually impaired, equally as well over that period of time. Over the years, on spending time with Moksh, I, along with Dhruv and Yashovardhan came to a realization that there weren't enough board games that catered to every need of a visually impaired player. They would show flaws such as their lack of portability and high complexity. Therefore, it became our mission to create a game that would satisfy the basic requirements of visually impared people by creating a user friendly, electronically run game. My vision for the game is to create a product that would be sold in the market making it readily available to visually impaired people. Being a trivia game, it would be ideal if it would be adopted by NGOs or visually impaired centres so that children and adults could be entertained by it.
My brother Moksh is visually impaired since birth. Over the years I have noticed that there is a shortage of board games for the visually impaired and all the games on the market are rather expensive. In fact most of the games we had were from the UK or USA since the Indian market sells no such games. Therefore, while brainstorming with my friends Dev and Yashovardhan, we decided to create a technology based general knowledge game so that enjoyment and learning can take place simultaneously. The game is easy to use and involves technology-based learning so that everyone can play together. So ultimately, my vision for the game is such that the game can reach schools and NGOs for the visually impaired all over the city so that the children there can enjoy playing it. Even though my brother has fortunately been able to access and play games for the visually impaired, even the others should be given an opportunity to play and experience them. Therefore, our game provides a great platform for this cause.
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Home Blog Brain Injuries New Tests for Brain Trauma Create Hope, But Is It Premature?
New Tests for Brain Trauma Create Hope, But Is It Premature?
Sibley Dolman Gipe Accident Injury Lawyers, PA | January 7, 2014 | Brain Injuries
Thousands of former professional football players have claimed they incurred severe brain trauma from injuries on the field. Since these claims and the lawsuits that followed, several medical professionals have seized the chance to develop assessments for brain damage. Many experts say the validity regarding such claims of accurate brain damage assessment techniques are premature and as such, unfounded.
Previously, it was widely believed that chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or C.T.E. for short, could only be diagnosed posthumously from analyzing brain tissue. Most researchers still believe this to be true. At UCLA however, some researchers have recently developed a test that they are alleging could identify the condition in a living person via injection of a compound that clings to proteins in the brain and later actually appears in a PET Scan. Many medical professionals remain skeptical of these claims.
Robert Stern could be considered one of those skeptics, noting "My fear is the people out there who are so much in need, scared for their lives and desperate for information, it might give them false hope,". Stern, a professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at Boston University School of Medicine and a founder of the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy stated " There has been so much hype surrounding C.T.E., so there is a real need for making sure the public knows that this type of science moves slowly and must move very carefully. Currently, Stern is part of a group that is developing a different biomarker to identify tau, the protein that is a hallmark of C.T.E."
Recently Tony Dorsett, a Hall of Fame Running Back for the Dallas Cowboys, as well as other prominent former players claim they were found to have C.T.E. after having the experimental test developed by U.C.L.A. Since these claims were made by Dorsett, the debate over the validity of such brain exams has intensified. Dorsett, 59, told CNN that his memory lapses, short temper and moodiness were "all because of C.T.E." and that "they came to find out I have C.T.E."
Neurologists, researchers and bioethicists question whether the doctors at U.C.L.A. and at TauMark, the company with the exclusive license to commercialize the test, may leave some with false hopes or undue worry. TauMark, which has helped find former players to take the test, states on its website that the test could soon provide a "clinical diagnosis and summary." One of the doctors backing TauMark even called the test "the holy grail of C.T.E."
Although called a diagnosis, the experimental test is actually likely years from gaining federal approval. An antidote is even more unlikely in the near future because C.T.E. is a degenerative condition with no current known cure.
This test is certainly not the first one promoted as a new window to an emerging medical problem. Several medical experts are now creating and marketing treatments for former players that include vitamin regimens, strict diets, testosterone treatments and other therapies. A successful test to identify C.T.E. in living patients could also provide a big payoff for its inventors and rights holders.
For example, Dr. Daniel G. Amen, the founder of Amen Clinics Inc., said this year that he had developed "an interventional strategy" that would "reverse brain damage" in athletes. Additionally, former Cleveland Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar received oral and intravenous treatment for brain trauma from Rick Sponaugle. Sponaugle is the director of the Sponaugle Wellness Institute in Palm Harbor, Fla.
Diagnosing C.T.E. in living players would have potential legal and financial consequences as former players fight for insurance coverage, workers' compensation and other medical benefits well after getting injured.
Just remember: Quick fixes in medicine are rare, even when fortunes are being spent developing solutions. For C.T.E., which still lacks a clinically accepted diagnosis among living people, let alone a biomarker approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the answers are even more elusive. We regularly represent injured victims of negligence when they suffer a traumatic brain injury. Sibley Dolman Gipe Accident Injury Lawyers, PA is available for a free consultation to discuss the impact of serious trauma. Call us at 727-451-6900.
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How Does Spotify Make Money?
By Adam Hayes
In 2006, the popular Swedish audio streaming platform Spotify was launched to combat dropping music revenues and slowing album sales, due to increasing music piracy over the Internet, which annually costs more than 71,000 American music industry jobs, $2.7 billion in workers' earnings, and $422 million in tax revenues.
Spotify Founders Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon consequently developed a system where users could legally stream music—either by paying a subscription fee for premium service, or for free, if they agree to listen to advertisements. In either case, artists and record companies receive their due royalties.
In 2006, audio streaming platform Spotify was launched to counter increasing online music piracy.
Spotify users are legally able to stream music, either for free if they agree to listen to advertisements, or they may pay a subscription fee for a premium service.
Spotify aims to make sure artists and record companies receive the royalties that are due to them.
Some artists have accused Spotify of failing to properly pay them.
Spotify went public on April 3, 2018, listed on the New York Stock Exchange, under the ticker symbol SPOT. In its first earnings report for Q1 2018, Spotify reported 170 million daily active users, and a revenue of $1.36 billion. As of April 2019, there were 217 million active consumers, who use Spotify to legally download secured online music. Since inception, Spotify has paid out over $10 billion in royalties to the music industry.
Spotify's Model
Unlike other streaming services like Pandora, Apple iTunes (AAPL), and Google Play (GOOGL), Spotify stores all of its music on its own servers, in order to smoothly deliver songs with no delays or latency. Furthermore, individual users keep temporary copies of recently-played tracks on their computers, stored in cached files, so if they wish to replay a tune, they may locally draw from those files, without re-downloading the song.
Spotify also networks users with one another, so they may directly share stored songs among themselves. This prevents Spotify's main servers from overloading, and lets music play uninterrupted, around the clock.
How Spotify Generates Revenues
A free advertisement-supported tier. This lets users play any song from Spotify's catalog on-demand after they listen to ads. Advertisers pay money to Spotify for exposure, which in turn funds the royalties Spotify pays out.
A paid subscription premium tier. This gives subscribers free access to unlimited music across all of their devices, including smartphones, tablets, and televisions. Users can also temporarily download songs to their devices, in order to listen to music offline. The range of monthly subscription rates includes $4.99 for students, $9.99 for standard accounts, and $14.99 for family accounts.
Past Criticism Over Unfair Royalty Payouts
According to its 2017 F1 SEC filing, Spotify reported annual revenue of $4.99 billion—70% of which was funneled back to the artists, record labels, publishers, and distributors, resulting in a $460 million loss for the company. But despite its pledge to fight online piracy, Spotify has been repeatedly accused of failing to fairly compensate its artists, by bands like The Black Keys, Radiohead, and a host of independent musicians.
In November of 2014, award-winning artist Taylor Swift famously pulled her entire music catalog from Spotify, following a dispute over the streaming of her new album, entitled 1989. Swift argued that it was more lucrative for artists if iTunes users pay to download their albums than to take royalties from Spotify. In fact, in 2013, Spotify revealed that on average, it paid record labels merely a fraction of a penny per song play (between $0.006 and $0.0084), while the artists themselves received even less cash.
In response to Swift's criticism, Spotify has since limited its offering to free ad-supported tiers. In March 2018, Swift released a special version of the music video for her new song "Delicate," exclusively to Spotify. She restored her entire song catalog back to the platform, soon after.
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The functional visual field for detecting letters and its effects on reading direction in Japanese
Yasushi Nakano
The purpose of this study is to develop a new functional visual field assessment system for young children and people with intellectual disabilities who cannot read sentences fluently. To specify the reliability and the clinical usefulness of this system, two experiments were conducted. The results of the experiments showed the possibility of this assessment system being a useful tool when determining the font size and reading direction suited for maximizing reading performance.
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Nakano, Y. (2005). The functional visual field for detecting letters and its effects on reading direction in Japanese. International Congress Series, 1282, 669-673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ics.2005.05.044
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Drugs Brit Dawson March 7, 2022
Rolling With Wario MDMA, the Supposedly Supercharged Ecstasy Pill
Thick, angry-looking and reportedly containing twice the amount of MDMA considered to be a 'high dose,' these sought-after pills are on the tip of everyone's tongues
MDMA pills come in all shapes, sizes and doses, many of which are often pressed into the logos of various brands or (usually bad) celebs. For years, people have been popping pills that look like Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin or Marvel's The Punisher (the latter is reportedly the "world's strongest" ecstasy pill, containing 477 milligrams of MDMA) or tabs designed to mimic the logos of Tesla, Sprite or Facebook. (In 2019, harm reduction organization The Loop warned that many of these pills contained a dangerously high dosage of MDMA — some have even been linked to deaths).
But it appears that one brand in particular is especially popular with drug users: Nintendo. As well as cylindrical pills pressed with the Nintendo logo, there are also offerings in the shape of Donkey Kong, Pikachu, Yoshi Kid and, most notably, Wario.
Wario is a Super Mario character, who's the evil archnemesis of the series' protagonist, Mario. It's unclear exactly when and where the pills first emerged, but posts online about them seem to date back to 2019, while the DrugsData report appeared to source them from Switzerland. The Wario pills are usually light or dark pink, and per a 2019 KnowDrugs report, can contain over 300 milligrams of MDMA — which is double what's considered to be a high dose. Therefore, they can be potentially lethal if taken all at once.
The rumored high dosage could be, in part, because of their size. Wario pills are especially boxy at approximately 10 millimeters by 11 millimeters by 10 millimeters, while the aforementioned Nintendo pills are about half as tall and deep. Meanwhile, Tesla pills are roughly 10 millimeters by 11 millimeters by three millimeters, also a smaller volume than their Wario brethren. However, it could be that the Warios are more highly concentrated — as someone on Reddit suggested, dealers might do this to avoid carrying more pills on them, and therefore protecting themselves if they get stopped (meaning that in some cases, they may be charged with possession rather than dealing). Either way, for anyone considering taking them, it's worth testing them for purity first, then starting out with a quarter of a pill.
But despite the pill's strength, the (limited) reviews on Reddit appear to be mostly positive. "Really good roll," wrote redditor Bvr. "These are really good!! Had a blast!" It's unclear how much of the pill Bvr took, though. For reference, one user, commenting under a post about the Wario pills, recalled a time when they took a tablet that contained 350 milligrams of MDMA. "I ended up overdosing in a Target parking lot at 3 a.m.," they said. "It felt like my heart was gonna give out."
Why are there so many Nintendo character shaped ecstasy pills, I'm fucking losing it. pic.twitter.com/28kvYT55WA
— Ultima | #вʟм (@UltimaShadowX) July 5, 2021
Would you take the Wario Pill™? pic.twitter.com/kvrRFnI1bD
— Lumiknight (@Lumiknight_) August 1, 2020
High and potential overdose aside, Super Mario superfans are going crazy over the fact that they even exist — mostly by meme-ing them into The Matrix. "You take the blue pill… the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe," wrote Twitter user @sd_eclipse, quoting the film. "You take the Wario pill… you stay in Mario land, and I show you how deep the warp pipe goes." Someone else Photoshopped the pill into Wario's stomach, and tweeted it alongside the caption: "I can never fail when I've taken the Wario pill."
Although these kinds of memes emerge all the time, the Wario pill hit the headlines in June 2019, when a 27-year-old man was caught with over 100 of them in Japan. This news also sparked its own memes. "WAHAHA! It is I, WARIO!!! I've been arrested for distributing MDMA in Japan! Help me!!!" one Twitter user joked.
take the wario pill pic.twitter.com/AkLSGqyEBQ
— Gazoogaloo (@Gazoogaloo) January 12, 2021
Despite warnings that ecstasy is being "increasingly being marketed with child-friendly logos," character or logo-shaped pills are, as Forbes previously pointed out, likely created simply because it's a good marketing technique. Mitchell Gomez, the executive director of harm reduction organization DanceSafe, told the publication that the phenomenon is "about recognition," adding that "people remember corporate logos, and it's a way to piggyback on their popularity as well as an easy way to describe a particular press."
But, for whatever reason, these pills do often seem to be more potent than other MDMA pills — meaning it's essential for users to test them beforehand and go easy on dosage. Then, once you're sure you're taking it safely, you can let it turn you into a-me, Wario!
Brit Dawson
Brit Dawson is a London-based journalist who mostly writes about sex, women's rights and sex work. She is also the staff writer at Dazed.
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Baker Homerun Leads Softball to Split With UIW
Home » News » Baker Homerun Leads Softball to Split With UIW
San Antonio – Kelly Baker's three-run homerun in the bottom of the second helped ninth-ranked St. Mary's University rally for a 7-6 win over the University of the Incarnate Word and gave the Rattlers a split of the Heartland Conference softball doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Rattler Field.
The Rattlers took an early lead in the second game of the doubleheader, but UIW scored three unanswered runs to take a 6-4 lead heading into the bottom of the sixth. Pitcher Amanda Sparks came on in relief in the third inning and retired 10 of the first 11 batters she faced, including the first two in the sixth. But with two outs the Rattlers started to rally. Lia Provence (Fr., Bastrop) walked and Nikki Flores (Jr., Friendswood) followed with a single to left. That brought up Baker (Fr., Arlington), who smashed her sixth homerun of the season to dead center, giving the Rattlers a one-run lead.
Malissa Magee (Sr., Katy), who had come on in relief in the sixth inning, retired the Cardinals in the seventh to pick up her 33rd win of the season. Sparks fell to 5-9 with the loss.
In the first game Magee was nearly perfect, but four errors over the last two innings sent the Rattlers to the loss. St. Mary's took a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning when Sarah Cooper (Sr., Houston) smacked a double to right-center that scored Flores. However, the next inning the Cardinals rallied. With one out Allison Britt singled to center. Stacey Smitham laid down a sacrifice bunt, but the throw to first sailed high, allowing both runners to advance. An error on the return throw allowed Britt to score the tying run. Another error allowed Smitham to score the go-ahead run.
The Rattlers tied the game in the bottom of the sixth when Cooper drew a two-out walk with the bases loaded. However, the Rattlers left the bases loaded, among the eight they left on base in the game. In the seventh another error helped UIW to the win. Cece Duron singled to left and Michelle Luna reached on an error. A suicide squeeze bunt by Britt brought home Duron with the go-ahead run and Patty Madera hit a sacrifice fly to score Luna.
Magee allowed just three hits and two walks, while striking out seven, but suffered her sixth loss of the season. Perez improved to 17-6 with the win.
With the split the Rattlers saw their 13-game win streak end, but are now 50-10 overall and 26-2 in Heartland Conference play. UIW is now 30-24, 19-9. St. Mary's will return to action on Thursday in the first round of the Heartland Conference Tournament, which will be played at Rattler Field.
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Are you ready for Common Rotation's next album?
September 09th, 2011 | Category: 2011,Info
I know they are ready to share it with you. Check out this song from the upcoming album, "Keep an Open Gallery," and then make a donation so it can get printed and in our hands already!
My Wedding Day, My Setting Sun
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From the guys on Facebook:
"Hey there friends of Common Rotation!
It's been a few months since we started our fundraising campaign for our two new albums and we couldn't be more thrilled with our progress. We are happy to report that we've raised a little over $5000. All of us here would like to express our gratitude to those that have donated so far. Your generosity won't be forgotten. Every step further along in the production of our records we're reminded of how we couldn't do this without you.
As we stand now the first of the two albums has been recorded. With the help of our good friends Brian Speiser and Julie Wolf we are proud to say we managed to track 13 songs in seven days. This means we have all of the vocals, guitars, banjos, bass, assorted stringed things, metal things you blow into, things with piano keys, and other things you bang on recorded for these songs.
Now comes the intensely boring and irritatingly long process of mixing and mastering. Not only is it time consuming, but it's also quite expensive. This is why it's essential we keep the contributions coming. There's a lot more to be done before we get to picking out artwork and deciding whether or not we should press on clear vinyl…y'all have turntables right?
Though there's a lot more funds to be raised to reach our goal of releasing two separate albums in the same year, we are on our way and it's all because of supportive fans like you. By donating it not only helps us get our new music to you faster but it reminds us that Common Rotation has a place in your daily playlist. We do, right?"
Don't forget there are perks to donating. A donation in the amounts listed gets you … :
$25 An autographed first-run copy of one of the new albums (your choice)
$50 An autographed first-run copy of one of the new albums PLUS a disc of rarities (an assorted mix of Union Maids, unreleased demos, and live recordings)
$75 Autographed first-run copies of both new albums plus the disc of rarities
$100 Same as above PLUS a special limited edition signed poster
$150 and higher Your name in the thank you's of the both albums' liner notes, plus autographed advanced copies of both records
$200 Signed page of original lyrics (your choice of song) PLUS autographed copies of both albums and signed limited edition poster
$250 Phone serenade (the band will perform a song of your choice over the phone)
$350 Private Skype Q&A with the band
$500 Band member of your choice will record your answering machine or voicemail message
$750 Common Rotation will record your favorite cover song and send it to you with autographed copies of both new records
$1000 Common Rotation will write you a song about anything you'd like, record it and send it to you with autographed copies of both new records
$1500 Personal Skype performance (you pick the set list)
$1750 Join the band onstage to perform your favorite Common Rotation song
$2000 House concert for you and your friends in your home (This will need to be booked 2-3 months in advance and if your home is 300 miles or more outside of Los Angeles we will need to negotiate travel costs)
$2500 "This record brought to you by [your name here]" (featured thank you in liner notes), PLUS any item above (except house concert)
$5000 We're your new best friends. That puts you on the guest list with backstage passes for life. (PLUS any item above)
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Wrestlemania 33 Spotlight: Roman Reigns vs The Undertaker
Posted on March 31, 2017 by Andrew Henderson
Day five. Wrestlemania is just two nights away, and the excitement is definitely building. We have the Hall of Fame ceremony tonight, NXT TakeOver tomorrow night, and then the big one. This time of the year, and this show in particular, has almost become synonymous with one man over the decades. That man's match on Sunday night is today's spotlight match: Roman Reigns vs The Undertaker.
The Undertaker will be competing in his 25th, and possibly final, Wrestlemania match, with a win-loss record of 23-1. Roman Reigns will be competing in his 5th, and definitely not final, Wrestlemania match, with a record of 3-1. There are twenty years worth of difference between their Wrestlemania appearances, twenty years worth of wins between their records, and twenty years difference between their ages. Passing of the torch anyone?
This match was set up at the Royal Rumble, where Reigns eliminated the Phenom before declaring "this is my yard now". The rivalry picked up again after Fastlane, when Undertaker answered Braun Strowman's call for Roman Reigns to come out to the ring. Reigns didn't take too kindly to this, and when he said as much he got a chokeslam for his troubles. Reigns responded a couple of weeks later with a spear to the Deadman. Taker has told Reigns that after Wrestlemania, a graveyard will be the only yard he can lay claim to. Reigns has told Taker – and Shawn Michaels – that Reigns is going to put the big dog down once and for all.
And really that is the intrigue of this match. It's whether this will be Undertaker's final bow. And if it is, how will Reigns be booked around it.
So here's the thing. With every passing year, it becomes more and more likely that it is Undertaker's final match. Part of the reason the streak was apparently ended three years ago was because Vince wasn't sure Undertaker would keep wrestling. He has reportedly retired after each of his last few Mania matches, only to return at the start of the next year. Even if he's going into Wrestlemania 33 with the intention of it being his last match, and even if people say afterwards that it was, we won't really know until he doesn't show up for a Wrestlemania – whether that's next year of a few years down the line.
What does seem to be true, is that Undertaker is hurting. He has had minimal physicality over the last few months, but there have been several reports of him being in a lot of pain. It's no secret he needs hip surgery again, and he's been putting it off because when he has the surgery it will likely mean the end of his career. As the pain becomes more regular and more severe, it stands to reason that the need for surgery becomes greater, and the end of Mark Calaway's career comes closer.
But I think we all know we are at least near the end of Undertaker's career. What we don't know, is how Roman Reigns will be booked in the aftermath.
What challenges are Undertaker throwing Reigns head-first into post-Mania?
Obviously, there is the train of thought that this is finally the heel turn. His promo on the go home Raw was a great promo, but specifically a great heel promo. Maybe this is the time WWE finally gives in, and Vince McMahon accepts the Roman Reigns project isn't working.
But how often have we said that about John Cena? That the best thing for him to do is turn heel? There are similarities even though Reigns isn't anywhere near the level of Cena. He's not as much of a TV or house show draw, but he's the top merchandise mover of the full-timers in the company (if you don't count Cena as a full-timer, and it's ever more difficult to do that now).
"Enjoy it while it lasts Cena, I'm coming for you"
And this is Vince's pet project, he's not one to give up on them easily. The working plan as of right now is for Roman Reigns to defeat Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship in the main event of Wrestlemania 34. In Vince's mind, Reigns will be the triumphant hero displacing the tyrannical monster. I'm not sure it has to be that way, and think that Reigns can actually play the role of tyrant in that match, but somehow I doubt WWE will go down that route.
The ironic thing is a Reigns heel turn would probably get him cheered. I think he's a step further than Cena got to, where it felt like if he just added a bit of an edge to his squeaky clean character he would be cheered by more sections of crowds. It feels like whatever Reigns does, short of a full blown heel turn, isn't going to be enough to change people's minds on him.
It would take a heel turn similar to The Rock's in 1997 to make Reigns a next level star
There are so many ways you could do it. Reigns could give Undertaker his second Wrestlemania loss straight up, and brag about it and turn heel through his character more than his actions. He could get so frustrated that he cheats to beat Undertaker at Wrestlemania, which would probably be the scenario for maximum heel heat. Or, he could even potentially still lose to Undertaker come Sunday night, and attack him after the match – injuring him to the extent Undertaker has to retire.
Or, WWE could give him a bit of an edge knowing what the crowd is going to be like at Wrestlemania then on Raw, and keep him face long term, accepting his reactions are going to be mixed at best. I think I can tell you which scenario 99% of wrestling fans on the internet would prefer.
The question is over whether WWE are happy with the level Roman Reigns is at, knowing he could very well have peaked with the way the current crowd reactions are, or whether they are willing to take a short term hit for long term gain. Turning him heel would cost Reigns and WWE money in merch sales for now, but his eventual face turn afterwards could see him universally loved and able to draw in much higher figures than he is right now.
Will we ever see a time Reign's is liked enough that he could use this entrance again and it would make any sort of sense?
Either way, it seems we are destined to have Roman Reigns at the top of the card for the foreseeable future. Whether that's on Raw or SmackDown, as a face or a heel, we don't really know. I know what I'd do (Raw and heel), and I have a gut feeling as to what WWE will do (SmackDown and face). Either way, it's going to be a fun ride seeing what he can do.
But I want to turn the final word for this preview back to The Undertaker. We've thought before that it was the end of his career, and I've written about that possibility before. I just want to echo those previously written statements again here, where it looks more likely than ever that this is the end of The Undertaker. He is possibly the most legendary WWE superstar ever. His longevity is unparalleled, he has been in the ring with the best of the best across four or five generations. He is, for me, the greatest of all time. So if this is the end, thank you Mark Calaway. It's been an absolute pleasure watching you work.
The Phenom. The Deadman. The Greatest of All Time. The Undertaker.
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Undercounting Contractor Casualties in Iraq
07/30/2012 01:05 pm ET Updated Sep 29, 2012
A new report from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) provides some detail on the sacrifices made by private contractors who engaged in reconstruction or stabilization activities in Iraq between May 1, 2003, and August 31, 2010.
The total number includes 318 Americans (U.S. military, federal civilian employees, and U.S. civilian contractors), 111 third-country nationals, 271 Iraqis and 19 of unknown nationality who were working in support of the U.S. reconstruction or stabilization mission during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Of course, the actual total number, as opposed to the merely official one, is almost certainly higher, according to the report
For several reasons, an exact calculation is not possible. First, no agency managed a central database for reconstruction or stabilization casualties. Each U.S. government entity involved in Iraq's reconstruction--the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of State (DoS), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)--maintained its own employee casualty database. The Department of Labor (DoL) maintains a database of civilian contractors of all nationalities that were killed in Iraq who worked for or were contracted by U.S.-based companies or were insured through U.S. insurance carriers and notified DoL through the Defense Base Act.
Second, the databases we could access often did not contain enough detail to confirm whether a casualty was stabilization- or reconstruction-related. For example, there were 1,047 military casualties where the type of mission could not be determined.
Finally, there was no central source of information on third-country nationals or Iraqi civilians killed while working on or in support of U.S. projects.
What the report, "The Human Toll Of Reconstruction Or Stabilization Operations During Operation Iraqi Freedom" does say is that "Americans suffered 44 percent of the total reconstruction or stabilization-related deaths, including 264 from the Department of Defense (37 percent) and 54 U.S. federal civilian employees and U.S. civilian contractors (8 percent)." So, looking just at the very limited subset of contractors working stabilization and reconstruction-related activities, you get 57 deaths.
The report organized the types of projects undertaken into Iraq into three categories: infrastructure and governance, police training, and Iraqi armed forces training:
The majority of reconstruction-related casualties occurred in the infrastructure and governance category. At least 513 personnel (71 percent), died. The report does not say what portion of that were private contractors, although it notes the majority of deaths were Iraqi (240).
The police training category proved very dangerous as well, especially for contractors, accounting for 145 casualties (20 percent) overall. [...] Sixteen U.S. civilian contractors, twenty-two contracted Iraqis, four third-country nationals, and six others of unknown nationality (all interpreters) were killed while training the Iraqi police.
The report identified a total of at least 786 people reportedly wounded while performing reconstruction or stabilization-related missions in Iraq. This included 109 third-country nationals, almost all of which we can assume worked for various contractors, and 334 Iraqis, at least some of whom would have worked for a contractor. Like deaths, this is certainly an undercount.
The report stated:
As with the total death number, the actual number of wounded or injured is probably much higher than what we found." Later on the report also states, "Data on third-country nationals killed in Iraq while working under U.S.-funded contracts is incomplete because of the paucity of information on what third-country nationals may have been working on at time of death.
When total U.S. civilian deaths the report distinguishes between federal civilians working for the Defense and State Departments, USAID, and the United Nations and contractors. That latter number, from May 2003 to August 2010 totaled 44.
In terms of security contractor casualties the report found that:
Twenty third-country nationals were killed supporting USACE reconstruction efforts during OIF, including16 killed while providing security for USACE reconstruction or stabilization projects. In addition, 10 third-country nationals were killed while transporting reconstruction materials on other reconstruction convoys that USACE tracked.
Open-source Information
From open-source articles, SIGIR identified 57 third-country nationals killed on reconstruction or stabilization missions that were not noted by any other agency.
Finally, although not well understood back in the USA, many Iraqi civilians worked for contractors.
Their deaths too were not well documented. The report concluded that:
SIGIR identified at least 271 Iraqis who were killed while working on reconstruction or stabilization projects. This included 95 reported by USAID, 91 reported by USACE, 40 other local national contractor deaths noted from previous SIGIR inspections, 30 identified from open-source articles, and 15 identified in official DoD records and significant activity logs.
In all likelihood, there were significantly more Iraqi civilian casualties killed while working on U.S.-supervised reconstruction or stabilization efforts than the available data revealed.
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Velocity Files Prefeasibility Technical Report on SEDAR for the Rozino Gold Project, Southeast Bulgaria
October 15, 2020 13:41 ET | Source: Velocity Minerals Ltd. Velocity Minerals Ltd.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Velocity Minerals Ltd. (TSXV: VLC) ("Velocity" or the "Company") announces it has filed on SEDAR an independent Prefeasibility Study ("PFS") Technical Report (the "Report") for its Rozino gold project ("Rozino" or the "Project") located in southeast Bulgaria. The Report entitled "Rozino Gold Project, Pre-feasibility Technical Report" is dated October 14, 2020 (effective date August 30, 2020) and was prepared by CSA Global, an international mining consultancy with experience in Bulgaria, in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
The PFS results were previously disclosed in the Company's news release dated August 31, 2020.
The PFS establishes the Rozino deposit as supporting an economic open pit mine operation with gold recovery by a combination of on-site concentration in a flotation plant and further processing to produce a gold-silver doré in the existing and operating processing plant located in Kardzhali, 85 km by road from Rozino, where doré would be produced.
All amounts are reported in United States dollars (US$) unless otherwise specified.
Prefeasibility Study1 Highlights
After-Tax Financials: After-tax NPV5% of CAD$163 ($123) million and after-tax IRR of 27.4% using a base case gold price of $1,500 per ounce.
Life of Mine Earnings: $293 million before interest, taxes, and depreciation.
Cash Cost: All-in sustaining cost2 of $755 per ounce of gold and cash cost3 of $699 per ounce of gold.
Capital Costs: Total estimated capital costs of $94.8 million and pre-production capital costs of $87.1 million (including an 11% contingency).
Mineral Resource: Indicated Mineral Resource at a 0.3 g/t gold cut-off grade of 20.5 Mt at 0.87 g/t gold, for contained gold of 573,000 ounces and an Inferred Mineral Resource at a 0.3 g/t cut-off of 0.38 Mt at 0.8 g/t gold for 10,000 ounces4.
Initial Mineral Reserve: Probable Mineral Reserve at a 0.5 g/t gold cut-off grade of 11.8 Mt at 1.22 g/t gold for 465,000 ounces.
Mining: Open pit with 0.5 g/t gold cut-off grade (COG), low strip ratio of 2.2 and 1.22 g/t life of mine ("LOM") gold grade.
Conventional Process Flow Sheet: Returns 79.3% gold recovery to doré at the operating Processing Plant.
Processing: On-site flotation producing gold-bearing pyrite concentrate assaying from 15 to 40 g/t and transportation to the Processing Plant (located 85 km from the Project) for processing to produce doré.
Low Environmental Risk: Small project footprint with benign, non-acid generating and non-hazardous waste and tailings material.
Opportunities for Project Enhancement: The Rozino gold deposit is open to the southeast and exploration is ongoing. Additional pit tailings storage capacity exists to accommodate potential increases in ore production.
(1) Base case parameters assume a gold price of US$1,500/ounce and an exchange rate (CAD$ to US$) of 0.75. Financial results on 100% equity basis.
(2) All-In Sustaining Cost (AISC) is defined as all cash costs related to production costs such as mining, processing, refining, site administration, and NSR royalty to final product (direct and indirect), and mine closure and rehabilitation. Sustaining capital costs related to continuing the business including development and equipment required to sustain production are included. Taxes, working capital, M&A, disposals, and acquisitions as well as new mine development capital costs are excluded. See "Use of Non-IFRS Financial Performance Measures" below.
(3) Cash Costs include production costs such as mining, processing, refining, site administration, and NSR royalty, divided by gold ounces sold to arrive at a cash cost per gold ounce sold. See "Use of Non-IFRS Financial Performance Measures" below.
(4) Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Inferred Mineral Resources are considered too speculative geologically in nature to enable them to be categorized as Mineral Reserves and there can be no certainty that all or any part of an inferred mineral resources will ever be upgraded to Indicated Mineral Resources or Measured Mineral Resources.
The Technical Report is available for download at www.SEDAR.com and at the Company's website.
About Velocity Minerals Ltd.
Velocity is a gold exploration and development company focused on southeastern Bulgaria. Velocity's strategy is to develop a low cost centralized "Hub and Spoke" operation whereby multiple projects within this emerging gold district produce gold concentrates for trucking to a central processing plant for production of doré. The Company envisions staged open pit mining of satellite deposits and processing in a currently operating CIL plant. Velocity has a 70% interest in the Tintyava prospecting licence, which includes the advanced Rozino gold project and the Kazak exploration target, option agreements to earn a 70% interest in the Obichnik and Makedontsi gold projects, and an option agreement to earn a 100% interest in the Iglika project.
"Keith Henderson"
E-mail: info@velocityminerals.com
Web: www.velocityminerals.com
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION: This news release includes certain forward-looking information (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S. securities legislation, including the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein including, without limitation, statements with respect to: our estimates, expectations, forecasts and guidance for production, all-in sustaining cost, cash costs and capital expenditures, cost savings, Project economics (including net present value and internal rates of return) and other information contained in the PFS; as well as references to other possible events, the future price of gold, and silver the estimation of mineral reserves and mineral resources, the realization of mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates, the timing and amount of estimated future production, costs of production, capital expenditures, costs and timing of the development of the Project and mining and processing activities, permitting timelines, currency fluctuations, requirements for additional capital, government regulation of mining operations, and environmental risks. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Often, but not always, forward looking statements can be identified by words such as "will", "pro forma", "plans", "expects", "may", "should", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", "believes", "potential" or variations of such words including negative variations thereof, and phrases that refer to certain actions, events or results that may, could, would, might or will occur or be taken or achieved. The forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Company as of the date of such statements, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. The estimates, models and assumptions of the Company referenced, contained or incorporated by reference in this news release, which may prove to be incorrect, include, the various assumptions set forth herein and in the PFS, our annual 2020 and first quarter 2020 Management's Discussion and Analysis as well as: (1) there being no significant disruptions affecting the operations of the Company whether due to extreme weather events and other or related natural disasters, labour disruptions, supply disruptions, power disruptions, damage to equipment, pandemics, including, COVID-19 or otherwise; (2) permitting, development, operations and production from the Project being consistent with the Company's expectations; (3) political and legal developments in any jurisdiction in Bulgaria being consistent with its current expectations; (4) the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar, the Canadian Dollar, the Euro and the Bulgaria Leva being approximately consistent with current levels; (5) certain price assumptions for gold and silver; (6) prices for diesel, natural gas, fuel oil, electricity and other key supplies being approximately consistent with current levels; (7) production and cost of sales forecasts meeting expectations; (8) the accuracy of the current mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates of the Company; (9) labour and materials costs increasing on a basis consistent with the Company's current expectations; and (10) asset impairment (or reversal) potential being consistent with the Company's current expectations. Known and unknown factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. These uncertainties and contingencies can directly or indirectly affect, and could cause, the Company's actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, the Company, including but not limited to resulting in an impairment charge on goodwill and/or assets. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward looking information. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking information in this news release or incorporated by reference herein, except as otherwise required by law.
CAUTIONARY NOTE TO UNITED STATES INVESTORS CONCERNING ESTIMATES OF MINERAL RESERVES AND MINERAL RESOURCES. The Company prepares its disclosure in accordance with the requirements of securities laws in effect in Canada, which differ from the requirements of U.S. securities laws. All mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates contained in this news release or in documents referenced in this news release have been prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 and the CIM Definition Standards. NI 43-101 is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators, which established standards for all public disclosure an issuer makes of scientific and technical information concerning mineral projects. The terms "Mineral Reserve", "Proven Mineral Reserve" and "Probable Mineral Reserve" are Canadian mining terms as defined in accordance with NI 43-101 and the CIM Definition Standards. These definitions differ materially from the definitions in the Securities Exchange Commission (the "SEC") Industry Guide 7 ("SEC Industry Guide 7") under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"). Under SEC Industry Guide 7 standards, a "final" or "bankable" feasibility study is required to report mineral reserves, the three-year historical average price is used in any mineral reserve or cash flow analysis to designate mineral reserves and the primary environmental analysis or report must be filed with the appropriate governmental authority. The terms "Mineral Resource", "Measured Mineral Resource", "Indicated Mineral Resource" and "Inferred Mineral Resource" are defined in and required to be disclosed by NI 43-101 and the CIM Definition Standards; however, these terms are not defined terms under SEC Industry Guide 7 and are normally not permitted to be used in reports and registration statements filed with the SEC. U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that any part of a "Mineral Resource", "Measured Mineral Resource", "Indicated Mineral Resource" or an "Inferred Mineral Resource" will ever be converted into a "Reserve". In addition, "Reserves" reported by the Company under Canadian standards may not qualify as reserves under SEC standards. Under SEC standards, mineralization may not be classified as a "Reserve" unless the mineralization can be economically and legally extracted or produced at the time the "Reserve" determination is made. Accordingly, information contained or referenced in this news release containing descriptions of the Company's mineral deposits may not be compatible to similar information made public by U.S. companies subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements of U.S. federal securities laws, rules and regulations. Inferred Mineral Resources have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an Inferred Mineral Resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Historical results or feasibility models presented herein are not guarantees or expectations of future performance.
The SEC has adopted final rules, effective February 25, 2019, to replace SEC Industry Guide 7 with new mining disclosure rules under subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K of the U.S. Securities Act (the "SEC Modernization Rules"). The SEC Modernization Rules replace the historical property disclosure requirements included in SEC Industry Guide 7. As a result of the adoption of the SEC Modernization Rules, the SEC now recognizes estimates of "Measured Mineral Resources", "Indicated Mineral Resources" and "Inferred Mineral Resources". In addition, the SEC has amended its definitions of "Proven Mineral Reserves" and "Probable Mineral Reserves" to be substantially similar to international standards. The SEC Modernization Rules will become mandatory for U.S. reporting companies beginning with the first fiscal year commencing on or after January 1, 2021.
USE OF NON-IFRS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES: This news release refers to all-in sustaining cost (AISC) and cash costs. These measures are not recognized under IFRS as they do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and are, therefore, unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. The Company uses these measures internally to evaluate the underlying operating performance of the Company. The use of these measures enables the Company to assess performance trends and to evaluate the results of the underlying business. Velocity understands that certain investors, and others who follow the Company's performance, also assess performance in this way. The Company believes that these measures reflect our performance and are useful indicators of our expected performance in future periods. This data is intended to provide readers with additional information and should not be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.
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Sana Sheikh: On connecting 'Next Gen' passion with family legacy
Entrepreneurs 13-12-2019
Senior Associate Solicitor at GSC Solicitors LLP, Sana Sheikh is leading the 'next gen' programme at the firm, working with the children of existing clients and the younger generation of business owners and decision makers.
AWM asks Sana about becoming a leader in her own family business and how GSC Solicitors LLP can support multi-generational family businesses.
AWM: How does it feel to join the family business? Was it always your game plan?
Sana: Funnily enough it was never my plan at all; I sort of fell into it whilst training with a large city law firm in London when I realised that I wanted a more boutique experience with more client contact and responsibility at an earlier stage in my career.
AWM: What kind of law do you specialise in?
Sana: I am a commercial disputes lawyer which means that I help clients resolve disputes whether through the medium of court litigation or alternative dispute resolution methods such as arbitration and mediation.
AWM: With you being a prime example of the 'next gen' of GSC, how does your position and experience equip you to work with second generation of clients?
Sana: I am always trying to empathise with clients and understand their personal or business circumstances so that here at GSC I can give them the most tailored and relevant advice possible. This is particularly relevant with the 'next gen' and I try to think how I myself would like to receive advice and then apply that to the way I approach my own 'next gen' clients.
AWM: What's a typical day for you at GSC?
Sana: In a typical day I try to find a balance between fostering client relationships by way of meetings and calls and getting my head down into the detail of the law by drafting documents or researching complex areas of law.
AWM: How do you think the second generation can maintain family values while venturing onto new turf?
Sana: There is an inevitable tension between forging a new path and honouring family legacy, which is best resolved by the second generation being clear in their objectives from the outset. I would suggest that the second generation map out their goals for the company when taking over the reins (and even before) and on the same piece of paper (or computer screen) have a list of the family and company values so that the two can be correlated.
AWM: How do you think GSC can support companies to transcend generations?
Sana: GSC Solicitors can help companies identify potential pitfalls and put in place mechanisms to avoid such pitfalls occurring long before they become in issue, which eases generational transition and the likely tensions it can bring. In the past decade businesses have evolved in line with technological advances and wealth too has grown with asset bases diversifying. So with a much savvier 'new generation' client it's all about providing legal advice also based on more entrepreneurial thinking.
AWM: What do you think a GSC can offer multi-generational families over a larger city law firm?
Sana: GSC can offer multi-generational families an intimate and dedicated approach, taking the time to understand each family's precise needs, wants and desires and keeping up-to-date with developments in the family, whether it be professional milestones, births or marriages! At GSC we have a very personal approach and in fact have many longstanding clients who have stayed with the firm for over 30 years. It's extremely important to maintain that our lawyers see themselves as 'trusted advisors' to clients and much of our work comes to us through word-of-mouth and personal recommendation
AWM: What factors influenced you to choose law as a career?
Sana: I always knew I wanted to do something people-oriented as I feel I learn the most from engaging with others from different backgrounds. I ultimately chose law as I found it fascinating as an academic discipline and being a solicitor allowed me to combine my passion for people with my thirst for the law. It's also become a bit of a tradition in my family to pursue legal profession as a career choice – my parents are also lawyers.
AWM: Can you describe some of the most exciting/ notable cases you've worked on?
Sana: I'm afraid I can't spill all the details (respecting client confidentiality of course), but I have just finished a five-day shipping case that was full of twists and turns and am currently involved in a High Court claim brought by a Georgian businessman against a national bank. However, no matter how challenging the case can be, I always find it to be an interesting and extremely valuable experience,
AWM: What do you wish you had known about the legal profession before becoming a solicitor?
Sana: I wish I had known that it is nothing like how it appears on TV shows such as Suits or the movie Legally Blonde. Whilst it is an extremely rewarding profession, I can't say it is as dramatic or glamorous as it is sometimes made out to be. It is hard work and keeps you challenged all the time, especially now that clients are much more sophisticated and selective when choosing a lawyer, but it is always rewarding.
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Celebrating 100 Years of The Royal British Legion in Dunmow
Published: 1:48 PM May 24, 2021
A wreath was laid at Great Dunmow War Memorial to commemorate 100 years of the Royal British Legion for May 2021 and 100 years of Dunmow & District branch for June 2021 - Credit: Dunmow & District Royal British Legion
Dunmow & District Royal British Legion celebrate their 100 year anniversary on June 29, having been formed only six weeks after the Legion was founded.
As part of centenary celebrations, residents are invited to view and contribute to a branch history display in Dunmow Library during the month of June, and to join a virtual challenge.
You may have stories or memories of Legion related events in the Dunmow area, or have family members that are remembered on one of the memorials or came home and had a tale to tell. Email dunmow.poppies@gmail.com
One notable resident was long-time Dunmow resident Donald Banks, a veteran of World War I, who was 16 when he joined the 4th Lincolnshire regiment.
Over many years, Mr Banks contributed greatly to branch activities, and also helped other charitable organisations. In 1981, the then British Legion Housing Association developed Banks Court in Dunmow, still prominent today. The second phase was completed in 1984 and this was named Donald Banks. If there are family members of Donald Banks still living in the area, the branch would like to hear from you.
As a nod to the 100th year and in the spirit of Capt. Tom Moore, residents are also being asked to take on a challenge that completes 100 of something.
This could be just for fun, or to raise money for The Royal British Legion or Captain Tom Foundation. The challenge can be done by individuals, teams or families in one go or over several days throughout June.
Some of the suggestions put forward are baking 100 cakes, walking 100km as a team, a challenge to walk, hop, skip or sing your way around 100 metres or laps of your garden or nearby park, staying silent for 100 minutes, or cycling 100km.
An online sponsorship page has been set up at www.justgiving.com/fundraising/dunmow100
Alternatively, sponsorship forms will be available from Dunmow town library, or donate directly to www.captaintom.org where the Royal British Legion has been chosen as one of the beneficiaries.
If you'd like to donate, but don't know anyone taking part, the Dunmow Poppy Appeal Organiser will be walking 100km in June and is grateful for encouragement and support.
The Dunmow & District Poppy Appeal Organiser is in training for a 100km walk - Credit: Dunmow & District Royal British Legion
Royal British Legion's formation
Over six million men served in World War I. Of those who came back, 1.75 million had suffered some kind of disability and half of these were permanently disabled.
The Legion was established to provide welfare, support, hope and comradeship. The aim is to ensure that no one who has served is disadvantaged because of the sacrifices they have made, and support encompasses not only members of the Armed Forces, but families and veterans too.
The Dunmow & District branch is still very active today. The branch has a new meeting venue for 2021 and welcomes new members, whether they have served in the Armed Forces or not.
Dunmow & District Royal British Legion celebrate their 100 year anniversary on June 29 - Credit: Royal British Legion


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Desmond and Hoover, by Alice M. de Munnik
Desmond opened one eye, peered around the room, then opened the other. He flexed each paw, extended his toes and bared his claws. Great! Everything was in working order. Desmond arched his body into a Hallowe'en hump, relaxed and settled back into the corner of the sofa where he'd been dozing for the past two hours.
Good sleep! The best he'd had for a while, nice and quiet, no one to bother him. And the dream he'd just had was everything a Maine Coon Cat could want – delicious, indulgent, satisfying. There was no snot-nosed baby to insist, despite his best efforts, on wiping her dirty, sticky hands on his fur. It took hours for him to lick his black, maroon and brown-fur coat back into pristine condition. And after all, he had a reputation to maintain. He came from pure stock. Both parents were Maine Coon Cats. His mother was given to stoutness at an early age just like Desmond was. But, make no mistake, that didn't mean he couldn't move fast. It just meant he took a little longer to get his 30-pound body where he wanted it to go.
What also made his dream so good was it didn't have Hoover in it, the overgrown, slobbering Labrador, with whom he shared the house. If Hoover had been a female, Desmond would have called him theatrical, a "diva" for sure. Those sad liquid brown eyes were always on call for the next soft-hearted human he wanted something from. Hoover would look up at his human owners and anyone who came to visit and turn on his smarmy, martyr charms.
"Oh, look," the hapless human would croon. "Isn't he the saddest dog you've ever seen? He's going to cry any minute now. See how he bows his head and looks like he hasn't got a friend in the world?" Desmond's gag reflex worked overtime when Hoover was in his feel-sorry-for-me mode.
Hoover was well fed and certainly didn't lack for food. It made Desmond sick to see how he mooned over the baby in her highchair at meal times. Not only did the baby offer Hoover little bits of whatever she was having, but she spilled so much of her food on the seat and the trough at the bottom of the highchair that Hoover had trouble controlling himself. He couldn't wait for the baby to be pulled out of her highchair and taken to the bathroom for a good hosing down. In a flash, Hoover would gulp down the spilled leftovers and be ready for more.
Desmond couldn't stand it anymore. He was going to do something about that dog and he was going to do it soon. He'd made a plan that involved Hoover being blamed for everything that went wrong. And that would be the end of Mr. garbage disposal. Adieu Hoover, hello freedom!
For now, he relived his wonderful dream. It included bowl after bowl of cat food. Not the regular canned variety, but the gourmet hand-churned kind that Nancy, his human owner, bought from Essence Par Excellence every year as his Christmas treat. In his dream, Desmond spent endless hours together with Nancy. There was no noise, no baby to wash, feed, diaper and rock to sleep. No husband to cater to.
If truth were told, Desmond believed that Nancy was a most excellent specimen of what a human should be. She was tall, trim, beautiful, had long auburn hair with dark highlights and high cheekbones, like he had, and she loved him. When she rested after putting the baby to bed and read the historical romances she was so fond of, he always lay by her side. She would stroke his thick fur and give him a massage. He purred more contentedly when there were just the two of them. Nancy always saved some catnip for those quiet nights together. And there were saucers of thick cream, morsels of salmon saved from dinner and, his favourite of all, cashew nuts. Desmond knew that they were fattening, but he just couldn't help himself.
Of course, these magical moments always came to an end when Nancy's husband, Gary, came home from work. Desmond knew that if it were just he and Nancy in the house, he would want for nothing more. Nirvana would have been achieved.
The back door slammed shut. Footsteps intruded on Desmond's reverie. He sighed. He knew he couldn't expect to have lovely dreams all the time. He was a realist, but still ...
Nancy came into the family room and kicked off her shoes. Gary was behind her, carrying the baby whom he set down on the carpeted floor. Then he went back out to the hallway. The baby crawled to where Desmond sat, yanked on his tail and reached out her arms to him. She buried her face in Desmond's fur.
Baah, he cried out. Get away from me, you dirty little cretin. The baby was an ankle biter and a smelly one at that and he would not let her anywhere near him.
Hoover came running from the basement, jumped on Nancy and licked her face. "Down Hoover!" Nancy yelled. Gary returned carrying what looked like a small animal carrier. There was something moving inside it.
Oh my God! It was a cat. A tiny, ugly, striped little thing. Desmond couldn't believe it. He'd been the only cat in the house for the past twelve years. What did they need another cat for? There must be some mistake, some misunderstanding surely.
Gary took a grey tabby gently out of the cat carrier, settled it on his knee and slowly rubbed his finger along its tiny nose. The kitty looked frightened. It wanted to climb down from Gary's leg, but Desmond saw that it was too high and it seemed too afraid to try. The kitten already had a little collar around its neck with an S.P.C.A. tag and its name on it. Fiona! Oh, no! It was a female. What was he going to do with a female cat in the house?
Gary set the kitten on the carpet. "Come on, Fiona, that's it," he said. "Here's the baby." As he said this, he lifted the baby up and set her back down onto the carpet beside Fiona. The kitten sniffed the baby all over, turned up her nose and moved away.
I don't blame you, Desmond thought. The baby's a real stinker, especially when… He was too well bred to say it. A disgusted meow was his only comment.
Hoover nosed around the baby and, like the kitten, quickly moved away. Instead, he hunkered down on the carpet and started licking the kitten, curling his massive front paws around Fiona in a protective arc.
This can't be happening, Desmond thought. He hissed and gave the dog and kitten a stare that would have withered most humans.
Naturally, Hoover was oblivious and kept on licking the cat. A contented purr escaped from the kitten's tiny mouth. She relaxed and settled into the big dog's embrace.
That's it, Desmond thought. It was over. My life's over. I've nothing more to live for. After all I've had to put up with in this house, now this betrayal. He stepped to where Nancy stood observing the scene on the carpet. Desmond held his head high. His fur bloomed out and his claws were itching, ready for anything that came. He slid his large body around Nancy's legs. He expected a pat on the head or some indication of her love from her. There was nothing! Nancy completely ignored him.
"Isn't that the living end, Gary? Who would have thought that a big dog like Hoover would take to her? They make a nice pair. We won't have to worry about anything happening to Fiona from you know who."
Gary laughed and pointed at Desmond. "Look at him. Never thought he'd be jealous. He wasn't when the baby was born. But, just look at him. He's in a major snit. Fur all bushy, claws out, eyes focused and nothing good on his mind."
Nancy giggled and looked down at Desmond. "What is it, Desmond? You never seen a kitty before? Come on now. You didn't think you'd be the only cat in the house forever, did you? You're getting old and we want to make sure that when it's your turn to leave us, the baby will have another cat to play with."
How could Nancy do this to him? They'd had a bond, a love for each other that transcended species, that he was sure would never end, death notwithstanding. He just wouldn't stand for it. He knew his Nancy wasn't to blame. She loved him. In fact, she adored him. It was Gary's doing. Of that he was certain.
Desmond sprang onto Gary's lap and dug his claws into his arm. The blood started immediately. Gary yelped and jumped out of his chair. "That's it, Nancy. I've had it! That cat has got to go!"
Go? Well maybe till Gary calmed down, Desmond decided, and tore off towards the basement stairs.
"You'd better run!" Gary shouted. "And run fast, you fat brute. I'm serious, Nancy. I want him put down today."
"Oh, no. Not yet, Gary. He's not sick and he'll behave. It was just such a surprise to him, that's all."
Gary muttered something, and Desmond muttered something back as he slunk down into the basement. He skulked there for the rest of the week and barely touched his food. He'd have to rethink this whole thing and decide the best way to get rid of not only Hoover, but also Fiona. No one was going to replace him. But, first, he was going to have a nice long sleep. Then he'd decide. It's what his Mother would have done.
Awakening, Tabitha Kot
Sitting innocently in my car,
weaving my way through rush hour traffic,
distracted and crunching on a tart Macintosh.
She silently, invisibly, slinks through the
sliver-crack
of my open window.
Gliding across the breadth of my shoulders,
licking Her way up the back of my neck,
She slides seductively across my jawline,
rises up to my ear and
whispers, hotly,
is your sacred space.
And She is gone.
I blink once,
slowly,
deliberately.
My eyes open to a
She is in everything I see.
She is in everything I hear.
She is in all that I touch,
all that I taste,
all that I smell,
all that I know.
I see the jewel of Aphrodite sparkling
in everything I behold.
The world becomes precious to me
in a heartbeat
in it.
I am home.
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Labels: All literary, Poetry
Pillow Talk, Gloria Nye
I knew I was in trouble when the pillow started slipping. Mrs. Greenspan, the wardrobe assistant, had just finished pinning up my hair and I suggested she secure the strap tighter. She patted my opulent bosom with a reassuring, "You're fine, my dear." Then added, "If we pull the strap any tighter across your midriff, it will leave a dent. The director's orders were to make you look like an opera singer." She cocked her head. "And you do look large enough for one."
I loved amateur theatre, and that fall when my grade nine teacher announced a drama class, I eagerly joined. For five months, we practiced diligently for the annual year-end school concert, culminating in a successful dress rehearsal.
Finally, it was on opening night. There I was in front of my family and friends, and I was playing opposite, Kevin, the best looking boy in school. I thought Kevin would laugh when he saw my high-necked, salmon-coloured dress stuffed with pillows and dragging on the floor, but he looked equally strange. Wearing football pads under a white shirt and a black jacket two sizes too big for him, he resembled a crash-test dummy about to run into a brick wall. His head and shoulders moved stiffly as one, and his string necktie seemed to be strangling him. Would we pass as soprano and tenor?
The play was a take on a talent contest with a variety of acts: a spinning ballerina, a tap dancer, a frantic hip hopper, a comedian, a pop singer, a baton twirler and us - the hopeful opera duo. Sitting in a row of chairs, lined up in the middle of the stage, we all waited for our turn to audition. After each performance, the audience clapped politely. Kevin and I were last in line.
Finally it was almost our turn. Kevin gallantly (and briefly) took my hand as I stood up. I was feeling quite confident until I took my first step forward and that's when I felt my front pillow drop an inch. I had four more steps to centre stage, enough I figured, to cause my stomach to fall completely to the boards.
Puccini's noble music swelled. It was our cue. Kevin stepped up and flung his left arm out from his oversized shoulders and chest. Tentatively, I took another step, then wrapped both arms protectively across my front. Would it be enough to keep me together? I glanced over at the wing where the director was gesturing wildly for me to lift my arms. A trickle of sweat rolled down my forehead into one eye, no doubt leaving a white trail in my makeup. I blinked at the audience, took another step and began drawing in my breath for the aria. I gasped as the pillow, tied to my backside, started its slow descent.
Kevin twisted around to see why I was not keeping up with him and saw me whip my left arm behind my back to grab a fistful of flopping salmon. A strangled note escaped from my throat as I glanced desperately at the director who was now pumping his arms up and down gesturing to me to lift my arms. Alas, although I'd memorized the grand movements of divas, my arms were busy containing unruly body parts.
A titter came from the audience. The comedic parts of the play had already been presented; my part was serious. My voice cracked again as I attempted to lift my bosom back to its appropriate place and, with the other hand, tried to hold up my posterior. Kevin, singing loudly and raising his arms aloft, saw my plight. My face felt hotter and I knew it was turning red under the rivulets of sweat; he would never ask me out now.
A pin flew from my up-do and a thick strand of hair escaped. The tittering from across the footlights changed to laughter. It rose louder when Kevin reached out to grab my falling bosom but snatched his hand back abruptly before he got a handful of me under the collapsing dress. Meanwhile, I was contorting myself in vain trying to control the activity of my front and back pillows, which, being feathers rather than foam, had a mind of their own.
Another hairpin let loose and a large clump of hair tumbled down to rest on my sagging shoulder. The laughter swelled to loud guffaws and Kevin's broad smile had turned his usually rounded notes into a wailing siren. The director was now holding his head in both hands; was he laughing or crying?
At that precise moment, I made my decision. Finding my voice, I joined Kevin in the last musical phrase as I twisted and turned in mock horror, while grasping and yanking at my falling anatomy. The higher the notes climbed, the lower the pillows sank and, as the final crescendo sounded, I raised my arms high. Then I reached down, swept both pillows majestically up into my arms, and, as the curtain fell, made a grand and awkward curtsey to a standing ovation.
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By Faine Greenwood
Iranian women wait in line at a polling station to vote during presidential elections in Qom, 125 kilometers (78 miles) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 14, 2013. (AP/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Iranians are voting in the first presidential election since the hotly disputed poll of 2009, which saw current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad controversially returned to power.
The polling stations opened their doors at8:30 AM local time on Friday and are set to close ten hours later, although voting can be extended until midnight. There are over 50 million eligible voters in Iran.
Voters have six candidates to choose from, after two of the eight approved to compete by national election overseers dropped out of the race—leaving many voters conflicted over whether they should participate at all.
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was barred from running, angering many—although Rafsanjani has put out a formal call to voters to avoid a boycott on his behalf.
Former nuclear negotiator Hasan Rowhani, the only moderate left in the race, is expected to put in a good showing and has been endorsed by two former presidents, both Rafsanjani and Mohammad Khatami.
He will be challenged by conservatives Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the mayor of Tehran, chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and former foreign minister Ali Akbar Velayati, none of whom are expected to give much resistance to Iran's supreme religious leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Sanctions are putting serious pressure on the Iranian economy and both unemployment and inflation are rife, meaning that economic issues will figure big in this election.
Many voters remember the bloody government response to the 2009 "Green Movement" following Ahmadinejad's disputed re-election, which saw many protesters and dissenters jailed.
Khamenei asked his people to turn out in large numbers to vote in the election but kept mum about his own preference—including on his Twitter account.
I also voted for one of these gentlemen in this election but no one is aware of my vote even my close friends & relatives #IranElection
— khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) June 14, 2013
This article originally was published at Global Post.
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Satya Nadella: Microsoft Will Continue Investing To Improve the Xbox Platform
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By Shibu S On Apr 27, 2018
After Xbox One faced an uncertain landscape after the years that followed its debut, the platform was integrated into Microsoft's new plans and strategies for its games division and everything indicates that stability and growth are coming. In the presentation of the company's recent financial report, Satya Nadella said that they are committed to their platform and will continue to invest in expanding their gaming and services environment.
During the presentation of the financial report that ended last March, Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, confirmed the company's commitment to Xbox, considered a platform surrounded by a gaming and services environment. Initially, Nadella assured that Microsoft's gaming division is still thinking of investing in Xbox in order to expand the gaming experience and take advantage of new opportunities to develop the way titles are created, played and viewed.
Regarding the services sector, the Microsoft manager said they will seek to establish new relationships, and maintain existing ones, with companies that have integrated the Xbox LIVE experience, Xbox Game Pass, and Mixer. According to Nadella, currently, the game division is motivated by the reception that Sea of Thieves has had between the players and the transmission platform, something that they have achieved thanks to the integration of a shared game environment between Xbox One and Windows 10.
Finally, the top executive of the US company, said that the financial results of Xbox One speak for themselves and account for the strength of the platform and its services; In addition, he promised that Microsoft will continue investing in the console and its environment, especially now that they are focused on working in Azure and thinking about their integration to the gaming and services experience, with the objective of satisfying the needs of developers, players, and spectators.
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The Myth Of The Individual DVD
It's not that Scott (Mike Griffin) doesn't care about the women in his life: he just cares about himself so much more.
"The Myth Of The Individual" chronicles Scott's adventures in deception, with trickery and headgames taken to such extremes that not even he knows what's real any more. But once a woman who loves him discovers what he's been up to, Scott's life is turned upside down: how can a liar escape a lie?
Hugo Lunny's first film is an intense mixture of comedy and pathos, of the sublime and of the ridiculous, that has earned comparisons to Dostoyevsky's "Notes From The Underground" and Robert Greene's "Art of Seduction."
An emphatically modern battle of the sexes, "The Myth Of The Individual" offers an essential portrait of contemporary relationships.
"The Myth Of The Individual"
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Edited by Patrick Britton
Mike Griffin, Wendy Podgursky, Edward Vint, Jamie Crawford, Hilary Schweitzer, Melissa Robertson and Randall Edwards
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Toga! Toga! Animal House Parties Its Way to Blu-ray this July!
May 16th, 2011 by Sean Ferguson
Starring comedy legend John Belushi (The Blues Brothers, "Saturday Night Live"), National Lampoon's Animal House is the ultimate college movie filled with food fights, fraternities and toga parties! Follow the uproarious escapades of the Delta House fraternity as they take on Dean Wormer (John Vernon, Dirty Harry), the sanctimonious Omegas, and the entire female student body. Directed by John Landis, the most popular college comedy of all-time also stars Tim Matheson (Sometimes They Come Back, "The West Wing"), Donald Sutherland (The Eagle, M*A*S*H), Karen Allen (Raiders of the Lost Ark), Kevin Bacon (Mystic River, Footloose), and Thomas Hulce (Amadeus), along with music legends Otis Day and the Knights performing their show-stopping rendition of 'Shout.'
This Blu-ray is jam packed with extras! Take a look!
National Lampoon's Animal House Blu-Ray Exclusives:
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BD-LIVE: Access the BD-Live™ Center through your Internet-connected player to watch the latest trailers and more.
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Advanced Remote Control: A sleek, elegant new way to operate your Blu-ray™ player. Users can navigate through menus, playback and BD-Live™ functions with ease.
Video Timeline: Users can easily bring up the video timeline, allowing them to instantly access any point in the film.
Mobile-To-Go: Users can unlock a selection of bonus content with their Blu-ray™ discs to save to their device or to stream from anywhere there is a Wi-Fi network, enabling them to enjoy content on the go, anytime, anywhere.
Browse Titles: Users will have access to a complete list of pocket BLU™-enabled titles available and coming to Bluray Hi-Def. They can view free previews and see what additional content is available to unlock on their device.
Keyboard: Entering data is fast and easy with your device's intuitive keyboard.
uHEAR™: Never miss another line of dialogue with this innovative feature that instantly skips back a few seconds on your Bluray disc and turns on the subtitles to highlight what you missed.
Additional National Lampoon's Animal House Blu-Ray Features:
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion: An original documentary featuring interviews with Director John Landis, Producers Ivan Reitman & Matty Simmons, cast members Tim Matheson, Karen Allen, Stephen Furst, Peter Riegart, John Vernon & Kevin Bacon, Composer Elmer Bernstein and Writers Chris Miller & Harold Ramis plus behind-the-scenes footage and clips with John Belushi.
Where Are They Now? A Delta Alumni Update: A hilarious mockumentary featuring the original cast.
SCENE IT? Animal House: Relive all your favorite moments from your favorite fraternity through real movie clips, trivia questions and an array of on-screen puzzlers with these two games.
Written by: Sean Ferguson on May 16, 2011.
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Tags: John Belushi, John Landis, John Vernon, Karen Allen, Tim Matheson.
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Aaron Neuwirth
Another Classic. "Otis, my man!"
Comment on May 16th, 2011	at 1:03 pm
I'm two-for-two today with Aaron 🙂
It won't last.
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Date Added September 9th, 2012
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"My Everything" was released on 6 Nov 2000 as the second single taken from 98 Degrees' third studio album, "Revelation" (2000). It is a pop song, which was written by band members Nick Lachey and Justin Jeffre, Anders Bagge and Arnthor Birgisson, with production handled by the last two.
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