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Prestigious services firm in Valley Forge is hiring an HR Director. Candidate should have experience interviewing and managing the compliance for all employees. Experience in processing and managing payroll strongly preferred. Candidate should have a deep understanding of HIPAA regulations. Candidate should have at least 7-10 years' experience in an HR function, showing growth with each position. Strong communication skills needed, both written and verbal.
Brand New Opportunity for a Recruiter to join a growing staffing firm! Competitive Salary, Uncapped commissions plus Benefits! Looking for a recruiter who can work a full desk and manage a key book of business. Salary with uncapped earning potential! Partnering with account managers to determine staffing needs. Maintaining relationships with both internal and external clients to ensure staffing goals are achieved. Join key organizations and board to increase awareness of the company's vision and mission. 3-5 years' experience in Recruiting and Staffing. Bachelor's Degree strongly preferred
Compensation Strategies Consulting Senior Manager Lead total cash compensation studies for a variety of public and private sector clients. Lead the development of base pay and incentive compensation program design. Lead M&A integration projects focusing on program and job harmonization. Model financial impact of compensation plans in support of compensation plan analysis and design. Lead compensation function process definition and organization structure design projects. Collaborate with clients to conduct performance metrics studies. Prepare client reports including exhibits and summaries. Bachelor's degree Required. At least 8 years of experience in compensation in the public or private sector or a compensation consulting background. Strong knowledge of compensation surveys. Experience managing mid-to-large sized teams. Ability to lead and direct staff. Experience writing proposals.
HR Administrative Support, Call Center Representative experience with high volume and fast paced preferred. Ability to learn and implement new processes, procedures and technology seamlessly. MS Excel experience, formulas, pivot tables. Excellent communication skills and able to multi-task between calls, systems, etc. HR processing experience or PeopleSoft a plus.
HR M&A Rewards Restructuring Senior Consultant, Perform Human Capital (some or all of Compensation, Benefits, HR Communications, Operations and Technology, Talent and Culture) due diligence identifying and quantifying transaction risks and opportunities. Our focus includes not only the traditional financial risks associated with compensation and benefit programs, but also the deal risks associated with HR operations and technology, organizational culture, and broad labor and talent. Post-Merger Integration (PMI) & Divestiture: Our focus is on both the HR function integration including compensation, benefits, HR operations and technology, HR strategy, Talent and Culture and the broader enterprise-wide integration efforts including change management, organization design and workforce transition. Our approach to integration/divestiture focuses on identifying and mitigating potential risks and developing an end-state vision and strategy in order to maximize value realization opportunities. Enterprise Cost Management (ECM) & Restructuring: Materially improve the income statement and balance sheet through enterprise cost management and identify and execute expense reduction across the HR function and all HR programs and policies (compensation, benefits, employee programs), and manage enterprise change. Bachelor’s degree Minimum of 2 years of experience with human resources mergers and acquisitions, restructuring or enterprise cost reduction required Minimum of 4 years consulting and/or industry experience
HR Operations and Support, Montgomery County, Reviews and audits HR systems and I-9 records for data accuracy, enters data on behalf of employees, managers and HR colleagues and recommends operational process improvements; provides information updates to broader team, and assists with reporting requirements as needed. Resolves various inquiries from HR colleagues and employees, directs more specialized requests to the appropriate HR contact/SME. Communicates across the organization, up through the executive level. Provides routine administrative support for the HR Operations and Shared Services team, which includes managing employee discount programs, back-up support of Kronos administration, maintaining employee files, preparation of routine correspondence, development of presentations; and general administrative duties. Bachelor’s Degree preferred. 3+ years HR experience providing administrative and project management support in medium to large corporate environment. Previous experience in the pharmaceutical industry or other regulated industry. Interested in this opening?
Human Resources Generalist, Montgomery County One to three years of Generalist experience in HR field. Must have previous experience recruiting. Review resumes, assist with onboarding, recruiting/attend job fairs/sourcing, manage performance evaluation process, assist with policies and procedures. Interested in this opening?
Recruiting Assistant, Montgomery County Assist in the overall hiring of candidates that includes phone interviews, coordinating onsite interviews, employment paperwork, new hire/on-boarding, and sourcing of candidates. Must have strong technology skills, high energy and a desire to work in a fast paced environment. Interested in this opening?
Union Benefits Assistant - HR Benefits Dept, Montgomery County Immediate Opportunity - Responsible for ensuring benefit plans and deductions adhere to governing union contracts, process benefit payments and union dues deductions. Must possess excellent Microsoft Office skills including heavy Excel (including Pivot tables). Detail oriented with excellent time management skills to meet on-going tight deadlines. Experience with union payroll (demonstrating obvious math aptitude). Analytical and problem solving/research skills. Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills both on the phone and interfacing. | <urn:uuid:c928397a-03e1-4e47-bb50-bdfd33532bcc> | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | http://www.carneyjobs.com/employment/17 | 2018-04-24T10:13:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125946597.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20180424100356-20180424120356-00057.warc.gz | en | 0.906563 | 1,140 |
Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve located on the depression of Lake Võrtsjärv is an area of wide swamps, primeval forests, winding rivers and broad flooded meadows.
The waters of Lake Suur-Võrtsjärv were here after the Ice Age, 7,500 until 10,000 years ago. As the water surface lowered, the relict lakes decreased over time. Today, these have been formed into bog massifs: Põltsamaa, Laeva, Umbusi, Soosaare, Meleski and Sangla bogs.
The swamp landscape is divided by rivers: there are 12 watercourses with a length of approximately 115 km and 57 oxbow lakes with a length of approximately 51 km. The water regime here is mainly dependent on the water level of Lake Võrtsjärv and the Emajõgi River, indirectly also on the processes happening in the Pandivere Upland. Due to the level relief and a small fall of the rivers, the drainage of the surface water is obstructed. Upon high waters, the rivers rise from the beds and may flood approximately one third of the nature reserve. Characteristic oxbow lakes are 30–40 m wide and 2–4 m deep on the average, these are important spawning places of the fish and growing places of young fish.
Characteristic forests of Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve are mainly stagnant water swamp forests and mesotrophic bog forests as well as Carex elongata floodplain swamp forests. On the bank ridges of the Põltsamaa and Pedja Rivers, there are some periodically flooded biodiverse floodplain forests; primeval mesotrophic boreal forests and eutrophic boreo-nemoral forests have been preserved on bog islands.
One of the values of Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve is the flooded meadows which are rare in Estonia and in Europe – these are periodically flooded meadow communities with rich soil by the river. Alam-Pedja flooded meadows are located on the Põltsamaa, Pedja, Umbusi, Pikknurme, Laeva, Elva and Emajõgi flood plains of 3,835 hectares.
River Emajõgi. Photo by Sven Začek
The area with almost no human settlements offers good hiding, feeding and nesting possibilities for big game and bird species, who are fearful of people. In the mosaic landscape of old-growth forests and swamps, one meets wolves, bears, lynxes, white-tailed eagles, golden eagles, also the presence of willow grouse and merlin has been identified. Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve is a very important habitat for the spotted eagle who is very rare in Europe.
Extensive flooded meadows are very rich in birds, especially during the spring and autumn migration. Tundra swans, whooper swans, bean geese and greater white-fronted geese feed and sleep here in big migratory flocks. The flooded meadows of the nature reserve are one of the most important nesting areas of the great snipe in the Baltic States.
The main fish species of the rivers are roach, bream, orfe and pike; many tributaries of the Emajõgi River are habitats of salmonidae. The more rare fish species are wels catfish and asp, also European weather loach, spined loach and European bullhead. When it comes to molluscs, thick-shelled river mussel lives in the parts with fast flow of the Põltsamaa River.
More rare plant species in the nature reserve are ghost orchid, yellow marsh saxifrage and fen orchid.
In Palupõhja, there is the biggest birth colony of pond bats in Estonia.
485 species of vascular plants, 184 species of moss, 680 species of mushrooms, 272 species of lichen and 22 species of molluscs have been registered in the nature reserve. In estimation, 50% of all bug species registered in Estonia have been found in the area, whereas 32 species of dragonfly, 410 species of macrolepidoptera and over 100 species of ground beetles in the order of coleoptera have been found. When it comes to vertebrates, 196 species of birds (including 153 species of hatching birds), 43 species of mammals, 35 species of fish, 11 species of amphibians and 2 species of reptiles have been found.
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13 Principles for the Development of Dating Websites
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The Arabs and Andalusians have been laminating doughs with oil or any fat as far as the 10th century and even before..So that's not totally a new thing.
I love pastries made with puff pastry but I really can't buy any which is not made of butter. I'd rather skip it.
This puff pastry recipe is really for those who dread the idea of making one at home, but even for those who are in a hurry and don't want to start the long process of laminating, cooling, starting over..
Actually, this easy puff pastry will take you less time to make it than to go and buy it! Its texture is about 70% of the classic version in term of puffing but the taste is all the same..Again, this is due to the use of butter which should be no less than 82 % fat (basic butters in UK and Germany have that ratio).
The taste of an all butter puff pastry is far superior than any other non-butter version. It's so good beyond description. Of course, it's to do with butter.
All what I'm asking you to do here is to put all the ingredients in the fridge then put them in a food processor with a blade. Give a few pulses then laminate 4 times without transiting by the fridge (hence the quick description) and you're done!!!
For a full classic puff pastry, see my post here (in French, with pictures).
I suggest you read the notes before using the dough.
For approx 700g of puff pastry
Prep:10 min - Store unbaked
- 250 g of all purpose flour, chilled
- 250 g butter at least 82% fat, cut into small cubes and chilled
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 120 g of water, very cold
- 1 tbsp of Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp of crushed black pepper
In the bowl of a food processor fitted with a blade, put flour followed by salt and butter. Give it a few pulses until you see some uneven crumbs forming with clear bits of butter. You will still see bits of butter in the mix. That's fine. You could use a bowl and a fork to do the same.
Next, pour ice-cold water to bring the mix to a dough texture. Again, give just a few pulses. Do not overwork the dough.
Form a rough ball and then flatten it.
Flour a clean work top and roll the dough to a rectangle. Sprinkle flour when needed to prevent it from sticking. I prefer to roll the dough between 2 cuts of baking paper so I don't have to add a lot of flour to the dough.
Remove excess flour with a pastry brush. Fold the dough into 3.
Next, give a quarter turn to the dough in front of you and roll it again to a rectangle. Again, brush any excess of flour and fold into 3.
Repeat this a couple of time. You would have basically laminated the dough 4 times in about less than 5 min. Try to pat and push edges and corners towards the inside of the dough just to make sure the whole slab looks like a proper and neat rectangle.
Cover the dough with a cling film and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours before using it. The same way we do with any buttery puff pastry. To shortcut that, I place it for 20 min in the freezer. It does the job.
- Always use the puff pastry cold but still possible to roll so it does not break.
- Always fill it with cold filling, never warm or hot.
- Always use a sharp knife to cut and shape your pastry for optimum puffing effect.
- Never let the egg wash flow on the edges where you have cut the dough, it also prevents good puffing.
|The egg wash over the edge has prevented this pastry from puffing properly|
- Once your pastry is shaped, again, place it for 10 min in the freezer or 30 - 60 min in the fridge before baking for better results.
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Kod Broda sam stigao From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sign in to check out Check out as guest. In both novels, the protagonist wanders through a labyrinth rranc seems to be designed to make him fail or even seems to have no relation to him at all.
Withoutabox Submit to Film Festivals. In spite of his efforts, K. The myth of guilt and judgement discussed in The Trial has its cultural roots in the Hasidic tradition, where tales of plaintiff and defendant, heavenly judgement and punishment, unfathomable authorities and obscure charges are not uncommon. This article is about the novel by Kafka. Kafka’s unfinished works, including his novels Der ProcessDas Schloss cranc Der Verschollene translated as both Amerika and The Man Who Disappearedwere ordered by Kafka to be destroyed by his friend Max Brodwho nonetheless ignored his friend’s direction and published them after Kafka’s death.
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The truth lies in some very elusive place between these two simplistic poles”. U njoj objavljujemo knjige koje su odavno usle u obrazovne i skolske programe, jer su neizostavne u razvoju i vaspitavanju nasih mladih narastaja.
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New Jersey Legislature Tackled Social Media, Wage Disclosure, and Domestic Violence Leave
The New Jersey Legislature and Governor Christie have been busy this year passing various bills, three of which employers should take note of.
New Jersey joined the national trend of enacting laws restricting employers’ rights to request employees’ social media passwords. There are eleven other states with similar laws, Maryland, and Illinois being the first to enact such laws. Over 30 states and the federal government have similar laws pending. These laws are a patchwork of greatly varying restrictions.
Some legislation contains exceptions such as where the employer reasonably believes the content of the social media account is relevant to an investigation into employee misconduct or employee violation of the law, while others contain no such exceptions. Some bills and laws prohibit the request of log-in credentials while others go further and prohibit employers from asking employees to open their social media pages in front of the employer (presumably so the employer can inspect the content). Some legislation prohibits requiring employees to “friend” or “link to” the employer or management and others do not.
The New Jersey law is broad compared to other laws enacted around the country. It prohibits employers from requiring/requesting current or prospective employees to provide or disclose their user name, password, or access to a “personal account.” A “personal account” is defined as “an account, service or profile on a social networking website that is used by a current or prospective employee exclusively for personal communications unrelated to any business purposes of the employer.” The law states it does not apply to accounts, services or profiles accessed “for business purposes of the employer or to engage in business related communications.” This language appears so broad it could encompass accounts used for business such as LinkedIn. Social media would include accounts like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Vine, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, and MySpace.
In addition, the New Jersey law voids any agreement that would waive employee rights under this law. It also prohibits employers from retaliating or discriminating against an employee who refuses to provide this information, reports a violation of the law, or is involved in an investigation of a violation of the law.
The law is not all-encompassing. It recognizes an employer’s right to 1. enforce policies related to the use of employer issued electronic communications devises or accounts used for business purposes, 2. conduct investigations including those based on information from personal accounts, and 3. use information in the public domain.
The penalty for the first violation is $1,000 and then $2,500 for each subsequent violation. Employers who do business in New Jersey should make sure their policies and practices are in line with this law and employers who do business across several states should make sure they are complying with all applicable laws.
The Legislature also amended New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination, adding language prohibiting retaliation against employees who request or disclose wage-related information for the purpose of assisting investigations into discriminatory treatment. Specifically, the new provision prohibits retaliation against an employee who discloses or requests from a current or former employee or his or her authorized representative information about job titles, occupational categories, rates of compensation, benefits, gender, race, ethnicity, military status, or national origin. The purpose of the request or disclosure must be to assist in investigating possible discriminatory treatment concerning “pay, compensation, bonuses, other compensation, or benefits.” This law was effective immediately.
Although this new law only prohibits retaliation where the purpose of the protected inquiry is to investigate pay-related discrimination, under the federal National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) there are similar but additional restrictions. The NLRA prohibits employers from restricting employees’ speech regarding the terms and conditions of employment, which includes pay-related information.
Domestic Violence Leave – NJ SAFE Act
In the summer, a new law emerged called the New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act (“NJ SAFE Act”) requiring employers with 25 or more employees to gives certain employees unpaid leave to address domestic violence or sexually violent offenses. Eligible employees must have worked at least 1,000 hours during the immediately preceding 12-month period. If an employee is eligible, he or she may take up to 20 days in a 12-month period if that employee is the victim of domestic violence or the victim of a sexually violent offense, or if the employee’s child, parent, spouse, domestic partner, or civil union partner is such a victim. The leave can be granted for medical attention, counseling, legal proceedings, or other reasons. Further, notice of this law must be posted; a model notice can be found at http://lwd.state.nj.us/labor/forms_pdfs/lwdhome/AD-289_9-13.pdf. It was supposed to be posted by October 1, 2013, so if you are a covered employee and you have not done so, you should post this notice immediately.
Regarding all of these laws, New Jersey employers should review with qualified counsel all written policies to ensure they are lawful and comply with any changes.
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The colors in the first photo are stunning. Which camera did you use for these photos? Did you enhance them at all?
You can always see which camera it is by clicking through to the flickr page. This was my tiny Sony. I'm sure I tweaked it a little, but I can't remember what I did. I just use iPhoto and move the sliders around until I like the color and contrast and the like.
Thanks, Ann! I forgot about clicking through and am glad I did after your reminder, as the largest version of this one makes a great background for my computer screen, BTW. (I tried your earlier shot of the marvelous leaves the other day but, for some reason, it turned out a bit too grainy.)I have always been very partial to shades of blue and green similar to these.
I'm flattered to be your screen saver!I find myself sliding toward the green/blue these days. Even on the one yesterday with the monk in the saffron robe, I moved it toward blue and green.
'Cause You make me feel... Mony! Mony! So!—Mony! Mony!—good!Mony, Mony........Well, I feel all right! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!Ooh, I love you, Mony! Mo, mo, Mony .....Yeah ......Come on....
Saturday in the park? Must have been the seventh of July.
I find myself sliding toward the green/blue these days. Well, then you oughtta love Glacier Park.
"Althouse blog lacks an authoritative, scholarly tone.""Althouse's breezy style is too informal for serious and rigorous academic debate. "---from the AOL ChatroomsLove, Maxine
Breezy, light and airy. That Althouse---so light-hearted she's floating on the clouds!
"serious and rigorous academic debate."AOL ChatroomsTwo concepts that I would never conceive as having a remote possibility of making an appearance together. Thanks, Maxine. Quite a chuckle.
Beautiful. Monet couldn't have done better.http://images.google.com/images?q=monet+water+lilies&hl=en&client=firefox-a&channel=s&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=rSv&um=1&sa=X&oi=images&ct=title
Yes, but Monet wasn't purporting to be a law blogger.
"You can always see which camera it is by clicking through to the flickr page."--AlthouseThere is no way to verify the camera information on Flickr, and people routinely lie about their equipment.
Best water lilies picture ever.
I'm just guessing, but the reason Ann isn't live blogging the Gore concerts is probably that she's heartbroken over the failure to book Sanjaya.
Hey, Simels is back! Where the hell were you? I'm not blogging about music on TV because: 1. I don't watch TV in the daytime, 2. I've been busy with this damned 6th Circuit case, 3. I was out in the real world interacting with actual fleshly human beings, 4. I don't like to listen to music that much -- unless I'm driving in my car. I did TiVo the damned thing though, I think. Was anything interesting?
Was anything interesting? Foo Fighters were brilliant; ditto Crowded House.Biggest surprise was Mr. Nicole Kidman and Alicia Keys(!) doing a very credible "Gimme Shelter."Melissa Etheridge said the unspeakable, and the Dixie-Chicking is probably getting started as I type this....
Okay. I'm watching the TiVo.
Don't expect me to say anything about it though. I think it's hard to write about music. What are you going to say? Don't you get tired of calling things "brilliant," etc.? The same old words...
2. I've been busy with this damned 6th Circuit caseI call bs.RHCP -- best so far.
Don't you get tired of calling things "brilliant," etc.? It's called shorthand, Ann. It's casual conversation, not a review.
Kelly Clarkson, native Texan, is a close second.To clarify, I call bs on your thinking about the case. Running around the internets to figure out what you think and to locate Greenwald may have taken a while.My bad.
I'm really impressed by the sound quality (and the picture). So clear.
"It's called shorthand, Ann. It's casual conversation, not a review."I'm genuinely being sympathetic. I think it must get tiresome trying to come up with new ways to say that things are good or bad. "Amazing"... "astonishing"... must get annoying...michilines, what the hell are you talking about. Apparently, you missed my long post about the case. The day I read Glenn Greenwald as a way to figure out what to think is the day I stop blogging.
"The thoughts that are expressed to me by music I love are not too indefinite to be put into words, but on the contrary, too definite." - Mendelssohn
That second flower looks like something from a creepy Japanese pornographic cartoon. TENTACLES!
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Today I thought I'd tell you about 7 of my favorite characters in my favorite genre...mystery. I just bet a lot of you will be familiar with them.
My Mystery Friends & Their Creators
Travis McGee - by John McDonald (1916-1986, sold over 70,000,000 books in his career)
McDonald wrote 21 books about Travis McGee, a "salvage consultant" who lived on a houseboat called The Busted Flush. He was a hunk, carefree, moral and I was always convinced he had a beautiful tan. In my mind he was that rugged kind of beautiful and handsome at the same time. I hate to re-read books but I may have to do all of these again...
Elvis Cole - by Robert Crais (born 1953, still living; wrote screen plays for Miami Vice, Hill Street Blues and Cagney & Lacey; has written more than 20 novels)
Crais wrote about Elvis Cole who called himself the "World's Greatest Detective". Elvis is a Vietnam Vet, Tough guy; nice guy. Truly an unorthodox smart-ass P. I. Friend of tough (and a little scary) Joe Pike. Has a Mickey Mouse phone and a Pinocchio wall-clock. in his office. Conscientious and tough under all of his bluster. I have no real picture of him in my mind except tall and maybe even a little awkward but stronger than the bad guys. Sort of Gomer Pylish. I love him though.
Parker created Spenser as a tough, ex-boxer, ex-cop, smart-mouth, loveable, educated, gourmet cook with a steady girlfriend. I loved his pal Hawk just as much as I loved Joe Pike. To me Spenser was just as handsome and debonair as I am sure Stuart Woods' Stone Barrington must be. In fact, I may have to go back and read these again too. There's never enough time is there...sigh.
Joe Pickett created by C. J. Box (born 1958, still living, at 59 years of age, his 21 books have been published in 27 languages and he has sold over 10,000,000 copies)
Box created Joe Pickett as a good, honorable man with a beautiful family saving our world one poacher and one bad guy at a time. This sounds boring but in my mind Joe Pickett looks just like a happy family man. No smart mouthing in Joe Pickett's house. I have loved all of this guy's books and I think a huge reason is because he always wants to do the right thing. Truly a good guy.
Kinsey Milhone - Sue Grafton (1940-2017) We lost a great author in Sue Grafton this year. Famous for her "alphabet series"
Matthew Scudder - Lawrence Block (born in 1938 and still living; has published more than 50 novels and more than 100 short stories)
Matthew Scudder is another ex-cop who does favors for friends. An alcoholic down on his luck. There are eighteen of these great Matthew Scudder books, every one of them great in my opinion. In my mind...Matthew looks like a handsome guy obviously having lived a hard life.
Here's from Lawrence Block: “I started writing about Matthew Scudder in the mid-1970s, and it’s been a great pleasure watching him grow and evolve over the years. An aspect of the realism of the series is that Scudder has aged in real time; he’s forty years older than he was when I started chronicling his fictive existence. If I have one piece of advice for y’all, it’s this: "Don’t age in real time. I’m talking about you, not your characters. Slow down. What’s the damn hurry?”
Alison Reynolds - J.A. Jance (born in 1944 and still living; has 26 novels involving 4 different sets of characters)
Stone Barrington - Stuart Woods (born in 1938, remarried in 2013, still living; has written more than 60 novels)
Woods created Barrington as polished, wealthy, educated, a very successful lawyer and yet another ex cop who left the squad
because he wouldn't follow orders. Kind of lives like the "jet set" and always has a new woman in his bed. Books are getting a little "spicy" but I've still read every one and still will as they come out. No question he looks like a younger James Bond to me mixed with Remington Steele.
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12-14 August 2010
1930 Stutz Model M Supercharged Coupe
To be auctioned on Saturday, August 14, 2010
Sold for $660,000
- Chassis no. 31312
- From the estate of Mr. John M. O'Quinn
- One of just two supercharged Stutz motor cars known to exist
- Owned long-term by famed Stutz collector A.K. Miller
- Comprehensively sorted by prior owner Skip Barber
- Multiple award-winner, including Best in Class at Pebble Beach
Stutz’s racing and sales successes continued through World War I, but by 1919, Harry C. Stutz lost control of his company to a Wall Street syndicate whose financial machinations ultimately led to the de-listing of Stutz from the New York Stock Exchange. Harry Schwab of Bethlehem Steel, whose mismanagement nearly led to the marque’s demise, then acquired the company.
Salvation came with the arrival of Hungarian-born Frederick E. Moskovics, a veteran of Daimler, Franklin and Marmon. He had, as the saying goes, gasoline in his veins and proved it with the introduction in 1926 of the Stutz Vertical Eight, an engineering and stylistic tour de force that included a SOHC inline eight-cylinder engine, hydrostatic brakes, safety glass and worm drive for a lower overall profile. It was the progenitor of the Model M, surely the most European of US automotive designs of the era.
This particular Stutz is even more European than most, having been originally sold by the company’s main UK dealer, Warwick Wright Ltd. of London, who also supplied the supercharged cars for Stutz’s famed assault on the Le Mans 24-hour race in 1929. It is also one of just two supercharged Stutz motor cars known to exist. This car’s one-off, dramatic coachwork is by Lancefield of London, with design trademarks including low and streamlined “gun-turret” tops, “helmet” wings, teardrop step-plates instead of running boards and many lovely louvers along the lower-body chassis covers.
A perfect period image of the Lancefield Coupe was rendered in the November 22nd, 1929 edition of the renowned UK motoring magazine, The Autocar. The earliest owner(s) of this stunning example is unfortunately not known, however the Lancefield Coupe was an important part of the astonishing Vermont-based Stutz collection of the late A.K. Miller and remained unrestored for decades while in his ownership.
At the estate auction, a well-known West Coast collector became the Lancefield Coupe’s new owner. An exceptional restoration ensued, and the Stutz was refinished in the attractive original color scheme of black with red. The owner then entered it in the 1997 Beijing-Paris Motor Challenge, a grueling 45-day event. The restoration was literally hours old with no test miles registered on the odometer when the car was shipped to China. Nonetheless, the Stutz performed valiantly until a lack of critical spare electrical parts forced a reluctant withdrawal from the event.
Next, the Lancefield Coupe was invited to the 50th Anniversary edition of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, where its stunning style and rakish appearance attracted great attention. There, it was so well prepared that the judges awarded it Best in Class, along with the Briggs Cunningham Award for the most exciting car present, as chosen by a special committee of judges.
Following that, it was consigned to RM’s Auto Salon & Auction held in New York City on September 23rd, 2000, where noted collector Skip Barber of Connecticut acquired it. As a former racing driver and the operator of the race driving school that bears his name, Mr. Barber drives his cars regularly on the challenging secondary roads of northern Connecticut. When he first took delivery of the car, it looked and, in fact, was concours-level in its appearance, but Barber subjected the car to a thorough mechanical sorting to ensure that its driving dynamics matched its stunning appearance.
The gearbox, clutch, steering, starter motor, electrical system and other items were identified for rectification after many of Barber’s test drives. Accordingly, the car was sent to Holman Engineering in Springfield, Massachusetts during 2003. George Holman, a mechanical engineer, is a well-known Stutz expert and has raced a Stutz Black Hawk Speedster in VSCCA events. The supercharger was completely rebuilt with modern internals and fitted with a rebuilt proper carburetor. The remainder of the mechanical work was completed by Holman between 2003 and 2005, with the car now performing strongly, exactly as it should. The Lancefield Coupe continued its winning ways in 2006, with the car earning Best of Show at the Greenwich Concours.
In the summer of 2006, the Stutz joined the private collection of the late Mr. John O’Quinn. A unique classic and a true thoroughbred indeed, the Lancefield Coupe remains virtually flawless and equally welcome at international concours, tours and vintage rallies. Its spectacular body design, powerful supercharged engine, rarity and careful ownership make it perhaps the most significant Stutz motor car in existence, as well as an unparalleled object of pure desire.
As the description in the 1996 A.K. Miller auction catalog correctly predicted, “This striking motor car holds the potential to become one of the premier entrants on the international Concours d’Elegance circuit.” Now that the restoration is complete, the Pebble Beach prizes have been won and the mechanicals have been expertly sorted, those words still ring true today.
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Last name: Mason
Recorded in a surprising number of different spellings as shown below, this is a medieval surname of French origins. It is a status and occupational surname which originally described a skilled stone mason, one who had served his time as an apprentice to a master craftsman. The derivation is from the pre 8th century Old French word "masson", probably introduced into England by the Norman-French after the conquest of 1066. Indeed before that time few places in Britain were built in stone, so the French largely introduced both the word and the skill. The surname is one of the earliest recorded and early examples include: John Macun in the building accounts of King Henry 1st of England in the year 1130, and Ace le Mazun, in the Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire in 1193. Spellings of the surname both in Britain and France include Macon, Mason, Massen, Masson, Machen, Machent, Machin, and Machon. Early examples from surviving church registers are those of Elizabeth Masson christened at St. Margaret's Westminster, on July 21st 1540, and Awdry Mason who married William Elyat at that same church on June 10th 1548. Among the many prominent figures with this surname was George Mason (1725 - 1792), the American statesman who framed the Virginia Bill of Rights. This was later was used as a model by Thomas Jefferson when he drafted the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The first recorded spelling of the family name is possibly that of Richard Machun. This was dated about the year 1120, in charters of the Danelaw, for the county of Lincolnshire, during the reign of King Henry 1st, known as "The Lion of Justice", 1100 - 1135. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
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I am going to tell my dad to do our geneology. I have no idea where I'm from! haha
Robert James Mason Esquire
I have spent vast hours and expense researching my origins on all sides of my family and been pleasantly surprised with a good few results. On the Mason side I have discovered that I am a direct decendant of a William Mason who fought as Man at arms at the battle of Agincourt on 25 september 1415. William Mason was from the Parish of Hemingbrough in the East Riding of Yorkshire which is only 20 miles from where I live today and although many branches of the family had moved from the region over the last 600 years few of us remain close by. At last I can fully understand why I enjoy using the two finger gesture (Agincourt salute)
My mom's maiden name is Mason, I have no idea about her ancestry. I only know a small bit about my dad's which is Popplewell, which is supposedly a very rare surname descended from Yorkshire.
my father name is George mason and his family stay in Glasgow Scotland I would like to trace any of this family he did have about 3 brothers and 2 sisters
my dad is shane mason and i have a grampa his name is jean mason
My last name is mason, but i always thought my surname was named after a slave because i am black.
Vivian Marie Mason
My great-grandfather's name is Oscar Mason and he's from the West Indies. I know that I am family to the former New York Knicks player, Anthony Mason. But I'm looking for the history of my family and where we come from right before my great-grandfather was born. I know enough, but I really need to know more. If anyone knows anything, with proof, please message me on FACEBOOK. Thank you!!!
I am looking for information on Hannah Mason born about 1780 possibly in Lancashire,England. She married Thomas Dagnall in 1796 in Winwick,Lancashire. They had five children and lived around the Warrington area in Lancashire. Any info would be appreciated.
Hi i am african american my fathers name is amos j mason and my granddads name is amos mason senior my grandmothers name is georgia ann mason
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Bademus of Persia (d. 376), born in the Persian purple, used his riches to found a monastery, and became its first abbot. When King Shapur II (whom we’ve (alas) met) was taking out his family-of-origin issues on his kingdom’s Christians, Bademus and seven of his disciples were captured and thrown into prison. There they lay in chains for many months, occasionally tortured in an attempt to get them to worship the sun and/or become Zoroastrians (or perhaps just to give the jailers something to do). Bademus continued to provide pastoral support for the surrounding countryside from his prison cell, we know not how.
Nirsanes (Nersan for short) was Prince of Aria (his brother was Regent of Recitative) (just kidding), and when Shapur discovered he was a Christian, he had him arrested also. Unfortunately Nersan broke under torture and Zoroastrianized, and further agreed to do whatever Shapur asked. The wily king said he would restore Nersan’s rank and all his privileges if he would kill Bademus. Taking the proffered sword, Nersan tried to impale the abbot, but found he could not. Steeling himself, he took a swing at Bademus’ neck, but hardly made a dent. Bademus said, “Nersan, it’s bad enough you have agreed to apostatize, but now you’re murdering fellow Christians? I do not fear death, but really, I’d rather be killed by just about anybody else.” Nobody else was available, though, and Nersan eventually managed to complete the deed on the fourth stroke. (Anybody else thinking about Nearly Headless Nick? Thought so.) The bystanders were amazed at Bademus’ fortitude, thinking it can’t be fun to be beheaded by an inept headsman (although presumably their thoughts were not from first-neck experience). His body was thrown to the dogs, but was recovered by Christians and given a proper burial. Nersan committed suicide shortly thereafter. The other monks were released from prison when Shapur died.
Waltrude of Mons (d. ca. 688), also called Waldetrudis, Vaudru, and Waudru, was surrounded by saints, including both parents, one sister, her husband, and all their children. Her husband, Madelgaire (later St. Victor), was a courtier of King Dagobert I of Austrasia & environs. Their children were: Landric, who became Bishop of Meaux (although presumably not right away), Dentelin, who died a child, and Adeltrude and Madelberte, who became abbesses of Maubeuge. The timing at this point becomes very muddled. One source says Madelgaire married Waltrude in 635 and ran off to become a monk in 643; another says he was monkified around 654–656, which seems a lot more sporting. One doesn’t like to think of Waltrude stuck at home rocking the cradle with four (then three) children, the oldest only eight years old, while her husband is off having fun being ascetic. The sources are also at odds about Madelgaire’s death, putting it variously at 656 and 677.
Two of three sources agree that Waltrude took the veil in 656, built herself a tiny house by way of a cell, and retired from the world to live as a hermit. In a shocking twist of fate as predictable as tomorrow’s sunrise, streams of both men and women were soon beating a path to her door seeking spiritual counsel. Before long she threw in the eremitic towel and founded a convent named after herself, Saint-Waudru (although perhaps the name got changed later—yeah, let’s go with that). In time the city of Mons grew up around it, and it’s still there. The city, I mean; all that is left of the convent is a church built eight centuries later. Her relics are kept therein, and are paraded around the city every year on Trinity Sunday, a custom that began as an attempt to ward off a pest invasion in 1349 (it worked). In addition to spiritual counsel, Waltrude was known for her charity, miraculous powers of healing, patience, fasting, and prayer. She is the patron saint of—wait for it—Mons. | <urn:uuid:5724c955-a132-4777-9674-2e2434d61f47> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://theoniondome.com/2020/04/09/bademus-persia-waltrude-mons/ | 2020-08-14T16:44:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439739347.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20200814160701-20200814190701-00273.warc.gz | en | 0.985186 | 956 |
By Chad Leistikow
An in-state rivalry fraught with extra emotion on each sideline was ultimately decided by a single statistic: 77 inches.
That’s the height of Morgan Johnson, who piled up a season-high 26 points Sunday as Iowa secured a season sweep of state schools in women’s basketball by beating a spunky Drake squad 82-65.
Before a revved-up crowd of 2,716 at the Knapp Center that felt more like 4,000, the Bulldogs (3-6) seemed to embody the motivation of first-year coach Jennie Baranczyk, who starred at Iowa from 2000 to 2004, for most of the game’s 40 minutes.
But each time Drake seemed to generate momentum, Iowa took to a reliable strategy to deflect it: Lob, catch, layup. Repeat.
Johnson, who at 6-foot-5 is 5 inches taller than Drake’s best inside player, reached up high to catch passes from her guards and plopped in short bucket after bucket.
Lob, catch, layup.
“For me, it was great. It’s awesome when you play people a lot shorter than you. I don’t see that a lot,” said Johnson, who shot 11-for-19 and tacked on eight rebounds and three blocks, one game after a season-worst seven points against Iowa State. “My guards did a great job keeping their passes high and out of (Drake’s) hands.”
The lob-catch-layup routine helped Iowa (8-3) produce a season-best 52.5 percent shooting and 23 assists — including seven apiece from Samantha Logic and Jaime Printy and six from Theairra Taylor — to a season-low eight turnovers.
Johnson’s success wasn’t a surprise to Baranczyk, 30, known as Jennie Lillis in the Hawkeye record books as the No. 4 scorer in school history.
“I just hope the Missouri Valley doesn’t get a Morgan Johnson over Christmas break,” Baranczyk said. “That was the problem today. That was the biggest difference in the game.
“I said it before the game, I’ll say it again. Morgan Johnson is just one of the best players in the country.”
But Johnson wasn’t the only player Sunday to enjoy a splashy stat line.
Trisha Nesbitt, a senior from Ames, scored a career-best 12 points in 15 minutes in front of family and friends. She entered the afternoon with 16 points for the season.
“I had about 18 people that I put on the ticket list,” said Nesbitt, who is engaged to former Hawkeye men’s player Jarryd Cole. “I had a bunch of other people come, too.
“It’s fun to come out as a team and get this big win. It was our goal to get the state championship. This was really huge for us.”
Iowa had beaten Northern Iowa (by 22) and Iowa State (by eight) at home before showing up in Des Moines, where the feisty Bulldogs — ranked No. 321 among 345 Division I women’s teams by RealtimeRPI.com compared with No. 42 for Iowa — were doing their best to play spoiler. Led by the razor-sharp three-point shooting of Kyndal Clark (6-for-7), Drake led by as many as nine points at 26-17.
But a 22-2 run before halftime put the Hawkeyes up 11, and the mythical state title was theirs to lose.
“In the beginning, our defense was a little bit weak,” Nesbitt said. “We had to pick up our intensity.”
That intensity stemmed from Baranczyk, a Dowling Catholic alum who was groomed as a college player under Iowa coach Lisa Bluder.
“Probably the most awkward thing was the initial handshake when every camera in town was there,” Baranczyk said. “Hopefully, they got my good side. Once the ball goes up … We both just go into game mode.”
Bluder, too, was well aware of the day’s emotional element of going against the school she coached from 1990 to 2000 — she’s won 11 in a row since her last loss to the Bulldogs in 2001 — and her former star center.
Although Baranczyk’s coaching tenure is only nine games old, there’s reason to believe things are on the right track.
“The biggest thing was we played as a team,” said Clark, who led Drake with 19 points. “We brought the energy. We left everything out on the court. We’re making progress. We’re getting there.”
Bluder left the Knapp Center relieved with the victory that put the Hawkeyes within two of their goal of 10 nonconference wins with three to play.
She also was left impressed by Drake’s Baranczyk-inspired scrappiness.
“You’ve got to like a team that does that for their coach,” Bluder said. “She’s going to do a great job. You can see how hard she has her team playing. When your kids play as hard as those Drake kids played tonight, they’re going to win games. She’s definitely got them playing in the right way.”
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The normal scrotum and testes
The scrotum is normally loose, soft and fleshy. It holds the two testicles (testes). Usually you can easily feel the testes in the scrotum. A tube (the vas deferens) takes sperm from each testicle (testis) to the the penis. It is normal for one testis to hang lower than the other.
What is a hydrocele?
A hydrocele is a collection of fluid in a sac in the scrotum next to a testicle (testis). It usually occurs on one side, but sometimes a hydrocele forms over both testicles (testes).
The normal testis is surrounded by a smooth protective tissue sac. You cannot normally feel this. It makes a small amount of 'lubricating' fluid to allow the testis to move freely. Excess fluid normally drains away into the veins in the scrotum. If the balance is altered between the amount of fluid that is made, and the amount that is drained, some fluid accumulates as a hydrocele.
What do hydroceles look and feel like?
See also the separate leaflet called Get to Know Your Testes (Testicles).
A hydrocele feels like a small fluid-filled balloon inside the scrotum. It feels smooth, and is mainly in front of one of the testicles (testes).
Hydroceles vary greatly in size. Very large hydroceles are sometimes seen in elderly men who have never shown their swelling to a doctor. It might have been getting larger over a number of years.
Hydroceles are normally painless. Large hydroceles may cause discomfort because of their size. Walking or sexual activity may become uncomfortable if you have a very large hydrocele.
What causes hydroceles?
Most hydroceles occur in adults and are most common in men aged over 40 years.
- The cause is not known in most cases.
- A small number of hydroceles are caused when something is wrong with one of the testicles (testes). For example, infection, inflammation, injury or tumours of a testicle (testis) may cause fluid to be formed which leads to a hydrocele forming.
- Sometimes hydroceles develop when there is generalised swelling of the lower half of the body due to fluid retention.
Do I need any tests?
A doctor will examine the testicles (testes). Your doctor may also shine a light through the scrotum, which helps to diagnose a hydrocele.
If the hydrocele is large, and the doctor cannot feel the testicle (testis), the fluid may be drained with a needle and syringe. (This is helped by injecting local anaesthetic into the overlying skin to make the procedure painless.) Once the fluid is removed, the testes can then be examined more easily.
Sometimes an ultrasound scan of the testes will be advised. This can check the testes to make sure there is no underlying cause for the hydrocele.
What are the treatments for hydrocele?
Leaving it alone can be an option
In adults, if the hydrocele causes no symptoms, one option is simply to leave it alone. If it becomes larger or troublesome, you can always change your mind and have treatment.
Surgery may be recommended if your hydrocele is large or uncomfortable. The operation for a hydrocele involves making a very small cut in the scrotum or lower tummy (abdominal) wall. The fluid is then drained from around the testicle (testis). The passage between the abdomen and the scrotum will also be sealed off so the fluid cannot re-form in the future. This is a minor operation and is performed as a day case, so does not usually involve an overnight stay in the hospital. A hydrocele may return after surgery but this is very uncommon.
The fluid can be drained easily with a needle and syringe. However, following this procedure, it is common for the sac of the hydrocele to refill with fluid within a few months. Draining every now and then may be suitable though, if you are not fit for surgery or if you do not want an operation.
Further reading & references
- Lee SL et al; Hydrocele, Medscape, Jan 2012
- Scrotal Swellings; NICE CKS, February 2010
- Albino G, Nenna R, Inchingolo CD, et al; Hydrocele with surprise. Case report and rewiew of literature. Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2010 Dec;82(4):287-90.
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Tennessee cemetery records can be helpful for genealogical research. There are a number of resources to help you find burial records in Tennessee. You can find cemetery records by county. There are records online for Davidson County, Carroll County, Greene County, and almost all counties in Tennessee. Many of these resources date back to the 1840s, but often aren't complete.
The Tennessee State Library and Archives keeps a death index that goes back to 1908, though records were not recorded in 1913.
Recent obituaries can be found from newspapers in Chattanooga, Knoxville, Lenoir City, Maryville, Memphis, Newport, Oak Ridge and about 20 other cities in Tennessee. Most often these obituaries also list the cemeteries in which the deceased are buried.
Also, there's an index of Tennessee cemeteries that offers gravestone transcriptions from more than 100 cemeteries. These Tennessee cemetery records include public, private, and small hard-to-find cemeteries.
Records from national cemeteries give listings of military veterans. There are several national cemeteries in Tennessee, including the Chattanooga National Cemetery in Hamilton County, the Knoxville National Cemetery in Knox County, the Memphis National Cemetery in Shelby County, the Mountain Home National Cemetery in Washington County, and the Nashville National Cemetery in Davidson County.
There are also three state cemeteries for veterans in East Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, and West Tennessee.
For older Tennessee cemetery records, a visit to a local public library or genealogical society may be in order. There you can search death and burial records that date back before the archives presently recorded online.
Family historians and genealogical researchers will find more cemetery records at historical and genealogical societies like the East Tennessee Historical Society, the Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society, and the West Tennessee Historical Society, among many others. About 25 counties in Tennessee also have their own genealogical and historical societies.
One problem you may find in researching Tennessee cemetery records is that the state did not keep official records before 1908, but several cities kept previous death records. The city of Memphis has death records back to 1848, kept by the city public library. Chattanooga recorded deaths from 1872, Nashville from 1874, and Knoxville from 1881. Tennessee's Office of Vital Records has kept a record of deaths since 1961.
A tombstone transcription project in Tennessee is another great way to locate grave sites. This project accepts transcriptions from volunteers of full names and epitaphs from graves in Tennessee cemeteries, as well as photos. Listings are by county and then by individual cemetery. Volunteers often give directions on how to find these cemeteries, as many of them are out of the way.
These are but a few of the ways to find Tennessee cemetery records for your genealogy search or to complete your family history. Many of these cemetery records are available on the Internet, though some will require a visit to a Tennessee local library, historical or genealogical society.
Tennessee Roots is a volunteer-created site that indexes information about various counties within the state. There's also a bit of information about surrounding states. Among that information is valuable transcriptions from the state's tombstones, and you can typically find directions to the cemetery, photos of stones and the cemetery, as well as the interred's first and last name, date of birth and death, and notes left by the family on the stone. To retrieve Tennessee burial records, follow the instructions below.
Click here: Tennessee Roots
Step 2. Select a Tennessee county and click on the cemeteries link.
Step 3. Select a cemetery to view results.
The Volunteer State is a wonderful place to live, and an even better place to live if you love college football. While Tennessee isn't usually considered a retirement mecca, it has become one of the most popular states for elderly people from coast to coast. If you are in need of Tennessee cemetery records, the quickest and most efficient thing for you to do is to place your order online so it can be rush delivered to your door.
Otherwise, you can contact one of the following state organizations that may be able to help you find the information you need. The Tennessee Funeral Directors Association assists local funeral homes in many different ways, including help with record keeping.
There are also a large number of military burial sites in this state. There are five total, including Chattanooga National Cemetery, Knoxville National Cemetery, Memphis National Cemetery, Mountain Home National Cemetery and Nashville National Cemetery. The military is known for keeping absolutely flawless records so if someone you love in interred at one of these facilities, accurate records will exist and you will be able to order them. Of course, the easiest way to obtain these records is by placing your order online today. | <urn:uuid:8ebf6dde-00d7-443d-a575-5795ff306c9e> | CC-MAIN-2014-35 | http://recordsproject.com/cemetery/tennessee.asp | 2014-08-30T04:11:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-35/segments/1408500834258.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20140820021354-00289-ip-10-180-136-8.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946082 | 989 |
20th January 2014
20th January 2014
The new single Happy Birthday Adrienne is now available to download from Bandcamp:
6th January 2014
Here's the lyric video for Happy Birthday Adrienne!
4th January 2014
Happy new year to everyone from LNTV! We're releasing one more single from The End of the Measured Mile, before heading back to the studio to record some brand new songs. The single in question is Happy Birthday Adrienne, which will be available from the usual download stores from 20th January (we'll have links on here nearer the date). In the meantime, here's the artwork:
8th December 2013
Just spotted the absolutely fantastic review of The End of the Measured Mile in the latest edition of Vibrations magazine:
"If you like your music full of bluster, noise and bravado, you will hate this album. If, on the other hand, you appreciate expertly written songs full of wit, insight and performed in a quietly confident manner, then this is an album you're guaranteed to get a great deal out of. Spencer Bayles seemed to have knocked Last Night's TV on the head back in 2010 after that year's exceptional Everyone Here Was A Stranger album, and although he's been far from idle in the interim (producing no less than four albums as part of The Housekeeping Society), it's good to have him and them back.
"The whole thing kicks off rather appropriately with a trombone duo fanfare at the start of '12th June' which sets the loose theme of time passing that permeates the whole album. The sparse acoustic guitar and hushed vocals of that song sets the general tone of unhurried contemplation that is (was) a feature of LNTV albums. Also present and correct is that indefinable thing that attracts you back to Bayles's seemingly insubstantial and ephemeral songs only to discover after another three or four plays that what you have is another collection of superb songs. In particular; 'Someone Else Can Tend the Weeds' has an agreeably boisterous rolling rhythm, and a chorus that ends with a line seemingly suspended in mid-air; the same attention to detail is in the skilled orchestrations that lift 'Somewhere Else Not Here'; and, best of all, the interaction of the melody and music on 'Syllables' is just gorgeous.
"Quietly brilliant." - Steve Walsh
4th November 2013
The second single from The End of the Measured Mile takes the form of an exclusive release via Noisetrade. Headed up by The Actress, there are also a couple of bonus tracks from previous releases - Forget Everything and Nice To Have A History. Please download and spread the word!
17th October 2013
"The End of the Measured Mile is a dreamy listen, ideal for quite moments of reflection"
Nice review in today's Yorkshire Evening Post
14th October 2013
It's album release day!!! The End of the Measured Mile is now available from all the usual digital download stores - iTunes, 7Digital, AmazonMP3 to name but three.
As a special launch deal for one week only, the digital version is available to download from our Bandcamp page for just £5 - stream and buy here:
Aside from being available on all the usual digital download outlets, we're producing a limited run of CDR editions of the new album, available now for £8 (which includes postage):
5th October 2013
Just found out Steve Lamacq played '12th June' on his Radio 2 show! No longer available on Listen Again, but the track list for the show is here. He described it as a 'deft little single', which is good enough for us!
22nd September 2013
Having hopefully downloaded your free copy of '12th June' (see below), there are some other tracks from the new album available to hear online. We're streaming a couple of tunes on our Soundcloud page -
'Happy Birthday Adrienne':
...and you can hear 'Syllables' on a recent edition of the excellent Straight To Your Head podcast.
In other news, 'Happy Birthday Adrienne' picked up its first spot of airplay on yesterday's BBC Introducing show (available to hear on Listen Again for a week)
10th September 2013
We are thrilled to announce details of our new album, The End of the Measured Mile, which will be released by Demon Suitcase Records on 14th October. The album features the single '12th June', which is available for a short time as a free download:
Someone Else Can Tend The Weeds
Happy Birthday Adrienne
Somewhere Else Not Here
I Can Picture My Friend
You And I Are A Million Words
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The All-Star left-hander allowed one hit in six scoreless innings, and the Rays' bullpen weathered ninth-inning home runs by Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez to beat the Yankees 7-5 and avoid a three-game sweep on Thursday night.
Willy Aybar homered and drove in three runs for the AL East leaders, who avoided a three-game sweep and extended their lead in the division over second-place Boston to 3 1/2 games. The Red Sox, who face Tampa Bay six times over the next two weeks, were idle.
The Yankees' slim playoff hopes were dealt another blow. They trail the Rays by 11 games in the division and Boston by 7 1/2 in the wild-card race.
"It's good to keep them in our rear view mirror because they've played well against us," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said. "To lose three in a row here would not have been any fun at all."
Kazmir (11-6) limited the Yankees to Cody Ransom's fifth inning double, walked five and struck out seven, but a high pitch-count (98) prevented him from going deeper into the game. Ransom also singled off reliever Trever Miller in the seventh for New York's second hit.
Chad Bradford worked a scoreless eighth but Tampa Bay lost its bid for its 13th shutout of the season in the ninth when Jason Hammel gave up RBI single to Ransom, who finished 3-for-3, and home runs to Jeter and Rodriguez.
Jeter's three-run shot to right field moved him within four hits of tying Babe Ruth for second on the Yankees career hit list. Rodriguez followed with career homer No. 550 to trim New York's deficit to 7-5.
"We can't look [at not gaining ground on the Red Sox]. ... How many games do we have left? 22. We have to go out and do what we do," Rodriguez said.
"We're not looking at series. We're looking at games as must-win games, and that's the situation tomorrow. It's almost like college. Double-elimination and you go home. That has to be the approach. Urgent."
A-Rod homered for the third straight night, giving him 32 this season. He had 422-foot blast upheld in baseball's first use of instant replay on Wednesday night, but there was never a doubt Thursday night's 436-footer that also struck one of the catwalks that support the roof at Tropicana Field.
"I think it might have been the farthest one I've seen here. I truly do," Maddon said. "That was zero gravity right there."
Aybar capped a five-run second inning against Darrell Rasner (5-10) with a two-run single for Tampa Bay. He hit a solo homer in the fourth off Alfredo Aceves.
The Rays, who lost a series for the first time since the All-Star break, looked bad in dropping the first two games.
Maddon attributed the flat performances to the way the Yankees have been playing lately and uncharacteristic mistakes by the Rays -- not the pressure of being in a pennant race in September for the first time.
Tampa Bay improved the best record in the majors to 85-52, but is 6-9 against New York, one of two AL teams with winning marks against the Rays this year.
Kazmir walked four in the first three innings, including A-Rod twice. He didn't give up a hit until one out in the fifth when Ransom doubled on a fly ball to shallow right that fell in when Gabe Gross tried to make a shoestring catch.
"We gave them that 5-spot, and Kazmir has been tough on us all year. He shut us down for six innings, and it makes it difficult," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "We had a few opportunities, not a lot, and we weren't able to capitalize."
Rasner, 0-3 in nine starts since last winning on July 12, allowed five runs and six hits in 1 1/3 innings. Aybar drove in the last two runs charged to the right-hander with a bases-loaded single off Aceves.
"We had a chance to sweep them. That would have been big for us, but we didn't. You've got to move on," Girardi said.
"We need more than series. Obviously we need to string together a lot of wins. We've got a lot of ground to make up."
Since taking over for injured rookie All-Star third baseman Evan Longoria, Aybar has five homers and 16 RBI's in 23 games. ... The Yankees plan to recall OF Melky Cabrera from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday. ... The Rays improved to 52-21 at home. ... Yankees RF Bobby Abreu was scratched because of a jammed left wrist, suffered Wednesday night when he slid into second base on a ninth-inning stolen base. X-rays were negative and he is day-to-day. ... New York also rested Hideki Matsui, who had been the designated hitter in 15 straight games after being activated from the 15-day disabled list on Aug. 19. He pinch-hit for Brett Gardner in the ninth and struck out. | <urn:uuid:10e59294-f40c-4cc5-b633-d7875ed76a8a> | CC-MAIN-2016-22 | http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?id=280904130 | 2016-05-27T11:07:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-22/segments/1464049276567.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20160524002116-00043-ip-10-185-217-139.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977851 | 1,111 |
By M.D. Kittle | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON — The state’s auditor gives Wisconsin’s pension system two thumbs up, as the Wisconsin Retirement System lauds the pension plan as “one of the best-funded public employee retirement systems in the country.”
But a pension expert says the system, while comparatively solid, isn’t as strong as its supporters like think.
ETF released its 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report on Tuesday. The agency was delayed in issuing the CAFR and expects to issue the 2012 report this fall, according to a department official.
“We are pleased to note that we did not identify any control or compliance concerns required to be reported under these standards,” the audit bureau notes in its report to the Legislature’s Audit Committee.
The Wisconsin Retirement System, the largest program administered by ETF, reported net assets of $73.9 billion as of Dec. 31, 2011, according to the CAFR. That’s down by $2 billion from 2010.
Contributions climbed 5 percent in 2011, up $80.5 million, to $1.547 billion, driven in part by the implementation of Act 10, Wisconsin’s public sector collective bargaining reform.
Up until July 2011, most public employee contributions were picked up by their employer – also known as the taxpayer.
“Act 10 restricted the employer from paying the employee required contribution, unless provided by an existing collective bargaining agreement,” the annual report states.
Public employees were required to contribute about 5.5 percent of their wages to their own retirement.
In 2011, employees paid more than $217 million of required contributions and more than $14 million of voluntary contributions, according to the CAFR.
Still, state and local governments saw their contributions to the pension fund increase 10.3 percent, from $680 million to $750 million, while total employee contributions rose 1.4 percent, from $787 million to $798 million.
Contributions, too, were boosted by a 0.2 percent decline in payroll, according to the report.
Net investment income plummeted 92 percent in 2011, down $7.6 billion in 2011 — from an $8.3 billion gain in 2010 to a $664 million gain the following year.
Bob Willett, ETF’s chief trust financial officer and controller, put it succinctly: 2011 was a pretty bad investment year for the Wisconsin Retirement System.
With an expectation of 7.2 percent return each year, the slight investment gain was a big loss.
“We rely on investment earnings to keep cash flow, and we didn’t have it,” Willett told Wisconsin Reporter.
Higher return expectations are getting public pensions into big trouble all across the country, racking up hundreds of billions of dollars in unfunded liabilities.
Willett said despite the worst recession since the Great Depression and the recession in the early 2000s, Wisconsin Retirement System returns, on average, have come in above expectations during the past 20 years.
“The WRS continues to be one of the best-funded public employee retirement systems in the country,” the latest CAFR boasts. “A well-funded system ensures that a lifetime of benefits can be paid to today’s workers without burdening the next generation of taxpayers with higher contributions.”
At the end of 2011, the WRS was 93.4 percent funded, based on the fair market value of its assets, and 99.9 percent funded based on standard actuarial measures, which smooth investment returns over a five-year period.
Andrew Biggs, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and among a chorus of economists critical of public pension accounting practices, estimates the Wisconsin Retirement System’s liabilities funded at about 60 percent, based on true market values. Those funding levels are much better than debt-laden pensions systems in Illinois and California, but Biggs said that may not be high praise in the end.
“The short story is (Wisconsin is) better than most other plans out there, but they’re not in nearly as good a shape as they think they are,” Biggs said.
Biggs said U.S. public pensions systems stand alone in their accounting practices, which he said bloat the positives, making retirement plans look much better than they actually are. A reckoning could be coming as soon as next year, when new accounting practices more attuned to market value take effect.
Willett said WRS doesn’t believe it’s useful to discount its liabilities at a “risk-free rate, which is what a lot of people advocate.”
He points out that Wisconsin’s pension system can and has cut pension payments to retirees in bad economic times.
In each of the past five years, in the throes of dismal investment returns, WRS has reduced total benefits to retirees by about $4.5 billion, according to Willett.
“We don’t like doing that, but that is the design of our system,” the CFO said. “Everyone share in the gains, and everyone shares in the losses.”
The gains are coming back, Willett pledges.
In 2012, investment return soared to about 13 percent, with net assets climbing to north of $80 billion, Willett said.
“It’s definitely a strong recovery,” he said. “That’s the nature of the investment markets — they were down and now they are up again.”
But for pension observers like Biggs that volatility built into the U.S. pension system runs the very real risk of putting taxpayers on the hook for a really big bill, which rapidly is coming due.
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PHOENIX — The Dodgers’ September surge has featured a lot of problem-solving.
Once vulnerable to opposing left-handers, the Dodgers went into Monday’s game against Diamondbacks left-hander Robbie Ray having won 12 of their previous 17 games started by an opposing lefty.
And they seem to have put their struggles in clutch situations behind them.
“It’s been talked about a lot with our guys, our hitting guys, the players themselves,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “It’s understanding when you have stark facts about how you are as a collective group and what you need to work on and what you need to do to solve that problem. To their credit, they’ve understood it. They’ve received the information and they’ve adjusted.”
Over their first 46 games following the All-Star break, the Dodgers hit just .234 (88 for 376) with runners in scoring position.
But the past 14 games through Monday’s win have featured a transformation. The Dodgers have hit .315 (39 for 124) with runners in scoring position. Not coincidentally, they won 10 of those 14 games, averaging 6.5 runs per game.
“I think it was just more of just staying in the strike zone,” Roberts said of the difference. “I don’t know specifically but my recall is we are taking walks in that position to keep presenting those opportunities. We are swinging at more strikes.
“It’s a small kind of recency but our guys are doing a better job of not trying to do too much with runners in scoring position.”
The trend took awhile to kick in Monday. The Dodgers were 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position in the first three innings against Ray before breaking out late and going 3 for 9 with runners in scoring position against Diamondbacks relievers.
The Dodgers activated right-hander J.T. Chargois from the DL on Monday, giving them 40 players on their active roster. Chargois has been out since leaving the Dodgers’ Aug. 20 game against the St. Louis Cardinals with neck discomfort.
Chargois has made 38 appearances for the Dodgers this season, going 2-4 with a 3.45 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 31-1/3 innings. But Roberts made it clear Chargois won’t be competing for a spot on a potential postseason roster in this season’s final week.
“It’s good for him to get back healthy, to finish the season healthy and not be on the disabled list,” Roberts said. “If an opportunity presents itself to get him in there, we’ll obviously do that. But with six games left, we’ve got to go with guys that I know have done it recently.
“If there is an opportunity, that’d be great. But I’m just proud of him to get back healthy.”
Rookie right-hander Walker Buehler will make his 22nd start of the season Tuesday night against the Diamondbacks. The 24-year-old has been outstanding over his past 10 starts. He has a 1.58 ERA in that stretch, allowing more than two runs only once and holding opposing hitters to a .163 average and .489 OPS.
“I think one part of it is he’s more comfortable,” Roberts said. “I think (it’s about) being here most of the year, getting in a routine and not going up and down, not being in the ’pen, learning hitters, having the rapport with his teammates. And as far as the stuff, I think, like many pitchers, when his fastball command is on, he’s pretty much unhittable. A lot of this year, that’s what we’ve had. And now, the curveball, the slider, the changeup off of it have been lethal.
“So there’s two variables – comfort level and consistency and then pitch execution.”
Catcher Yasmani Grandal and shortstop Manny Machado have been named finalists for Silver Slugger awards at their positions. The award is given to the best offensive player at each position. Coaches and managers vote for the winners. They will be announced Nov. 8 on MLB Network.
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|My favorite room during the holidays|
I assume you have heard of "ugly sweater parties," the get together around the holidays where you are invited to wear your best, err umm, most tacky holiday sweater. For a couple years I had been hearing all about these parties and asking why haven't I been invited to one of these? This is right up my alley. Problem solved, I decided to host my own! Although I did make a little adjustment. Instead of just sweaters, I extended it to decking yourself out in whatever holiday related get up you could come up with. Hence, the Deck Yourself in Bows and Holly title. Through the years we have had ugly sweaters galore, reindeer, light up shirts, a present, an elf, a Christmas tree, carolers, and holiday turtlenecks to boot!
Before I knew my guests would work so hard on their costumes I did entice them with a contest. I announced on the invites there would be prizes for the top 3 best dressed. Little did they know the top 3 prizes were about to be re-gifted items that I didn't really have a place for in my house!!! Pictures of the winners and prizes are included in this post!
Back to planning this party. Every year before the holidays one of my dearest friends who lives out of town always plans a day for us to see each other over the holidays... in July! I do love her planning though.
During a summer phone conversation the idea of getting all our school friends together sparked the holiday party idea. So we set a date and I took care of the rest.
Again, I sent out Evites, easy and free! The guest list included my sisters, closest friends (the ones I have known since 6th-7th grade), and their family/significant others. Since this group tends to get a little crazy and it's rare that we are all able to get together. we decided that this would be an adult party.
|Not all in costume, but this was a great group shot!|
Holiday decorations were already in place....
|please excuse the messy stairs :)|
The menu consisted of an array of appetizers, desserts, and beverages. I did tell everyone if they wanted to add one of the above as a contribution it was welcome, but not necessary.
For appetizers I made a cheese fondue, cucumber rounds with Greek yogurt and hummus, phillo cups with mango chutney and blue cheese, and ham and cheese sliders. These are always a hit and my kids love them too.
We also had shrimp cocktail and friends have brought stuffed jalapenos, cheese trays, and chocolate trifles. And honestly, I just put out home made Christmas cookies and bought my desserts from Costco or relied on guests (I knew my sister would always bring her homemade fudge!) for dessert as I'm not much of a baker and I knew this group would not care about the kind of dessert served.
Ham and Cheese sliders
1 pack of Hawaiian whole wheat rolls
half a pound of muenster cheese or Swiss cheese
half a pound of deli ham sliced thinly
Cut the rolls in half and place in baking dish, add the Dijon mustard, cheese and ham. Brush melted butter on top of the rolls and bake in the oven at 350' for 8-10 minutes or until cheese has melted. Serve immediately.
Drinks consisted of an array of red and white wine, a couple different beers, Jagger bombs (this groups favorite!), raspberry champagne spritzers (champagne, a splash of raspberry vodka, and fresh raspberries) and peppermint martinis. I looked at a few different peppermint martinis but I chose this recipe because there are only 3 ingredients and it tastes great! I got this recipe from Phyllis Hoffman's Celebrate Christmas. I love this magazine for seasonal recipes, decor and party ideas.
Makes 10 drinks
2 1/2 cups white chocolate liqueur
-I have only been able to find Godiva white liqueur which tastes great but retails for about $30 for one size.
1 1/4 cups peppermint schnapps
1 1/4 cups of vodka
Garnish:corn syrup, crushed peppermint
Crush peppermint candies in a food processor or by hand if you use the small candy canes. Dip rim of glass in corn syrup then in crushed peppermints.
In a martini shaker, combine 1 cup white chocolate liqueur, 1/2 cup of schnapps, 1/2 cup of vodka, and ice. Shake, and strain into martini glasses. Repeat twice with remaining ingredients. Serve immediately.
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I did hear through the grapevine later on that the top winner was not thrilled with his prize after spending hours putting together his light up costume...
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Subscribers to my newsletter received a free gift that included information on what I call “The Projection Dilemma.” It is a label I give to reactions you have when interacting with someone whose words, body language and/or tone sound or look like a person from your past. If you react by using strategies that kept you safe when you were young, it is as if you are seeing through the eyes of your childhood, mistaking the boss for your parent or sibling. Since everyone “projects” in this way, some occasionally and some frequently, listening is essential to harmonious and productive communications.
When you realize how prevalent the Projection Dilemma’s influence is in exchanges between people—that there are infinite meanings and interpretations for every interaction—seeking to understand becomes the primary objective of any dialogue, which is only accomplished by being authentically curious and empathically listening.
Listening is more than an auditory function. The best listeners hear with all their senses. They notice congruence, or incongruence, between words, tones, facial expression, and body language—a visual listening skill. They notice their own gut reactions to words, tones and body language—an intuitive or kinesthetic listening skill. They notice their own feelings, knowing when they are feeling an unexpressed emotion of their own or whether someone is telling an emotionally charged story without expressing their feelings—an emotional and clairsentient listening skill.
Skilled listeners set aside their own opinions, stereotypes and assumptions and truly seek to understand the experience of another. They hear sentences and facts as well as the meaning behind what is said. Whether they are certain or uncertain that they have correctly understood meaning and content, they confirm and clarify understanding so the other person feels heard and understood.
They make no assumptions when they see someone role their eyes or look down when speaking. If they are curious about what leads someone to role their eyes, look away or use a certain gesture, they know how to clarify understanding in the context of their positive intention to have a meaningful and productive exchange. There are two listening techniques that facilitate this level of listening—active and empathic, also known as, compassionate listening.
Active Listening is when you repeat back exactly what you heard, like you would phone numbers. This works best with someone who gives you account numbers or addresses, when someone has an accent that is difficult to understand, or when you want to make sure details of a problem are noted correctly.
Empathic Listening is when you put what is said into your own words in one sentence or 3 bullets using a natural transition that doesn’t sound canned like “What I heard you say is….” Instead, it may be your style to say, “Let me see if I got this right…,” then summarize what you heard. You can also use a question that confirms what you heard. For instance, to someone who makes a general statement about how confusing and overwhelming a new form is, ask, “What is confusing about the layout of the new form?”
Tips for Respectful Listening
1. When you are listening, turn off your phone and pop-up reminders, better yet the full screen. Show that you are listening by nodding. If the other party is comfortable with you taking notes, take notes. Make sounds like “Yes” or “Um, hum” to acknowledge that you are listening.
2. Block a specific amount of time. Let the focus of the meeting be on achieving understanding, even if it takes a couple of meetings. Let exploring solutions come after understanding is achieved. It will save time correcting errors that arise from jumping to conclusions and making decisions before each person agrees that they have been heard and understood.
3. If you don’t have time to listen fully to a complaint, interrupt them to schedule time when you can. People who complain can be productive contributors when their solutions are encouraged after they feel fully heard and understood.
4. Above all, be authentic. If you didn’t understand something, say, “Excuse me, I didn’t understand the last comment.” With someone who doesn’t speak my language well, I’ve humbly said, “With apologies, I still don’t understand. Did I hear you say ________?” when I am not sure what they said. I will even write the word if needed before continuing.
Listening is how you put the relationship above completing the transaction and moving on to the next customer. Ensuring that you understand and the other person feels understood may seem like it slows the work down. Yet, in the long run, it minimizes errors and builds loyalty, two qualities that produce bottom-line revenues.
Coming up Next: What to do when others don’t listen to you.
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2019 Ferrari 488 is a central sports car made by Italian car manufacturer Ferrari. Ferrari 488 follow, the F8 Tributo revealed in public in February 2019 as an example of 2020. The 2019 Ferrari bodies are designed to increase the risk of 50% attack over 458 while it slows down the weakening drag.
2019 Ferrari 488 Design
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The scalloped side air intakes respect those available at 308 GTBs and are divided into divisions. The air goes into high-quality diarrhea, directed to a portion of the turbocharger compressor, while others are behind the automobile and out of the backlights, increasing the pressure on the back of the car to reduce the aerodynamic pull. Low-speed gas transport is directed to users of intercoolers to cool input installations.
2019 Ferrari 488 Engine
2019 Ferrari 488 GTB is enabled 3,902cc (3.9 L) all aluminum dry sump is the family unit of the Ferrari F154 V8 engine. Turbocharged with two-matching-bearing-scroll-turbochargers provided by IHI / Honeywell and air-to-air intercoolers, the smallest alA-alloy turbine turbines used by the jet engine to reducing inertia and resisting high temperatures within the turbocharger. Engine generates up to 670 PS (493 kW; 661 hp) at 8,000 rpm and 760 N.m (561 lb-ft) torque at 3,000 rpm. This creates a power output of 126.3 kW (171.7 PS; 169.4 hp) per litter and a specific torque product of 194.8 N.m (144 lb-ft) per hour, both records of Ferrari car.
2019 Ferrari 488 Spider
Variable variations of 488 Pista were presented in the 2018 Pebble Beach Elegance Contest. Spider maintains the same power generating engine as a coupé and thus leads to the same operation as a coupé partner according to a manufacturer but now has a reduced weight of 1,380 kg (3,042 lb), making the first Ferrari road a dynamic convertible easier than its comparisons section.
The interior is characterized by carbon-fiber, raised in Alcantara and leather and contains doors closing doors instead of real door logs showing how the car is affected. Extreme highlights include new 20-foot alloy wheels of 20% alloy wheels that are more convenient than alloy wheels that combine with at least 20 atl-carbon fiber wheels.
2019 Ferrari 488 Pista
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As part an ongoing series on censorship, blasphemy and free speech, Carleton College is very pleased to announce the public appearance of award-winning British author Salman Rushdie on Friday, Oct. 25 at 6 p.m. in the Recreation Center. Rushdie will present the 2013 Lucas Lecture, entitled “Censorship and The Satanic Verses: 25 Years Later.” This event is free and open to the public but reservations are encouraged; please register online at go.carleton.edu/rushdie.
HealthFinders Collaborative in Rice County recently received a grant for $20,000 to improve dental services and accessibility in Rice County - that was written by Carleton student Brandon Valle, '14.
Carleton College will host two important annual events in the coming weeks that will have a major impact on its neighbors. The College’s 139th Commencement will take place on Saturday, June 15, in a ceremony beginning at 9:30 a.m. on the Bald Spot, the lawn west of Hulings Hall on the Carleton campus. Carleton’s alumni reunion activities will be held June 20-23. The event hosts nearly 2,000 Carleton alumni and features a wide variety of events.
Professor and Author Scott Dominic Carpenter to Appear at Northfield's Monkey See Monkey Read BookstoreJune 10, 2013
Acclaimed author and Carleton professor Scott Dominic Carpenter will appear Tuesday, June 25 at 7:30 p.m. at Monkey See Monkey Read Bookstore in downtown Northfield. Carpenter will read from and discuss his debut novel, “Theory Of Remainders.”
- May 9, 2013
Former Carleton College cinema & media studies (CAMS) instructor Eric Tretbar, Class of 1986, returns to campus this Saturday, May 11, for the Northfield premiere of his latest feature film, "Girl Meets Bike." This local screening will take place at 7 p.m. in the Weitz Center for Creativity Cinema. The 105-minute film will be followed by a Q & A session with Tretbar, along with members of the cast and crew. The screening is free and opening to the public. Please note that the film is unrated but includes adult content.
The Carleton College Firebellies Culinary Club works with Northfield Middle School students who are active in the youth center to explore creativity in the kitchen and the “universal language of food.”
Professor Gregory Smith to appear at the Northfield Public Library as part of the Minnesota Book Awards TourApril 9, 2013
The Northfield Public Library is pleased to host a reading by local author and Carleton College professor of English Gregory Blake Smith, as part of the Minnesota Book Awards Author tour.
- April 9, 2013
Chérif Keita, professor of French, was the featured speaker at the annual banquet of the Northfield Historical Society on March 22 in the Great Hall at Carleton College. He spoke about his recent documentary, “Cemetery Stories: A Rebel Missionary in South Africa.” The film traces the involvement of Northfield native Ida Belle Wilcox and her husband, William, both missionaries, with the struggle against white rule in South Africa. Creating the documentary involved 12 years of research documenting the connections between Northfield and the early days of the struggle for racial equality and social justice in South Africa in the late 19th century.
Last Friday night, Carleton students, St. Olaf students, and Northfield residents gathered at the Northfield Armory on Division Street to partake in the 7th Annual Northfield Winter Stomp.
- February 15, 2013
Siri Hustvedt, an acclaimed author whose work has been read worldwide and translated into over thirty languages, will deliver Carleton College’s convocation address on Friday, Feb. 22 at 10:50 a.m. in the Skinner Memorial Chapel. Hustvedt’s talk, entitled “Reflections on Creativity: Memory, Imagination, Narrative and the Self,” will draw upon her study of psychoanalysis, philosophy and neuroscience in looking at how personal experience and memory become transformed into narrative. Convocation is free and open to the public. Convocations are also streamed live and can be viewed online at http://apps.carleton.edu/events/convocations/.
Acclaimed Authors Paul Auster and Siri Hustvedt to Spend Three-Day Residency at Carleton and St. Olaf CollegesFebruary 15, 2013
Literary power couple Siri Hustvedt and her husband Paul Auster will spend a three-day residency in Northfield Feb. 20-22. The residency will include faculty seminars at both Carleton and St. Olaf Colleges, as well as three public appearances. All events are free and open to the public.
- February 15, 2013
Do you enjoy learning about the natural world? If so, consider becoming a Minnesota Master Naturalist volunteer!
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- What’s your secret to training for a sub 3hour marathon? – Jason Tan
- I’m a 47-year-old runner, running about 30-40km a week, for 10 years. I run a marathon in 4.5hrs. What changes to my diet, training programme or pace should I make to become sub-4hrs? – David Pong
MOK YING REN – Wow, time flies! Race day is just a week away! If you are feeling nervous, don’t worry – I can assure you it’s normal. I still get the nerves even though I have completed about 100 road races in my lifetime. Here is some of my key advice to having a positive race experience.
Most runners make the mistake of starting the race at a pace that is too fast.
As you take your position behind the starting line, you can expect there to be loud music booming in the background, and the atmosphere during the countdown before the start of the race will definitely be hyped up and emotionally-charged. Once the race horn goes off, you will suddenly find yourself surrounded by a throng of other excited runners.
The unfamiliarity of the whole situation may elevate your adrenaline levels, and you may even feel rejuvenated, akin to having a fresh breath of life. Suddenly, the impossible no longer seems impossible.
Experienced runners will, however, tell you to hold your horses, and to take it easy for the first half of your race. This is sound advice, but by no means easy to heed.
To ensure that you start the race at the correct pace, seek out the pacers who will be running at your goal pace. Follow these pacers right from the start of the race, and try not to get ahead of them, especially in the first three-quarters of the race!
Unfortunately, if there are no suitable pacers, you will need to be your own pacer. To do so, calculate your race pace, and note down the split times that you will need to achieve at each kilometer marker. You will need to be extremely disciplined and stick as closely as possible to your planned splits.
This method, of course, depends on the accuracy of the race markers. To help with pacing accuracy and precision, you may want to use a watch with GPS capabilities, which can help keep you on target every step of the way.
If ever in doubt, go slower – there is always time to catch up later in the race!
Assemble your race equipment well in advance and check that they are all in order.
It is unwise to try out new equipment (such as shoes or socks) on race day. It is also a misconception that wearing a brand new pair of shoes with a fresh grip and fully intact cushion will help you earn that personal best time. Instead, you are taking a risk for blisters to form, and for blood (literally), sweat and tears to flow.
Wear only shoes and socks that have been properly broken into (i.e. you have done a few runs in them). So if you have just bought a pair of shoes with the intention of wearing them for the first time on race day, please think twice!
Your consideration for other runners will make the race experience a positive one for all. Small thoughtful acts, such as keeping to the left to allow for others to overtake on the right, will go a long way towards helping everyone achieve their personal bests.
While listening to music is a great way to stay motivated during the race, it may be best to turn the volume down a notch so that you remain aware of the situation around you at all times.
During long races, gestures of encouragement are always welcome and, sometimes, a godsend. Giving a thumbs-up or cheers of encouragement to a fellow runner while you are overtaking or making a U-turn can vastly uplift his or her spirit.
Remember, everyone is in the same boat and share the same goal – to complete the race in as short a time as possible and in the most enjoyable manner.
|#AskMok Live!||If you might have any last minute questions, do come down to The Straits Times Run – Race Clinic on 22 September at 3.30pm! If you will be there to collect your race packs at the festive village, please be seated at the stage area by 3.15pm! Sign up HERE!
I’m looking forward to meeting all of you who have been following the #RunONE Training Plan for 16 weeks!
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Study Suggests Link Between H. Pylori Bacteria And Blood Sugar Control In Adult Type 2 Diabetes
A new study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center reveals that the presence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria is associated with elevated levels of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), an important biomarker for blood glucose levels and diabetes. The association was even stronger in obese individuals with a higher Body Mass Index (BMI). The results, which suggest the bacteria may play a role in the development of diabetes in adults, are available online in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.
There have been several studies evaluating the effect of the presence of H. pylori on diabetes outcomes, but this is the first to examine the effect on HbA1c, an important, objective biomarker for long-term blood sugar levels, explained Yu Chen, PhD, MPH, associate professor of epidemiology at NYU School of Medicine, part of NYU Langone Medical Center.
“The prevalence of obesity and diabetes is growing at a rapid rate, so the more we know about what factors impact these conditions, the better chance we have for doing something about it,” Dr. Chen said. Looking at the effects of H. pylori on HbA1c, and whether the association differs according to BMI status, provided what could be a key piece of information for future treatment of diabetes, she explained.
Type II diabetes causes an estimated 3.8 million adult deaths globally. There have been conflicting reports about the association between H. pylori infection and type II diabetes. To better understand the relationship between H. pylori and the disease, Dr. Chen and Martin J. Blaser, MD, the Frederick H. King Professor of Internal Medicine and professor of microbiology, analyzed data from participants in two National Health and Nutrition Surveys (NHANES III and NHANES 1999-2000) to assess the association between H. pylori and levels of HbA1c.
“Obesity is an established risk factor for diabetes and it is known that high BMI is associated with elevated HbA1c. Separately, the presence of H. pylori is also associated with elevated HbA1c,” said Dr. Blaser, who has studied the bacteria for more than 20 years. “We hypothesized that having both high BMI and the presence of H. pylori would have a synergistic effect, increasing HbA1c even more than the sum of the individual effect of either risk factor alone. We now know that this is true.”
H. pylori lives in the mucous layer lining the stomach where it persists for decades. It is acquired usually before the age of 10, and is transmitted mainly in families. Dr. Blaser’s previous studies have confirmed the bacterium’s link to stomach cancer and elucidated genes associated with its virulence, particularly a gene called cagA.
Regarding H. pylori’s association with elevated HbA1c, Drs. Chen and Blaser believe the bacterium may affect the levels of two stomach hormones that help regulate blood glucose, and they suggest that eradicating H. pylori using antibiotics in some older obese individuals could be beneficial.
More research will be needed to evaluate the health effects of H. pylori and its eradication among different age groups and in relation to obesity status, the authors noted.
“If future studies confirm our finding, it may be beneficial for individuals at risk for diabetes to be tested for the presence of H. pylori and, depending on the individual’s risk factor profile” Dr. Chen.
In an accompanying editorial in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Dani Cohen, PhD, of Tel Aviv University in Israel, pointed out that while previous studies have addressed the association between type II diabetes and H. pylori in small samples, this study analyzed two independent large national samples of the general population. Dr. Cohen agreed with the study authors, suggesting that adults infected with H. pylori with higher BMI levels, even if asymptomatic, may need anti-H. pylori therapy to control or prevent type II diabetes. If the study findings are confirmed, Dr. Cohen wrote, they “could have important clinical and public health implications.”
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The Grihya Sutras, Part 2 (SBE30), by Hermann Oldenberg, , at sacred-texts.com
1. 1 From that time he shall assume a dignified demeanour: this is in short the rule (for his behaviour).
2. Here the teachers enumerate the following (regulations).
3. Nâgâtalomnyopahâsam ikkhet.
4. Nor (should he wish for sport) with a girl who is the only child of her mother,
5. Nor with a woman during her courses,
6. Nor with one who descends from the same Rishis.
7. Let him not eat food which has been brought by another door (than the usual),
8. Or which has been cooked twice,
9. Or which has stood over night
10. Except such as is prepared of vegetables, flesh, barley, or flour.
11. Let him not run while it is raining.
12. Let him not take himself his shoes in his hands (when putting them on or pulling them off).
13. Let him not look into a well.
14. Let him not gather fruits himself.
15. He should not wear a scentless wreath,
16. If it is not a wreath of gold.
17. (He should not wear a wreath) of which the expression mâlâ (garland) has been used.
18. He should cause the people to call it srag (wreath). (Then he may wear it.)
19. He should avoid using the word bhadra ('blessed') without a reason.
20. 20 He should say (instead of it), mandra ('lovely').
21. 21 There are three (kinds of) Snâtakas:
22. A Vidyâsnâtaka (or a Snâtaka by knowledge), a Vratasnâtaka (or a Snâtaka by the completion of his vow), and a Vidyâvratasnâtaka (i.e. Snâtaka by both).
23. Of these the last ranks foremost; the two others are equal (to each other).
24. (A Snâtaka) should not put on a wet garment.
25. 25 He should not wear one garment.
26. He should not praise any person (excessively).
27. He should not speak of what he has not seen, as if he had seen it,
28. Nor of what he has not heard, as if he had heard it.
29. He should give up everything that forms an impediment for his Veda-recitation.
30. He should endeavour to keep himself (pure from every defilement) like a pot of oil.
31. He should not climb a tree.
32. He should not go toward evening to another village,
33. 33 Nor alone,
34. Nor together with Vrishalas (or Sûdras).
35. He should not enter the village by a by-path.
36. And he should not walk without a companion.
37. These are the. observances for those who have performed the Samâvartana,
38. 38 And what (besides) is prescribed by Sishtas.
85:1 5, 1 seq. Rules of conduct for the Snâtaka; comp. Khâdira-Grihya III, I, 33 seq.
86:20 As to the reading, comp. Dr. Knauer's remarks in his edition of the text, p. xi of the Introduction.
86:21 21, 22. These Sûtras are identical with Pâraskara II, 5, 32. Comp. the definitions of these three kinds of Snâtakas, Pâraskara, l.l. 33-35.
86:25 Comp. above, chap. 2, 58.
87:33 That the Snâtaka is not allowed to go alone to another village, follows from Sacra 36; thus Sûtra 33 is superfluous. The commentator of course tries to defend Gobhila, but I think he has not succeeded. Probably Gobhila has taken the two Sûtras from different texts on which his own composition seems to be based.
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She did it first on 16th November 1952. Charlie Brown explains to Lucy: “All you have to do is hold the ball. Then I come running and kick it.” She’s not so sure. “I don’t know if this is such a good idea.” Charlie Brown comes running, but, at the last moment, Lucy pulls back the football, explaining to the prostrate kicker: “I was afraid your shoes might be dirty, Charlie Brown. I don’t want anyone with dirty shoes kicking my new football.” He tells her: “Don’t you ever do that again! Do you want to kill me? This time, hold it tight!” She does, so tightly, he kicks a ball, which doesn’t move, and tumbles onto his back. “I held it real tight, Charlie Brown.” He laments: “I’m not going to get up. I’m going to lie here for the rest of the day.” Lucy would continue some variant of the football snatch in almost every subsequent year of the strip, all the way to 1999. The same would happen nine times in animation. Drawing the strip for the last time, Charles Schultz said that he realized, sadly, that Charlie Brown would never kick that football, but, he also thought, having him succeed would have been a disservice to the character.
Are you living with hope of kicking the ball?
Maybe you wake up today and you can describe your situation as a prison. Paul, the prisoner, encourages the saints to know hope.
“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you,” Ephesians 1 v18.
This is a real, tangible, definite, guaranteed hope in Jesus. All of us need times of reawakened hope in Jesus where we begin to hear again the voice of the Spirit, “You are worth more than this! You have not been put on this earth to go under and stay under, to be overwhelmed and eaten away at the predicament you have found yourself to be in. You were created for something much better.”
Not that you should be free of problems and the many difficulties of this life, for your time on earth can have many challenges. But you are worth more than what those challenges can cause in you. You are worth more than just accepting that your life consists of isolation, rejection, defeat, disillusionment, anxiety, frustration, lack of self-wroth, loss of identity and the list goes on.
Do you need to begin again to put your hope in Jesus?
Priest and theologian, Henri Nouwen (1932-1996) said this of hope, it “expects the coming of something new. Hope looks toward that which is not yet. Hope reaches out beyond ourselves to a power beyond us. Hope is grounded in the historic Christ-event … and as a dramatic affirmation that there is light on the other side of darkness.” (in Seeds of Hope)
After quitting school early and a brief time in Europe working as a Red Cross driver taking soldiers to the frontline he returned to Kansas to become a cartoon illustrator. But he lost his job because the editor claimed he had no imagination. How wrong that was! He headed out to Hollywood and had failure after failure with his ideas. Universal stole his ‘Oswald the Lucky Rabbit’ idea and MGM rejected his talking mouse and his ‘Three Little Pigs’ never saw the light of day. But he kept going. Half the audience walked out of his ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’; ‘Pinocchio’ was a financial disaster; in fact all the classic films that I grew up on and which broke record after record at the Oscars and which billions of people have now watched was only possible because one failed man held on to hope. Of course the man is Walt Disney (1901-1966); the Walt Disney Company is estimated now at around $130 billion.
February 1st 1975, a famous prisoner, Nelson Mandela (who spent 27 years in prison) wrote to his wife Winnie, “You may find it difficult at first to pinpoint the negative features in your life, but the 10th attempt may yield rich rewards. Never forget that a saint is a sinner who keeps on trying. … No ax is sharp enough to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps on trying, one armed with the hope that he will rise and win in the end.”
Hope is more than optimism. There may not be any hopeful aspects of a situation which optimism clings to. But hope is found not in a situation but in a Saviour.
Hope is more than being positive. There may be no moving forward, no direction and no increase. But hope is found not in progress but in a Person.
In his book ‘Deserted by God?’, Sinclair Ferguson shares the following story:
“The first physician to die of the AIDS virus in the UK was a young Christian. He had contracted it while doing medical research in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. In the last days of his life, his power of communication failed. He struggled with increasing difficulty to express his thoughts to his wife. On one occasion she simply could not understand his message. He wrote on a note pad the letter J. She ran through her medical dictionary, saying various words beginning with J. None was right. Then she said, “Jesus?”
That was the right word. He was with them. That was all either of them needed to know.
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NEW STUDY. A one-year follow-up study of the first wave of ICU patients in Gothenburg after intensive care for severe COVID-19 showed that fatigue was very common among them. Of the 104 questionnaire respondents, 67 stated that they were fatigued. This was one of the main findings from the study, which was conducted by researchers at the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
A one-year follow-up study of the first wave of ICU patients in Gothenburg after intensive care for severe COVID-19 showed that fatigue was very common among them. Of the 104 questionnaire respondents, 67 stated that they were fatigued. This was one of the main findings from the study, which was conducted by researchers at the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
The patients involved in the study were those most severely affected by COVID-19 when they sought care. They were mostly male, and the majority required mechanical ventilation during their stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), but for a small number, oxygen treatment sufficed. Of the total of 259 patients admitted to one of Sahlgrenska University Hospital’s five ICUs in the period from March to June 2020, 182 met the study inclusion criteria. At one year follow up after ICU care for COVID-19, 104* of the participants gave responses to enough statements in the questionnaire to be categorizable as either “fatigued” or “not fatigued.”
The investigators emphasize that their sample size is small. More than half (104 out of 182) of the patients invited to take part in the study responded positively. In terms of both age and duration of care, the non-responders match the group included in the study.
One year after their admission to intensive care,
- 24 people (corresponding to 22.8 percent) stated that they had never, or only occasionally, had enough energy to cope with life on an everyday basis
- 21 (20 percent) stated that they always or often found it difficult to start activities
- 20 (19 percent) stated that they often or always felt mentally drained or exhausted
- 70 of the 104 (67.3 percent) stated that they experienced physical fatigue.
Sense of fatigue
Two factors were found to be associated with lesser fatigue at one year after ICU admission following COVID-19: shorter ICU stay and advanced age. The study participants’ average age was 58.2 years. Twenty-nine patients were aged 65 or over. The researchers were surprised to find that older age proved to be an associated protective factor against fatigue, but since this was an observational study, causal relationship between the two could not be established.
“People of working age may be subject to heavier demands in everyday life, so fatigue might be more palpable for them. Younger individuals might also be inclined to report greater fatigue because they notice a more marked decline in their health after COVID-19 than their older counterparts, who may already have experienced age-related physical deterioration,” says Netha Hussain, a doctor at Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
Hussain, who obtained her doctorate at the University of Gothenburg, is the corresponding author of the study.
Vital to follow up
The results are now published in the journal Scientific Reports. The study is expected to have relevance for various agencies that assess work capacity in connection with ill health. The results can serve to support rehabilitation planning for individuals after severe COVID-19.
“For staff in health care, it is important to follow up how things have gone for our patients and investigate whether there are factors that we could have influenced to improve the outcome,” says Carina U Persson, Associate Professor in Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Gothenburg and Chief Physical Therapist at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, who leads the research and is the study’s last author.
More results to come
This study is the first one to be published from the cohort of Gothenburg Recovery and Rehabilitation after COVID-19 and Intensive Care Unit Study (GOT-RECOV-19 ICU), conducted by researchers working at the University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Nottingham University, Professor Avril Drummond.
The study participants have also undergone various physical tests, but the researchers have not analyzed all the data yet. In the research project, there are also plans to follow up all the patients cared for in one of the five ICUs for severe COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic. The aim will be to investigate, using medical records, the prevalence of various complications in these patients. The work will also involve a qualitative part focusing on the patients’ experiences of recovery and rehabilitation after severe COVID-19.
*The study comprised a total of 105 people, 104 of whom responded to enough statements to enable them to be assessed as above or below the cutoff point for fatigue.
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Have you ever ever thought of the place your telephone or pc got here from? Every particular person piece of the machine takes work in manufacturing and meeting. There are a lot of merchandise which are made domestically, however the huge variety of firms transferring their merchandise to be produced in different nations is rising every single day because of the anticipated revenue will increase. That is an instance of globalization. Particularly, firms like Apple can produce their telephones, computer systems and tablets in international nations for considerably much less cash than it takes to provide them domestically in the USA. New know-how in firms equivalent to Apple has allowed globalization to lead to a detrimental impact on world enterprise by way of components equivalent to location, customers and competing organizations. Sure, worldwide factories can produce components inexpensively, however at what value to world enterprise?The patron is the principle motive that companies change into profitable. With out the buyer, firms can be squandering precious assets and capital to provide services or products that aren’t bought. Individuals world wide have change into so mesmerized with Apple merchandise that they spend outrageous quantities of cash on them. The price of these merchandise doesn’t change regardless of the nation it’s being bought in. Nonetheless, if the buyer can not afford the product, they can not purchase the product. That is very true for these dwelling in the USA if companies like Apple, amongst many others, are transferring their jobs abroad. Equally, in international nations, these companies producing the know-how are being paid pennies on the greenback. This leads to poor wages for the employees and the shortcoming to purchase merchandise, in flip. Thus, increasing the know-how internationally by way of globalization has a detrimental impact on the corporate by way of the quantity of purchases by customers.Many firms initially manufactured their merchandise domestically. The need for better return on funding has lured extra firms to think about or decide to increasing these duties internationally by way of globalization. Potential new companies in America will not be wanting into manufacturing or creating new merchandise domestically as a result of they worry they won’t be able to compete with worldwide rivals or firms using outsourcing. In outcome, this can be an excessive amount of growth occurring too shortly for a brand new enterprise, and it might backfire drastically on their income. Lack of alternative to provide domestically has additionally lowered the quantity of jobs and brought funds away from the economic system in some ways. By not creating the bodily product, however nonetheless consuming it in the USA, the economic system continues to be basically receiving the taxes from the creation or sale of the great. Nonetheless, the economic system is lacking out on revenue taxes collected from manufacturing facility staff, in addition to cash that those self same staff can be spending to stimulate our economic system if their job was not outsourced. Which means there can be much less cash spent by customers on merchandise that firms like Apple produce.Alternatively, globalization in know-how has detrimental results internationally, too. This proceeds into affecting enterprise on a worldwide scale. As acknowledged earlier, firms obtain pennies on the greenback for the merchandise they produce, which leads to poor working situations and wages for individuals employed in these jobs. Poor wages for staff is straight correlated to the shortcoming to purchase non-essential gadgets equivalent to iPads, MacBooks or iPhones. So, by using globalization, Apple is technically limiting the variety of merchandise that they’ll promote. Persevering with this thought, it’s well-known that an alarming variety of manufacturing facility staff for Apple have dedicated suicide attributable to exhaustion of their conditions. A detrimental stigma and status may very well be related to Apple for the explanations behind this, inflicting extra models to not be bought. This might be all due to the preliminary results of globalization, and illustrates how sophisticated the problems attributable to globalization could be.Competing firms are additionally affected by globalization of know-how. For instance, when Firm One sends the manufacturing of their merchandise overseas, there are lots of detrimental impacts on related companies. There are missed gross sales alternatives for different firms as a result of Firm One is ready to promote their product for considerably much less attributable to domination out there in client curiosity. The patron seeks cheaper gadgets with obtainable provide. The availability tends to be better as a result of bigger producers can provide extra product for much less, driving the demand up much more. Firm One is unable to be competed with as a result of their value to deliver the product to market is considerably much less.The results of globalization on enterprise are so extreme that extra emphasis must be positioned on the dialogue of execs and cons when making a call of outsourcing an organization. Though it could deliver an organization extra revenue, they need to take into account what lengths they’re prepared to go to attain this aim. They need to deliberate the results of globalization on their dwelling nation in addition to worldwide nations. Whereas outsourcing could also be constructive for themselves, low wages, poor work situations and deteriorating psychological well being are horrible repercussions for staff overseas. Likewise, the detrimental results one one’s personal economic system and rivals must be thought of. Cash that must be stimulating and circulating by way of one’s personal economic system is now in a foreign country. Moreover, rivals in the identical trade may have hassle maintaining, and may very well be pressured to stop enterprise. Neither of those components are constructive for one’s nation. Lastly, a very powerful level about globalization can be the long-term results on world enterprise. Increased income could also be seen initially, however total, globalization impacts the buyer and all nations concerned a lot that gross sales quantity will probably lower as time passes. 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