In order to be a great rapper, you have to have an understanding of how to write rhymes. Mastering rhyme schemes and learning how to utilize slant and near rhymes comes with time and practice, and there are many ways to go about learning the skill.
We wanted to explore how different rappers go about writing their rhymes, since the art of rhyming is so crucial to an emcee's style. So we interviewed two of our own Flocab artists, and broke down some bars formulaically.
When Flocabulary comes to you with a specific topic to write about, how do you begin your writing process?
Dillon: Generally, I will look over the core concepts and the Common Core curriculum. There's always a lot of information, and I use that as a starting point. I think about how to make the information as fun and funky as possible, and before I get to the actual rhymes, I concept the song out. If I'm working on a history song, the concept is already there. And if the information is extremely dense, there isn't a lot of room for storyline or characters. But with a song like Area and Perimeter, there's more freedom with characters.
Then I focus on a catchy hook. The verses are going to take a minute to memorize, so the hook should be fun. From there, I just write. Verse, hook, verse, hook.
What's one tip you would give to students who are just starting to write their own rhymes?
Buy a composition book. Keep a physical rhyme book. That's how I developed my process. If you're just starting out, it's important to have something physical, somewhere to go to put your ideas down. It's also a reason for you to write and create. To this day I write words down that come to mind.
Write down your inspiration and your rhymes, because once those ideas leave, they don't come back. And write as much as you can. Be open to emotions and what's around you. Don't be afraid to be poetic. Rap can be about anything. It doesn't have to be about girls or violence or success. So don't put yourself in that box.
Also, listen to other music. Don't just listen to rap. Expand your musical horizons.
Is writing for Flocab similar to writing for yourself?
I would say the processes overlap. For both scenarios, I'll write my rhymes to the beat.
When I started, I was really nerdy about it. I would try to say the biggest words or the most syllables. Over time, my musical style has simplified. I'm trying to do more with less.
I'm a sucker for internal rhymes and more complex rhyme schemes. I put more of those in my personal stuff. Educational rap has to be accurate, factual. You have to make concessions sometimes. The best rhyme might not be the simplest way to explain something, so it gets tricky. There's no room for extraneous words.
Blake: I like to write over a beat. The two most important things with Flocab songs is the information you have to include, and the beat. Even if it isn't the beat we end up using, something with the general mood of the song is important.
I basically try to write before thinking about it too much. I just take the sentences from prose to poetry. This is the most literal approach, and doesn't result in the best work but is the best way to get started.
Then I really write from line to line. I think of the facts I have to put in there, and put a ton of different words in the end rhyme position, to see what makes the most sense.
There are techniques and creative processes that work for some people but aren't helpful for others. And like everything, you have to learn the basic rules, then you learn to break those rules.
What tips or tricks do you have for students writing their own rhymes?
Don't seek perfection, especially when you're just starting out.
Emphasis is important, and can be used to make your rhymes more interesting.
Usually when I'm writing, I'll talk under my breath. I have to have my mouth move in order to feel the rhythm. It's the best way to feel the beat.
Don't be afraid of imitation. Find your favorite rapper, and try to write a similar scheme in your own words. It's okay to copy their flow at first.
In order to write complex rhyme schemes, you have to understand the basics. A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes in a series of lines, or bars. Simply put, it's where you choose to put your rhyming words!
A bar is a collection of four beats. Your rhymes can come directly on the beat or they can be syncopated, which means slightly off-beat or displaced. Syncopation relies on a steady, established pulse underneath it.
Now let's add one more layer of difficulty. For this next rhyme scheme, place your first rhyme on the second beat of the first bar, then put your second rhyme on the last beat of the second bar. This rhyme scheme is powerful, shows you understand complicated rhyme schemes and leads to a powerful build up in the song.
You'll notice that the words "water" and "afar" aren't perfect rhymes. In both rap and poetry, imperfect, slant and near rhymes are used in order for the artist to have more freedom.
Rhyme schemes are pretty universal in rap music. You can find these rhyme schemes in all your favorite Kendrick, Kanye or Cardi B songs. There are lots of artists that think of their rhymes formulaically, kind of like how we broke down that last rhyme scheme. Rakim likes to start off with 16 dots on a paper, to mimic a 16 bar line. He visualizes a graph between the bars in order to fit words and syllables inside. Eminem likes to think of words as puzzles as he tries to fit words in the lines.
The numbers represent your downbeat, or when your foot touches the ground, and the hyphens represent your upbeat, or when your foot is in the air. We're marking our rhymes with letters still, just like an AA/BB formula. Whenever we introduce a new rhyme, we'll use a different letter. Now let's use our formula to decipher the rhyme scheme of "Slide Show" by T.I.
Listen to the verse a few times to establish the beat. You'll notice that naturally, your foot, or the downbeat, will fall on the second syllable of "Refuse." From there, the pattern is relatively easy to mark. Because we're looking at four lines, the rhyme scheme will seem more complicated.
If this approach doesn't work for you, don't worry! Lots of rappers let their rhymes flow naturally.
Itching to get more analytic and strategic with your rhyme writing?
Put your rhymes through this WSJ rhyme algorithm (hint, scroll all the way to the bottom of the page). While you're at it, you should put the lyrics of Pit and the Pendulum through it, and take a look at the crazy complex rhyme scheme written by Blake.
Learn more from other Flocabulary rappers, Sammus and Donwill, in our web series, "Extra Credit"!
Don't forget, you can always use Flocabulary's Lyric Lab to practice your rhyme writing—it's available on every Flocabulary unit. Good luck!


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Ray Negron's Playball Weekly Blog
A Baseball Father's Day, Rife With Men and Memories
Ray Negron
For baseball fans on Father's Day at PNC Field, home of the Yankees triple-A ball club, there is nothing like the excitement of a day at the ballpark, especially when they get to reminisce with legends and icons of the past when they once again walk through the gates of a stadium.
The clout of the ball not as loud, the speed of the game slowed down, and the gentle smile of the player touches each fan, but the pinstripes never fade. Kudos to RailRiders' owners Dave Abrams, Bob Mills, and Grant Cagle, who truly understand the meaning of what the Yankees are all about as they honored 1978 World Series MVP Brian Doyle.
Abrams said, "This event is our way of thanking our fans by enabling them to see their Yankees heroes and interact with them in an intimate setting, while sharing a special Father's Day with their families."
For players, it must be a humbling feeling for the greats as new players and faces take their place, but their place in the game and in the hearts of the fans is a generational cycle which keeps the love for the game alive through memories which make and break players.
What would Thurman Munson say on a day like this if he were alive? His death left a tremendous void as he was arguably one of the greatest catchers to play the game, but his life was cut short on that fateful day of Aug. 2, 1979, in a most horrific way.
Legendary Yankees such as Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Phil Rizzuto, Mickey Mantle, Billy Martin, and Roger Maris, as well as many of their fans have passed on too, but still for today's fans it's the priceless memories and moments that remain.
"The idea for the event came after my friend Brian Doyle announced that he had Parkinson's disease," said RailRiders' co-owner Grant Cagle. Our partnership with the New York Yankees has made this game possible, and we are glad that so many former Yankees are showing their support for Brian by joining us for this day."
Former Yankee fan faves Mickey Rivers, Roy White, Charlie Hayes, Pat Kelly, Hector Lopez, Don Larson, and many others came back to celebrate a life of baseball.
Besides the game, which extended from five innings to six in a spirited performance, it was heartwarming when Reggie Jackson, Mickey Rivers, and Roy White got excited when I put on Thurman Munson's number 15 in honor of our team captain.
This is an incredible organization, first class all the way. And it was wonderful to share this special Father's Day with my son Joe, who really had never been around the Yankees until now, and he got a great sense of what the pride of the Yankees signifies.
RailRiders Co-Owner Bob Mills said, "The players could not have been more giving. They played that sixth inning as a bonus to the fans. When they decided to play that extra inning for the fans, it showed that was truly for the love of the game."
Proceeds from the event will benefit the National Parkinson Foundation and the Michael J. Fox Foundation.
Last weekend I visited with the kids at St Joseph's Hospital in Scranton, Pa. I had an incredible time reading books to the kids along with George Steinbrenner's godson and the RailRiders intern, Slater Fuchs. Then we headed over to PNC Field and marched with the Girl Scouts of America for their annual evening at the stadium. Last month I participated as the Railriders hosted the Boy Scouts of America for a "Henry & Me" movie night.
Earlier in the week, Bronx Chamber of Commerce President Lenny Caro and I visited with the kids and I gave a motivational speech at Public School 48 in the Bronx along with a former aide to President Obama, Michael Blake. The fact that we come from such diverse backgrounds showed the kids that they can achieve anything in life if they try hard enough.
Graduation time is here as I was honored to be the keynote speaker at the Bronx Aviation High School. It is incredible to see that when the kids hear that I was associated with George Steinbrenner they are so appreciative. The boss is never forgotten.
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Lawyer tries to overhaul civil jury process
Jeff Strype, Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Lawyer, Toronto
A Toronto personal injury lawyer is not giving up his fight to reform the province's civil jury process, despite a setback in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
In Kapoor v. Kuzmanovski, Regional Senior Justice Peter Daley ruled against the plaintiff's motion to either exclude anyone who pays car insurance premiums from the jury pool or give him the right to challenge them for cause.
But plaintiff's counsel Jeff Strype has already applied for leave to appeal the decision to the Divisional Court, claiming drivers should be struck in these cases due to an inherent conflict of interest created by the risk large damage awards pose to their own premium levels.
He says he would like to see Ontario follow the lead of other jurisdictions, such as Quebec and the United Kingdom, where juries are no longer allowed in motor vehicle cases. In others, such as B.C., he says reforms such as a legislated right to challenge jury panel members for cause and expensive jury fees have helped level a playing field that otherwise seems tilted in favour of insurance companies.
"I think we have a serious problem; we're the last bastion of the civil jury in the free world, with the possible exception of the U.S., where they have their own issues," says Strype, the principal at Strype Injury Lawyers in Toronto. "I think I speak for the plaintiffs' bar when I say that this has to be remedied. We need some more openness and transparency about how these triers of fact are arriving at their verdicts."
Trying motor vehicle accident cases without a jury would also have the added benefit of saving time and courtroom space in an era of squeezed resources, according to Strype. As well as the problems caused by judicial shortages, he says, civil cases are more likely to be shunted as the knock-on effects are felt from the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in R. v. Jordan, which imposed strict deadlines on criminal cases heard in Superior Court.
"Jury cases take twice as long as judge-alone trials, so that could them free them up to do so much more work," Strype says.
Read the whole article here: Law Times News Article
December 4, 2018 /by Debbie Crowe
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More must be done to dispel myths about driving high
By STAR EDITORIAL BOARD
Sun., Aug. 12, 2018
If governments and safety organizations across Canada needed a fire lit under their feet to boost public education around the dangers of driving while stoned on cannabis, Statistics Canada delivered it on Thursday.
A survey conducted by the government agency indicates an alarming number of cannabis users with a driver's license are toking or ingesting it before getting behind the wheel.
Alarmingly, too many cannabis users think it's OK to ingest cannabis and drive. Some even think the drug makes them a better driver. (CARLOS OSORIO / TORONTO STAR)
Indeed, one in seven said they had driven at least once in the past three months within two hours of using the drug. By doing so they are endangering not just themselves but their passengers and other road users.
And these findings only add to the concerns raised by a Public Safety Canada study released last fall. It found 28 per cent of respondents had driven high. And, alarmingly, it found one in 10 thought cannabis made them "a better driver." Research, of course, shows that cannabis negatively affects reaction time, decision making, motor skills, co-ordination, attention and judgment.
In fact, the percentage of Canadian drivers killed in vehicle crashes who test positive for drugs (40 per cent) exceeds the numbers who test positive for alcohol (33 per cent).
If so many people think they can get away with driving stoned now, what will happen when the recreational use of cannabis becomes legal on Oct. 17?
Legalization is the right move, but the results of these surveys are cause for concern on the issue of road safety.
October is a mere blink of an eye away compared to the time it takes for public education campaigns to influence behaviour. It has taken decades to make inroads on the problem of drinking and driving, and get the message to sink in that it's dangerous and socially unacceptable. And even now it still happens.
Read whole article here.
September 11, 2018 /by Debbie Crowe
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Texting to a driver
Texting to a driver could be illegal— here's why
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 @ 8:37 AM | By Nathan Baker
Case(s):
v. R.(M.) 2011 ONCA 190
v. Shilon [2006] O.J. No. 4896
In the Canadian criminal justice system, a person is guilty of criminal negligence if they do anything, or omit to do something that is their duty, that shows a wanton or reckless disregard for the lives or safety of other people. This is provided for in s. 219 of the Criminal Code. Criminal liability for negligence occurs where there is bodily harm or death caused to an individual (ss. 220-221 of the Code). While it is possible to convict someone for an attempted offence under this section, it is rarely seen as these matters often do not come to light until after the unfortunate injuries or death have already occurred.
In recent years, this section has been applied more and more often to individuals who are not the direct cause of the harm caused but indirectly linked, such as employers who knowingly allow their staff to enter into dangerous environments to work.
The question at law has been phrased as whether the action of the negligent person is a marked and substantial departure from the expected actions of a reasonable person. Juries often struggle with this concept and wonder, quite rightfully, what this reasonable person looks like.
In driving cases, is it the average driver they come across in their community? Is it the standard expected of drivers that most people fall short of? Or is it something lower like a minimally competent driver? Without knowing the starting point, it becomes difficult to determine what is marked and substantially different.
When considering an individual sending messages to a person driving, it is important to consider the knowledge of the individual sending the text. While the person receiving the text and engaging in the dangerous and blameworthy behaviour of texting and driving knows what they are doing and are adverting to some sort of risk, the sender is not in a similar mental state.
That being said, if the sender knows that the receiver is driving and thus at risk of distraction, then the door to guilt starts to open. Presuming that the receiver is not a person who would text and drive may or may not save a person from liability. Honest but mistaken belief in a set of facts can be a defence to this offence.
Thus, where an individual did not know that the person at the other end of the conversation was driving but honestly believed them to be acting safely would be saved by this sort of defence. However, a person who was wilfully blind to the circumstances leans closer to guilt. In R. v. R.(M.) 2011 ONCA 190, the Ontario Court of Appeal discussed party liability in the street racing context for a person acting as a "flagman" in a street race. In that case, the court found that the mental component for an individual charged as a party to a criminal negligence offence requires the party to do something to assist conduct that shows a wanton or reckless disregard for the lives or safety of other people.
As the court put it, there must be an "objective foresight of bodily harm" (para. 50). The court specifically denied the necessity of a subjective appreciation for the consequences. The party need only appreciate that they are aiding in the dangerous action to be guilty.
That being said, reasonable foreseeability of harm is still relevant in a case of this type. Whether the actions of a person in sending a text is objectively capable of creating a reasonable appreciation of bodily harm or death occurring will be very fact specific. The mere fact that a text was sent should not lead to criminal sanction, even if it is known that the other party is driving. The Ontario Court of Appeal in R. v. Shilon [2006] O.J. No. 4896, found that where actions of the other party, like a driver, intervene, then there may be a break in the chain of causation.
A different result may occur where someone engages in continuing distracting behaviour by texting a person, knowing that they are driving and that this affects their ability to safely operate their vehicle and could open the door to criminal prosecution. Since momentary inadvertence does not rise to the level of criminal negligence, the length, nature and involvement in the conversation will all be factors to be assessed. A detailed factual analysis will be needed should such a case come forward.
Finally, as cultural acceptance of texting while driving changes, so too will the determination of guilt. If current trends hold and texting while driving becomes increasingly frowned upon and fewer people engage in this risky activity, then the degree of departure from the normal person widens and increases the likelihood of criminal liability for actions involving texting while driving, both for the driver and the person engaging them in the conversation in the first place.
Nathan Baker is a criminal defence lawyer in Peterborough, Ont., and is a sole practitioner. He takes special interest in impaired driving cases, especially those involving drug impaired driving and impaired boating. E-mail him at [email protected].
June 13, 2018 /by Debbie Crowe
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Do you know about the move over law?
May 30, 2018 /by Debbie Crowe
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Potential ice storm may cause widespread power outages
All local news and weather outlets are warning about possibility of an ice storm.
"An intense weather system to his southern and eastern Ontario this weekend is expected to bring freezing rain and strong winds, which could cause widespread power outages and dangerous road conditions." Reported by Global News: https://globalnews.ca/news/4142329/ice-storm-power-outage-southern-ontario/
"A potential ice storm across much of southern Ontario over the weekend may cause widespread power outages impacting thousands of customers, hydro officials warn.
The major weather event, which will last around three and a half days, is expected to pummel much of southern Ontario with heavy rain, freezing rain and ice pellets beginning late Friday evening and into Sunday.
"Yesterday we were thinking more freezing rain, less ice pellets," Global News chief meteorologist Anthony Farnell said.
"Now, that cold layer is a little bit deeper, so this is going to be an ice pellet event for much of Saturday."
Worst time to travel will be Sunday morning. This is also when the combination of ice buildup on trees and 70km/h winds will cause the majority of power outages. pic.twitter.com/ABD1aMnrHY
— Anthony Farnell (@AnthonyFarnell) April 13, 2018 "
"A wintry 'cocktail' of freezing rain and ice pellets could cause power outages this weekend", reported by CBC News.
Freezing Rain (Ice storm) Warning
Issued at 10:46 Friday 13 April 2018
Significant ice build-up due to freezing rain is expected or occurring.
Ice storm likely this weekend.
A moisture laden low pressure area over the Central Plains States will amble slowly towards the lower Great Lakes this weekend. As the low gets closer, brisk northeasterly winds will pump in cold arctic air, forcing temperatures to fall to near or below the zero degree mark on Saturday.
Rain associated with this low will therefore switch over to freezing rain on Saturday, and will likely persist for a number of hours into Saturday evening. Freezing rain may become mixed with or turn over to ice pellets at times, with some areas receiving a few centimetres of the ice pellet mess.
Freezing rain is expected to end for a few hours on Saturday evening, with patchy freezing drizzle likely during the lull. However, as the low gets close to Southern Ontario Saturday night, freezing rain is expected to move back in, and may persist well into Sunday before changing over to rain, heavy at times. Some uncertainty exists as to the time the precipitation switches over to rain on Sunday.
Ice build up of 10 to 20 mm appears quite likely across the region by Sunday morning. Ice accretion may be considerably less in areas very close to Lake Ontario as temperatures there may actually remain very close to the freezing mark.
Some areas inland from Lake Ontario may receive more than 20 mm of freezing rain, which would result in higher amounts of ice accretion especially if temperatures hover a couple degrees below zero.
Ice accumulations of this magnitude combined with gusty northeast winds to 60 km/h may result in widespread power outages due to fallen tree limbs and power lines.
Dangerous winter driving conditions are expected on untreated roads Saturday and Sunday.
Flooding may become a threat in some areas by Sunday evening.
Rain is expected to taper off later Monday.
Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots will become icy, slippery and extremely hazardous. Extended and widespread utility outages are possible.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
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Automobile litigation will be disrupted by driverless cars
Personal injury lawyers beware; the driverless car will likely wipe out automobile litigation as we know it today.
Automobile litigation has long been a bread-and-butter business line for small and Main Street law firms. Sure, it's not like it was in the 1970s, when a quick letter to an insurer threatening to sue could reap immediate rewards.
Thanks to no-fault insurance in Ontario and the insurance lobby push to limit recovery for whiplash, automobile litigation has become much more complex and there are a number of plaintiff-focused boutiques that have arisen, specializing in things such as catastrophic claims.
By the same token, a number of insurance defence boutique firms have grown to focus on the steady diet of cases that come with insuring cars.
Chances are, all that goes away by mid-century at the latest.
Automobile litigation will be disrupted by driverless cars for a couple of reasons.
First, experts predict fewer accidents once we hand off control to sensors and algorithms, which means fewer lawsuits. In a seminal 2017 paper in the Michigan Law Review on autonomous vehicles and liability, University of South Carolina law professor Bryant Walker Smith writes that automated driving systems "are likely to be safer than human-driven vehicles."
He premises that on the fact that driver error plays a role in 94 per cent of motor vehicle crashes and about 35,000 Americans die each year, with another four million injured.
In Canada, the numbers are less staggering but still concerning. According to 2015 figures from Transport Canada, there were 118,404 accidents resulting in personal injury or death. That works out to 324 crashes per day. Car crashes killed 1,858 people — five a day — and 161,902 people were injured, including 10,280 who suffered "serious" injuries that required hospitalization.
Read the whole article by Jim Middlemiss in Canadian Lawyer Mag, here: http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/author/jim-middlemiss/driverless-cars-will-clip-litigators-15359/
March 21, 2018 /by Debbie Crowe
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Road Conditions Toronto
Road conditions Toronto: Here are some useful links:
Toronto Traffic | 401 Road Conditions – Traffic Report – Global News
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Toronto Traffic reports & conditions, get the latest road condition and traffic road reports; Toronto Traffic on GlobalNews.ca.
Current Highway Conditions – The Weather Network
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What's on this page? Traffic News Streams from government and official sources; Travel Times; Information about driving in Toronto and Ontario; Check out more commuter coverage on CP24. Traffic Road Conditions. Travel Times; Current Restrictions; Future Restrictions; Emergency. Route, Current, Ideal, Delay. 404 NB.
Reported Road Conditions – Ministry of Transportation
www.mto.gov.on.ca › Home › Traveller's Information
Oct 13, 2017 – Reported Road Conditions, previously called "Road Conditions", are road and visibility conditions reported by the Ministry of Transportation's maintenance contractors. These official reports are generated at minimum, five times a day. Reported Road Conditions identify the roadway as either "bare," "partly …
Ontario 511 – Interactive Map – Ontario.ca
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Traveller's Road Information Portal – Traffic Report – Toronto
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Real-time traffic reports for Toronto Region in Ontario Canada.
Forecasted Driving Conditions – Ministry of Transportation
Oct 13, 2017 – New this 2017-18 winter season is 511's pilot project to include a layer showing "Forecasted Driving Conditions." Forecasted Driving Conditions are based on weather forecasts and are independent of reported road conditions. Forecasted Driving Conditions are identified as "good", "fair" or "poor" based on …
CTV Toronto | Traffic – 401, 404, DVP, QEW, 403 Highway Traffic Reports
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CTV Toronto – Traffic reports for Toronto and the GTA. Travel times, traffic delays and traffic news – CTV Toronto.
Toronto Traffic Update – 680 News
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Latest Toronto and GTA traffic updates on 680 News.
Toronto Live Traffic Map | CBC Toronto – CBC.ca
www.cbc.ca/toronto/features/traffic/
CBC Toronto Traffic. Share your observations – call 416-205-5840 when you are not operating a motor vehicle and it is safe to do so. Toronto Traffic Resources. Live traffic map with cameras and road speeds. Live construction map. List of planned construction areas. TTC delays and disruptions external site. GO Transit …
Road and Weather Conditions – Transportation and Engineering
https://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/trs/conditions
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The Blue Mountains, Ontario, Canada – Weather & Road Reports
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Road Conditions Report – 97.7 The Beach
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LIVE: Parry Sound traffic and road conditions | ParrySound.com
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PARRY SOUND — Use the tools on the map below to zoom in on the area of Parry Sound where you will be driving to see details of current road closures, slow-downs, etc.
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Accident Benefits & Tort, Car Accidents, Road Safety
Motor Vehicle Accidents on Slippery Roads
Ice and Snow on Municipal Highways
If you or a family member has been hurt in a motor vehicle accident while driving on slippery roads, it is important to contact a skilled personal injury lawyer.
Motor vehicle accidents resulting from ice and snow on the roadway can become extremely serious when there are a number of vehicles involved. With each vehicle that is added to the pile-up, the potential for more and more serious injuries increases.
At Strype Injury Law, we've guided clients through more than 250 personal injury trials, helping them navigate a wide range of challenges. Compared to motor vehicle accidents on city streets or residential areas, highway accidents in Ontario can have a more devastating impact, both physically and emotionally, due to the higher speeds of the vehicles involved.
If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident caused by the negligence of other drivers or road crews, it is important to contact a skilled Toronto injury lawyer immediately.
AFTER MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, THE CLOCK BEGINS TICKING RIGHT AWAY
After an accident, you will need to file a report and request accident benefits within 30 days of the accident. If you are a family member of an accident victim who is still hospitalized, it is important to talk to one of our Toronto-based car accident lawyers as soon as possible in order to meet important deadlines.
Any time there is a dramatic speed change, there is a better chance for the driver to suffer significant injury. Even a lower-speed accident can have severe consequences. A head-on collision can be among the most deadly types of accidents possible.
An accident on a highway may require a police investigation and a full engineering investigation to determine all the people and organizations who should be involved in the suit. Typically, road conditions are significant in contributing to the seriousness of the accident.
Contributing conditions could include the following:
Improper road maintenance
Improper removal of snow
Items fallen off vehicles that have not been cleared from road
Breakdown of roads
Damage from snow and frost
Potholes that cause can cause a driver to bump steering and blow tires
Any of these conditions could cause a driver to lose control of his or her vehicle and cause a serious accident. The municipality has a duty to keep roadways clear, clean and safe for drivers. When that duty is not met, it can lead to potentially devastating car accidents.
When motor vehicle accidents are caused by slippery conditions, the municipality might have a difficult time defending its actions and schedule. It must keep detailed records of what mixture was used, what tonnage was dispersed, what the weather conditions were and what it did to keep the highways safe. In these situations, it is wise to retain an experienced accident lawyer.
February 2, 2018 /by Debbie Crowe
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Car Accidents, Insurance Law
Auto insurer fights paying a teen with catastrophic injury
"It was a gotcha moment that didn't go so well for an insurance company determined to play hard ball with a mentally ill young woman.
For 16 days — more than double the usual length of an arbitration — the lawyer for RBC Insurance, now Aviva, hammered away at S.P., insisting she wasn't really left seriously injured after she was rear-ended in a 2010 collision when she was just 17.
Witnesses testified S.P. was a shadow of the person she was before the accident. Once a good student who aspired to be a lawyer, her mental health had deteriorated to the point where she was suicidal, repeatedly hospitalized, prone to angry outbursts, forced to drop out of college after a breakdown and incapable of holding down a job.
Of course, the insurer tried everything in their arsenal to prevent having to pay out. How low they will go is just astounding. …"
Read the whole article by Michele Mandel, award-winning columnist for the Toronto Sun currently writing about justice issues: http://torontosun.com/news/local-news/mandel-shameful-attempts-by-auto-insurer-to-fight-paying-a-teen-with-catastrophic-injury
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Contact us today and tell us about your situation. Our team of personal injury lawyers, paralegals, insurance, financial, disability, benefits and administrative professionals are here to listen and help.
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Birth Injuries, Medical Malpractice
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You also need to be aware that medical malpractice claims are time-limited in Ontario. A claim must be brought against a doctor within two years from the date one knew or ought to have known a potential injury occurred. A claim against a hospital where a negligent health care professional practiced must be brought within 2 years.
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Four small irregular earthworks, Hillmorton
A series of at least four earthworks were observed along the south-eastern side of a field boundary. These are small irregular oval mounds of around 1 to 2m in height that are between 2m by 5m and 4m by 10m in size. The later ridge and furrow earthworks 'respect' these features and stop short of them.
1A series of at least four earthworks were observed along the south-eastern side of a field boundary. These are small irregular oval mounds of around 1 to 2m in height that are between 2m by 5m and 4m by 10m in size. The later ridge and furrow earthworks' respect' these features and stop short of them.
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My time at Kenya Baptist Theological College was awesome! I was able to rub shoulders with some amazing Youth and Pastoral Majors who really have a heart to serve the Lord in Kenya!
HIV positive! I can't even imagine that…she has such a strategic ministry to people who desperately need the hope that our God gives! Her name is Jane, please pray for her and the kids that she is reaching! I talked with the Pastor of her church about doing some ministry when I'm back and he was very excited about some possibilities.
enjoys, and he said the materials that help him understand how to reach the street kids and kids that live in places like Kibera! He said he could see himself living among and ministering to the kids in Kibera some day! I was blown away, here's a guy who has such a heart to reach kids in the slums that he is praying about taking his training right to them and living among them to reach them!
ce. It was fun to be a part of the service again and interact with the kids and the leaders. Randy did a great job speaking and the people really responded to his challenge…at the end of the sermon he gave an invitation to receive Christ or rekindle your faith in Christ and many responded! The Pastor then asked me to come up and pray for the people who responded…it was a great joy to do that!
Well, it's 2009 and everyone seems to be compiling their list of "best of's" and "top 10's", so I figured why not see what others think of the lesson learned series, and which one's would rank as the 10 best.
Below is a form that lists all the lesson learned articles to this point, so if you would take a look and put a check by the one's you would pick as your top ten that would be great.
In the comment section feel free to share why you picked what you picked, and maybe a way that the article blessed you, met a spiritual need or impacted you in some way.
I'll leave the post up for a week, and then report on what we've found out. Thanks everyone, it's been a great year of learning lessons, and I'm looking forward to seeing what God has in store with the year to come.


Celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, Kaldewei will exhibit at Sleep + Eat 2018, at Olympia London - 20th-21st November, Stand B40. On display, will be a selection of Kaldewei's iconic bathroom solutions including their latest award-winning floor-level shower surface NexSys – shown for the first time in the UK.
NexSys shower surface is an innovative new 4-in-1 complete installation ready system, consisting of a waste channel, sloping support, sealing and an enamelled shower surface enabling ultra simple and fast installation. The elegant design of the narrow waste channel, with brushed stainless steel cover, complements the floor-level shower surface's minimalistic look.
Sleep + Eat visitors can see the coloured Miena washbasin bowls, designed by Anke Salomon, recently awarded a 2018 Red Dot Award for 'Product Design'. Also on show, Kaldewei's round Classic undercounter washbasins with their gentle flowing interior shape and a 'Perfect Match' trinity of Kaldewei bathroom solutions in one harmonious colour from Kaldewei's Coordinated Colours Collection.
Kaldewei collaborates with international design firms and renowned designers and has received over 150 awards including the Green Good Design Award -one of the world's most prestigious sustainability awards.
With its portfolio of over 600 superior steel enamel shower surfaces, washbasins and baths, Kaldewei provides perfectly coordinated solutions for luxury hotel bathrooms; from residential London projects to prestigious international hotels. All Kaldewei bathroom solutions are 100% recyclable and come with a 30-year guarantee – making them exceptionally durable and cost-efficient.
New for 2018, Kaldewei has introduced an interactive 'Material Experience' where visitors have the opportunity to test Kaldewei's steel enamel; using nail varnish, wire brush and a Bunsen burner – showing first-hand that the material is scratch, impact, heat and chemical resistant.
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iMade
iMade -Ways of Producing: Rigour and Invention in the Italian Furniture Industry
Exhibition open to the public: March 14th to April 6th 2003
Mon to Fri: 8.00a.m. to 8.00p.m.
Sat to Sun: 9.00a.m. to 5.00p.m.
Admission free
Opening seminar and reception: March 14th 3.30pm
Evening educational seminars: March 19th & March 26th
"iMade© Ways of Producing: Rigour and Invention in the Italian Furniture Industry" tells the story of how the Milan region became the world's leader in furniture manufacturing.
The exhibit examines the radical changes in the Italian furniture industry from 1991 to 2001, focusing on 27 highly innovative success stories from the world-leading Milan furniture cluster and showcasing the work of internationally renowned designers commissioned by the most advanced Italian furniture manufacturers.
The 5,400 square foot exhibit includes products from firms like Artemide, Molteni and Kartell, and the award-winning designers they employ, like Phillippe Starck and Ross Lovegrove.
The importance of design – and its relationship to marketing and technology – is the central focus of the exhibition, and the reason that CAWP and partner Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design felt it important to host the event here in B.C. "Italy is a world leader in furniture manufacturing and design, and we feel the 27 case studies in this exhibition will yield many lessons that our own industry can benefit from," says Philip Evans, director of CAWP.
The exhibition will be launched on March 14th, 3.30pm at UBC Robson Square by Massimo Zanello, Regional Minister of Industry and Tourism of the Region of Lombardy, and Giorgio Visetti, Consul General of Italy in Vancouver. An opening seminar entitled "Design and Technology: Tools for Competitiveness" will then take place from 4pm to 6pm, followed by a buffet reception.
Two additional free public evening seminars will be offered in partnership with the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, to be held at ECIAD on March 19th and 26th, and featuring prominent names in Canadian furniture design.
Getting to the exhibition venue
Opening Event
Venue: UBC Robson Square Campus, 800 Robson Street, Vancouver
Time: 3.30pm onward
3:30 pm – Official opening ceremony by Massimo Zanello, Regional Minister of Industry and Tourism of the Region of Lombardy, and Giorgio Visetti, Consul General of Italy, Vancouver
4:00 pm – Seminar: "Design and Technology: Tools for Competitiveness"
Chaired by Professor Philip Evans, Director, UBC Centre for Advanced Wood Processing, Faculty of Forestry
"The Productive System of Lombardy" – Massimo Zanello, Regional Minister of Industry and Tourism of the Region of Lombardy
"iMade ® Ways of Producing" – Andrea Cancellato, Managing Director, Centro Legno Arredo Cantu'
"History of the BC Furniture Sector" – Allan Collier, Curator, West Coast Design Collection
"The Importance of Design Innovation in Furniture Manufacturing – a Canadian Perspective" – Christian Blyt, Associate Professor and Coordinator, Innovations in Wood Design Program, Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design
"Building a World-Class Furniture Sector in Western Canada" – Philip Evans, Director, UBC Centre for Advanced Wood Processing
This seminar is free of charge and open to the public – however, as seating is limited, please RSVP by Thursday March 13th to 604-688-0809 ext. 23
Evening Seminar Program – "Perspectives on Canadian Furniture Design"
Venue: Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design, Main Theatre, South Building
Time: 7pm to 9pm
Niels Bendtsen, Principal, Bensen Inc.
Born in Denmark, Bendtsen emigrated to Canada in his childhood and trained as an apprentice with his father, a cabinet-maker, before returning to Europe for his formal education. Niels' work draws from both the fine craftsmanship of traditional European woodworking and the mass-production approach of North America. His company, Bensen, produces well-crafted, high-quality modern furniture. Though a small company of around 35 employees, Bendtsen always designs for large production without losing quality, as examplified by the smooth transition of a line of cabinets that was intitially produced by Bensen but is now licensed by Montis, a large Dutch manufacturer. Niels has developed a worldwide reputation as a designer, and his most famous piece, the "Ribbon Chair" is featured in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Allan Collier, Curator, West Coast Design Collection
Allan Collier is a Victoria-based furniture designer-maker and collector/curator of Canadian post-war furniture and ceramics. His furniture collection includes work by numerous Canadian designers and manufacturers including Earle Morrison, Robin Bush, Peter Cotton and Mouldcraft Plywoods, all from British Columbia. Collier's curatorial work focuses on design in B.C. in the post-war era: West Coast Modern (VAG, 1988), Achieving the Modern (WAG, 1992-1993, and Modernism at Home (Emily Carr, 1995). He is presently working with Alan Elder on an exhibition of post-war ceramics by the Vancouver firm BC Ceramics.
Scott Laughton, Freelance Designer and Director of Design, Lolah
Born in Ottawa, Scott Laughton graduated from Ontario College of Art in 1986 with a degree in industrial design. He cofounded and for five years helped run Portico, a design company producing lighting, chairs, and tables. Laughton has operated his own Toronto studio since 1992 and has designed furniture and products for the residential and commercial markets, with clients including Keilhauer, Nienkämper, Pure Design, Du Verre and Umbra. Last year he became design director of Lolah, a new firm based in Oakville, Ontario. Laughton's Swell table, one of five products designed for Lolah, received an ICFF Editors Award at New York's 2002 International Contemporary Furniture Fair. Laughton's work has been selected for ID Magazine's Annual Design Review and has appeared in many other publications, including Metropolis, Azure, Intramuros, FRAME and Ottagono. The Royal Ontario Museum and the Design Exchange in Toronto have recently acquired his work for their permanent collections. He has taught at York University and Sheridan College and currently teaches at the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto. Recently, he was named Designer of the Year (2003) by the Interior Design Show, Toronto.
Geoffrey Lilge, Marketing and Product Development, Pure Design
Geoffrey founded Pure Design in 1994 with two fellow industrial design graduates of the University of Alberta. Within three years of the Edmonton company's formation the partners were overseeing 30 employees and a product line of 75 different accessories. Pure Design products have been featured on the set of Ally McBeal, a Janet Jackson pop video, and a Steven Spielberg film, and the firm's trademark is its upbeat, liberal approach to design. In May of 2001, Pure Design was awarded the prestigious Editors Award for Furniture at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York.
Thanks to Canadian Technology Network for their generous financial support of these seminars.
The iMade Vancouver exhibition is organised by the Centre for Advanced Wood Processing; Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design; Italian Trade Commission; Centre Legno Arredo Cantu; Regione Lombardia; Consulate General of Italy in Vancouver; Italian Institute of Culture, Vancouver, and with the financial support of BC Buildings Corporation, Western Economic Diversification and UBC Robson Square.


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Is Human Spaceflight Worth It?
If you ever wanted a quote that summarized virtually everything wrong with science and research funding today, a recent musing on how Congress would've viewed building a particle accelerator to match CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in light of physicists' inability to find the Higgs boson comes very close.
Aug. 31, 2011, 7:19 PM UTC / Source: Discovery Channel
"Congress may feel that its 1993 decision to cancel the American alternative to CERN... may have been the right move one after all: to spend billions of taxpayer dollars in search of a particle that likely does not exist would have been wasteful."
In other words, turning the world of physics upside down and making scientists question the firmly established Standard Model, forcing us to rethink much of what we know about the universe, would be a bad investment because the scientists wouldn't have succeeded in doing what they originally set out to do. Never mind that in science, failures can be just as valuable as successes, and sometimes even more so. Never mind that to find out if something is or isn't possible, or to gauge whether something does or doesn't exist, we have to first try it and see for ourselves.
Today's common thought about science and exploration demands positive results and it demands them now.
OPINION: The Shuttle Is Dead; Long Live The Politics
With that attitude, it's little wonder that many areas of science are finding themselves either mocked by politicians woefully ignorant of their work and out to score cheap political points, or de-funded to the point of nearly shutting down.
Human spaceflight, particularly in the U.S., is unfortunately one of the scientific programs that face a very grim immediate future.
With the shuttles retired, Soyuz malfunctioning, and the International Space Station (ISS) facing the very real risk of being abandoned in just a few months, we could be witnessing a brutal and completely undeserved self-inflicted blow to a program that put humans on the surface of another world.
SEE ALSO: Never Send a Machine to Do a Human's Job
As lawmakers and bean counters decry sending humans to space as a waste of time and money, slashing budget after budget for the task, they're in effect denying us the benefits that come from exploring the vast unknown realms beyond our planet for the sake of short term gain and childish partisan bickering.
The Spin-off Argument
From a medical standpoint, living in space is harsh on a body that evolved to walk upright and relies on a certain gravitational pull. Travel to other worlds for an extended period of time will require technology that can repair bone damage, strengthen and reinforce muscles, properly distribute necessary bodily fluids, replace irreparably damaged organs, and defend the astronauts from radiation.
Not only that, but it must be capable of doing it all as non-invasively as possible since surgery in space would be too much of a risk for all but the most critical cases. All this is technology that can be applied to real world medicine and used at a hospital near you to help more patients recover from debilitating injuries, disease, or organ failure. The makers of such medical devices stand to make tens of billions annually and save tens of thousands of lives.
We can take a look at infrastructure through the same prism.
Living on another world means having to come with your own power generator, your own habitat, and your own food, water, and air supply. If astronauts could use highly portable, modular, and scalable power grids and self-sustaining habitats, why couldn't we apply the same technology to build smarter, more efficient cities with smaller footprints and fewer energy demands?
WATCH VIDEO: Find out what it is like to be launch director at NASA.
OPINION: Is Human Spaceflight Running Out of Time?
If this technology can survive the rigors of space, surely it can survive being used on Earth. Were a solar storm to hit, we wouldn't need to worry about a global crisis as the world's grids go offline and epidemics could be countered with near-instant quarantines by using modified versions of these self-sustaining habitats.
And I could go on. New fabrication and construction techniques. New materials. New science which can lead to even more improvements and spin-offs. The technology developed during the Space Age has fueled a good part of the modern world and allowed us to communicate in real-time with people on the other side of the globe as well connect to the internet in the middle of nowhere.
Why would we want to throttle the flow of innovations? To balance vast, gaping deficits with pittances from already woefully underfunded science programs? For the sake of getting airtime with empty speeches about fiscal responsibility? To pretend that today's monetary woes of First World countries can be cured by subjecting the very engines of their economic and military growth to a death by a thousand cuts?
SEE ALSO: Eroding NASA Science: Space Telescope Scrapped?
Why Fund Space?
OK, funding science and research is all fine and dandy, you might say, but why can't we just do all the things you mentioned on Earth without having to go through the expense of funding space exploration?
One simple reason why we'd be better off trying to develop revolutionary technologies for space and then sending back to Earth instead of the other way around is because missions beyond our world offer a rare chance to assemble many new technologies and try out many new ideas in concert all at once, getting all the experts and labs involved working together at the same time.
Projects with the potential to revolutionize infrastructure, communication, and medicine can be tried faster, on a smaller and much more affordable scale than in massive case studies taking many years. Instead of approaching those in charge of hospitals, cities, and national affairs with proposals to try out something brand new, you could approach them with already proven, tested, and rugged technology that's far more likely to be adopted and tested for much larger application.
Another important reason to keep human spaceflight going is more esoteric but it's certainly profound and very important to take into account for the future: We need to give people something to inspire them.
How will we raise new generations of scientists, explorers, engineers, and inventors when we're taking away their ability to turn humanity's wildest dreams into reality?
Imagine a college student trying to apply herself so she can one day walk on another world in a spacesuit she built. How much can all her work and its spin-offs benefit us and how much do we risk losing if we stubbornly refuse to have a vision that goes beyond the tips of our noses? What is the legacy we want to leave behind? A suite of tools for our progeny to explore the universe beyond humanity's cradle? Or row after row of gray cubicles where we expect them to spend the majority of their lives?
The modern world was built through centuries of adversity and hard work, but also through centuries of imagination, risks, and deciding to invest in the kinds of things that would only yield benefits years down the road because it was the right thing to do, not because a politician didn't think it would hurt his chances for reelection.
This is not the time to abandon human spaceflight and space exploration. This is the time to use our ingenuity to invent, to build, and to change the way we do business.
And don't tell me that there's no money to build a future aimed towards space.
When a single bailout package to banks, that begged for government handouts after their elaborate financial schemes failed, can fund another Apollo project ten times over or fully pay for every NASA program for decades, it's pretty obvious that we're not dealing with a shortage of cash.
We're dealing with an inadequate vision and skewed priorities.
Greg Fish works with technology and digital media. He is a regular guest writer for Discovery News. He also contributes essays to BusinessWeek.com on the Internet, business practices, and current events. In addition to this, he researches and covers a wide variety of popular science topics on his blog, worldofweirdthings.com.


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Suspending gender pay gap reporting obligations a 'mistake', say experts
25 Mar 2020 By Francis Churchill
Coronavirus will disproportionately affect women in the workplace, commentators warn, so keeping diversity and inclusion on the agenda is more important than ever
The coronavirus outbreak is likely to disproportionately affect women, experts have warned, following the announcement that businesses will not be required to submit gender pay gap data this year.
Yesterday, the Government Equalities Office said it would not be taking action against employers that fail to submit their pay gap data, effectively suspending the reporting requirement for the year.
The move has been widely welcomed as a reprieve for HR departments currently tasked with keeping employees and their businesses safe during the outbreak. But experts have called on organisations that can to still submit their data – not least to provide a benchmark to help measure the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on gender pay when this year's snapshot is published in 2021.
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Nishi Mayor, business director at Business in the Community, said that while employee safety and business survival should take priority, it was important employers didn't completely lose sight of their gender pay goals.
She noted that women were likely to be "in the eye of the storm" during the current coronavirus outbreak. Women were more likely to pick up extra caring responsibilities as schools shut or when relatives fall ill, make up the majority of employees in the service sector – which has been hit hardest by the virus – and were more likely to be in lower-paid or less secure jobs, putting them most at risk of losing their jobs, Mayor said.
"All this means this crisis could lead to a widening of the pay gap – making reporting this year especially important," she said.
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This was echoed by Sam Smethers, chief executive of the Fawcett Society. "It will be mothers who will take on the majority of care for the children who are not in nursery or school. Women are also the majority of healthcare workers on the frontline and it is overwhelmingly women who will be at risk from an abusive partner if they are having to self-isolate at home," she said.
Charles Cotton, senior reward and performance adviser at the CIPD, said there were a number of ways that the coronavirus outbreak could affect the results of next year's gender pay gap reporting. He said job losses could mean the number of organisations meeting the reporting threshold of 250 employees could fall.
Gender pay gap calculations are based on full pay relevant employees – meaning staff on full pay during the reporting period. Voluntary pay cuts or an increase in the number of people taking unpaid leave could therefore exclude many from being included in the statistics. Similarly, those who received full pay while on sick pay are included, but those on reduced or statutory sick pay would not be.
"If some high earners are excluded because they're not on full pay, then the gap could narrow because you've got fewer higher payers and they tend to be men," said Cotton. Similarly, if lower-paid workers – who tend to be women – are excluded because they are not on full pay then the gap could narrow. And if bonuses, which are often more generously awarded to men, are lower this could also artificially narrow the gap.
"Ideally you'd prefer to see the gap narrow over time for the right reasons," said Cotton. "If you have a lot of low-paid women taken out of the statistics [through job losses] then the average pay for women will go up and the gap will be narrowed, but that's not down to a more gender-balanced workforce or advances in placing women in higher-paid roles."
Frank Douglas, CEO of Caerus Executive, called the decision to suspend reporting requirements "a mistake". "Eliminating inequality in the workplace is a business-critical issue in organisations and for the government to push the pause button sends an unneeded message [that] closing the gender pay gap is a non-essential or optional business activity," he said.
Douglas added that most organisations now will have already prepared their data, meaning reporting should not be a major burden. "With the government action it now provides a convenient excuse to not provide transparency on inequality in the workplace," he said. "To now relax reporting on those who are waiting to the last minute is also to further discourage early reporting going forward."
Despite the pressures that coronavirus is putting on employers, wellbeing and inclusion have to remain priorities "just in a different guise", said Jill Miller, senior diversity and inclusion adviser at the CIPD.
Miller noted that, before the outbreak, people professionals were not only preparing for the gender pay gap reporting deadline, but also the potential introduction of ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting. "Inclusion is still very important; the focus on those will be picked up again when we're through the immediate crisis, but in the meantime wellbeing and inclusion still need to be core priorities."
It is important employers think about how they can look after wellbeing but keep people feeling part of an organisation or a team while considering the diversity of needs, Miller added. Flexible working for parents is one aspect of this – including allowing parents to work different hours – but employers also needed to think about how they communicate with employees, she said.
"Many companies are defaulting to video calling and for many people that works really well, but for others it might be an environment where they don't feel very comfortable," said Miller. "Managers really need to understand their people and their preferences."
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Gender pay gap widened during the pandemic, ONS data shows
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Experts call the decrease 'disappointing' given the evidence that women have been 'adversely and disproportionately' affected by the pandemic


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INDIANA AT MINNESOTA: Game preview, odds, how-to-watch, and more
Welp, let's get ready to do this again
By Hank Greene Jan 6, 2018, 9:58am EST
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Who? Indiana Hoosiers (8-7, #95 Kenpom) at Minnesota (13-3, #42 KenPom)
When? Saturday, January 6 at 5:15 p.m. EST – ESPN2
Where? Williams Arena (#TheBarn), Minneapolis, Minnesota
Vegas? Minnesota (-7)
Pomeroy? Minnesota 80-70, 19% of Indiana Victory
Welcome back to Indiana Hoosiers basketball.
When we last left our heroes, they were turning in another lackluster performance, this time against the Wisconsin Badgers—a school that's made beating Indiana at basketball into such an art form that one is tempted to commission a portrait of Bo Ryan, shirtless, riding a horse through Assembly Hall—the words "RESIGN ON YOUR TERMS" tattooed across his chest.
Now, Indiana faces the other side of the Paul Bunyan's Axe Body Spray rivalry when they head to Minneapolis for a date with the University of Minnesota, who are taking a break from playing hockey tonight so that they can participate in a basketball game with our Hoosiers.are taking a break from playing hockey tonight so that they can participate in a basketball game with our Hoosiers.
The temperature outside will be a frigid 9 degrees, but the temperature inside will be HOT HOT HOT from the bad ventilation in Williams Arena and the Famous Dave's takeout in section 108 so let's DO THIS.
THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE FACTORS
Off. Reb %
FT Rate
INDIANA (#65 adj. offense) 51.5% (145th) 18.6% (158rd) 35.1% (36th) 36.4% (110th)
PENN STATE (#16 adj. defense) 46.4% (32nd) 22.2% (35th) 26.6% (85th) 32.5% (155th)
PENN STATE (#82 adj. offense) 52.9% (96th) 18.8% (169th) 33.6% (60th) 33.7% (181st)
INDIANA (#151 adj. defense) 51.5% (206th) 19.5% (146th) 29.9% (218th) 31.1% (118th)
Under the guidance of Richard Pitino, the Minnesota Golden Gophers are an efficient team that looks like it could be a force in the race for a B1G championship this season. Even without center Reggie Lynch, who has been suspended for violating the school's sexual misconduct policy, the Golden Gophers will present the Hoosiers with much of what has given Indiana trouble thus far in the 2017-2018 season.
They have great pace to their game, yet even with their speed are one of the best teams in the country at limiting turnovers. Pair that with a top-20 offensive rebounding rate and a FG% over 50%, and it's easy to see why Minnesota's offense has established itself as one of the best in the country.
Their offense is balanced out by a solid defense that hinges on a phenomenal block percentage down low, and great, aggressive activity that—though not proficient at forcing turnovers—is allowing a stifling opponent eFG%.
Down low, it's all gonna be up to Jordan Murphy tonight—as the junior looks to get his 17th straight double-double to start the season (which would tie Tim Duncan for the D1 record). The 6-6 junior has a 30.0 PER, is getting nearly 20 points per game, and has been an absolute force on the glass—nabbing 16.9% of the team's offensive rebounds (6th in the nation) with a team-leading total rebounding rate of 20.7%.
Yet besides Murphy, things will be pretty thin without Lynch. Seniors Davonte Fitzgerald, Bakary Konate, and Gaston Diedhou have been all but non-factors for most of the season, amassing just a combined 85 points produced thus far.
In the backcourt, senior Nate Mason anchors a solid unit, but is one of only two Gophers with a 3-pt percentage above 40% (specifically 44.1%, if you care for such things). This stands in stark contrast to his back-up, freshman Isaiah Washington, who is… well he's not as good at shooting (… 14.3%... he's 14.3% from distance).
In fact, despite a respectable 3-pt FG% of 35%, they're low individual numbers could contribute to the fact that they're getting just 24.3% of their points from long range. For fans who've watched the Hoosiers give up points from deep at an alarming rate this season, this is a good sign.
THREE THINGS TO WATCH FOR
1. Can the Hoosiers take advantage down low? Despite Murphy's dominance this season, the Hoosiers have plenty of talent in the front court that could cause plenty of match-up problems for the Gophers. I expect Murphy to line up against Juwan Morgan, but Freddie McSwain, along with the 6-7 Collin Hartman, could have possible opportunities against three defenders in Fitzgerald, Konate, and Diedhou. Despite solid numbers for these three, they haven't played nearly the usage rate to make those numbers feel properly tested.
2. Shooting… Indiana's shooting is bad ("HOW BAD IS IT?"). Indiana's shooting is so bad that the Hoosiers are cracking just over 30% from 3-pt range as a team and if you take out Morgan and Davis' production down low, their team eFG% is 46.6%, which would be good for 301st in the country (… comedy drum roll followed by soft crying). Of course, the good news is that we don't need to take out Morgan and Davis, but if the Hoosiers are to get back on track in 2018, then Robert Johnson, Josh Newkirk, and Devonte Green need to right the ship. Otherwise, teams (most immediately the Golden Gophers) will just start crashing down on the blocks and treating everyone shorter than 6'5" for the Hoosiers like Ricky Rubio.
3. Some Saturday afternoon energy. To put it mildly, there have been times this season when the Hoosiers have come out flat—failing to show up for games and, at times, looking disinterested when the going gets tough. Saturday afternoons are notoriously low-energy affairs, so I'm setting the bar real low… Indiana just has to come out with some fire. This is made all the more imperative by the fact that Minnesota will try to run them early, so if they decide to just pop into Minneapolis for some Ray J's famous wings and a few glasses of Surly Furious... it's gonna be a long game to watch.
It's this last point that has me worried about this game, folks. Similar to their experience against Louisville, the Hoosiers are going to be facing a team with speed and discipline on the court—along with an athletic big man who will challenge them on both ends.
It's getting harder to use the whole "which Hoosiers team will we see" mantra at the moment, because as the discouraging games pile up, glimmers like Notre Dame or Duke become a little tougher to pin hopes on.
I'd love to be wrong on this, but if I'm just going what I've seen thus far this season, Indiana's got a big task ahead of them, and they just haven't proven that they're up for it yet. Minnesota 83, Indiana 65
UPDATE: An earlier version of this story referred to De'Ron Davis playing today - however, as one of our fine commenters pointed out to this writer, Davis is out indefinitely with a lower leg injury.


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Adam Carolla Lawsuit: Radio Personality Sued By Friend Again
Adam Carolla is now embroiled in another lawsuit being brought against him by the friend who previously brought a lawsuit against the Internet and radio personality.
Reuters is reporting that Donny Misraje is suing Carolla for a few pictures included in his memoir "Not Taco Bell Material." The pictures of Carolla were allegedly taken by Misraje back in the 80s, and he is claiming copyright on the photos.
The lawsuit is calling for Carolla and his publisher, Crown Publishing, to pay compensation for the books sold thus far. He's also asking for compensatory and punitive damages as a result of copyright infringement. Finally, he asks that all unsold copies of the memoir be destroyed.
A previous lawsuit brought against Carolla claims that he misled Misraje into quitting his job. The two were to partner up on Carolla's successful podcast, but Miraje claims that Carolla never paid him for his work. The podcast is incredibly popular and is listened to by millions of people. In fact, it has earned the distinction of being the "most downloaded podcast" according to the Guinness World Records.
Carolla and Misraje have been friends for over 30 years, but the lawsuits are very recent. We can only hope that the two can work out their differences and keep on producing quality comedy content.
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The vampire cat
Classé dans : Littérature — Miklos @ 10:12
"Because the Cat is the emblem of the time-honoured ideal of Virgin-Motherhood, the Egyptian Great Mother Goddess, variously invoked as Isis, or Atet, or Mout, etc., as time and place might decree, was constantly represented as assuming feline form." — M. Oldfield Howey, The Cat in Magic and Myth, 2003 reprint of The Cat in the Mysteries of Religion and Magic, 1930.
"Hebrew folk-lore informs us that the Semitic witch-queen Lilith was Adam's first wife, but that she refused to give him her obedience and flew away, later becoming a vampire. She still lives, and assumes the form of a huge black cat named El Broosha, when she seizes the new-born human babe that is her favourite prey, and sucks its blood." — Ibid.
From the scarab, the snake and the bee to the dolphin, the monkey or the elephant, animals are so fascinating in their resemblances to, and differences from, man that they are more often than not endowed with various kinds of extraordinary intellectual faculties as well as with natural and supernatural powers ranging from the evil to the useful and the ideal, and thus play key roles in religious, mystical and day-to-day symbolic systems.
Even when domesticated they may keep this aura (which may actually be a good reason to have such an animal at home). This is the case of the cat, which, as Rudyard Kipling has so justly told us, always stays on the wild side. Inscrutable, unpredictable, sensuous and playful, this agile and ferocious hunter's phosphorescent eyes cast a definitely mysterious light. No wonder it is considered in quite ambivalent, and sometimes contradictory, ways, as the titles of the chapters of Oldfield Howey's book indicate: Witches in Cat Form, The Cat and Transmigration, The Cat in Paradise, Vampire Cats, Cat as Omens of Death, Clairvoyant Cats, The Cat as Phallic Symbol… and last but not least, The Cat's Nine Lives.
And so even in afterlife: in Japanese lore, where it also holds both positive and negative places, "the soul of a dead cat (…) can take possession of a human body, speak through its mouth and kill it" (T. Volker)
An 1871 publication was probably the first one to acquaint the West with the legends of Japan: Tales of Old Japan, by Algernon Freeman-Mitford baron Redesdale (who had been second secretary to the British legation in Japan) brought to (European) light the famous story of the Forty-seven Rônins. But it also included tales regarding the supernatural powers of animals, as the author writes: "Cats, foxes, and badgers are regarded with superstitious awe by the Japanese, who attribute to them the power of assuming the human shape in order to bewitch mankind. Like the fairies of our Western tales, however, they work for good as well as for evil ends."
The first story he brings in this section is that of the Vampire Cat of Nabéshima: a black cat takes the shape of a splendid young woman it has just strangled, and sucks the life-substance of her male lover at night when he's asleep (no wonder one of the symbolic aspects of the cat is sexual, as is the above illustration taken from that book). Several versions of the tale came to us later (including one in Volker's paper), of which we selected the earlier ones and put them side-by-side so as to provide for an easier comparison: Mitford's 1871 tale published in the UK, followed by a 1879 relation of Maurice Dubard in French, then by F. Hadland Davis's version published in the US in 1913, and last the tale as related (in French) by Félicien Challaye in 1933.
While the first and third versions were published in a collection of tales for grown-ups, the two other books are different in nature. Dubard was a French marine officer who spent some time in Japan while on duty, learned Japanese and was fascinated by the "beautiful eyes and cute faces" of the women there (French men will always be French, n'est-ce-pas). His book, Le Japon pittoresque, describes the country, its inhabitants, its culture, its history and its legends, and it is in this context that he brings his own version of the tale of the cat: it is much more "voluptuous" (to use one of his many qualifiers) than the other ones – it is the only one which almost explicitely describes the circumstance of the "life-draining" as effected by the woman-cat –, and, in the end, the evil woman-cat manages to escape the ultimate punishment (an apt conclusion for l'éternel féminin). Apart from his distinctive style, the story differs in this and a couple of other details from Mitford's, which is circumstantial evidence that he must have had another source: there is no mention of a wife of the prince but only of a favorite (that may just be an omission), the hero is called here Ho-Soda while in all other versions it is Ito-Soda (could it be just due to a transcription error due to the similarity of H and It?), and, more importantly, there is a mention of the double tail of the cat, a significant detail (see again Volker).
Challaye's story appeared also in a collection of tales, but this one for children: it is part of a famous series of books, Contes et légendes de…, published by Fernand Nathan in the 1930s, then again in the 1960s and 1970s. Here, the Prince has a legitimate wife (even though she barely makes an appearance, as was the case in the French royal court before the French revolution…), and, in contradistinction with the other versions in which the cat manages to escape (and is or isn't killed later), it is slain on the spot by the valorous servant soldier. Morals are preserved.
We'll depart here with a smile – the Cheshire Cat's, naturally.
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Le chat-vampire
Chat alors ! Comme c'est curieux ! comme c'est bizarre ! et quelle coïncidence !
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Discussion in 'Personal' started by lapinrose, Apr 25, 2011.
Until someone more useful comes along I haven't received it at my hotmail address so could be spam.
Bit unusual to ask for username and password on a email methinks.
I have 4 hotmail accounts and haven't had one.
Delete it and change your password. Then change it every 3 - 6 months. That way the spammers can't get in so easily!
I have been doing this for about a year and even my darling Nigerian banker is contacting me less these days!
Hotmail will never ask you for your password in an email.