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Taylor Swift To Receive Ally Award From GLAAD
"Why are you mad when you could be GLAAD?"
by Michael Cuby
What do Taylor Swift's "You Need to Calm Down" and Janet Mock's contributions to Pose have in common? According to GLAAD, both merit special LGBTQ specific awards. For the organization's 31st Annual Media Awards, both Mock and Swift will be honored by GLAAD for their individual contributions to promoting LGBTQ+ acceptance.
Swift will follow in the footsteps of Beyoncé, Britney Spears, and Cher to receive the Vanguard Award, meant to honor allies who "have made a significant difference in promoting acceptance of LGBTQ+ people." Swift has always been a vocal ally for the queer community, but 2019, in particular, was a huge year for her advocacy work. Last June, the Grammy winner penned an open letter to Tennessee Republican senator Lamar Alexander, urging him to support the Equality Act, which outlaws discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Just a few weeks later, she dropped her second Lover single "You Need to Calm Down," which was instantly upheld as a love letter to to the queer community and a treatise against homophobia. The single's pastel-heavy video featured appearances by many fixtures of the LGBTQ+ community, including the likes of Laverne Cox, Hayley Kiyoko, Billy Porter, Chester Lockhart, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson, as well as several popular drag queens, like Trinity The Tuck, Delta Work, A'keria C. Davenport, Tatianna, Adore Delano, and Jade Jolie. (When Swift won an award at last year's MTV Video Music Awards, John Travolta accidentally confused Jade Jolie for Swift, and tried handing Swift's trophy to her drag queen doppelganger instead.)
Writer/director/producer and trans advocate Janet Mock will also receive an award — specifically, the Stephen F. Kolzak Award, which is given to a LGBTQ+ media professional "who has made a significant difference in promoting LGBTQ+ acceptance." It's hard to think of a more deserving candidate of the honor, since Mock's entire career has been long dedicated to the fight — starting with her bestselling memoirs about transitioning, Redefining Realness and Surpassing Certainty, and extending through to her work now, as a multi-hyphenate on FX's excellent Pose and a producer with an overall deal at Netflix (a multi-million dollar venture).
The 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards will take place in New York on March 19th and in Los Angeles on April 16th.
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Case Study #03 – FUJIYA HONPO, INC.
03 Sep Case Study #03 – FUJIYA HONPO, INC.
Posted at 15:43h in Participating Companies	by	Niwa Eri
Fujiya is a long-established Japanese Sweets manufacturer that has been in business in Hawaii since 1958. The fusion of different cultures, food, tastes and flavors here in Hawaii is what really makes it special and Fujiya Honpo is loved by locals for 60 years as one of the Japanese sweets shop that introduced mochi to Hawaii.
Keeping the culture of Japanese sweets and the heart of "omotenashi", they have been producing "Japa-Hawaiian" products where the local tastes are well collaborated with that of Japanese. Fujiya believes that this fusion of Hawaii and Japan, the spirit and food culture of "Real Japanese Hawaiian" will become the rainbow bridge to the world.
What are Hawaiian-Japanese Sweets?
"Mochi" started with the hands of Japanese immigrants that settled in Hawaii back then. Although it was at a time where they did not have enough ingredients, due to their strong passion of producing something close to the flavor of Japanese sweets, they made these "Mochi" that were softer than Japanese Daifuku and sweeter—its traditional filling has become peanut butter!—than the so-called Japanese mochi. "Chi Chi Dango" that originated from Hiroshima prefecture's specialty is also popular amongst not only Nikkei but also locals.
Their popular products such as Mochi, Chi Chi Dango and Tropical Tea Cookies that were based on Japanese senbei are produced in their factory in Kalihi everyday. In addition to the head office in Kalihi, they also sell at Shirokiya located inside Ala Moana Center, as well as Japanese supermarkets such as Don Quijote and Marukai, also at Dole Plantation where many Japanese tourists visit. Besides their Hawaiian-Japanese Sweets, they deal in varieties of Arare (Rice Crackers) directly imported from Japan which boast popularity amongst locals.
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We want to share the greatness of Hawaiian-Japanese Sweets to everyone!
Fujiya Honpo has protected the history and culture of Japanese sweets. While keeping it, they have been successful in creating Hawaiian-Japanese Sweets, a fusion of Hawaii and Japanese that are popular from locals. When planning on promoting their sweets to more towards the visitors and the world, they came across 111-HAWAII PROJECT. Both being in a same environment as local small business, they felt that becoming as one with the spirit of Aloha, this project could lead them to advance their business to the world with the power of community-based branding to enhance the value of Made in Hawaii products, thus prompting them to participate in the project.
111-HAWAII PROJECT product development
This will become a new item for gifts from Hawaii to enhance the value of Made in Hawaii!
The project team discussed how to develop a product that would enhance the value of "Made in Hawaii" with the Tea Cookies that were based on Japanese senbei which are capable of preserving longer. It started from reconsidering the size and flavor. We made them smaller to bite-size, kept the coconut flavor subtle and made this a base. After many trials, we carefully chose the final 6 flavors that would match with the base flavor. These were put together to create a rainbow color as Rainbow Coconut Crackers to represent Hawaii and provide added value to Hawaii. We took the Hawaiian word for "a soft rainbow", UAKOKO, combined it with COCONUT and named this new sweet snack "UACOCO". As a "Made in Hawaii" donation product, UACOCO is proud to be the third 111-HAWAII PROJECT collaborative piece.
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[Main Store] 454 Waiakamilo Rd, Honolulu, HI 96817 // Tel: 808-845-2921
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Full disclosure: 1313 Innovation, which Paul McConnell cofounded, is the title sponsor of Delaware Innovation Week, which is organized by Technical.ly. This interview is not part of that or any other sponsored campaign.
If you've ever had a conversation with Paul McConnell, you know getting him to stay on topic is a lot like trying to funnel water from a fire hose into a flask. And he knows it.
Between coworking space 1313 Innovation, the president's council at the University of Delaware, his work with UD's Horn Program in Entrepreneurship, the foundation he runs with his wife Linda, his involvement with investment firm New Spring Capital and, lest we forget, the real estate agency that bears his name, McConnell is being pulled in as many directions as his mind wanders.
It's at least 125 directions. That is, after all, the number of partnerships McConnell says he is currently engaged in. At one point, McConnell said he was in 150.
Partnership breakups, company implosions — all things McConnell has been involved in in his 41 years of doing business, all things he's still learning how to navigate. It's the subject of his upcoming presentation at Delaware Innovation Week's #Failfest on Nov. 16.
McConnell has gotten really good at embracing change. Consider 1313 Innovation and his move from real estate developer to flag-toting startup champion. How does that happen, and why?
It was a learning moment for the 63-year-old McConnell. What he found was a young startup community brimming with passionate people working on provocative projects. Coming from real estate, McConnell understood what needed to come next — space for that community to grow.
As of late, it would seem one space for a whole community to grow is exactly what's happening in McConnell's Hercules Building on 13th and Market. By taking in Wilmington's maturing young companies like Carvertise and providing space for new tech communities like Girl Develop It Wilmington, First State .NET, Barrel of Makers and now Open Data Delaware, 1313 is collecting the pieces of a diverse innovation economy and placing them under one roof.
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McConnell might be all over the place in conversation and have his hands in a million-and-two projects, but he's also fostering what's becoming a robust tech ecosystem in Wilmington and beyond. But is he spreading himself too thin?


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Concrete is one of the most popular building materials used all over the world. Despite its popularity, concrete isn't always considered 'beautiful.' Instead, concrete is viewed as a more industrial material. Due to the strength and affordable quality of concrete it's still a desirable option. Decorative concrete is an excellent option if you are interested in concrete but want the high-end look of natural stone, brick, or pretty tiles.
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Slot-like gaming machines generate legal debate in Va.
Slot-like gaming machines generate legal debate in Virginia
By Tim Saunders | WDBJ | July 26, 2019 at 12:57 PM EDT - Updated July 26 at 12:57 PM
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ7/GRAY TV) - At The Clubhouse Bar & Billiards in Campbell County, the primary attractions are games like pool, cornhole, and consoles that have the appearance of a slot machine.
"If you like to gamble and like playing slot machines, it's something you would enjoy," said Michelle Booth, a customer who enjoys playing the games.
"You can win money," Booth said. "I haven't won very much, but I've won a little."
Despite how they look, the company that owns the machines, Queen of Virginia Skill & Entertainment, emphasizes that they are not games of chance.
"They are games of skill," explained Kevin Anderson, director of compliance for Queen of Virginia Skill & Entertainment.
In the past two years, thousands of the company's gaming consoles have been installed in around 1,800 locations across the Commonwealth.
"A lot of times, people think that because you put money in and it pays out money, that it must be illegal and it must be a slot machine. but that's not the way the Virginia law reads," Anderson said.
Queen of Virginia is a Richmond-based subsidiary of a Georgia company called Pace-O-Matic. They came to the Commonwealth after a deputy chief of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control issued a letter in 2017, saying the agency "will not consider these machines, in their current configuration and intended use, to be gambling devices."
"We wanted to make sure our game was legal in the state, before we placed it in," Anderson said.
In his letter the ABC deputy chief warned his decision was "not binding" on other agencies or elected officials who might have jurisdiction. Since then, neither the General Assembly or Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has weighed in on the matter.
A spokesperson for Herring's office said "the best people to talk to would be Commonwealth's attorneys," saying they're the ones responsible for determining whether a machine might constitute illegal gambling.
"I haven't made that determination yet," said Bedford County Commonwealth's Attorney Wes Nance, one of several prosecutors contacted for this story.
Nance said he's aware gaming machines operate in his jurisdiction, but like most of his colleagues in Virginia he is not taking action; at least not yet.
"There really has to be an investigation," said Nance. "Although I may have seen these types of machines in our area, I haven't been approached by law enforcement yet. As far as I know, they haven't received any complaints."
Nance and other prosecutors we contacted said they could evaluate the legality of the machines, if formal complaints were brought to law enforcement.
"Once a complaint is received or an investigation ensues, then we would make that type of determination," Nance said.
One prosecutor who has investigated the machines and made a legal decision is Joe Platania, the Commonwealth's Attorney in Charlottesville. On June 7 he issued a statement, saying "Queen of Virginia machines are gambling devices and therefore violate Virginia Law."
Platania gave Charlottesville businesses 30 days to remove the machines or face a Class 1 Misdemeanor, punishable with a $2,500 fine and up to a year in jail. Queen of Virginia responded by filing a lawsuit against Platania.
"There's a thin line between legal and illegal gambling, and it does get down to the details," Nance said.
Anderson said Queen of Virginia's games differ from gambling, because the company can't regulate how much money its machines pay out.
"Some games could be upside down where they've actually paid out more than they've taken in, because it depends on how good the player is," said Anderson.
The gameplay on Queen of Virginia's machines is comparable to Tic-Tac-Toe. Pictures appear on the screen and users have a limited amount of time to figure out which button they need to push to line up three in a row.
If the images can't be lined up, the user can hit a button that says "follow me," which takes them to a memory game.
If a player is good enough, Anderson said they can win every time they play.
"With a slot machine, you press a button and you win or lose. You can't control the outcome," Anderson explained. "It's different with our games, where (users) can control their own destiny."
Queen of Virginia isn't the only company operating slot-like gaming machines in the Commonwealth. The growth may prompt Virginia lawmakers to address the trend with regulations, something Queen of Virginia says it would welcome in limited form.
"If you regulate this industry properly, you keep the bad actors out," Anderson said.
Until then, it's game on at The Clubhouse and hundreds of other businesses around the state.
Copyright 2019 WDBJ via Gray Television, Inc. All rights reserved.


A Milwaukee-area software-consulting firm plans to double the staff in its Chicago office over the next year.
Concurrency Inc., which specializes in installing and integrating Microsoft software, has about 20 people in its offices at 150 N. Wacker Drive. The Brookfield, Wis.-based company, which focuses on midmarket companies with 200 employees or more, has been adding engineers, developers and consultants, CEO James Savage says.
Customers include Nuveen, Tribune Co., MB Financial and Underwriters Labs.
Concurrency, which employs 65 people in its Wisconsin headquarters, is entering a crowded Chicago market, with 15 to 20 other consulting firms, such as Rightpoint Consulting LLC and West Monroe Partners.
Chicago is the first stop on a broader Midwest expansion campaign for Concurrency. It plans to open offices in Indianapolis and Minneapolis over the next two years.


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What places in rwanda did the rwanda genocide occur?
The Rwandan genocide occurred in many places around the country but most notably in the capital Kigali
Is Rwanda a genocide?
No. Rwanda is a country where a genocide occurred in the 1990s.
What are facts about Rwanda genocide?
there was about 800000 people killed during the 100 day genocide hutus and tutsis were involved hutus forced 200,000 tutsis out of rwanda when the president of rwanda died in a plane that was shot down he was replaced with a hutu tutsis were defeted after 800,000 had already died
Why was there genocide in Rwanda in 1944?
No, the genocide in Rwanda took place in 1994.
Who was the leader of the genocide killing in Rwanda?
George Rutaganda. He was the supplier and the instigator of the Genocide. Juvénal Habyarimana was a dictatorial leader of the Republic of Rwanda who death in 1994 sparked the genocide. Cyprien Ntaryamira, President of Burundi also died in the plane crash.
When did Rwanda genocide start?
Rwanda genocide started on April 6, 1994
Was anyone punished for the Rwanda genocide?
no their was no one who got punished for the Rwanda genocide.
How many were killed in the Rwanda genocide?
800,000 to 1,000,000
How many people died due to the Rwanda genocide?
It is estimated that 800 000 people were killed during the Rwandan genocide, although some estimates push that number up to 1 million.
Was Rwanda governmentally organized during the Genocide?
Who was killed in the Rwandan genocide?
Mainly the deaths were on the Tutsi, a native of Rwanda. They were killed by the Hutu extremists. About 800 people died in the genocide.
Did all of Immaculee Ilibagiza's brothers survive after the genocide in Rwanda?
No, all of Immaculee Ilibagiza's brothers died in the genocide except one of them.
Rwandan Genocide how many were killed?
In 100 days ,an estimated 800,000 people were killed in the Rwanda genocide.
What are the names of the Rwanda genocide sruvivors?
There are too many to mention.
Where was the genocide of Rwanda?
It took place in Rwanda.
Is the genocide in Rwanda still happening?
Well, some think that the genocide in Rwanda is still happening though down in their hearts/thoughts it is. i am saying that genocide in Rwanda is not happening... though its kind of confusing but it's not. :)
How many people were killed in genocide in rwanda?
About 800 000 people.
What country ended the genocide in Rwanda?
Rwanda itself!
Who were the victims and who were the attackers in the Rwanda Genocide?
The attackers were the Hutus and the victims were the Tutsis, although many Hutus were also killed in the genocide.
How did genocide in Bosnia differ from genocide in Rwanda?
NATO countries intervened in Bosnia to reach a peace agreement, but the global community failed to respond to genocide in Rwanda.
Why did the genocide occur in Rwanda?
There were two different ethnic groups, the Hutu and the Tutsi. The Tutsis were in command for a very long period of time. When the president of Rwanda died the Hutus decided to rebel against the Tutsi and kill all of them, resulting in a genocide.
Who is responsible for the Rwanda Genocide?
I am currently doing a research paper on the Genocide in Rwanda and my teacher specifically told me that it was the Hutu and Tutsi
What year did genocide occur in Rwanda?
The genocide in rwanda occured in 1994, starting in february and ending in either June or July
What is a video about genocide?
Hotel Rwanda is a 2004 movie starring Don Cheadle that's about the 1994 Spring genocide in Rwanda.
Why should they have stopped Rwanda genocide?
they should of to save many Tutsi's lives.
How many Tutsi's were killed in the rwanda genocide?
The number is estimated to be around 750,000.
What were the effects of Rwanda Genocide?
800,000 people died and lots were homeless. it resorted in the hutus having power
How did the people die in the Rwanda genocide?
They died during the genocde/wranda. They dided when the peps who took over rwanda the hutus and tutsi got tourthered and brutally murded!
When did the world react to the Rwanda genocide?
the world did not react to the genocide
Why did genocide end in Rwanda and who ended it explain?
First of all, genocide has never ended in Rwanda. For a few years after the Genocide of Rwanda, the U.N. only "tranquilized" the genocide. There is still genocide happening over in Rwanda still to this day. Anyone who has told you differently has not seen the news recently. The U.N. is to this day still trying to get rid of genocide for good. Actually this is incorrect. The genocide is not still happening in Rwanda… Read More
Did genocide end in Rwanda?
Yes, Jenocide end in Rwanda, now is the safest country in Africa.You can't understand that but you will understand better if you come to visit Rwanda. Never Again Genocide in Rwanda and anywhere else on this planet!
Who was persecuted during the Rwanda genocide?
the tutsis there killed during the genocide
What genocide occurred in 1990 in Rwanda?
The Rwandan Genocide occurred in 1994
What happened with the genocide that occurred in Rwanda?
In the three months of the genocide in Rwanda, an estimated 800,000 people died during the violence that happened. Most of the deaths were happened to the Tutsis tribe that was perpetrated by the Hutu tribe. These people were fighting over land and beliefs that man should not fight over. The senseless violence left many who were only defending themselves, dead.
What did the Tutsis do?
A group of people in Africa who were tall(er than the Hutu) and, during the 1900s, there was the Rwanda Genocide, and caused many Tutsis to flee Rwanda.
How was Rwanda in 1994 an example of genocide?
The Rwanda genocide involved large-scale massacres (800,000 killed in three months) on ethnic grounds. It Was messy
What are the release dates for Frontline World - 2002 Rwanda After the Genocide?
Frontline World - 2002 Rwanda After the Genocide was released on: USA: December 2003
What was the date of the Rwandan Genocide?
Juvénal Habyarimana was a dictatorial leader of the Republic of Rwanda who death in 1994 sparked the genocide. Cyprien Ntaryamira, President of Burundi also died in the plane crash.
The main leader of the Rwanda genocide?
George Rutaganda..... he was the supplier and the instigator of the genocide.


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To secure the interests of consumers and small businesses of Singapore dealing in electronic payments (e-payments), Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has proposed new guidelines today.
"The proposed E-payments User Protection Guidelines aim to encourage wider adoption of e-payments by setting standards on the responsibilities of financial institutions and e-payment users," MAS said in its media release.
In addition to this, a public consultation ending on March 16 has also been launched to gather feedback from consumers and industry players, with plans for the proposal to kick in within the first half of the year.
"Under the new Guidelines, individuals and micro-enterprises who hold e-payment accounts can expect financial institutions to provide timely notifications of all e-payment transactions. Financial institutions will be expected to set clear resolution processes for unauthorised or erroneous payment transactions. The Guidelines also set out the responsibilities of e-payments users, including good security practices they should adopt to protect their passwords and e-payment accounts, said MAS in the press release.
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R v Aramah
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Court Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Judge THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE
Judgment Date 17 December 1982
Judgment citation (vLex) [1982] EWCA Crim J1217-1
Docket Number No. 3742/B/82
Date 17 December 1982
Docks and Harbours
Crime and Sentencing
Offences Involving Property
Court Structure
[1982] EWCA Crim J1217-1
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL
The Lord Chief Justice of England (Lord Lane)
Mr. Justice Talbot
No. 3742/B/82
John Uzu Aramah
MR. C. BEYTS appeared on behalf of the Appellant.
THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE
On 28th June this year at the Crown Court at Chelmsford before Hie Honour Judge Butler and a jury, this appellant was convicted of being concerned in the importation of herbal cannabis and sentenced to six years' imprisonment. He now appeals against that sentence by leave of the single Judge.
The facts are these. It happened shortly after midnight on 22nd Feburary this year, when police officers in Tilbury Docks saw four men standing round a motor vehicle parked a little distance away from the West African Terminal. The police officers stopped their van in front of that motor vehicle and detained the appellant. He was sitting in the driver's seat. The other four men who were concerned ran away. On searching the vehicle the police officers discovered four plastic bags each containing a number of packages of herbal cannabis, weighing just over 59 kilogrammes. The streel level value of that herbal cannabis was between £100,000 and £130,000. The appellant was searched and wire cutters were found in his pocket.
He was taken to the police station and, after having fenced with the police for a time, he told the officers the story of how the cannabis had been imported on board a vessel berthed at the West African Terminal and how he had been concerned with another man called Kamara, who was jointly charged with him.
This was a typical example of the importation of a very large amount large of cannabis which, promisal to produce large profits for those who were concerned.
As for the appellant himself, he is aged 50. He is married with three children, one of them, we are told, is very young. He is a British Citizen born in Nigeria and came to this country in 1956. He has had various employments in this country since that time and periods of unemployment as well. He has unhappily recorded against him two offences which bear similarity to that with which we are dealing today: the first in 1968, for possession of cannabis and possession of amphetamines, for which he was fined £15 on each count; and more importantly, in September 1972, at Middlesex Quarter Sessions, for the importation of 88 Kilogrammes of cannabis and possession of 14.2 kilogrammes of the same substance, he received three years' imprisonment concurrent on each count.
We have been invited by Mr. Beyts, appearing on his behalf, to reduce the sentence on the following grounds. First of all he suggests that where there has been a previous conviction of this sort, as the one I have just mentioned, there should be a progressive increase of the term of imprisonment and not a sudden jump, from three years to six. Secondly he submits that the offence was not planned and was not sophisticated. Of course it had to be planned in order to get this quantity of cannabis on to the ship and then on arrival to get the cannabis off the ship avoiding customs and excise authorities. He says there are no exceptional features to the case. He points out, presumably as a suggestion, that this man was not the main instigator behind the offence but he, the appellant, was present at the dangerous moment of the sortie, that is to say when the goods were taken off the ship and taken out of the dock. He points out finally that the appellant is not rich, he was not living in an extravagant way, his wife works as a cook in a bank London, he has three children and lives in a council house.
All these are matters which we have to take into consideration, but before we deal with this particular case, it may be of assistance if we make some general observations about the level of sentences for drug offences, since our list, as will have been observed, is entirely composed of such crimes.
Class 'A' Drugs and particularly Heroin and Morphine:
It is common knowledge that these are the most dangerous of all the addictive drugs for a number of reasons: first of all, they are easy to handle. Small parcels can be made up into huge numbers of doses. Secondly, the profits are so enormous that they attract the worst type of criminal. Many of such criminals may think, and indeed do think, that it is less dangerous and more profitable to traffic in heroin or morphine than it is to rob a bank. It does not require much imagination to realise the consequential evils of corruption and bribery which the huge profits are likely to produce. This factor is also important when considering the advisability of granting bail. Sums which to the ordinary...
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R v Neal
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
...has recently given guidance to judges as to the appropriate sentences to be passed in cases involving prohibited drugs. The case is R. v. Aramah, reported at the end of last year. In that case, dealing with Cannabis, the Lord Chief Justice said this: "Medium quantities over 20 kilogram......
R v Andrejs Valentas and Another
...if any. 7 The sentencing judge acknowledged the basis of plea. He addressed the issues in the context of the well-known guideline case of R v Aramah (1982) 4 Cr App R(S) 407. He suggested that the appellants had posed as legitimate travellers to smuggle these dangerous drugs into the countr......
R v Fleming
...another way on behalf of Fleming, that he was sentenced on the basis of a Class "A" drug. That is not strictly right, in our view. Aramah is a case which has been updated by the decision in Bilinsky (1988) 9 Cr.App.R. (S) 360 and is no longer a strict guideline in the case of Clas......
R v Shillabeer (Daniel George)
...always warrants an immediate custodial sentence, usually of between 4 to 6 years' duration, in accordance with the cases starting with R v Aramah (1982) 4 Cr App R(S) 407 down to the very recent case of R v Quick [2009] 2 Cr App R(S) 44. 7 The principal exception to that approach arises in ......
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Vulnerability Discourses and Drug Mule Work: Legal Approaches in Sentencing and Non‐Prosecution/Non‐Punishment Norms
The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice Nbr. 56-3, September 2017
...Instead, the guideline judgment adopteddeterrence as a method for protecting the vulnerable from being recruited(Rv. Aramah ([1983] 76 Cr.App.R. 190 (3))).Thirty years after Aramah, the new guideline arguably extended thescope of vulnerability. Although the guideline is gender neutral, ther......


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Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
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Logo of the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement
The Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement (Arabic: حركة نور الدين الزنكي Ḥaraka Nūr ad-Dīn az-Zankī) is a Sunni Islamist rebel group involved in the Syrian Civil War. Between 2014 and 2015, it was part of the Syrian Revolutionary Command Council and recipient of U.S.-made BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles. In 2014, it was reportedly one of the most influential factions in Aleppo. On 18 February 2018, the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement merged with Ahrar al-Sham to form the Syrian Liberation Front.
The Nour al-Din al-Zenki Battalion was formed in late 2011 by Shaykh Tawfiq Shahabuddin in the Shaykh Salman area north-west of Aleppo. It is named after Nur ad-Din Zengi, atabeg of Aleppo, an emir of Damascus and Aleppo in the 12th century. The group's greatest concentration of fighters in the city of Aleppo are in its northwestern suburbs. Nour al-Din al-Zenki took part in the initial battles that started the Battle of Aleppo in July 2012, capturing the Salaheddine neighborhood, although it soon withdrew to its heartland in the countryside.
Nour al-Din al-Zenki fighters training in the north Aleppo countryside, June 2016. (photo credit: YASSER IBRAHIM)
The group has gone through many affiliations since it was founded. It was initially a branch of the Dawn Movement, then went on to join the al-Tawhid Brigades during the attack on Aleppo, before withdrawing and allying with the Saudi-backed Authenticity and Development Front.
In January 2014, Nour al-Din al-Zenki was one of the founding factions in the anti-ISIL umbrella group Army of Mujahideen. In May 2014 it withdrew from the alliance and subsequently received increased financial support from Saudi Arabia, which had been reluctant to support the Army of Mujahideen due to its links with the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood.
In December 2014, Nour al-Din al-Zenki joined the Levant Front, a broad coalition of Islamist rebel groups operating in Aleppo. On 6 May 2015, it joined 13 other Aleppo-based groups in the Fatah Halab joint operations room.
On 6 October 2015, positions of the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement in Aleppo city was attacked by al-Qaeda's al-Nusra Front. On 19 October 2015, the military commander of the group was reported as killed during fighting with government forces near the Aleppo area.
Since November 2015, the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement absorbed several Syrian Turkmen groups supported by Turkey. On 11 November, 35 Turkmen fighters in the group defected to the al-Nusra Front, and on 15 November, one of its leaders was replaced by a Turkmen commander.
During the November 2015 Vienna peace talks for Syria, Jordan was tasked with formulating a list of terrorist groups; the group was reported to have been placed on this list.
On 28 January 2016, the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement withdrew from its positions in Aleppo, which were then taken over by the al-Nusra Front. In the same month, the group's headquarters included banners of quotes from prominent Salafist jihadist figures, including Abdullah Azzam.
On 24 September 2016, al-Zenki joined the Army of Conquest. On 15 October 2016, four 'battalions' left the Levant Front (they were also former members of Al-Tawhid Brigade) and joined the group.
In October 2016 a group of fighters from the Levant Front that were former al-Tawhid Brigade members left the Levant Front and joined the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement.
On 2 November 2016, during the Aleppo offensive, Fastaqim Union fighters captured a military commander of the Zenki Movement. In response, al-Zenki fighters attacked the Fastaqim Union's headquarters in the Salaheddine District and al-Ansari district of Aleppo. At least one rebel were killed and more than 25 wounded on both sides in the raid. The next day, the Levant Front and the Abu Amara Brigades began to patrol the streets to arrest any rebels taking part in the clashes. At least 18 rebels were killed in the infighting. The Zenki Movement and the Abu Amara Brigades eventually captured all positions of the Fastaqim Union in eastern Aleppo. Dozens of rebels from the latter group surrendered and were either captured, joined Ahrar al-Sham, or deserted.
On 15 November 2016, Liwa Ahrar Souriya and the Swords of Shahba Brigade announced that it has pledged allegiance and joined the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement. Also during November, the Northern Army joined.
In December, Liwa Suyuf al-Sham's Aleppo branch joined the group, while its Azaz branch joined the Levant Front.
On 27 January, the Northern Army left Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement and joined the Levant Front.
The following day, the group's Idlib branch joined Tahrir al-Sham while its northern branch defected to Sham Legion. The branch then formed the Revolutionary Knights Brigade at the end of February. It later became involved in fighting against other TFS factions in northern Aleppo.
On 20 July 2017, the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement led by Sheikh Tawfiq Shahabuddin announced its withdrawal from Tahrir al-Sham amid widespread conflict between HTS and Ahrar al-Sham, and became an independent group.
In November 2017, violent clashes erupted between the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement and Tahrir al-Sham in northern Idlib and western Aleppo, mainly in the area between Atme and Khan al-Asal.
In January 2019, the group came under attack by HTS, with HTS capturing many towns held by the group.
In May 2014 al-Zenki received increased financial support from Saudi Arabia after it withdrew from the Army of Mujahideen. The group also received financial aid from the United States, in a CIA run program to support US-approved rebel groups, reportedly via the Turkey-based Military Operation Centre (MOC). However, by October 2015, the group claimed that it was no longer supplied by the MOC – "because of regular reports that it had committed abuses."
On 9 May 2016, a plan was reportedly proposed by the US, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar to have the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement form a "Northern Army" to gather more than 3,000 fighters for the operation. The next phase will be to transfer the fighters from Idlib to northern Aleppo through the Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing and the Azaz border crossing. This reportedly began on 13 May. However, the plan was delayed due to doubts from U.S. officials about the capabilities of the Syrian rebel forces that Turkey had recruited to fight with its military, the opposition from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, and the rift between Turkey and Russia that had only been mended in early August 2016.
According to the Amnesty International, the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement, along with the 16th Division, the Levant Front, Ahrar al-Sham, and the al-Nusra Front, were involved in abduction and torture of journalists and humanitarian workers in rebel-held Aleppo during 2014 and 2015.
Nour al-Din al-Zenki, along with the Abu Amara Brigades, has been accused of executing people by throwing them down buildings when they still controlled Aleppo.
On 19 July 2016, during the Aleppo offensive, a video emerged that appeared to show al-Zenki fighters recording themselves taunting and later beheading a Palestinian boy named Abdullah Tayseer Al Issa. In the video, they claim he had been captured while fighting with the pro-government militia Liwa al-Quds. Liwa al-Quds denied this, and claimed instead that Al Issa was a 12-year-old Palestinian refugee from a poor family who had been kidnapped.
The following day, a social media account purportedly owned by Al Issa's sister, Zoze Al Issa, claimed that Issa was a Syrian from the Wadi al-Dahab district of Homs, who had volunteered to fight with pro-government forces. The New Arab published a photograph purporting to be the boy's identity card and putting his age at 19 years old. The report also quoted a cousin who claimed that Al Issa's had thalassemia, which causes stunted growth.
In a statement, al-Zenki condemned the killing and claimed it was an "individual mistake that does not represent the general policy of the group", and that it had detained those involved.
According to Thomas Joscelyn, writing in The Weekly Standard, U.S. President Donald Trump was shown the beheading video in 2017, and it influenced Trump's decision to end the CIA's support for anti-Assad Syrian rebels: "Trump wanted to know why the United States had backed Zenki if its members are extremists. The issue was discussed at length with senior intelligence officials, and no good answers were forthcoming."


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As Goulding headed out on stage at the MCG stadium in Melbourne, the 100,000 strong crowd waited as she seemed to awkwardly walk around the stage.
The singer's track "Love Me Like You Do" began to play quietly, including the lyrics as sung by Goulding, as she wandered across the stage, the microphone hanging by her side.
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I find that life changes us in unexpected ways. We don't always see it coming. We don't always realize that we have changed either. But we do. Unknowingly, unexpectedly, life changes us. Suddenly, we fear. Suddenly, we start worrying – about every single thing that has happened, could happen and is happening. The way we see the world changes completely. Suddenly, we become a completely different person. We forget to laugh, to believe. Life changes us. It's not our fault. It really isn't.
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Il Signor Max is a 1937 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Vittorio De Sica and Assia Noris.

Plot
Gianni is a poor, young newspaper salesman in Rome. However, during his vacations he poses as Count Max Varaldo, an aristocrat. Once, on a cruise in Naples, he meets Donna Paola, a wealthy snob, and her maid Lauretta (a common, shy girl). After trying to establish a relationship with Donna Paola, Gianni, disappointed, decides to drop his alter ego Max and propose to Lauretta. However, she now believes that he is a Count. A series of humorous misunderstandings will happen before things get cleared.

Cast
Vittorio De Sica as Gianni/Max Varaldo
Assia Noris as Lauretta
Rubi Dalma as Donna Paola
Umberto Melnati as Riccardo
Lilia Dale as Pucci (billed as Adonella)
Virgilio Riento as Pepe
Mario Casaleggio as Uncle Pietro
Caterina Collo as Aunt Lucia
Ernesto Ghigi  as Pierino
Romolo Costa as Commandante Baldi
Lilia Silvi as the orchard seller
Giuseppe Pierozzi as a taxi driver
Albino Principe as Bubi Bonci
Clara Padoa as Jeanne, the athlete on the train
Luciano Dorcoratto as the guide
Desiderio Nobile as the major
Armando Petroni as the pharmacist
Edda Soligo as a girl at the ball
Gianfranco Zanchi as the real Max Varaldo

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1937 films
1937 comedy films
1930s Italian-language films
Italian black-and-white films
Films set in Italy
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Films directed by Mario Camerini
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Seduced By a Cajun Werewolf
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Ultra sexy werewolf Laurent Deveraux thinks that Violet, the love of his life, died two hundred years ago until she shows up in New Orleans looking for him.
Violet, now a vampire, thinks she's someone else. Her powerful and dangerous sire has bound her memories, taught her how to kill and Laurent is her next target.
Laurent is determined to awaken her memories and her undying passion before danger steals her away again.
Stormy Weather: Book 3
Erotic Paranormal Romance (werewolf, vampire, New Orleans, hurricane)
34,000 words (appox. 125 pages)
EXCERPT FROM CHAPTER ONE
A mellow jazz tune filled the room and the hot breeze blew into the space like a blow torch. A single figure cloaked in darkness entered and crossed Laurent's line of sight. The woman kept to the shadows and settled at a table in the opposite corner. She was dressed in black from head to toe, and Laurent immediately discarded her as Goth or a wanna-be vamp. Plenty of those lived in the city.
But then the scent of roses wafted under his nose, tickling his memory. He crossed his arms over his chest and pushed the recollection away. Only, it didn't want to go. It remained as fresh in his mind as it had the first time he'd smelled that sweet floral scent. Two hundred years did little to erase the memory of that day.
Or of her.
Long brunette curls framed her angelic face, and she had the brightest blue eyes he'd ever seen. They changed with her mood. And her smile, Dieu, her smile could charm even the most chaste saint. Her image flashed before him like a blip on the television screen.
Laurent shook his head.
"You all right, cousin?" Andre asked in that quiet, deep voice.
Laurent nodded. "You guys should go on home. You don't have to stay with me."
"You sure?" Burke finished off his beer.
He nodded. "I'll get the bill." After all, he'd done the most drinking.
They stared at him for a moment, and then got to their feet. He watched them depart. Lifted a hand to wave goodbye. Then tossed back another shot of whiskey.
Damn his high metabolism.
Laurent savored the darker hours, when he felt most at peace, closest to his true self. These were the hours during which he didn't have to work so hard to hide.
Electricity sizzled through the bar, and cold fingers tried to reach into his mind. He slammed the door shut on his thoughts and looked around the room suspiciously, his gaze falling on the newcomer in black. A ray of light sliced across the room, briefly highlighting the woman's face. Brilliant blue eyes met his, and he sucked in a breath.
No. It wasn't possible. He struggled with the reality of what he'd seen...and of what he knew to be true.
And just like that, the light was gone--and so was she.
Don't miss the other exciting books in this series. Search for The Cajun's Captive, Bitten in the Bayou, Mated to a Cajun Werewolf, Stranded with a Cajun Werewolf. Or, get all five together in the Stormy Weather Anthology. Want two additional free reads? Look for the Stormy Weather Collector's edition.
Other books by Selena Blake
Surprising Darcy (contemporary erotica)
Just a Little Taste (contemporary erotica)
Reclaiming Isis (paranormal sci fi menage)
Rescuing Natacha (paranormal sci fi erotic romance)
Conquered By the Beast
Desiree Acuna
The Lion's Woman
(Interstellar Visitors)
Kaitlyn O'Connor
Bella Andre
(Bounty Hunter, book 2)
Lorie O'Clare


Reports on 3 years of the Smithsonian and other festivals.
Sailcraft research and development. High speed sailing development, kite powered sailcraft, links to the Amateur Yacht Research Society.
Prolific French designer. Many attractive quad designs.
A growing collection of resources related to miniature kite making and using kites in the classroom for educational purposes.
Kite flying in New York.
Japanese master of Hamamatsu Kites.
Byobu dako (folding screen kites).
Japanese master of miniature kite building.
Master of the Baramon kite.
Kites 4 Kids. Team Positive Lift of Melbourne, Australia. Aerial Displays, Festivals, School Workshops, Stunt Kite Exhibitions.
Builder of modern Japanese kites and KAP enthusiast.
Tombi-style birds built from sooty bamboo and washi paper.
Third generation builder of Tsugaru kites.
Designer and builder of Abu dako, Semi dako, Hachi dako.
Traditional Japanese kites, kite festivals in Japan, Japanese kite plans.
Japanese builder of bird kites.
Master builder of Edo kites.
Enthusiastic German flier and builder. Galleries of photos from many German festivals.


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Guess What Happens to Violent Crime When Illegals Invade?
Chelsea Schilling, World Net Daily, September 17, 2008
While illegal aliens flee strict immigration enforcement policies in several states and settle in Texas, the state's budget is suffering and violent crime, soaring.
News reports indicate a flood of illegal aliens is coming from states such as Arizona and Oklahoma—where immigration crackdowns have made life more difficult for them. In the meantime, Texas' violent crime rates have taken a turn for the worse.
WND researched FBI crime statistics from years 2006 to 2007 for 29 of Texas' largest cities with populations of more than 100,000. The Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report reveals two of the state's well-known sanctuary cities with "don't-ask-don't-tell" policies, Houston and Austin, have surging violent crime rates. Houston experienced an additional 314 violent crimes in 2007 compared with 2006 figures. Austin had 213 more violent crimes reported to law enforcement than the previous year.
According to the stats, overall, the 29 most populous Texas cities had 1,083 more violent crimes committed in 2007 than in 2006. While arrest records usually do not indicate suspect citizenship status, the crime trend matches a migration wave of illegal aliens coming from locations such as Arizona and Oklahoma—states with strict immigration enforcement policies and declining violent crime rates.
Getting tough on illegals
Since 2006, Oklahoma has passed laws cutting off benefits such as welfare and college financial aid to illegal aliens. Thousands of Hispanics fled the Tulsa, Okla., area in the shadow of a 2007 state law that limits benefits and mandates deportation for illegal aliens, according to a report from KTUL television in Tulsa.
The news report said in East Tulsa, where a community of Hispanics had grown over recent years, there was a sudden drop in population.
According to the FBI preliminary crime report, Tulsa experienced 264 fewer violent crimes in 2007 than in 2006.
Oklahoma law eliminates most taxpayer subsidies for illegal immigrants, allows state and local law enforcement officers to verify the residency status of those arrested and makes it a felony to shelter or transport illegal aliens.
Likewise, Arizona passed strict laws in 2007 requiring employers to verify the immigration status of employees—including one that suspends business licenses of people who hire illegal aliens. The crackdown prompted an exodus from that state.
The news report said it's impossible to count exactly how many illegal aliens have fled because of the law, but interviews with immigrant advocates, community workers and real-estate agents confirm the number is significant.
According to FBI figures, overall, Arizona's largest cities with populations of more than 100,000 experienced 765 fewer incidents of violent crime in 2007 than in the previous year.
Impact of illegal immigration on Texas
The Center for Immigration Studies estimates more than 1.7 million illegal aliens live in Texas. The state has a reputation for welcoming illegals, and it has not passed a law targeting employers who hire them.
Between 8 percent and 9 percent of the Texas workforce is composed of illegal aliens—many who perform agriculture, restaurant and construction jobs. Critics say cracking down on employers who hire illegals could seriously hurt the state economy.
However, according to the Federation for American Immigration Reform, or FAIR, 44 percent of Texas' illegals use welfare programs including food stamps and Medicaid, while 70 percent are uninsured. It estimates the combined costs of education ($4 billion), medical care ($520 million) and incarceration ($150 million) of illegal aliens in Texas to be $4.7 billion each year.
Topics: Crime, Illegal Immigrants, Welfare
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Prepare to shake, shake, shake. Local indie rock heroes, The Dead Ships have released their new single "Canyon". In true Dead Ships fashion, "Canyon" has that serious addictive shake appeal. With fiery guitars and steady charging drums, "Canyon" will have you rattling your bones and singing along the the catchy chorus. The song definitely has some anthemic feels, and I don't know about you, but it makes me want to grab a tambourine and slap it in the air then ferociously bring it back down for a hip slap! You can't help but move and groove to this hot new jam. The song comes from The Dead Ships' forthcoming EP (also titled "Canyon") and was produced by Broken Social Scene's Brendan Canning and mixed by the Grammy-nominated Alex Newport (At The Drive-In, Death Cab for Cutie, Bloc Party).
You can stream and download The Dead Ships' new single "Canyon" below. The trio have a headlining show tonight at The Satellite! Featured on our Best L.A. Concerts of October feature, we highly recommend you catch their set. Tickets are priced at $10 and the show is 21 and over.
Stream and download The Dead Ships' new single "Canyon".
You can also watch The Dead Ships perform "Canyon" live (on a rooftop, overlooking L.A., of course).
This entry was posted in Songs and tagged Brendan Canning, Broken Social Scene, indie rock, la bands, The Dead ships, the satellite on October 10, 2014 by Sandra Burciaga Olinger.


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Borzyszkowo – osada leśna w Polsce położona w województwie zachodniopomorskim, w powiecie sławieńskim, w gminie Sławno.

W latach 1975–1998 miejscowość administracyjnie należała do województwa słupskiego.

Na jednym ze skanów map geoportal miejsce jest podpisane Borzyszkowiec.

Przypisy

Sławno (gmina wiejska w województwie zachodniopomorskim)


ACC's approach to Heart Failure (HF) Accreditation is radically different from others that set specifications and measure compliance. ACC's Review Specialists take a collaborative approach by providing feedback, education and resources to assist the facility in addressing gaps and improving processes.
To get started on the right track, HF v3 Accreditation mandates attendance at an educational workshop and recommends participation in monthly Ask-the-Experts conference calls to help you along the way.
HF v3 Accreditation requires a site visit to your facility where you share with the ACC reviewer what your facility has done to improve the delivery of care to your HF patient population and where we share best practices and ideas from our experiences.
HF v3 Accreditation tools are evaluated on a quarterly basis to ensure that they keep pace with the advancing science as reflected in published research and guidelines.
Governance: Implement proven practices to orchestrate, monitor, and optimize clinical processes, including how to organize a multidisciplinary care team.
Community Outreach: Increase public awareness and affect behavior with education, website content, public service announcements, and partnerships with local businesses, employers, and healthcare providers.
Pre-Hospital Care: Integrate out-of-hospital interventions delivered by community healthcare providers and first responders.
Early Stabilization: Speed diagnosis and treatment to mitigate life-threatening conditions. Improve risk stratification and patient flow, including those in the observation setting.
Acute Care: Employ a multidisciplinary, patient-centric approach from admission through discharge. Utilization of standardized order sets; visibility into length-of-stay (LOS) and optimal patient outcomes.
Transitional Care: Prevent unnecessary readmissions with established care coordination at discharge, including early follow-up care and patient/family education.
Clinical Quality Measures: Track the entire process from patient presentation through discharge and follow-up care to identify problem areas, duplication of efforts, or wasted resources.
We recently expanded the data submission options that customers may select from in reporting their mandatory accreditation data set. These options now include: the ACC Accreditation Conformance Database (ACD); a national/regional database or registry; or a custom electronic health record or database. Tracking quality improvement metrics related to the care of HF patients provides valuable insight into outcomes and helps guide strategies and establish goals for the care of various HF cohorts.
The development of the HF v3 tool was founded in science, best practices and the clinical expertise of our entire writing committee. This tool encompasses all of the necessary pieces, processes and components needed to create, develop, improve upon or sustain a successful HF program. Through a foundation of guideline-driven medical therapy that spans the entire care continuum, the education and resources are a true roadmap for improved patient care delivery and outcomes. The utilization of patient-level, heart-failure-specific data and measures is like nothing else available in any other registry or database. Whether you are part of a large academic transplant center or a small community referral center HF v3 will give you the tools you need to improve upon all outcomes both financial and most importantly the length and quality of life of the patients you serve.


Below is the Elevation map of Ngarimbi,Tanzania, which displays range of elevation with different colours.
The elevation map of Ngarimbi,Tanzania is generated using elevation data from NASA's 90m resolution SRTM data.
The maps also provides idea of topography and contour of Ngarimbi,Tanzania.
Ngarimbi,Tanzania Elevation Map is displayed at different zoom levels.
Note:Please note that Ngarimbi,Tanzania Elevation Map is in beta.
This Ngarimbi,Tanzania Elevation Map is licensed under CC BY-SA.
You have to give credit by linking to this Ngarimbi,Tanzania Elevation Map page.


Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects a large portion of the general population. New research coordinated by Karolinska Institutet now shows a link between defective sucrase-isomaltase gene variants and IBS.
"People with IBS often connect their symptoms to certain foods, particularly fermentable carbohydrates. We tested the hypothesis that genetic changes in the breakdown of disaccharides - small carbohydrates from sugars and starches - may be associated with increased risk of IBS" says corresponding author Mauro D'Amato from Karolinska Institutet.
In addition to Karolinska Institutet and the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, researchers and clinicians from several other institutions participated in the study, including the Mayo Clinic and University of California Los Angeles in the US, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel in Germany, BioDonostia Health Research Institute in San Sebastian Spain, the University of Bologna Italy, and others.
Article: Functional variants in the sucrase-isomaltase gene associate with increased risk of irritable bowel syndrome, Maria Henström, Lena Diekmann, Ferdinando Bonfiglio, Fatemeh Hadizadeh, Eva-Maria Kuech, Maren von Köckritz-Blickwede, Louise B Thingholm, Tenghao Zheng, Ghazaleh Assadi, Claudia Dierks, Martin Heine, Ute Philipp, Ottmar Distl, Mary E Money, Meriem Belheouane, Femke-Anouska Heinsen, Joseph Rafter, Gerardo Nardone, Rosario Cuomo, Paolo Usai-Satta, Francesca Galeazzi, Matteo Neri, Susanna Walter, Magnus Simren, Pontus Karling, Bodil Ohlsson, Peter T Schmidt, Greger Lindberg, Aldona Dlugosz, Lars Agreus, Anna Andreasson, Emeran Mayer, John F Baines, Lars Engstrand, Piero Portincasa, Massimo Bellini, Vincenzo Stanghellini, Giovanni Barbara, Lin Chang, Michael Camilleri, Andre Franke, Hassan Y Naim, Mauro D'Amato, Gut, doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2016-312456, published online 21 November 2016.
Institutet, Karolinska. "New research links genetic defects in carbohydrate digestion to irritable bowel syndrome." Medical News Today. MediLexicon, Intl., 22 Nov. 2016. Web.


I formed Opendesk's "Meet the Makers" blog series in 2016 and acted as creative director and producer, overseeing multiple collaborations with manufacturers from around the world.
Sergi is a third generation woodworker, born in Barcelona 62 years ago. Ever since he first picked up a hammer and chisel he had a love of all things wooden. With a family history in woodworking, he grew up surrounded by wood planks, shavings and sawdust.
Sergi runs a small workshop in the Camp de l'Arpa neighbourhood of Barcelona, only eight blocks from the Sagrada Familia Temple and four from the Sant Pau Hospital.
The Spanish Civil War from 1936 to 1939 caused the destruction and theft of much of the Sagrada Familia's original furniture. Sergi's grandfather was tasked with replacing this furniture, the most symbolic elements being the confessionals.
I dropped by Sergi's workshop to capture his story with my camera.


This tutorial covers a build together of an Intel NUC NUC5i3RYH.
The NUC5i3RYH is from Intel's latest generation and includes an Intel I3-5010U Dual Core Processor from the 5th generation with 2.1 GHz 3MB Cache and 15W TDP. The package includes also the Intel NUC chassis with Intel Wireless AC-7265, a VESA mounting hardware and a power adapter with multi-country plugs.
On top, you have to by DDR3L-1600 (1.35V) SO-DIMM RAM (Intel NUC board covers two slots) and a 2.5″ SATA HDD/SSD (9.5mm max) or a M.2 SSD. There is also no operating system included. We are going to install a Ubuntu Server system on the NUC in another post.
I used a 256 GB SanDisk SSD and a 8 GB Crucial DIMM Bar.
First step is to loosen the four screws in each corner. Be careful when you open the cover! The SSD cable and power cable are connected from the cover to the mainboard.
After disconnecting the two cables from the mainboard, put the cover to the side.
Next step is the installation of the RAM. I used one 8 GB bar from Crucial. If you use like me one bar plug it into the lower clip. Be careful, the bar has two sides, have a look to the notch.
Push the bar downwards until you hear a click.
After you finished the RAM installation, we can go to the SSD installation. The NUC provides with the cover a slot in mechanism for the 2.5″ SSD. Be careful with the connecter in the slot.
Push the SSD into the slot.
Ok. After this, reconnect the power cable and the SSD cable with the mainboard.
Last step is to screw the four bolts.
You finished the installation of your new Intel NUC. 🙂 Have fun with your new toy.


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Follow at-sea movements of juvenile Grey-headed Albatrosses from the South Atlantic with daily updates
The ACAP-listed Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma has been listed as globally Endangered because of a decline since the 1970s of its largest breeding population, occurring at South Georgia (Islas Georgias del Sur)*. A recent resurvey of a subset of colonies at the island indicates a decrease in numbers over the last decade of 5% a year.
Recent analyses of long-term records of banded birds found that annual survival rates of juveniles were lower than expected and highly variable.
Records from observers on fishing vessels have shown that immature birds are killed by pelagic longline fisheries in areas that are not used regularly by non-breeding adults. In addition, circumstantial evidence suggests that because of the population decline there may have been a density-dependent increase in predation by giant petrels Macronectes spp. of juvenile Grey-headed Albatrosses, both as they fledge and in the few days immediately thereafter when they often rest on the sea close to the island.
In May 2018, 16 satellite tags (PTTs) were attached to Grey-headed Albatross chicks prior to their departure from Bird Island to map foraging areas of juveniles in order to determine the overlap with fisheries and to obtain data on juvenile survival. The birds are being tracked in near real-time using the Argos system.
Click here to follow the birds' at sea movements and distances travelled, with updates expected several times a day.
Fledgling Grey-headed Albatross, photograph by Marienne de Villiers
With thanks to Richard Phillips.
Selected literature:
Clay, T.A., Manica, A., Ryan, P.G., Silk, J.R.D., Croxall, J.P., Ireland, L. & Phillips, R.A. 2016. Proximate drivers of spatial segregation in non-breeding albatrosses. Scientific Reports 6: 29932.
Pardo, D., Forcada, J., Wood, A.G., Tuck, G.N., Ireland, L., Pradel, R., Croxall, J.P. & Phillips, R.A. 2017. Additive effects of climate and fisheries drive catastrophic declines in multiple albatross species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the Unites States of America 114: E10829-E10837.
Phillips, R.A., Gales, R., Baker, G.B., Double, M.C., Favero, M., Quintana, F., Tasker, M.L., Weimerskirch, H., Uhart, M. & Wolfaardt, A. 2016. The conservation status and priorities for albatrosses and large petrels. Biological Conservation 201: 169-183.
Poncet, S., Wolfaardt, A.C., Black, A., Browning, S., Lawton, K., Lee, J., Passfield, K., Strange, G. & Phillips, R.A. 2017. Recent trends in numbers of wandering (Diomedea exulans), black-browed (Thalassarche melanophris) and grey-headed (T. chrysostoma) albatrosses breeding at South Georgia. Polar Biology 40: 1347-1358.
John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 30 May 2018
*A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Islas Georgias del Sur y Islas Sandwich del Sur) and the surrounding maritime areas.


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Tamar Hamlin update: Bills safety's breathing tube is gone and he tells team, 'Love you boys' via video, Buffalo Bills say
Buffalo Bills Defense Hamlin TamarHis breathing tube was removed overnight and he spoke to his teammates via video, the Bills said Friday morning, four days after the 24-year-old's in-game cardiac arrest stunned millions who watched the emergency game live.
"Love you guys," Hamlin, still in a Cincinnati hospital, told his New York-based team on Friday via FaceTime. said on Twitter. When Hamlin appeared on the screen, his teammates "immediately stood up and clapped for him" and yelled a few things at him, head coach Sean McDermott told reporters.
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Hamlin is "making remarkable progress in his recovery," his "neurological function remains intact, and he has been able to communicate with his family and care team," Bills said. Tweeted Friday morning, citing his doctors. However, Hamlin's medical team has warned that there are several phases to his recovery.
Friday's news comes a day after doctors announced that an unconscious Hamlin was awake and in good health. "Significant progress" – Encounter information News of joy and relief From the NFL and beyond.
When doctors announced Thursday that Hamlin was awake, they said His next big milestone is breathing on his own without a ventilator.
Hamlin collapsed Monday during the first quarter of the Bills' game against the host Cincinnati Bengals. He was rushed from the field in an ambulance, shocking the packed stadium – with players crying and hugging – and prompting support from strangers across the country, including those who watched the medical emergency on live TV.
Hamlin was still introverted on Thursday, communicating only verbally. Upon awakening, his mind was still on the game as he wrote his first question on the clipboard: "Did we win?" A doctor said.
"So, not only do the lights come on, we know he's home. And it seems like all cylinders are firing in his brain," Dr. Timothy Pritz, vice president for medical operations at University of Cincinnati Health, where Hamlin is being treated, told reporters Thursday.
Doctors said Hamlin was still ill Thursday, though they did not say exactly when he began to wake up.
Tests are underway to determine the cause of his cardiac arrest, Dr said Thursday. Cardiac arrest results Electrical disturbances where the heart suddenly stops beating properly and death can occur quickly if help is not provided immediately; It is not the same as a heart attack or heart failure.
The NFL announced Thursday that the Bills-Bengals game — which was initially postponed Monday night — would not be restarted or made up. league players, Many were shocked With Hamlin's fall, they are now preparing for an emotional return to competition to play their final games on Saturday and Sunday of the regular season.
That includes the New England Patriots on Sunday and the Bengals hosting the Baltimore Ravens. The league on Friday announced plans to honor Hamlin at all 16 games this weekend, including asking people to cheer in a "moment of support" before the national anthem for Hamlin and caregivers.
During warmups, players will have the option to wear T-shirts that display "Love for Tamar 3" along with Hamill's jersey number. Worn by punters Connections with Hamlin number.
Both the Bills and Bengals have already earned a playoff berth. The cancellation of Monday's game has no effect on which teams qualify for the playoffs, which could change seeding and where some playoff games are played — and is expected to be finalized by the NFL on Friday. adjustment to address it.
Bills, shaken by Hamlin's decline, insisted for most of this week that they were focused solely on their teammate's condition — and spoke about it, reluctantly, gradually, as this weekend's game approached.
Team Met on Wednesday First practice of the week is before Thursday. A Video call With the team on Wednesday, Hamlin's father said his son was making progress, and it "took a whole lot of weight off our shoulders," Bills offensive lineman Dion Dawkins told "CNN This Morning" on Friday.
"Seeing his father's expression on his face, we honestly had to take a big step forward," Dawkins said.
Bills head coach Sean McDermott said during Friday's press conference that the health and well-being of the players is a priority.
"We've been working on it," McDermott said when asked about the task of preparing for Sunday's game. "There are different waves or obstacles going into the game here, and it's coming fast."
The players had "some open and honest and deep talks" since their teammate was hospitalized Monday, Bills quarterback Josh Allen said.
"I think it's a really good thing for our team to put that helmet back on," he said of his return to practice, "…but I'd be lying to you if I didn't say some people will be changed forever. Being on the field and witnessing it, I feel those emotions.
Doctors and Bills team members have repeatedly praised the quick response of medical personnel who rushed to Hamlin seconds after he collapsed.
Assistant Athletic Trainer Denny Kellington Hamlin performed CPR while lying on the field, Bills offensive lineman Dion Dawkins tweeted Thursday. Coach Hamlin saved his life, McDermott said Thursday.
"As they say, practice pays off and in this case it did," the coach said at Thursday's post-practice news conference dedicated to Hamlin. "But again, the context of it, a helper finding himself in that position, taking what he did, stepping up and taking responsibility as he did — and there were others in the field — was nothing short of amazing and brave, and you're talking about a true leader in saving Tamar's life, true. You are talking about a hero.
According to audio obtained by CNN, medical personnel working on the sidelines called for help when Hamlin collapsed. "I don't like how he went down," and "we're going to need everybody," they said.
NFL Chief Medical Officer Dr. Allen Sills attributed the quick medical response to a "60-minute meeting" between medical teams and NFL officials Wednesday to identify medical equipment and the location of nearby medical centers. chain of command in an emergency, among others.
Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane on Friday expressed his appreciation for the outpouring of support from across the NFL community over the past week.
"This week every team changed their logo on their social media page to pray for Tamar. I don't think I've ever seen it. And, yes, we go to war, but at the end of the day, life is the No. 1 battle, and to see the unity of players, coaches, GMs, owners, fans is unheard of," he said.
Heading into Monday night's now-cancelled game, the Bills (12-3), Bengals (11-4) and Kansas City Chiefs (13-3) were in contention for first place in the American Football Conference playoffs. A first seed that guarantees full home-field advantage.
But with Monday's Bills-Bengals game canceled, those two teams will go into the playoffs with one less game than the other clubs.
Although both teams have already clinched playoff spots, Monday's cancellation will have no effect on either team's playoff eligibility, and the league has agreed on which team hosts some playoff games.
To address this, NFL owners were scheduled to meet Friday afternoon to vote on a plan proposed by Commissioner Roger Goodell.
Most projects focus on the possibility of hosting the AFC Championship Game — the third round of the playoffs — at a neutral site.
In essence: If the Chiefs meet the Bills or Bengals in the AFC Championship Game, that matchup could be played at neutral site this weekend, depending on how the teams finish the regular season.
The plan also addresses the Bengals' first-round playoff path if the Bengals lose to the division rival Baltimore Ravens (10-6) on Sunday.
If that happens, the NFL notes, the clubs would have the same number of wins — a stat that would give the Ravens a higher seed because they usually beat Cincinnati. Twice this season. However, the Bengals would qualify for a higher seed instead of a higher win — if only because they played one less game.
So under Goodell's plan: If Cincinnati loses to Baltimore on Sunday and the two teams play in a first-round playoff game, a coin flip will determine which club hosts the game.
Tamar Hamlin update: Buffalo Bills star 'woke', asked 'who won' Bills-Bengals game after 'significant improvement'
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