text:
Trade with China
The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada), 2 Nov 1978, p. 61-70
Knudsen, C. Calvert, Speaker
Comments on China's economic development program, begun in 1965. A brief historical perspective before-and-after Chairman Mao. The deposing of the "Gang of Four" and a return to a "comprehensive, ambitious economic development program." Objectives of the program. Numbers for perspective. Planning for the program. A recognition of the need for outside technology and expertise. Canada's position with regard to China, particularly in terms of trade. Areas of supply from Canada: wheat, oil and gas technology, tourism, pulp and paper. The risk of political uncertainty in China. Some considerations about what China will be going through in terms of technology, education, widespread tourism, cultural relaxation and openness. Speculations about China's future.
Date of Original:
China - Social change
China - Economic development
Canada - Commerce - China
The speeches are free of charge but please note that the Empire Club of Canada retains copyright. Neither the speeches themselves nor any part of their content may be used for any purpose other than personal interest or research without the explicit permission of the Empire Club of Canada.
Empire Club of Canada
http://www.empireclub.org
Fairmont Royal York Hotel
100 Front Street West, Floor H
Toronto, ON, M5J 1E3
AN ADDRESS BY C. Calvert Knudsen, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MACMILLAN BLOEDEL LIMITED
CHAIRMAN The President, Reginald W. Lewis
BRIG. GEN. LEWIS:
Members and friends of The Empire Club of Canada: MacMillan Bloedel is one of the forest products industry's largest firms and that industry is easily the country's most important in terms of numbers employed, total production and export earnings.
But it is not an easy industry. In its chief market, the United States, it is the first to get the axe when times are bad. It is an industry that is suffering from increased competition from the developing forests of South America and the southern states--forests where it is said that trees grow faster and the workers are more docile.
Our speaker today, Mr. C. Calvert Knudsen, joined MacMillan Bloedel as President and Chief Executive Officer just two years ago. The year before he joined the company it lost nearly $19 million Readers of The Globe and Mail this week will have read that in the first nine months of this year, MacMillan Bloedel made a profit of nearly $73 million. No wonder Executive Magazine described MacMillan Bloedel's acquisition of our guest speaker as "a stroke of genius."
Mr. Knudsen is a lawyer by training. A native of Tacoma, Washington, he was educated in the law at the University of Washington and Columbia University. He practised law in Seattle, specializing in handling stocks and bond issues. Our speaker then became associated with the forest products industry and prior to joining MacMillan Bloedel he spent fifteen years in the top echelons of the business.
Since joining his present company, Mr. Knudsen has studied company priorities, and as a result he has effected management re-organization, he has reduced overhead costs, and he has taken all actions necessary to achieve his goals of improved overall efficiency and productivity. He aims to spend $600 million over the next five years in upgrading production facilities. Early last month specific details of $163 million newsprint expansion expenditure were announced by his company.
With such big achievements in such a short time, it might be expected that this would be our speaker's theme today, but this is not so. Mr. Knudsen has recently returned from a trade mission to China where he explored the possibilities of increasing trade with that country. Following from that visit, the subject of his address to us today is "Trade with China."
Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to introduce to you Mr. C. Calvert Knudsen.
MR. KNUDSEN:
Ladies and gentlemen: Thirteen years ago, in 1965, China quietly embarked upon an economic development program aimed at modernization, prosperity and military strength. To accomplish this, it was accepted by most of China's leaders that economic development would undoubtedly result in the growth of elite groups--a management elite, a military elite, a bureaucratic elite, and an intellectual elite. It would also tend to emphasize urban values over rural or agricultural values. Chairman Mao, however, refused to accept these possibilities. Instead he precipitated the cultural revolution that started in 1966 and did not really end until 1976, after his death.
During and after the cultural revolution, elitists--intellectuals, bureaucrats, students--were force-marched into the countryside to work side by side with peasant farmers as a means of re-emphasizing the merits of simple agricultural labour compared to more intellectual or urban pursuits. Students were selected on the basis of their proletarian background and political enthusiasm rather than scholastic aptitude.
For more than a decade, China focused itself inward to the near total exclusion of the rest of the world insofar as economic development and foreign trade were concerned. What little trade relations China had with the West, at least, were carried on through the twice-a-year Canton Trade Fair. There it purchased only those items it couldn't produce for itself and couldn't do without, and sold enough export goods to pay for its meagre purchases.
Now, however, only two years after the present regime came to power by deposing the so-called "Gang of Four" that ruled briefly after Mao's death, it is suddenly apparent that China has returned to its original course and is now firmly resolved upon the most comprehensive, ambitious economic development program ever proposed in the history of the world.
The objective of the program is to transform China from an agricultural nation to a modern industrial nation by the year 2000, only twenty years from now. The program is called the Four Modernizations, which are the modernization of agriculture, of industry, of national defence, and of science and technology. The first phase of the program--to 1985--as initially disclosed was estimated to cost about $350 billion. Subsequent additions and extensions have raised that figure to $650 billion or more in the period to 1990.
To put these numbers in perspective, let me remind you that China has a land mass slightly smaller than Canada, supporting a population of more than 900 million people compared to our 23 million. It has a per capita G.N.P. of about $500 per person compared to our $8,400, or a total G.N.P. of about $450 billion compared to our $200 billion. According to the World Bank, in recent years real growth in China, off a relatively small base, has been averaging about seven per cent per year, compared to our five per cent off a much higher per capita base.
Planning for this ambitious program was initiated under the aegis of Chou En-lai before his death. The first major step towards implementation, however, came in February of this year when China signed a $20 billion eight-year trade agreement with Japan. Then in March, at the Fifth National People's Congress, China announced a ten-year economic development program (1976 through 1985) of 120 major industrial projects, including ten iron and steel complexes, nine non-ferrous metal complexes, eight coal mines, ten oil and gas fields, thirty power stations, six trunk rail lines and five harbour projects.
Recognizing that outside technology and expertise will be essential if this ambitious program is to be achieved, foreign firms are being invited in to support the development effort. In addition, China seems ready to abandon its former cash-and-carry policy in favour of various term-financing devices, including product payments, barter deals, possibly even joint-venture arrangements, and finally, as disclosed only in recent weeks, term loans from institutional leaders. China's credit is excellent at this point and its initial approaches to lenders are being greeted with glad cries. Given the awesome proportions of these plans--and the potential market for and source of goods and services that is represented by China's 900 million people--it is not surprising that the developed world is quickly responding.
Bids are being invited from all developed nations except the Soviet bloc. Japan, of course, has so far been the principal beneficiary, which is certainly logical given its technical proficiency, its geographic proximity, and its language similarity. Nippon Steel Corporation already has a contract to build a $3 billion steel complex near Shanghai. Japan National Oil Company has an oil exploration agreement. Hitachi Shipbuilding and Engineering Company and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries each have contracts to modernize Chinese shipyards, and so on.
However, China is shopping world-wide for expertise and technology. Germans, Frenchmen, Englishmen, Americans, Danes, Canadians, and firms of almost every nationality outside the Soviet bloc are being invited for proposals.
Where does Canada stand at this point? Well, in recent years, as you probably know, Canadian trade with China has been mainly wheat--from $150 to $300 million annually. China produced about 285 million tons of grain in 1977, but most of this was rice (China is a major exporter of rice to other Asian nations) and China imports wheat to supplement its own production. In addition, starting in 1975, we have supplied about $20 to $30 million a year of pulp and paper--mostly pulp--in addition to miscellaneous items, including aluminum ingot, by the way.
Our imports from China have been small, about $80 million per year mostly in consumer goods, resulting in a large imbalance of trade in our favour. This is a problem--not an insuperable problem, but one that should be dealt with by a conscious effort on our part to increase our imports from China as we increase our exports to China. It is not insuperable because the grain sector is a special case--China must import wheat and the available suppliers are limited mainly to North America.
As a potential supplier, Canada has a marginal but unquantifiable advantage over other western nations because of its early recognition of the People's Republic in preference to Taiwan. I would describe this advantage mainly as a desire to do business with Canada so long as quality, price and terms are at least equal.
As far as products are concerned, it seems clear that in the short term wheat will continue to be a major item. However, subject to normal lead times, I suggest that technology and expertise will become increasingly important. Project design and management, process equipment, and for a transition period perhaps even raw materials, in the fields of mining, metallurgy (both ferrous and non-ferrous) and hydro-electricity are fertile fields for our Canadian engineers and equipment manufacturers to plough. And speaking of ploughing, agricultural equipment, and new factories to produce such equipment, are also potential areas for Canadian involvement.
Oil and gas technology is another area. Only yesterday it was announced that Petrocan and Ranger Oil have been invited to submit a proposal for offshore oil development--in the case of Ranger, utilizing technology developed in its North Sea drilling operations.
Another area of promise to Canada is the tourist trade. CP Air expects to start direct flights from Canada to China sometime in 1979, and is interested in providing hotel management services as well to help care for the expected surge of both business and pleasure travellers. China only gave out 10,000 visas in 1978, but wants to move that up to 100,000 by 1980.
In my own industry--forest products--the opportunities have not been as clearly delineated as those mentioned above. Nonetheless, a careful examination of the situation indicates a growing long-term potential, especially in the pulp and paper field. Consider these facts: because of the high fibre strength derived from long fibre softwood trees, the softwood timber resource is the most important source of raw materials for most pulp and paper products. About fifty per cent of the world's standing inventory of softwood timber is located in Russia, about thirty-three per cent in North America, and the balance is distributed mainly in Europe, Asia and Latin America.
Russia, of course, is not a potential supplier to China for political reasons. Entirely apart from the political problem, however, Russia has had to run hard just to keep up with its own internal demand growth, and shows no sign of any serious intention to become a major supplier to nations outside the Soviet bloc. Europe and Japan are net importers of pulp and paper products, and their future growth in consumption will have to be supplied from other areas, mainly North America. Although Latin America has future potential, the main potential is in hardwoods, and, longer range, in the development of softwood plantations that will not be market-ready for a number of years.
China, then, must either look internally for wood fibre to serve its future growth in consumption, or else look to North America. Although China has a modest softwood resource, the development programs announced so far do not include pulp and paper as a high-priority item. Yet the growth in economic activity being programmed will of necessity bring--indeed, has already brought--a sharp increase in the use and consumption of pulp and paper products. Pulp will be required for printing and writing papers. Newsprint will be required for improved mass communications. Packaging will be required for export products as well as domestic.
The sum and substance of all this, in our estimation, is that China will be a growing importer of pulp and paper products--principally bleached kraft pulp, newsprint and linerboard. Actually, China's import volumes of these products have grown considerably in the past three years. However, the Chinese have been opportunistic buyers, both because of the previous policy of self-reliance, that is, to minimize imports, and because major volumes of pulp have been available at discount prices during the recent world recession. Our belief is that China recognizes the reality of the world distribution of softwood timber inventories and is now open to proposals for long-term supply arrangements with North American producers to assure itself of a continuing reliable supply at reasonable, competitive prices. For logistical reasons, West Coast suppliers, both American and Canadian, will be the principal trade partners, but others will also be competing for the volume from time to time--even Japan and Scandinavia.
What about lumber and plywood? China has not imported softwood lumber or plywood, which are ideal building materials, for many years. There are, of course, many small sawmills and a number of plywood mills in China, which produce mainly hardwoods and some softwood lumber from logs imported from Russia. Although there is no indication at this time that softwood lumber or plywood will be added to the import list, one must speculate whether an aggressive construction program such as this, incorporating western design and management, might not develop a requirement for engineered wood products that would most logically be supplied from British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest.
In total, the picture looks good for Canada, despite the difficulty of curing the present imbalance in Canada's favour. As many of you know, only a month ago I participated in an informal trade mission to China headed by Paul Desmarais. Included in this group were senior executives representing a broad cross-section of Canada's capabilities both to export to and import from China. We calculated that, with only reasonable success, Canada should be able to develop a cumulative two-way trade flow of at least $10 billion between now and 1985.
Obviously there are many risks and uncertainties inherent in these projections. They range from political uncertainty to the possibility of management failure, to a renewal of the class struggle, to concern over financial feasibility.
The most difficult risk to assess is the political uncertainty, which would, of course, be aggravated by any or all of the other uncertainties. The driving force behind China's economic development program is Vice-Premier Teng, a 73-year-old veteran of the infighting at the top, who has been removed from power twice in the past, but each time has come back more powerful than ever. By any standard, Teng is a tough, dynamic leader, with more vitality than most 20-year-olds. He and his adherents are called the pragmatists for they value the achievement of their goals more than the ideological purity of the means employed, and are thus more open to imported technology and expertise with the attendant dangers of exposure to the values of the western world.
The Chief of State, on the other hand, is Chairman Hua, an equally vital 57-year-old, who has shouldered Mao's ideological mantle to a greater degree than has Teng. How these two men and their peers negotiate the trade-offs between rapid modernization, on the one hand, and the ideological purity of Chinese socialism, on the other hand, will determine the economic future of China as well as the future of trade with China.
Consider, for instance, the internal strains that will now be imposed on higher education in China, where after the "lost decade" students will be selected on the basis of scholastic aptitude rather than political enthusiasm; where faculties will be expected to catch up instantly on the "lost decade" of progress in their fields in order to teach today's technology to their students; where during the "lost decade" many of the best and the brightest were sent to rusticate in the communes and now must face the possibility that life has passed them by in favour of today's student generation.
Consider, for instance, the impact on China of sending thousands and thousands of students to universities all over the world to catch up on the "lost decade" of language ability and technological proficiency. What attitudes will they bring back to China when they return?
Consider, for instance, the impact of widespread tourism in China and the cultural relaxation and openness that will be necessary in order for tourism to succeed and expand.
Will these forces and others bring about the emergence of new groups of elite? Will Chinese society again polarize in a renewal of the class struggle? When Teng and the other veterans retire. will the younger group headed by Hua precipitate another cultural revolution and turn their backs on economic development?
China watchers the world over are asking these questions and watching events carefully to divine the answers. All that can be said at this point is that both Hua and Teng support the long-range plans that are now being implemented. Long-range programs tend to take on a life of their own almost independent of political change, and perhaps that is the objective. If so, we should be able to count on at least a ten-to-fifteen-year run of economic development and foreign trade growth for China.
Beyond that, no man can see with clarity of vision. And beyond that, I expect, the problems and opportunities will belong to our children and theirs, not to us.
The appreciation of the audience was expressed by William M. Karn, a Past President of The Empire Club of Canada.


text:
, pièce de théâtre de  et  sortie en 1955 ;
 Inherit the Wind, titre original de Procès de singe, film de Stanley Kramer sorti en 1960 ;
 , téléfilm de George Schaefer sorti en 1965 ;
 Inherit the Wind, titre original de , téléfilm de David Greene sorti en 1988 ;
 , téléfilm de Daniel Petrie sorti en 1999.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Meet James and Oliver Phelps at "Harry Potter the Exhibition"
Harry Potter aficionados get the chance to snag an autograph from James and Oliver Phelps, the British actors who played the Weasely twins in the HP film series. They'll be meeting and greeting their fans on three separate occasions inside "Harry Potter: The Exhibition." All ages.


text:
This topic has 5,398 replies, 356 voices, and was last updated 11 minutes ago by GrahamS.
Viewing 40 posts - 5,161 through 5,200 (of 5,399 total)
← 1 2 3 … 129 130 131 … 133 134 135 →
U.S. Presidential Election 2020
But aren't we getting a bit off topic. The reality is what has happened in this election is more about domestic politics, with foreign policy being an outcome?
Sorry – I'll drop the debate.
i find it utterly frustrating tho that people cannot see how malign the US is
thols2
The bases are as much to threaten the countries they are in as they are to protect them.
Nope. They are there because, after WW2, the U.S. led democratic countries realized they were better off setting up a stable international system where disputes weren't constantly turning into wars. Japan and South Korea both rejected communism and joined the Western alliance. There is resentment about U.S. bases, but both countries are liberal democracies and neither country wants to leave the U.S. led system and take their chances with a Chinese led system. Donald Trump gave Japan and South Korea a perfect opportunity to kick the U.S. troops out. Neither country took that opportunity because they want those bases there.
That's not to say that the U.S. is perfect, but if you think Iran, Saudi Arabia, China, Russia, North Korea, Venezuala, etc. are better, you are seriously deluded about the state of the world.
This history lesson is great but a bit off-topic. Remember that Trump is the first president in 40 years or something not to start a new ground war. Maybe he should be lauded for that?
I'd much rather have the US in charge than Russia or China.
The problem is there is clear western political resistance to Russia or China being in charge, we have just let America trample all over international diplomacy without barely a whimper of resistance.
I would rather a European style socially responsible democracy be the leading world light, rather than Americas selfish bigotry.
timbog160
MSP – in truth so would I probably but it isn't going to happen.
nickc
TJ would you rather live in a world dominated by the US or in one dominated by the Russians and Chinese?
Another question, It's generally assumed that the world since 1945 has developed more in terms of rules based free trade, a general trend towards democratically elected governments, greatly increased rates of health and a decrease in mortality rates and a growing respect fir the rights of women. Do you think the US has helped or hindered?
mrmonkfinger
The U.S. has often behaved terribly and supported dictators around the world. However, the reality is that the U.S. supported international system is far preferable to a system dominated by Russia or China.
To paraphrase Churchill;
Many world superpowers have been, and will be, in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that America is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that America is the worst of world superpowers – except for all those other world superpowers…
TJ – I absolutely do see how malign the US, but I still think the democratic ideals it claims to represent, even if they are not lived up to, are far better than the alternatives.
By, say, some sort of closely aligned Union of European countries, you mean?
(sorry, someone had to)
To be fair TJ has said he'll drop it now so we should stop debating this point 😀
Edited – to dropit
thanks timborg
I don't think you can make that call until many, many years later. There are examples of wars that should have been avoided and turn into disasters, and wars that were avoided and turn into disasters. Not aware that for example Kennedy started a ground war? Bay of Pigs maybe but that's debatable.
martinhutch
Remember that Trump is the first president in 40 years or something not to start a new ground war.
He's still got eight days. Give him a chance.
I can imagine the Trunp claiming that he was the best at being President as he's been impeached more times than any other President…it's the sort of dumb shit he comes out with.
Remember that Trump is the first president in 40 years or something not to start a new ground war. Maybe he should be lauded for that?
In spite of a load of rhetoric trying that very thing including threatening to bomb cultural sites in Iran which would have been war crimes.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/12/trump-could-still-start-last-ditch-war-iran/617530/
Houns
Looks like they're trying to distance themselves from/throw Rudy under the bus
franksinatra
Could be risky, he will have a serious amount of dirt on Trump.
Not aware that for example Kennedy started a ground war?
He's the guy that introduced U.S. combat troops into Vietnam as "advisors". Lyndon Johnson just kept on with Kennedy's policy.
Did Obama actually start any new ground wars or just keep trying to stabilize the Middle Eastern inferno that was already raging?
Yes but he's a confused and deluded old fool. Trump is now asking his people not to pay RG's $20,000 per day legal fees because it got him nowhere and, separately, the New York State Bar is launching an inquiry about removing RG from its membership.
Either way, RG is finished and him coming up with some "dirt on Trump" isn't exactly news nor is it going to save his shredded reputation. The entire world has dirt on Trump, much of it dirt that Trump shovelled there himself.
The plan was for him to start a war in 2023, the year before the election and after he had stoked up racial tensions in the US to levels worse than the 60's.
Then you would have seen the proper coup. He would have hoped to have more of 'his generals' in place by then. The Police would be even more in his pocket and the militias would be larger than they are now and even more angry.
johnx2
The Police would be even more in his pocket
And the courts.
Unrelated, has anyone mentioned Rep gains in control of redistricting yet?
I'm not sure if Giuliani actually said this, but it's worrying that it wouldn't be surprising if he did.
Rudy Giuliani thinks Game of Thrones was a "famous documentary about fictitious medieval England"https://t.co/JlrYfczNRJ pic.twitter.com/NzKhEvLvlJ
— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) January 14, 2021
The entire world has dirt on Trump, much of it dirt that Trump shovelled there himself.
I am looking forward to Putin leaking his dirt on Trump – prostitutes in a classic honey trap is the rumour
This isn't correct, the ground war started with the introduction of ground troops in 1965. LBJ did not continue Kennedy's policy and there was a notable shift after the first year. The Gulf of Tonkin incident happened after Kennedy's death as well. But since we live in a post truth era crack on.
Not likely since it would damage the ability to blackmail others if you release the goods as soon as the person is no longer useful.
I think he did actually say it :-/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/rudy-giuliani-rally-game-of-thrones-b1786613.html
Is he just trolling us? The modern world is scary and confusing.
leffeboy
Either way, RG is finished and him coming up with some "dirt on Trump" isn't exactly news nor is it going to save his shredded reputation.
Someone on twitter made the rather good point in that RG would be able to get the best book deal ever. I doubt he would be short on cash.
""I was referencing the kind of trial that took place for Tyrion in that very famous documentary about fictitious medieval England," Mr Giuliani said on Tuesday."
He thinks it's a documentary, like our own Dominic Raab. If they both like documentaries so much maybe they should hunker down with a few episodes of the World at War.
LBJ did not continue Kennedy's policy
The "Domino Theory" dated back to the Eisenhower administration. Kennedy also believed in it and sent thousands of U.S. troops as "advisors" because it was feared that South Vietnam falling to communism would lead to all of S.E. Asia falling. Johnson escalated it into a major conflict, but the first U.S. troops were deployed before he took office.
He thinks it's a documentary
No, he doesn't. It's obviously a tongue-in-cheek description that he even calls fictitious.
Whilst humour has been a useful tool in combating fascism, Rudy's influence is clearly waning. Continuing to portray him as a clown character only undermines the severity of his very real actions. We shouldn't be gleefully mocking him and looking for ways to twist his words to make him seem silly. We should hold him accountable for the lies he's told and the destruction he's caused.
It also misses the real story that Rudy is clearly trying to backtrack and weasel his way out of a statement that knows may be construed as sedition when his day in the dock comes.
We should hold him accountable for the lies he's told and the destruction he's caused.
Yes. And also mock him ruthlessly for being a hopeless ****up.
Whoosh.
If you look on thedonald.win they all seem to love him more than ever, despite the fact he's hyped many of them up to commit federal crimes then thrown them under a bus when it didn't work out.
Truly a cult.
slowoldman
RobHilton, I was thinking just yesterday that Trump's model for himself is perhaps Goldfinger.
Jim Jones.
Interesting observations on how the FIB will try to undermine the right wing groups by getting them to spy on each other. Kind of an extension of the 'do you want a pardon? sting.
Also some imteresting observations on how the security services miss calculate the dangers posed by military veterans.
Goldfinger was actually pretty effective though. I mean, he was actually rich, had a plan, carried it through. He only failed because of Bond appealing to Pussy Galore's better nature*.
I'm trying to think of a suitable analog to Trump in a Bond villain and the only one that came to mind was Elliot Carver in Tomorrow Never Dies. He was all about ego and self and controlling the narrative.
Why? Everyone knows he cheated on his wife with Stormy Daniels. Trump and his supporters don't care.
Riksbar
Except in the USA.
Singletrack Issue 127 | Verbier By Train
MakingUpTheNumbers | National Downhill Series Round 4 – Hopton
Making Up The Numbers World Cup Podcast | Round 1 With Joe Breeden
#MakingUpTheNumbers – DH English Champs on Danny Hart's Home Turf

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
<!DOCTYPE HTML>

<meta charset="utf-8"/>
<title>Constrained-Numeric-Input programmatic</title>

<link rel="stylesheet" href="../../../yui3/build/cssfonts/fonts-min.css" type="text/css">

Constrained-Numeric-Input programmatic

An input box that only accepts numeric argmuents in a range.  Invalid input turns red (but does not generate valueChanged events). The input box also handles arrow up/down and page up/down events.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Netflix to Stream CBS, Disney Channel Shows
Netflix transforming from subscription-based movie-rental service to online content provider with wide array of programming.
By Glen Dickson
Netflix announced Tuesday morning that it reached agreements with CBS and Disney Channel to stream some of their most popular shows, which can be viewed on PCs or living-room TVs through new media-extender devices made by Roku, LG Electronics and Microsoft.
The deals help to speed Netflix's gradual transformation from a subscription-based movie-rental service that relied exclusively on the shipping of physical DVDs to an online-content provider with a wide array of programming.
For the networks, it gives them another digital-distribution channel as they extend their brands beyond Apple's iTunes online store, the early leader in providing primetime shows through the Web and still the most popular paid-download service.
Netflix already offers 12,000 choices members can watch instantly online. The CBS and Disney Channel deals bring popular shows from the current season, including CBS' CSI, which can be instantly streamed at Netflix when the new season starts in October, and Disney's Hannah Montana, available in November.
For CBS, current season episodes of hit spinoffs CSI: Miami and CSI: NY are available on Netflix this week. The CBS agreement also includes dramas NCIS and Numb3rs, which start their new seasons next month.
Some 350 CBS episodes covered in the deal include prior seasons of the three CSI series and Numb3rs; the first two seasons of the popular Jericho series; and, among others, episodes from TV classics such as Star Trek, MacGyver and Family Ties. The catalog episodes will come online this fall.
Besides Hannah Montana, the Disney deal also includes originals Wizards of Waverly Place and The Suite Life on Deck, which premieres Friday. The Disney shows can be streamed instantly at Netflix beginning this week, 24 hours after each episode's initial broadcast.
Brokered by Disney-ABC Domestic Television, the deal represents the first Netflix digital license for Disney-ABC Television Group content since Netflix launched the instant streaming component of its service 18 months ago.
Some 500 episodes from Disney Channel's library -- including previously aired episodes of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Wizards of Waverly Place and Hannah Montana, as well as episodes of popular animated series The Replacements, Lilo & Stitch: The Series, The Emperor's New School and many others -- will come online to Netflix beginning in 2009.
"We are thrilled to enter into these relationships with CBS and Disney Channel and build upon their innovative distribution strategies," said Robert Kyncl, vice president of content acquisition for Netflix, in a statement. "We have a shared interest in granting fans expanded access to and strengthening the networks' key shows."
Netflix to Stream Starz Movies
Deal for 'Starz Play' service broadens rental service's online offering.
Disney Streams More Shows Through Netflix
Adds ABC hits like 'Lost', 'Desperate Housewives'
Netflix Lifts Limits on Video Streaming
Subscribers on Unlimited Rental Plans Now Have Access to Unlimited Streaming
Netflix, MTV Networks Expand Streaming Initiative
New deal brings Comedy Central and Nickelodeon shows to Netflix service
CBS Signs Netflix Streaming Deal
Library content to be made available digitally starting in April
Netflix Player to Deliver Online Video
Movie-rental firm teams up with Roku on $99.99 set-top device
Netflix-Dedicated Set-Top Now Streaming HD
Roku player get new software to do 720p
CBS Extends Streaming Deal With Netflix
'L.A. Complex,' 'CSI: NY' among new titles available


LONDON – Results from an early test of a dengue vaccine suggest it isn't ideal, but scientists say the study is still encouraging news in the global fight against the disease known as "break-bone fever."
There is currently no treatment or vaccine for dengue, which causes symptoms including fever, severe joint pain, headache and bleeding. The mosquito-borne disease infects up to 100 million people worldwide every year, mostly in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
The research "provides the first evidence we could actually develop an effective vaccine against dengue," said Orin Levine, a professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He was not connected to the study, published online Tuesday by the journal Lancet.
"This is a milestone, but we're not there yet," he said.
Larger studies in about 30,000 people are now under way and should provide more information about the effectiveness of the vaccine made by Sanofi Aventis SA. Other dengue vaccines are being developed but Sanofi's is the furthest along.
The Sanofi vaccine was tested in more than 3,600 Thai children ages 4 to 11. More than 2,400 got three injections of the vaccine six months apart while about 1,200 got a rabies vaccine or a dummy shot. The study was paid for by Sanofi.
During about two years of follow-up, there were 134 dengue cases, including five severe cases. In the vaccine group, about 3 percent got dengue, compared to about 4 percent in the group that didn't get the shot. The difference wasn't big enough to suggest any benefit from getting the vaccine.
Scientists said the vaccine seemed partly effective against three of the four viruses that cause dengue and no unusual side effects were reported. The study took place during an outbreak of mostly type 2 dengue, which causes the most serious disease, but the vaccine didn't work against that kind.
"It's not exactly a slam dunk," said Scott Halstead, a senior scientific adviser for the Dengue Vaccine Initiative, who wrote an accompanying commentary. He said Sanofi might need to consider reformulating the vaccine or creating separate shots for each type of dengue.
Joachim Hombach, a dengue expert at the World Health Organization, said it was encouraging that the vaccine appeared safe. "But the public health value of this vaccine remains to be demonstrated," he said.


text:
McCulloh
Risk Stratification of Febrile Infants ≤60 Days Old Without Routine Lumbar Puncture.
Paul Aronson
Marie Wang
Eugene Shapiro
Samir Shah
Adrienne DePorre
Russell McCulloh
Christopher Pruitt
Sanyukta Desai
Lise Nigrovic
Richard Marble
Rianna Leazer
Sahar Rooholamini
Laura Sartori
Fran Balamuth
Christopher Woll
Mark Neuman
Febrile Collaborative
: media-1vid110.1542/5840460609001PEDS-VA_2018-1879 OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the Rochester and modified Philadelphia criteria for the risk stratification of febrile infants with invasive bacterial infection (IBI) who do not appear ill without routine cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) testing.
METHODS: We performed a case-control study of febrile infants ≤60 days old presenting to 1 of 9 emergency departments from 2011 to 2016. For each infant with IBI (defined as a blood [bacteremia] and/or CSF [bacterial meningitis] culture with growth of a pathogen), controls without IBI were matched by site and date of visit. Infants were excluded if they appeared ill or had a complex chronic condition or if data for any component of the Rochester or modified Philadelphia criteria were missing.
RESULTS: Overall, 135 infants with IBI (118 [87.4%] with bacteremia without meningitis and 17 [12.6%] with bacterial meningitis) and 249 controls were included. The sensitivity of the modified Philadelphia criteria was higher than that of the Rochester criteria (91.9% vs 81.5%; = .01), but the specificity was lower (34.5% vs 59.8%; < .001). Among 67 infants >28 days old with IBI, the sensitivity of both criteria was 83.6%; none of the 11 low-risk infants had bacterial meningitis. Of 68 infants ≤28 days old with IBI, 14 (20.6%) were low risk per the Rochester criteria, and 2 had meningitis.
CONCLUSIONS: The modified Philadelphia criteria had high sensitivity for IBI without routine CSF testing, and all infants >28 days old with bacterial meningitis were classified as high risk. Because some infants with bacteremia were classified as low risk, infants discharged from the emergency department without CSF testing require close follow-up.
A Prediction Model to Identify Febrile Infants ≤60 Days at Low Risk of Invasive Bacterial Infection.
Veronika Shabanova
Elizabeth Alpern
Whitney Browning
Nipam Shah
OBJECTIVES: To derive and internally validate a prediction model for the identification of febrile infants ≤60 days old at low probability of invasive bacterial infection (IBI).
METHODS: We conducted a case-control study of febrile infants ≤60 days old who presented to the emergency departments of 11 hospitals between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2016. Infants with IBI, defined by growth of a pathogen in blood (bacteremia) and/or cerebrospinal fluid (bacterial meningitis), were matched by hospital and date of visit to 2 control patients without IBI. Ill-appearing infants and those with complex chronic conditions were excluded. Predictors of IBI were identified with multiple logistic regression and internally validated with 10-fold cross-validation, and an IBI score was calculated.
RESULTS: We included 181 infants with IBI (155 [85.6%] with bacteremia without meningitis and 26 [14.4%] with bacterial meningitis) and 362 control patients. Twenty-three infants with IBI (12.7%) and 138 control patients (38.1%) had fever by history only. Four predictors of IBI were identified (area under the curve 0.83 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.79-0.86]) and incorporated into an IBI score: age <21 days (1 point), highest temperature recorded in the emergency department 38.0-38.4°C (2 points) or ≥38.5°C (4 points), absolute neutrophil count ≥5185 cells per μL (2 points), and abnormal urinalysis results (3 points). The sensitivity and specificity of a score ≥2 were 98.8% (95% CI: 95.7%-99.9%) and 31.3% (95% CI: 26.3%-36.6%), respectively. All 26 infants with meningitis had scores ≥2.
CONCLUSIONS: Infants ≤60 days old with fever by history only, a normal urinalysis result, and an absolute neutrophil count <5185 cells per μL have a low probability of IBI.
Association of clinical practice guidelines with emergency department management of febrile infants ≤56 days of age.
Cary Thurm
Joel Tieder
Amanda Schondelmeyer
Evaline Alessandrini
Angela Myers
BACKGROUND: Differences among febrile infant institutional clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) may contribute to practice variation and increased healthcare costs.
OBJECTIVE: Determine the association between pediatric emergency department (ED) CPGs and laboratory testing, hospitalization, ceftriaxone use, and costs in febrile infants.
DESIGN: Retrospective cross-sectional study in 2013.
SETTING: Thirty-three hospitals in the Pediatric Health Information System.
PATIENTS: Infants aged ≤56 days with a diagnosis of fever.
EXPOSURES: The presence and content of ED-based febrile infant CPGs assessed by electronic survey.
MEASUREMENTS: Using generalized estimating equations, we evaluated the association between CPG recommendations and rates of urine, blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) testing, hospitalization, and ceftriaxone use at ED discharge in 2 age groups: ≤28 days and 29 to 56 days. We also assessed CPG impact on healthcare costs.
RESULTS: We included 9377 ED visits; 21 of 33 EDs (63.6%) had a CPG. For neonates ≤28 days, CPG recommendations did not vary and were not associated with differences in testing, hospitalization, or costs. Among infants 29 to 56 days, CPG recommendations for CSF testing and ceftriaxone use varied. CSF testing occurred less often at EDs with CPGs recommending limited testing compared to hospitals without CPGs (adjusted odds ratio: 0.5, 95% confidence interval: 0.3-0.8). Ceftriaxone use at ED discharge varied significantly based on CPG recommendations. Costs were higher for admitted and discharged infants 29 to 56 days old at hospitals with CPGs.
CONCLUSIONS: CPG recommendations for febrile infants 29 to 56 days old vary across institutions for CSF testing and ceftriaxone use, correlating with observed practice variation. CPGs were not associated with lower healthcare costs.
10.1002/jhm.2329
J Hosp Med
Epidemiology and Etiology of Invasive Bacterial Infection in Infants ≤60 Days Old Treated in Emergency Departments.
Elana Feldman
OBJECTIVES: To help guide empiric treatment of infants ≤60 days old with suspected invasive bacterial infection by describing pathogens and their antimicrobial susceptibilities.
STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study of infants ≤60 days old with invasive bacterial infection (bacteremia and/or bacterial meningitis) evaluated in the emergency departments of 11 children's hospitals between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2016. Each site's microbiology laboratory database or electronic medical record system was queried to identify infants from whom a bacterial pathogen was isolated from either blood or cerebrospinal fluid. Medical records of these infants were reviewed to confirm the presence of a pathogen and to obtain demographic, clinical, and laboratory data.
RESULTS: Of the 442 infants with invasive bacterial infection, 353 (79.9%) had bacteremia without meningitis, 64 (14.5%) had bacterial meningitis with bacteremia, and 25 (5.7%) had bacterial meningitis without bacteremia. The peak number of cases of invasive bacterial infection occurred in the second week of life; 364 (82.4%) infants were febrile. Group B streptococcus was the most common pathogen identified (36.7%), followed by Escherichia coli (30.8%), Staphylococcus aureus (9.7%), and Enterococcus spp (6.6%). Overall, 96.8% of pathogens were susceptible to ampicillin plus a third-generation cephalosporin, 96.0% to ampicillin plus gentamicin, and 89.2% to third-generation cephalosporins alone.
CONCLUSIONS: For most infants ≤60 days old evaluated in a pediatric emergency department for suspected invasive bacterial infection, the combination of ampicillin plus either gentamicin or a third-generation cephalosporin is an appropriate empiric antimicrobial treatment regimen. Of the pathogens isolated from infants with invasive bacterial infection, 11% were resistant to third-generation cephalosporins alone.
10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.04.033
J. Pediatr.
Factors Associated with Adverse Outcomes among Febrile Young Infants with Invasive Bacterial Infections.
Catherine Lumb
Sarah Shin

OBJECTIVE: To determine factors associated with adverse outcomes among febrile young infants with invasive bacterial infections (IBIs) (ie, bacteremia and/or bacterial meningitis).

STUDY DESIGN: Multicenter, retrospective cohort study (July 2011-June 2016) of febrile infants ≤60 days of age with pathogenic bacterial growth in blood and/or cerebrospinal fluid. Subjects were identified by query of local microbiology laboratory and/or electronic medical record systems, and clinical data were extracted by medical record review. Mixed-effect logistic regression was employed to determine clinical factors associated with 30-day adverse outcomes, which were defined as death, neurologic sequelae, mechanical ventilation, or vasoactive medication receipt.

RESULTS: Three hundred fifty infants met inclusion criteria; 279 (79.7%) with bacteremia without meningitis and 71 (20.3%) with bacterial meningitis. Forty-two (12.0%) infants had a 30-day adverse outcome: 29 of 71 (40.8%) with bacterial meningitis vs 13 of 279 (4.7%) with bacteremia without meningitis (36.2% difference, 95% CI 25.1%-48.0%; P < .001). On adjusted analysis, bacterial meningitis (aOR 16.3, 95% CI 6.5-41.0; P < .001), prematurity (aOR 7.1, 95% CI 2.6-19.7; P < .001), and ill appearance (aOR 3.8, 95% CI 1.6-9.1; P = .002) were associated with adverse outcomes. Among infants who were born at term, not ill appearing, and had bacteremia without meningitis, only 2 of 184 (1.1%) had adverse outcomes, and there were no deaths.

CONCLUSIONS: Among febrile infants ≤60 days old with IBI, prematurity, ill appearance, and bacterial meningitis (vs bacteremia without meningitis) were associated with adverse outcomes. These factors can inform clinical decision-making for febrile young infants with IBI.

Application of the Rochester Criteria to Identify Febrile Infants With Bacteremia and Meningitis.

OBJECTIVES: The Rochester criteria were developed to identify febrile infants aged 60 days or younger at low-risk of bacterial infection and do not include cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) testing. Prior studies have not specifically assessed criteria performance for bacteremia and bacterial meningitis (invasive bacterial infection). Our objective was to determine the sensitivity of the Rochester criteria for detection of invasive bacterial infection.

METHODS: Retrospective cohort study of febrile infants aged 60 days or younger with invasive bacterial infections evaluated at 8 pediatric emergency departments from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014. Potential cases were identified from the Pediatric Health Information System using International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision diagnosis codes for bacteremia, meningitis, urinary tract infection, and fever. Medical record review was then performed to confirm presence of an invasive bacterial infection and to evaluate the Rochester criteria: medical history, symptoms or ill appearance, results of urinalysis, complete blood count, CSF testing (if obtained), and blood, urine, and CSF culture. An invasive bacterial infection was defined as growth of pathogenic bacteria from blood or CSF culture.

RESULTS: Among 82 febrile infants aged 60 days or younger with invasive bacterial infection, the sensitivity of the Rochester criteria were 92.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 84.9%-96.6%) overall, 91.7% (95% CI, 80.5%-96.7%) for neonates 28 days or younger, and 94.1% (95% CI, 80.9%-98.4%) for infants aged 29 to 60 days old. Six infants with bacteremia, including 1 neonate with bacterial meningitis, met low-risk criteria.

CONCLUSIONS: The Rochester criteria identified 92% of infants aged 60 days or younger with invasive bacterial infection. However, 1 neonate 28 days or younger with meningitis was classified as low-risk.

10.1097/PEC.0000000000001421
Pediatr Emerg Care
Empiric Antibiotic Use and Susceptibility in Infants With Bacterial Infections: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study.
Miranda Bradford
Mercedes Blackstone
Katie Hayes
Rosalynne Korman
Emily Roben

OBJECTIVES: To assess hospital differences in empirical antibiotic use, bacterial epidemiology, and antimicrobial susceptibility for common antibiotic regimens among young infants with urinary tract infection (UTI), bacteremia, or bacterial meningitis.

METHODS: We reviewed medical records from infants <90 days old presenting to 8 US children's hospitals with UTI, bacteremia, or meningitis. We used the Pediatric Health Information System database to identify cases and empirical antibiotic use and medical record review to determine infection, pathogen, and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns. We compared hospital-level differences in antimicrobial use, pathogen, infection site, and antimicrobial susceptibility.

RESULTS: We identified 470 infants with bacterial infections: 362 (77%) with UTI alone and 108 (23%) with meningitis or bacteremia. Infection type did not differ across hospitals (P = .85). Empirical antibiotic use varied across hospitals (P < .01), although antimicrobial susceptibility patterns for common empirical regimens were similar. A third-generation cephalosporin would have empirically treated 90% of all ages, 89% in 7- to 28-day-olds, and 91% in 29- to 89-day-olds. The addition of ampicillin would have improved coverage in only 4 cases of bacteremia and meningitis. Ampicillin plus gentamicin would have treated 95%, 89%, and 97% in these age groups, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS: Empirical antibiotic use differed across regionally diverse US children's hospitals in infants <90 days old with UTI, bacteremia, or meningitis. Antimicrobial susceptibility to common antibiotic regimens was similar across hospitals, and adding ampicillin to a third-generation cephalosporin minimally improves coverage. Our findings support incorporating empirical antibiotic recommendations into national guidelines for infants with suspected bacterial infection.

10.1542/hpeds.2016-0162
Hosp Pediatr


You can barely turn on the radio or television without catches some snippet of Taylor Swift's talent. The doe-eyed and young beauty has become one of the most acclaimed singers in the entertainment industry today. The only aspects that rival her vocal talents are her beauty and her tumultuous love life filled with failed relationships. The latter often being the topic of her music. However, despite her claims to be all natural, there have been certain trademark changes in her face and bust line that are more than what Mother Nature does in the course of a young woman's life.
So what are the obvious changes the starlet has undergone?
Taylor Swift has always been pretty. She's maintained a slender frame and a small bosom that matched her willowy appearance. However, like many young women who do not entirely fill out a lot of fashionable tops, she has had some obvious work done. While not going overboard with them, the fact that they did that magical increase almost overnight, along with their shape leaves little doubt that she paid a visit to the plastic surgeon. The work was very well done and the size was still in proportion to the rest of her body, it was done none the less.
Her nose is the other major point that many plastic surgeons comment on. They say that if you compare her younger pictures to her current image, there have been changes that are not natural. Her nose is a large part of the facial features that combine to create such a delicate and sought after face.
What does the epitome of lovesick teenagers everywhere say about the speculations?
She adamantly denies having her nose retouched in anyway, claiming her beauty is all natural. Though side by side comparison and professional medical opinions beg to differ. As for her breast, her many fans, even the die-hard ones, refuse to believe they are real. While some still defend her and claim that it's all in how she carries herself and the numerous tricks you can do to make your bust look bigger that account for her seemingly larger bust. It is against another point that the evidence is overwhelming for her to deny without losing a little bit of face for doing so.


A portrait of Santiago's Vega market.
Open markets—those messy, complicated places where locals go to buy their food—are often my favorite diversions. There might be something to buy, snacks or spices, or there might not be. The fishmonger knows you're not going to be able to do much with a whole octopus, and the veg guy can see right away that you're just curious about that giant pumpkin. Santiago's Vega market is full of noise and smells and a few stalls that sell street food. Beware, it's got a reputation for pickpockets, but don't let that stop you from learning to say pulpo (octopus) correctly from a laughing market vendor.


text:
Shooting toward end of Boston Celtics-Milwaukee Bucks Game 6 sends fans at packed Deer District fleeing through streets
May 14, 2022 Milwaukee Bucks, NBA, news
Jamal CollierESPN
MILWAUKEE — Three people were shot near Deer District outside Fiserv Forum near the conclusion of Friday night's Game 6 between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics, sending fans there fleeing through the streets.
The Milwaukee Fire Department said one man and one woman shot were transported to the hospital Friday night, while a third person drove there. All three have non-life-threatening injuries.
Police said a 29-year-old man is in custody.
"The incident took place outside of the Deer District area," Milwaukee Bucks Chief Communications Officer Barry Baum said in a statement to ESPN. "We direct all questions to the Milwaukee Police Department."
Bucks fans began packing into Deer District during the team's run to the NBA championship last season. With a chance to clinch the Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Celtics, and on a warm day following a long winter here, Friday was the first opportunity for fans to pick up the tradition. The team even had set up metal detectors surrounding the bars and entrance to the stage outside of the arena.
But the shooting took place outside that perimeter, about one block away from Fiserv Forum.
The Bucks announced before the game that the Deer District had officially reached the 11,000-person capacity set for the watch party before Game 6.
Witnesses outside the arena said they heard gunshots with a little more than a minute remaining in the fourth quarter of Boston's 108-95 victory, which sent many in the crowd into a frenzy, running in several different directions.
A large police presence remained outside the arena hours after the game's conclusion, with police taping off several intersections nearby. An investigation is ongoing.
CBS Evening News, May 13, 2022
The Toll of One Million Covid Deaths in the U.S
Memphis Police Disbands Unit Whose Officers Were Charged in Tyre Nichols's Death
Video of Tyre Nichols' violent arrest by Memphis police released


Nintendo faces some legal battles in the European Union over allegedly illegal eShop practices, notably the inability to cancel pre-orders.
Nintendo has released a demo for the Switch version of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker in the North American eShop.
Nintendo of Europe announced today that both Gradius and Bomberman '94 will be hitting the Wii U Virtual Console in Europe on February 2.
Circle Entertainment has released a new trailer for Mr. Pumpkin Adventure, which they revealed would hit the Wii U eShop in Europe on October 27th.
Aksys Games released some new details on their upcoming game Chase: Cold Case Investigations ~Distant Memories~, coming to Nintedo 3DS eShop on October 13.
Nintendo Treehouse included Rhythm Heaven Megamix in its livestream presentation spotlight, to celebrate its release on 3DS eShop.
While Paper Mario: Color Splash has been getting a lot of screen time at E3, Nintendo is paying homage to the classics. According to Nintendo's website, Super Paper Mario is available right now on Nintendo's eShop.


text:
Girdner History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Girdner is an ancient Norman name that arrived in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Girdner family lived in "the Seigneurie of Gurdon near Cahors, on the border of Perigord: a Gothic race, very early seated in Hampshire. Adam de Gurdon 'the Kings Servant,' received from Coeur de Lion half a knight's fee in Selborne and Ostede, and a grant of the lordship of Tisted from his successor. Henry III gave by charter 'free chase of hares and foxes in and without the forest,' to another Adam de Gurdon. " [1]
Early Origins of the Girdner family
The surname Girdner was first found in Gourdon, an arrondissement of France before the Norman Conquest. [2]
"The Seigneurie of Gourdon near Cahors, on the borders of Perigord, was the patrimony of this Norman adventurer. His descendant, Sir Adam de Gurdon, Knt., living temp. Henry III., was in that monarch's reign Bailiff of Alton: but joining the Mountford faction, he suffered outlawry, which was not removed until the following reign, when Sir Adam received the custody of the forest of Wolmer. From this celebrated knight, whose lands at Selborne, Hants, known still as Gurdon manor, belong to Magdalen College, Oxford, sprang the Gurdons of Assington co. Suffolk, and the Gurdons of Letton, co. Norfolk. " [3]
William de Gourdon founded Gourdon Abbey in 1240. After the Conquest, "Aimeric de Gourdon, 13th century was a benefactor to the church, and had grants from King John in England. In 1231 Henry III. granted to Ralph Mareschal part of the estate of Sir Adam de Gourdon (d. 1305.) " [2]
While we could find no villages named Gourdon in Britain, one may presume that Girton in Cambridgeshire and Nottinghamshire would be the likely related villages. Girton Cambridgeshire dates back to c. 1060 when it was listed as Grittone and a few years later is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Gretone. [4]
Girton, Nottinghamshire similarly dates back to the Domesday Book with the same spelling. Both literally mean "farmstead or village on gravelly ground," from the Old English words "greot" + "tun." [5]
Girton College of the University of Cambridge derives its name from the nearby village. One branch of the family held a family seat at Assington in Suffolk since early times. "Assington Hall was purchased by Robert Gurdon, in the reign of Henry VIII., from Sir Piers Corbet, and has ever since been the residence of that family." [6]
The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list: Bartholomew Gurdon in Norfolk; Thomas Gurdon in Oxfordshire; and Roger Gurdon in Cambridgeshire. [7]
Early History of the Girdner family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Girdner research. Another 79 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1544, 1623, 1571, 1649, 1621, 1622, 1595, 1679, 1640, 1660, 1606 and 1669 are included under the topic Early Girdner History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Girdner Spelling Variations
Norman surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. The frequent changes in surnames are largely due to the fact that the Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England, as well as the official court languages of Latin and French, also had pronounced influences on the spelling of surnames. Since medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules, it was common to find the same individual referred to with different spellings. The name has been spelled Gurdon, Girdon, Gurton, Girton, Gerdon, Girtin, Gretton, Gritten and many more.
Early Notables of the Girdner family (pre 1700)
Outstanding amongst the family at this time was John Gurdon (c. 1544-1623), an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1571; Brampton Gurdon (died 1649), an English country gentleman and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to...
Another 45 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Girdner Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Girdner migration to the United States +
Many English families emigrated to North American colonies in order to escape the political chaos in Britain at this time. Unfortunately, many English families made the trip to the New World under extremely harsh conditions. Overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the stormy Atlantic. Despite these hardships, many of the families prospered and went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the United States and Canada. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the name Girdner or a variant listed above:
Girdner Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
Mrs Edgar Girdner, aged 26, who landed in America, in 1909
Mrs H Girdner, aged 32, who settled in America, in 1910
Harry Girdner, aged 42, who landed in America, in 1910
James Girdner, aged 6, who immigrated to the United States, in 1911
Mrs. E. T. Girdner, aged 38, who landed in America, in 1911
^ Cleveland, Dutchess of The Battle Abbey Roll with some Account of the Norman Lineages. London: John Murray, Abermarle Street, 1889. Print. Volume 2 of 3
^ Burke, John Bernard, The Roll of Battle Abbey. London: Edward Churton, 26, Holles Street, 1848, Print.
Girdner (English)


text:
… and on land
April 8, 2012 by bollingerbabe
In the wake of RMS Titanic
This morning we woke up in Southampton, having journeyed down from Durham by train last night. We were due to board the M/S Balmoral at berth 46, to sail in the wake, 100 years later, of the legendary ill-fated liner Titanic.
The Titanic set sail from Southampton on 10th April 1912, ultimately bound for New York. Interestingly, we are having to leave a full two days earlier than the Titanic did in order to be in the same place at the same time. This is because RMS Titanic was an ocean liner and not a cruise ship like the Balmoral. There are quite a few differences between the two: an ocean liner has a pointed keel and the steel is 25mm thick, unlike a cruise ship which is flat bottomed and is made of steel only 12mm thick. An ocean liner is sleek and built for speed and to withstand the battering of the North Atlantic in winter, whereas a cruise ship tends to be top-heavy and is designed for making short hops, from port to port, in shallower waters. Titanic was capable of doing about 28 knots whereas most cruise ships can only do about 18 or 19 knots flat out.
The only true ocean liner afloat these days is RMS Queen Mary 2. We were lucky enough to be passengers on the QM2's maiden voyage in January 2004. There are lots of parallels between the Titanic and the Queen Mary 2. They were both the ships of superlatives in their respective times: longest, widest, tallest, largest, most expensive ocean liners ever built. They were both Royal Mail Ships. They both left Southampton on their maiden voyages to sail to the United States, although the QM2 was bound for Fort Lauderdale rather than New York.
But today, 100 years later, the 43,000 ton Balmoral is going to follow in the wake of the 46,000 Titanic and remember and pay tribute to the 1500 lost souls who died in what was, and still is, the worst maritime disaster ever.
This morning we walked into town and saw the memorial dedicated to Wallace Hartley and his heroic bandsmen. Everyone who knows the Titanic story has heard about the ship's band who played lively tunes up on deck to try to keep up the spirits of the passengers as the ship foundered. They kept playing until the water was lapping around their ankles and finished with the hymn "Nearer, My God, To Thee". The memorial named all of the bandsmen and had the music notes for the first few bars of this hymn, as well as the words "They Died at Their Posts like Men." It was really poignant.
Later on, at the Ocean Cruise terminal, we took our place in the queue to check in. Quite a lot of people had really got into the spirit of the thing and had dressed in the period costumes of the era; there were a lot of long dresses, big hats, bowler hats, toppers and frock coats. I have an evening dress, hat and long velvet gloves to wear later on in the voyage.
We enjoyed a couple of glasses of champagne before eventually boarding the Balmoral and making our way to cabin 4170, on the Coral Deck, where our suitcases were already waiting for us.
After unpacking and hanging up our clothes it was time to collect our lifejackets and proceed to our muster stations for life boat drill. This is something that they didn't have on board Titanic because it clashed with the 1st Class passengers' evening meal. How ironic… but then the whole of the Titanic story consists of many ironies and 'what ifs'.
After life boat drill we went along to the stern of the ship to join the Balmoral's sailaway party. Straight away we spotted a couple of familiar faces; Hubert Greaves who used to play the steel drums on our Amazon cruise on the Braemar last year, also Ricky Jermy who was the cruise director on the Braemar. Braemar is one of Balmoral's sister ships in the Fred Olsen Cruise Line.
In fact, we have already been on the Balmoral once before, back in 2003, only she was called the Norwegian Crown then and was one of NCL's fleet. The Balmoral was refitted in 2008 and we have to admit we don't recognise anything from her Norwegian Crown days.
At 15.45 hours the Balmoral gave a blast of her foghorn and slowly moved away from the dock. We had started our voyage in the wake of the Titanic.
This entry was posted in Cruises, Shipshape. Bookmark the permalink.
← I Don't Like Cricket, I Love It
The First Evening →
One thought on "In the wake of RMS Titanic"
carolyn maxwell | April 9, 2012 at 22:28
Saw it on the news last night, quite a few Aussies on board too by the look of it – I didn't realise how many were on the Titanic. Enjoy the cruise and nostalgia.
What am I up to?
Where No Birds Sang
Castles, Towers and a Dragon
Welcome to Kraków
Rosyth and Edinburgh
These City Walls
Ramblings of a Different Kind
Debbie's Daily Doings
Everyday chat (5)
Land-based holidays (59)
Shipshape (16)


Marble tile is a characteristic floor surface covering that is quarried from mountains around the globe. Prized for its magnificence, style, and tastefulness, this material has graced the royal residences of rulers and rulers for quite a long time, making it an upscale, sumptuous choice for insides. Dyna marble is best quality marble for using at home.
Style: The greatest preferred standpoint of marble floor tile is that it can immediately lift the presence of a space, giving it a magnificent bearing that is difficult to copy. In the meantime marble is accessible in numerous hues, and even in dazzling multicolor blends, giving adaptable alternatives to an assortment of enhancing plans. Tiles can likewise be sliced to square shapes, and triangles of fluctuating sizes, so as to make complex mosaic piece establishments.
Special: Because it is a result of the earth, each and every bit of marble tile utilized in each and every floor is an exceptional, and there is no other like it anyplace on the planet. On account of multi hues this can be very extraordinary, with particular highlights blasting forward from each tile. With progressively strong shaded looks the movements and changes will be substantially more unobtrusive and quelled, yet at the same time present, making your floor emerge with its own identity.
Natural: The vibe of a marble floor can bring the shocking force and respect of a streaming mountain run into an inside space. Regardless of whether the material is vigorously refined, the intrinsic feel and nearness of its vitality can have a strong impact, infusing a situation with trembling vitality and wonder, while additionally associating it to the more prominent outside world.
Translucence: Artists have cherished marble for a considerable length of time since it has a characteristic translucent property that enables light to infiltrate through it somewhat. This can make a statue, or even floor tiles appear to nearly shine when the sun hits them without flaw. The lit up impact is significantly more articulated in white and lighter shaded materials.
Clean: Unlike most common stones, marble can take a high clean, getting velvety and gleaming when treated appropriately. This is a look of refinement and excitement that inspires the most elevated feeling of style in a space. It's additionally a genuinely unmistakable look, which can have any kind of effect when attempting to make a deck establishment that truly emerges.
Substitution Tiles: Whenever marble is introduced somewhere around one full box of additional material ought to be bought and kept away. That makes it conceivable to effortlessly supplant a tile in the event that it splits, breaks, or progresses toward becoming recolored after some time, which is considerably more financially savvy than supplanting the whole floor. Dyna marble flooring makes your house elegant and beautiful.
On the off chance that additional items are not kept up it might be hard to locate a decent shading match to the introduced pieces if a substitution ends up essential.


text:
Man arrested after bringing loaded gun, drugs, into central Iowa courthouse
A central Iowa man was arrested after attempting to bring a gun and drugs into an Iowa courthouse, officials said.
Man arrested after bringing loaded gun, drugs, into central Iowa courthouse A central Iowa man was arrested after attempting to bring a gun and drugs into an Iowa courthouse, officials said. Check out this story on desmoinesregister.com: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2019/07/02/perry-iowa-man-arrested-bringing-loaded-gun-drugs-dallas-county-courthouse-sheriff-shawn-dillinger/1634972001/
Anna Spoerre, Des Moines Register Published 7:20 p.m. CT July 2, 2019
Iowa's New firearms legislation created standardized, state-issued gun permits, but left sheriff departments without a way to notify gun dealers if a permit has been revoked. Wochit
Shawn Dillinger, 44, of Perry, was charged Tuesday with one count of carrying weapons and three counts of drug possession after Dallas County Courthouse security discovered he brought a loaded handgun and drugs into the courthouse, according to a news release from the Dallas County Sheriff's Office.
Dillinger walked into the courthouse in Adel around 11:40 a.m. Tuesday to pay his property taxes when the X-ray machine at the entrance of the building revealed a 9 mm handgun in his backpack, along with another magazine with ammunition, the sheriff's office said.
Shawn Dillinger, photo provided by the Dallas County Sheriff's Office (Photo: Special to the Register)
The magazine in the handgun was full of bullets, but there was no round in the chamber at the time, officials said. The extra magazine was also full.
Dillinger told courthouse security that he didn't have a permit to carry, according to a criminal complaint.
Officials also took marijuana and methamphetamine from Dillinger's backpack and pocket, according to a criminal complaint. Dillinger was previously convicted of marijuana possession in 2017, court records show.
The sheriff's office said they don't believe Dillinger was a threat to anyone in the courthouse during the incident.
Anna Spoerre is a breaking news reporter at the Des Moines Register. She can be reached by email at aspoerre@dmreg.com, by phone at 515-284-8387 or on Twitter at @annaspoerre.
Read or Share this story: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2019/07/02/perry-iowa-man-arrested-bringing-loaded-gun-drugs-dallas-county-courthouse-sheriff-shawn-dillinger/1634972001/
Grassley offers support for women's soccer team in pay fight
Iowa agrees to pay 8.6% more to Medicaid management companies
Sexual misconduct at school: How far to go to keep kids safe?
Illinois' legal pot threatens Iowa's medical cannabis industry


text:
Harvard's Education and Business Schools Engage Nine Urban School Districts in Partnership to Boost Student Success
By Newseditor
The Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard Business School (HBS), and nine urban school districts today announced the Public Education Leadership Project (PELP), a joint venture, collaboratively designed to dramatically improve the educational outcomes of these school systems. The districts, representing more than a million students, include many of the urban hubs across the nation including Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis, and San Francisco.
"Although there are many excellent individual schools in the United States, there are very few K-12 urban school systems that have achieved a uniform high level of excellence that allows students to be educated to their optimum potential," says Ellen Condliffe Lagemann, Warren Professor of the History of American Education and dean of HGSE. "The ability to scale up success remains one of the most intractable problems in education and a barrier to real educational progress."
Research, and the experience of other institutions, has shown that addressing this problem is not just a matter of applying lessons from the management of other sectors. It is necessary to understand the many forces that drive the educational enterprise--political, pedagogical, governmental, technological, logistical, and legal--then to adapt and integrate knowledge from the private, nonprofit, and education sectors to devise new insights and approaches within that demanding context.
"Leading and managing in the multifaceted and dynamic environment of an urban school system is an incredible challenge that is complicated further by the heavy day-to-day demands of the job," says Kim Clark, dean of HBS. "We believe that bringing the expertise of Harvard's Education and Business schools together with the practical experience of the participating school districts will lead to new ideas and approaches that can have a significant impact on education."
The PELP faculty team invited, through a competitive process, urban school districts to partner in the design and delivery of an innovative executive education program tailored specifically to meet the actual challenges that educational leaders are facing. The districts are: Anne Arundel County (MD), Boston (MA), Charleston (SC), Chicago (IL), Harrisburg (PA), Minneapolis (MN), Montgomery County (MD), San Diego (CA), and San Francisco (CA).
"Each of the districts had an improvement strategy and long-term vision to enhance student achievement," says Stacey Childress, the senior researcher managing the project for HBS and HGSE. "We'll be working with the individual districts to design, manage and lead complex systems geared toward high performance."
Core faculty members include Richard Elmore, James Honan, Robert Peterkin, and Robert Schwartz from HGSE, and , Nancy Beaulieu, Allen Grossman, Stig Leschly, and David Thomas from HBS.
The three-year project will have two principal components: a weeklong executive education program offered each summer beginning in 2004 for a five- to seven-person leadership team from each district, during which the team would learn from the experiences of other districts while developing strategic improvement goals for the coming year; and periodic on-site facilitation during the year from participating faculty and staff.
At the same time, participating faculty will conduct research aimed at measuring the effectiveness of the program, identifying the key underlying forces that are shaping educational leadership in urban school systems, and developing a set of powerful ideas to enable district leadership teams to create high performing systems.
Principal funding for the Public Education Leadership Project comes from the Harvard Business School Class of 1963 and will subsidize the development and delivery of the program over the first three years (FY '04-'06).
Please contact David Lampe at 617-495-6336, Christine Sanni at 617-496-5873, or Greer Bautz at 617-496-1884.


« Wooden Coils: What Will They Make Springs from Next?
Memory Foam Mattresses – Good or Bad?
Since about 2004, when I bought my current memory foam bed, I've been sold on the benefits of memory foam. There is truly no other feeling in the world which is close to sleeping on memory foam. Memory foam is like sleeping on silk sheets, unless you've done it, you can't possibly understand why people rave about it. My bed is a pure foam bed, meaning no springs or framework of any kind, just layers of foam bonded together to create the mattress. I believe this is the best format, but memory foam on top of a spring base or adjustable air chamber can be good too. The bottom line is that if you have the option to use memory foam, I recommend that you do it.
I have had a lot of questions about memory foam over the years, first from friends and family and now from our readers, and the most common has to be about the most popular name brand. Tempur-Pedic was the first to introduce a memory foam bed in the United States, and has spent millions of dollars in research and development to refine their beds into the models available today. This is why they are the standard for memory foam beds, the benchmark by which all other companies are judged.
When I look at a mattress, I see so much more than just a name brand. With Tempur-Pedic, I see premium grade foams which excellent craftsmanship and durability. What I also see is room for improvement. One area for improvement is the cover used on most, if not all, of their beds. The cover is designed to be water resistant, which also means that it will not transfer air as well as a more breathable material. Basically, the cover material is woven onto a plastic sheet. This can create an overwhelming hot feel as you sleep. Tempur-Pedic does employ an airflow system which is actually two different ventilation areas in the base foam layers of the bed. This can help air circulation in the mattress itself.
Other mattress makers combat this in many ways. One way that I have seen which seems really attractive to me is the TempFlow. The TempFlow uses a breathable, non-water-resistant cover over a dual airflow system. Basically the top layers have a series of tiny holes which are vertical, and then the base foam is eggcrate which promotes horizontal airflow. This should increase the overall airflow in the mattress greatly.
Now, I do want to take a moment and let you know that I am not here to plug any mattress. I simply used these two brands to illustrate some concerns with memory foam beds. There are dozens of mattress manufacturers which use memory foam in their products. Which is the best?
Here are some things to think about if you plan to look at if you plan to shop for a memory foam bed.
Consider the foam density – Density is usually measured in the weight of the foam per cubic foot (in pounds). Tempur-Pedic uses a 5.3-lb density foam. Memory foam used in mattresses can be found in almost any increment from about 3-lb to 8-lb. The manufacturing process of the foam generally dictates that the heavier the foam is, the more expensive the mattress will be. A budget memory foam bed will have an average density of 3.5-lbs to 4-lbs. High quality memory foam mattress manufacturers will use the 5-lb to 8-lb memory foams more often, and the 8-lb foam is usually found on their top-of-the-line mattress models.
Consider the foam source – Memory foam is primarily produced overseas. Very few mattress manufacturers produce their own memory foam, but the number is growing. Tempur-Pedic makes their own foam. Some imported foams are very poor quality and suffer from irregularities, such as lumpy hard spots. These poor quality memory foams can vary in density from one area of the mattress to another. These mattresses may even state that the memory foam density is an "average" density. Foams made in the U.S.A. and the foams used by Tempur-Pedic are the best quality I have personally seen.
Consider the cover – Covers vary wildly. Look for cover options which give you breathability and durability. Exotic materials, like bamboo and silk may be the best, but good ole cotton and wool is a great place to start. Don't be fooled by waterproof covers, they may add to the heat of the foam.
Consider the price – There's an old adage which says "If something sounds too good to be true, it usually is". A memory foam bed which boasts all of the features I have listed for $299 in a queen size is likely to be hiding something. The other side of the shopper adage above is, "You get what you pay for". If you want to get a quality memory foam bed, make sure to plan on spending $700-$1,000 or more.
Consider the customer service – I preach on warranty and return period heavily. In my mind, if I am going to write a check with a comma, I need to know about what to do to get that money back if I am not satisfied. Sleep trial duration and qualifications, warranty coverage, terms, and requirements are all things that I will know well before I even consider the purchase. This ain't no pack of gum here kids, you can't just throw it away if you don't like it.
Consider the usage – Ever seen a movie where the kid has an ultra tiny apartment and a huge TV or stereo? Well, I have seen it too many times in reference to a bed in a bedroom. Here's a great rule of thumb for you – try to shop for the smallest size which will suit you, not the largest. Yes, a king bed will fit into a 10×10 room, but you will have less than 2 feet on either side and less than 4 feet at the end of the bed. This is not exactly what I would define as "practical".
This entry was posted on Friday, February 21st, 2014 at 1:55 AM and is filed under bedrooms, beds, foam, furniture, mattresses . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.


text:
Q: Postgres Query Plan keeps changing - takes a query a minute to finish sometimes and never finishes sometimes I have huge SQL Query. Probably 15-20 tables involved.
There are 6 to 7 subqueries which are joined again.
This query most of times takes a minute to run and return 5 million records.
So even if this query is badly written, it does have query plan that makes it finish in a minute. I have ensured that query actually ran and didn't use cached results.
Sometimes, the query plan gets jacked up and then it never finishes. I run a vacuum analyze every night on the tables involved in the query. The work_memory is currently set at 200 MB..I have tried increasing this to 2 GB as well. I haven't experienced the query getting messed when work_memory was 2 GB. But when i reduced it and ran the query, it got messed. Now when i increased it back to 2 GB, the query is still messed. Has it got something to do with the query plan not getting refreshed with the new setting ? I tried discard plan on my session.
I can only think of work_mem and vacuum analyze at this point. Any other factors that can affect a smoothly running query that returns results in a minute to go and and not return anything ?
Let me know if you need more details on any settings ? or the query itself ? I can paste the plan too...But the query and the plan or too big to be pasting here..

A: If there are more than geqo_treshold (typically 12) entries in the range table, the genetic optimiser will kick in, often resulting in random behaviour, as described in the question. You can solve this by:

*

*increasing geqo_limit

*move some of your table referencess into a CTE. If you already have some subqueries, promote one (or more) of these to a CTE. It is a kind of black art to identify clusters of tables in your query that will fit in a compact CTE (with relatively few result tuples, and not too many key references to the outer query).

Setting geqo_treshold too high (20 is probably too high ...) will cause the planner to need a lot of time to evaluate all the plans. (the number of plans increases basically exponential wrt the number of RTEs) If you expect your query to need a few minutes to run, a few seconds of planning time will probably do no harm.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


This stuff is so good! it is gluten-free vegan. i take it out of the plastic packaging when i heat it up even though it is plastic #5 which is fine and reusable but i feel better about it being in glass or ceramic when i heat the food. this curry was so creamy and coconuty. the veggies are good too.


text:
Q: Affect Input CSS Using Javascript and a Select with Options I am trying to implement the following: change the CSS property visibility: of an<input> tag using a javascript function when the user selects an <option> from a <select>.
Here's my code so far:
main.js:
function change_css(){
    if( $('#billing_method').val() == "CLICK THIS TO CHANGE VISIBILITY" ){
        $('#the_input').css({ 'visibility': 'visible' });
    }else{
        $('#the_input').css({ 'visibility': 'hidden' });
    }
}

page.html:
<select name="billing_method">
    <option onClick='change_css()'>-- SELECT AN OPTION --></option>
    <option onClick='change_css()'>CLICK THIS TO CHANGE VISIBILITY</option>
</select>

<input type="text" id="the_input" value="" placeholder="I AM THE INPUT" />

styles.css:
#the_input{
    visibility: hidden;
}

See jsfiddle

A: Option does not respond to onClick.  You have to use the change event from select
$('select').change(function(){
    if( $(this).val() == "CLICK THIS TO CHANGE VISIBILITY" ){
        $('#the_input').css({ 'visibility': 'visible' });
    }else{
        $('#the_input').css({ 'visibility': 'hidden' });
    }
});

and remove the on click

A: You have two issues

*

*Your select has a name not an id so you aren't selecting it

*Use the change event on the select to call your function. Avoid using click events on option especially if what you want to do is check if the selection changed.

.
<select onchange='change_css()' name="billing_method" id="billing_method">
    <option>-- SELECT AN OPTION --></option>
    <optio>CLICK THIS TO CHANGE VISIBILITY</option>
</select>

http://jsfiddle.net/rnDwr/5/

A: Save yourself some jQuery and write it in plain JavaScript:
var select = document.querySelector('select[name=billing_method]');
var input = document.querySelector('#the_input');
var changeCSS = function () {
    var val = this.options[this.selectedIndex].value;
    if (val.toLowerCase() === 'click this to change visibility') {
        input.style.visibility = 'visible';
    } else {
        input.style.visibility = 'hidden';
    }
};
select.onchange = changeCSS;

http://jsfiddle.net/toddmotto/UNL4k

A: I see you are using jQuery, this could be much simplier:
$('#billing_method').change(function() {
    if ($(this).val('CLICK THIS TO CHANGE VISIBILITY')) {
        //first option:
        $('#the_input').show();

        //second option:
        $('#the_input').css('visibility', 'visible');
    } else {
        //first option:
        $('#the_input').hide();

        //second option:
        $('#the_input').css('visibility', 'hidden');
    }
});

A: Fiddle Demo
$(document).ready(function () {
    $('select[name="billing_method"]').change(function () {
        var that = $(this);
        $('#the_input').css('visibility', function () {
            return (that.find('option:selected').text() === "CLICK THIS TO CHANGE VISIBILITY") ? 'visible' : 'hidden';
        });
    });
});

References

.find()
Attribute Equals Selector


text:
El evento de barra fija masculino de gimnasia artística en los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres 2012 tomó lugar el 7 de agosto en el North Greenwich Arena.

Horario
La hora está en Tiempo británico (UTC+1)

Final

 Cuando dos atletas registran la misma puntuación total, el que tiene el puntaje mayor de ejecución termina por delante.

Clasificación

Referencias

Enlaces externos
Resultados en Olimpiadas Telemundo (español)

Barra fija masculino


text:
ACL documentary Kickstarter campaign begins today
The legendary television music series Austin City Limits launches a Kickstarter Campaign on April 26, 2016 in support of the new documentary A Song for You: The Austin City Limits Story. The feature, which made its world premiere at the 2016 SXSW Film Festival, was directed by Keith Maitland, recently named one of Variety's "10 Documakers to Watch." The filmmakers have a 30-day Kickstarter goal of raising $125,000 to secure music rights for 70 songs featured in the 91-minute documentary. These funds will be used for finishing the film, which includes paying for music rights, the use of archival footage, and covering the costs of distribution.
For more than four decades Austin City Limits has brought some of the greatest musicians in the world into the homes of millions of people. Now fans can have a piece of ACL history all their own. The Kickstarter drive will offer the opportunity for supporters to choose from a collection of unique, keepsake memorabilia and one-of-a-kind backstage experiences. Special perks include the chance to play the infamous Studio 6A piano immortalized by the likes of Ray Charles, Norah Jones, and Leon Russell, or to sign the exclusive Graffiti Wall, colorfully autographed by many of the music giants who have performed on the show, including Dave Grohl, Kings of Leon and Eddie Vedder. Other "thank you" gifts include pieces of the original wooden stage, graced by legends of music from Willie Nelson to Beck, and Stevie Ray Vaughan to the late Merle Haggard. The Kickstarter campaign launches Tuesday, April 26th at 10am.
Austin-based filmmaker Keith Maitland joined the project after being approached by Austin City Limits' producing station, KLRU-TV, Austin PBS, to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the music institution. "The most exciting part of making this film has been digging through 40 years of the most incredible live music performances you can imagine," says Maitland. "And we're excited to share all this great music with audiences. But we can't do it if we can't afford to pay for the licensing – and that's why this Kickstarter campaign is so important to A Song For You."
The film has received positive early reviews, with Variety hailing, "There is, quite simply, nothing else like 'Austin City Limits' on American broadcast television right now." Paste magazine raves, "There's no question the show has a place in history," with Rolling Stone citing the film's "…concert footage guaranteed to make you salivate."
You can visit the project's Kickstarter page here for more details.
Tags A Song For You, ACL documentary
← My Morning Jacket 5/2 → Rhiannon Giddens does it all on ACL debut


News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd: Least Competent Criminals; What, no 'lactation discrimination'!?
Least Competent Criminals; What, no 'lactation discrimination'!?
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | According to prosecutors in Camden, S.C., in November, Christopher Hutto, 30, needed money badly to buy crack cocaine, but the best plan he could devise was getting a friend to telephone Hutto's mother and demand a ransom.
Though Hutto, according to the phone call, supposedly had been beaten up by kidnappers and dumped in a secret location and was "near death," the "kidnapper" asked only for $100.
The un-eager mother dawdled a bit until she and the caller had negotiated the ransom down to $60.
The Houston Funding debt collection company in Houston, Texas, had fired receptionist Donnicia Venters shortly after she returned from maternity leave when she announced that she intended to breastfeed her child and needed space in the office to pump her breast milk.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Houston Funding for illegal discrimination based on "pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions," but in February, federal judge Lynn Hughes (Mr. Lynn Hughes) rejected the EEOC's reasoning.


Founded in 1995, the World Electronics Forum (WEF) is a voluntary gathering of CEOs and Directors of electronics industry associations worldwide.
For the first WEF edition in Europe, the city of Angers was chosen.
The organization of this event offers heartening perspectives for the whole ecosystem from Anjou (industry, research, higher education, start-up) and underlines the quality of the organization of the territory for the development of the industrial electronics and the connected objects.
On the occasion of the WEF on 2017, the city of Angers already announces that in October, a whole week will be dedicated to electronics and connected objects: technical conferences, visits of companies, exhibitions.
A theme on which, for several years, the actors of Angers and its region mobilize collectively to increase their efficiency and visibility, through actions such as We Network (West Electronic Network), Angers French Tech, the Cité de l'Objet Connecté and the Colloque des Objets Connectés.
So this is the good time to book your room at balladins angers parc-expo.


Our paper "The Why, What, and How of Theories in IS Research" co-authored by Benjamin Mueller and me has been nominated for the Best Paper Award of the 34th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2013). ICIS 2013 will be held in Milano, Italy from December 15-18, 2013.
The University of Bayreuth has published a press release about my new position as Professor of Information Systems and Strategic IT Management at the university's website. It covers information about my professorship as well the Research Center Finance & Information Management (FIM) and the Fraunhofer Project Group Information Systems.


Find and decode barcodes from single and multi-page images and documents. LEADTOOLS Cloud Services support more than 100 different barcode types, including UPC, EAN, Code 39, Code 128, ITF (2 of 5), CodaBar, GS1 DataBar, QR, Data Matrix, PDF417, and Aztec.
Barcodes can also be combined with document conversion as a separator mark to split large scan jobs or multi-page files into separate documents each time a barcode is found.


Adventures are the best when they can become shared memories among a group of people. If you're looking to bring more than seven people along with you on your excursions, your options have historically been limited to minivans and a few gigantic SUVs. Thankfully, the full-size crossover class has arisen to answer this need for families and people who want a ton of interior space, but don't want to sacrifice the go-anywhere capability or great fuel efficiency of a crossover.
A Thrilling Match-Up Coming Soon!
With few specs available for both the 2020 Kia Telluride and 2020 Hyundai Palisade, we're left to compare them on the things that we know. These items see them as practically identical under-the-hood. While other comparisons with Hyundai have shown Kia vehicles to be superior in terms of features offered and value, we don't have the data to say that this will definitely be the case between the Telluride and Palisade.
What we can say about what separates them is their design. For Hyundai, incorporating their drooping grille in a major way was undoubtedly a design goal for their flagship crossover SUV. For Kia, the signature "Tiger's Nose" is here also – outlined in chrome and bigger than ever before.
Additionally, with Kia taking the top spot among mass-market brands in J.D. Power's 2018 Initial Quality Study, we have no doubt that the Kia Telluride will be a vehicle on which you can rely for years. Over a decade of engine/powertrain coverage will certainly be standard on the Telluride.
Finally, you'll be able to get the Kia Telluride at Friendly Kia – Tampa Bay's highest-inventory and lowest-priced Kia dealership.
If you can't wait for the large Telluride, we hear you, contact us today to reserve yours!
Click here for more information on the Kia Telluride!
Interested in a 2020 Kia Telluride?