January was a very hectic start to the year for me and I'm delighted that it was. I have been doing a number of workshops with Salisbury Museum and it's been really exciting. We've been exploring the fantastic Constable exhibition, which is in it's final month now so do try and visit if you haven't made it so far.
And we have been exploring the drainage collection in as part of the City Story project. I love the idea of these extraordinary objects, keys, scissors and buckles, being lost or discarded in the city's drains and water channels. I love the story that might be behind each object. Enormous keys; what did they open? And how much trouble was the person in for losing them?All of the stories got me thinking about how I produce art. I think all Artists are storytellers of some kind. Musicians, painters, writers were all trying to find the truth somewhere or trying to find our truth somewhere.
My new collection is finding the truth in my surroundings. My Countryside Companions Collection was the most popular work I have done to date. In fact you may have one hanging in your home right now.
I adore my oil painted animals on natural linen and they have been a real hit. I have wanted to expand my collection by including surrounding areas that inspire me and to paint them on my natural linen canvases to place beside my animal artworks.
I have drawn inspiration from my hometown of Salisbury, the beautiful nearby Georgian town of Bath, and London. I have included some extracts from my forthcoming Town and Country collection in this blog before they are available to buy on my website. If you would like to reserve any before they are available, simply email me and I'll happily send you details. Some more beautiful animals will also be added to the collection too.
At the beginning of March I will be running a workshop in Salisbury Cathedral on how to draw the complex architecture without getting bogged down in linear perspective. I teach you some arty tricks to find your way through tricky subject matter. We will explore the natural beauty in this incredible place. I still have a few spaces left on this course; it's always good fun, relaxed and really useful if you want to have the confidence to go and sketch when you're on holiday or sitting in a cafe. I promise you it's not as intimidating as you think!
I'll have Art and literature please.
Back when Trivial Pursuit was fashionable and just about everyone was playing it I always plumped for the brown piece of cheese first!
Art and literature was my specialism, so it seems only appropriate to refer to Art and literature when thinking about my forthcoming exhibition at Waterstones in Salisbury.
This week I've been preparing for an exhibition in Waterstones front stairwell that begins on Sunday, 19 February. All of my paintings are now packaged in their exhibition silver Stiffy bags, D rings and hanging cord attached, labels have been lovingly created and stuck to foam board. And I am ready to load the car and set to work.
In order to mount an exhibition in a relatively busy bookstore I'll be heading for an early start on Sunday before the shoppers gather. It's one of the nicest things about mounting an exhibition in a place other than an art gallery. You get to see the space without everyone in it. It feels like a real privilege sometimes.
My planning and preparation for this kind of exhibition is very similar to that of an art fair (more on that story later). In addition to preparing and packing your paintings I always create a hanging plan. It saves a lot of mucking about when you get to the venue. Sometimes I stray a little from the hanging plan and smaller pictures might find their way into gaps, or a centrepiece might find its way onto a different part of the stairwell, but broadly speaking I stick to the original plan, carefully choosing pieces that sit well together. You want to give each piece enough room to breathe, whilst still using wall space effectively so that you get to show off as much of your work as you can.
In addition I have fully stocked tool box, hooks, a stepladder, a drill, a screwdriver all ready to hang my work in precisely the right place. I have prepared laminated artist's statements, free postcard sized flyers and business cards all available for future customers to collect my details.
Is it all worth the bother?
Well of course it is, I go back to my first paragraph Art and literature always sat rather nicely together and I love the idea of people shopping and browsing in a bookstore, selecting a novel to take home and in the process being able to see beautiful, original oil paintings produced by an artist in their locality.
So I urge you over the next month to make your way to Waterstones on the High Street in Salisbury it's really lovely to buy books, real books, and I think it's rather nice to look at some art whilst you're there.
Next week I'll be telling you about future opportunities to see my artwork as there are plenty of art fairs coming your way in April and May.
©Louise Luton. Waterstones Salisbury exhibition 2017.


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From Garching near Munich, astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have published a new picture of the Milky Way, sharper and more detailed than any other image before it, with a staggering 167 million pixels.
Taking advantage of the unique and irreplaceable characteristics of the Telescope, the Atlasgal survey managed to come up with a detailed view of the distribution of cold dense has along the galactic plane of the Milky Way, noted for being the place where the majority of a galaxy's mass lies.
The breathtaking image of the Milky Way was taken with the APEX (Atacama Pathfinder Experiment) telescope in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. The publication on Wednesday celebrated the completion of the full mapping of the galactic plane from the southern hemisphere, a European project called ESO ATLASGAL (Telescope Large Area Survey of the Galaxy).
The Apex has allowed astronomers to study the cold universe, gas and dust and other cosmic objects that are only a few tens of degrees above absolute zero.
Located at 5100 meters above sea level on the Chajnantor Plateau in Chile's Atacama region, is the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment telescope. The altitude and extremely dry atmosphere make the Atacama region in Chile a prime site for astronomers who look at the sky, in hopes of answering many enigmas behind our origins and purpose on this planet.
According to reports from the European Space Agency's website, "The ATLASGAL survey took advantage of the unique characteristics of the telescope to provide a detailed view of the distribution of cold dense gas along the plane of the Milky Way galaxy. The new image includes most of the regions of star formation in the southern Milky Way".
This is a new spectacular image of the Milky Way, released to mark the completion of the APEX Telescope Large Area Survey of the Galaxy (ATLASGAL). (ESO) Credit.
The APEX telescope in Chile has mapped the full area of the Galactic Plane visible from the southern hemisphere at submillimetre wavelengths — between infrared light and radio waves. This is the sharpest such map yet made, and complements those from recent space-based surveys.
The pioneering 12-metre APEX telescope allows astronomers to study the cold Universe: gas and dust only a few tens of degrees above absolute zero.
The region seen in the breathtaking image is of particular interest for astronomers as it includes numerous areas of star formation. The process that lasted for three years covers 420 square degrees of the sky, with each image tile having a resolution of 3.5 megapixels.
'Atlasgal maps the dust, which traces the hydrogen, but there are many other elements out there, which is why we are following up with other observations using Apex and other telescopes,' said Carlos De Breuck, ESO APEX Programme Scientist from Germany.
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Chicago Bridge & Iron Company NV
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Pennsylvania Trust Co Buys 2900 Shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT)
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Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) Shares Bought by Gateway Investment Advisers LLC
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DfT reveals victor of West Midlands rail franchise
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Fear of North Korea attack sends Wall Street spiraling
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Home Depot, Inc. (The) (HD) Downgraded to "Buy" at Vetr Inc
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Lego ousts CEO Padda after just 8 months in the job
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QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) Position Raised by White Pine Investment CO
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Glu Mobile Inc. (GLUU)
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Toshiba shares up as delisting fears ease
However, the auditor issued an "adverse opinion" on Toshiba's internal controls, since the company overlooked massive losses related to its now-bankrupt US nuclear unit. The Japanese conglomerate reported its earnings results for the April-June period for fiscal 2017, posting a group operating profit of 96.69 billion yen, a record for the quarter and up by almost six-fold from a year earlier.
Pillar Pacific Capital Management LLC Maintains Stake in Infinera Corporation (INFN)
US Bancorp DE raised its position in Infinera Corp .by 13.7% in the second quarter. The shares price has positioned -0.43% down over the past quarter while it has directed -0.96% toward a falling position throughout past six months. Marshall Wace North America L.P. bought a new position in Infinera Corporation during the second quarter worth approximately $427,000. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.21 EPS.
United Kingdom housing market subdued in July as sales and enquiries falter
Backed by the Ulster Bank, the latest Residential Market Survey contradicts the claim from the Ulster University's latest Quarterly House Price Index on Wednesday that there had been a 1.1% fall in values. Homes for sale for more than £2m have had their prices slashed by an average of 10pc, while those in the middle of the market, valued between £200,000 and £500,000, have been reduced in price by just 3pc.
Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) Receives Consensus Rating of "Hold" from Analysts
The value of the total investment in KLA-Tencor Corporation went from $2,803,000 to $3,711,000 a change of $908,000 since the last quarter. Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Moreover, Kestrel Investment Management Corp has 0.94% invested in the company for 509,450 shares. Cowen & Co maintained KLA-Tencor Corp (NASDAQ:KLAC) on Friday, October 21 with "Outperform" rating.
Now, another stalking in Haryana
The Gurugram incident again yet again puts a question mark on the safety of women and girls in the state of Haryana and also in NCR. She was returning from office on her scooter around midnight when the men started following her. Police have registered a case of stalking and said they are exclusively dependent on visual recording if the incident was captured in CCTVs, as the victim could not provide a complete vehicle registration number.
Tokyo stocks tumble as US-NKorea tensions mount
The VIX rose further on Wednesday, rising as far as 12.11, its highest in nearly a month. Most Asian currencies stumbled, with the Korean won on pace for its biggest fall in almost eight weeks as North Korea warned it is "carefully examining" plans for a missile strike on the U.S.
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About 776,124 shares traded. Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 8th. About 301,920 shares traded. Daiwa Gru Incorporated stated it has 0% in Ralph Lauren Corp (NYSE:RL). Hosking Partners Llp controls 174,161 shares worth $12,853,000. American Century Companies Inc.
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Google's CEO of YouTube Talks Sexism in Tech
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8 in preseason poll
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Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ROP) Downgraded to Hold at Zacks Investment Research
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RBNZ holds OCR steady at 1.75%
Investing.com offers an extensive set of professional tools for the financial markets. The RBNZ's decision was widely expected by economists and also comes after a surprise fall in the second quarter employment rate and comparatively sluggish GDP growth.
JGBs edge up as Korean tensions favour safe haven debt
ANALYST'S TAKE: The U.S.jobs figure "was through the roof" and the NFIB survey "painted a much better picture for the U.S. economy than most believed", said Stephen Innes of OANDA in a report . The euro slid 0.6 per cent to 128.92 yen, and fell 0.2 per cent against the dollar to $1.1732. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group each slumped 1.4 percent.
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Anna Kendrick Bio, Net Worth, Age, Height, Salary, Wiki
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People like to make fun of the fans who camp out but people have renaissance fairs
people do Civil War re-enactments
people do what they like. I'm tired of hearing people rage on the fans. If you don't like Twilight, don't buy a ticket.
I guess I'm drawn to… I think, even when I read serious scripts, the moments that I connect to are the little glimpses of humor, because, you know, I think every script, no matter how serious it is, has bits of humor in it. Even End of Watch is really funny. So those are the moments where I can kind of see what I can do with it that's different, and I feel like that's the easiest way for me to get inside a character's head, is through the humor, like what sense of humor they have.
While I wouldn't wish being teased on anyone, I think it eventually leads to a kind of solidarity in adult life. The few people I know who weren't picked on in school are people I find I can't relate to on much more than a surface level. There's a sensitivity that comes with feeling like an outsider at some point in your life. I'd rather be emotionally tuned in to other people than slightly more confident because no one ever made fun of my hair.
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Browse to know more about Anna Kendrick's Age, Bio, wiki, Net Worth, Income, career, Education, and Family. Also know details about Anna Kendrick's Parents, Childhood, Relationship, body measurements, Images, and many more.
Anna Kendrick is a popular American Oscar-nominated actress. She is well known for her roles in several hit movies, including a supporting role in 'Twilight'.
Also, she began her acting career as a child in 'High Society', a popular Broadway musical.
What is Anna Kendrick famous for?
As an American actress.
Appearing in Twilight film series for her role as Jessica Stanley. She is a part of this series since the film's first release in 2008.
How old is Anna Kendrick? Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity
Anna Kendrick was born Anna Cooke Kendrick on August 9, 1985, in Portland, Maine, the United States. Currently, her age is 34 years old. Her father is William Kendrick, who worked as a history teacher, and her mother, Janice Kendrick, as an accountant.
She has an older brother, Michael Cooke Kendrick, who went on to become an actor. Anna's maternal grandfather was Ronald Allison Cooke and her maternal grandmother was Ruth Edna Small. She holds an American nationality and mixed (English- Scottish- Irish) ethnicity.
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Anna attended Longfellow Elementary School, later Lincoln Middle School, and finally Deering High School in Portland, Maine in 2003.
All about her career
Anna Kendrick made her film debut in 2003 in the movie 'Camp'. Whereas, Kendrick's performance as a nerdy character named Fritzi Wagner.
She also rose to popularity in 2008 for her role in the well-known romantic fantasy movie 'Twilight', where she played Jessica Stanley, the best friend of the main character. The film, directed by Katherine Hardwicke, was a huge success at the box office.
In the following year, she appeared in 'The Marc Pease Experience', a comedy film, directed by Todd Louiso. The film, which featured Kendrick in a supporting role of a character named Meg Brickman, wasn't much of commercial success.
In the same year, she also appeared in the sequel to 'Twilight', named 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon', in which she reprised her role as Jessica Stanley. Directed by Chris Weitz, the film was an even bigger commercial success than its prequel.
She next played a young businesswoman in the 2009 comedy film 'Up in the Air'. Over the following years, she also appeared in several significant films such as '50/50' (2011), 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn- Part 1' (2011), 'ParaNorman' (2012), 'Pitch Perfect' (2012), and 'Drinking Buddies' (2013).
In the year 2013, her song 'Cups', which she had sung for the film 'Pitch Perfect', was released as a single. She also reprised her role in 'Pitch Perfect 2' (2015), directed by Elizabeth Banks.
In 2016, she appeared in the action-thriller movie 'The Accountant' in the main role. Directed by Gavin O'Connor, the movie did quite well commercially. It mostly received mixed reviews. One of her most recent films was 'Table 19', released in March 2017.
One of her most recent films is 'The Accountant', a 2016 American action-thriller, which was directed by Gavin O'Connor.
Anna's Songs
Anna has released a song titled Cups (When I'm Gone) in 2013 from the movie Pitch Perfect. It was certified as 2x Platinum by RIAA. The single peaked at #6 in Billboard Hot 100 in the USA. She has also appeared in that single as herself.
Anna has an estimated net worth of around $4 million. Also, as, an American actress, she has an average salary of $86,502.
Anna has appeared in the Newcastle Football Super Bowl commercial.
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Rumors and Controversy
She was rumored to be in a relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal, they were seen hanging out together in 2011. But, nothing serious came out of the relationship. She has not gone through any major controversy in her life.
Anna Kendrick Dating Ben Richardson? Boyfriend, Relationship
Anna is dating British cinematographer, Ben Richardson since April in the year 2014. She first met English director, Edgar Wright on the set of 2010 movie "Scott Pilgrim vs The World". Edgar was directing this movie and Anna had acted.
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How tall is Anna Kendrick? Weight, Hair color
Anna has a height of 5 feet 2 inches and weighs is 48Kg. Her body measurement is 34-25-35 inches. She has light brown hair and blue eyes.
Anna Kendrick's Favorite Things
Movies – The Women (1939), Hot Fuzz (2006), Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
Rap Song – Get It Together (By Beastie Boys)
Restaurant – Taco Bell
She has around 8.7K followers on Facebook, about 7.3M followers on Twitter, and she has around 16.3M followers on Instagram.
She likes beards. When she met Jake Gyllenhaal at the End of Watch premiere, the first thing she did was to scratch his beard.
Anna had worked at a pastry shop for 2 continuous weeks due to her interest in baking.
In 2013, she filmed a "Funny or Die" video with K-Pop group f(x).
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OPETH's FREDRIK ÅKESSON: We Want People To Leave Our Concerts Happy
January 3, 2015 Reeder
Rock Made Of Metal in October conducted an interview with guitarist Fredrik Åkesson of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET).
On following up 2011's "Heritage" album with last year's "Pale Communion":
Fredrik: "It would have been strange, in a way, if we would have done a very metal album straight after 'Heritage'. I think this album goes a bit hand in hand [with the last one] even though it's different; 'Pale Communion' is different compared to ['Heritage']. And I know the fans are a bit divided; some people don't like that kind of [less heavy direction] and some [do]. But, I guess, a lot of people that listen to OPETH have a bit of an open mind; they can understand [why we wanted to do this]."
On the audience reactions to the new OPETH material at live concerts:
Fredrik: "I think it seems like they're really interested in listening to the new stuff as well. After we're done [playing], they seem really happy. They get their fair share of the older stuff, and we're not pushing the new stuff too much. For instance, when we did the first 'Heritage' tour, we decided [our setlist would contain] 'no songs with growls,' and a lot of people were, of course, disappointed with that. So we talked about it and we thought we maybe pushed it a little bit too far. Because it's one thing when it comes to recording stuff, but in the live [situation], we want people to go out from the place and be happy."
OPETH's eleventh studio album, "Pale Communion", sold around 13,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 19 on The Billboard 200 chart.
"Pale Communion" was released on August 26 via Roadrunner Records. The cover artwork was once again created by Travis Smith — with art direction by guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt. The CD was produced by Åkerfeldt and mixed by longtime collaborator and PORCUPINE TREE frontman/guitarist Steven Wilson.
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Lucas Hedges in Talks to Join Shia LaBeouf in Indie Movie "Honey Boy" (Exclusive)
By Jeff Sneider on	 March 16, 2018 1 - BREAKING NEWS, 2 - FILM NEWS, Attachments (Film), Jeff Sneider
Oscar-nominated actor Lucas Hedges is in negotiations to star in HONEY BOY, an indie movie written by Shia LaBeouf that is based on the actor's childhood and his explosive relationship with his father, the Tracking Board has exclusively learned.
Israeli-American filmmaker Alma Har'el (Bombay Beach) is directing the indie, which is being produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Chris Leggett. Production is slated to start in May in Los Angeles.
Honey Boy takes its title from LaBeouf's father's nickname for young Shia, whose alter ego here is Otis Lort. According to Showbiz 411, Otis is a 12-year-old kid who's a rising star on TV, but his life revolves around his father James, an ex-con and recovering drug addict. James is a terrific conversationalist, but an utterly unreliable father. 10 years later, Otis is well on his way to being a trainwreck himself, having become unemployable in the movie industry. He is diagnosed as suffering from childhood PTSD… and then his estranged father comes calling once again.
LaBeouf will play James, while Hedges is nearing a deal to play Otis at age 22. The producers have sent out an open casting call seeking a young boy to play LaBeouf's famous son, but submissions are due by Monday, March 19.
Hedges is coming off supporting turns in a pair of Best Picture nominees — Lady Bird and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, not to mention his acclaimed performance in a third Best Picture nominee, Manchester by the Sea. He could find himself back in the Oscar race again next year, as he stars in Joel Edgerton's gay conversion therapy drama Boy Erased.
Additionally, Hedges stars opposite Katherine Waterston in Jonah Hill's upcoming directorial debut Mid '90s, and the rising young actor has also wrapped his father Peter Hedges' new film Ben Is Back, which pairs him with Julia Roberts. Lucas is represented by CAA, Anonymous Content and attorney Steve Breimer.
LaBeouf recently wrapped The Peanut Butter Falcon and will next be seen in Borg vs. McEnroe, which gets served up into theaters on April 13. He's fantastic in the film, and he's repped by CAA and John Crosby Management. Har'el is repped by WME and Independent Talent Group.
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The Walton County Sheriff's Office reported the following Crime Awareness Community Alerts for the period Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, to Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018. Please note a charge or arrest does not constitute a conviction.
Fraud- Deputies took a report at the Shell Gas Station on Highway 81 in reference to complainant reporting an unknown individual placed a card reader on one of the gas pumps. Walton County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division removed the card reader and are investigating the incident.
Burglary- Deputies took a report at a residence on Dean Hill Road in reference to complainant reporting an unknown individual taking several items from the residence sometime between 7:30 pm on November 1st and 8:30 am on November 2nd.
Arrest- Terry Lambert was arrested at a residence on Harry Arnold Road for an outstanding warrant out of Hall County.
Arrest- Betty Bennett-Buckhout was arrested at a residence on Highway 81 for Disorderly Conduct following multiple call outs.
Stolen Trailer- Deputies took a report at a business on Highway 20 in reference to complainant reporting several unknown individuals in a silver in color pickup truck took a trailer loaded with equipment from the location around 4:40 am. Trailer placed on the national database as stolen.
Arrest- Lisa Brown was arrested in the area of Highway 138 for an outstanding warrant out of Conyers Police Department following a traffic stop.
Arrest- Quamette Barr was arrested in the area of Pleasant Valley Road for Driving While License Suspended and an outstanding Failure to Appear warrant out of Walton County following a single vehicle accident with a deer.
Safety Check – Walton County deputies conducted a safety check on Highway 81 and Gum Creek Church Road. Deputies checked for the required driving criteria: valid driver's license, vehicle registration, and insurance. No citations in reference to this Safety Check.
Leonidas Garcia was arrested for Driving While Unlicensed.
Suspicious Person- Deputies responded to a residence in the area of Miranda Drive in reference to complainant reporting two unknown males walking around the complainant's residence around 3:15 pm, but fled the area prior to deputy's arrival. Deputies thoroughly checked the area but had no contact with anyone. Extra patrol requested in reference to the incident.
Extra Patrol- Extra patrol was requested in the day and night time hours in reference to a complainant of unknown individuals walking around residences in the area.
Theft- Deputies took a report at a residence on Queens Lane in reference to complainant reporting an unknown individual took the tag off the complainant's vehicle sometime between 10 pm November 3rd and 9 am November 4th. Tag placed on the national database as stolen.
Citation- One individual was cited at a residence on Laboon Road for Possession of Marijuana Less Than One Ounce.
Arrest- Randy Jones and Stephanie Peifer were arrested in the area of Highway 11 and New Beginnings following a traffic stop.
Randy Jones was arrested for Taillight Violation, No Tag, Possession of Drug Related Objects, and Possession of Methamphetamine.
Stephanie Peifer was arrested for Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana Less Than One Ounce, and Possession of Drug Related Objects.
Arrest- Sheila Saginar was arrested in the area of Highway 11 and Mountain Creek Church Road for an outstanding warrant out of Monroe Police Department following a traffic stop.
Arrest- Jeremy Duvall was arrested in the area of Highway 20 and Creekwood Drive for Driving Under the Influence, Fleeing to Elude, Open Container, and Speeding following a traffic stop.


I know of two acronyms for FEAR and both have their place. The first is False Evidence Appearing Real, and the second is Face Everything and Rise and where we can begin to play with fear.
False Evidence Appearing Real is often used to help understand that sometimes what we FEAR is not relevant any more. But I think this puts down FEAR. It is part of our natural urge for safety and a sensible bias towards negative that will keep us safe and is what has helped to get you here. For this reason, I think you cannot just think of it as False Evidence.
But if you're looking to do something different, something new and something powerful, then you will be full face to face with FEAR. You will now be on the flip side of the phrase 'What got you here won't get you there' When you are on your GRIND (see the MAGIC framework) you will be on QUESTS that take you out of your comfort zone. FEAR will be starting to play its keep-you-safe card and your body will be feeling all kinds of discomfort and unease. You will naturally want to get out of this discomfort and FEAR will urge you into following quick reactions and old, safe patterns.
The first step is to recognise these signals, and to expand your capacity to feel and stay with this discomfort. When you can be in the discomfort for a little longer, you can start to RESPOND rather than react (see my previous article on RESPONDING to change). You can then start to break the old patterns, that were instrumental in getting you there, but no longer relevant to get you THERE. You can start forming NEW patterns. This is how you can PLAY with FEAR.
Checkout my services if you want support as you begin to PLAY with FEAR and recognise the importance of the second acronym – Face Everything and RISE!


The Chef of the Scumm Bar is a semi-notable side-character from The Secret of Monkey Island who occupies the bar's kitchen, only leaving it to ask what the patrons of the bar want. In the game Guybrush has to sneak into the kitchen when the chef is in the front room in order to get the useful inventory items therein.
The Chef is a friend of Otis and during his imprisonment he sneaked food to jail; mostly pork trimmings and rump roast (with tails).
He can later be found crying at the Scumm Bar when LeChuck kidnaps Governor Elaine Marley and scares off all the customers. If the player talks to him he will state the obvious: where LeChuck is hiding, what the player has to do in order to get there and why he has to do it. As the player leaves the Chef will give him some heartfelt advice and start crying uncontrollably.
In the first game he appears to be the only employee under the Scumm Bar's owner, but in Escape from Monkey Island a second employee, the Scumm Bartender, is also introduced.
Tales of Monkey Island is next.
Forget the actors, forget the music… the sets will kill you. I mean, think about it: the insides of a manatee? Underwater? (even if you did have underwater in LeChuck's Revenge, this is an entire sequence!)… not to mention the Land of the Dead!
Even big Hollywood Production Companies would have a difficult time figuring this out. Oh and Portals through different places? Poor, poor you. You'll grow bald trying to figure out how to film all these.
Besides having a great story, Tales of Monkey Island provided awesome images/scenery. You could go all GreenScreen on it but that's still a lot of work.
You also have to bring new actors, even architects to build sets such as DeSinge's home or the Courthouse! Let's face it… even if the previous Monkey Island movies would've been successful, there's no way you can turn Tales of Monkey Island into an accurate live-action representation of the game.
Seeing your villain/actor play human LeChuck could be entertaining (and easier without all that make-up on) but I'm curious to see how are you planning on shooting the entire Escape-from-Manatee scene. So what can we do, you ask?
Well, it wouldn't be nice to end this mini-series for Horizons without giving you, at least, a direction in which to go and explore new possibilities. Therefore, I recommend going Disney on it, transforming everything into one big cartoon, starting from Monkey Island 1 to Tales of Monkey Island. CGI or FlashMovie, it doesn't matter… it will be the only way you can do this without selling your soul to the devil.
Also, you can have the original actors reprise their roles or simply take the lines from the games themselves. I know it's not the first time I suggested this, but if you have a better idea or even arguments, please share! I'm curious to see what you're thinking about!
As for the Monkey Island Movie(s), you can read the updated wiki page and see what THEY were thinking about in the first place!
James Arnold Taylor is a well-known voice actor who has voiced characters such as Fred Flintstone and Obi-Wan Kenobi. In Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge he provides the voices of Largo LaGrande, Mad Marty, the Fisherman and the Spitmaster.
Long-time fans of this site and The World of Monkey Island before it will surely remember Junaid Chundrigar, who, apart from being a Monkey Island fan, is also a gifted artist… and animator. To officially earn this last title in animation school, Junaid made a short film entitled Sheeped Away, which is about a farmer who suddenly finds his sheep being sucked up by a UFO. Do give it a view if you haven't already seen it, and/or visit the official Sheeped Away site!


The company DAKEL has been found in 1989 as a Diagnostics Department of ZD Rpety, by the group of research workers of various state research institutes, with the mission to design and develop the acoustic emission equipment. The group members were specialists in different technical and scientific fields: fracture mechanics, acoustic emission, non-destructive testing of materials and structures, theory of structural reliability, electronics, and software. From the beginning, the DAKEL group closely collaborates with many research institutes and universities, e.g. with Institute of Thermomechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of the Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Technical University in Brno (Czech Republic), and Welding Research Institute in Bratislava, VUJE Trnava, Inc. - Engineering, Design, and Research Company (Slovak Republic).


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Michigan unemployment benefits expanded to 59 weeks for some workers
At least 2.3 million Michigan residents have applied for jobless benefits since March 15, collecting $24 billion in benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Shutterstock)
October 1, 2020 Paula Gardner Business Watch
Michigan unemployment
Oct. 14: Lawmakers expand unemployment benefits, pass business COVID liability
Some jobless workers in Michigan could qualify for up to 59 weeks of unemployment benefits due to a federal extension triggered by the state's high unemployment rate due to COVID-19.
An additional 20 weeks of benefits are now possible for the laid-off workers who qualified for benefits through the state's regular program paid from the Michigan Unemployment Trust Fund.
Not eligible for the extension are the people who filed for benefits under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) plan, like self-employed, part-time or "gig" workers.
Michigan's unemployed to get $900 more. System glitches remain
400K unemployment claims now flagged in Michigan fraud investigation
Michigan lawmakers expand unemployment benefits, pass business COVID liability
The Federal Extended Benefits program kicks in when the state's unemployment rate averages 8 percent or higher for three consecutive months. That made the state eligible in July, even as the unemployment rate fell to a seasonally adjusted 8.7 percent, the same rate recorded in August.
"The Extended Benefit program will provide a much-needed safety net for Michiganders who have exhausted their current benefits and are still dealing with the long-term effects of unemployment due to COVID-19," Steve Gray, director of the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency, said in a news release.
At least 2.3 million Michigan residents have applied for jobless benefits since March 15, collecting $24 billion in benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Another 93,000 are awaiting final processing or a decision on claims.
That means nearly half of the state's workforce of 4.9 million has experienced some job disruption, ranging from furlough weeks to permanent job loss.
News of the benefits extension comes as unemployment fraud once again is slowing payment to some jobless workers. Claims for at least 400,000 people in Michigan were delayed in summer as identity fraud plagued unemployment systems across the United States.
An estimated 900,000 people were eligible for an extra $300 for six consecutive weeks of payments starting Aug. 1, but state officials said an increase in fraud attempts is keeping all of them from seeing the money.
"The higher supplemental benefit attracts additional criminal attention and unemployment agencies across the country remain under attack," according to the state.
At one point, 28,000 people were still waiting to receive those benefits. Over the past two weeks, that number jumped to 80,000 because they were flagged by the system for identity verification.
The 20-week extension expands payments for the unemployed far beyond pre-pandemic levels. Michigan used to offer 20 weeks of unemployment through its regular program paid from the Michigan Unemployment Trust Fund.
Employers pay into that fund, and the state has a formula for determining payments. The maximum benefit is $362 per week.
The average weekly benefit amount in August was $298, or about $200 for people qualifying under PUA.
As coronavirus spread, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used Executive Order 2020-76 to add six more weeks of compensation for workers with claims active as of March 15, and claims filed through April 18.
People receiving "regular" jobless benefits also became eligible for the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), which under the federal CARES Act added 13 weeks of benefits.
That means they would get 39 weeks of benefits, with the PEUC kicking in after the first 26 weeks of benefits are exhausted.
However, any payments authorized by the CARES Act — either through the PUA or the 13-week extension period —could come to a halt at the end of the year .
"The CARES Act is set to expire Dec. 31 and anyone receiving benefits on one of those programs, even if they have weeks remaining, will no longer receive them unless Congress extends it," Jason Moon, spokesperson for the UIA, said in an email to Bridge Michigan.
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My business is still closed down by the governor's orders yet she omits me from this extension. PURE MICHIGAN......
Same here. Whitmer is killing us
I think it is wrong to leave out self employed, part time, and gig workers! This need to change, I lost over half my clients due to this pandemic and it is still causing hardship! Money I would have put away is gone already on bills and the little I get barely makes it!
Gov. Whitmer was able to provide that extra comp through an executive order due to the state of emergency she declared. Republicans just sued to take that right away from her. They won. So, the only way us self-employed folks will continue to get unemployment comp is if the Michigan Republicans approve it. Good luck with that.
I worked part time at the brand new arena that is currently sitting empty in Detroit. I have health problems that prevent me from wearing any type of face covering so wth am I suppose to do. I personally can't stand the governor. She's turned this state into a third world country. Last time I checked we did not live in Beijing China but the United States of America our air is clean and not polluted.
wtf are you even talking about? ITS A VIRUS not pollution.


Knights of #slush, organised by Espoo Marketing Oy, Lifelearn and Castrén & Snellman Attorneys Ltd, is an official pre-Slush side event organised for the sixth time. The investor event brings together international investors and corporate leaders with startups and scaleups from the Finnish capital region, rest of the country and around the world.
This year investors came from Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, USA, Spain, Monaco, China and Germany – among them Decacorn Capital, JBIC and Tengellman Ventures. The batch of companies taking part were from Finland, France, Sweden, Iceland, Austria and Germany.
"Knights of #slush has made a real impact in the startup ecosystem – and the impact has increased every year. By inviting a wide range of high-quality startups, we ensured that the event offers the investors the best of what the capital area and Finland has to offer," says Jaana Tuomi, CEO of Espoo Marketing Oy.
The hunt for the unicorns started on 2 December with one-on-one meetings at A Grid in Espoo. During the Sunday, 32 hand-picked startups from Espoo, Paris and Berlin pitched to the investors in a buzzing, free-flowing speed dating session.
The mood was upbeat and exited throughout as the investors roamed freely among the startups, having discussions at their own pace. In addition to this, pre-matched meetings were scheduled for the investors. On average, each startup discussed with five investors during the session.
The next day, Castrén & Snellman Attorneys hosted the Castrén & Snellman Investor Day, an invitation-only event with meetings for scaleups and investors followed by an afternoon high-level seminar. The company mix included also EIT Digital Accelerator scaleups from Austria, Germany and Finland. The Castrén & Snellman seminar brought together an interesting mix of top-level investment executives to share their views of the future prospects for Nordic-Asian opportunities and investment collaboration.
Knights of #slush also offered an opportunity to pilot the brand-new Launchpad digital matchmaking platform. Launchpad digital platform provides insights about the most exiting startups in Finland and Europe and connects them with the right investors and corporate partners. The platform was opened on 13 November and over 100 startups have already signed up.
While the actual Slush event understandably gathers most of the startup buzz in Finland at the end of each year, Knights of #slush has quietly become one of the best kept secrets in the startup scene.
The event is all about making the right matches to help the companies that take part. As an example of a recent success, Dispelix, an Espoo startup that creates displays for smart glasses and AR devices, received a EUR 12 million investment in 2018 from an investor the company met for the first time at Knights of #slush 2017.
Knights of #slush is highly valued by international investors. The reason is simple: they want to meet the best startups.


BA GIA, BATTLE OF (1965). Between 1954 and 1965, the purpose of U.S. military advisors in Vietnam had been to train the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and prepare it for battle against Vietcong* and North Vietnamese forces. The Battle of Ba Gia in 1965 demonstrated how futile that effort had been. On May 29, 1965, near the hamlet of Ba Gia in Quang Ngai, more than 1,000 Vietcong troops attacked three ARVN battalions. The ARVN troops panicked and fled the battlefield, leaving behind their weapons. It took U.S. forces to dislodge the Vietcong from Ba Gia. The Vietcong then retook the hamlet a month later. Even though ARVN General Nguyen Chanh Thi had his own troops ready to reattack, he had them stand by and asked the U.S. Marines to do the job. Ba Gia was one of several critical battles in the spring of 1965 that convinced officials in the Lyndon Johnson* administration that ARVN would not be able to hold its own against Communist forces. The United States would have to take over the war.
REFERENCE: Shelby M. Stanton, The Rise and Fall of an American Army: U.S. Ground Forces in Vietnam, 1965- 1973, 1985.
BAEZ, JOAN. Joan Baez was born January 9, 1941, in Staten Island, New York. Her father took a position as a professor of physics at Harvard University in 1957, and the family moved to Boston. Joan Baez was a child musical prodigy, and after settling in Boston, she became fascinated with folk music. She had a beautiful soprano voice and began singing folk music in Boston coffeehouses. After several brilliant performances at the Newport Music Festival in 1959 and 1960, she signed a recording contract and made several best-selling albums between 1960 and 1964.
Publication information: Book title: Historical Dictionary of the 1960s. Contributors: Samuel Freeman - AssociateEditor, James S. Olson - Editor. Publisher: Greenwood Press. Place of publication: Westport, CT. Publication year: 1999. Page number: 35.


The stunning Ouagap earrings will take you to the mountain peak overlooking the Ocean and its surreal creatures. More than just earrings, they represent perseverance, strength and endurance. The lightness and subtlety of the curves depicts the paths and perks that makes every one of us beautifully unique.
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Details of wage hike likely to be out within 3 months
By Vaibhav Aggarwal
The core committee appointed by Indian Banks Association (IBA) to calculate modalities involved in the proposed wage hike and pension benefits for bank employees is expected to come out with its report within 90 days.
Banks and staff unions had come to a consensus on a 17.5 percent wage hike for the benefit of 702,000 public sector employees.
However, SBI union rejected the proposed hike and demanded a separate wage revision.
"We do not agree with the proposed salary hike for bank employees. The SBI employees demand that the increase should be at par with the salary of the Central government employees,"said AISBOF vice-president SK Haldar.
MV Nair, the Chairman and Managing Director of Union Bank of India, said that he expected the report within three months. Nair is also the chairman of IBA.
Nair, who was in Chandigarh to inaugurate the 10 branch of UBI in the city said, "At present, we have a network of 2,774 branches across India and plan to open 250-300 branches in a year's time. Also, we are going to hire about 2,000 people. In the Northern region, we are planning to add 16 more branches in Punjab and 11 more branches in Himachal Pradesh."
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In the south of the mainland of Greece located peninsula with about 21,000 km² (new Morea); The name means after a mythological figure "island of Pelops". It is completely separated from the mainland by the 1893 artificially constructed over six kilometers long narrow channel of Corinth. Here are the strongholds of ancient culture such as Epidaurus, Mistra, Mycenae, Olympia (the site of the ancient Olympic Games) and Sparta. Already in the antiquity There was a flourishing wine culture here. At the southwestern tip lies the port city Monemvasia which in the Middle Ages was a famous hub for sweets Dessert wines was and of which is the name used for many grape varieties or wines Malvasia derives. In 2010 was the fourth POP -Appellation Monemvasia Malvasia created and revived the historic sweet wine.
In the Peloponnese, about a quarter of Greek wine is produced. In large quantities will be too table grapes and raisins (Currants) produced as an important export article. These vineyards are located mainly along the coast of the Gulf of Corinth and the Ionian Sea. The climate is very different, in the west there is abundant rainfall, in the east, however, long dry periods with little rain.
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Bean Goose: Breeds in northern Eurasia, but is rare to casual spring visitor to western Alaska and the Bering Sea islands. Preferred habitats include tundra, wet grasslands, and flooded fields.
The Bean Goose gets its English and scientific names from its habit in the past of grazing in bean field stubbles in winter. They show a preference for pastures which have high proportions of perennial ryegrass. They are intolerant of disturbance and prefer feeding fields with no other grazing livestock during the winter months and choose open areas with unobstructed sight lines both for feeding and for roosting. They were regarded as a common winter visitor to northern and eastern Britain during the first half of the 19th century. A widespread decline in numbers began in the 1860's and 1870's until in the early part of the 20th century only a few flocks remained. A group of bean geese is collectively known as a "pod" of bean geese.


In July 1965, President Lyndon Johnson had to settle for half a loaf, in lieu of the full loaf that three predecessors in The White House (Teddy Roosevelt in 1912, FDR in 1935 and Harry Truman in 1948) had proposed or attempted to legislate: a national health plan. The compromise reached, accommodating powerful opposing interest groups, gave us the Social Security Title XVIII Act, better known as Medicare, which went into effect 50 years ago this July.
Now in its "middle age," the program has a proven track record of success in its mission of providing publicly financed health care for America's seniors. Given its enduring popularity, it is time to review the stance of our two major political parties on health care security in general and Medicare in particular.
The Republicans in their long-awaited plan, recently authored by House Speaker Paul Ryan and offered after acrimonious and divisive attempts at a "repeal and replace" campaign launched in response to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) of 2010, seek to gut most of the significant gains achieved by the ACA. Their plan calls for slow, steady and subtle attempts to privatize and eventually kill the Medicare program as we know it today.
Starving by funding cuts to traditional Medicare, generous funding of the part-privatized Medicare Advantage plans and granting rule-making discretion to compliant federal agencies are some of their tools to bring about the demise of the social insurance program for the health care of seniors, who would then be on the hook for huge medical bills when a major or catastrophic illness strikes.
Then "you are on your own," which is consistent with the zeitgeist as perceived by the Republican Party.
The Democrats are saying that we have delivered the best reform in 2010 and are now on to other priorities. The fact that about 27 million Americans will remain uninsured and about 30 million underinsured after full implementation of the ACA in 2018, remain just numbers in the political calculus of the party elite. Martin Luther King's words, "Of all forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhuman," fall on deaf ears within today's Democratic Party. Any party in America that will heed King's call appeared destined for political extinction until recently.
Among the major party presidential candidates, Sen. Bernie Sanders provided the most powerful, galvanizing and unwavering support for "Medicare for All": a bold move to establish a national health care plan. Negotiations in July between the campaigns of Clinton and Sanders led to compromise, and the Democratic Party platform now promises (1) to lower the eligibility age for Medicare to 55, (2) to offer a public option in the ACA exchanges, (3) to lift the ban on Medicare from negotiating drug pricing and (4) to increase funding for qualified Community Health Centers. Alas, platform promises are non-binding.
While welcome, the incremental approach of the Democratic establishment, including Obama and Clinton, is a far cry from the much-needed basic structural reform of financing our health care system, as advocated by Sanders and others, and embedded in the bills before Congress: S. 1782 in the Senate by Sanders (and Rep. Jim McDermott's companion bill on the House side) and H.R. 676, sponsored by Rep. John Conyers of Michigan.
The details in these bills show the plans' financial viability and fiscal soundness, to cover all 320 million Americans under a universal, comprehensive, publicly funded program for financing health care at a cost to the nation that would be less, by a half a billion dollars, than we spend currently.
A majority of health care economists agree that that our health care costs of $3 trillion a year, amounting to 18 percent of our GDP, are unsustainable. All other major advanced economies spend an average of 9 to 10 percent of their GDP and secure coverage for all their residents. Per capita we expend $18,000 per year while Canada, the EU countries, Japan, Taiwan and Australia, among others, get all necessary health care for their citizens at approximately $9,000 per capita annually.
We, the people, must send a message, loud and clear, to our elected leaders and candidates for offices from president on down, that America cannot build an A1 21st-century economy, and remain a superpower, with a C3 health care system. For the law stating that the arc of the moral universe bends toward justice to be operational, people must do the bending.
Dr. Ahmed Kutty is a retired physician who lives in Peterborough.
PNHP note: Physicians for a National Health Program is a nonpartisan educational organization. It neither supports nor opposes any candidate for public office.


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Commons: 13 December 2016
Industrial Strategy
Volume 618: debated on Tuesday 13 December 2016
Neil Gray
(Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP)
3. What his priorities are for the development of the Government's industrial strategy. (907818)
Dr Philippa Whitford
(Central Ayrshire) (SNP)
The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
(Greg Clark)
Our industrial strategy will help to build an economy that works for everyone. To do that, we will look to drive productivity and growth in all parts of the country. We have already set out steps to deliver this, including, as my hon. Friend the Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation just said, significant funding announcements for science, research and development and infrastructure in the autumn statement.
I thank the Secretary of State for that answer, and I note that he said that the industrial strategy should work for everybody. The Office for Budget Responsibility projects that there will be an additional 500,000 new jobs by 2020, but even if all those jobs were taken up by disabled people, the disability employment gap would still not be halved. Can the Secretary of State explain how the industrial strategy will support achieving the Government's commitment to halve the disability employment gap by 2020?
Greg Clark
The hon. Gentleman makes a good point. It is important that we close that gap, and the Government have made a firm commitment to doing so. He will see when we make our proposals—I hope that he will contribute to them—that part of our purpose is to ensure that people who may have been excluded from the labour market have the skills to enable them to prosper in the future.
Dr Whitford
Ayrshire is a beautiful coastal county with areas of both rural and urban deprivation, but with huge potential in the aerospace and pharmaceutical industries. The Scottish Government are supportive of a growth deal to invest in infrastructure and key sectors. Will the Minister meet me to hear the proposal to unlock Ayrshire's industrial potential?
I would be delighted to meet the hon. Lady. I am proud of the city deals and the growth deals that we have negotiated, including in Glasgow, which is not far away from Ayrshire in the west of Scotland. Ayrshire has a huge amount to offer, and Prestwick is an important asset. I welcome the initiative of the councils in Ayrshire.
(Richmond (Yorks)) (Con)
May I urge my right hon. Friend to consider creating free ports across the nation? Such free trade zones around our great port cities can simultaneously boost manufacturing, promote regional growth and grow exports—surely, all key ingredients in a successful industrial strategy.
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his industry. He has published an excellent report for the Centre for Policy Studies, which makes for very good reading. He knows that I am considering it with my colleagues, and I commend him for writing it and putting it forward.
Richard Fuller
(Bedford) (Con)
As my right hon. Friend develops his industrial strategy, may I give him some friendly advice? Drop the word "industrial" and drop the word "strategy", and replace them with the words, "competition, innovation and skills policy".
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his question. He will see that one of the differences between our approach to industrial strategy and policy—it is important to note that industry, for this purpose, means the services sector as well as manufacturing—and previous approaches is that our approach will not be about simply addressing the needs of incumbents; we want to make Britain the best, the most competitive and the most contestable place for business to locate. I would be grateful if my hon. Friend contributed to it. I think that he will find that it is music to his ears.
Dame Rosie Winterton
(Doncaster Central) (Lab)
Surely, one of the Secretary of State's priorities should be the steel industry. Is he aware that Noel Village foundry in Doncaster is being badly affected by reductions in the steel industry supply chain? Will he ask his Department to give urgent advice to the company to see whether anything can be done to prevent it from going into administration, even at this late stage?
I am happy to meet the right hon. Lady about this, but I can give her some news on steel that I think she will welcome. I can announce today that the Government are going to publish their demand for steel, through public sector bodies, to 2020; that will be 3 million tonnes. We are updating the procurement guidelines for steel to include the health service and local authorities and to drop the previous threshold of £10 million for which those guidelines apply. That will be good for the steel industry generally and for all firms within it.
Small-scale manufacturing in firms that often have fewer than half a dozen people is key to the local economy in Kettering and is responsible for a lot of the employment opportunities. Will the Secretary of State make sure that small-scale manufacturers are a key priority in his industrial strategy?
I will indeed. I would commend two things to my hon. Friend. First, we want to make sure that small manufacturers can access the extra funding for research and innovation that my hon. Friend the Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation has described. Secondly, we want to address the ability of small and growing firms to obtain the finance to allow them to grow to the next stage, which is very important in having a vigorous competitive market, as my hon. Friend suggests.
Callum McCaig
(Aberdeen South) (SNP)
From education to research and development, Scotland's universities play a key role in boosting our economy across all regions and sectors. With that in mind, will the Secretary of State outline what the role of universities will be in his forthcoming industrial strategy? Will the recently announced new money for R and D be available to Scottish universities?
Yes; universities are very important. We have had a number of very constructive sessions with university leaders and researchers. The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that science does not recognise boundaries. Universities and researchers in Scotland have a fantastic record of success. In fact, with 8.5% of the UK population, Scotland attracts 10% of UK research funding, which shows that it can prosper and thrive with the new changes we are making on funding.
Science does not recognise boundaries. Universities Scotland estimates that 10% of research funding comes from the EU and that up to 16% to 20% of staff come from EU nations. With that in mind, will the Secretary of State ensure that, as we exit the EU, Scotland's universities are not hit punitively by immigration sanctions and the withdrawal of EU funding?
It follows from what I have just said—science does not respect boundaries—that the science community is very global and international. Of course, as the hon. Gentleman would expect, we will in the negotiations reflect the importance of that not just for Scotland, but for the whole United Kingdom.
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab)
The Secretary of State talks about an industrial strategy and those words are in his title, but so far he has shared only bland generalities. Despite the high-profile examples cited, the Institute of Chartered Accountants predicts that business investment will fall by 2.4% in 2017. There are great opportunities for British businesses post-Brexit, but they need leadership, and this climate of uncertainty is toxic to investment. Will the Secretary of State stop playing Scrooge with his assurances, and give British business the Christmas present it wants—an industrial strategy?
A bit of optimism on the part of the hon. Lady would not go amiss, especially in this Christmas season. In fact, there is huge enthusiasm in businesses right across the country and huge engagement with us in developing our long-term policies. Perhaps she has been distracted by some of the events in her party in recent months, so let me summarise the things we have done since July. We have given the go-ahead—she may have missed this—for some very important strategic infrastructure projects: Hinkley Point C, the third runway at Heathrow and the next phase of HS2. We have secured investment in Nissan, close to her constituency, as we announced a month ago. We have ratified the Paris agreement, and we have secured the extra investment that my hon. Friend the Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation talked about. We have done more to put our industrial future on the right footing in five months than the previous Government did in 13 years.


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The broadcastUpdate() function in the right section of the image is declared with two inputs parameters.
But the broadcastUpdate() functions in the left section of the image are called with only one input parameter.
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Who can play intramural sports?
Only UMKC students who have paid their fees are eligible. MCCKC students dually enrolled at UMKC are also eligible to participate (some limitations apply; please contact Swinney Recreation Center to confirm eligibility). Intramurals is subsidized by student fees and is offered as a low cost option to encourage participation.
Once you find enough players to make a team, go online to www.imleagues.com. You must use your UMKC email address to create a profile. From there click on the school icon, and find the sport, league, and time you wish to sign up for. Once you pay and pass the quiz, you will be able to see your team's profile and add players to your roster once they have created their own profiles. Prior to your first game, you will pay an additional $20. This money is refundable if your team does not forfeit an contests throughout the course of the season.
Individual sports competition times will vary among the various sports. When you sign up a team, you will select a time that you will play each week until playoffs. Field availability and weather may alter that time, but generally that is the time your team may expect to play. After the registration period ends, you may see your schedule on IMLeagues.com. When playoffs begin, that time will change. You will be able to see all game times on the bracket.
Email intramurals@umkc.edu. If there are enough free agents, we will make a team from the group. If there are not enough, at the start of the season we will message your contact information to teams who are looking to fill their rosters, respectively.
Throughout the duration of the season, a participant may play on only one team per league (not to be confused with division). For instance, a male student may play on a men's team and a co-rec team in the same sport. If that student participated on two men's teams or co-rec teams, they risk forfeiting any wins for games in which they signed in for.
Most events will take place on campus at either the Swinney Recreation Center or Durwood Stadium. On occasion games will take place off campus at the Plaza Tennis Courts, St. Teresa's High School, or other locations as announced by the Intramural Sports Office.
What if we can't make our game time?
You must contact the Intramural Sports Office at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled game time. If the office is not given notice in that time frame, you will lose the $20 forfeit deposit. We can be reached at intramurals@umkc.edu and (816)235-2719.
Why should I play Intramural Sports?
Participants will be able to compete in sports they enjoy or wish to try in a structured and friendly environment. Along with grasping the utility of leadership and teamwork, on average participants have a higher GPA and are more likely to graduate on time than those students that do not participate.
Contact Brian Westhues at intramurals@umkc.edu. There is no experience required, but you will need to be familiar with the sport you wish to officiate.
Please contact Campus Recreation & Intramurals at 816.235.2719 or email us.
~ In January, 2011, Swinney Recreation Center's Facebook page hit its 500th member.
As of January, 2014, we now have nearly 1,100 members!


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MVA breaks record as its profits double
Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVA)s broke the corporate sector record as its profits shot up 100 percent, thanks to its strategic investments and its tight cost containment measures during the year.
According to the report, surplus for the Fund jumped up to P 135 million from P 67 million in the previous year while operating income surged ahead by 84 percent to P 204 million from P 111 million.
The move drove the value of the fund from P 943 million to P 1.2 billion representing a strong growth of 28 percent.
"The financial performance of the fund points to yet another successful year. The improved performance of the investment markets, the impressive growth on our portfolio and cost containment – all positively impacted on our overall results," Chief Executive Officer of MVA, Cross Kgosidiile said.
The strong performance registered was largely from offshore markets, which were helped by the devaluation of the pula currency in the past year but were also supported by the local investments.
In May last year, government decided to devalue the pula currency by 12 percent and adopted a crawling peg system, which has since dragged down the local currency against the major currencies.
The fuel levy's contribution remained flat at P 69 millionÔÇödue to the unchanged structure of 9.5 thebe per litre ÔÇô representing only 33 percent of the total income. The aim of the fund is to try to reduce its contribution to the total revenue to about 20 percent as it explores other engines of growth. The fuel levy was last adjusted in 2000 from eight thebe.
"Assuming that the fuel levy is meant for settlement of claims while the investment income is intended to cover administrative expenses, it can be concluded that the fund is utilizing its resources efficiently. The challenge is to manage the relationship between fuel levy income and claims provisions," Kgosidiile said.
However, the fund warned of the impending challenges brought about by the change in the law from fault to no fault system, which will also ensure that government fleet is also covered by the fund.
The new move will see victims having to be compensated regardless of whether they were at fault or not.
"Strategic interventions will be required to lower the road accident rate and enhance the increase in road accident claims. This is important in the light of the limited investment opportunities that the fund is permitted to explore," he added.
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