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Title: Bicine
CAS Name: N,N-Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)glycine
Additional Names: di(hydroxyethyl)glycine; N,N-bis(hydroxyethyl)aminoacetic acid; N,N-di(hydroxyethyl)aminoacetic acid; diethylolglycine; 2-HxG
Molecular Formula: C6H13NO4
Line Formula: (HOCH2CH2)2NCH2COOH
Literature References: One of the zwitterionic amino acids known as "Good" buffers, active in the pH range 6-8.5. Prepn by hydrolysis of its lactone (obtained from glycine and ethylene oxide): Pascal, Compt. Rend. 245, 1318 (1957); from diethanolamine and bromoacetic acid: N. E. Good et al., Biochemistry 5, 467 (1966). Crystal structure: V. Cody et al., Acta Crystallogr. 33B, 905 (1977). Use as sequestering agent: A. Grawitz, Rev. Tech. Ind. Cuir 65, 187, 190 (1973), C.A. 80, 49281h (1974). Temperature effects on pKa: M. L. Soni, R. C. Kapoor, Int. J. Quantum Chem. 20, 385 (1981). Use as a buffer: A. L. Remisov, Biokhimiya 25, 323 (1960); S. Ito et al., Histochem. J. 16, 489 (1984).
Properties: Crystals from dil ethanol, mp 193-195° (slight decompn). pKa (20°): 8.35. pKa2 (0.1M): 0°, 8.7; 20°, 8.35; 37°, 8.2. DpKa/°C -0.018. Saturated aq soln is 1.1M at 0°. Slightly sol in water. Forms a water-soluble sodium salt.
Melting point: mp 193-195° (slight decompn)
pKa: pKa (20°): 8.35; pKa2 (0.1M): 0°, 8.7; 20°, 8.35; 37°, 8.2; pKa/°C -0.018
Use: Biological buffer and chelating agent.
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Citroën C-Buggy
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Citroën C-Buggy 2006
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Année de production: 2006
Nbr exemplaire: 1
Type: coupé
Poids à vide: 850
Citroen C-buggy was the concept car unveiled by Citroën...
Citroen C-buggy was the concept car unveiled by Citroën at the 2006 Madrid Auto Show. A small off-road vehicle with a strong personality and original architecture, C-buggy radiates a feeling of modernity and fluidity in tune with its environment. C-buggy reveals a playful and adventurous spirit.
Généalogie de la B2 Caddy
The years 1920-1930 marked a golden age of car body designs. Manufacturers and designers produced vehicles with personalised and atypical lines, inspired by speed and elegance
Mehari comes back in 2016 as E-MEHARI. As iconic as always and more innovative, eco-friendly and more fashionable than ever.
By presenting Osmose, a symbol of vehicle user-friendliness at the Paris Motor Show in 2000, Citroën shown its willingness and ability to invent the future and open new avenues of travel for passengers.
The free, open and colourful feel of the C3 Pluriel is now found in the E-MEHARI, with the bonus of Full Electric technology.
A sense of freedom and openness - as well as many stylistic features of the Cactus M - can be found in the E-MEHARI.
Unveiled at the 2015 Shanghai Motor Show, the AIRCROSS concept car illustrates Citroën's invitation to travel.
The E-MEHARI brings back the mythical 1968 Méhari with a modern touch.
"Following the reveal of New C5 Aircross, a C segment SUV, at the 2017 Shanghai Motor Show, the Citroën SUV offensive accelerates into 2017 on an international scale. Citroën unveiled New Citroën C3 Aircross Compact SUV at the Geneva Motor Show 2017. Inspired by the C-Aircross concept, it stands out in a segment of compact SUVs due to its unrivalled space, advanced levels of comfort and customisable SUV character.
SPACETOURER RIP CURL CONCEPT is a unique 4X4 van concept that is nomadic and user-friendly and is fully equipped for limitless adventures. Boasting great handling, driving modes and useful technologies, the SpaceTourer benefits from all of Citroën's know-how in terms of design, on-board space and comfort. Rip Curl, the global name in surfing since 1969 brings all of its expertise, producing a practical and functional tool for fans of outdoor sports and adventure. The SpaceTourer Rip Curl Concept also accompanied the Rip Curl team on the Rip Curl Tour by Citroën between October 2017 and January 2018!

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CamTran, originally called the Cambria County Transit Authority operates mass transit bus service within Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Cambria County, and Windber, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. CamTran also operates the Johnstown Inclined Plane, which they took over in 1983 from Westmont, Pennsylvania borough. The transit system began operation in 1976, from the remnants of the Johnstown Traction Company. While the Cambria County Transit Authority (CCTA) began operation on July 20, 1976, service did not begin until December 1, 1976. In June 1999, CCTA became CamTran. In , the system had a ridership of , or about  per weekday as of .

Bus Services
CamTran is the urban division, while CamTran+ is the rural division.

CamTran Urban Service
CamTran operates 19 routes of its urban division. Most routes begin and end at the Transit Center on East Main Street in Downtown Johnstown. The transit center was constructed in 1983 and features a snack shop where passes can be purchased as well as public restrooms and a parking garage. Sunday bus service began in 2000 and bicycle racks were added to the urban division buses in 2006. In 2008, the Transit Center was renovated, including improvements to the air-handling system as well as electronic messaging boards. In 2011, seven new Gillig buses  were added to CamTran's fleet.

CamTran+ Rural Service
CamTran+ started in 1978 and was originally called Cambria County Rural Transportation (CART) serves the northern half of Cambria County.  In 2000, CART introduced  Reserve-A-Ride, a service in which, passengers call in and literally reserve the bus for wherever they need to go. Reserve-A-Ride will pick up riders at their door, unlike conventional fixed-route services. This service is subsidized 85% by the Pennsylvania Lottery for persons 65 years or older. In 2002, CART became CamTran+. A new transit center was built in 2003 in Ebensburg to better serve CamTran+, and in 2003, the Ebensburg-Altoona Commuter route was added and the other CamTran+ routes were revised. CamTran+ began participating in the PennDOT Persons With Disabilities project in 2008, where on-demand service is provided to riders with disabilities. The rider pays 15% of the Reserve-A-Ride fare.

CamTran+ operates their rural blue and yellow smaller buses out their office in Ebensburg, PA and are located in the same building with the Cambria County Area Agency on Aging. Most transfers on CamTran+ routes are completed at the CamTran+ Transit Center.

Fleet
CamTran operates a fleet of 51 buses on a rural and an urban fixed route system.
17 Ford
13 Gillig
8  Champion Bus Incorporated
5  Flxible
4  Chance RT-52
4  Freightliner

Service Routes

Urban routes
6-Conemaugh/Franklin (discontinued July 2011 merged into *30 Ebensburg/Johnstown)
7-Coopersdale
8-Daisytown (discontinued July 2011)
9-Richland Town Centre
10-Dale/Solomon/Oakland
11-Galleria/Scalp Ave
12-Hystone/Westwood
13-Arbutus/Belmont
14-Moxham/Horner Street
15-Oakhurst
16-Prospect
17-Scalp Avenue/Galleria
18-Downtown Shuttle
19-Southmont/Westwood/Laurelwood
20-Westmont/Brownstown
21-Windber

Rural routes
30-Ebensburg to Johnstown
31-Patton to Ebensburg
32-Northern Cambria Loop
33-Ebensburg/Cresson/Portage
34-Mainline Shopper
35-Patton/Ebensburg Saturday Shopper
36-Ebensburg to Altoona

Passes/GFI Machines
CamTran operates bus fare machines manufactured by GFI. According to CamTran in a Summer 2006 Newsletter called camrecorder, these GFI machines were introduced to CamTran in March 1992. They take bus tokens, dollar bills, change, and bus passes. These machines cannot give cash change back, they only give back "change cards" in which customers receive a card that can only be used on CamTran and CamTran+ buses. Customers never get cash back from a CamTran bus.

CamTran+ does not use the GFI machines. Customers have to show their passes to the driver and enter the exact change into the fare box, because even on a change card, it is not possible to get change. CamTran passes can be used on CamTran+ buses, but customers must pay the difference, since the rural fares are more than the urban fares.

CamTran+ passes can be used on CamTran (urban) buses, since the rural passes pay more fare than the urban passes.

References

External links
 CamTran Transit – official site

Bus transportation in Pennsylvania
Transit agencies in Pennsylvania
Municipal authorities in Pennsylvania
Transportation in Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Transportation in Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Transportation in Johnstown, Pennsylvania

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Button: "Russell mustn't put too much tension on himself" | FormulaPassion.it
The world championship 2022 will present several innovations regarding the technical regulations in Formula 1, but also for the composition of the starting grid. Among the changes in the first tier teams, the most interesting concerns the Mercedes reigning champion: for the first time in five years, in fact, Lewis Hamilton's teammate will no longer be Valtteri Bottas – destined for Alfa Romeo – but George Russell, hailing from Williams.
The 23-year-old, who had already had the opportunity to compete with the German manufacturer at the 2020 Sakhir GP to replace the unavailable Hamilton, is therefore ready to land in Brackley. Since 2019, his debut year in F1, the number 63 has finished four times in the points with the team from Grove, taking second place in this year's controversial round in Belgium. With his future unfolding in the fascinating but complex world of Mercedes, there was no shortage of advice for Russell from another British F1 world champion: Jenson Button.
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The latter, winner of the title in 2009 with the Brawn GP, in fact intervened in Sky Sports F1 to make some suggestions to the young talent of King's Lynn in view of the championship to come: "George doesn't have to put too much pressure on himself – he has declared – can't think 'I'll get in the car and be faster than Lewis from day one'. It has to grow gradually, otherwise it will shoot itself in the foot. You can't be too confident next to Lewis. This year's Hamilton is very different from previous years: he was very relaxed and confident in his abilities. If he had ever been insecure in the past, he is no longer insecure, and we have a very different Lewis. It seems he has found himself this year ".
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But council member Tyrone Grandstrand called for the several bicyclists who attended the meeting to speak and say why they want sharrows on University as opposed to other roads.
The four cyclists who spoke said they'll bike on University Avenue with or without sharrows, because it's the fastest, most direct path between UND and downtown.
Council member Ken Vein said if the bicyclists are using University anyway, the city might as well make it safer.
More on this later. The Northern Star Cycling Club was tweeting some of the more interesting commentary from the meeting, but I didn't audio record it this time.
Update: The official video from the city council meeting is up. Direct download item 4.14.
Meeting is Monday, 17 March 2014, at 5:30 PM at Grand Forks City Hall.
People who ride bicycles: We think sharrows will pass, but anyone who can show up, please do. Other worries are that intersection treatments at University/Columbia and University/Washington have still not been addressed as part of this process.
Here is the council packet for this agenda item.


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05/19/2018 Rehearsals - 5/19/2018
Dani Walker, Miss Montana USA 2018; and Michelle McEwan, Miss New Hampshire USA 2018; rehearse for the 2018 Miss USA competition in Shreveport, LA on Saturday, May 19. The Miss USA contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana. Tune in to the 2018 MISS USA® Competition at 8:00 PM ET on Monday, May 21, live on FOX from Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana to see who will become the next Miss USA. HO/The Miss Universe Organization
Keywords: Miss USA 2018, Rehearsals
Photographer: Patrick Prather
Alexa Noone, Miss New Jersey USA 2018, rehearses for the 2018 Miss USA competition in Shreveport, LA on Saturday, May 19. The Miss USA contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana. Tune in to the 2018 MISS USA® Competition at 8:00 PM ET on Monday, May 21, live on FOX from Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana to see who will become the next Miss USA. HO/The Miss Universe Organization
Alexandra Harper, Miss Tennessee USA 2018; and Marianny Egurrola, Miss Georgia USA 2018; rehearse for the 2018 Miss USA competition in Shreveport, LA on Saturday, May 19. The Miss USA contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana. Tune in to the 2018 MISS USA® Competition at 8:00 PM ET on Monday, May 21, live on FOX from Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana to see who will become the next Miss USA. HO/The Miss Universe Organization
Melanie Shaner, Miss Kansas USA 2018, rehearses for the 2018 Miss USA competition in Shreveport, LA on Saturday, May 19. The Miss USA contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana. Tune in to the 2018 MISS USA® Competition at 8:00 PM ET on Monday, May 21, live on FOX from Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana to see who will become the next Miss USA. HO/The Miss Universe Organization
Jamie Hughes, Miss Connecticut USA 2018, rehearses for the 2018 Miss USA competition in Shreveport, LA on Saturday, May 19. The Miss USA contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana. Tune in to the 2018 MISS USA® Competition at 8:00 PM ET on Monday, May 21, live on FOX from Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana to see who will become the next Miss USA. HO/The Miss Universe Organization
Kristen Leyva, Miss New Mexico USA 2018, rehearses for the 2018 Miss USA competition in Shreveport, LA on Saturday, May 19. The Miss USA contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana. Tune in to the 2018 MISS USA® Competition at 8:00 PM ET on Monday, May 21, live on FOX from Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana to see who will become the next Miss USA. HO/The Miss Universe Organization
Julianne Chu, Miss Hawaii USA 2018, rehearses for the 2018 Miss USA competition in Shreveport, LA on Saturday, May 19. The Miss USA contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana. Tune in to the 2018 MISS USA® Competition at 8:00 PM ET on Monday, May 21, live on FOX from Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana to see who will become the next Miss USA. HO/The Miss Universe Organization
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Partly it was a physical reaction to stress; partly metaphorical-the substitution of one addiction for another.
A killer was caught, tried and convicted, and now stood to be executed for his crimes.
The guard saw me looking guilty, I guess, and he nailed me before I could replace anything.
For a long time after that he lay on his back staring at the darkness before the ceiling.Ive learned that you, the renowned.She would look in on him on her way to work every morning, then return to him at night, stay at his bedside until she was sure he would not awaken, then, at last, return here, to this very bed, to sleep kol chatt rum for an hour.He holstered his revolver, took the.38 from Louly and sniffed the end of the barrel and stared at her without saying anything before going to one knee to see if Joe Young had a pulse.Did Tonia know, and this was her way of telling Kate?Sentenced to fifteen years in the Ohio State Penitentiary.And so I walked the streets and haunted the bars, and was, according to me, the only man on earth who had nothing to learn.He had made these on his own.Susannah could not get the thought of that out of her mind as she watched Kate struggle against the close, wet fabric.That could be dangerous to let a woman in like that.Then again it could be one of thirty or forty angry husbands wanting revenge for being found out at their extramarital pastimes.I pretty much have cornered all I need to know.
The killer had a backpack.
His skin was the color of dirty bronze and covered with dark freckles.
He smiled at me and I knew he was still pulling the strings.Dennis realized that he hated Fred, even without really knowing him.Maybe that would have been enough twenty years ago, Joey said.In death she was heartbreaking.K- I dwell quietly within your roof, spinning my exquisite webs amid the shadowy rafters of your basement, or in a niche between your handsome old mahogany desk and the wall, or, a delicious thought, in the airless cave beneath the four-poster brass antique bed.Guess its a good thing my partner didnt want to come, I said, squeezing into the room.I played Laura Wingate in the Paper Players production down there.He stared over at Frank and Joey, his middle-aged face weary and void of any expression.Why wouldnt she be happy that her boy found another girl?Mallory took Leonid to a small conference room and closed the door behind them.
He doesnt even respect you or her.
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Space Photos: 45-Year-Old Footprints, and More
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NASA's Curiosity rover and its tracks appear in this portion of a Dec. 11, 2013, picture taken by the MRO. The rover is near the lower-left corner of this view.
Neil Armstrong's footprints outlived Neil Armstrong. He was aware that would be the case, of course, long before he became the first human being to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969. He died 43 years, one month and five days later, in the summer of 2012 at age 82—a good long run but nothing like those footprints'.
Armstrong's prints—and those of his fellow moonwalker, Buzz Aldrin—owe their longevity to the fact that they were made on a world with no wind, rain or other atmospheric forces to muss them even a little. That's what made it possible for the entire Apollo 11 landing site to be photographed in its pristine state by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) in the spring of 2012, from just 15 mi. (24 km) above the surface. All six Apollo landing sites were photographed the same way, with the reflective descent stage of the Lunar Module their most brightly visible feature, along with the scattering of instruments the astronauts deployed, and the random, cursive scrawl of tracks—humanity's signature on another world—variously produced by feet, hand trolleys and motorized rovers.
The moon isn't the only cosmic exploration site being photographed from on high. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)—close technological kin to the LRO—is doing the same work during its ongoing orbits of the Red Planet. In that case, however, the satellite isn't surveying long-dormant sites, but ones at which work is being done right now, as the Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars in the summer of 2012, goes about its explorations.
None of the pictures, from either the Moon or Mars, has anywhere near the richness of close-up, high-def photos taken from the surface. But all of them offer something else—a sense of scale, a sense of context, a sense of the enormity of the places our little machines are exploring and the improbability of the fact that they're there at all. The landing sites are, in a sense, archaeological sites—human settlements like any other. That alone makes them beautiful. —Jeffrey Kluger
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Irene Plumer
Irene Plumer Ettre April 30, 1929 - June 16, 2019 Irene left us on June 16 at the age of 90, after a long and beautiful life. Irene was born in Boston, MA, to Frank and Alice O'Keefe, and had an older sister, Constance. Irene excelled in school, skipping a grade early on. In spite of being younger than her classmates, she achieved the third highest grades in her class in high school and was asked to speak at her high school graduation. She attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, paying her costs herself by waitressing. She had precious memories of working summers at the very popular ocean-side resort, The York Beach Hotel in southern Maine. At UMass, she met her first husband, Charles Plumer, who had served in the Navy in WWII. They married in June, 1950, after they both graduated, and were married for almost 50 years. They had 5 children: Eric, Christopher, Carl, Madeleine and Jeanette, all close in age. The first two children were born in Vermont, and then the family moved to the south shore of Long Island, New York, until Charles's retirement. Irene had an incredible work ethic, and she held herself to high standards. She worked almost full-time as a substitute teacher throughout the years she was raising her children. She studied classical piano, and the children grew up listening to her play Chopin and Debussy. While the children were teenagers, Irene earned a master's degree in Library Science. She did this by writing all her papers at 3:00 in the morning, before the children were awake. She graduated with a 4.0. Later, in addition to working as a reference librarian, she started and managed an Adult Bible Study at a local church that became hugely successful. Irene had strong liberal values. She helped inner-city children through the Fresh Air Fund. Later, the Plumers fostered two teenage sisters who lived with the family for a year. Irene believed in peace, civil rights, social justice, helping the poor, and in actively writing to Congress and newspapers to point out hypocrisy and to demand action. Irene lived at Heritage Commons, Middletown, CT, for the last 15 years of her life, after Charles Plumer passed away. She loved living at that community and made many friends. She was a regular at social events, excursions, exercise classes, and many of the other activities there. Irene got along with everyone, and she loved to laugh. Irene has been described as "mentor, always there for me," "such a nice person," "very welcoming to new residents," "an incredibly resilient, positive, progressive and cheerful woman," "very active,", "always smiling." At Heritage Commons, she met the love of her life, Leslie Ettre. Several friends clearly remember that she was like a schoolgirl in love. After knowing each other for several years, Irene and Leslie married in 2009. Their marriage was cut short by Leslie's death just over a year later, and Irene missed Leslie deeply for the rest of her life. The family members who loved and will always remember Irene are: son Eric; son Chris and his son Andrew; son Carl and his children Hannah, Lee, Kira and Joe; daughter Madeleine; daughter Jeanette and her children Candice, Emily and Patrick; and Irene's stepdaughter Julie Dudek, the daughter of Irene's husband Leslie, along with Julie's husband Bernie and their daughters Tessa and Caitlin. The family is deeply grateful to the many other family members, spouses of family members, friends, former co-workers, and fellow residents and staff at Heritage Commons who loved Irene and made her last years so happy. Irene's body is to be cremated and buried with her first husband at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Middletown, CT. No memorial service will be held. If you wish to make a donation in Irene's name, please do so to the Salvation Army. If you would like to send a card or letter sharing your memories of Irene, please contact Madeleine Plumer, P.O. Box 177, Mountain View, CA, 94042, and she will see that a copy is sent to each of Irene's children or to share memories or express condolences online please visit www.biegafuneralhome.com. Biega's Funeral Home - Middletown 3 Silver Street Middletown 06457 860-346-1055 Website
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Keep Henry Moore's "Draped Seated Woman" ('Flo') in public ownership
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Flo - "Draped Seated Woman"
Henry Moore's sculpture "Draped Seated Woman", made 1957 - 8, was purchased by the London County Council and located on the Stifford Estate, Jamaica Street, near Stepney Green- a new council estate development of three 17 storey towers (approved to be built 1958 and completed in 1961).
During it's residence on the Stifford Estate, Moore's sculpture became affectionately named by local residents as "Old Flo".
The Stifford Estate was demolished in 1997 - and the sculpture was moved for safe keeping to the "Yorkshire Sculpture Park" - whilst the area around the Stifford estate was redeveloped.
The site specific sculpture represents a seated figure of a 'woman' - (representing a protecting, caring, motherly presence that could be seen as watching out for children playing in the open space that was important in "postwar" public housing environments). The female human form was important to Moore - who often reminisced about his mother and how he would massage her aching back as well as his recollection of the women who, during the bombing and blitz of London's east end in WW2, would seek safety with their children by crowding onto the central line platforms of local underground stations from Liverpool Street to Bethnal Green.
Moore's working class roots ensured his sensitivity to ordinary people's strugges and education was important to him. He managed to escape the tradition of following his father working in the coal mines by developing his artistic talent. In the 1920s - after the devastation of WW1 - he taught painting and sculpture at the Royal College of Art . When WW2 broke out he became an 'official war artist' and drew attention to the difficult conditions surrounding ordinary people. He has seen the devastation of London from the bombing, of homelessness, the importance of 'shelter' and the need for a caring society. He lived simply - his work was not made for commercial reason although his works were sought after and were internationally collected. He ploughed all the wealth accumulated from the sale of his works into a Trust to support artists and to educate the public in the appreciation of sculpture.
His series of 'draped figures' made after WW2 were of great significance. They bring to mind classical and ancient traditions of body wrapping - which enhance our awareness of coverings and movements. These resonate with the shift of cultures which continue to move through east London ... Tower Hamlets continues to be enriched by many culture: Ghandi visited Kingsley Hall in the 1930s - migrants from Asia and Africa arrived in the 1950s when the country needed to rebuild itself after the devastation of WW2.
The 1950s was a time of 'renewal' - the establishment of the NHS, the Festival of Britain, the development of council housing, the recognition of the importance of education - a progressive and holistic approach. At the head of this social policy for Greater London was "Ike" Hayward - the Labour Party Leader of London County Council.
Sixty Five Years later there are still serious economic and cultural decisions to be taken....
Tower Hamlets can both claim to be the'richest' borough in the Country as well as the most impoverished. Homelessness, unemployment, low wages, child poverty stand in the shadow of the gleaming towers of Canary Wharf - the borough is squeezed between two major financial centres where city bankers continue to be subsidised and bailed out by the State. These people who wouldn't think twice about selling their own grandmothers.... are now being asked to look after Henry Moores "Draped Seated Woman" (aka 'Old Flo').
Our 'Flo' should not be put in the midst of such a controversy. The dislocation as recommended by (some) councillors and officers would certainly not be acceptable to a sculptor such as Henry Moore - and neither to many of this borough's residents.
More time should be given for everyone in the borough to decide what is the best and most public place for Flo to be located before any final decision is taken.
It is hightime that 'Flo' comes home to us... she should sit in our midst to remind us all of the hard times that our nation had and continues to have.
By the way "Flo" has six 'sisters' ... located in public places around the world (Tel Aviv University - Library Gardens, UK - Housing Estate: Germany - Von der Heydt-Museum, Belgium International - Grollo Equiset Garden, - USA Museum, Australia, public park)
Photo - Henry Moore's Bronze Draped Sitting Woman in Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, Wakefield. Photograph by: David Mansell
Museum of London's offer for Henry Moore's "Draped Woman"
Submitted by anonymous on Tue, 06/11/2012 - 16:35.
The BBC covered this story on 5 November with news of an offer from Museum of London Docklands to display the work publicly. see this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20204589
The issue of the sale of Moore's 'Draped Woman' is still on the agenda with a number of councillors bringing discussion to LB Tower Hamlets 'Overview & Scrutinee" Committee, 6 November. The Museum of London's offer is interesting as it keeps the sculpture in the public domain and in the east end of London's 'Isle of Dogs' albeit in the shadow of Canary Wharf...!
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Salad «Arrows of Cupid» — just a bomb, not a salad!
Super light, fresh, airy. Everyone who has tried in full delight!
Shred cabbage (no white part), finely chop sticks (almost in trash), finely chop pineapples.
Mix prawns, chopsticks, cabbage, pineapples and pomegranate. Season with mayonnaise and eat, without swallowing the fork!


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After Colorado's defeat, natural industry weighs next steps for GMO labeling
With Colorado's failed Proposition 105, and the verdict on Oregon's Measure 92 too close to officially call, natural industry thought leaders share next steps for GMO labeling.
Jenna Blumenfeld | Nov 11, 2014
The natural industry is reeling from Colorado's recently defeated GMO labeling bill. The loss was hard: Proposition 105 lost by a hefty 616,412 votes, with 65.7 percent of voters rejecting it.
Initial accounts of Oregon's Measure 92 to label GMOs reported that it narrowly lost. But it's still up in the air. "Not all counties have finished counting ballots," said Tony Green, communications director for the Oregon Secretary of State. "After November 18th, we'll pretty much know where it stands."
Since The Oregonian called the vote a defeat on November 5th, Yes on 92 votes have been creeping up. At the time of publication, Measure 92 trailed by 6,634 votes—a miniscule 0.44 percent.
"We're going to follow the lead of the campaign and not jump the gun before there is an official announcement," said David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, who contributed nearly $1.6 million to the Oregon Right to Know Campaign. "We're at 49.8 percent and closing," he later added.
With Colorado's unsuccessful bill, natural industry experts are examining how best to proceed with GMO labeling initiatives. Funding the future GMO labeling movement is obviously a huge issue.
"We are challenging the business model of some of the most powerful and well-funded chemical companies on the planet. The movement needs to get serious about financing itself," says Robyn O'Brien, founder of AllergyKids Foundation and author of The Unhealthy Truth (Broadway Books, 2009). "The talent and passion of those involved is extraordinary, but for the movement to be sustainable, we have to finance it like our livelihoods depend on it. After all, that is exactly what the other side has done."
Both state bills were outspent by millions. Opponents of GMO labeling dumped over $28.9 million in Colorado and Oregon to convince voters that labeling GMOs would raise food prices, strain local farmers—largely through television and radio advertisements.
Such deep pockets of anti-GMO labeling corporations pose a quandary to the natural industry, which, despite increasing sales growth and consumer support, simply cannot compare to the campaign budgets of Monsanto, Dupont and other biotech companies and food conglomerates.
"Hey, they bought our elections fair and square," says Steven Hoffman, managing partner of Compass Natural communications firm. "Money was spent behind a borage of deceptive ads that confused voters on an already complex issue."
State labeling, still
Tackling GMO labeling at a state level may still be the best tactic to move the dial.
"Big Ag companies have huge budget for lobbyists in Washington D.C.," says Hoffman. "If we go after this on a federal level, think of the resources they'll have then."
Case in point, the trade association Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) spent $6.19 million on lobbying efforts in 2014 alone, according to OpenSecrets.org, a website that reports campaign expenditures.
Despite loss in Colorado and possibly in Oregon, state labeling initiatives have passed in Vermont, and Maine and Connecticut with trigger clauses. Most recently, Maui, Hawaii passed a moratorium on GE testing and growth until certain public health studies are conducted.
As the GMO labeling movement grows, O'Brien stresses that the natural industry must create a well-defined campaign roadmap for pervasive success—and collaboration between campaigns is key.
"There is incredible insight and wisdom to be gained, not only from the food industry leaders, but also from those involved in the four state campaigns," says O'Brien. "As we mobilize at the local level, it creates a national conversation. A national effort to coordinate these state labeling initiatives will change the game."
Hoffman points out that though Colorado's measure didn't pass, GMO labeling awareness certainly did. "1.6 million people voted in Colorado," he says. "That means 1.6 million people had to think about GMOs who may not have had to think about them before."
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Gymnotus carapo occidentalis, Albert, 2017
Albert, James S., 2017, Revision of the polytypic electric fish Gymnotus carapo (Gymnotiformes, Teleostei), with descriptions of seven subspecies, Zootaxa 4318 (3), pp. 401-438 : 429-430
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Figure 3 View FIGURE 3 E, Tables 3 and 4
Holotype: UF 126181 View Materials , 272 mm, Peru, Loreto, Río Pacaya, Cocha Zapote (05°20'02"S, 074°29'05"W). GoogleMaps
Paratypes: UF 126181 View Materials , 245 mm, Peru, Loreto, Río Pacaya, Cocha Zapote (05°20'02"S, 074°29'05"W). GoogleMaps
Non-Types: ANSP 203173 (20) 105–263 mm, Peru, Loreto, Cocha Santo Tomás aff. Río Nanay near Iquitos. INHS 55038 (1) 323 mm, Peru, Loreto, Río Napo aff. Amazon. INPA 6390 (1) 450 mm, Brazil, Mato Grosso, Aripuanã, Río Aripuanã, Igarapé Castanhal. MUSM 11590 (5), 193–211 mm, Cuenca Ebehuabaeji, Sandia. MUSM 58770 (20) 86–275 mm, Peru, Loreto, Cocha Santo Tomás aff. Río Nanay near Iquitos (03°47'59.92"S, 073°20'14.48"W). MZUSP 76061 (1), 260 mm, Brazil, Amazonas, Río Tefé, Lago Tefé, Cabeçeira do Lago Tefé (03°34'35"S, 064°59'19"W). MZUSP 76063 (1), 298 mm, Brazil, Amazonas, MSDR, Ressaca da Vila Alencar (03°07'42"S, 064°48'02"W). MZUSP 76064 (1), 253 mm, Brazil, Amazonas, MSDR, Cano do Lago Mamirauá (03°04'26"S, 064°48'39"W). NRM 27650 View Materials (1), 305 mm, Peru, Loreto, Río Samiria, Maynas, right bank stream tributary between Caño Pastos and Hamburgo (05°2'S, 075°08'W). NRM 27650 View Materials (1), 305 mm, Peru, Loreto, Río Samiria, Maynas, right bank stream tributary between Caño Pastos and Hamburgo (05°12'S, 075°08'W). NRM 40772 View Materials (1), 91 mm, Peru, Loreto, Río Maniti, Maynas, 50 km NE of Iquitos (03°29'S, 072°44'W). NRM 40772 View Materials (1), 91 mm, Peru, Loreto, Río Maniti, Maynas, 50 km NE of Iquitos (03°29'S, 072°44'W). UF 116573 View Materials (2), 189–279 mm, Peru, Loreto, Río Amazonas, Maynas, Río Nanay. UF 116665 View Materials (1), 298 mm, Peru, Loreto, Río Nanay, Maynas, 3 km upstream Mishana, Reserva Allpahuayo-Mishana (03°52'05"S, 073°29'03"W). UF 116665 View Materials (1), 298 mm, Peru, Loreto, Río Nanay, Maynas, 3 km upstream Mishana, Reserva Allpahuayo-Mishana (03°52'05"S, 073°29'03"W). UF 122820 View Materials (1), 275 mm, Peru, Loreto, Río Amazonas, Maynas, Río Nanay. UF 122821 View Materials (1), 331 mm, Peru, Loreto, acquired from fishermen 28 May, 2002, Río Amazonas near Iquitos, Loreto Department, Peru (03°46'S, 073°15'W). UF 122822 View Materials (1), 330 mm, Peru, Loreto, Río Amazonas, Maynas, Río Nanay. UF 122822 View Materials (1), 334 mm, Peru, Loreto, acquired from fishermen 28 May, 2002, Río Amazonas near Iquitos, Loreto Department, Peru (03°46'S, 073°15'W). UF 122825 View Materials (1), 158 mm, Peru, Loreto, Río Amazonas, Maynas, Río Nanay. UF 122825 View Materials (1), 158 mm, Peru, Loreto, Río Amazonas, Maynas, Río Nanay. UF 122847 View Materials (1), 188 mm, Peru, Loreto, Río Amazonas, Maynas, Río Nanay. UF 122847 View Materials (1), 188 mm, Peru, Loreto, Río Amazonas, Maynas, Río Nanay. UF 122848 View Materials (1), 112 mm, Peru, Loreto, Río Amazonas, Maynas, Río Nanay. UF 122849 View Materials (1), 132 mm, Peru, Loreto, Río Amazonas, Maynas, Río Nanay. UF 122849 View Materials (1), 132 mm, Peru, Loreto, Río Amazonas, Maynas, Río Nanay. UF 122852 View Materials (1), 92 mm, Peru, Loreto, Río Amazonas, Maynas, Río Nanay. UF 128991 View Materials (1) 291–307 mm, Peru, Loreto, Ucayali, (05°18'7.3"N, 074°03'36.03"W). UF 131129 View Materials (1) 172 mm, Peru, Loreto, Río Amazonas, Maynas, Río Nanay (03°45"S, 073°15'W). UF 131129 View Materials (1), 172 mm, Peru, Loreto, Río Amazonas, Maynas, Río Nanay, near Iquitos. UFRGS 22695 (23) 104–266 mm, Peru, Loreto, Cocha Santo Tomás aff. Río Nanay near Iquitos. UMMZ 228999 (1), 162 mm, Peru, Loreto, Río Tahuayo (04°10'S, 073°12'W). UMMZ 230733 (1), 251 mm, Peru, Loreto, Río Yavari, Buen Suceso, Quebrada Carana (04°08'S, 070°26'W). UMMZ 230733 (1), 251 mm, Peru, Loreto, Río Yavari, Buen Suceso, Quebrada Carana (approx. 04°08'S, 070°26'W). UMMZ 230734 (2), 190–210 mm, Brazil, Santa Cruz, Benjamin Constante, Río Nanay Río Nanay, Río Cayari (04°22'S, 070°02'W). ROM 83885 View Materials (1) 233 mm, Guyana, Essequibo, Cuyuni-Mazaruni. ROM 83886 View Materials (1) 238 mm, Guyana, Essequibo, Cuyuni-Mazaruni. ROM 83887 View Materials (1) 210 mm, Guyana, Essequibo, Cuyuni-Mazaruni. ROM 89520 View Materials (1) 189 mm, Guyana, Essequibo, Cuyuni-Mazaruni. ROM 89583 View Materials (1) 278 mm, Guyana, Essequibo, Cuyuni-Mazaruni. ROM 89660 View Materials (1) 176 mm, Guyana, Essequibo, Cuyuni-Mazaruni. ROM 89661 View Materials (1) 158 mm, Guyana, Essequibo, Cuyuni-Mazaruni. ROM 89662 View Materials (1) 132 mm, Guyana, Essequibo, Cuyuni-Mazaruni. ROM 93388 View Materials (1) 246 mm, Guyana, Essequibo, Cuyuni- Mazaruni. ROM 93389 View Materials (1) 238 mm, Guyana, Essequibo, Cuyuni-Mazaruni. ROM 93407 View Materials (1) 248 mm, Guyana, Essequibo, Cuyuni-Mazaruni. ROM 93424 View Materials (1) 245 mm, Guyana, Essequibo, Cuyuni-Mazaruni. ROM 93425 View Materials (1) 205 mm, Guyana, Essequibo, Cuyuni-Mazaruni. ROM 93426 View Materials (1) 186 mm, Guyana, Essequibo, Cuyuni-Mazaruni.
Description: Specimens of G. carapo from the western Amazon overlap substantially in morphometric and meristic PC-space with specimens from other localities ( Figures 4 View FIGURE 4 , 5 View FIGURE 5 , and 12). Gymnotus carapo occidentalis is characterized by the following combination of statistically significant (p <0.01) traits when compared to the rest of the species as a whole (see Principal Components Analyses and t-tests): long head (HL 11.4%–15.5% TL, mean 13.1% TL vs 10.2%–14.0%, mean 12.4% in all other subspecies), short preorbital distance (PR 28.0%–39.1% HL, mean 34.2% vs. 31.0%–40.2%, mean 35.3% in all other subspecies), narrow mouth (MW 32.2%–45.2% HL, mean 38.3% vs. 32.9%–49.0%, mean 42.2% in all other subspecies), short interorbital distance (IO 31.9%–40.6% HL, mean 35.6% vs. 32.9%–44.8%, mean 38.1% in all other subspecies), slender body (BD 63.7%–95.2% HL, mean 80.9% vs. 42.7%–106.6%, mean 86.4% in all other subspecies), slender head (HD 44.0%–62.5% HL, mean 56.2% vs. 50.8%–72.4%, mean 59.5% in all other subspecies) and narrow head (HW 50.0%–63.4% HL, mean 58.4% vs. 49.1%–67.7%, mean 60.2% in all other subspecies).
Distribution: Known from the western Amazon basin including Department of Loreto, Peru, the Río Aripuanã in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil and the Amazon at Tefé in Brazil. Also known from the Cuyuni-Mazaruni in Essequibo basin of Guyana and the Napo basin in Ecuador ( Figure 2 View FIGURE 2 B).
Etymology: Subspecific epithet derived from the Latin " occidentalis " meaning "of the West".
FIGURE 2. Geographic distribution of Gymnotus carapo. A. Closed circles show 111 localities of specimens used in morphometric analyses, and open circles show 191 other verified G. carapo localities. B. Collection localities color coded by subspecies. Note G. carapo is absent from the interior of the Brazilian shield and the Atlantic coast of Brazil from Ceará to Rio Grande do Sul.
FIGURE 3. Specimens illustrating variation in body shape and color pattern among seven subspecies of Gymnotus carapo A. G. c. australis, MLP 11222, 289 mm, Argentina, Misiones province, Río Iguazú basin, Arroyo Verde (25 ° 40 ' 15 " S, 053 ° 56 ' 00.8 " W); B. G. c. caatingaensis, AUM 20624, 225 mm. Brazil, Piauí, Río Gurgueia aff. Río Parnaíba (08 ° 32 ' 24 " S, 044 ° 25 ' 48 " W); C. G. c. carapo, UMMZ 190414, 146 mm. Suriname, Brokopondo, Marshal Kreek, aff. Suriname River (05 ° 14 ' 24.9 " N, 055 ° 05 ' 58.6 " W); D. G. c. madeirensis, UMSS 0 6964, 178 mm. Brazil, Amazonas, Río Beni (10 ° 51 ' 44.302 " S, 066 ° 04 ' 50.300 " W); E. G. c. occidentalis, UF 122820, 279 mm. Peru, Loreto, Iquitos (03 ° 43 ' 51.73 " S, 073 ° 15 ' 3.83 " W); F. G. c. orientalis, MCZ 45189, 165 mm. Brazil, Para, Parauapebas, Río Arari, Ilha de Marajó (01 ° 01 ' S, 048 ° 58 ' W); G. G. c. septentrionalis, ROM 83885, 233 mm. Guyana, Essequibo, Río Mazaruni (04 ° 55 ' 33.208 " N, 060 ° 36 ' 53.784 " W). Scale bars = 10 mm.
FIGURE 4. Landmarks used for geometric morphometric analyses. Fifteen landmarks were recorded for 88 morphologically mature specimens from seven subspecies of G. carapo Landmarks: 1) tip of snout; 2) tip of maxilla; 3) margin of maxilla; 4) external naris; 5) second pore of the supraorbital laterosensory canal; 6) point directly above midline of eye; 7) supraoccipital crest; 8) base of first anal fin ray; 9) anus; 10) seventh pore of the posterior marginal laterosensory canal; 11) anterior margin of eye; 12) posterior margin of eye; 13) top of preopercle; 14) top of opercle; 15) base of most ventral pectoral fin ray.
FIGURE 5. Principal components analysis of linear measurements for 175 specimens from seven subspecies of G. carapo: G. c. australis (AU, n = 25), G. c. caatingaensis (CT, n = 8), G. c. carapo (CA, n = 31), G. c. madeirensis (MD, n = 13), G. c. occidentalis (OC, n = 65), G. c. orientalis (OR, n = 16) and G. c. septentrionalis (SE, n = 15). Head length, head depth, body width and body depth load heavily on PC 1, while pre- and postorbital (PR and PO, respectively) and preanal (PA) lengths load heavily on PC 2. Note the substantial overlap in PC space between subspecies.
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Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo
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University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology
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Teen Mom 2's Briana Reacts to John's Alleged Cheating Scandal: 'There Is No Truth to These Rumors'
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Cheating rumors? Teen Mom 2 star Briana DeJesus and her boyfriend, John Rodriguez, have been going strong ever since they went Instagram official with their relationship last September — and the 24-year-old trusts her man. After an alleged Instagram DM conversation between John and another woman claiming to be pregnant with John's baby surfaced online, Briana was quick to shut down the rumors and she revealed that the screenshots were fake. Now, Briana exclusively addressed the cheating scandal in a statement to In Touch. Scroll through the gallery for Briana's response!
It seems like Bri's haters just can't stand to see her happy, and they'll do anything to stir up drama.
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After her failed relationship with her Teen Mom 2 costar Javi Marroquin, the Florida native moved on with John, a guy she met in NYC.
And despite the fact that the couple is dating long distance and take turns visiting each other in NYC and Florida, their relationship is pretty solid.
On a recent episode of Teen Mom 2, fans watched as Briana carefully introduced John to her daughters, Nova and Stella, and things couldn't have gone better.
Back in February, she gushed about John as a good father figure for her girls.
"John is very sincere and genuine and he's so kind and sweet and thoughtful," she said. "He would definitely be a great father figure to them."
She also revealed that her family adores him.
"My mother and sister have met him and they have only good things to say about him," she previously told In Touch. "They definitely like him."
And Bri even said she could see herself marrying John and having children with him in the future.
"We play things safe but I definitely do see this lasting. I can see him being my husband one day," she continued. "And I'd love to have kids with him at some point but we are not in any rush."
Things have been going so well between Bri and John that fans have even speculated that there could be a possible engagement coming soon.
But Bri said they're perfectly fine with where they are at right now in their relationship.
"John and I are VERY happy and everything's still going really well between us. It's like no other relationship I've had thus far and I'm super stoked about the way things are going."
Of course, some of Bri's haters can't stand to see her so happy, so they tried to stir up some drama between Bri and her man by fabricating a cheating scandal.
A screenshot of a fake IG DM conversation surfaced online that supposedly took place between a person pretending to be John and an imaginary mistress.
In the fake IG DM message exchange, a person claiming to be John said that "there would be issues" if the woman told Briana that she was pregnant.
The woman told John that she would tell Bri, and the person claiming to be John told the woman: "How are you going to tell her she won't even read your message dumb bitch. F–k you that baby ain't s–t to me. You were just a piece of ass. Kill yourself."
But the entire conversation was fabricated and Briana cleared up the rumors once and for all in an exclusive statement to In Touch.
"There is no truth to these rumors, Bri exclusively told In Touch. "The conversation is completely fake and was made up by someone clearly looking for attention. John and I are great and we're laughing over it. Happy Saturday everyone."
Keep blocking out the haters, Bri!
Briana DeJesus
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BBC Radio 2 sitcom. 21 episodes (pilot + 2 series), 1971 - 1973. Stars Arthur Lowe, Ian Lavender, Kenneth Connor and Liz Fraser.
Parsley Sidings is a small, out-of-the-way railway station in the Midlands, located on the line between London and Birmingham. Parsley Sidings only has six trains stopping per day, and thus the station is always under the threat of closure.
The manager of the station is Mr Horace Hepplewhite (Authur Lowe), whose family have managed the station for generations. His gormless son Bertrand is not so keen on running the station however, he would rather enter acting.
Other staff at the station included secretary Gloria Simpkins (Liz Fraser) who is in love with Bertrand, crafty cockney porter Percy Valentine and elderly signalman Mr Bradshaw (both played by Kenneth Connor).
A more in-depth article covering the programme.
Perhaps the most in depth guide to Parsley Sidings there is, including contributions from writer Jim Eldridge.


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ZION - State Senator Melinda Bush (D-Grayslake) held a job fair and hiring event last Thursday for the citizens of Lake County. Nearly 300 jobseekers attended the event. Senator Bush, Congressmen Brad Schneider, the Illinois Department of Employment Security and the Jobs Center of Lake County collaborated with over 50 employers to provide instantaneous matching between job-seekers and on-site employers.
The gymnasium at the Zion Park District Leisure Center was filled to capacity as job seekers handed out over 800 resumes to prospective employers. As people made their way through the crowded gymnasium, over 90 interviews were conducted on-site.
Early childhood education is integral to the lifelong success of our children. State Senator Melinda Bush, a strong advocate for early childhood education, spent time yesterday with members of the Ounce of Prevention, an organization dedicated to furthering quality early childhood experiences in the crucial first five years of life.
The Ounce of Prevention serves more than 4,000 children and families directly through birth-to-five programs in Chicago and throughout Illinois. Their program provides opportunities for children born into poverty that they would likely not otherwise receive.


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An Interview With Aicha Daffe
In one week we'll be launching our latest exhibition, Zanele Muholi: Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail The Dark Lioness. As well as getting the chance to have a first look at this critically-acclaimed exhibition when it arrives in Nottingham, we'll also have music in the Cafébar from Nottingham based British-Senegalese DJ Aïcha Daffé.
We caught up with Aïcha to learn more about her and find out what to expect from her set.
Aïcha, we are so excited to have you back to DJ the launch of our new exhibition, Zanele Muholi. Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us!
Hi, thanks for having me back!
You're a member of SheAfriq, a collective of creative women of African descent here in Nottingham. Can you tell us a bit about that?
SheAfriq began as several conversations I had had with different creative black women within Nottingham about issues we were facing or feelings we were having such as isolation, tackling tokenism, racism and ignorance in our professional lives and a hunger to form a supportive network. I got everyone together in what started as a Facebook group, we then met and talked about what we each wanted to get out of working together and SheAfriq as it exists today was born; a space for us to inspire each other, work together through any individual problems we may be having, seek advice on existing work or collaborate on new projects! We are all very proud of what our group has become.
How did you get in to DJing?
Growing up in my household I am convinced that it would be impossible for me not to adore music. Whether it was listening to my big sister's soul and R&B cassettes in our shared bedroom, my brother's copy of 2Pac's All Eyez On Me playing way too loud on repeat through the wall, or my parents' extensive Pan-African record collection over family dinners, music influenced me from early on, and my hunger to collect different sounds grew and grew. The inspiration to turn it in to a job came when I was studying for my Fine Art degree in Brighton: A city buzzing with so much creative energy that making a modest living out of what I loved to do seemed very possible, everyone seemed to be doing it! I began running a few student nights spinning hip-hop and R&B and after coming back to Notts I never stopped.
The last time you DJed here, it was at the launch of Sounds Like Her. What was that experience like?
It was beautiful! I played a set full of music from British women of colour spanning decades, from the 40s up 'til now, and there was so much love in the room for it. The selection seemed to resonate with lots of people for lots of different reasons and it was really nice to see people come together over that.
What did you think of the Sounds Like Her exhibition?
I loved it, it was right up my street. I was particularly in awe of Sonia Boyce's Devotional series, a list of names of female artists of colour from the UK affectionately hand drawn in a wallpaper-like installation. It definitely inspired the set that I put together that night. I played a track at one point by local artist ABII (who was there at the exhibition launch) and Sonia approached her about adding her name to the installation!
What sort of music can we expect to hear at this launch event?
You will definitely be hearing some South African house music! That is what first came to mind when I was asked to play at this particular exhibition, knowing of Zanele Muholi's background on the South African creative scene. One of my good friends Sho Madjozi is a South African rapper, and through listening to her music and observing the scene she is a part of I have gained a real love for contemporary South African music. I have been listening to it a lot lately and I am really excited about putting a set together situating it into a wider Pan-African context, because electronic African music is so dope, I have a big catalogue of beats that I love, and I am not one to restrict myself with borders if I can help it! I am confident I will get everybody moving.
What do you think of Zanele Muholi's work?
I was lucky to have encountered Zanele Muholi's work at the South African Pavilion at Venice Biennale 4 and a bit years ago, and was just reminded of this fact when I saw that their work was coming here to New Art Exchange!
It is extremely important, in my opinion, that artists use their work to communicate their personal experience effectively whether that be to outsiders, or as a healing form of catharsis within a like-minded community. It becomes even more necessary however, when this work has the potential to communicate the destructive potential of discrimination, hate crimes and the unnecessary suffering of vulnerable groups at the hands of others. From what I have seen of Zanele Muholi's work I must say, it does this beautifully.
I am really excited to get a look around Somnyama Ngonyama for this reason. What a treat for Nottingham!
Catch Aïcha DJing at the launch of Zanele Muholi: Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail The Dark Lioness on Friday 27 April, 6pm - 9pm. Reserve your free place.
Images by: Bartosz Kali


We wanted to put together some tips for planning a company picnic that you can pass onto your customers. These tips will help your potential clients to be a little more prepared when they call you to book their picnic. These tips may not apply to all events but these tips can give your customers an idea of what they need to be thinking about when they are planning their event.
This is one of the most important metrics you need to gather when planning a company picnic. This estimate will be your starting point. Everything hinges on the size of your group from what venue you choose to how many activities you need to how much food needs to be prepared.
For a rough estimate you can take your number of employees and multiply it by 2.56 if you are going to include kids or multiple it by 1.52 if your event will only have employee + spouses. Those numbers are roughly based off of a 52% marriage rate in the US and an average of 2 kids per family. So if you have 200 employees, estimate roughly 104 spouses, and 208 kids. Remember this is just an estimate to get you started.
After estimating the group size you will need to do some research to find out what kinds of activities your employees and their families are interested in. You will need to make sure each age group has activities that will keep them entertained. You can find out about your group by sending a survey to your employees using a service like Survey Monkey. You'll want to ask questions about their interest in potential activities as well as how many kids they have in certain age groups. This survey can also help you get a more accurate count on how many people will be attending.
You would think this would need to be the first thing you do when planning an event but it doesn't have to be first. When you start planning you should have a general idea of what season you want to have your event in (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter) but an exact date really can't be set until you know an appropriate venue is available and those killer show stopping attractions are available from your favorite entertainment company. In general a 3-4 hour event is plenty of time to eat a meal, mix and mingle, and take part in the activities of the day.
If you have a lot of space at your business' location having a large company event on site is not out of the ordinary. Having an event on site has a lot of benefits. You already know what the facilities have to offer, you know about parking and bathrooms, and you'll have extra time on site to decide where everything should go.
If you go off site for your company event there are a few things you'll need to be thinking about. Will there be enough parking? How soon can we start setting up? Are there enough bathrooms? Do we need a way to keep the general public from crashing our event? Does the location already have activities in place?
Once your guests arrive the first thing they will probably want to do is eat. Depending on the time your event is taking place some people will be counting on the food at the event for their lunch or dinner. Have a several options available. It's a good idea to ask about food preferences in the survey mentioned above. Ask about food allergies and ask if there needs to be a vegetarian or vegan option.
The food is important, the location is important but your company picnic will live or die by the activities you choose. Start by setting the mood of the event with good music. Hire a professional DJ that is going to play all of the greatest hits and be energetic and interact with your guests. Make sure you have activities for all of your age groups covered. Inflatables are great for a variety of ages from toddlers to adults. Add some family activities like a photobooth. Have some low key activities for those that just want to hang out, like bingo or a few casino tables.
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Because the showroom buildings in High Point are owned by multiple owners, the High Point Market Authority was formed in 2001 to streamline and consolidate transportation, accommodations, marketing and registration for the bi-annual Markets. The Market Authority has taken care of everything for you, including first-time buyer videos and seminars to make it even easier for you to make the most of your time at Market.
Our company, International Market Centers, owns and operates all the key showroom buildings at the High Point Market, containing seventy percent of the exhibitors, including the majority of the top 500 manufacturers. You will find everything you need while at Market in these buildings: IHFC, Showplace, Christopher Guy, Market Square & Suites, Plaza Suites, Furniture Plaza, National Furniture Mart, 300 S. Main, 200/320/330 N. Hamilton, Commerce & Design Building, Klaussner on Hamilton, Market Square Textile Tower and the Antique & Design Center.
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Theresa Grafenstine, CISA, CGEIT, CRISC, CIA, CGAP, CGMA, CPA is a member of ISACA's Board of Directors and the inspector general of the U.S. House of Representatives (House). Over the past 20 years, she has served in the inspector general community in both the legislative and executive branches of the federal government.
She is the chair of ISACA's Relations Board and Finance Committee, is past president and committee chairman of the ISACA National Capital Area Chapter and has served as ISACA's Communities Committee chair and on ISACA's World Congress: INSIGHTS program development task force. Grafenstine was recently nominated for the U.S. Federal Government Disruptor of the Year Award for her speeches on reforming audit in 2014.
As the inspector general, she is responsible for planning and leading independent, non-partisan audits, advisories and investigations of the financial and administrative functions of the House. Prior to joining the House OIG, Grafenstine served at the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Inspector General, where she led acquisition audits of major weapons systems and was selected to respond to high-profile Congressional audit requests.
Grafenstine earned the 2014 John Kuyers Best Speaker/Conference Contributor Award from ISACA.
Cyber Governance – Sticking Your Head in the Sand Is Not an Option
by Theresa Grafenstine
The roles the Board of Directors and the audit committee play in cybersecurity are becoming increasingly critical. This article explores the new emphasis on Boards and audit committees being responsible for cyber risk. No longer will that responsibility be voluntary.


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The Neil & Gina Smith Collection
A GEORGE III SILVER INKSTAND, JOHN TOULIET, LONDON, 1791, RETAILED BY WAKELIN & TAYLER |
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
36.1cm., 14 1/4in. long
the base of ample size, rounded rectangular with upturned sides, plain except for an engraved coat-of-arms, motto, motto of the Order of the Garter, supporters and marquess's coronet, fitted with three rings complete with three cylindrical pots (two for ink, the third for wafers) with a detachable cover, each engraved twice with the motto of the Order of the Garter, crest and marquess's coronet, scratch weight: '55=5"
Supplied to Thomas Thynne, 3rd Viscount Weymouth and late 1st Marquess of Bath (1734-1796) and then by descent to
John Alexander Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath (1831-1896) and then by descent at Longleat
Christie's, London, Furniture, Porcelain and Silver from Longleat, 13 June 2002, lot 440
John Wakelin and William Tayler's Gentleman's Ledger, 1789-1801, fol. 273 (Victoria and Albert Museum, Archive of Art and Design. MS SD.95.0050)
2nd Marquess of Bath, Heirlooms, 1896 Inventory of Plate: '14 ½" oblong plain inkstand with two circular inks and a wafer box.'
The arms are those of Thynne, Marquesses of Bath for Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath (1734-1796), who was so created on 18 August 1789. 'Whitehall, August 18 [1789].
'The King has . . . been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Marquess of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable Thomas Viscount Weymouth, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of Marquess of Bath, in the County of Somerset.' (The London Gazette, London, Saturday to Tuesday, 15-18 August 1789, p. 550)
As Viscount Weymouth, his lordship was married on 22 May 1759 at St. Margaret, Westminster to Lady Elizabeth Cavendish Bentinck, first daughter of William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland by his wife, Margaret Cavendish (1735-1825), daughter and heir of Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer.
In 1792, when this inkstand was purchased, the Marquess of Bath was Groom of the Stole, a royal appointment which he held in 1775 and again from 1782 until his death.
The entry for this inkstand in John Wakelin and William Tayler's Gentleman's Ledger, 1789-1801, fol. 273 (Victoria and Albert Museum, Archive of Art and Design. MS SD.95.0050), is as follows:
'The Marquis of Bath
'1792
'Mar 12
'To a large plain Inkstand like [Lord] Chesterfields 55oz 5dwt 2/1/gr. £22 6s 8d
'To engraving a Coat Supps & Cort 6s 6 Crests Garters and Corts 2s ea. 16s.'
John Touliet was baptised at St. Giles in the Fields, Westminster on 14 October 1750, the son of John Touliet (d. 1765/66), a haberdasher, and his wife, Elizabeth (née Chauvine) who were married at the Mayfair Chapel, near Hyde Park Corner on 17 February 1747. The younger John Touliet entered his first mark as a smallworker (as struck on this inkstand) at Goldsmiths' Hall on 26 April 1784, giving his address as Whitcomb Street, Leicester Fields. He entered a second mark o 9 February 1792. The address is significant; Panton Street, where Wakelin & Tayler had their shop, and Whitcomb Street are only yards apart.
Touliet was married to Rosetta (otherwise Rose) Watson at St. James, Piccadilly on 21 November 1775. The couple either moved or retired to Hampstead where he died and was buried there at St. John, Church Row on 11 May 1800. His will, signed on 6 February 1800, describes him as of 46 Whitcomb Street, St. Martin in the Fields, silversmith. Because there were no witnesses to this document Samuel Whitford of Smithfield Bars, St. Sepulchre, City of London, silversmith (Grimwade, p. 699) and Thomas Brind of Dolphin Court, Noble Street, St. Ann, Aldersgate, City of London, silver turner, appeared personally on 13 May 1800 to attest to its authenticity. The will was proved on 16 May following. (National Archives, Kew, PROB 11/1343). Mrs. Touliet died in Hampstead in March 1818.


The Lake of the Ozarks is the area that the "Spouses Selling Houses" Team is happy to call home. It's the place where we raise our families, have a career, spend time with friends, enjoy the seasons, and so much more! The lake area is very relaxing and exciting. In our Mid-Missouri paradise, you can enjoy 1,150 miles of shoreline! Anyone can have a beautiful waterfront home or condo along with a dock.


Cleary Gottlieb represented a consortium composed of Hua Capital Management, CITIC Capital Holdings and GoldStone Investment Co. in the going private transaction involving OmniVision Technologies. Under the terms of the agreement, OmniVision stockholders will receive $29.75 per share in cash, or a total of approximately $1.9 billion. The transaction documents were signed on April 30, 2015, and the transaction is expected to close in the third or fourth fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2016, subject to approval by OmniVision stockholders, regulatory approvals, including antitrust review in the U.S. and the People's Republic of China, review and clearance by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., clearance or approval under applicable Taiwan law, and other customary closing conditions.
OmniVision is a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions. Its CameraChip™ and CameraCubeChip™ products are highly integrated, single-chip CMOS image sensors for consumer and commercial applications, including mobile phones, tablets and entertainment devices, notebooks and webcams, security and surveillance systems, digital still and video cameras, automotive and medical imaging systems. Hua Capital Management Co., based in Beijing, China, was founded by an experienced investment team focused on the semiconductor industry and related areas. CITIC Capital Holdings, founded in 2002, is an alternative investment management and advisory company with an AUM of over $4.6 billion. It is owned by CITIC Group, the largest Chinese conglomerate, Tencent Holdings Limited, China Investment Corporation, China's sovereign wealth fund, and Qatar Holding. GoldStone Investment Co. was incorporated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Securities in Oct 2007 and it is solely engaged in direct equity investment.


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18 States + D.C. Seek To Delay Implementation Of Title IX Final Rule Changes
Derek K. Ishikawa,
As discussed in previous blog posts, on May 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) announced a package of sweeping changes to Title IX (the Final Rule), scheduled to take effect August 14, 2020. Since that announcement, the Final Rule has faced significant criticism, including the following statement by American Council on Education President Ted Mitchell:
"As a result of the [COVID-19] pandemic, virtually every college and university in the country is closed. Choosing this moment to impose the most complex and challenging regulations the agency has ever issued reflects appallingly poor judgment."
Channeling these criticisms of the Final Rule, on June 23, 2020, a group of attorneys general from 17 states and the District of Columbia sought to delay implementation of the Final Rule by filing the first motion for preliminary injunction (the D.C. motion). Late on June 25, 2020, the state of New York filed a separate motion with the same stated purpose (the N.Y. motion).
Title IX is the federal law prohibiting sexual harassment and sexual discrimination on K-12, college, and university campuses throughout the United States. The Final Rule implementing Title IX will result in sweeping changes to how colleges and universities respond to sexual misconduct complaints.
In addition to the underlying actions for the D.C. and N.Y. motions, two other actions for declaratory/injunctive relief have been filed: one in Maryland on May 14, 2020 by a coalition of nonprofits represented by the American Civil Liberties Union's Women's Rights Project, and another on June 10, 2020 by another coalition of non-profits in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts. As of the date of this e-alert, preliminary injunction motions have not been filed in these matters.
What is the basis for the motions to stay/delay?
Supported by almost 70 declarations, the D.C. motion asserts, among other things, that:
The effective date of August 14, 2020 is arbitrary and capricious, and is already causing significant harm in light of the lack of available resources given the global health crisis, and the DOE's "scant rationale" for requiring implementation on such a short timetable when it has given schools a year-long waiver from other regulatory requirements due to COVID-19.
Even without COVID-19, the effective date is unreasonable given the length and complexity of the Final Rule, extensive nature of training/reeducation requirements, as well as the absence of stakeholders during the summer break against a backdrop of shared governance.
The Final Rule exceeds DOE's authority as its "courtroom grievance process" requirements such as "direct, oral cross-examination by an advisor" will "chill reporting, create potentially inequitable and traumatizing hearings that can harm complainants and respondents alike, and lead to less reliable outcomes," especially when "respondents are able to afford attorneys and complainants cannot," and ignores more neutral options including questioning by a hearing officer (which is already the rule in several jurisdictions, including California).
The Final Rule is arbitrary and capricious where it precludes out-of-hearing statements by a party or witness where that individual is not present at the hearing, which overlooks the lack of subpoena power for must schools, the DOE's own prohibition against compelling testimony, and ignores commonly used rules of evidence that permit such statements to be admitted under certain circumstances.
The Final Rule impermissibly narrows Title IX by improperly restricting when and where sexual harassment must take place in order to violate Title IX, limits what conduct may be properly treated as sexual harassment, and limits who can file a formal complaint to initiate a Title IX investigation.
The Final Rule's requirement that conduct that falls outside its more limited definition of sexual harassment or outside a school's education program or activity be dismissed is arbitrary and capricious because it requires them to unnecessarily create parallel policies and grievance procedures.
The Final Rule also represents a marked departure from the DOE's long and consistent history of enforcing Title IX's broad anti-discrimination mandate, and improperly relies on distinguishable U.S. Supreme Court precedent to support that more narrow definition of sexual harassment, all of which is contrary to DOE's treatment of other forms of discriminatory harassment.
The Final Rule violates the Administrative Procedure Act because it is based on fatally flawed regulatory impact analyses that rely on incomplete cost figures that underestimate the substantial personnel, training, supporting service, and capital costs associated with the Final Rule, and ignores the costs of sexual harassment exacerbated by the Rule due to "increased absenteeism, lost revenue from dropouts, and attendant costs from increased unemployment and health services."
The Final Rule is not a logical outgrowth of the proposed rule, to the extent it goes beyond the proposed rule's scope by pre-empting local and state laws that conflict with Title IX (including negotiated collective bargaining agreements), prohibiting schools from investigating Title IX misconduct if the student is not "participating in or attempting to participate in the education program or activity," failing to protect student privacy by permitting consolidation of complaints involving one or more respondents or requiring only schools—not parties—to keep information confidential during the investigation.
The Final Rule will result in irreparable harm to schools and students by imposing complicated and costly procedures on schools under an unreasonable timeframe, and making it harder for students to report harassment and have it addressed.
The N.Y. motion makes similar arguments with the stated purpose of enjoining implementation of the Final Rule on a nationwide basis without geographic limitations. In addition, the N.Y. motion also:
cites the particular impacts that COVID-19 has had on the ability of medical schools and teaching hospitals to take on the administrative burdens in the Final Rule, and
discusses how the grievance procedures of the Final Rule conflict with privacy protections under FERPA.
However, the scope of the N.Y. motion could be interpreted as factually narrower, having been brought on behalf of Plaintiffs (i) the State of New York and (ii) the Board of Education for the City School District of the City of New York, with supporting declarations that articulate the specific anticipated burdens for New York schools.
Does this mean post-secondary schools can breathe a sigh of relief?
No. It is true that successful motions for preliminary injunction could result in some form of postponement in the effective date of the Final Rule and any related enforcement until the underlying lawsuits are themselves resolved on the merits. Unfortunately for the hundreds of post-secondary institutions impacted by the Final Rule, immediate, short-term relief from the need to plan for the August 14, 2020 effective date is unlikely for several reasons:
First, both of the federal courts hearing these motions have local rules in place that normally provide for minimum periods of no less than 21 days for having motions noticed, briefed and heard; even in the event any of the courts were agree to shorten those schedules, such an order typically follows a joint or unopposed request to shorten time, neither of which has been filed as of this date of this e-alert. With respect to the D.C. motion, the DOE has already indicated that it opposes a stay, and so the court has already ordered the parties to meet and confer and submit a briefing schedule by June 29, 2020.
Second, following any related hearing, notwithstanding any tentative order the court might issue on the day of the hearing, courts often taken matters under submission to consider/account for oral arguments made by the parties, and therefore might require additional time to prepare and issue their final order.
Third, while each of the three federal district courts have a history of entering nationwide preliminary injunctions, any of the judges ruling on the motions for preliminary injunction might also narrow the scope of their order to the facts and circumstances of the matters pending before them. For example, although the D.C. motion's plaintiffs requested a stay of the entire Final Rule, the judge considering the motion filed by the attorneys general for 17 states and the District of Columbia could limit any preliminary injunctive relief only to those 18 jurisdictions, or only to public institutions within those jurisdictions.
Finally, even if a judge were to order a stay of implementation of the Final Rule, the DOE could request that the court stay that order pending filing of an interlocutory appeal by the DOE.
Given these factors, it is very unlikely that colleges and universities will know whether the effective date of the Final Rule is delayed until just a couple weeks or days before the August 14, 2020 effective date for the Final Rule. Accordingly, it will be very important for post-secondary institutions to continue to develop compliant policies and procedures, to begin to plan to hire/retain/train for the new positions required under the Final Rule, and to begin developing communication plans to engage their campus constituencies on such developments.
For more information, please contact Derek Ishikawa, dishikawa@hkemploymentlaw.com, (310) 255-1803, in the Los Angeles office of Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP.
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