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The Ecosse team in the pit lane after a long 24 hours of racing. Team owner Hugh McCaig on the extreme right with the drivers alongside and the Barwell Motorsport team
After a long wait Ecurie Ecosse came back into International sports and GT racing at the Total Spa 24 hours on the weekend of July 30/31 and were rewarded with a convincing 20th overall and 9th place in the class. Competing against some of the fastest cars in the Pro-Cup class, where the Audi R8 LMS GT3 factory car of Mattias Ekstrom and Timo Scheider won ahead of the BMWZ4 GT3 driven by German girl Claudia Hurtgen and Dirc Werner, the Ecurie Ecosse Aston Martin DBRS 9 was in the biggest and most competitive class, the Pro-Am, with 28 entrants.
In the past six months the Ecurie Ecosse team of young drivers led by Alasdair McCaig, Olly Bryant, Andrew Smith and Joe Twyman have worked hard to raise the sponsorship for the Ecosse team's return and the Spa race was a test before launching a major drive to secure sponsorship for the 2012 season.
At scrutineering on the Tuesday the dark blue Ecosse car was passed, received its important scrutineering tags and the drivers were signed on.
The Ecosse Aston in full flight during the early part of the race at Spa
It had been a dash to Belgium for all of the drivers as they were racing at Silverstone the previous weekend where Olly Bryant won the World Sports Car Masters race in his Lola T70 and Andrew Smith took third place in the Jaguar E Type Challenge. After taking pole position and leading the pre-66 racing car event in his Cooper Lowline, Alasdair McCaig had to retire.
It was a proud moment for Hugh McCaig, Patron of Ecurie Ecosse, who, twenty nine years ago took the decision to reform Scotland's best known motor racing team. He was even prouder of the fact that his son Alasdair would be one of the four drivers in the team. Indeed it was very much a family team affair as Neil Twyman and Grahame Bryant were there to support their sons Joe and Oliver. Andrew Smith's father, Esmond, sadly could not attend.
Work on hand on one of the night pit stops before the ECU problem.
Also the four drivers put together the package to run the Aston Martin in association with Barwell Motorsport and it proved to be a great success. A number of the sponsors were present and the atmosphere in the paddock was electric in preparation for the race.
As Joe Twyman remarked " For me this was the most important race of my life so far. OK, so I had raced an Aston Martin in last year's 24 Hour race and won the GT4 class but this was different. I was very much aware of the history and the heritage of Ecurie Ecosse. There was also the pressure as none of us wanted to undermine the name".
When it came to start time, Oliver Bryant was nominated as the first driver so Alasdair McCaig brought out his bagpipes and piped the car on to the grid in traditional Scottish style as if to underline Ecurie Ecosse were back.
It was an emotional moment for all the team but particularly for Hugh McCaig.
As is often the case in Spa it rained for much of the race. The Aston viewed from the rear.
With a position in the middle of the grid, the team were ready to make progress during the race and right from the start they started lapping consistently. However on the second lap Olly Bryant suddenly had a problem when the power steering failed." During the warm up lap the fluid got hot and on the second lap of the race there was a vacuum in the system which flattened the pipe.All of a sudden the steering became so heavy I had to use two hands to get the car through the corners and back to the pits".
The next problem came with punctures of the left front tyre which, at Spa, takes a lot of the strain on the high speed corners. Andrew Smith was at the wheel when the first tyre blew on the uphill Eau Rouge corner but he managed to avoid hitting anything. "I felt the tyre go pop just as I was passing the pits and into the dip for Eau Rouge but when I reached the top of the hill I realised the tyre was still on the rim and so I slowed right down and managed to get the car back to the pits",
The team were running on Avon tyres, rather than the popular Michelins, because Michelin were committed to supply tyres to all the leading teams doing the entire Blancpain Championship which left some of the teams to find their own tyres. Dunlop, who supported Ecurie Ecosse in the 1950s, were not able to help but Avon tyres came forward with tyres.
When night fell it started to rain and Joe Twyman was at the wheel. " I think I was the only one to hit the really wet weather during the night and it was a tough job as the tyres were slipping and sliding so I was happy to drop only around 30 seconds during the stint".
Andrew Smith then had trouble at Stavelot during the night when he hit a patch of oil dropped by another car. A Ferrari had hit the same patch of oil and was lying on the gravel beside the track. Andrew's Aston Martin spun and went backwards to line itself alongside the Ferrari, thankfully, without hitting it.
Then came the second puncture and this time Olly Bryant was at the wheel." As I came into Blanchemont 1 there was a bang and the front tyre blew. Up to that time Alasdair and I had done double stints. (Each driver was allowed just over an hour at the wheel before a pit stop but were allowed to stay in the car and do another stint). "However after the second puncture we decided to change the left front tyre after every hourly stop just to be on the safe side.
"We had all managed to get the car up to 17th place overall which was pretty good bearing in mind we were up against the factory Audis".
The next problem was with the ECU unit that caused the electrics to overheat and the team lost over an hour trying to resolve the problem; which they believed was caused by a fault in the wiring loom.
The trouble started with a low rev misfire when Olly Bryant was driving.He pulled off the track and radioed the pits. Barwell Engineering had thankfully strapped a torch, some tools and a spare ECU unit to the roll bar. So, with instructions over the radio, Olly was able to replace the ECU and get back to the pits.
At last, the finishing line. The team cheer on the car as it ends the 24 Hour race.
It happened a second time, this time with Andrew Smith at the wheel, and he managed to get it back to the top end of the pits where the mechanics rushed with a computer and new ECU unit to reprogramme everything. Thankfully Andrew stayed in the car as the marshals wanted to push the car away into the dead car park.
It was this that eventually put the team down to 17th place overall and 9th in the class but as Alasdair McCaig said " Bearing in mind the microscopic budget we had, to finish in that position was better than we expected".
A lot of the success was not only down to the calm and professional attitude of the team and drivers but to Barwell Motorsport who took an ageing car – the Aston Martin DBRS 9 will be phased out at the end of the year – and made it supremely reliable save for that faulty ECU.
What was also interesting was that all four drivers were within a few seconds of each other and clearly made a formidable and close knit team especially as Andrew Smith and Alasdair McCaig were having their first taste of 24 hour racing.
Team head Hugh McCaig was philosophical about the result." We achieved what we set out to achieve with a strong finish. In a 24 hour race you need a lot of luck and going over our progress in the race there is no doubt that had we not hit trouble with the ECU we would have been much higher at the finish, perhaps even as high as 15th but that's motor racing: I am extremely happy with the result".
Also competing in the race was one of the Ecurie Ecosse drivers from the 1980s, Belgian Marc Duez who was racing a Mustang in the same class: he finished eight places behind the Ecosse car.
Did you know that Olly Bryant's mother is the niece of the late Sir Malcolm Campbell, the former land speed record holder?
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In the first such collaboration of its kind, an expert panel of rheumatologists and orthopedic surgeons has developed guidelines for the perioperative management of anti-rheumatic medication in patients undergoing total hip or knee replacement.
"Patients with rheumatic diseases who have joint replacement surgery are at increased risk for joint infection, a potentially devastating complication," said Susan Goodman, MD, co-principal investigator and a rheumatologist at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. "As infection risk is linked to the use of anti-rheumatic medication, our goal was to develop recommendations on when to stop medication prior to joint replacement and the optimal time for patients to restart treatment after surgery. Appropriate medication management in the perioperative period may provide an important opportunity to lower the risk of an infection or other adverse outcome."
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons sponsored the project, and the guidelines were published in Arthritis Care & Research, a peer-reviewed medical journal of the ACR and the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals. The recommendations are based on an extensive review of the available literature on the subject, clinical expertise and experience, and input from patients.
The expert panel consisted of 31 specialists from more than 20 hospitals and professional organizations. The medication guidelines concern adults with rheumatoid arthritis; spondyloarthritis, including ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis; juvenile idiopathic arthritis; and lupus undergoing hip or knee replacement.
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The study included traditional disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs), biologic agents, tofacitinib, and glucocorticoids. The panel developed guidelines on when to continue, when to withhold, and when to restart these medications, as well as the optimal perioperative dosing of corticosteroids.
Non-biologic DMARDs may be continued throughout the perioperative period in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis and lupus undergoing elective hip or knee replacement.
Biologic medications should be withheld as close to one dosing cycle as scheduling permits prior to elective hip or knee replacement and restarted after evidence of wound healing, typically 14 days, for all patients with rheumatic diseases.
The patient panel, which had significant input, attached far greater importance to preventing infection at the time of surgery than to the possibility of a disease flare from stopping medication.
"The recommendations are intended for use by clinicians, including orthopedists, rheumatologists, and other physicians performing risk assessment and evaluation, as well as by patients," Dr. Goodman noted. "Communication is key. It is imperative that open and informed communication between the patient, orthopedic surgeon and rheumatologist take place."
The panel noted that the guidelines address common clinical situations, but may not apply in exceptional or unusual situations. While cost is a relevant factor in healthcare decisions, it was not considered in this project.


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EastEnders star Tamzin Outhwaite has spoken to Digital Spy about Melanie Owen's exciting return, warning that the popular character is "darker" and "more damaged" than before.
Tamzin has signed up to reprise the role of Mel after nearly 16 years away and we'll see her return to Walford in January, with her teenage son Hunter hot on her heels afterwards.
In a chat with Digital Spy, Tamzin dropped a huge hint that Mel could have an ulterior motive for being back on Albert Square after so long away.
She told us: "I'm still at the beginning of the story, just like a newbie, but I know that it's going to be explosive. It'll be like a trickle, so later on, it's going to blow up.
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To the person who thinks this is going to be a crappy, boring yawnfest...do yourself a favor and attend the shows on 6/8 and 6/9.
Catherine Russel is an amazingly talented singer/musician/arranger who, besides her jazz chops, has been a part of David Bowies band, a big part of The American Beauty Project along with Larry Campbell, Jim Lauderdale and others and also directed a choir during A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen at Carnegie Hall. I could go on and on but I assure you that you will not see a more talented person this year anywhere.
Now, if you can yawn at a Bonerama concert, I can't really help you because it's obvious that you've already passed away or, at very least, are having major problems with Narcolepsy. Bonarama takes Jazz a bit further than one would expect from a trombone-centric band from New Orleans. The first time I saw them perform was at a music festival in NJ and while talking to friends at the back of the concert field, my jaw went slack upon hearing the first notes of...nah, it can't be...omg it is...Black Sabbath's War Pigs. Talk about pushing the envelope. Yawning is not an option.


The second collection of Wizard of OZ fabrics tells the story of Dorothy and Toto landing in Munchkin Land. The Good With Glenda is the star of this series. She is exquisite! Also the munchkins and the Mayor are so lifelike. You can just see those little guys doing their Lollipop dance.
The full color in this portion of the movie is so important after the sepia tones in the beginning section.
All is bright, happy and very clean looking. The red shoes really seem to sparkle on the fabric.
I have used the panel in sections and have overlaid the black divisions in the film scenes with the Yellow Brick Road fabric. I like the way it kept the quilt all light and happy.
The border fabric is called Dorothy Toss, with Dorothy, Toto, rainbows and red shoes going in all directions. Lots of motion in that fabric makes an interesting border.
I know I seem to be obsessed with these fabrics. I AM!!Lots of fun to make these!!!
Thank you for viewing my quilts.
The bag you made sounds really cute. I bet she will get lots of nice comments from those who see it. Thanks for the comment on my Over The Rainbow quilt.
I made my daughter a bag to carry to her dialist 3X a week and used the Glenda, the good witch panel. I lined it with the blue "Surrender Dorothy" fabric. I think it turned out beautiful.


I used to ride the Cain train. Now, I've stepped off. The reason I'm rethinking my support for GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain has little to do with the increased media scrutiny, namely the sexual harassment allegations leveled against him.
No, the real reason I am rethinking my support for Mr. Cain is very simple: He is too much like President Obama. This is ironic because Cain has very successfully marketed himself as the anti-Obama – the conservative outsider who is ignorant of Washington political shenanigans, the honest straight-talker with common sense solutions and a no-bull approach. Like many others, I initially found this style quite attractive, and I supported Cain for the GOP nomination long before his recent surge in the polls.
But after Cain's initial charm wore off, I began to look a little deeper, and I found the similarities between Cain and Mr. Obama were disturbing to say the least.
For starters, Obama and Cain both share a lack of political experience. When it was obvious that Obama was a real contender for the White House, I remember conservative pundits making quite a noise over Obama's relative lack of political experience, calling him an "empty suit" and arguing that such a political novice couldn't possibly make a good president. I agreed with them then, and I agree with them now. The leader of the free world should know what he is doing, and as Obama's bumbling presidency has deftly demonstrated, political experience matters.
I don't believe in double standards, and Cain shouldn't be exempt from the experience criterion simply because he holds conservative positions. Being the president of the United States is unquestionably the most difficult job in the world, and politics is a dangerous game. If our next president does not have the knowledge to carefully navigate the shark-infested waters of international and domestic policymaking, he will get eaten for lunch. There are literally hundreds of powder-keg issues facing this nation and the global community that will most certainly blow into full-fledged crises if not handled with extreme delicacy and wisdom – wisdom born of time and experience. This is no time for a novice.
Second, a good politician needs to know how to unify the nation and even, dare I say it, compromise with the opposition. Politics is at its heart the art of compromise. Nothing more, nothing less. The trick is knowing when to compromise and on what. Obama has shown little ability in this area. His radical legislative proposals – including massive stimulus spending and constitutionally doubtful health-care legislation – have helped charge Washington with an air of hostility and rancor on a scale rarely seen. This is not good politics. And it's not good compromise.
And love it or hate it, Cain's 9-9-9 plan won't foster the spirit of compromise either. It is just too radical – Obama-style radical. Even if you think this plan is brilliant, which I don't, you can't escape the fact that it would turn Washington into a war zone if it were presented to Congress as a serious legislative proposal. Cain's campaigning on such a divisive platform (even conservatives can't agree on whether or not the 9-9-9 plan is a good thing) has shown me that he will likely promote further division and will therefore accomplish very little. He will be yet another polarizing influence contributing to the deadlock that currently paralyzes Washington.
Finally, I find it worrisome that Cain's campaign is largely marketing driven instead of issues oriented – just like Obama's presidential campaign in 2008. "Hope and change," Obama delivered with a smile, and America swooned. What kind of change, nobody bothered to ask. It sounded so wonderful, it had to be right. Well, as many Americans have now seen, this wasn't quite the case.
I've come to believe the excitement over Cain is largely the result of the same charisma-driven happy talk. "9-9-9," Cain says with a grin, and America applauds. Who cares what the 9-9-9 plan actually proposes, it is a brilliant marketing slogan. Now Cain may very well have ideas on policy, and they may even be good ones, but he is making slogans, not ideas, the hallmark of his campaign. We've had four painful years of showmanship without substance already. We don't need four, possibly eight, more years of the same. Not now, not at this critical time in history.
No, what we desperately need right now is a leader with wisdom and statesmanship. We need a leader whose strength is in his or her ideas – specific ideas that have been extensively thought through and that are the product of time and experience. We need a leader who has been around the block enough to know what works and what doesn't; a leader who has learned how to compromise, but who will have enough backbone to stand firm on the essentials; a leader who can delicately yet decisively handle the fiscal nightmare we are facing; a leader who can confront the growing number of sensitive global economic, political, and military issues; a leader who is big enough to listen to others and admit when he is wrong.
I don't pretend to have made up my mind just yet on who that leader is (although Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is looking more attractive all the time). But I do know the nominee vetting process is a triathlon, not a sprint, and it will be the tortoise and not the hare who will earn the respect and votes of the American people. I have also decided that, at least for me, the Cain train has run out of steam.
Sam Guzman is a columnist and essayist.
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The Dog and the Cat – Dominique Duong's Queer Asian Romance Effortlessly Blends Mythology and Slice-of-Life Drama
by Andy Oliver
I have expressed sentiments like this before on many occasions at Broken Frontier but I never tire of repeating them. One of the greatest joys of our championing emerging creative voices at BF is seeing those artists' storytelling skills grow and evolve as they hone their craft and approach to the page. Dominique Duong, the creator of The Dog and the Cat, is one of this year's Broken Frontier 'Six Small Press Creators to Watch' and was recently interviewed here on the site. She spoke then about her interest in comics narratives ranging from the supernatural to those tackling queer themes and of her desire to bring more of her culture into her work, all of which come together in the pages of her latest small press comic offering.
Debuting today, The Dog and the Cat takes the myth of the Chinese Zodiac as its starting point for a quietly thoughtful exploration of relationships, betrayal and reconciliation. In another time and place the Rat and the Cat were good friends. But on the day of the great river race to determine which animals would represent the twelve signs of the Zodiac the Rat deliberately let the Cat sleep in to increase his chances of winning. From that day on cats and rats would forever be enemies.
This betrayal didn't go unnoticed though and one of the animals is sympathetic to the Cat's plight. The Dog reaches out to her and, in their forms in the human world, the pair meet every year for dinner despite the Cat's initial resistance to the Dog's kindness. But can the Cat ever find it in herself to trust anyone again after the Rat's treacherous behaviour?
Duong stretches her visual storytelling skills here with pages that are rooted in both in the fantastic and a more recognisable day-to-day reality. The early pages retell the myth of the Cat and the Rat with a blend of humour, pathos and the odd moment of ominous foreshadowing that both contrast and complement the later "real world" scenes. Sequences that are largely talking heads are, of course, notoriously difficult to pull off while maintaining reader interest but in that regard the story's second extended section is confidently realised in pacing and construction as it depicts the duo's annual New Year dinner. Duong's use of changing perspectives, visual characterisation, close-ups and experimental panel layouts here all show great confidence in their realisation. Her delicate use of atmospheric colouring also enhances mood, as do her speech balloons which dramatically shift to reflect moments of emotional intensity.
At its core The Dog and the Cat is a queer romance story and from that perspective readers will no doubt be able to take their own allegorical truths from its pages. Duong's tale touches on themes of trust, acceptance and duplicity, and of how we learn to let go of the past and embrace the future. But it can also be interpreted as an exploration of self-discovery, identity and self-awareness.
While there are some lettering choices – in terms of presentation rather than placement – that show occasional naivety this is by far the most accomplished comic from Dominique Duong to date. From her layered approach to the subject matter through to her fluid cartooning and assured command of the narrative tools of the form, The Dog and the Cat showcases her growing maturity as a storyteller across all aspects of the medium. I look forward immensely to following her progress in 2021.
For more on the work of Dominique Duong visit her site here and buy The Dog and the Cat from her online store here. You can also follow her on Twitter and on Instagram.
Review by Andy Oliver
Tags: dominique duongthe dog and the cat
— Andy Oliver
Andy Oliver is Broken Frontier's Editor-in-Chief and site owner. He is also a co-organiser of the annual UK Small Press Day and has been a judge or committee member for the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition, the British Comic Awards and the SICBA Awards.
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Political challenges loom after passage of IR Implementation Act
Felix Ng
The Japanese government is on the brink of passing the IR Implementation Act, though the bill remains deeply unpopular with the majority of the population and sooner or later this will have practical consequences for the industry. The passage of the act represents the culmination of almost two decades of lobbying efforts by the advocates of legalized casino gambling. However, the reality is that casinos have become legal in Japan due mainly to the authoritarian and non-democratic strains in the Japanese political system. The conservative and right-wing politicians who wish to write Japanese war crimes out of the history books, or who bristle at the establishment of monuments to wartime Comfort Women, are also the ones who pushed the hardest for the legalization of domestic casinos. The pro-casino movement in Japan was effectively launched in 1999 by former Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara, an outspoken nationalist hawk. Under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, it...
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Abe resignation may put Japan IR development in limbo
The resignation of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to be another political blow to an already shaky process of developing up to three IRs in Japan. On the one hand, all the necessary enabling legislation is already in place, and since January the Casino Regulatory Commission has been up and running. However, the national […]
Shinzo Abe: IRs to assist post-Covid tourism recovery
In the House of Representatives Budget Committee, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe effectively reasserted his government's intention to move forward with IR development, suggesting that it even had a role to play in reviving the tourism industry after the Covid-19 crisis. "Tourism is once again recovering," the prime minister said, "IRs will support our efforts to […]
Japan lifts state of emergency in remaining prefectures
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has put an end to the country's state of emergency, lifting the order for Tokyo and its surrounding areas and Hokkaido on Monday, local media reports. "Today the government will lift the state of emergency across the nation. We've set some of the most strict criteria in the world to […]
Japan in denial over IR development strategy
Whatever hand wringing may be taking place in private, the Shinzo Abe government's IR strategy remains one of publicly pretending that all is well, that the ship is still on course, and it's full speed ahead. We've seen this approach from the Abe government before, and one doesn't need to reach back very far into […]
Hyatt announces opening of its hotel with the Jeju Dream Tower
South Korea - December 23, 2020
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced the opening of the 1,600-room Grand Hyatt Jeju in South Korea, the largest Hyatt hotel in Asia Pacific. This hotel is part of the Jeju Dream Tower which opened on Friday.
Galaxy says wage dispute at Cotai project due to Mainland agencies
Galaxy Entertainment Group told Macau News Agency that recent wage dispute involving workers employed at its Cotai expansion projects, originated from fee disputes between the workers and mainland employment agencies.
MGM's Entain bid chance to reshape group focus
MGM Resorts has thrown its cards into the online gaming ring, with an attempt to buy U.K.-listed Entertain for GBP11.3 billion ($15.4 billion), which may reshape the group and reduce its focus on Asia in the longer term.


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#HijaAko and what the current data map on online gender-based violence in the Philippines is telling us
Published by Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) on July 10, 2020 July 10, 2020
Digital, mobile, and social media have become indispensable to Fiipinos' every day lives. We are heavy engagers of online media, spending around four hours and 12 minutes on different social media platforms and ten hours and two minutes on being online.
Now that the country is facing health crisis, more people are tend to stay at home and maximise all the benefits of technology such as video calling, shopping, reading news, streaming vlogs, and using hashtags both for the leisure and the campaign of it. Women, however, can have a distinct experience when it comes to being online especially as gender-based violence manifests in various ways when it comes to virtual spaces.
Gender-based violence using technology can go beyond sexist speech on a Twitter thread or Facebook post. The Association of Progressive Communications refers to online gender-based violence (OGBV) as "acts that are committed, abetted or aggravated, in part or fully, by the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), such as phones, the internet, social media platforms, and email."
Through the Take Back the Tech mapping tool, Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) was able to record 64 media reports of OGBV from January 1 to June 23, 2020 alone – a 30% increase from 2019's total of 49 cases.
This first half of 2020, unauthorized use of photo and/or video was the top tech-related abuse at 22 out of 64 reports (36.07%). This is followed by 15 cases of violent threats/blackmail (24.59%) and 14 involving abusive comments (22.95%). Also among the reported incidents were:
Deletion and manipulation of personal data (21.31%)
Monitoring and tracking (14.75%)
Repeated harassment (14.75%)
Sharing and/or dissemination of private information (9.84%), and
Unauthorized access of private data (4.92%).
Mobile phone was the most predominant ICT involved in incidents of OGBV (81.97%) followed by Facebook (50.82%) and online chats (44.26%) such as Messenger and Telegram. Videos (32.79%) were found to be a common material in these incidents while webcams (22.95%) were used most remarkably in cases of online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC).
National Capital Region (47.54%) has the most incidents followed by Central Visayas (21.31%), Central Luzon (9.84%), and CALABARZON (8.20%). Some cases had no specified location (8.20%). There were also reports from CARAGA (4.92%), SOCCSKSARGEN (3.28%) while 6.56% were combined reports from Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Cagayan Valley, and Davao Region.
While most of the perpetrators were strangers (70.49%), a number of cases reveal that aggressors personally know the women they attacked (49.18%). Groups of people (40.98%) also took part in the online violence as with the proliferation of child porn peddling in online private groups such as Telegram. Reports of harassment from State (6.56%) have also surfaced and of platform providers themselves (4.92%) whose flimsy security has aggravated women's experience of online abuse. This includes Zoom which has been flagged by a women's group, and Google Drive which many netizens found difficult to report after seeing a publicly accessible link containing women's nudes, circulated without their consent.
The elusiveness of impersonation accounts
With predators turning online safety settings (such as anonymity options) to their advantage, women's efforts to trace perpetrators are left in limbo. This is true for April* who has reached out to an online community after a dummy user hacked her boyfriend's social media account and was able to access their intimate photos. After the hacker threatened to publicize their private materials, April sought the help of police but was later notified that catching the perpetrator would be "close to impossible" under the current circumstances.
Multiple impersonation accounts were reported to have appeared as well following the heavy dissent of quarantined netizens against the passage of Anti-Terror Bill amid the COVID-19 pandemic. During the height of online protests, many dissenters have found numerous fake accounts of them with some aggressors allegedly sending death threats to their namesakes. Among these were rape threats sent to women activists.
Various platforms have been trying to help users strengthen their online security. Twitter launched its notification service for gender-based violence. A contact form is also available for such cases as April's where victims can tell Facebook Philippines if anyone on the platform is threatening to release anything a user intends to be private.
'Hija Ako'
It can be dispiriting to individually battle violence online but ICTs are also tools to amplify progressive efforts with other users. This is evident in the recent trend of #HijaAko which was popularized after singer-songwriter Kakie Pangilinan called out a broadcaster on Twitter for blaming rape victims for the way they dressed.
The 65 year-old radio and TV broadcaster addressed the 19 year old celebrity 'hija' (young lady) as he explained his point but netizens, including Kakie, were quick to overturn the term that was used to insinuate her naivety and belittle her feminist stand. Users, more specifically young women, are now using #HijaAko to share their experiences of sexual assault as a form of holding ground while countering cybersexism and more forms of violence against women (VAW).
Young womens' use of ICTs can be challenging. Data shows that majority of women who experience online aggression are aged 18-30 years (60.66%) while about 4 out of every 10 (42.62%) are under 18. While there are fewer reports from women survivors aged 31-45 years old (13.11%) and 46 and above (6.56%), all these experiences need to be looked into. Regardless of age, survivors constantly recover from emotional (96.72%), sexual (85.25%), physical harm (39.4%), as well as harm to reputation (26.23%).
Such grave effects should be a constant reminder for stronger pursuits of perpetrators or the lack of urgency can result to survivors not coming forward. Reporting to police (55.74%) remains the top action that survivors take. However, only 19 or 31.15% were reported to have pursued investigations, and only 9 (14.75%) were brought to trial. Twelve survivors reached out to State offices specialised in VAW. The same number reported the abuse to the service or platform provider of which the provider/platform took action against the aggressor in 25% of the cases. Others (4.92%) resorted to blocking the aggressor and leaving the online platform.
Simple on-site tactics can be helpful but blocking or filtering out violence does not stop an abuser from seeking out its next target. Much of gender-based violence online are essentially part of larger patterns of misogyny that need to be addressed offline. However, what one can do while engaged in these digital platforms is to use these very devices and applications to amplify women's distinct experience. Translate that care reaction to the feminist movement and make technology systems a safe space for women and young girls. #
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Online Gender-based Violence in the Philippines | Our Year-end Round-up Report | Foundation for Media Alternatives · February 19, 2021 at 8:00 am
[…] continues to grow and even at an alarming rate in 2020. The first half alone saw a 30% increase. From 49 cases in 2019, the number grew to 64 in June […]
Gender & ICT
Year-end 2022 report: Online Gender-based Violence
Gender-based violence facilitated by new technologies entails human rights violation against women and girls on a daily basis. Since 2012, the Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) has been observing a growing number of online gender-based Read more…
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DECEMBER 2022 GenderScoop is a monthly digest on gender & ICT in the Philippines Mandatory SIM Card Registration Republic Act No. 11934, or the SIM Card Registration Act, was signed into law on October 10, Read more…


Can we all agree that this costume idea is "excellent"?! I love this family costume idea because it's a fun throwback for a child of the '80s like me, and it's really easy to put together (since there's no DIY component for you non-crafty folks.) Just some clothes gathering! I got this idea for a family costume when Lola put on my big dark rimmed glasses and we were both like, woah! Baby Garth! Lola's look basically consists of a flannel shirt, a rock band T-shirt, ripped jeans, and of course, baby-sized glasses!
Since we have plenty of ripped jeans, black T-shirts, and sneaker options around the house, Todd only needed the Wayne wig and hat to complete his look. Being Cassandra, I needed a few more things I didn't already have, but it was pretty easy to find a red halter dress, lace gloves, a long black wig, and big hoop earrings. Since Todd is a musician, finding a pretty guitar for the photo was only a few steps away, but I would take something like this trick-or-treating instead of a real guitar!
So cute, I was just telling my husband I wanted to do this and then I saw your blog post!
So cute! For my husband's birthday a few years ago, we did a Wayne's World themed party (we called it Waynestock, but cautioned that we would be ignoring the existence of Wayne's World 2), and we had 3 Waynes and 3 Garths! It was so funny how identical they all looked – even though one of our Garths was pregnant! I considered doing Cassandra, but ended up dressing up as Baberham Lincoln, with hat and beard. We did a trivia contest, (Q: What is a punishment for stealing in certain countries? A: Marriage), and I made a photo booth on our couch with the Wayne's World sign behind. It was pretty awesome.
Oh my gosh, I love this idea! I would kill it at Wayne's World trivia!
Y'all couldn't be any cuter! Love it! Lola is a gorgeous baby Garth!
Party time – Excellent! Baby Garth brought a big smile to my face this morning – too cute and such a fun idea for the whole family. Long live the 90's!
I Love This. It warmth my heart..
Wayne's World is my favorited movie, and last year a friend and I went as Wayne and Garth for Halloween. It made me so happy. This is a; awesome family costume. Lola as tiny Garth is adorable!


It's official – cheese tarts have stolen the number one spot in our hearts lately. Those creamy cheese fillings, occasionally injected with flavours like chocolate, green tea and caramel, sit pretty on a buttery base, calling out to us every once in a while. And when they do, we can never say no. Resistance is futile.
Spurred on by our cravings, we went on a hunt around the island to track down the new and the famous classics. Who's up for a cheese tart marathon this weekend?
Read on to find out which bakeries made the list.
Best for puff pastry tarts with flavoured molten cheese fillings.
The only ones to feature buttery puff pastry cups, Antoinette's cheese tarts are in a league of their own. They come in five flavours: vanilla, salted yolk, matcha, grand cru chocolate and salted caramel, all of which complement the rich, gooey cream cheese and crispy pastry flakes. With these, you probably won't be able to stop at one, so get them all to share with a friend.
30 Penhas Rd, 6293-3121. Mon-Thur 11am-10pm, Fri 11am-11pm, Sat 10am-11pm, Sun 10am-10pm. $2.60-$3/tart.
Best for light, fluffy cheese tarts.
We could wax lyrical about this famous Hokkaido bakery all day long. The self-proclaimed "best cheese tart ever in your life" definitely lives up to its name, with a generous dollop of cheese mousse made from three different types of cream cheese atop a crumbly crust. According to the brand, you can eat the treats four ways – fresh at room temperature, reheated in a toaster oven, icy from the freezer, and cold from the fridge. One thing's for sure: there's a reason why the store only sells one type of cheese tart.
Available from Apr 29. #B4-33 Ion Orchard, 2 Orchard Turn. Daily 10am-10pm. $3.50/tart, $19.50/box of six.
Best for traditional cheese tarts for less than $2.
Ah, nostalgia. The tiny neighbourhood bakery is one of Bishan's not-so-hidden gems, offering homemade blueberry cheese tarts that remind you of the good old days when you would munch on one as an after-school treat. Each palm-sized pastry boasts sweet swirls of blueberry and soft cream cheese encased in a tart shell – and at $1.80, it's easily the most affordable option on our list.
#01-442 Blk 505A, Bishan St 11, 8511-1005. Daily 9.30am-9pm. $1.80/tart.
Best for creamy ice cheese tarts with a thick cookie base.
These babies come chilled, with velvety smooth, slightly salted cream cheese in an almond cookie tartlet. Eight flavours await their turn to blow your mind (and your taste buds). There's original, strawberry, Earl Grey, caramel, maple, green tea, mango and chocolate. Don't mind us, we'll have one of each, thanks.
Four outlets, including #01-01, 2 Duxton Hill, 6223-8628. Daily 11am-9pm. $3.80/tart.
Best for blueberry shortcake tarts.
If you love your cheese tarts gooey, don't get your hopes up too high for these blueberry cream cheese ones. They're nothing like what you'd expect. Think strawberry shortcake, but with blueberry instead. A thin crust holds three layers: blueberry jam, vanilla sponge and whipped cream. We're not entirely sure where the 'cream cheese' in the name went, but we could only detect a slight hint. As far as tarts go, they're pretty decent, but we'd recommend the bakery's famous bean curd tarts instead.
Three outlets, including David Elias Building, 264 Middle Rd, 6337-2417. Mon-Sat 10.30am-7pm, Sun & PH 10.30am-4pm. $15.90/box of eight.
Best for cheesecake-like tarts in a wide variety of flavours.
The star of the show is the RinRin ice cheese tart. Creamy and smooth, the cheesecake-ish top half doesn't overpower the crunchy cookie base, making for a satisfying dessert. And best of all, it comes in a whopping 12 flavours – including chocolate, Earl Grey, caramel, green tea, strawberry, yuzu, Japanese rock melon, mango, raspberry and original – to cater to the fussiest of taste buds.
Five outlets, including #01-31/32 Icon Village, 12 Gopeng St, 6400-0247. Mon-Fri 11am-7pm, Sat, Sun & PH 11am-6pm. $3.50/tart.
Best for gooey cheese tarts with a hint of salted egg.
You may not think much of this ubiquitous bakery, but its cheese tarts are quite a value-for-money option. Two types feature here: the lava cheese tart and the salted egg yolk cheese tart. The base may be more biscuit than tart, but the cream cheese is melty and milky, like it should be. Plus, there's an outlet everywhere you turn, so you won't have a hard time satisfying your cravings.
40 outlets, including #B2-K1 VivoCity, 1 Harbourfront Walk, 6225-4579. Daily 10am-10pm. $2-$2.40 until Apr 30; afterwards $2.40-$2.80.
Best for pastries reminiscent of egg tarts, with a cheesy, silky soft centre.
Not gonna lie, we were pleasantly surprised by these. The original and golden lava salted egg ones are melt-in-your-mouth delicious – each bite is a mouthful of cheese with a tofu-like texture, surrounded by buttery crust. Sort of like an egg tart consistency, but creamier and tastier. If you're a fan of tiramisu, make the trek to The Icing Room at Serangoon or Jurong to get your hands on the newly-launched tarts. Otherwise, the rest are available at selected locations, including BreadTalk Paragon and 313 @ Somerset.
Two outlets, including #B2-58/59 Nex, 23 Serangoon Central, 6634-4486. Daily 10am-10pm. $2/tart, buy three get one free.
Editor's note: We updated the story with more info for The Icing Room.


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Transforming Students' Lives The "Silid-Aralan" Way
Always in the "noisy list", Kent Ian Vargas recalled how as an elementary student he was scolded for being too talkative. And he thought it was fine getting an average grade of 78 in class. "Laging napagtatawanan sa klase kasi napapagalitan dahil 'di ko naiintindihan si teacher," shared Vargas until he realized he had to do something about it.
It was the same for Jullo Babagay. Failing his quizzes and exams, he was then considered an academically challenged student. "My grades ranged from 75 to 77 in Math, Science, English, and other subjects," said Babagay.
Many students in the Philippines share this experience. Yet for education-focused non-profit organization Silid-Aralan, Inc. (SAI) there is hope. Together with individual and institutional partners, SAI believes in shifting mindsets so students can discover their purpose, nurture their love for learning and succeed in life.
Like hundreds of SAI alumni, both Vargas and Babagay underwent the Ground Zero Program. With interventions customized to their passions, hobbies and learning styles, SAI students feel and experience how fun it is to learn. They attain high grades in school and become achievers.
Today, Vargas, who took up a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education, is a teacher in his alma mater while Babagay, graduating Cum Laude from a state university, is an account coordinator for one of the world's largest logistics companies.
"Malasakit" and Excellence
For SAI Founder and Chief Motivation Officer Arcie G. Mallari, uplifting the lives of children and their families requires "malasakit" and excellence. "Poor performing students especially those who are from underprivileged communities must be empowered to become not only achievers in school but more importantly productive citizens of our nation," said Mallari.
He explained that when education stakeholders work together, transformation in the lives of students happen. "Working with children, parents and partners for more than 10 years taught us the importance of having a common goal and of continuously innovating the way we implement our programs," said Mallari.
Last month, SAI launched the 75 Under 75, a first-of-its-kind search for the most academically-challenged public school students across the country, to help them become achievers. Mallari, who is also consultant to the Department of Education (DepEd), said this search for 75 students with grades under 75 come with the same Ground Zero Program and supplemental learning methodologies that make underachievers excellent in school.
Application is open until May 12. The full mechanics are at https://www.75under75.com/.
With support from Department of Education, students will be selected by a board of judges composed of: Honorable Diosdado M. San Antonio, DepEd Undersecretary for Curriculum and Development; 2012 TOYM Awardee Ivan Henares, University of the Philippines Assistant Professor; and Reynaldo Antonio Laguda, Philippine Business for Social Progress President.
Furthermore, esteemed judges from the private sector include: Jose Antonio Banson, Monark Equipment Co. Chairman; Danielle Del Rosario, PHINMA Corporation Vice President, Chief Risk Officer, Director for Strategy; Darwin Flores, Smart Communications, Inc. Vice President for Community Partnerships; and Celia Guevara Lazaro, Transwealth Fleet and Parking Management Chief Executive Officer.
Completing the set of respected judges are: Media Personality Christine Bersola Babao, Mompreneur, Content Creator; Broadcast Journalist Julius Babao, ABS-CBN Commentator; and Platinum Recording Bossa Nova Sitti Navarro.
To take part in helping build a brighter future for the Filipino youth — visit https://silidaralan.org/.
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APSTAR Provide Cellular Backhaul Service During Disaster Relief in Henan
Recently in Henan Province, China, it has experienced severe floods caused by extremely heavy rains, which has attracted a lot of attention from the people in China and overseas. The flood caused road blockages, houses taken away, subways and vehicles inundated, resulted in great loss of life and property.
On July 20, the town of Mihe, located at the confluence of two rivers, was inundated by floods that flowed over the river bank, more than 20,000 people were affected and awaiting rescue. The flood destroyed local telecommunication infrastructure and the worst-hit areas became isolated "islands", completely cut off from the outside world.
At this critical moment, a "Wing-Loong 2H" disaster-response drone flew to Henan to perform disaster observation and telecommunication restoration missions. The drone carries a 4G mobile BTS, which provides mobile phone signals; At the same time, the drone is equipped with a satellite communication terminal that pointing to the satellite, then the connection with the mobile operator's teleport station is established through the satellite backhaul link.
Immediately folks in Mihe Town received a SMS message from China Mobile:
"Fellows in Mihe Town, communication was interrupted due to heavy rains. The Emergency Management Department urgently dispatched a drone to your town for rescue, which can temporarily activate the mobile phone connection. Limited by the time that the drone can stay in the air, the network recovery time is only five hours. Please report the situation and contact your family as soon as possible. Good luck!"
The satellite resource used in this rescue operation was the Ku-band capacity in the China beam of APSTAR-5C, with high coverage/power performance on the Henan area. During the disaster 's peak period from July 20-22, APSTAR 5C provided 34 hours of uninterrupted service.
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Don't just rely on the finance department to look after your cash position.
Finance can't collect cash. A software customer won't pay because 'the FX widget doesn't interface properly with the Omgeo gadget'. A consultancy client won't pay because they don't think the job needed the 20 days charged for. Or a printing customer is annoyed by the late delivery. Whether it's a discount or just an apology that's wanted, all these issues need to be sorted by someone outside the finance department.
Finance can't control stock levels. If production wants to produce for stock, or purchasing wants to buy six months' stock because that's the minimum order quantity the supplier will entertain, then cash will be sucked into stock. Managing with lower stock levels needs a change of supplier, a rationalisation of the range, or a change of production policy. Finance cannot on its own mandate any of this.
Finance can't delay payment to suppliers. Well, maybe it can a little, but it is soon self-defeating. If you become a notorious late payer you are everyone's least favourite customer. You are last in line when it comes to fulfilling orders, or subject to unpredictable delays when your suppliers put you on stop. This just means you have to carry even more stock to maintain continuity of operations.
So who can manage cash in a business? Everyone. Everyone can cause problems, and everyone can solve them. The finance department can educate, co-ordinate and mobilise, but on its own can do little.


New Zealand Green Lipped Mussels - Farmed or Wild?
Therefore it's safe to say that all Green Lipped Mussel products on the market are farmed. Local restaurants in New Zealand probably still use fishermen to supply wild stock for the gourmet trade.
Mussel farming avoids depleting natural resources, because the mussels are cultivated on marine farms instead of being taken from their natural beds.
Marine farms in New Zealand are strictly controlled by the Authorities. In fact regulations are such that every kilo of our Green Lipped Mussel can be traced back to the time of day and specific farm from which the mussels that made it were harvested. It's not a cheap commodity and a significant amount of the cost of raising mussels is related to the control and testing measures demanded by the New Zealand government.
Our Customers sometimes ask us whether the Green Lipped Mussel we use in our Flex joint supplements are farmed or wild.
While they originally and still do grow wild any attempt to supply world demand for this tasty and health giving food source from the wild sources would quickly lead to its demise.
Mussels are grown on ropes suspended in shallow coastal waters on the Coromandel Coast, but also Marlborough Sound and the Hauraki Gulf. They require no feeding, fertilisers or herbicides and so to all intents and purposes they are organic. With virtually no heavy industry or dense population in New Zealand the water quality is outstanding.


Found a Holly bush covered in lady birds in the park one problem these are Harlequin ladybirds and have been declared the UK's fastest invading species after reaching almost every corner of the country in just a decade.
The cannibalistic ladybirds were first realised to have reached the UK in 2004 when they were seen in Essex and have since spread as far afield as the tip of Cornwall and the Shetland Islands, making it the fastest alien invasion of the UK on record. Grey squirrels, American mink, ring-necked parakeets and muntjac deer are advancing at a rate far behind them.
Scientists monitoring the spread of the voracious harlequin, which will prey on native ladybirds, said the warnings when it first arrived that it would colonise the country rapidly and was the world's "most invasive ladybird" have proved correct.
The species is believed to be responsible for the decline of at least seven native ladybirds, including the popular two-spot, which when last assessed in 2012 had slumped 44%. Dr Roy said that there has been no sign of a recovery among two-spots.


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In the late summer of 1944, the Red Army reached the border of East Prussia. Despite the imminent danger of a Soviet advance, Nazi authorities forbade the evacuation of civilians. In October, the Russians finally broke through German lines, resulting in a rush to evacuate. Only three months later, East Prussia was surrounded.
During this period, around 2.5 million people were desperately trying to escape and save their lives; hundreds of thousands of people died. Thousands went missing while trying to escape, while countless others remained behind. In both instances, most of these people were children. On each side of the River Neman, they fought a battle of life and death against starvation, illness, bitter cold and Soviet despotism.
Alone, these children struggled to survive in the forests of the Baltic countries. They were called Wolfskinder, German for "wolf children." Some found shelter with Lithuanian farmers who secretly took them in and cared for them as best they could. In return, the children worked the land and looked after the livestock. Most of them were never able to attend school; even today, many cannot read or write. Many of them were given new identities and Lithuanian names to disguise their origins. Under these conditions, they were able to escape deportation to Siberia.
For decades, they remained behind the Iron Curtain and were largely untraceable—even by relatives searching for their loved ones.
Until now, their fate has been unknown to the general public.
I first heard about the fate of the wolfskinder in 2011, and the topic has gripped me ever since. I traveled with journalist Sonya Winterberg to Lithuania many times in search of them. I discovered that around sixty wolfskinder are left in Lithuania today; many of them well advanced in age.
To date, Sonya and I have visited 42 of them. I took portraits of them and documented their living conditions and residential environments while Sonya conducted interviews. I eventually created a book of our endeavors; the book was nominated for the Prix du Livre at Arles in 2016. It contains interviews, portraits, and landscape shots of the surrounding area. I wanted to give the viewer the feeling of walking through the landscape of their memories.
WARNING: The captions in this project include details that may be upsetting for some readers.
Editors' Note: If you're interested in learning more about the book, you can visit its dedicated website.
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A wonderfully conceived and executed hand-made photobook which embodies the artist's search for wholeness and unity that he lost after his parents' divorce. One of our favorites of 2014.
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How to best describe business travel: 'A non-fiction, live action Lord of the Flies at 30,000 feet'
By Todd Humber
Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Photo: Getty Images
For the hardscrabble veterans of business travel, there is little pleasure to be found in the skies.
While jetsetting on the company dime sounds fun to the uninitiated, the reality is red eyes, middle seats, time away from family, motionless security lines and countless delays and cancellations.
Oh, and that person you saw in the terminal hacking up a lung? Inevitably, he'll be playing the role of the guy next to you in seat 22D. Pro-tip: Pack lots of Purell.
"But you get to visit all these exciting locales," they say.
Sure. But your scenery is limited to that hotel room with the corporate rate and the industrial confines of the convention centre. Which, if you're into bland architecture, stale air and poured concrete well, then, jackpot.
Not to mention the entire reason you're there is to land the Johnson account. But Johnson doesn't want to talk business, so you have to spend 99 per cent of your time feigning disinterest in it.
Don't push that button
You can't even recline your seat on the plane for a little extra space to make that connecting flight feel somewhat less calamitous. Wendi Williams, a teacher from Virginia Beach, found out the hard way that the person sitting behind you never takes kindly to having your seat smash their knees or dislodge whatever items they've managed to cobble onto the tray table.
Williams tweeted footage she filmed of a man repeatedly punching the back of her seat on a flight from New Orleans to Charlotte, North Carolina. According to CNN, she reclined her seat and was told — "with attitude" — to sit back up so he could eat from his tray table.
When he was done, she said, she reclined again. And he just started hammering away. Repeatedly. I'll give him his due: He was committed to the non-stop fist bumping of the seat.
The jury is split on who was in the wrong. An unscientific survey of comments shows plenty of people lambasting the woman for reclining and just as many critical of the non-stop seat puncher.
What we have here, my friends, is a good old-fashioned etiquette war. In one corner, people point out the seat reclines for a reason and it's one tiny way to make the cramped quarters of modern airliners semi-palatable. In the other, well — it's the same argument. But from the "don't get into my space to make yours better" point of view.
Delta CEO weighs in
The spat in question happened on American Airlines, but the CEO of Delta was pulled into the argument in an interview on CNBC. Ed Bastian was clearly caught off guard, and he gave a rambling — and confusing — answer.
"I think customers have the right to recline. We've been testing reduced recline. But I think that the proper thing to do is, if you're going to recline into somebody that you ask if it's OK first."
He then added that he, personally, doesn't follow this advice — he never says anything before putting his seat back. Then he later said he never reclined. Mind you, he also probably only ever flies first class — an elusive and somewhat mythical section of the plane for nearly all travelers. In other words, it's up to y'all in coach to sort this out for yourselves.
This is business travel in 2020 — a non-fiction, live action Lord of the Flies played out at 30,000 feet.
The only solace? The lobby bar awaiting you at the destination — which will inevitably be packed, despite the $14 pints, $18 wine and $24 bourbon. Pull up a chair, my friend, and stretch those legs out. We're all in this together.
Now let's talk about the Johnson account.
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The special car divisions of Bentley or known as Mulliner Bespoke Team, offering special made car named Bentley Mulliner Speed George Bamford Edition. The car is built based on the Bentley Mulsanne Speed sedan with the exterior and interior changes.
As quoted from Carscoops on Wednesday, November 30, 2016, in collaboration with George Bamford a famous Rolex designer, Bentley was made only one unit the Mulliner Speed George Bamford Edition.
Bentley George Bamford Edition look different with special black color called 'black beluga'. The color not only covering its body, but also grille, mirrors, disc brakes, and 21-inches sized rims.
The car cabin plated black genuine leather with blue stitching combinations. As a differentiator with a standard Mulsanne, there's a blue colored luxury watch in the middle of the dashboard and the 'Mulinner' words illuminated by LED under the doors.
In standard conditions, the Bentley Mulsanne Speed is equipped with a 6,750 cc V8 engine, capable of blowing power up to 530 bhp @ 4,000 rpm and a maximum torque of 1,100 nm @ 1,750 rpm. The machine is then combined with the eight-speed automatic transmission system.


There are 28 results for new construction hard money lenders in Toledo, OH. The mean note amount in the city is $297,188. Rates for loans average around 10.8%. 13 months is the mean term for loans offered in the city. The average origination fee applied to loans is 2.7%. Lenders in Toledo average a 74% loan-to-value on their deals.
Ron is a home builder in Toledo, OH. He wants to acquire a home lot and build a new tri-plex in the City Center area. The land is available for $310,000 and Ron estimates that the building costs for the house will be approximately $200,000. He takes out a new construction loan from East Star Finance Company with the following parameters: 1) a 12 month note at 13% interest, 2) interest-only payments made monthly, 3) 2 origination points at closing by the borrower, and 4) a 70% loan-to-value (LTV) on both the lot and the building costs. Building costs will be paid in multiple draws and there are no pre-payment penalties charged. Given this deal scenario, the lender will fund $357,000 of the purchase and the building costs. The borrower will be required to pay $153,000 down, a $7,140 origination charge, and $3,868 per month in loan payments. At the end of the loan, Ron sells the home for $680,000. This will net Ron a $116,450 net profit after repaying all costs of the deal ($357,000 principle, $153,000 cash at closing, $7,140 origination charges, and $46,410 for 12 months of interest payments).


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Company claims a super-efficient or over-unity electromagnetic generator, coined REMAT™, an acronym for RARE EARTH MAGNETIC AMPLIFICATION TECHNOLOGY. There was an error working with the wiki: Code urge caution apparent fraud.
motors to be as small as a heart pacemaker and large enough to power a city.
horsepower. We have identified hundreds of markets for licensing worldwide.
The company is new in the arena of energy, and though they might think they have something, they do not have the experience to know 1) if they really have something, 2) how to successfully take something to market in this field that is new to them.
The report claiming independent verification by professor Eugene P. Augustin reveals that he is probably not familiar with this genre of device, and hence does not know some of the tricky things to look for to make sure he is seeing what he thinks he sees in reporting 140 - 150% efficiency.
The company personnel seem to be afflicted with exuberance over the possibility of over unity, and have not worked through the numbers in computing device cost versus usable energy output. Even if they do have what they think they have, it may be years before they work through the bugs and refine this technology to the point of being able to withstand the rigors of market distribution.
Some skeptics are accusing this company not just of exuberance but outright fraud. If these skeptics have evidence to support such an assertion, they may post it here.
On 1 Oct 2006, User:Gwrogers wrote, Inventor has 200,000 shares of stock available for immediate sale.