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Hans-Dieter Hillmoth (* 3. Januar 1953 in Münster) ist ein deutscher Journalist und Diplom-Ingenieur für Nachrichtentechnik. Von April 1989 war er Programmdirektor und seit 1991 zudem Geschäftsführer der Radio/Tele FFH – bis zu seinem Ausscheiden am 30. Juni 2019. Hillmoth bleibt der Radio/Tele FFH als persönlich haftender Gesellschafter verbunden, ist seit 2018 Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender der Frankfurter Volksbank.

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Nach dem Abitur 1971 am Ratsgymnasium in Münster studierte Hillmoth Elektrotechnik/Nachrichtentechnik an der Technischen Universität Braunschweig. Das Studium schloss er als Diplom-Ingenieur ab. Im Anschluss (1979/80) volontierte er bei den Westfälischen Nachrichten in Münster, für die er bis 1983 als Zeitungsredakteur arbeitete. Von 1983 bis 1986 arbeitete Hillmoth als Fernsehredakteur beim Hessischen Rundfunk, von 1986 bis 1989 als "Leiter Hörfunk" beim Münchener Zeitungsverlag, unter anderem für den Privatsender Radio Charivari.

Am 1. April 1989 war Hillmoth der erste Mitarbeiter der Radio/Tele FFH. Er baute die Sender HIT RADIO FFH, planet radio und harmony.fm auf. In seiner Amtszeit ist FFH nach Hörerzahlen seit 1991 Marktführer in Hessen und der zweitgrößte private Radiosender Deutschlands. Seit dem Sendestart von Radio FFH am 15. November 1989 gab Hillmoth allen Mitarbeitern jährlich an Heiligabend frei und moderierte die Sendung "Hessische Weihnacht" (17 bis 24 Uhr). Seit 2004 war Hillmoth Alleingeschäftsführer der Radio/Tele FFH.

Hans-Dieter Hillmoth gehörte von 2004 bis 2021 dem Aufsichtsrat der Deutschen Presse-Agentur an, war Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates der Radio Marketing Service (RMS), stellvertretender Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates der Verwertungsgesellschaft VG Media/ heute Corint Media, Geschäftsführer der RTL Hessen Lizenznehmer GmbH und Mitglied im Gesamtvorstand und Radiovorstand des "VAUNET – Verband Privater Medien" (ehemals VPRT).  Für sein Wirken im Radio wurde er von Hessens Ministerpräsident Bouffier 2019 mit dem Hessischen Verdienstorden ausgezeichnet. 2020/21 erhielt er den Hessischen Journalistenpreis für sein vorläufiges Lebenswerk.

Hillmoth, seit 2012 Mitglied des Aufsichtsrates der Frankfurter Volksbank, ist seit April 2018 Aufsichtsrats-Vorsitzender. Seit 2019 ist er Vorsitzender im Vorstand des Fördervereins Saalburg e. V. Er ist Mitglied der Nominierungskommission des Grimme-Institutes zum Deutschen Radiopreis.

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Hans-Dieter Hillmoth gehört der Frankfurter Gesellschaft an, ist Mitglied im Rotary-Club Bad Homburg-Kurpark, des Kassel-Beirates und des Beirates der Burgfestspiele Bad Vilbel.

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Hillmoth ist mit Ursula Hillmoth verheiratet.

Weblinks
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 FAZ, 19. November 2014
 Roter Faden, FNP, 15. November 2014
 Impressum HIT RADIO FFH.
 Impressum planet radio.
 Impressum harmony.fm.

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Episode Reviewed: A Penny Saved (692)
Writer: Paul McCusker
Director: Paul McCusker
Sound Designer: Jonathan Crowe
Theme: Love always protects
Original Airdate: 10/08/11
Review Written by: Ben Warren, Staff Writer
Rating (out of 5):
Penny Wise deals with the aftermath of her role in the Green Ring Conspiracy and plans for the future.
So many great things happened in The Green Ring Conspiracy that you were likely to forgive its weaker moments. It had action, adventure, twists and turns, and it created a world in which characters could grow and develop. It gave new characters a real purpose and old characters a reason to return. And because old characters were re-introduced alongside new, I was too excited by the presence of alumni Jason Whittaker and Monty Whittaker-Dowd to be bothered by newcomer Penny Wise.
A Penny Saved is a lot like The Benefit of the Doubt which is a lot like Welcome Home, Mr. Blackgaard. All directly reference their preceding sagas, and serve as wrap-ups, of sorts, answering lingering questions in order to return the series to focusing on simpler situations/scenarios. After all, it would be weird if nobody mentioned the events of The Green Ring Conspiracy, just as it would be weird if no one mentioned the time that everyone was brainwashed, or that time when the mayoral candidate blew himself up underneath Whit's End. For the sake of consistency and continuity, these things must be acknowledged before moving on.
All three episodes I mentioned share a common theme. They each deal with the guilt of their main characters; Penny Wise, like the Cabreras and Mr. Blackgaard, feels responsible for what happened to the citizens of Odyssey. Although, at least in Penny's case, I'm not exactly sure why. The issue I have with A Penny Saved is that it assumes that one of the great lingering issues of The Green Ring Conspiracy is that Penny would be disturbed by what her professor and mentor Dr. Trask did. Honestly, this wasn't the question on the top of my list. How about you? This isn't to say I'm not impressed that the Odyssey team wrapped up this lingering question, I actually really am; however, at the end of last season, Penny didn't exactly sound devastated by what happened. She sounded annoyed and a little upset, but certainly not devastated. And certainly not devastated enough to warrant her emotional reaction in today's episode.
Luckily, Paul McCusker wrote this, and if he neglected to create sympathy for Penny last season, he creates it here. I'll admit, it's quite easy to feel sorry for Penny. She reminds me of some breed of dog, like a Basset Hound, that you feel sorry for because they act and look so miserable. In the same way, Penny's character simply consists of her feeling insecure about life, and I don't think the best way to make listeners care about Penny is to have us feel sorry her. I would prefer finding new characters cool, funny, or charming. And I find Penny none of those.
It doesn't help that Whit's End is already crowded with so-called misfits. A large number of main characters introduced throughout the years could be labeled as either quirky or abnormal. A Penny Saved, one of the season's few adult-focused episodes, includes few of the normal sounding adults we've grown up with. With the recent introduction of the slightly cartoonish Andre Stoijka, Red Hollard, and now Penny, this new generation needs characters with different personalities and, more importantly, pitches.
Regardless, I like the reason why Penny was introduced to the show, and you see the benefits of her introduction quite clearly in this episode. We always wondered why Connie was such a loner and had no one the same age to really relate to. The same could be said of Wooton. The reality is that Connie shouldn't be hanging around Eugene as intimately as she used to, and likewise, Wooton shouldn't be hanging around children all the time. With Penny around, Connie and Wooton now have a new friend; in turn, they share a similar purpose, to nurture and take care of their new friend. I'm actually also quite entertained by Wooton's infatuation with Penny; it reminds me of Eugene's relationship with Katrina, and I look forward to hearing more about what happens in that area.
However, the problem with Penny's personality, frankly, is that she doesn't strike me as a different enough character for Adventures in Odyssey. She is, at times, a female version of Wooton and/or simply a dumber version of Connie. I wonder what would have happened if they attempted to make her a little more different from any previous personalities we've seen on the show. For instance, I wonder whether I'd care for this Wooton/Penny relationship a little more if she turned out to be the complete opposite from Wooton. Just a thought.
The truth is that Penny Wise has to be heavily scrutinized and dissected because she's the center of attention in A Penny Saved. If you don't like Penny, then the episode might not impress you too much. If you do, then pretty much everything about this episode works. As it is, enough fans enjoy Penny. In the Spring 2011 Avery Awards, Kimmy Robertson was awarded "Best Actress", while 22.8% fans agreed that she was "The Best New Character". It's not a ridiculously high number, but it is significant enough, I think.
Is the episode any good? Yes, it's a good one. McCusker injects his signature sense of humor and enough quirky lines that adults will appreciate: "I couldn't be happier with the verdict. Well, actually, I could be, but, to do that would involve re-introducing punishments they used in the Middle ages. [Laughs] Good times", or "You seem to leave without anyone watching the counter, I mean, what kind of business is that?" or:
CONNIE: "I'm not attracted to guys with moral angst"
STUDENT: "What about moral ambiguity?"
CONNIE: "What do you mean by that?"
STUDENT: "It depends".
The dialogue is consistently good here. And although I wished Wooton's lines didn't always end with a punchline, enough of those punchlines were clever enough for me to be upset.
Also, Polehaus makes a welcome return as our favorite detective. I wonder, considering all of the members of the Odyssey Police who have come and gone on the show (Harley, Captain Quinn, Burke), he'll be able to last a little longer. I was happy to hear from Ted Humphries, too, whose voice I like quite a bit. I wonder whether both characters can escape their job duties once in a while and become more prominent characters like Dale Jacobs was. Every supporting character in today's show, including Professor Bruce and the student, were excellent, and made the episode all the more special for me.
I'll admit there is nothing blow-your-mind special about A Penny Saved. It presents its theme only mildly well, and actually quite weakly compared to last week's Wooton Knows Best. That's fine by me though. A Penny Saved is a simple, fun and quirky comedy. It may not reach the levels of Welcome Home, Mr. Blackgaard, but it is significantly better than The Benefit of the Doubt, smoothly transitioning from The Green Ring Conspiracy into upcoming Adventures in Odyssey episodes and opening doors for more interesting scenarios. And while I have issues with its protagonist, she can still win me over. With no end in sight for Adventures in Odyssey, Penny has plenty of time...
A Penny Saved is available in the audio collection, Clanging Cymbals... and the Meaning of God's Love.
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Specifically, what is the difference between anorectic and sympathomimetic drugs?
Anorectic drugs are basically drugs that center on suppressing the users appetite. They work by releasing the proper chemicals within the user's body that will sooth hunger pangs that happen when your stomach is empty and in need of food. This action will help anyone to avoid eating when they aren't hungry as well as eating when their stomach thinks it's in need of nourishment.
Sympathomimetic drugs act almost the same but the chemical structure of the medication delivers such reactions in a different way. These drugs, when taken, are able to directly affect the transmitter hormones that lie within the sympathetic nervous system. These hormones include norepinephrine, epinephrine, dopamine and catecholamines. While sympathomimetic drugs have been used widely to help treat obesity, they can also be used to treat other medical conditions such as low blood pressure and heart attacks.
What Diet Pills are considered part of the Anorectic Class of Weight Loss Supplements?
Phentermine is the most commonly used and widely known of almost all anorectic based drugs. It has the power of an appetite suppressant as well as a sympathomimetic related drug because it allows the release of chemicals, which not only help suppress the appetite but also to increase energy, awareness and metabolism levels.
Other drugs included in the anorectic class includes Benfluorex, Meridia, Fastin, Adipex, Phentramin-D, Ritalin and many more on brand products. There are many different drugs that are classified as appetite suppressants but many of them come with warnings that should be monitored by a doctor, preferably the doctor that prescribed the medication to begin with.
Are there any Risks Associated with Anorectic Drugs?
Simply put: yes, there are definitely risks that go along with the using of anorectic drugs, which is why a medical professional should be monitoring your experience with the medication at all times. You should never abuse these drugs either because you will increase the probability of having a horrible physical reaction to the drugs some of which can prove to be quite fatal and/or life changing.
What are the Risks for Anorectic Drugs?
Heart and lung problems are among the most common while insomnia also is part of it just not as life threatening. Increased risk of a stroke, heart attack, mood swings and more are the most dangerous of all risks associated with anorectic drugs so it is safe to say that anyone should be careful when using these drugs to treat obesity. Your medical professional will agree that these drugs should only be taken on a very short term basis because of the risks as well as how many people become 'used' to the drug and begin abusing the drugs because they don't get the same reaction as when they first started taking them.
What are some Sympathomimetic Drugs?
Ephedrine, Ritalin, and many other recreational drugs are considered part of the sympathomimetic drug class. While recreational drugs such as cocaine, amphetamine and methamphetamine aren't ever supposed to be used for weight loss purposes they are still within this class but should be avoided. However, Phenetermine is technically part of the amphetamine category and is highly used as a weight loss supplement by prescription only but, again, it does come with the usual risk factors towards the cardiac and respiratory systems within the user's body.
How do Sympathomimetic Drugs Work?
Sympathomimetic drugs work directly on the sympathetic nervous system. The drug, whichever one you are using, will begin by releases neurotransmitters such as dopamine, adrenaline and others that help to activate the postsynaptic receptors within the sympathetic system. This will end up allowing the body to block your brain's reuptake of the neurotransmitters as well as the breakdown of them, which then activates the releasing of catecholamines.
In short, these hormones will be released and allow the body to ignore hunger, increase energy, metabolism and even your alertness. The basic warnings also come along with sympathomimetic drugs including risk of heart problems, lung and breathing problems, inability to sleep normally, irritability, mania and others.


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German Christians recall Wannsee
ICEJ hosts repentance ceremonies at Yad Vashem
On Friday, a delegation of prominent German and Austrian Christian leaders gathered under the auspices of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem for remembrance ceremonies at Yad Vashem marking the 70th anniversary of the Wannsee Conference, the infamous meeting of Nazi officials which plotted the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question."
The high-ranking Christian delegation included a broad array of 70 pastors and ministry leaders representing all the Protestant and Evangelical movements of Germany and Austria, including Lutherans, Pentecostals, Charismatics, Baptists, Methodists, Mennonites, Pietists, and Adventists.
"We came here to continue the repentance of our nation for the enormous crime of mass murder of Jews committed in the name of a wicked ideology," said Dr. Jürgen Bühler, the Executive Director of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem. "The Church in Germany still has so much more to do to amend for our deafening silence in those dark days."
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The two-day gathering in Jerusalem culminated on Friday with a wreath-laying ceremony at Yad Vashem's Warsaw Ghetto Square and observances in the Hall of Remembrance to honor the Jewish victims and survivors of the Holocaust. Delegates from 32 major Christian denominations and ministries in Germany and Austria, representing millions of followers, laid wreaths at today's event.
"The Christian nation of Germany some two generations ago gives us an example of the evil which can flow when a people turn their back on a God of goodness Who loves all humankind," said Rev. Ingolf Ellßel, Chairman of the Pentecostal European Fellowship. "To remember this causes a deep shaking in our hearts."
Dr. Uwe Graebe, the German Lutheran Probst in Jerusalem, noted that "the Nazi officials who met at Wannsee were all well educated. Some were doctors, some were theologians, and one was even the son of a Protestant pastor. They knew the Bible and what it said about the value of every human life. Yet they blocked out the sacred concept that we are all created in God's image. Instead, they dealt with human lives as mere statistics."
"Wannsee was one of the darkest days in the history of the German people," added Gottfried Bühler, National Director of ICEJ-Germany and the initiator of the event. "Seventy years after, we bow down in deep sorrow. And we also promise to keep this remembrance alive. That is why many of us brought our children along, so the next generation can witness these ceremonies. Yet remembrance alone is not enough; it must go hand-in-hand with responsible deeds of goodness."
The ICEJ then handed over a $60,000 check to Yad Vashem for its Holocaust studies and education center, to sponsor special seminars for Christian leaders to train them in teaching the universal lessons of the Holocaust.
Expressing gratitude for the support which the Jewish people receive today from millions of Christians worldwide, Dan Diker, Secretary General of the World Jewish Congress issued a call for "vigilance in the face of the next genocidal plot against the collective Jew – the state of Israel."
"Today's ceremonies at Yad Vashem are the answer to Wannsee," Diker stated. "The lesson is to be vigilant. This is about preventing the next Wannsee, which is already here in the Iranian threat to eradicate Israel. Yet we hear once again the silence of the international community. Who will demonstrate? Who will speak out? I believe you will!"
The Wannsee Conference was held on January 20, 1942 at a lakeside villa outside Berlin and was attended by 15 high-ranking Nazi bureaucrats who set in motion the implementation of a plan to eradicate the Jews of Europe. The meeting was convened by Reinhard Heydrich, assistant to deputy Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler, who led a discussion on methods to be used for the systematic, industrial murder of all Jews within Germany's reach. A chart compiled by Adolf Eichmann for the Wannsee Conference listed all of the estimated 11 million Jews of Europe and northwest Africa as potential targets.
During their two days in Jerusalem to mark 70 years since Wannsee, the delegation of German and Austrian Christians also paid a visit to the Knesset, meet with Israel's Chief Rabbi (Ashkenazi) Yona Metzger, hold special prayer services at the Western Wall and the King of Kings Prayer Tower, and attended a memorial concert at Mishkenot Sha´ananim featuring performances by the noted German Christian Music Academy of Stuttgart. The series of events ended on Friday evening with a reception at the global headquarters of the Christian Embassy in Jerusalem.
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A group of high-profile Illinois Democrats have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's case.
Among the 19 going to bat for Blagojevich are U.S. Reps. Danny Davis, Bill Foster, Luis Gutierrez, Mike Quigley, Bobby Rush and Jan Schakowsky.
Former Illinois congressmen Bill Lipinski, David Phelps and Glenn Poshard are listed on the brief as well, along with former Illinois Senate President Emil Jones, state Sen. Carol Ronen and Elmwood Park Village President Skip Saviano.
Blagojevich, who has served more than five years of his 14-year sentence for soliciting bribes for political appointments, made his second bid to the Supreme Court last month, more than a year after it refused to hear his case.
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Days Gone sequel could have been amazing
Former game director Days Gone explains what the sequel would have looked like, if Sony and PlayStation had believed in the license.
In zombie video games, very few have managed to score us. Days Gone is part of this very selective list as its open world was inspiring and its storytelling impacting. But since its release in 2019, players have been asking for more. It seems that the first adventure left them hungry for more. However, a sequel is still not planned, and for good reason, Sony would have serious doubts about the popularity (and durability) of the franchise.
At the time I left Sony, Days Gone had been out for a year and a half (and a month), and sold over 8 million copies. It's since gone on to sell more, and then a million + on Steam. Local studio management always made us feel like it was a big disappointment. #daysgone #PlayStation https://t.co/KMZr2pGe9r
– Jeff Ross (@JakeRocket) January 5, 2022
Recently the director of Days gone, Jeff Ross, returned to this opus which marked many players. He thus declared that " studio management always made us feel it was a big disappointment ". And yet, the game has managed to sell more than 8 million copies on consoles, as much as Ghost of Tsushima, which was entitled to a Director's Cut version.
Has Sony refused to produce a possible blockbuster?
The former developer from Sony, in an interview, clarified his vision of things, and what could have brought a sequel to the adventures of Deacon St. John. He explains :
" We would have kept the story heavy and strong. We would have kept the bike, of course. And I think we would have broadened the tone a bit in a more technical direction,[…] more outward, a new reality. I think it would have been a bit more – I don't mean Avengers, but something where the player had new resources, a little bit of what the government had.
I would have added more systems. If they are simple, they can be elegant and very rich. I knew that by adding an extra layer or two to the systemic elements of the game, we could have navigated ourselves there, which would have resulted in great richness for players and a plethora of unique open-world moments and reactions that we had never seen it before. "
A start that ended too quickly
The developer is therefore particularly disappointed not to be able to materialize all these ideas, which would surely have taken off Days gone a new time. As he explains, " first you create the minimum viable entry and then you hope you can build the second. Because you don't argue over the foundations, you argue over the epic new ideas that you are going to put into it ". This first part was therefore conceived as the foundations, a preamble, for an epic story that can (perhaps) never be told.
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Your riding style is one of your greatest assets on the track. Proper fit can demonstrate your chops on the track just as much as your gear's dynamic appearance. When buying a motorcycle racing jersey, keep these factors in mind for a fit that both looks good and feels good.
Some riding conditions may call for protective armor underneath your jersey. The fit should be snug enough to hold the pieces in place but loose enough that you still have a good range of motion. Keep in mind that wearing under armor can take some getting used to, so it may be difficult to pinpoint the right fit if you've just started wearing it.
Gloves are another piece of motorcycle riding gear that you may need to consider with the fit. Some gloves are designed to pull over your sleeves, in which case you may need a less bulky fabric on your arms.
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Digital Career Colleges students briefed for industry project at Amazon HQ
The project is being run by the Career Colleges Trust, in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Comic Relief. Students have been challenged to develop a solution within the digital space to engage 16-24 year olds with Comic Relief. The aim is to engage even more young people with the charity?s projects and secure their future support.
The full project brief was unveiled at the all-day session. Students heard from AWS and Comic Relief representatives, who explained more about each organisation. AWS highlighted some of its latest technologies and Comic Relief gave advice on digital marketing and social media platforms to help with the task.
The colleges involved with this pioneering project are Barking & Dagenham, BMet, Harrow, and Westminster Kingsway, all of which have digital Career Colleges. 800 students were involved in the first stage of the project, submitting proposed solutions to the challenge. Three winning ideas were chosen, which will now be worked up by the 60 selected students, in teams of five.
Welcoming students to the briefing, the Career Colleges Trust's Julia Von Klonowski, said:
"This is an amazing opportunity for our digital Career College students. It offers them a real insight into the world of work, as well as giving them access to industry professionals who are able to provide excellent advice and support.
"The task will give students a chance to use the digital skills they have been acquiring during their courses and flag up to them the huge number of career opportunities available within the growing digital sector.
"The students learnt more about both AWS and Comic Relief at the briefing session and this has hopefully inspired them. We are looking forward to seeing how their designs develop and the finished projects when they present them in March."
The task must be managed and run in exactly the same way as any other 'real' project. Students will have two update meetings with the client, focusing on design, finance and the project plan.
Representatives from Career Colleges Trust, AWS and Comic Relief will sit on the project board. The teams will return to the Amazon offices in March to present their solutions to the judging panel. Prizes will be awarded to the winning projects.
Chris Hayman, Head of UK & I Public Sector, Amazon Web Services, said:
"We are excited to once again support the Career Colleges Trust, which aims to inspire the next generation of digital technology experts in the UK.
"Introducing young people to the latest and most innovative cloud technologies is critical for today's workforce.
"We know how talented and creative the students are and we can't wait to see what innovative ideas they develop to support Comic Relief."
Head of Youth Engagement and Fundraising for Comic Relief, Val Pumfrey, said:
"We are always looking for new ways to engage young people with Comic Relief – to connect, empower and inspire them to take action."
"Young people are full of creative ideas and enthusiasm. We are delighted to be working with Career College students. I have no doubt that they will come up with some amazing digital solutions for Comic Relief, which will be of real value to our work."
Among the 60 students attending the event was BMet's Fatou Bobb (19). She said:
"I am so excited to be part of this project. It's a great opportunity to meet potential employers and brilliant to put on my CV. I am really looking forward to working with my group and putting our proposal together, ready to present in March."
Digital student Haritika Priya Changer-Bhardwaj (18) from Barking and Dagenham College added:
"The briefing session has been really helpful and given me lots of new knowledge. Being here, at Amazon's head office is inspiring and is giving me ideas about possible jobs available. I am looking forward to the project and think that the presentation will increase my confidence when it comes to talking to an audience."


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John Kingsmill (1626-1694), Esq, of Andover, Hants: his ancestry and medieval royal descent
by Michael P Bodman [1]
John Kingsmill (1626-1694), Esq, of Andover, Hampshire, son of a parish church vicar and a cadet branch of the Kingsmills of Sydmonton Court, Hampshire, has medieval royal ancestry through his maternal great-grandmother Elianor Pistor (d. bef. 13 May 1560). But, surprisingly, it has not been documented. It was obscured and forgotten by dint of a copyist's error, making a muddle out of the chronology of the two wives of William Pistor, Esq, of Metheringham, Lincolnshire, on the pedigrees of Pistor in the visitation of Lincolnshire in 1562-4 and the Larken Collection in the custody of the College of Arms, in London. By examining contemporaneous evidence recently discovered at TNA, this article gives the correct chronology of the two wives of William Pistor and documents the 15th- and 16th-century generations by which John Kingsmill derives his medieval royal ancestry.
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A: what I have gone for to get the image to align perfectly with the top of the text is:

A: You can use CSS to create a rule for paragraph tags inside of list items that sets the line-height of the p element to a specific value:
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Fifth-Grade Snack Down: Get Your (Healthy) Game Face On
by Denise Smith | Jan 18, 2019
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One wouldn't expect words like, "yum," or "delicious," or "really good," to come from fifth-graders when talking about fruits and vegetables. That was exactly the case though, for Kate Merola's fifth-grade class at Grande Isle Elementary School.
The "Snackdown" project, which lasted from October 18 to November 29, 2018, utilized a multi-disciplinary approach, explained Moretti, RiseVT FGI Wellness Specialist. Math, nutrition, persuasive writing, food preparation skills, public speaking and data presentation were all part of this project, as was learning video editing skills.
The idea behind the Snackdown was simple: using the USDA Smart Snack standards, students would come up with healthy snack ideas that could be prepared by kids their age with little or no parental guidance. To accomplish this, the snacks had to use no more than three ingredients, at least one ingredient needed to be a fruit or vegetable, "and you could only use a microwave, refrigerator or freezer," said Skarlette, one of the fifth-graders.
The USDA Smart Snack criteria states that snacks must meet the following standards: be 200 calories or less, have 200 mg of sodium or less, be low in fat (less than 35 percent of calories from total fat) and have 35 percent or less by weight of sugar.
The fifth-grade class eagerly accepted the challenge. First, they split into five smaller groups of three or fewer students. Then, they began their research. Using the criteria above, students determined which ingredients fit the bill and which didn't.
After they'd come up with recipes, it was time to put their research into action. Each group was assigned a fruit or vegetable. From there, they created a snack which was offered to other students during three different lunch periods. Data was collected. Did students like the snack? Why or why not? "You should try it," Danny encouraged. "Even though it doesn't look good it might taste good."
Students also made snacks and gave out samples to families visiting the school during the Family Night at the book fair. Lastly, students filmed and edited Public Service Announcements regarding their snack and why it was a healthy option. Kasey, one of the fifth-graders, noted that the students learned a lot about video editing in the process, including using a green screen app.
The students were eager to weigh in on the Snackdown when interviewed recently at Grand Isle Elementary School.
"Ms. Merola wrote down the fruits and vegetables that we could use and then we did a vote," said Jennifer about the start of the program. The final fruits and vegetables included were: strawberries, apples, celery, watermelon and bananas.
When students first heard about the Snackdown, they were excited but a little leery, too. Words like, "a little weird," and "nervous," and "puzzled," were shared by the students. Are they glad now that they had the chance to try this project? The answer was a resounding, "yes!" While Ms. Merola, Ms. Brabazon, the school's librarian and technology instructor, and Moretti came up with the initial idea, "it just sort of blossomed from there, which was really great," Moretti noted.
"You had to put a lot of teamwork and effort into it," said Abby about the project overall. "Since we were all working as a group, we all had to put effort into it and help one and other." Abigail noted that it was "a little bit inspiring. Usually when kids find things they like they keep eating the same stuff. This was a way to try new foods." And Emily said, "My brother really doesn't like to eat a lot of things because he's really picky. He tried celery and really liked it."
Principal Lauren Thomas stated that she was very pleased with the project and the effort that both the students and teachers put in to make it a success. "I liked that it was very self-directed. We like to encourage very independent learning opportunities that have 21st century problem-solving skills embedded."
Perhaps the Snackdown was summed up most effectively by student Emma-Rae: "People might not think that healthy food can taste good, but it does taste good."
Recipes Created by Mrs. Merola's Fifth-Graders for Snackdown:
Watermelon: Watermelon sorbet: fresh, frozen watermelon, honey, lemon juice
Apples: Apples, sun butter (or peanut butter), mini chocolate chips
Celery: Celery and cream cheese and/or celery and sun butter (or peanut butter)
Strawberry: Strawberries covered with melted chocolate and pretzels
Banana: Banana, vanilla Greek yogurt, and honey


Trekker Judith Jones travels through Yorkshire and Northumberland in North East England. Her journey begins in rural Suffolk, continues on to Cambridge, Sheffield, Bradford and York. Her journey concludes on a boat to the Farne Island, the ancient sanctuary of the monk Saint Cuthbert and a present sanctuary to the puffin.


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Christina Milian Turns Up on New EP [INTERVIEW]
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After recently blowing out the candles on her cake for her 34th birthday, it's pretty clear that Christina Milian's wishes are coming true. She just celebrated her b-day September 26; she shares a beautiful daughter with singer/producer, The-Dream; and she's got an album and reality show coming down the pipeline.
Even when it seemed like heartache would take the Afro-Cuban beauty out (it was announced that she'd split with boyfriend Lil Wayne recently), she seems to be getting along just fine. Milian was just spotted frolicking in the waves of Miami Beach, jet-setting with her bestie, Karrucha Tran.
EBONY.com recently spoke all things Christina with her: about how she's handling her break up with Weezy, and exactly how turned up she's going to get in season 2 of her reality show.
EBONY: You recently hosted the red carpet arrivals at the Emmys where Viola Davis made that amazing speech. What were your thoughts?
Christina Milian: It's incredible. Women, we're all coming together. I think it's enlightening how much we're able to empower each other, and I think it brought tears to all of our eyes. So it's just incredible all these opportunities that I feel we're bringing for each other, and it is up to us at the end of the day.
EBONY: You have your EP Like Me coming out October 30. What's the meaning behind the title?
CM: I just feel like I'm a different woman when it comes to relationships. It's a four-song EP, so it's really kind of dealt around my relationship in the past year and just how I feel like I'm a different woman [with] how I work, how I deal with family, with friends, with relationships. I go in full with my heart. I'm very passionate, and I care about the people that are around me. So it's all about life as a woman like me; just who I am.
EBONY: Do you find that listening to the songs now is a bit bittersweet, being that you've broken up with your ex, Lil Wayne?
CM: Not at all… not at all. I'm actually fine. A lot of people are insinuating to my relationship, but he and I are actually really good. So we've shot a video called "Do It" which I'm really excited about, and things are normal. I think we just have differences sometimes and we have to figure out for ourselves the right thing instead of always trying to figure it out together. Because sometimes it just gets messy.
EBONY: Better friends than lovers?
CM: Right now it is, yes.
EBONY: Your reality show Turned Up is coming back. What can we expect for season 2, more "Tina Turn Up?"
CM: Yes definitely! To the next level, oh my gosh! Turned Up season 2 is going to be crazy, November 3 is the date. My family and I just had a ton of fun. It's crazy! There's so many different stories, and we had one-hour long episodes, so you can imagine how they filled up that time with how much going on in a two-month period of time. It was really cool. We talk about our relationships, things that go on with the family, with my sister, everything, and it's just very real.
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Time to finish the greatest unbuilt building
By Simon Heffer 19 January 2016 • 8:00am
Two cathedrals: Anglican and Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King Credit: Alamy
What was the greatest unbuilt building of the 20th century? To my mind there is no doubt: Edward Lutyens's Roman Catholic cathedral, designed for Liverpool in 1932. The Archdiocese had bought a site on a hill half a mile from Giles Gilbert Scott's Anglican cathedral, begun 30 years earlier. The intention (as the relevant volume of Pevsner's Buildings of England puts it) was that "the two great churches would crown the skyline". Work on the crypt ran from 1933 to 1941 – but the rest of the edifice remains in our imaginations.
It would've dwarfed Liverpool's other cathedral; perhaps that was the point
Those imaginings are, however, well-informed: the Museum of Liverpool houses a gigantic model of what it would have looked like, and numerous drawings exist of Lutyens's plans. The building, of local red sandstone with white stone dressings, would have been massive: 680ft long, with a 300ft high dome on top of a soaring crossing taking the total height to 510ft, more than 100ft higher than the tallest Anglican cathedral, Salisbury. It would have dwarfed Liverpool's other cathedral, but perhaps that was the point.
However, the Second World War brought work on the building to an end. Lutyens died in 1944, and Archbishop Downey, whose idea the project was, died in 1953. His successor, Archbishop Godfrey, decided the estimated £27 million cost of completing the design was too much.
In 1959, a competition was held to build a more modest cathedral above Lutyens's crypt. It was won by Sir Frederick Gibberd, whose design resembled a big circular tent with a huge funnel poking out of it.
Its design was mocked as "Paddy's Wigwam", in reference to the large number of Roman Catholics of Irish descent who worshipped there
Sadly for the people of Liverpool, the construction exemplified the school of cheap and nasty. The cathedral started to leak as soon as it was opened; its design was mocked as "Paddy's Wigwam", in reference to the large number of Roman Catholics of Irish descent who worshipped there.
The cathedral is now clad in glass-reinforced plastic, the original off-white mosaic that faced the building having rotted quickly and proved impossible to repair.
Given the vast wealth of the Catholic Church, I should have thought a better solution was at hand: demolish this ugly and absurd building, and build Lutyens's instead. This would have two favourable consequences: Liverpool would become a place of international pilgrimage for both Roman Catholics and aesthetes, and the building's construction would give every unemployed person in the area a job for decades. It would lift the whole city.
For the time being, Liverpool does have the consolation of accommodating the greatest building in Britain of the past century: the Anglican cathedral. When, in 1903, Giles Gilbert Scott won the competition to build this magnificent church, which sits on a hill above the Mersey, he was just 22. He was the scion of an illustrious family: his grandfather was Sir George Gilbert Scott, who built the Midland Hotel at St Pancras (possibly the finest building of the Victorian age) and much else.
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Although the judges were impressed by Scott's design (which, in the style of many French cathedrals, included two towers rather than just one), they decided, because of his youth, to appoint GF Bodley – who had been trained by Scott's grandfather, and was one of the most admired church builders of the late 19th century – as joint architect. The old man and his young collaborator agreed on little once building began in 1904, but Bodley died in 1907, allowing Scott free rein thereafter. Scott immediately embarked on a redesign that replaced the original pair of towers with a single one, and created the great, austere Gothic silhouette that broods over the river today.
Pevsner called Scott's cathedral "the final flowering of the Gothic Revival as a vital, creative movement". It was fortunate to have been built at a time when Liverpool was still prosperous, and corners did not have to be cut as they were with its Catholic neighbour. The building is overpowering from outside, but this is nothing compared with the might of the impression made on the visitor when one goes inside. The height, proportions and materials combine to give a properly spiritual experience. It was not finished until 1978. Let us hope Liverpool's Catholics might take a similarly long view, and have the optimism to set about finishing Lutyens's finest work as he intended.
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Child suicide bomber kills at least 9, wounds more than a dozen at Afghanistan wedding
As U.S. officials continue in Qatar to negotiate a peace agreement with the Taliban that would bring an end to the stalemate 18-year conflict – miles away in Afghanistan itself – bombings and bloodshed still define daily life.
On Friday, at least nine people died and more than a dozen injured – according to the BBC – when a child was made to detonate a suicide bomb at a wedding celebration in the eastern province of Nangarhar near the Pakistan border.
The child, provincial spokesperson Attaullah Khugyani stated, was used to specifically attack a militia aligned with the government. Pro-government groups routinely operate in conjunction with traditional Afghan forces to beef up measures and ensure that fragile territories do not fall into Taliban and ISIS control.
AFGHANISTAN RELEASES HUNDREDS OF TALIBAN PRISONERS WITHOUT CONDITIONS
While no outfit has yet claimed responsibility for Friday's deadly onslaught, Taliban officials have denied involvement. The Islamic State branch, known as ISIS-Khorasan, also has clout in the area and routinely carries out fatal attacks.
Afghan security forces gather at the site of Monday's suicide attack near the Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Three American service members and a U.S. contractor were killed when their convoy hit a roadside bomb on Monday near the main U.S. base in Afghanistan, the U.S. forces said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
The bombing comes on the heels of a string of targeted explosions striking fear in feeble communities and claiming lives across the ravished nation. On Sunday, the Taliban executed a devastating suicide car bombing in the central Afghanistan province of Ghazni, claiming the lives of 12 people and wounding more than 150 others.
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Less than a week earlier, the Taliban rocked downtown Kabul, killing at least one person and wounding more than a hundred – at least 26 children were among the hurt, sliced by shards of glass when the bomb fragmented nearby windows.
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While the future of Afghanistan and the quest of whether stability will ever be achieved remains a complicated question for lawmakers and officials, a new Pew Research Center study concludes that the majority of veterans do not consider both the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq worth fighting "considering the costs versus the benefits." The views "do not differ based on rank or combat experience."
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The study found that 58 percent did not deem Afghanistan worth it and 64 percent Iraq was not constructive.
The views of U.S. veterans, military website Task & Purpose pointed out, closely mirror the perceptions of civilians in which 62 percent of Americans in total stated that the war in Iraq was not worth it and 59 percent echoed that going into Afghanistan was also not worth the cons and cost.
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The Concept of Love
June 26, 2022 | adminhandsome | BREAKING NEWS
What is love? Love is a set of feelings and behaviors associated with attachment, protection, affection, and closeness. It is often described as a feeling of bliss and unbridled happiness. Although love is a powerful emotion, it can be fleeting, varying in intensity, and resulting in negative emotions such as jealousy and stress. Love is one of the most widely researched human emotions and behaviors, with researchers debating the exact definition of love.
While in love, you should feel comfortable and safe with your partner. If you feel threatened or uncomfortable around your partner, seeking help can be helpful. Couples often have ups and downs, so if you and your partner are experiencing a breakup, therapy might be the right course of action. Having a partner in counseling or therapy can also help save your relationship. While you may feel embarrassed or ashamed to seek help, you can rest assured that you're not alone in your feelings.
The concept of love is a profound philosophical question. What makes love a profoundly emotional emotion? It starts with a person's desire for another person. This is how the lover forms a worldview containing their beloved. It begins with a sense of commitment and positive emotion. The object becomes the center of the lover's universe. Love is one of the most profound human experiences, and there is nothing more rewarding than finding a partner with whom you can share a life together.
In the end, love is a process of give and take. We can't keep loving someone forever, but we can protect our partners from being hurt by their infidelity. Love takes time, but it's worth it when you feel happy in it. It's also important to realize that if you don't have love in your life, it won't last. It's a process, and one that requires a great deal of self-responsibility and vulnerability.
The concept of love may be depersonalized or abstract. It may be a desire for a mutual relationship, or an emotional attachment formed through prolonged contact. Love may also refer to an object, such as a dog or a bird. The fourth conception of love relates to a chosen attitude or disposition to behave in a beneficial way towards another individual. Marriage formally recognizes these bonds and formalizes them in a promise to love one another forever.
Humans, on the other hand, have a longer childhood and rely on others for many years. Love is an important aspect of human life and has a biological and evolutionary basis. Early explorations of love have drawn considerable criticism, with U.S. Senator William Proxmire criticizing the study as a waste of taxpayer money. While love is a complex phenomenon, it can be defined as a natural process that involves the development of an individual.
Jesus wants his followers to display agape (passion) to others. Ultimately, love is an emotional attachment. It involves affection, compassion, and self-sacrifice, and is a profoundly powerful emotion. It is a basic human need, and a necessary part of a healthy life. There are many different definitions of love, but one common trait that all people share is the ability to love. People who feel love for someone or something will do almost anything to ensure their partner's happiness.
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Response to UMC Special General Conference 2019
Social Justice Leadership Project
Drew Theological School
Drew Theological School is a community of scholars, ministers and activists that for nearly 150 years has been educating rooted, innovative and courageous leaders for service to the Church, the academy and society.
Theological School students and faculty gather in historic Seminary Hall in The Forest, a beautiful, wooded campus in Madison, New Jersey. With modern classrooms and Craig Chapel, the Theological School also comes together online, through social media and for live-streamed events.
Founded in 1867 to provide organized theological education for Methodist Episcopal Church ministers, the Theological School is proudly grounded in and seeking to embody the Wesleyan and Methodist tradition of bold ideas that impact people's lives for the good.
Today, we are a diverse, ecumenical and open community that dares to pursue the love, wisdom and justice at the heart of the transformative gospel of Jesus Christ.
Mission of the Theological School and the University
"Rooted in the Methodist tradition of innovative and bold interpretations of Christian theology and spiritual practices, the Drew University Theological School empowers creative thought and courageous action to advance justice, peace and love of God, neighbor and the earth."
The Theological School's mission joins in the work of the University to offer its diverse community of learners a challenging and individualized education shaped by a deep-rooted culture of mentoring, thoughtful engagement with the world beyond its campus and a steadfast commitment to lifelong cultivation of the whole person. Through its distinctive emphasis on the reciprocity of knowledge, experience and service, Drew prepares its students to flourish both personally and professionally as they add to the world's good by responding to the urgent challenges of our time with rigorous, independent and imaginative thought.
History: Methodist Connections
Drew Theological School, funded initially by Methodist Wall Street financier Daniel Drew, opened its doors in 1867 in the aftermath of the U.S. Civil War and the devastating divisions that had torn apart American Methodism.
To mark the centennial of Methodism's arrival in North America, Methodist leaders sought to renew church and society. They believed that no matter their zeal or natural talent, ministers needed intellectual sophistication, advanced academic training and sharp leadership skills if they were to effectively address the challenges of the day such as the industrial revolution, post-war trauma, income inequality, the plight of slaves and mass migration.
In response to such realities, Drew's faculty designed a curriculum that required ministers to understand and respond to the needs of people around the world. One such minister was Henry Gerhard Appenzeller, who introduced Methodism to South Korea, fostering a 125 year connection that is still going strong today. Of the 13 Methodist seminaries in the United States, Drew Theological School enrolls the greatest number of Koreans (1 in 5).
After nearly 150 years, the Wesleyan and Methodist ethos continues to animate the intellectual and spiritual life of the school. Our mission to empower creative thought and courageous action for the common good is not only rooted in our Methodist and Wesleyan heritage, it is alive today in our commitment to training UMC students seeking ordination, our pressing the church and society towards justice and inclusion and our investment in innovative and engaged teaching and learning.
We think John, Charles, Henry and Ella would be proud!
UMC Archives, Research and Courses
As one of the 13 United Methodist Seminaries in the United States, and the only school chartered by the General Conference, the Theological School is a center for Methodist and Wesleyan research and learning.
Home to the United Methodist Archives and History Center, the Theological School welcomes researchers and hosts visiting Methodist scholars from around the world.
The Theological School faculty also offer in-person and online versions of all six of the denominational courses required for ordination in the United Methodist Church.
UMC History, Doctrine and Polity I
UMC History, Doctrine and Polity II
A Course in UMC Evangelism
A Course in UMC Missions
A course in UMC Professional Sexual Ethics
A course in UMC Worship
Students from Union Theological Seminary, New York Theological Seminary, Lancaster Theological Seminary and Lutheran School of Theology in Philadelphia can register for these courses as visiting students.
Recent Accolades
Drew Theological School named one of the "Seminaries that Change the World" for 2017.


Assessment: What words come to mind?
Eight groups of diverse faculty representing all subject areas had the task of coming up with a draft assessment philosophy statement for a middle school of 500 students. They started out with a chalk talk centered on the question: If impacting student learning is our shared goal, what assessment philosophy and practice lead us to positive outcomes? The task facing a subset of the faculty, leaders of subject-area PLCs, is to synthesize the work of the eight groups into one assessment philosophy statement that is a beacon for their continued efforts to build an assessment framework that supports all students learning and achieving. The Wordle below (click on the Wordle to bring up a larger and clearer image) illustrates the words that came up most frequently in the eight different philosophy statements.
What words are missing that should be part of an assessment philosophy that pays attention to current research in education and human development and is visionary in nature? While frequency may be the wrong indicator to rely on, what words appear with less frequency that you would want to elevate or hold up more in this assessment work.


The Internal Revenue Service has issued new guidance surrounding the tax consequences when professional sports teams trade a player, staff member or draft pick. The justification for the guidance was that the IRS wanted to avoid highly subjective, complex, lengthy and expensive disputes concerning the value of personnel contracts and draft picks in trying to determine the proper amount of gain or loss to be recognized for federal income tax purposes.
The Internal Revenue Service issued guidance today that provides a safe harbor allowing professional sports teams to treat certain player and staff-member contracts and draft picks as having a zero value for determining gain or loss to be recognized on the trade of a player or staff-member contract or a draft pick.
Exceptions to the safe harbor include when teams themselves are traded or sold to third parties. Additionally, if a team receives a cash consideration as part of a trade, it must include in the amount realized the amount of money received.
The guidance is helpful, since it had appeared that under current tax laws teams would be forced to recognize gains in trades and pay a tax on traded individuals' contracts. The tax consequences could have been substantial had players being traded outperformed their existing contracts.
How to value the contracts being traded for the purpose of determining the amount of gain or loss to report to the IRS was always a concern for those advising teams. Now, it is a concern that can be pushed aside in most instances.


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Strongest Solar Flare of Summer 2012 Erupted Friday
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- The Sun's very Active Region 1515 has now spit out the strongest solar flare (X-1 Class) of the 2012 Summer on Friday July 6, 2012.
The joint NASA and NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center says that Region 1515 produced an impulsive R3 (Strong) solar flare radio blackout at 2308 UTC (7:08 PM EDT) on July 6. Preliminary analysis indicates the coronal mass ejection (CME) associated with this event is not headed directly at Earth. The Space Weather Prediction Center cautions that additional imagery is needed before a high-confidence WSA-Enlil model run can be done to refine that estimate.
Solar Radiation Storm levels continue to increase slowly and are currently above the S1 (Minor) threshold. Additionally, G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storming is possible through July 8 as a string of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) observed earlier in the week make their way past Earth. Stay tuned for updates.
Radio blackouts occur when the X-rays or extreme UV light from a flare disturb the layer of Earth's atmosphere known as the ionosphere, through which radio waves travel. The constant changes in the ionosphere change the paths of the radio waves as they move, thus degrading the information they carry. This affects both high and low frequency radio waves alike. Radio blackouts are rated on a scale from R1 (minor) to R5 (extreme). An R2 radio blackout can result in limited degradation of both high- and low-frequency radio communication and GPS signals.
The strongest flares are classified as X-class, while M-class flares are the second strongest classification. Classified as an M6.1, this latest flare is a little over half the size of the weakest X-class flares.
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ANTHRAX: New Song "Evil Twin" Streaming
Friday, 23rd October 2015 By Dead Rhetoric
The official lyric video for "Evil Twin", the first new song from ANTHRAX's long-awaited album, set for a first quarter 2016 worldwide release (Megaforce in North America, Nuclear Blast in Europe), can be streamed below. The clip is a compelling barrage of places, victims, actions, and some of the infamous zealots and others who have perpetrated violent extremism on innocents around the world, aptly exemplifying the song's powerful message.
"Evil Twin" is now available digitally, and can be purchased via Apple Music, iTunes and Amazon.
Musically, "Evil Twin" is a full-on thrash-metal tune that blasts off with a raging guitar riff, accelerates expeditiously and is completely uncontrollable.
"Yeah, that opening riff is really evil," laughed the band's Charlie Benante. "We had done a lot of touring with DEATH ANGEL and EXODUS, so I was in a really thrashy state of mind when I starting writing the riffs for that song. I think along with Scott's lyrics and Frank's melodies, we came up with a really great, old-school thrash metal feel."
As ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello put it, "it's a song that begs to be played live."
Lyrically, the track unapologetically denounces the self-righteous religious extremists who spread their bloody terror under the guise of a Holy War.
You represent your discontent
Slaughtering the innocent
You're no martyrs
"I was very affected by the Charlie Hebdo massacre as I have been with all of the shootings that have taken place at schools and movie theatres," said ANTHRAX's lyricist Scott Ian. "I can't figure out what would cause someone to think that was the right thing to do. 'I'll show the world, I'll make my God happy.' It's just such bullshit. I'm not bagging on religion, that's not my intent, but people who go to that extreme, who feel they have become judge, jury and executioner over their fellow man because you or I don't believe the same thing they do, I think that's the 'Evil Twin' of humanity. Writing words about that is my only catharsis."
Beginning in the fall of 2014, ANTHRAX — Benante (drums), Ian (rhythm guitar), Bello (bass), Joey Belladonna (vocals), and lead guitarist Jon Donais — took their time in the studio recording the follow up to their Grammy-nominated, critically acclaimed 2011 album, "Worship Music". The band recorded some 20 original songs, almost twice as many as they had ever brought into the studio in the past. In terms of how the new music sounds, Bello said, "The thing about ANTHRAX…we have this heavy, thrashy music and Joey's powerful and melodic vocals. I love heavy music, but I also love melody, so the challenge is to blend them together so they sound like ANTHRAX. I think we've done a really good job of that on the new album."
ANTHRAX is set to join their fellow "Big Four" comrades SLAYER on a seven-week European tour that kicks off this Sunday, October 25.
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European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) Prizes 2020
European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) is now accepting nominations for its Prizes. The deadline for the submission of nominations for the EDCTP prizes is 30th October, 2020.
The biennial EDCTP Prizes recognise outstanding individuals and research teams from Africa and Europe who have made significant achievements in their research field.
Additionally, the awardees will have made major contributions to strengthening clinical research capacity in Africa and supporting South-South and North-South networking. The Prizes are part of the EDCTP programme which is supported by the European Union under Horizon 2020, it's Framework Programme for Research & Innovation.
EDCTP intends to award four prestigious international prizes dedicated to the promotion of scientific research, improved health and Africa-European collaboration. Prizes will be awarded in a ceremony at the tenth EDCTP Forum which will take place in Maputo, Mozambique, from 17-20 October 2021.
EDCTP Prizes Eligibility.
The contest for the first three prizes (Scientific Leadership Prize, Outstanding Female Scientist Prize, and Outstanding Research Team Prize) is open to residents of a sub-Saharan African country, an EU Member State, or a country associated to the Horizon 2020 programme.
The contest for the Dr Pascoal Mocumbi Prize is open to contestants from all parts of the world.
EDCTP Prizes.
The four prestigious prizes are:
Scientific Leadership Prize – €10,000: Awarded to excellent world-class scientists in sub-Saharan Africa up to 50 years of age working on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected infectious diseases (NIDS) in the scope of the EDCTP2 programme.
Outstanding Female Scientist Prize – €20,000: Awarded to excellent world-class female scientists in sub-Saharan Africa and working in the remit of the EDCTP2 programme.
Outstanding Research Team Prize – €50,000: Awarded to outstanding research teams in sub-Saharan Africa and Europe working on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected infectious diseases (NIDS) in the scope of the EDCTP2 programme.
Dr Pascoal Mocumbi Prize – €50,000: This prize is named after Dr Pascoal Mocumbi, the first High Representative of EDCTP A, in special recognition of his significant contribution to the development of EDCTP as an international collaborative research partnership. It is to be awarded to senior scientists, policy-makers or advocates for health and research, from anywhere in the world.
How to Nominate for EDCTP Prizes.
Download the contest information. Nominations must be submitted on the appropriate form (see below) via [email protected] by October 30, 2020 at 17:00 CET.
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Report on Improving Corporate Governance in Hong Kong
Оригинал на английском языке.
Гонконгский институт лицензированных публичных бухгалтеров
Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Авторы: Syren Johnstone и Say H Goo
Обзор текущего состояния (дата издания отчета 15.12.2017) корпоративного права Гонконга, основанного на Ординансе "О компаниях" 2014 года (Hong Kong Companies Ordinance) и Ординансе "О ценных бумагах и фьючерсах" 2003 года (Hong Kong Securities and Futures Ordinance). Исследование недостатков действующего режима и предложения о направлениях развития.
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The development of CG in Hong Kong did not occur in isolation to the global scene but was often triggered by events and developments elsewhere, in particular the UK and the United States. The collapse of wallpaper group Coloroll and Polly Peck in the UK led to the establishment of the Committee on the Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance chaired by Sir Adrian Cadbury, popularly known as the Cadbury Committee in May 1991. As the Committee got down to business, two further scandals - the collapse of BCCI and Maxwell Communications Corp - heightened the sense of urgency behind the Committee's work. The report of the Committee published in 1992, «Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance», usually referred to as the Cadbury Report, has had a profound influence not only in the UK but globally, including Hong Kong.
Many of the recommendations made in the Cadbury Report have found their way to the CG system in Hong Kong. For example, it recommended that the board of directors, as opposed to the Chief Executive Officer, should be the decision-making body for major transactions and that the board should have sufficient number of INEDs to carry significant weight in board decisions. It also recommended that the board should be supported by three committees - the nomination committee, the remuneration committee and the audit committee. These recommendations were later implemented by the London Stock Exchange by way of an appendix to the listing rules on the basis that compliance was not compulsory but non-compliance required explanations, i.e. the «comply or explain» approach. Amongst other influences, these changes led to the recommendation by the Hong Kong Society of Accountants (later renamed as the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants) Corporate Governance Committee in 1995 that an audit committee be introduced as part of the SEHK's Code of Best Practice and the formal endorsement of the recommendation by the SEHK in 1998 in the form of Appendix 14 to the listing rules.
Subsequent undertakings of committees in the UK also had significant impacts on Hong Kong. This included: the Greenbury Committee's report in 1995 (on directors' remunerations), the Hampel Committee's report in 1998 (to review the Cadbury principles and Greenbury principles which led to the Combined Code), the Higg's Review in 2003 (on independent non-executive directors), the Smith Report in 2003 (on audit committee) following the collapse of Enron in the US in December 2001, and the Walker Report in 2009 (on CG of financial institutions) following the global financial crisis of 2008. To this influence can be added: the introduction of the UK Corporate Governance Code 2010 (which replaced the Combined Code), the Stewardship Code 2010, the new Companies Act 2006, the Financial Services and Market Act 2000 and its amendments by the Financial Services Act 2012, and the Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016. These are further considered in subsequent sections of this Report.
Across the Atlantic, the collapse of Enron, WorldCom and Tyco between 2000-2002 led to the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) in the United States, which resulted in many significant CG changes. These changes have spurred the CG debate in Hong Kong, sometimes in different directions. For example, whether there should be an independent oversight body of auditors such as the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in the United States established under SOX, whether auditors who provide auditing service to a listed company should be banned from providing non auditing services to the company at the same time, and so on. On the other hand, while SOX may have helped improve investor confidence, it also produced unintended consequences as it significantly increased liability and compliance costs for listed companies. Reflecting the increasing cost of compliance, the annual cost of a public listing in the U.S. increased from around US$1.2 million in 2004 to around US$2.8 million in 2005. It also led to an increase in the number of companies delisting (from 48 in 2003 to 80 in 2004) and a significant decrease in the number of foreign issuers seeking a listing on the market. One of the authors of SOX, Congressman Oxley, has admitted that SOX may be causing companies to be excessively risk averse, and this concern speaks to the need for balance in a CG system, and to steer clear of the risk of examining companies to death such that they would not have any breathing room to innovate or to take risks.
Similarly, the changes introduced by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 also provided the foundation for raising numerous CG discussions in Hong Kong. However, few of the requirements have been implemented and many of them may not be progressed under the current United States Government leadership, including relating to executive remuneration and shareholder rights and proxy rules, as discussed in subsequent sections of this Report.
Global trends in CG have also influenced developments in Singapore and Mainland China. This encompasses the use of a code of corporate governance, the appointment of board committees, and the use of independent directors. Experience in these markets not only provides opportunities for Hong Kong to understand how these measures work in different markets under different market and institutional conditions but also the nature and operation of the companies listed in Singapore and Mainland companies listed in Hong Kong and Singapore.
That global trends have also taken hold in developing the CG system in Mainland China is particularly noteworthy in the Hong Kong context. Since the first mainland company, Tsingtao Brewery, listed its H shares in Hong Kong on 15 July 1993, Mainland enterprises have come to dominate the SEHK. Mainland Chinese enterprises now account for more than half of the companies listed on the SEHK. For the years ended 2015 and 2016, around 90% of total funds raised in initial public offerings (IPOs) and around 70% of average daily turnover are attributable to Mainland enterprises. This is a dramatic change since the 1990s - from 57 Mainland enterprises accounting for 9% of total turnover in 1994, by end 2004 these figures had respectively risen to 304 and around 50%. Milton Friedman has also attributed Hong Kong's free market capitalism as a "major factor in encouraging Mainland China... to move away from centralized control toward greater reliance on private enterprise and the free market».
This dominance has facilitated Hong Kong's position as a leading global market for IPOs - in this regard being positioned second in the world over a consolidated ten-year period, as shown in the diagram below.
The trend of Mainland enterprises coming to list on the SEHK is likely to continue as the HKEX continues to target technology startups, Mainland firms looking for expansion overseas, and Belt and Road initiative-related companies for further growth in IPOs. This presents huge opportunities for Hong Kong as a fund raising centre. It also presents challenges in regulating CG to maintain and improve standards, transparency, and investor protection, as witnessed by a number of corporate scandals involving Mainland enterprises listed in Hong Kong over the past two decades.
Категория: Отчет об улучшении корпоративного управления в Гонконге
Содержание отчета
1 Introduction to the study and its purposes
1.1 Purpose of this Report
1.2 The development of CG in Hong Kong
1.2.1 Domestic drivers
1.2.2 Global drivers
1.3 Structure of this Report
1.3.1 Methodology
1.3.2 Analysis
1.3.3 Recommendations
1.4 Scope and limitations of this Report
1.5 Next steps
2 Methodology
2.1 Scope
2.1.1 CG concepts
2.1.2 CG Geographic reach
2.1.3 CG mechanisms
2.2 Work process
2.2.1 Data collection
2.2.2 Initial data organization
2.2.3 Oral evidence
2.2.4 Parity check
3 Discussion and analysis of jurisdictions studied
3.1 Overarching considerations
3.1.1 Thematic topics
3.1.2 Trends in regulating CG standards
3.1.3 The role of culture
3.1.4 The methodology of assessment
3.1.5 Cost-benefit considerations
3.1.6 Maintaining competitiveness
3.1.7 Effectiveness
3.2 Non-locally incorporated companies
3.2.1 Application of local laws and regulations
3.2.2 Cross border enforcement and cooperation
3.3 Information
3.3.1 Legal status of CG disclosures
3.3.2 Disclosure of listing rule compliance
3.3.3 Board evaluation
3.3.4 Audit committee
3.4 Involvement
3.4.1 Shareholder stewardship
3.4.2 Shareholder votes
3.4.3 Remuneration
3.4.4 Changes of control
3.5 Equality
3.5.1 Voting rights generally
3.5.2 Weighted voting rights
3.6 Accountability
3.6.1 Information disclosures generally
3.6.2 Listing rules
3.6.3 Board refreshment
3.6.4 Appointment of independent directors
3.7 Effectiveness
Part A - CG system design
3.7.1 Impact of regulatory design
3.7.2 Policy development agencies
3.7.3 Enforcement agencies
3.7.4 Audits of public companies
3.7.5 Duties of directors
3.7.6 Role of fiduciary law
Part B - Specific actions
3.7.7 Differentiation of CG requirements
3.7.8 Listing regime standards upon entry
Part C - Independent directors
3.7.9 Determination of independence
3.7.10 Requirements relating to INED performance
3.7.12 Empowerment of INEDs - controlling shareholders
Part D - Other items
3.7.13 Whistle-blowing
3.8 Coda
Introduction and approach to the recommendations
Part A - The board
4.1 Processes
4.2 Independent directors
4.3 CG standards
Part B - Enforcement
4.4 Shareholders
4.5 CG disclosures
4.6 Regulators
4.7 Ex ante mechanisms
Part C - Architecture and policy
4.8 Architecture
4.10 Summary tables
5 Concluding remarks
5.1 The Recommendations
5.2 The Hong Kong market


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Biography: CORRIGAN-EKAS, Kathy
CORRIGAN-EKAS, Kathy
Inducted: 1992 Born: 1945, Weymouth, MA
Kathy was a "quick study"and learned the basics well much faster than the average gymnast. This ability to quickly learn and perform well under pressure made her a true champion regardless of a late start in the sport.
Although starting gymnastics at the relatively late age of 16, Kathy learned quickly giving credit to her coaches, James Corrigan, Sr. & Diane Potter at Springfield College. Her gymnastic prowess and international successes spawned a lifetime of encouraging physical fitness through all age groups. Olympic Games: 1964 (Tokyo, Japan) Team member; Kathy was also Captain of the gymnastics team during her senior year at Springfield College and participated on their Exhibition Team; Pan American Games: Gold-Team, SilverAA, & BronzeFX, & V. U.S.A. Teams: USA vs. Czechoslovakian Tour (1964); International Gymnaestrada (Vienna, Austria), (1965); "Little Olympic Team", Mexico City, Mexico, (1966). Education: B.S., Springfield College, (1966), M.Ed., Penn State, (1968). Coaching: Coached & taught at Weymouth HS, Bridgewater State College, & Penn State U. Honors: First woman inducted into the "Springfield College Athletic Hall of Fame"; served as Gymnastic Consultant to the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sport"; served as speaker for the American College of sports and Medicine; elected as Vice-Chairperson to the U. S. Gymnastics Safety Association. Kathy also served as an active volunteer for the Massachusetts Special Olympics Movement and as an "honorary coach" for the Special Olympic Summer Games in 1983. Personal: Currently Kathy owns the Kathy Corrigan School of Gymnastics in Rockland, MA. It is a successful program and may well be one of the oldest recreational gymnastics schools in the country. Programs include Baby Fitness, Mom & Me for toddlers, Gym Tot Fitness for Preschoolers, Pre- and postnatal classes plus adult Aerobic and Fitness Programs. Her husband, Mance, owns a Racquetball-Fitness Club and her children are avid sports participants. Family: Two children & two grandchildren. Website: