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Good riddance 2017 !
My apologises for this post, if you find it long and boring I apologise but writing it has helped me reduce the frustrations of the past year living largely on land and to look forward to happier times in the coming year.
It has been a long time since I have posted …..a very long time. Events on 25th March 2017 will forever be firmly planted in my brain!
John and I were enjoying our time in Isla Mujeres, meeting up with old friends, Richard and Kay on Atalanta and Vlad and Carmen on Inti. However, all good things come to an end and we were preparing to sail for Key West and a decent weather window seemed to be developing for us on the Monday after that particular weekend. We never got to set sail, events overtook us when I got a text message from Michael, my tenant ….' Explosion, house destroyed ' !!! Clear, precise and as it turned out, accurate! I tried to phone, no answer and when I finally got through to Vicky, his girl friend, she told me that the house had been severely damaged by an explosion in a building over the road. It was a furniture store and dance studio building that had been completely obliterated by an explosion. It looked like a gas explosion but no one could say….the first thought was obviously was it terrorist related. Michael had been dozing in the front room and his son Alex was asleep upstairs when all the windows imploded, the doors blew out the roof lifted and ceilings came down. Fortunately Alex had wrapped himself up in the duvet and so when the ceiling fell on him he was well protected, Michael rushed upstairs grabbed Alex and ran through the open front door and away from the carnage outside.
So there I was in Mexico, with a five hour time difference, needing to contact my insurance company that allegedly had a 24 hour contact service……they speak with forked tongue… and try as I might you cannot imagine my frustration at reaching a succession of voice messages telling me the office is now closed and to ring in the morning! There was nothing for it but to get up at three in the morning and try then. However my frustration persisted, the young man gave me a reference number and yet another number to ring to try to board up the house and make it safe. I rang the number and explained to the girl on the other end that I had no windows, the front and back door had been blown off their hinges and the roof had been damaged. ' Ahh' she said, ' you need a locksmith!' …she was astounded when I lost my cool at this response ' A locksmith?! What's the bloody point of that I've got no doors!' She apologised and after going to talk to her manager she told me she didn't know what to suggest…..very helpful …not.
After two days I was no further on …. and my frustration was just growing hour by hour. It was obvious to John and I that we would be sailing nowhere and I would need to return back to the UK as soon as possible.
I watched our friends sail away together, waving them goodbye and not sure just when we would eventually leave Mexico. I booked my flight home and John set about finding somewhere safe we could leave the boat. The hurricane season was fast approaching and we had no idea how long we would be away. We are fortunate, our friends Vlad and Carmen on Inti, speak fluent Spanish and they were able to help us secure a spot in the lagoon, Marina Del Sol. We moved Orion into the lagoon before I left. The lagoon is very well protected and shallow! I had to drive , throttle down, through the soft mud…..one thing for sure, Orion will not sink, in those depths!
I left Mexico on the 29th March but not without a bit of drama at the airport. When you arrive in Mexico you have to jump through many hoops customs, importation of the boat, agricultural regs etc, a bind but not too onerous with the help of the locals. One of the numerous pieces of paper you sign is in effect your entry exit card. I arrived at Cancun airport checked in and having handed over my bag was told I needed to go to immigration desk and hand over my departure card…..err what departure card. All those arriving by airplane have a card to be handed in when they leave or they get stung with 30 dollar bill per person, however I explained to the unhelpful girl at the immigration desk I arrived by boat so I had no card. No was the reply …you have a paper document which I have to see before you can leave! Gawd! I had no idea what the piece of paper was but what I did know was that it would be on the boat, not with me at the airport. I phoned John in a bit of a panic …..time was ticking on and my bags were checked through but would not let me through to join them til I produced this document. In my best broken Spanish I explained that I was happy to pay the fine just to join my bags on the plane …but no I had stumbled on the one of the few officials in Mexico who would not accept a pecuniary gift to by pass bureaucratic red tape! No she said if I paid the fine then I would have paid the fee twice( having unbeknown to me paid the fee when we arrived) and that would never do! If I could e mail the said piece of paper to her then she would allow me to leave Mexico. After three abortive attempts to give me the correct e mail address John managed to mail her with five minutes left before the gate closed! A close shave!
I arrived back to find my house looking like it was in a war zone. My leaded windows and blinds decorated the tree in the front garden, several of the houses opposite had been completely destroyed….just a depressing site. Where to start???
I met with the loss adjuster, who reckoned it would take 6-12 months for the house to get back to its former glory. The Council were really helpful getting the doors and windows boarded and providing security 24/7 to ensure no looting was possible, a godsend considering how unhelpful the insurance company had been at the outset. We were only allowed in at certain times accompanied by Council employees and once the houses had been made safe. There were endless meetings with the Council and it seemed to me that possibly the quickest way forward was to work with the 'expertise' of the Port Sunlight Village Trust they would know what specifications were necessary, they knew contractors that were capable of completing the work needed and would be an invaluable resource in ensuring the work was completed quickly as possible. If we all used the same contractor for the roof for instance then it would keep costs down and the prospect of numerous contractors trying to find places to park with multiple deliveries would be reduced. However as time passed it became apparent that the Trust were not that enthusiastic about working with private homeowners. A meeting was set up by the Council to bring together the Trust who own five of the properties in our block, the five private homeowners and all the loss adjusters to move things along in as quicker pace as possible. It was agreed that the Trust would work with Conservation Officer to put together a Masterplan for the block that would set out specifications, plans and materials to be used. One thing became clear ….that neither the Trust or the Conservation Officer had any record of specifications used previously…the houses were built in 1897 and it appeared that we were largely starting from scratch. A great start to proceedings!
I know and appreciate that the Trust had a big job on but as the months ticked away, my frustration, depression and anger grew at the whole process. Eventually after about two months a project manager was appointed for the exterior works and again everyone agreed that if we had the same project manager it would help to speed the process up, so that's what we did. My insurers used a different company for the interior works, again no problem it was the same one as several of my private owner neighbours, I was happy. The interior guys met started to rip out walls, ceilings, the bathroom etc to see the extent of the damage and put together a plan of action to restore the interior. The walls had been lathe and plaster, all of that was taken away, well most of it had fallen away from the brick anyway. I felt optimistic, that was til the Port Sunlight Conservation Officer came to have a look…. The look of horror on her face ….a what have you done expression?! Well I had 'done' no more than the other home owners the place was stripped ready for reinstatement. None of the lathe and plaster should have been touched she wailed … this property is grade2 listed ( don't I know it!) and forget any thoughts of insulating plasterboard to help with energy conservation were a no no , it must be reinstated 'like for like' and lathe and plaster must be put back. This came as news to both the project manager for the interior works and us home owners who along with the Council,Conservation Officers et al understandably called a meeting to get sorted exactly what was needed!
So meeting sorted, we were told that interior plans needed to submitted for planning consent an eight week process at the least, the Masterplan for the exterior works were complete for submission at the end of August, a mere six months from the date of the explosion. We all took some comfort from the fact that it looked like we would all have roofs by Christmas!
The internal project manager set about re visiting the works that were needed following the lead of the Conservation Officer of the Port Sunlight Trust, following the' like for like ' tenet that needed to be adhered to the letter if we were to get the internal works through planning. Lathe and plaster was to be used on the ceilings and the plaster specification was confirmed. This meant an increase in costs, lathe and plaster costing approx £100 per sq metre and the use of breathable paint, the skirting boards to be used specified and much more. Another hoop we had to jump through was that the we had to have the existing plaster tested for anthrax and asbestos! Now it is comforting to know that the house is anthrax and asbestos free but the house has been standing since 1897 and no one has died from anthrax yet! Indeed the young man who came to do the testing told me that no plaster tested in the UK has tested positive for anthrax ….£350 for piece of mind I guess, but the three week wait for the results another unwelcome hold up.
The Masterplan finally complete and submitted, the external project manager puts the roofing works out to tender …….progress at last! Three firms are put forward and with a timeline clearly identified for submission, that was then held up by the Trust requesting a fourth firm be allowed to submit for tender putting back the timeline another week. Frustration was starting to grow!
Finally ….hurrah !! A contractor was appointed and a pre start meeting held. The timeline was tight but the contractor was prepared to work through the weekend and fingers crossed we would have a roof by Christmas. The existing scaffolding was replaced with scaffolding designed to enable the roofers to crack on safely …we were hot to trot! On the first day of the works the weather was appalling, strong winds and very heavy rain, but the roofers worked through it removing the tiles on a number of houses. On day two, all the homeowners received an e mail from the project manager, there was a problem with the roofing felt specified which it appeared could result in a problem with condensation. It meant that it would rise the roof a little making it difficult to tie in with my neighbour and it would certainly not look that great! So having waited six months for the Masterplan to be drawn up it had completely 'b***s up' the specification for the roof. WTF! The roofers had to stop work whilst the contractor waited for clarification on the specification……then the fun started.
I have to admit I was incandescent with frustration…….six months, six months we had waited for the so called people in the know to put together the specifications for the works, this was supposed to oil the wheels, not seize them up completely! Surely if there was doubt when the Masterplan was in the process of being drafted THEN was the appropriate time to do the research and ask the technical team to come out, measure the roof voids and ensure that everyone involved in drawing up the plan was absolutely confident that what was being proposed would be the right product for the job. It is quite definitely not the right time to engage in this process when the roofs have been stripped and the contractor is questioning the suitability of the product. Indeed we now find that our insurance companies could well be asked to pay for time when the contractors have been unable to crack on with replacing the roofs and further investigations into roof voids, technical call outs etc are made. It beggars belief! TheTrust had been insistent on like for like and now suddenly it appeared they were asking us not to use the existing roof felt but this stuff called TLX Gold…. it seemed they just changed the rules to suit themselves. I wanted answers and fast, I really wanted a roof before Christmas. The Conservation Officer at the Council did not reply to my initial letter asking just what the hell was going on, a week passed, no work on the roofs, the roofers were sent onto another job while waiting for someone to either admit they had screwed up and rectify the situation or allow us to re roof like for like. I had had enough I wrote yet another letter to the Conservation Officer and this time I copied it into the Assistant Director at the Council and the local Councillor informing them of the situation as I saw it. I wanted them to know it was not the homeowners or the contractors holding up the reinstatement of the houses and my frustration at being ignored by the Conservation Officer.
Finally one of my concerns was that no one was able to inform us with any degree of absolute certainty that the use of the specified product would not produce condensation, to say that it may work is unacceptable. Should it be used and result in damage to my property, who would accept responsibility? Those who put together the Masterplan? The Council? The Contractor? For want of a better analogy, could I find that all those involved in the process shifting responsibility? Possible shades of Grenfell Tower here?
To say I was deeply disappointed by this whole process which was fast turning into something of a debacle as I saw it, is an understatement!
As I had hoped my reference to the Grenfell Tower disaster did the trick! A response within five minutes!
The reply from the Conservation Officer was that they were trying to provide betterment of the roofing materials involved and they were trying to get in touch with the contractor to get him to sort it out. Passing the buck again! I wrote a quick reply …..The contractor works to that specification he is given , he does not write the specification....does he? Guess what no reply!
Finally ten days after work had stopped the Conservation Officers, the Heritage architect and the Project Manager for the external works got together for a meeting, which must have been interesting! The outcome being the Heritage Architect would put together revised specifications asap for work to start work. Hurrah! Sad to say this debacle didn't stop there, as I suspected the revised specification involved more work on the roofs in order for this wonder roofing felt to do its job ironically it involved taking down ceilings, no problem for me my ceilings were already down, not quite sure how the Trust houses will get over that problem if they want existing plaster to remain. Not my problem and to be honest if I never have to work with the Trust again it will be too soon though I know at some point I will have to, this whole experience leaves a bad taste. The revised spec also had a revised price, an extra three and a half thousand pounds….would the insurance company stump up the money, I crossed my fingers and waited along with all the other homeowners. One thing was certain if they wouldn't ….I wouldn't either. My insurance company agreed ….phew! By now anyone involved in the project bar the Trust was aghast with the amount of time it had taken to get to where we were at…..work finally started on the roof again the week before Christmas. I hope that now all the necessary bureaucracy has has been sorted I can now crack on free from the shackles of the Trust, whose properties appear not to have been touched with regard to reinstatement. The property owners have instructed for the envelope outside works tired of waiting for the Trust we all agreed to get on with the works without them!
I have to say that the major disparity between us private homeowners and the Trust seems that the Trust is only interested in one thing, the houses, the bricks and mortar. They have appeared in my experience with them, to pay scant regard to the impact that this explosion has had on the people in the houses. Everyone homeowner and tenant alike has been adversely effected and has a story to tell, the Trust however appear to want to squeeze as much from the effects of that awful night in March as possible. Sad and not the way Lord Lever, the philanthropist that built the village, would have worked I suspect.
So as you can see John and I will be glad to see the back of 2017, in my darker moments I have cried tears of frustration, thinking will I ever get back to the boat? John and I have watched as two Category 5 hurricanes hit the Caribbean to the East of the boat and an 8.1 earthquake devastated parts of Pacific Mexico. Throughout the hurricane season I would track the National Hurricane Centre everyday with my fingers crossed hoping Orion was out of harms way. We were lucky and to be honest and without wanting to sound too dramatic, if we had lost the boat as well I don't know what I would of done or how I would have come to terms with the loss coming on top of the effects of the explosion.
With regard to the explosion no one has been bought to justice for it. Two men are currently on bail for insurance fraud and endangering life. How no one was killed I do not know, though there are still those recovering both physically and mentally. The police have collected over 300 impact statements but still no news of wether those involved will ever be bought to justice. Hopefully the new year will bring positive news on that score.
This Christmas John and I are housesitting in Cumbria, looking after a house and an ageing Jack Russell, a time to chill and take stock. We are so fortunate to have wonderful friends in Port Sunlight who have allowed us to stay in their home and for that we will be forever grateful and in their debt. True friends and lovely people. However Christmas is for families and I am sure they are enjoying a wonderful Christmas in their home without us intruding on that special time.
Enough of this wittering on ….. 2018 is going to be our year. House sorted and back on the boat, can't wait !


The stripes of a zebra are so unique that they are likened to human fingerprints.
Identifying zebras can be a laborious, inaccurate and complex process. The markings are not easy to recognise and the animals tend to run if humans get too close, meaning identification and therefore population estimates aren't very reliable.
To solve this problem a team of US computer scientists and biologists have developed a system which can more accurately identify individual zebras. A photograph is taken of an individual and uploaded to a computer where a rectangle is drawn around the zebra's flank. The stripes of a zebra are so unique that they are likened to human fingerprints. The rectangle is then divided into horizontal bands and each pixel is deemed either black or white, which creates a low resolution version of the stripes. These bands are called 'StripeStrings'. Unlike a barcode, where each horizontal band is either completely black or completely white, a single StripeString is made up of a string of pixels. So a StripeString may have a pixel pattern: black, white, white, black, black etc., whereas a barcode stripe would be composed of a string of either all black or all white pixels. A collection of StripeStrings is termed a 'StripeCode' and the whole system is known as 'StripeSpotter'. Once a database is compiled the system is able to match the StripeCode obtained from a photograph with the matching code stored in the database, thereby enabling identification. The system is also able to account for changes in perspective, exposure and body size between photographs of the same individual.
StripeSpotter is a free open-source system and is available to anyone. It can therefore be used to save time, and consequently valuable money, within many conservation projects, without the need to invest heavily in new technology. All that is needed is a camera, computer and internet connection. Obviously a database is needed for individuals to be identified. This will take time, but a database is already being built for plains and grevys zebra in Kenya. It is hoped that databases for other animals with distinct markings, such as tigers and giraffes, will be compiled in the future.
This technological advance is very exciting as it has the capability to improve population monitoring. This is turn leads to more conservation success by allowing more informed management actions to be taken.


Multiple Shop Organizations (MSOs), or facilities with two or more locations, can bolster their professional reputation, enhance repair consistency and quality across shops, and improve their business performance by earning the Gold Class™ designation.
Since MSOs face added complexities in managing their training across their many locations, I-CAR® has simplified and clarified its Gold Class rules for MSOs. These new rules give MSOs the ability to gain important visibility and credibility with consumers by achieving and maintaining Gold Class status even as they continue to open new locations.
By following these rules, MSOs may promote themselves as "Committed Gold Class Organizations" for 12 months, subject to annual review.


I've gotten a few curious questions about why I am having Abby attend New York Fashion Week for me. As you may know the past few years I have been lucky enough to attend, even as the micro blogger I am. The allure and mystery of the infamous NYFW can be daunting to some and I get many questions about how I am able to go. I can go into a whole in depth post about that, but that will be for another day. Let me know if you'd be interested in that. The bottom line is, all you have to do is be resourceful and not afraid to ask!
This year however I have decided to take a break and do something much more meaningful to me, plus logistically this season it would have been a madhouse for me. I move back to Seattle next week, which means packing up my entire life to drive home basically the day I would get back from NYC – no thank you. Instead, I am going on a weekend girls trip to Bodega Bay with my mom, aunts, and Grammy. The way I see it, there will be many more opportunities to go to NYFW, like in February, but there many not be many more opportunities to go on a girls trip with my family. Family > NYFW. Do we agree?
So, why have someone go for me?
A benefit for me is that I will have coverage of the week and also, brands and shows will know I have attended (or at least someone attend for me) and that can be helpful for future seasons as they decide to invite me back or not. If you consistently attend certain shows and events you don't just have a reallygood change of getting invited back, but also other opportunities may arise to work with them in the future. An example of this is I got to work with Son Jung Wan later in the year after their season to wear some of their newest collection – super cool!
How I chose Abby, and the logistics of how it all worked.
Abby DM'd me and also sent me an email, you know I love an email over a DM. It showed she was willing to take the extra time to contact me and also would make her stand out far more than the DMs. She was positive, excited, and was totally on board with what I had in mind. She loves fashion, and was just in the works of starting a blog which was exactly what I was hoping for. We totally clicked via messaging and the only thing I wish is that I could meet her in person, but she is form Chicago, so eventually someday!
I am not paying her, but in exchange for coverage of shows/events/etc., she gets all of my show and event invites, and she was totally on board. I did not give her all of my contacts, that is something I personally think you have to work to get yourself, but told her I would be happy to share exactly how to do it for future seasons.
I created a schedule for her with all of the events and shows and I also created a checklist of things I am hoping she can do. We are using Trello, which is a great app for something like this. Taking your feedback about what you want to see, I will have her creating Instagram story videos and pictures that I will be posting on my account and also a blog post at the end of her time reaping and sharing her personal experience.


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May hints at using security as Brexit bargain chip
British PM Theresa May (Photo: Prime minister's office)
By Eszter Zalan
Brussels, 30. Mar 2017, 08:18
British prime minister Theresa May has called for parallel discussions both on the divorce settlement and the future relationship of the EU, a position that is likely to enflame tension at the very start of the Brexit negotiations.
In a letter adressed to European Council president Donald Tusk on Wednesday (29 March) to notify the UK exit from the EU, May wrote that it was "necessary to agree the terms of our future partnership alongside those of our withdrawal from the European Union."
The EU has so far ruled out that possibility and made clear that talks on the future would start only when the Brexit settlement is first agreed.
Despite several mentions of her desire to maintain a "deep and special" relationship with the EU, May suggested in her letter the UK could change its cooperation with the EU on security.
"In security terms a failure to reach agreement would mean our cooperation in the fight against crime and terrorism would be weakened," she wrote.
"Any indication that the UK would use security as a bargaining chip would irritate EU partners," Agata Gostynska-Jakubowska, a research fellow at the London-based think tank, the Centre for European Reform, told EUobserver.
Parallel discussions
May writes that she is "sure" that the UK and the EU can agree on the future relationship within the two-year time frame given by the treaty.
The British government can however point to Article 50 of the Lisbon treaty , which actually makes a reference to a future framework along with the withdrawal talks, and argue the treaty foresees parallel discussions.
Although May said little about what that future relationship would look like, she said she wanted a "bold and ambitious" free trade agreement (FTA) with the EU, and that trade talks should start as soon as possible.
It would be a broad agreement, that would include "sectors crucial to our linked economies such as financial services and network industries".
The EU has said detailed talks on trade can only start after the divorce settlement is reached.
An ambitious FTA would most likely also need ratification from member states, which could take years, and the EU cannot legally start trade talks while the UK is still a member.
Gostynska-Jakubowska told EUobserver she was struck that May kept to her agenda of concluding the divorce settlement and the future agreement in two years.
She said that the plan was "unrealistic" and that May has set "the bar really really high".
"What could be achieved is a broad framework agreement setting out the future objectives of a future relationship," Gostynska-Jakubowska said.
She added that if Britain can find a deal on the issues the EU says are priorities, including settling its bills to the EU, the rights of EU citizens, and the border with Ireland, it could open a "window of opportunity" for a broader framework to be agreed upon.
No cherry-picking
May pledged that the UK seeks no "cherry-picking" during the talks, meaning that the UK will abandon membership of the single market, as they are tied to the four basic freedoms of the EU.
One of the basic tenets of the single market, freedom of movement, has particularly troubled the UK, as it aims to toughen its immigration policies.
May agrees with her EU counterparts that the first issue to be resolved is the rights citizens, but she gave no hint on how she envisages this.
"We seek to guarantee the rights of EU citizens who are already living in Britain, and the rights of British nationals in other member states as early as we can," she told MPs on Wednesday as her letter was delivered in Brussels.
May also pledged to work on avoiding the return to a "hard border" between the UK and the Republic of Ireland, once Britain leaves the EU.
Securing an agreement on the border is also a key issue for EU negotiators.
However, she has stayed silent on the UK's financial obligations, the third topic that the EU has put forward as an issue that needs to be settled first.
The EU will adopt its negotiating guidelines, political principles on the talks on 29 April, and give mandate to EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier to start the discussion later in May.
The actual negotiations could start at the end of May.
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MEPs draw 'red lines' on Brexit deal
Transparency is key EU tactic in Brexit talks
European Council chief Donald Tusk said that "damage control" starts for the EU, as British PM Theresa May has invoked Article 50 nine months after the UK voted to leave the bloc.
The European Council president warned the UK against getting cosying up to the idea of having no Brexit deal at the end of the divorce negotiations, as the EU gears up for receiving PM May's notification.
Triggering Article 50 was backed by 498 to 114 MPs in the UK parliament, with the Scottish National Party and Labour rebels forming the bulk of the dissenting votes.
Theresa May came away from her meeting with Donald Trump bearing the promise of a future UK-US trade pact. The pledge was rich in symbolism, but not much else.
EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said his mandate and all EU commission working documents will be made public during the negotiations. Tactic or policy shift? This time, the EU is interested in transparency.
MEPs will stress that the UK and EU members have no right to conclude separate deals during Brexit talks, according to a draft resolution seen by EUobserver.
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Today, 07:03 EU watchdog calls for ban on political microtargeting
Today, 07:03 MEPs adopt position on Digital Service Act
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Post-Brexit talks in last push until Sunday
The probability of no deal has increased as a last-ditch effort by British prime minister Boris Johnson and EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen did not bridge gaps.
What a No Deal Brexit is going to look like
Research by the London School of Economics forecasts that a no-deal Brexit could be three times as bad as the pandemic for the UK economy, writes mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and the president of the Committee of the Regions.
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Today, 07:02 EU orders Poland to pay €70m in fines
Today, 07:01 Dutch mayors protest strict lockdown measures

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Kanye West Being Sued Over Promises of Tidal Exclusive Album
Gareth Andrews / 5 years ago
Kanye West is not a new face when it comes to news and digital issues, with his latest album, the life of Pablo, pirated over half a million times while it was still an exclusive at Tidal. The problem for many was that Kanye had offered the album as an exclusive for Tidal, the online streaming service that he has invested in. The so-called exclusive has now led to Kayne West being sued over promises that it would be a Tidal exclusive album, promises that didn't last very long.
Justin Baker-Rhett is a fan of musician Kanye West, but he is now at the center of a lawsuit targeted towards both Kanye West and S.Carter Enterprises (SCE), the company that owns the Tidal music streaming service.
The lawsuit alleges that the rapper mislead his fans into buying and supporting the streaming service by falsely promising that his album, the Life of Pablo, would only ever be available on Tidal. A month and a half later the album appeared on both Apple Music and Spotify, leading many to believe that his claims about the album being an exclusive were nothing more than false advertising to boost Tidal's falling sales figures.
Tidal promises greater control and royalties to those that use it to share their music so it's hard to see West's tweet as nothing more than an attempt to get people to buy in and listen to it on the platform before realising that he might not get the following on Tidal, whose subscription numbers are reported to have jumped from 1 million to 3 million following the announcement.
Topics: apple music, audio, exclusive, Kanye, law, lawsuit, legal, music, spotify, streaming, Sued, tidal
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Theme Park Insider - March 2009
Legoland California celebrates its 10th birthday
March 20, 2009, 8:31 PM · Legoland California celebrated its 10th birthday today. The Carlsbad, California theme park debuted its new 4D movie to mark the occasion, Bob the Builder and the Roller Coaster.
I wasn't able to make it down for the day, but am told that the park announced another new attraction at the event. Dune Raiders will debut in the Land of Adventure for the Fourth of July holiday. The play area will feature several lanes of side-by-side racing slides, as well as enclosed tube slides.
Legoland's set the standard for the industry over the past several years by consistently adding new attractions each year. (The Land of Adventure area, with the Lost Kingdom Adventure shoot-'em-up as its centerpiece, was last year's addition.)
March 20, 2009 at 8:42 PM · The LA Times has an artist's concept of the new slides.
Joshua Counsil
March 21, 2009 at 1:13 PM · Congrats to Legoland in these trying times.
Eli Katzman
March 21, 2009 at 7:55 PM · If this is their 10th, I was there their 1st or 2nd... that's cool! I've heard it's gotten better and really expanded since then... I haven't been out there in a while.


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Association of Japanese encephalitis virus NS3 protein with microtubules and tumour susceptibility gene 101 (TSG101) protein
Chun Tang Chiou, Chih Chi Andrew Hu, Pi Hsin Chen, Ching Len Liao, Yi Ling Lin, Jaang Jiun Wang
Previously reported findings by our group showed that non-structural protein 3 (NS3) of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) was localized mainly in the JEV-induced convoluted membrane (CM), which has been proposed to originate from rough endoplasmic reticulum (rER), Golgi apparatus or the trans-Golgi network (TGN), and serves as a reservoir for viral proteins during virus assembly. Earlier findings indicated that NS3 of Kunjin virus interacts with microtubules. In addition, one of the Golgi-associated proteins, tumour susceptibility protein 101 (TSG101), associates with microtubules and is required for budding of retroviral particles. To clarify the association of NS3 with microtubules or with TSG101 during JEV assembly, we applied immunofluorescence, co-immunoprecipitation and immunoelectron microscopic methods. Virus infection, as well as transfection with an NS2B-NS3 expression plasmid, induced microtubule rearrangement. When cells were treated with colchicine, which interferes with microtubule polymerization, NS3 still associated with tubulin and TSG101. Furthermore, tubulin and TSG101 were co-localized with NS3 in the CM by immunogold labelling. Our observations indicate that microtubules and TSG101 associate with NS3, which is incorporated into the JEV-induced structure during JEV replication.
https://doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.19201-0
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Chiou, C. T., Hu, C. C. A., Chen, P. H., Liao, C. L., Lin, Y. L., & Wang, J. J. (2003). Association of Japanese encephalitis virus NS3 protein with microtubules and tumour susceptibility gene 101 (TSG101) protein. Journal of General Virology, 84(10), 2795-2805. https://doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.19201-0
Association of Japanese encephalitis virus NS3 protein with microtubules and tumour susceptibility gene 101 (TSG101) protein. / Chiou, Chun Tang; Hu, Chih Chi Andrew; Chen, Pi Hsin et al.
In: Journal of General Virology, Vol. 84, No. 10, 01.10.2003, p. 2795-2805.
Chiou, CT, Hu, CCA, Chen, PH, Liao, CL, Lin, YL & Wang, JJ 2003, 'Association of Japanese encephalitis virus NS3 protein with microtubules and tumour susceptibility gene 101 (TSG101) protein', Journal of General Virology, vol. 84, no. 10, pp. 2795-2805. https://doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.19201-0
Chiou CT, Hu CCA, Chen PH, Liao CL, Lin YL, Wang JJ. Association of Japanese encephalitis virus NS3 protein with microtubules and tumour susceptibility gene 101 (TSG101) protein. Journal of General Virology. 2003 Oct 1;84(10):2795-2805. https://doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.19201-0
Chiou, Chun Tang ; Hu, Chih Chi Andrew ; Chen, Pi Hsin et al. / Association of Japanese encephalitis virus NS3 protein with microtubules and tumour susceptibility gene 101 (TSG101) protein. In: Journal of General Virology. 2003 ; Vol. 84, No. 10. pp. 2795-2805.
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Author: Sherry L. Smith
Sherry L. Smith is a University Distinguished Professor of History (Emerita) at Southern Methodist University. A historian of the American West and Native America, Smith's award-winning books include Hippies, Indians, and the Fight for Red Power and Reimagining Indians: Native Americans through Anglo Eyes, 1880–1940, both published by Oxford University Press. She is a former president of the Western History Association and received the Los Angeles Times Distinguished Fellowship at the Huntington Library, which supported research for Bohemians West. Smith has also been honored with fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Fulbright Foundation, and Yale University. She lives in Moose, Wyoming, and Pasadena, California. Visit her website at sherrylsmith.com.
Bohemians West: Free Love, Family, and Radicals in Twentieth Century America


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Transport Canada Reviews Aircraft Validation Process
Canada's aviation authority sees a need for greater involvement in the process of certification and validation of aircraft. It wants the authorities responsible for initial certification to continue in this role. But at the same time, Transport Canada feels that other authorities need to get more involved, to avoid situations like the MAX.
The FAA faced a lot of criticism about the way its relationship with Boeing evolved in recent years. With arguments that the FAA gave the manufacturer too much freedom in some testing, now Transport Canada are looking inward. They're looking at their own validation processes, once the first national aviation authority certifies an aircraft.
And they're realizing that they, too, have given too much freedom to authorities in countries with aircraft manufacturers. Nicholas Robinson, Transport Canada's director of civil aviation referred on the matter of validation recently.
"We have to look at the interaction that different authorities have with their manufacturers.
"We'll see a greater involvement in validation, but we do have to keep with the system where the state of design certifies the aircraft and the other leading authorities go ahead and validate the aircraft independently".
Canada's WestJet has several MAX aircraft waiting for validation
Mr. Robinson spoke at a Canadian hearing on aircraft certification and validation. Transport Canada is close to validating the 737 MAX. It seems Canada may have some differences in its validation requirements, compared to the FAA. EASA too had some, though primarily procedural. But both authorities performed their own testing, including flights, to validate the aircraft.
Brazil's Validation Approach
Two days earlier, Brazil became the second aviation authority (after FAA) to validate and recertify the MAX. The only Brazilian airline to operate the aircraft in Brazil is Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA. They had began work to return the aircraft to service already when the FAA ungrounded the jets. With their nation's regulator's approval, they could return the first of them to service before year's end.
Some authorities (like Canada) reportedly wait for EASA's validation to go through, before proceeding. Brazilian aviation regulator ANAC decided against this approach. Essentially, they feel that differences between EASA and FAA's requirements are too small for third parties to pick sides.
ANAC superintendent of airworthiness Roberto José Honorato said:
"Those differences are not unusual, especially in a complex aircraft project like the 737 MAX. We are not going to have differences to the FAA."
Now it remains to see how more authorities will treat their validation of the MAX, to see if their approaches will mirror Canada's or Brazil's. China in particular has the attention of many, especially in view of other events.
Meanwhile, there is also a somewhat procedural matter, with Britain. They are under EASA's umbrella until the end of this year. EASA may well validate the MAX before then… or it might not, if the 28-day consultation causes small delays. In that case, Britain will need to decide on its course of action. But given that many of its own people are involved in EASA's process, big surprises are unlikely.


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Comedians With Ivy League Degrees Prove Smart and Funny Go Hand-in-Hand
Hollywood is ripe with eclectic celebrities, a majority of whom reach stardom before they ever think about entering college. Perhaps to them, the fame and fortune is greater than a college degree. But there are some celebrities who go to college before diving head first into acting careers, including a surprising number of big name comedians.
Conan O'Brien received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1985, majoring in history and literature. He even graduated with honors and wrote for the Harvard Lampoon – a humor magazine at the university. Conan's writing skills came in handy when he became a staff writer at Saturday Night Live, where he would occasionally appear on skits. Eventually, he started hosting his own television show, 'Late Night With Conan O'Brien,' which he's most well known for now. Taking a look at Conan's resume, it's not hard to see that this funny man is a smart one, too.
John Krasinski, known for his witty character on NBC's sitcom "The Office," attended Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. During his time there, Krasinski studied theatre arts where he was also part of a sketch comedy group. Around that time he landed an internship with the above-mentioned funny man on 'Late Night With Conan O'Brien.' In addition to an Ivy League college education, Krasinski also taught English in Costa Rica before attending school, which proves he has much more to offer than just his funny quips and good looks.
Rachel Dratch is widely known for her roles in some of Saturday Night Live's most popular skits. But little do people know that she graduated from Dartmouth College in 1988. Rachel majored in drama and psychology and was a member of an improvisational comedy group. SNL officially picked up Dratch in 1999. And since her time there, she's starred in a number of popular comedy films.
Rashida Jones is best known for her role as Ann Perkins on NBC's comedy series, "Parks and Recreation." But before she appeared on television shows, Jones attended Harvard University where she majored in religion and philosophy. During her college years, Jones became involved with a performing arts program where she served as a musical director. And although she didn't immediately go into acting after college, she officially joined the cast of "The Office" in 2006, and signed on with "Parks and Recreation" in 2009. Jones's career is moving at a rapid rate and she's now branching out to star in more serious roles, proving comedy isn't all she has going for her.
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Our fifty year reunion is fastly approaching. If you haven't registered or paid you still can. We are accepting internet registration and payments through APRIL 4th. Credit card payment only. Check the refund policy below, You can also pay "at the door" BUT cash or check ONLY. Price is the same $85 per person.
WE WILL BE HAVING an informal pre-reunion together at the host hotel, the HOLIDAY INN HOUSTON SW-SUGARLAND, 11160 Southwest Freeway on FRIDAY, APRIL 5th in the "APP8ITE" Bar and Grill. There is no charge tor this. Just pay for your drinks and food. We'll start around 7PM and wrap up around 11-12PM. Tricky place to get to. It is NOT accessible from W.Bellfort. Only from the feeder road. Southbound on SW Freeway take the W. Bellfort exit. Hotel is immediately on you right.Otherwise, best you use your vehicle navigation system. Make sure you do NOT go to the HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS at 14444 Southwest Fwy, Sugar Land, TX 77478.
Please review the reunion detail. Most of you will be coming from SW Freeway. Exit KIrkwood both north and southbound and proceed south. Kirkwood changes INTO Dulles Avenue after US90A. Proceed about a mile and and half the club is on the right. After the Dulles school campuses stay in right lane and be prepared to turn in a hurry. Kinda sneaks up you. If you get to the light at Avenue E, you just missed it. After the entrance turn left, Clubhouse is straight ahead.
IMPORTANT!! You will get drink tickets for the drinks that come with the package. Additional beverages can be purchased at the bar and they ONLY TAKE CASH. NO CREDIT CARDS and their is no ATM on the club property. Smoking is permitted outdoors.
Taco Bar, Carving Station, Chicken Pot Stickers, Jack Daniels Meatballs,Crab Cakes, Vegetable Crudites, Fruit and Cheese platter.
There will TWO police/sheriff deputies on duty.
1969 to 2019, 50 years are flying by. Did we really tote a larger than life Johnny Reb to our events, wave a Rebel flag and play "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" and "Dixie"? There have been so many changes in our world since our high school graduation. Most of the old Westbury we remember has been torn down and replaced with modern, solid buildings. The school entrance has been relocated from Gasmer to Chimney Rock. And, all of us, Seniors of '69, might have changed a bit also…a pound or two...smile lines…hair color (only our hairdresser knows). In so many ways we are still the same guys and gals we were back then.
Please spend a few hours this one evening in April to remember the four years we spent together at Westbury and all of the different paths our lives have taken us these 50 years since graduation.
Members of the classes of '68 and '70 are more than welcome to join us. Class of '70, just remember YOUR reunion is coming up soon and you'll want to be there, too.


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The NO-MZ 2B is a Vietnamese anti-personnel fragmentation mine. The mine has a simple cylindrical metal body, with an MUV fuze screwed into the top of the mine. The main charge is surrounded by a number of steel fragments embedded in wax.

The mine is found in Cambodia and Vietnam as well as possibly Laos and Thailand.

Specifications
 Height: 80 mm
 Diameter: 57 mm
 Weight: 0.66 kg
 Explosive content: 0.065 kg of TNT
 Operating pressure: 2 to 5 kg of pull

References
 Jane's Mines and Mine Clearance 2005-2006
 Brassey's Essential Guide to Anti-Personnel Landmines, Eddie Banks

External links

Anti-personnel mines

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


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Darius J. Mozaffarian
Mr. Mozaffarian joined White Oak in May 2008, became Partner in 2010, joined the Investment Committee in 2014 and currently serves as President. His primary responsibility is to oversee the investment teams that are responsible for originating and structuring new transaction opportunities for White Oak's private debt funds. Prior to becoming Co-President, he was Head of Originations from 2010 to 2017. Previously, Mr. Mozaffarian served at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the leveraged finance group of the investment banking division, where he worked on a myriad of sponsor and management buyouts, in- and out-of-court corporate restructurings, and rescue financings within the leveraged loan and high-yield bond market; at Telephia, Inc. (a division of Nielsen), where he consulted and advised national wireless operators on their product suite and positioning within the competitive landscape; and at Microsoft Corporation where he held a new business development role looking at acquisition targets, joint venture partnerships and licensing agreements. He received an MBA from the Haas School of Business and both a B.S. in Industrial Engineering & Operations Research and a B.A. in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley. While at Berkeley, he rowed on the Men's Heavyweight Crew team from 1995-1996. Mr. Mozaffarian is currently a member of the Association for Corporate Growth and the Turnaround Management Association, as well as Series 7 and 63 designations from FINRA.


Today marks the start of Movember. Jason and his team are setting aside their razors for a month to grow moustaches in support of the Prostate Cancer Charity. Find Jason on his Movember page, here.
This year Jason has also joined forces with the regulars at his local pub, the Foresters Arms in Honley, to raise funds as 'The Foz Bar Team'.