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Kiev, EU and US facing defeat in East Ukraine!
UKRAINIAN President Petro Poroshenko has cancelled a visit to Turkey, citing 'Russian troop deployments' in the east of the country. His announcement came as anti-coup fighters took the coast town of Novoazovsk and 'threatened' the strategic port city of Mariupol. Bravo for them!
Russia however has said that none of its forces were crossing Ukraine's border 'at any point'. This was supported by the Lugansk and Donetsk fighters who said that if Russian forces had crossed the frontier 'we would be in Kiev by now!'
What has happened is that the coup in the Ukraine last winter – in which the US invested $5bn in order to bring the legal government down and put in its place Poroshenko, to bring the Ukraine into the EU and NATO – has backfired.
The armed workers of Donetsk and Lugansk are in fact getting the better of the Ukrainian military, half of whom do not want to fight, never mind die, for the Kiev coupists and the Biden family, who are ruling the Ukraine from Washington.
This reverse has now rung all of the alarm bells, at a time when the world capitalist crisis is driving NATO, the EU and the US eastwards to try to expropriate all of the riches that Russia possesses.
Poroshenko said yesterday that he was calling a meeting of the Ukrainian security council, and that Ukraine would initiate an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the crisis. His PM Yatsenyuk issued a call to arms saying that Russia had 'unleashed a war in Europe'.
In fact NATO is due to hold its summit in Wales next week and to unveil its plans to confront Russia and to establish nuclear bases on its borders.
Following NATO's aggressive military posturing in Eastern Europe, the Russian envoy to the alliance, Aleksandr Grushko, warned: 'Obviously, we will take into consideration the configuration and activity of the NATO forces at the Russian borders in our military planning, and will take all that is necessary to reliably provide security and to ensure safety against any threats.'
The NATO chief Rasmussen has already explained: 'We have something already called the NATO response force, whose purpose is to be able to be deployed rapidly if needed. Now it's our intention to develop what I would call a spearhead within that response force at very, very high readiness. In order to be able to provide such rapid reinforcements you also need some reception facilities in host nations. So it will involve the pre-positioning of supplies, of equipment, preparation of infrastructure, bases and headquarters.'
The basic facts are that after the 2008 banking disaster, the imperialist powers have been driven to attack their working classes at home, and to reorder the world as a whole for the benefit of the capitalists.
They have destroyed Libya and are now seeking to do the same to Syria, while bringing the Ukraine into NATO and seeking to repeat this in Belarus, before proceeding to an Orange revolution in Russia.
However this task has proven formidable, with the Cameron and Obama regimes discredited at home and abroad, with their policies bringing nothing but suffering, death and disaster, like reincarnations of Atilla the Hun.
The workers of the US and the UK do not support the war drive of imperialism, to the point where Cameron is frightened to openly say that he favours bombing Syria and that he rejects the offer of President Assad to form a coalition of equals to fight ISIS.
Imperialism is as bloody-minded as ever but is somewhat in disarray at home and abroad, as the defeat of their prodigy, Israel, in Gaza proves.
This is the time for the workers of the world to advance and fight for world socialism. This is the time for Russia to advance against them while they are still weak and relatively ill-prepared.
In fact, if in the next few days Poroshenko and NATO seek to step up the massacres in Eastern Ukraine, Russia must intervene to run the coupists out of Kiev, and send them packing to their imperialist masters in Brussels, London and Washington.
Russia will have the full support of the workers of the world for such an action.
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Kickass Canadians
" I always thought of this as God's country." —Jack Granatstein, historian
Recommend a Canuck
Rosannagh MacLennan, trampolinist-champion
Written by Amanda Sage on August 9, 2018
"Winning gold isn't the experience; it's everything leading up to that moment that really teaches you the values of sports and the values that you can carry over into the rest of your life."
Photo: Jaime Vedres
When trampolinists are about to perform their routines, they take a minute to "find their jump"—to bounce up and down on the trampoline until they reach the right height to get going. That doesn't necessarily mean starting at maximum height.
Take it from Rosannagh (Rosie) MacLennan: "I know that, as I'm building, I have more strength and stability than when I'm maintaining."
She's a great source on the subject. Rosie won gold in trampoline at the London 2012 Olympic Summer Games, making her the first Canadian to win the event. When she won gold again, at the Rio 2016 Olympic Summer Games, she etched her name even more boldly into the history books, becoming the first Canadian woman to win two gold medals at an individual summer event, the first Canadian to successfully defend their title at the Olympic Summer Games and the first trampolinist ever to win back-to-back Olympic gold.
Rosie also won the 2013 World Trampoline Championships, as well as the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games in the individual trampoline event. And she has several Canadian National titles to her name.
As astonishing as her athletic achievements are, what resonates even more for me is her overall approach to life. She's turned the trampolining technique of maximizing energy and optimizing performance into a lifestyle, always striving to improve and be her best in everything she touches. Rosie doesn't waste energy on things she can't control. Instead, she focuses on her attitude, behaviour and actions, and turns everything—even (or especially) mistakes—into an opportunity for growth.
"I've had competitions where I literally ended up on the ground," she says. "If I just thought about the fact that I ended up on the ground, I'm not going to actually help myself. Whereas if I examine why it happened and what I can do to fix it, then the experience, as crappy as it is in the moment, will make me better and stronger, as a person and as an athlete."
Rosie's remarkable mindset was instilled early. She describes athletics in her childhood as "kind of the way (my family) interacted together." Her parents, Jane and John MacLennan, always encouraged their children to be active, using the lessons learned in sport as a springboard to overall life success.
Jane was a competitive figure skater in her youth, and both she and John "really valued participation in sport," says Rosie. "When they saw I had a passion for it, they would share stories of athletes to teach lessons like perseverance or dedication and hard work. They kind of incorporated it into a way of teaching us."
Growing up in King City, Ontario, Rosie followed her three elder siblings to their various sporting pursuits, trying "a ton of different activities." But when she took up trampoline at age seven, the sport stuck.
Rosie's family has quite a legacy in gymnastics. Her sister, Kate, competed in trampoline at the national level before switching to competitive sailing. Her brothers, Matt and Michael, both competed internationally. And in 1940, their grandfather Lorne Patterson qualified for Team Canada as an artistic gymnast.
Lorne never had the opportunity to compete at the Olympics; they were cancelled due to the Second World War. But his hope to compete for Team Canada trickled down through the generations.
Like her grandfather, young Rosie dreamed of representing her country at the Olympics. Every two years, she was glued to the television, watching athletes compete at the highest level in summer and winter sports.
"Something about the Olympics always seemed so magical," she says. "Once I grew up and learned what the Olympics and Olympic values were all about, it seemed really fascinating to me and I wanted to be a part of it."
Still, it wasn't immediately clear that trampoline was the sport that would take her there. When she started jumping, trampoline wasn't even an Olympic event. And she was equally passionate about dancing and ski racing. But as they increasingly became competing interests, her parents decided it was time for Rosie to narrow her focus.
Rosie credits her former teammate and lifelong friend Karen Cockburn with helping transform her Olympic dreams into a true goal. In 1999, at age 11, Rosie travelled to her first international competition, in Sun City, South Africa. There, she saw Karen and her now-husband, Mathieu Turgeon, earn spots on Team Canada for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Summer Games.
Both Karen and Mathieu were members at Skyriders Trampoline Place, the same gym where Rosie and her siblings trained. "Over the next year, I watched them train and saw the process of training," says Rosie. "The really good days, the hard days. No matter what, they would always come back and train harder. Having exposure to that at a young age is pretty powerful."
In Sydney, Karen and Matt each won bronze medals—the first of three Olympic medals for Karen. When they came home, says Rosie, "I got to see their medals and talk to them, and it made it really real because they were real people, not just people I saw on TV. They showed me that (medalling at the Olympics) was doable but they also gave me realistic view of what it actually takes to get there."
Rosie started training with Karen, targetting a Team Canada spot for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Summer Games, which was the earliest opportunity Rosie would be old enough to compete under the five rings. She and Karen also became synchronized trampoline partners, a match that proved hugely successful; the pair won the 2007 World Trampoline Championships and still holds the record for the most consecutive wins.
Rosie did qualify for Beijing, where she finished seventh. But she wasn't ready to wait four more years for her next Olympic experience. In 2010, she headed to Vancouver, B.C. to volunteer at Canada Olympic House, helping out behind the scenes as the winter athletes took the stage.
"It was really motivating to be in that environment, to be surrounded by athletes and their families," she says. "I had already competed in Beijing, but I knew I wanted to win a medal. To be in Vancouver for a home Games, surrounded by so much success and so many incredible athletes who were so friendly—I wasn't part of their journey, but just to witness it was really powerful. There's nothing that quite matches the energy of an Olympic Games."
Heady matters
Two years after Vancouver 2010, Rosie had her opportunity to win that Olympic medal—a gold, no less. It was a profound moment, refilling her with joy for her sport and gratitude to everyone who helped her reach the podium.
"I'm really proud of what I've accomplished, but I've by no means been able to do it by myself," she says. "I've been surrounded by incredible mentors and coaches and supporters, and I'm really thankful for that."
Chief among those supporters, or "anchors" as she calls them, is her family, who has unfailingly been there for her from the beginning. "As a kid saying you want to go the Olympics, some people might have (looked down on that)," says Rosie. "My family supported me and encouraged me; they've never belittled my goals or my dreams."
After bringing that dream to life not once but twice, and earning her first Olympic gold, she thought she would "carry that momentum right through to Rio." But this time, things were different.
Between London and Rio, Rosie "was faced with some pretty significant challenges, physically and mentally." She endured personal struggles as well as an ankle injury. And, having suffered a mild concussion before London, she had three more concussions prior to Rio, including one right before and one right after the 2015 Pan American Games (which she still managed to win).
Following her second concussion, in 2013, Rosie spent one-and-a-half years feeling derailed. The concussions had caused nystagmus, or uncontrolled twitching in her eyes, which led to "getting lost in the air" and falling a lot on the trampoline—something she'd never grappled with before.
"That completely shattered my confidence in the sport and a lot of my joy for training," she says. "I developed this deep, gut-wrenching fear of my sport. For a few months I was terrified of it. I was showing up physically to train but I wasn't really showing up mentally."
Most days, Rosie went home crying after practise. By the end of 2014, she found herself questioning her motivation and commitment to trampolining. But all that turned around during one pivotal moment at a New Year's Eve party, when a friend shared a quote: Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work.
"That struck a chord with me," says Rosie. "You can't just sit around and wait for inspiration or momentum to come. You have to build it yourself, and you build it by showing up and starting. I knew in that moment that I was committed to just showing up, and trying to work at it and push through it no matter what."
In 2015, Rosie returned to Skyriders Trampoline Place with renewed purpose. She suffered her third and fourth concussions later that year, but this time she was able to hold onto her motivation.
That's not to say that her later concussions didn't pose any problems. Following her second concussion in 2015, which came after the Pan Am Games, she had trouble with memory and speech. It was hard for her to form sentences and carry on conversations, and she developed "intense social anxiety" as a result.
She also had headaches, dizziness, insomnia and, eventually, depression. Four months away from Olympic qualifications, she was forced to completely stop training and begin the rebuilding process. Fortunately, she saw a clear path forward.
Rosie had a remarkable team of health professionals that was just as committed to her well being and success as she was. Working with a functional neurologist, two osteopaths, an athletic therapist, an acupuncturist, a chiropractor and a sports psychologist, she followed "a very gradual, step-by-step process" that enabled her to safely recover, train and, ultimately, compete at the 2015 Trampoline World Championships, earning Canada a spot at the Rio 2016 Olympic Summer Games.
Rosie also relied on two of her most secure anchors to help her stay steady throughout her return to high-level competition: Karen and their coach, David (Dave) Ross.
When Rosie locked down her spot for Rio, she was the only trampolinist to qualify for Team Canada. That meant that the 2016 Summer Games would be the first since 2000 at which Karen wouldn't compete. It also meant that, unlike when Rosie trained for Beijing and London, she wouldn't be surrounded by other athletes who were training as hard as she was, providing valuable energy, feedback and encouragement.
Rosie confided in Karen that she needed more support. "From that day forward, for the next few months, Karen showed up to the gym two, three times a week to work with me specifically," says Rosie. "I can't imagine how difficult that would have been for her, given that (she had also wanted a spot at Rio). She definitely had a huge impact on my preparation leading into every single competition I've ever had, but I think leading into Rio, it was particularly selfless of her."
Dave, meanwhile, offered his own brand of support. Right after London, before Rosie's slew of injuries, "I had all these dreams and ideas and routines that I wanted to do in Rio," she says. Post-concussions, she feels that most coaches would have insisted she stick to the base routines. Not Dave.
"We came up with all these routines, and he started planting these seeds about skills that I never thought that I would ever do in my career, and then a year later I started working on them," she says. "He has this incredible ability to expand what you believe is possible. He gave me the freedom to try those routines and learn those new skills and really push myself, even though it was cutting into the preparation time a little. He was letting me find the joy of my sport again."
By summer 2016, Rosie felt stronger than ever, both mentally and physically, and was once again in love with trampolining. She was ready to win her second Olympic gold—and she kicked it all off as Canada's flag bearer for the opening ceremonies in Rio.
"As that kid watching the Olympics on TV, I always looked at the flag bearers and thought it was so amazing," she says. "I never in my wildest dreams thought that I would have the chance to do that… To be a representative of Team Canada and a representative of athletes who are so strong and fierce and passionate and powerful is really cool, it's very surreal but amazing. That was probably the biggest honour of my life."
"Rosie achieved what she did due to a positive attitude, passion for trampolining, physical strength and, primarily, her unswerving determination to be the best she could be. I think of her like the little engine going up the mountain in the children's story: 'I think I can, I think I can.'" —Dave Ross, Team Canada coach, founder & president of Skyriders Trampoline Place
Strength to strength
Given Rosie's continued commitment to forward momentum, it's only natural that she's found success on and off the trampoline.
After graduating from King City Secondary School in 2006, she moved to Toronto, Ontario, where she lives today, to study at the University of Toronto. She completed a Physical Education and Health degree in 2011, and earlier this year, wrapped up her Masters in Exercise Science, with a focus on athletes' rights, roles and responsibilities. Her expertise and education benefit both Gymnastics Canada, for which Rosie is on the board of directors, and the Canadian Olympic Committee, for which she serves as Vice-Chair of the Athletes' Commission.
Rosie's passion for sport also informs her charity work. She's involved with Canadian Tire's Jumpstart, which "helps kids overcome physical and financial barriers so that more kids in Canada get the opportunity to participate in sports," she says. Rosie has given more than just her time and energy to Jumpstart; she donated her winnings from London 2012 to the organization.
Like her fellow Kickass Canadian Clara Hughes, whom she calls "a strong mentor of mine," Rosie is an athlete ambassador for Right to Play, which uses educational games to teach children in need. Since 2012, she's visited youth in First Nations communities and Liberia, and she now sits on Right to Play's Canadian advisory board.
Rosie is committed to encouraging sports among all youth, but she's particularly interested in championing female athletics. When she first started international competition, she felt self-conscious about her body, comparing her muscular build to the many "smaller and skinnier" gymnasts around her. Ultimately, she dropped that way of thinking; it was dead weight, a waste of energy.
"My mom was really great about refocusing my views," says Rosie. "She said, 'You can either be the skinniest girl on the trampoline and not healthy and not strong, or you can be the best girl on the trampoline. You just can't be both.'"
That shift in perspective helped her focus on her physical strength and capabilities rather than her size. It's an attitude she hopes all girls can embrace, especially those in their early to mid-teens, when, she says, many of them drop out of sports due to poor body confidence.
"I try to share my own story, my own experiences," says Rosie, who was a spokeswoman for Dove's 2013 Girls Unstoppable campaign and continues to be vocal about the importance of positive body image. "Hopefully (the girls I reach) realize they're not the only ones feeling that way or thinking that way. And that there is a different way to think about your body."
On top of everything else in her life, this June, Rosie married her partner of five years: Nick Snow, Manager of U of T Intramurals and former captain of the school's basketball team, the Varsity Blues. The couple met when they were both students, and bonded through their involvement with the 2015 Pan Am Games. "He is probably the best human I've ever met," she says. "He's been incredibly supportive of me."
"Rosie has always had an amazing work ethic and is relentless in her pursuit of excellence. The athlete we see today is a combination of her natural drive, talent and belief in herself, which has all come together to make her a champion. It was a privilege and joy to train alongside Rosie. Above and beyond her being an amazing athlete, she is an incredible person and role model who continuously volunteers her time to many positive initiatives." —Karen Cockburn, three-time Olympic medallist, trampoline
Leaps and bounds
With so much going on personally and professionally, it would be easy for Rosie to lose sight of her goals. But then, that would get in the way of her continued effort to build momentum. For now, and at least the next couple of years, she has a 2020 vision of what she wants to achieve.
"I'd like to earn a spot for Tokyo," she says. "It's been a long time since I've been healthy and not had other things on my plate, so I really want to give myself a chance to get back to full strength and be able to focus on that."
Her commitment to trampoline and training is unwavering. But she also bears a secret weapon that ensures success no matter what the final score: a permanent reminder of what matters most. Her left rib sports a tattoo with the words As long as I breathe.
"To me, it's a mantra and kind of a culmination of all the quotes I use (for inspiration)," she says. "It's to remind me to be present, to be focused, to do my best to be the best whatever I can be, whether that's the best person or athlete. As long as I'm breathing, I know I'll be okay because I have support around me and people around me who care."
Rosie believes in the importance of setting high goals. "They can be really motivating and can fuel your passion," she says. Yet the real key is to value the daily, ongoing work that lays the groundwork for success, in sport and in life. "If you're focusing on being the best athlete that you can be, you're going to get what you're supposed to out of the experience. Winning gold isn't the experience; it's everything leading up to that moment that really teaches you the values of sports and the values that you can carry over into the rest of your life."
So she continues to go about the day-to-day duties involved in qualifying for and competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games. She knows that, no matter what happens between now and then, she'll be happy just to be jumping on a trampoline, propelling herself onward and upward, knowing that her anchors will always be there for her in between bounces.
For the latest on Rosie, you can follow @RosieMacLennan on Twitter and Instagram.
Thank you to Kickass Canadian Henry Smith for nominating Rosie, and to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia's Julian Smith for helping make this interview possible.
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Unfinished parts of City Hall become arts tribute to tricentennial
By JULIANN VACHON
jvachon@beaufortgazette.com
A new art exhibit in unfinished space at City Hall will feature three collections originally shown as part of the Beaufort Three Century Project, in celebration of the city's 300th birthday.
The "Take Two" exhibit will run from Thursday to Feb. 3, with a free public preview from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in the building at the intersection of Boundary Street and Ribaut Road, according to an e-mail from Mayor Billy Keyserling.
Organized by the Beaufort Public Art Commission, the exhibit includes:
"Expo 2011 -- The Future Form of Beaufort," a collaborative design competition that challenged designers, architects and planners to explore Beaufort's historic form. They were also asked to interpret what a portion of the city might look like in the future by creating a design for one of three designated sites in the historic district. The designs of many of Beaufort's top architects, along with designs selected from a competition among Savannah College of Art and Design architecture students, will be on display.
Here's the story of the MCAS Beaufort Marine set to be Blue Angels' first F-35 pilot
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Richard Baynes
Social justice, land reform and a bit of Brexit
I was at a fascinating event at Strathclyde University this week: A Social Justice Approach to Community Land, Energy and Forestry. which touched on many of the topics that I write and rave about – land reform, hydro schemes, tourism, the NC 500's impacts, and tax, along with the state of local democracy.
Massed campervans at Gairloch on the NC500
The speakers were uniformly excellent – Angela Riddoch and Andy Wightman are always good value, with excellent points about one of my pet subjects, the lack of local democracy in Scotland and the way community trusts and companies are filling that gap.
There was a blast of reality from Angela Williams from Knoydart, who fuelled the idea that all the noble community efforts which lead to community power generation schemes and buyouts have to happen because people in often remote areas don't get the stuff that we all take for granted. If we had to make that effort just to get electricity or secure tenancies in cities most of us would be permanently exhausted, or give up, so don't expect that it doesn't happen to volunteers in the less-privileged areas of the countryside.
Engineer Paul Tuohy from Strathclyde came up with a remarkable observation about Kinlochleven where he has been looking at energy use. There are huge amounts of power generated there by the hydro scheme, originally installed for the bauxite smelter and now feeding power into the National Grid, yet local people still pay normal rates for electricity, often burn wood to heat their homes and have to travel 13 miles to Glen Coe and back to fill up their cars. Why can't they just tap into the turbine stuff, and use a small fraction of it to run electric cars, heat their homes and make the world a wee bit greener?
Agricultural subsidies came up, and a member of the audience asked the question about whether they could be reformed as a result of Brexit, with EU subsidies being replaced. I think we all agreed that this at least might be a benefit from Brexit (probably the only one…) and I was reminded that some time ago (almost two years, I fear) I sat down with Jonny Hughes, who just a month ago stepped down as the chief executive of the Scottish Wildlife Trust.
The result was a tape setting out the Trust's pans for reform of agricultural subsidies, and I still think it bears a listen, I think.
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The constants f0 and f1 specify the initial conditions of the differential equation, values for f(0) and f'(0), respectively.
Okay, now what? Is this something familiar? I'm wasn't sure. One thing that might help a bit is to get the program to disgorge rational numbers rather than floating-point numbers. But even that won't completely solve the problem.
And one ought to be able to do something analogous, and more general, by including the cosine terms as well. I haven't tried it, but it seems like it might work.
But what about more general cases? I have no idea. If you have the happy inspiration to square the mystery power series above, you get [1, 2, 0, 0, 0, ...], so it is √(2x+1), but what if you're not so lucky? I wasn't; I solved it by a variation of Gareth McCaughan's method of a few days ago: f·f' is the derivative of f2/2, so integrate both sides of f·f' = 1, getting f2/2 = x + C, and so f = √(2x + C). Only after I had solved the equation this way did I try squaring the power series, and see that it was simple.


Please note that this list is by far not complete and its just what I found from a user perspective. Please also note that I'm far from a git expert.
git has some important conceptional differences from bzr. Those can be confusing for people like me used to bzr.
The index is a stagging area for changes. It sits between the working tree and the current HEAD of the branch. If you want to commit to HEAD, you first need to run "git add file" before a "git commit" will consider it to be part of the commit. Because this is a pretty uncommon model a option "git commit -a" was added that basicly tells git to ignore the index and implicitly add all changed files (but not new files) to the commit. So the "git add" command is really more about "add this content" (that maybe a new file too) than the bzr "add this file".
The index has some side-effects that can be suprising. A "git add file" means that from that point on, "git diff" does not show the changes to "file" anymore. If you then change file again "diff" will show the changes relative to the last "add". Why? I don't really know, but it seems to be a huge part of the git philospohy ,.
A lot of commands in git work against the index, not the HEAD of the current branch. For example a "git diff" will diff against the index not against HEAD. The commands "git diff –cached" will tell you the diff between working tree and index and "git diff HEAD" the difference between the working tree and the current branch HEAD.
A git revert reverts a *commit* not the changes in the working tree (like bzr does). Instead, you use "git checkout ." to revert everything back to the index. Stuff that is already added to the index is left untouched ("git diff –cached" will show it) or "git checkout -f" to throw away changes in the index too. Suprised? Me too 🙂 There is also "git revert –hard" that may or may not behave different from "git checkout -f".
git uses a repository to have collections of branches that can then be checkout out into the working tree (in contrast to the simple model of bzr where each dir is a branch). "git branch" tells you about the available (local) branches and "git checkout branchname" switches the working copy over to the "branchname" branch. With "git branch newname" you can start a new branch but *not* switch the working tree to it. There "git checkout -b newname" to create the branch and switch the working tree to it in one go.
To work with remote repositories you first have to clone them with "git clone sftp://remote-repo". If the remote repository has branches they will not show up with "git branch". You have to use "git branch -r" for this (-r apparently means "remote"). Why? I have no idea.
So git pull gets all of the new changes from the "origin" repository and then merge the tracked branch into your branch. You can say "git pull origin branch-name" to merge other branches.
I hope the above helps you if you use git and come from a bzr backend to have a easier start. There is probably tons more that I haven't mentioned or discovered or just got wrong 🙂 I used this post as a start to create a wiki page so that others can add their findings to it too.
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Powerlifter Gemma Marshall: from novice to Commonwealth champion
PUBLISHED: 12:01 23 January 2018 | UPDATED: 12:02 23 January 2018
Gemma Marshall (photo: Stephen Philpot)
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From being a complete novice a year ago to being crowned Commonwealth champion, Gemma Marshall has blasted into the sport of power lifting. Mark Slattery spoke to the Knebworth athlete about her rapid rise and the challenges she faces
For some, a bench press is what they do when they place their hands on their desk to stand up after a long day tapping a keyboard. Not for Knebworth's Gemma Marshall. For her, it involves lifting an 85kg barbell over her chest and locking it into place.
Together with the squat and the dead lift, the bench press is one of three elements that make up the sport of powerlifting. Not to be confused with its better known cousin weightlifting, powerlifting, you could say, is not over-exposed. In fact, so much under-exposed is it that in September in South Africa Gemma became the Commonwealth champion and nobody outside of the powerlifting fraternity even noticed.
Born in St Albans, Gemma has gone from being a complete novice at the end of 2016 to holding the English record for bench press, which she has since broken twice. It now stands at 87.5kg, just shy of the British record at 92.5kg. She hoped to break that while competing in South Africa but managed only 85kg. It was still good enough to win.
Gemma (photo: Stephen Philpot)
'I had never done powerlifting until December last year,' says the 32-year-old. 'Some of the competitors have been doing it for over 10 years, and understandably, I'm not universally popular with all of them.'
At 5'2", Gemma competes in the 57-63kg weight division – one of seven in the women's side of the sport.
'The previous English record (for bench press) at my weight was 80kg,' she explains. 'I've pressed 95kg in training and will get better. The Commonwealth record is 105kg which was set by a 35-year-old Australian. It's not completely out of the question.'
Gemma Marshall
While she can lift a large man over her head, the large men themselves can shift the equivalent of three. The heavyweight men's world bench press champion presses over 260kg – a weight that could kill an athlete should it fall on them if they did not practice with the right equipment and procedures.
Lifting one and a half times her own bodyweight, Gemma is not to be taken lightly. She's an ex-swimming instructor and spent weeks in Thailand training and competing in the near-no-holds barred sport of Thai boxing. YouTube videos testify to her proficiency in taking out the opposition. She has been close to competing for England in judo.
The challenges come in all shapes and sizes. A former boyfriend once made the mistake of challenging her to throw him.
'He was six-foot four and did some nightclub bouncing, so he thought he was too big and heavy to be thrown. A few seconds later he was on the floor and we discovered he had a broken collar bone.'
Now she's a gym addict, specialising in mixed martial arts, and living in Knebworth with her partner who teaches Brazilian jujitsu. Her primed muscles are definitely not all physical – she has a master's degree in genetics.
She travels a lot with her work as a sales manager but also works from home. Having a good job comes in handy with a minority sport
like powerlifting – Gemma had to pay for her own flights and accommodation to the competition in South Africa.
'It's fair to say the sport needs more recognition and funding and the competitors would all like a sponsor,' she says.
She credits doing crossfit – a multi-disciplinary exercise regime that includes elements of weightlifting – with giving her the right muscle sets to do the bench press and she says her 30-something age is not an obstacle.
'Older people in particular develop the raw power and strength to do this. I have years left to improve.'
It's pretty certain that her improvements will bring more records. The bigger question is, outside of the sport's niche, will anybody notice? We certainly hope so.


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A Jazz Piano Christmas 2009 An NPR holiday tradition celebrates two decades this winter. Jazz pianists Eldar, Robert Glasper, Patricia Barber, Joe Sample, Ramsey Lewis and Dr. Billy Taylor were all on hand to perform original takes on classic holiday songs, live in concert.
NPR presents a mix of live concerts and other music to help get you in the spirit of the season.
Listen Now: A Jazz Piano Christmas 2009
Twenty Years Of A Jazz Piano Christmas
Billy Taylor (left) duets with Eldar at A Jazz Piano Christmas 2009. Margot Schulman hide caption
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Billy Taylor (left) duets with Eldar at A Jazz Piano Christmas 2009.
Ellis Marsalis, "Winter Wonderland"
Eldar, "The Christmas Song"
Robert Glasper, "A Child Is Born"
Patricia Barber, "The New Year's Eve Song"
Joe Sample, "O Little Town of Bethlehem"
Joe Sample, "The Little Drummer Boy"
Ramsey Lewis, "Dear Lord"
Ramsey Lewis and Billy Taylor, "Merry Christmas"
Billy Taylor and Eldar, 'It Was Just the Light of Faith'
Patricia Barber, 'O Tannenbaum'
View a photo gallery from the performance.
Photo Gallery: A Jazz Piano Christmas 2009 Dec. 17, 2009
An NPR holiday tradition celebrates two decades this winter: It's the 20th annual A Jazz Piano Christmas. Every year, NPR invites great jazz keyboardists, revered giants and fresh new voices alike, to spin unique takes on holiday music, live in concert at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. This year, variety was the theme: The six pianists who took the stage — Eldar, Robert Glasper, Patricia Barber, Joe Sample, Ramsey Lewis and Dr. Billy Taylor — ranged in age from 22 to 88.
This year's broadcast begins with a moment from 2008's A Jazz Piano Christmas, unheard on the radio broadcast. New Orleans master mentor Ellis Marsalis played an exploratory, growing meditation on "Winter Wonderland," anchored by brooding left-hand ostinato chords.
The main event began with Eldar Djangirov's romp through Mel Torme's "The Christmas Song." The young Kansas City native, who goes by just his first name, landed a major-label recording contract with Sony before he was old enough to vote. Only 22, Eldar was only 2 years old when A Jazz Piano Christmas began. But for his second tune, he invited 88-year-old Billy Taylor to duet with him — a performance heard here as an online-only exclusive.
Pianist Robert Glasper has won attention for fusing jazz ideas with hip-hop sensibilities — and often producing music with rappers and neo-soul singers. His latest album is titled Double Booked, and he's not kidding. On the morning that A Jazz Piano Christmas was recorded, he was on the Today show in New York with soul singer Maxwell. He jumped on a train for Washington and performed a rambling take on Thad Jones' "A Child Is Born."
Next up: Patricia Barber, who plays piano and sings. But she's not a jazz singer in a classic sense; she's also known for her original songwriting. Barber started with an original take on "O Tannenbaum," heard here as a Web exclusive, and then went into an original composition called "The New Year's Eve Song."
Many remember Joe Sample from his days in the early 1960s as a member of the Jazz Crusaders. For more than five decades, he's been a presence in jazz and sometimes even the Billboard pop charts; he mixes a touch of swing with the bluesy roots of Houston, his hometown. For NPR's special, he sketched out bold, richly voiced variations on "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and "The Little Drummer Boy."
The last pianist of the evening has a long, remarkable career in music, and not always from behind the piano. He's been a television and radio host sharing his love of jazz with audiences around the country. And he's been very generous with student musicians in his hometown of Chicago. NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis emerged to play John Coltrane's lesser-heard "Dear Lord," and then welcomed Billy Taylor to join him on Taylor's charming original, "Merry Christmas."
A Jazz Piano Christmas 2008 Dec. 12, 2008
Billy Taylor
Patricia Barber


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Prep is allowed(maximum of 2 days), but my team gets the same amount of prep as well.
No Overkill characters like ToAA.
You do know Surfer had the IG once right?
@goldchamp101: Wouldn't there be a stalemate between Thanos and Surfer?
Not sure what Odin would add.
But Parallax would defeat him.
I didn't read Zero-Hour at all. Is he that powerful?
@goldchamp101: He recreated the Universe.
I think they should win.
I can't solo yet you have Parallax? Uh.
My team is fully composite (including alternate reality versions).
@apex_pretador: @youngkaiser:Iron man and Batman and possibly Doom and Ultron are total fodder in this match mate.
Mate no overkill characters IG is overkill.
@apex_pretador: It's still fodder mate, yours may have IG but then OP gets IG as well.
What do you mean by IG thanos & IG warlock are fodder?
Well, Spidey had the IG once.
Yeah. I mean, Deadpool had it once as well.
I wonder who has not had IG by this point now?
Yep. Tony's had the IG as well.
@apex_pretador: That wasn't canon, though, wasn't it?
yes it was a crossover, which aren't canon.


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GLA Licence revoked in Kent
The licence of High Class Recruitment based in Welling has been revoked after the GLA were informed that the manager of the business Mr Paul Sangster had left the company.
After numerous unsuccessful attempts to contact the remaining director to check if the business was still trading, the licence was formally revoked. No appeal was made by High Class Recruitment against the revocation.
The GLA cannot allow a licence to be held when it is clear that no person currently working for the company is permitted to act as a gangmaster. If the business is found to be operating without a licence in the GLA regulated sectors they would face prosecution with penalties of up to ten years imprisonment and an unlimited fine.
An earlier inspection in September found that no records were available to confirm the hours worked and the gangmaster could not produce timesheets when requested.
The GLA had demanded that this was rectified immediately and proof of this to be provided. It was also found that holiday pay had not been paid as no worker had ever requested a day off. The gangmaster immediately issued a letter in Nepalese to encourage workers to book time off and understand their holiday entitlement. Proof was again demanded that this would be paid.
Paul Whitehouse, Chairman of the GLA said:
"If nobody has responsibility for the workers, there is a significant risk to their safety and welfare. The protection we provide to workers relies on named individuals facing the consequences if they step out of line."
1. The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) was set up to curb the exploitation of workers in the agricultural, horticultural, shellfish gathering and associated processing and packing industries.
2. The majority of workers involved in these industries come from countries such as: Romania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Latvia, Pakistan and Portugal.
3. So far, 1,210 labour providers hold a GLA licence. Eighty five licenses have been revoked (eight with immediate effect). One person has been prosecuted for operating without a licence, with more prosecutions forthcoming.
4. The GLA stepped up its fight against those who abuse workers with the launch of Operation Ajax in June. The operation was set up to increase the GLA's activities with an 18 month programme of unannounced raids.
5. Paul Whitehouse, GLA Chairman, is available for interview by contacting 0115 900 8962 6. Anybody who is aware of exploitation should contact the GLA on 0845 602 5020 or report anonymously at www.gla.gov.uk/report
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Princess and Holland America cancel 2020 Gulf of Alaska sailings
Zaz Hollander
Anchorage Daily News
Princess Cruises and Holland America Line are canceling Gulf of Alaska sailings for the entire season as the cruise industry grapples with the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo/File/AP)
In another blow to Alaska's struggling economy, Princess Cruises and Holland America Line are canceling Gulf of Alaska sailings for the entire season as the cruise industry grapples with the coronavirus pandemic.
The Carnival-owned lines are the state's biggest cruise ship operators. Both companies announced the cancellations Tuesday along with broader sailing delays fleetwide until July.
About half the cruise voyages in Alaska this year have been canceled, including 175 involved in Tuesday's announcement.
Princess also announced that, given the already shortened summer season, the company isn't opening five wilderness lodges it operates in Fairbanks, Cooper Landing, Denali National Park and Preserve, Denali State Park north of Talkeetna, and Copper Center. Princess will not operate bus or train excursions.
Holland America has also canceled this season's land excursions into Denali National Park and the Yukon. The company operates Westmark hotels in Fairbanks and Anchorage.
Industry observers were expecting the biggest cruise season yet this year before the pandemic hit.
The announcement "is devastating not just to the hundreds of businesses that rely on cruise passengers for their livelihoods, but the communities that receive a large portion of their revenue from visitor taxes and fees," Alaska Travel Industry Association President and CEO Sarah Leonard said in a statement.
Last year, Alaska's visitor industry supported more than 52,000 jobs and created more than $4.5 billion in economic activity for Alaska, according to the association. Leonard said Tuesday's announcement makes state and federal assistance for the state's tourism businesses "all the more imperative."
More than a million out-of-state tourists come to Alaska on cruise ships every year — more than by any other form of transportation.
Passengers on day excursions pour into jewelry stores, gift shops and restaurants around the state. They charter flightseeing trips and glacier cruises. From Seward and Whittier, they're bused or take the train to Anchorage, where they stay in hotels, eat out and maybe travel farther north to Talkeetna, Denali and Fairbanks.
Princess officials say they hope two vessels — Emerald Princess and Ruby Princess — will be able to sail later this summer round-trip to Southeast Alaska from Seattle.
Holland America officials said the company hopes two vessels — Koningsdam and Eurodam — will be able to offer round-trip cruises from Seattle and Vancouver for part of the summer.
"We will continue to assess these plans over the next several weeks," Holland American spokesman Erik Elvejord said in an email Wednesday.
No cruise ships will call at Whittier and a large part of Seward's cruise traffic will be gone, industry officials say.
There are now more than 601,000 fewer passengers cruising to Alaska this season, according to Cruise Lines International Association Alaska. That includes 126,000 canceled round-trips in Southeast Alaska, 246,000 others already canceled and Tuesday's cancellations of 228,364 in Whittier and Seward.
The state estimates each cruise passenger spends $624 in Alaska on average, according to the association.
That's an estimated $375 million that won't be spent here this summer.
The cancellations will also cause a direct loss of thousands of jobs, company officials said.
"We deeply regret that we will not be able to employ the approximately 3,500 teammates who help show our guests the Great Land each summer," Princess President Jan Swartz said in a YouTube video posted Tuesday.
"Our thoughts are also with all of our small business partners throughout Alaska who we have supported every summer for decades," Swartz said. "We know these decisions will have a large adverse economic impact on the state of Alaska which relies on tourism."
Princess announced cancellations of Alaska cruises of the following ships: Coral Princess; Emerald Princess; Golden Princess; Grand Princess; Pacific Princess' Royal Princess; Ruby Princess; and Star Princess.
Holland America canceled Alaska cruises on the following ships: Maasdam, Volendam, Oosterdam, Noordam and Westerdam.
Nationally, the cruise industry shut down about a month ago amid the rising toll of the new coronavirus that causes the infectious disease known as COVID-19. Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended a "no-sail order" for 100 days.
The virus has sickened hundreds of cruise ship passengers and stranded thousands — including some Alaskans — as well as infecting and isolating crew members. Dozens on cruise ships have died.
"Our outlook for a restart of travel continues to slip further into summer," Princess spokeswoman Negin Kamali said in an email. "This, combined with the reality of our short Alaska operating season, has forced us to make the extremely difficult decision to cancel our 2020 Alaska gulf cruise and cruisetour programs."
Some communities, like Fairbanks, aren't located on saltwater but still rely on the summer surge of cruise traffic. The cruise lines advertise sternwheeler tours and gold mines as well as flights to the Arctic Circle and Yukon River.
The "cross-Gulf" cruises canceled this week generally start in Vancouver and end in Seward or Whittier, but passengers can book land tours to Denali National Park or Fairbanks.
"It's bad news," said Deb Hickok, president and CEO of nonprofit visitor marketing organization Explore Fairbanks.
The organization gets 86% of its budget from reinvested hotel and motel taxes taking a hit because of the virus, Hickok said. The organization laid off employees and cut its $4.2 million budget to $2.9 million — just below the level of the state's 2009 recession.
A 2016 study found land tours make up more than 40% of summer business in Fairbanks, Hickok said. "We know it's over 150,000 visitors. What the exact portion of that is Holland and Princess I don't know. But I can tell you the majority for sure."
Talkeetna, the quirky Susitna Valley town with Denali views, thrums with summer visitors as cruise passengers arrive by train and bus.
Chris Byrd grew up in Talkeetna and now owns the Swiss Alaska Inn, a 21-room hotel and restaurant that opened in 1976. He's getting numerous calls a day from cruise passengers canceling room reservations.
Byrd voiced a hope shared by many in the tourism industry here: Once Alaskans can start leaving home again, they'll be the first wave of visitors helping to rebuild the state's tourist economy.
But even that isn't certain, Byrd said.
"With the way the economy is going, oilfields shutting down, you don't know what to expect," he said. "Typically when tourism season isn't great you're hoping the oil fields are running and vice versa. Both of them being down at the same time is really not helpful for the state for sure."


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So when the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club, a Fairmont managed hotel, invited me to come check out their new facelift, I decided it was time to go get an education. The pink icon recently underwent a ninety million dollar renovation, and I was buzzing with excitement to check out the trendy, art-filled and eco-friendly resort in the heart of Hamilton.
Bermuda, it turns out, is having a moment. And it had plenty of surprises in store for me.
Surprise #1: Bermuda is crazy close.
Did you know Bermuda is less than a two hour flight from most East Coast cities? You could arrive there from New York before you could touch down in the Hamptons! So I can't exactly say that I was travel fatigued when I landed from Miami, but checking into my room released a flurry of relaxing Bermuda vibes nonetheless.
Standing out on the balcony, soaking it all in, I tried to suss out why a place I'd never been before felt so familiar. And then it hit me. "This is Martha's Vineyard meets the Caribbean," I said, a comparison I'd make many more times over the next four days. Though to be truly accurate, I'd have to throw an England destination into the mix — as one of the first and oldest British colonies, Bermuda maintains strong ties to its roots, evident in everything from left-side driving to a national obsession with cricket.
Surprise #2: Bermuda is insanely small.
Bermuda, I'd learn, is deceptively small. Though I'd pored over maps before arrival and knew that the island was less than 21 square miles, it wasn't until I landed and tangibly felt the distances that I realized how charmingly sized this island really is. And its residents are fiercely protective of the natural resources in their little stretch of paradise.
I'm always happy when I see a big hotel — the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club has four hundred rooms — going green. A note in our room gently reminded us of the island's limited resources and informed that unless requested, sheets would be changed every three days instead of every single day, and that towels would be replaced only when left on the floor. And I smiled when I heard all renovated rooms were designed to be energy efficient from the lighting to air conditioning to water systems. Even the trash bins in the room were divided into two compartments — recycling and trash.
Yet there was no sacrifice of style. Our small and stylish bathroom boasted a double-headed shower, a well-lit vanity and luxurious lineup of Rose 31 bath products.
Remember how I said Bermuda is less than two hours from most East Coast cities? It's also a quick seven hour direct hop from the UK, I learned, when I was joined by my mystery man from Antigua. London Lawyer and I joked that technically, this trip was our third date — which will be a pretty tough one to top.
Surprise #3: Hamilton is a happening city.
Tough to top indeed. Bermuda is so much more than just beaches. The Hamilton Princess, as you might guess from the name, is situated right in the heart of Hamilton, a ten minute walk to the best restaurants and bars on the island — the ones not on the property of the hotel, that is. And yet the grounds still feel like a relaxing retreat. Over our four days in Bermuda we raved about how happy we were to be staying in Hamilton. We loved the ability to be adventurous during the day, but come home and be exactly where we wanted to be at night without ever having to hop in a cab.
Not that you really need to go anywhere during the day. I mean, can we talk about this harbor-facing infinity pool?
While the ocean waters were still a bit chilly in early May, the pool — and the hot tub — were just right. There's nothing like whiling away a morning watching the hustle and bustle of the Hamilton harbor from your perch on the edge of an infinity pool.
Surprise #4: The Hamilton Princess might as well double as an art museum.
I can tell you one thing I was not expecting from a historic hotel that served as a headquarters for Britain's intelligence operations during the Second World War, and was beloved by authors like Mark Twain — to walk into the lobby and be greeted by the works of Andy Warhol, Banksy, and Damien Hirst. Bermudian artists are also well represented, with original works by local artist gracing each guest room. This art school graduate and design addict was positively swooning.
The hotel's collection is so extensive — and constantly growing — that an art tour by the hotel's curator is offered to guests each Saturday.
One thing that wasn't a surprise? How well we'd eat. As soon as I heard Marcus Samuelsson was opening a restaurant at the Hamilton Princess, I knew the food scene in Bermuda must be something special. I'll dish more on my favorite Hamilton eateries in another post (dish on? restaurants? get it? please pretend you love my puns), but first — our home base hotspots.
Every morning we had breakfast at , which was the perfect place to start the day thanks to indoor and outdoor seating options and an indulgent buffet.
Though we arrived before the May 27th opening of new Bermuda hotspot Marcus, we were able to sneak in for a behind-the-scenes tour that left me swooning. Last December I finally made it to Samuelsson's Harlem hotspot Red Rooster, a meal that made me an official fan — I can't wait to see what he does here.
But Marcus isn't the Hamilton Princess's only brag-worthy worth restaurant. When I first walked into the harbor-side , I exclaimed that it was an infinity restaurant — the floor-to-ceiling walls made it feel like we were sitting down to dinner at a floating table.
Can you imagine a more inviting place to sit down to lunch or dinner?
From modern rooms to hip dining experiences, from a beautiful art collection to fabulous concierges, from an infinity pool to harborside water sports, it was hard not to buzz about this hotel to everyone we met. It's a place I could see myself coming back to over and over again. I want to come back with my family and relax by the pool, I want to come back with my friends and party it up in Hamilton, I want to come back by myself and write the days away from a harbor-view balcony.
The Hamilton Princess and Beach Club has the best of both worlds. Want a fantastic getaway hiding out for a week and never leaving the grounds of the hotel? You got it. Want to explore every gem Bermuda has to offer? You simply couldn't ask for a better base.
Stay tuned for more on my adventures diving, beach hopping, taking a SUP yoga class, renting a scooter, and nightlife hopping in Hamilton!
Many thanks to the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club for generously hosting me in Bermuda. I was compensated for my time in writing this review. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own.
Today it was rainy and gray in Upstate New York… so I wouldn't mind being by that beautiful pool again either!
That was one of my favorite pieces as well! The Bermuda version in some of the guest rooms was swoon-worthy as well.
I'm so glad you loved Bermuda!! Extremely random coincidence — my parents are headed to the Hamilton Princess next week, their first trip back to Bermuda in 20+ yrs! And yes, I moped about being left at home, even if my home is now 2500 miles from theirs.
PS — I ADORE the floral prints in the stairwell.
This hotel, and your photos, are seriously stunning! I love the artwork and decor in the lobby – I definitely wouldn't expect to see Andy Warhol in this type of hotel!
He was one of many impressive artists on display. Seriously, who needs an art museum when you have a hotel collection like this!
I've been falling in love with Bermuda ever since you started posting pictures! It looks absolutely stunning, I'm looking forward to reading what else it has to offer.
Awesome! I was always intrigued by the New York to Bermuda cruises. Air travel is such a misery these days, I always thought that would be such a great way to vacation — from subway stop to cruise cabin to beautiful Bermuda!
I spent 10 days in Bermuda last year on my way across the Atlantic and instantly fell in love with it. We spent most of our time in St. George's Harbor but did make it out to Hamilton for a day. The fort there and the garden growing inside the mote is like something out of Tomb Raider!
I have to confess I didn't know much about Bermuda either…but wow, have you put it on the map! Dreamlike pictures!
That makes me happy to hear, Camille! Thank you!
I was just looking at a yoga retreat in Bermuda….VERY tempting after reading this!
That's a nice bright pink exterior. That place is really stunning.
I loved the pink! I'm glad they didn't change that iconic hue with the overhaul. It's so perfectly Bermuda.
Bermuda is definitely on my bucket list now! It's so beautiful and I love that the hotel has a very fresh feel and doesn't that tacky tropical décor. And it's really cool that they give art tours; that would be so much fun.
Not a hibiscus bedspread in sight 🙂 It really was so sleek and chic — just my style.
I KNOW! I had no idea it was so darn far up there! Now I'm struggling with where to put it on my Destinations page… the Caribbean where I know people will look for it? Or North America where it really belongs?
Your post inspired me to set up flight alerts from NYC! Love that it's a short flight away and that the island's so small. Had no idea; hope to visit soon! Your photos are fantastic.
Just ninety minutes from NYC! Crazy right?! Hope you nab a great deal on flights!
Before I went to Bermuda I had no idea that it was about the same latitude as South Carolina. Did you see all the shorts with high socks? Is that still a thing there? And so many little hidden beaches!
I love this! I was actually choosing between going to Bermuda or Spain for an internship. I chose Spain in the end, and am still in Spain now, but after reading this, I'm realizing either would have been an amazing choice.
I had no idea Bermuda was so easy to get to – or that Marcus Samuelsson had opened a restaurant! It's always been in an "eventually we'll get there" spot on my bucket list, but it just moved way up!
The restaurant just opened this past weekend — can't wait to start reading reviews. I've been working on Samuelsson's memoir and it makes me want to go even more badly!
Looks like such a beautiful place. Annnnd can we talk about that breakfast buffet?! Thanks for enlightening me about Bermuda…I knew as little as you did before this post!
Take me? After all we are BARELY SEEING EACH OTHER in the upcoming future.
Wow, I had no idea Bermuda was so close to the East Coast. I'm always looking for easy beach getaways for those winter blues. Everything sounds amazing!
I know, right?! It's a world apart, just ninety minutes away!
Beautiful hotel! Was loving your Instagram posts from this trip – Bermuda is one island that seems right up my alley and a place I'd like to spend some time should I ever make it back to the Carib…ATLANTIC.
Ha, the end of your comment made me laugh out loud. I was in Insta-bliss while I was on this trip. It's an insanely picturesque island!
My boyfriend and I have been tossing around ideas of where we want to go for our birthday trip this October. We've been talking about Iceland and California… but we may need to throw Bermuda into the mix now!
Love this post! This is a beautiful destination, and I am so happy to hear about the local hotels going green! Lowered energy usage and washing the sheets and towels less frequently are such small differences that could mean a world of change! Thanks so much for sharing.
It always makes me smile to see that too, Emme. I don't wash my towels every day at home and certainly don't feel the need to have it done when I'm at a hotel either! You're right — little changes add up.


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ECRIN's latest news for partners - April 2017 issue
Spotlight: ICTD 2017
EC RIN's 2017 celebration of International Clinical Trials Day (ICTD) will take place in Lisbon, Portugal on 19 May 2017.
The theme of this year's event is 'Data sharing and reuse: attitudes and practices in multinational clinical research'.
The aim is to engage with the public, scientific community and decision makers on issues related to multinational clinical trials in Europe, and to address data sharing and re-use in particular.
The ICTD meeting will be followed by a complementary meeting organised by ECRIN's Portuguese national scientific partner, PtCRIN, in collaboration with partners. The theme is 'Support to Clinical Trials: Funding, Infrastructures and Investigator Perspectives'.
Both events are free to the public and will be held in English. Registration is open until 17 April, or earlier if maximum capacity is reached.
Learn more and register here
New Clinical Trials
Six new H2020 projects have been funded for which ECRIN will provide trial management services.
Launched in January 2017, the trials include four on 'new therapies for chronic diseases' (HIVACAR and LIVERHOPE, coordinated by Spain; and PAPA-ARTIS and PROOF, coordinated by Germany) and two on 'clinical research on regenerative medicine' (ORTHOUNION, coordinated by Spain; and RESPINE, coordinated by France).
Press release on the launch of the Spanish trials
ECRIN is also involved in the new MACUSTAR trial (Dry age-related macular degeneration: Development of novel clinical endpoints for clinical trials with a regulatory and patient access intention), coordinated by Germany and funded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI).
See all of ECRIN's current and past trials
New Capacity Building Projects
Clinical Research Initiative for Global Health (CRIGH)
CRIGH was officially launched on 1 January 2017. The project aims to support international collaboration on clinical research for the benefit of patients, healthcare professionals, and health systems. It will seek to optimise clinical research programmes in participating countries, to develop global standards on clinical research, and to promote the take-up of innovative methodology and technologies. Learn more
Paediatric Clinical Research Infrastructure Network (PedCRIN)
PedCRIN got off to a busy start following the kick-off meeting in Paris from 9 to 10 January.
Shortly after, a press release was disseminated via partner networks to announce the project. On 15 February, the call for multinational paediatric clinical studies was released (please share with your networks). A mini PedCRIN website (on the ECRIN website) will be officially launched soon, along with various communications materials.
PedCRIN has received funding from H2020 under grant agreement no. 731046.
European Research Infrastructures in the International Landscape (RISCAPE)
Another project launched early 2017 that ECRIN is involved in is RISCAPE. It will provide a comprehensive, peer-reviewed international landscape analysis report on the position and complementarities of the major European research infrastructures (RIs).
The RISCAPE kick-off meeting was held in Helsinki from 30 to 31 January 2017, bringing together 25 representatives from 11 different RIs, including ECRIN. Learn more
RISCAPE has received funding from H2020 under grant agreement no. 730974.
Learn more about ECRIN capacity building projects
Data Centre Certification
Asian Auditors' Workshop
ECRIN hosted a workshop, from 16 to 17 February in Paris to train Asian auditors on the ECRIN data centre certification programme. This programme identifies non-commercial clinical trial units (CTUs) demonstrating that they can provide safe, secure, compliant and efficient management of clinical research data.
RITrain Staff Exchange and Masters Programme
The Research infrastructures Training Programme (RITRAIN) project is organising staff exchanges as part of its mission to share management expertise among European RIs. Learn more
RITRAIN is also organising an executive Masters programme in management of RIs, which will run from September 2017 to March 2019. Learn more
ECRIN is involved in RITrain for project management; definition of competencies required by RIs; and continuing professional development of RI managers. RITrain has received funding from H2020 under grant agreement no. 654156.
Coordinated Research Infrastructures Building Enduring Life-science Services (CORBEL)
The final meeting of the CORBEL patient-level data task force was held in Paris from 27 to 28 March 2017. Learn more
The Medical Infrastructure/Users Forum (MIUF) of the CORBEL project will be holding a third meeting in Paris on 19 April 2017. Learn more
Finally, CORBEL will be holding a meeting on 20 June 2017 in Brussels to explore how the 11 participating Biological and Medical Sciences Research Infrastructures (BMS RIs) - including ECRIN - can stimulate innovation in Europe. Learn more
CORBEL has received funding from H2020 under grant agreement no. 654248.
See all ECRIN events and select partner events
'Raising standards in clinical research – The impact of the ECRIN data centre certification programme, 2011–2016'
This new article, published in Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, summarises the nature and purpose of the ECRIN Data Centre Certification Programme; provides a very brief description of the underlying standards (129 in total, divided into 19 separate lists); describes the certification activity performed so far; and outlines the impact and benefits of the programme.
Click here to view the full article (open access)
'Publicly funded practice-oriented clinical trials: of importance for healthcare payers'
In this article, the authors conclude that governments should see public funding of pragmatic practice-oriented clinical trials as a good opportunity to improve the selection and quality of treatments and stimulate the efficient use of limited resources. Access the abstract
CORBEL MIUF Survey Report
The MIUF developed a survey in 2016 to assess the needs and expectations of medical research communities and the users of RIs in Europe. The responses have been collected and analysed in a report, available here.
The information will be used to make recommendations for continuous improvement and development of new, transversal services available from the medical RIs participating in CORBEL (including ECRIN).
See all ECRIN scientific publications
National Partner News
Zoom on the Swiss Network (SCTO)
The Swiss CTU network will celebrate its 10th anniversary at its annual symposium on 1 June 2017 in Basel. Programme and registration
The new SCTO factsheet for the 'Swiss CTU network' is out now. Access here
The DACH Symposium for clinical trials, a joint three-nation congress for clinical trials (Germany, Austria and Switzerland), will take place in Zürich, Switzerland from 11 to 12 June 2018. The event is organised by SCTO and KKSN (ECRIN's German national partner), and will be conducted in German. Programme and registration
The member institutions of the SCTO and its network of CTUs offer specialised units for clinical research with special conditions or methods. Learn more
EUPATI CH is now an association, and its secretariat is hosted by one of its founding members, the SCTO. Learn more
Other Partner News
EMA Publishes Framework and Action Plan for Closer Interaction
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has developed a framework to formalise, structure and further develop interactions with the academic community in the context of the European medicines regulatory network. Read the press release
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With a focus on investigator-led studies, we provide diverse services and tools for the preparation, validation and implementation of trials. We also participate in projects aiming to facilitate and enhance collaboration on clinical research in Europe and globally.
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Guildford School of Acting graduates scoop multiple Olivier Award nominations
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This year's nominees have been announced, and GSA is thrilled to see five of their acting and musical theatre graduates feature among the talented contenders for a prestigious Olivier Award.
GSA graduates Maiya Quansah-Breed and Grace Mouat playing The Queens in Six the Musical
Building on a heritage of over 80 years, GSA is one of the most highly regarded theatre schools in the UK and arguably the leading musical theatre school in the world.
Celebrating the very best in British theatre since 1976, the Olivier Awards ceremony is a key date in the calendar for those visiting and working in Theatreland. This star-studded night recognises talent both on and off stage, with judging conducted by industry professionals and members of the theatre-going public.
This year's Olivier Award nominees include: 2000 BA Musical Theatre graduate Kobna Holdbrook-Smith who has been nominated for Best Actor in a Musical for his role as Ike Turner in Tina – The Tina Turner Musical at the Aldwych Theatre in London's West End.
During their first year working in the industry, 2018 BA Musical Theatre graduates Maiya Quansah-Breed and Grace Mouat have both been nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for playing The Queens in Six the Musical at the Arts Theatre, London.
2017 BA Acting graduate Ocean Barrington-Cook is part of the internationally renowned cast of George Benjamin's darkly dramatic new opera Lessons in Love and Violence at the Royal Opera House, nominated for Best New Opera.
2016 BA Acting graduate Bradley Foster starred in The Wider Earth as young rebel, explorer and genius Charles Darwin. The play, performed in the spectacular setting of the Natural History Museum, has been nominated for the Best Entertainment and Family Show Award.
Musical Theatre graduates Jenna Boyd, Mary Doherty, Mark Dugdale, Harry Morrison and Kiara Jay star in Come From Away which has received nine Olivier Awards nominations including Best New Musical.
Head of Guildford School of Acting, Sean McNamara said: "To have so many graduates nominated at such a prestigious industry event, including four graduates from the last three years, is a fantastic achievement and a huge inspiration to our current and future students. We look forward to the announcement of the winners in April."
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DNA analysis was another strand of evidence which could be drawn upon to confirm the identity of the Skeleton 1 from the Greyfriars site as being those of King Richard III. But analysis of the DNA from the remains would be meaningless without a known relative to compare the DNA to. Richard III left no living descendants and so genealogical detective work was required to find suitable relatives to use for the genetic identification of the remains.
For detailed information about the genealogies of the living relatives and some information about the genetic work, please see Detailed Genealogical Information (PDF, 192 KB).
In order to carry out the DNA comparison using mitochondrial DNA, which is inherited through the female line, a relative was needed whose relationship to Richard III was by an entirely female line. While any such relative would not carry Richard's DNA, as only Richard could carry his own DNA, they could act as a comparator for DNA analysis. Fortunately, just such an individual had already been traced. In 2003, as part of a project to identify the possible remains of Margaret of York (sister of Richard III and Edward IV), John Ashdown-Hill, building on previous work, traced an all-female line of descent from another sister, Anne of York, Richard's sister, to a retired journalist in Canada, Mrs Joy Ibsen (née Brown). Mrs Ibsen passed away in 2008 but she would have passed down her mitochondrial DNA to all of her children: Michael, Jeff and Leslie. Michael Ibsen, now living in London, very kindly provided a DNA sample to use for comparison with any mitochondrial DNA retrieved from Skeleton 1 from the Greyfriars project. See DNA analysis for more information.
Professor Kevin Schurer and his team also set out to identify a second all-female line of descent from Cecily Neville to a living person, again with solid documentary evidence for every step of the way. Wendy Duldig, who had no idea of her link to Richard III, also kindly provided a DNA sample for analysis by Dr Turi King. Crucially, Wendy's DNA also showed a match to Michael Ibsen confirming that they share a common female ancestor many generations back and therefore the genealogy connecting both people to Cecily Neville (and hence Richard III) is accurate.
Dr Turi King, who had been working and publishing for over 15 years on the Y chromosome, a segment of DNA which is inherited through the male line, was also interested in male-line relatives of Richard III. Men alive today who are related to Richard III through the male-line could be expected to carry an identical, or near-identical, Y chromosome type to him. As Richard III left no living descendants, Professor Schürer's genealogical research to find male line relatives led him up to Edward III, Richard III's great, great grandfather and from there Professor Schürer traced a number of male descendants. These individuals, who have asked to not be publicly identified, are descendants of Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort (1744-1803) who was 15 generations removed from Edward III by an all-male line. Richard III and Edward IV were four generations removed from Edward III by a different all-male line so the Y-chromosome should be consistent.
Male descent is often easier to trace in historical archives where the exploits of men are generally better documented than those of their wives and daughters, but suffers from one obvious potential pitfall. We can nearly always be sure who someone's mother was, but the identity of their 'father' and their biological father do not always match, as Y-chromosome analysis can reveal. Dr King and others' previous research showed that the rate of false-paternity historically is about 1-2% per generation.
Historical accounts record Richard III as having one shoulder higher than the other; sustaining battle injuries and being killed at the Battle of Bosworth at the age of 32; and as being brought back to Leicester and subsequently buried in the choir of the church of the Grey Friars. However, despite there being no record of any of the above being attributed to any of Richard's relatives, could there be any chance that the burial is actually that of a female-line relative of Richard III of the right age, who also suffered a spinal abnormality, who died at the Battle of Bosworth, who would therefore also show evidence of battle injuries, who was brought back to Leicester and buried in the choir of the church of the Grey Friars in Leicester and carry the same mtDNA type? Professor Kevin Schurer undertook a reconstruction of Richard's kinship network at the time of Bosworth to eliminate, as far as possible, known contemporary relatives sharing a common inherited mtDNA type. See detailed information of Richard III's close maternal line relatives (PDF, 117 KB).


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Julia Roberts supports Save Our Soils ahead of 'Celebrating Soil'
Julia Roberts, Hollywood star will speak on behalf odf Save Our Soils
By the time you've read this, 9,378 m² of fertile soil has been destroyed. This is the message Julia Roberts is delivering to the world as she becomes the latest in a line of international VIP's to call for action to protect our soils, many of whom will be speaking at the Celebrating Soil! Celebrating Life! Conference, 26-27 June in Amsterdam.
The Hollywood actress has become the newest face of the Save Our Soils initiative, following in the footsteps of several dedicated environmentalists including the Dalai Lama, Bishop Desmond Tutu, activist Vandana Shiva and conservationist Douglas Tompkins, IFOAM announced.
Many, along with Andre Leu, president of IFOAM – Organics International, will be presenting at the Celebrating Soil! Celebrating Life! Conference. Highlighting the significance of soils for our sustainable future, Andre Leu stated: "By building soil organic matter, we can make farming systems much more resilient and better adapted to climate extremes and climate change.
"We also know that in the process of doing so, we can sequester a significant amount of CO2 even to the point where we can start looking at reversing the impact of climate change."
Welcoming the support of Julia Roberts, Organic Ambassador Volkert Engelsman, who initiated the Save Our Soils campaign said: "We want to support growers to develop sustainable farming practices and save soil fertility. Likewise, we want to encourage consumers to buy sustainably farmed organic food and be conscious of production methods.
"There can be no sustainability without transparency. Saving the world's soils is essential not just for our wellbeing, but for the survival of future generations."
IFOAM said it is proud to partner the Celebrating Soil! Celebrating Life! Conference, which takes place as part of the 2015 International Year of Soils, at Amsterdam's Royal Tropical Institute.
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So that yellow stuff I'm dipping my fries in is cheese by the way, not mustard! They have cheese fries that are delish but I heard it's best to ask for cheese on the side soooooo we did! Pretty much if you're in AZ (or in a place with Shake Shack) you need to GO! Also I'm a healthy freak and was so happy that they don't use antibiotics or hormones in their meat!! Like it really DID taste better than a normal burger and it was basically healthy so... And obviously their shakes are bomb. SHAKE shack, they have to be bomb. Oh, and I would HIGHLY recommend their lemonade.
After we ate we went and shopped around and Adelle got this super cute dress!! I didn't get anything because I decided I need to save money (aka so I can spend it on decorating baby girl's nursery instead). I've gotten a couple things for her nursery and decided to do a more neutrals theme (creams, whites, pinks, grays, golds) so pinterest is like my #1 visited page lately! Anyways, happy Friday!!
*thanks to Shake Shack for providing the delicious food!
YUM- you've made this other pregnant gal hungry!! ;) I love fries dipped in cheese haha!
haha seriously whenever someone posts a picture of food I usually end up going to eat whatever it was. It was so dang yummy!
omgosh thats so amazing that you and your friends are pregnant together! You guys can exchange stories when your bub is born and you guys can exchange tips!
I've heard of shake shack before but we don't have one in Australia! My boyfriend and I are thinking of going to the U.S. sometime in July but we aren't sure yet. Will definitely check this place out!
I might have eaten Shake Shack last night for dinner. My husband and I are obsessed! I would go on record to even say it's the BEST burger in the WORLD. Great spot to take your bestie!!
No way, twins!!! haha it seriously is so dang delicious!
How fun that you are pregnant at the same time as your friends! Shake Shack is DELICIOUS and we eat there every time we visit NYC! I have no idea that they had locations outside of New York!
Shake Shack really is such a great treat!
I LOVE Shake Shack!! I wish they were in California!
haha seriously YOU ARE WELCOME!! ;) K and that is actually pretty cool, I didn't realize that's why you started! A good reason to start and now you have all your memories written down forever!
Just LOVE a good burger and Shake Shack is alway promised to have them!
Seriously it is so so soooo good!