Most parties in the debate over the future of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) agree that Prairie farmers should be allowed a vote in the matter. But the agency's monopoly power as we know it today did not come into being due to popular demand. No farmers had a say when the single desk was imposed. And, despite sentimental folklore and media spin to the contrary, the marketing monopoly was not created to enhance the financial well-being of Prairie farmers. It was implemented in the autumn of 1943 as a wartime price control measure.
The CWB itself was created in 1935. It grew out of a series of very bad managerial decisions made by the three Prairie wheat pools. Back in the 1920s, the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, Manitoba Pool Elevators and the Alberta Wheat Pool jointly operated a voluntary Prairie-wide wheat board. It was called the Central Selling Agency (CSA), and the dual marketing system it facilitated was thought by many to be enormously successful.
It was a gamble that would lead to the CSA's ruin. Factors contributing to the wheat seller's demise were many: Argentina had grown a big crop in 1928. Europe enjoyed a spectacularly heavy harvest. In '29, the stock market crashed. For the first time since the Communist revolution of 1917, Russia had emerged as an international wheat exporter. But few price-depressing factors cast a larger or darker shadow than the CSA's own massive unsold inventory. Every grain trader in the world knew of its existence.
As market prices fell, the CSA's bankers grew increasingly nervous. The gap between what the pools owed and what they would gain if they sold kept growing. Finally, the banks stepped in to foreclose. Then, because the economic implications were so far-reaching – namely, a collapse of the entire Prairie economy — Ottawa also stepped in. The treasury assumed responsibility for the CSA's financial obligations and appointed its own man to manage the CSA's affairs.
Ironically, instead of slowly disposing of the unsold inventory, the government-backed CSA did more of what had gotten the agency into trouble in the first place. It attempted to further manipulate prices, so much so that by 1935 it was holding more than 200 million bushels of unsold Canadian wheat. The politicians concluded that a political solution was needed, and on July 5, 1935, the Canadian Wheat Board came into being.
Its creation meant the entire affair was brought within the jurisdiction of Parliament. All existing CSA wheat stocks were transferred to the newly formed Crown agency, which was charged with the responsibility of disposing of the inventory. Although the CWB has been in place since 1935 and had limited influence in the latter part of the 1930s and the initial stages of World War II, its status as an export monopoly didn't come into being until part way through the war.
With conflict raging throughout Europe and on the Atlantic, Ottawa grew increasingly concerned with wartime inflation. To address the potential problem, it established a Wartime Prices Control Board, which soon decided to freeze the price of every single commodity in the country, with one exception — wheat. In the autumn of 1941, when the price freeze took effect, wheat was selling for 77 cents per bushel. Because the Prairie provinces had not yet recovered from the Great Depression, and because the region truly possessed a wheat-dependent economy, wheat was exempted from the price cap. Its value would continue to float on the open market.
To ensure that wartime inflation would be controlled, and that bread prices would not rise for consumers, Ottawa nevertheless froze the price millers paid for wheat at the then-prevailing price of 77 cents a bushel. The federal treasury would pick up the difference between this price and whatever the open-market price happened to be. The net result was that, every time the price increased by one cent, the federal treasury was compelled to pay out a $2.5-million subsidy.
By September of 1943, open-market prices had climbed to $1.23 a bushel. The pressure on the already war-ravaged federal treasury was enormous. As a consequence, the cabinet met and decided that as a wartime price control measure it would provide itself, through the CWB, with a temporary monopoly on wheat. Its stated purpose was to stop a continued advance in wheat prices as well as any further drain on the treasury.
After the war, the monopoly was temporarily extended, for the reason that it gave Ottawa the ability to provide low-cost wheat to the rebuilding of the mother country, Great Britain. By means of the postwar Canada-U.K. Wheat Agreement, Ottawa contractually agreed to supply, over a four-year period, 600 million bushels of prairie wheat at bargain prices.
In March of 1947, the Canadian Press ran a story that indicated during the first four years of its existence as a monopoly (1943-1947), the CWB had cost Prairie farmers $535 million in lost wheat revenues. And there were yet three more years of the postwar Canada-UK Wheat Agreement to be fulfilled.
After completion of that agreement, Ottawa then entered into additional International Wheat Agreements. To fulfill them, it again temporarily extended the CWB monopoly. These short-term extensions were repeatedly put in place right up into the 1960s, when a quiet and largely unnoticed decision was finally made to turn the CWB monopoly into a permanent fixture.
This history teaches three major lessons. First, a voluntary wheat board can operate effectively in a voluntary, dual market. Prior to the CSA's foolish decision to carry millions of bushels of non-price-protected wheat into the uncertain conditions of a pending crop year, it had successfully and profitably handled a very large percentage of the annual wheat harvest within that context.
Second, the CWB does not function in order to deliver farmers better prices, and it never did. This no doubt explains the perpetual insistence of the CWB that it operate in secrecy, outside the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act even pertaining to administrative and commercial transactions that are 10 or 20 years in the past.
Third, and most important, there have always been ardent supporters of a government-controlled wheat export monopoly, but it is historically false to say that the CWB monopoly as it exists was created due to their advocacy, or that this vocal group convinced growers it was superior public policy. In 1943, farmers never had any say in the imposition of its monopoly marketing powers. By what right do some now argue that we need a vote to cancel them?
Kevin Avram is a research associate for the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. He is a founder and former CEO of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and the Saskatchewan-based Prairie Centre Policy Institute. He is currently undertaking several writing projects. He resides in Scottsdale, Arizona.


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Q: Query Genérica com PredicateBuilder e Linqkit Eu venho usando LinqKit para criar queries genéricas há um bom tempo.
Uma coisa que sempre me incomodou é o fato de ter de testar sempre se o valor enviado no filtro é válido.
Por exemplo: Suponha que eu tenha um filtro por strings. As condições podem ser Equal, StartsWith, EndsWith e Contains.
Meu método seria mais ou menos o seguinte:
public List<MyModel> Get(MyModelFilter filter)
{
    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(filter.prop))
    {
        predicate = predicate.And(_myModel => myModel.Prop.Contains(filter.prop));
    }

    // mais uma gigante quantidade de if's com vários filtros

    return DbSet.AsExpandable()
            .Where(predicate)
            .ToList();
}

Para acabar com este monte de If's, eu resolvi criar um método genérico para aplicar o filtro nas propriedades.
Minha ideia é passar a propriedade onde o filtro será aplicado, e a definição do filtro, e encapsular a lógica de criação da Expression
Ficaria algo do tipo
public List<MyModel> Get(MyModelFilter filter)
{
    predicate = predicate.And(_myModel => myModel.Prop, filter.PropFilterDefinition);
    // adeus If's, apenas as outras implementações de filtros

    return DbSet.AsExpandable()
            .Where(predicate)
            .ToList();
}

Para isso, eu criei alguns métodos de extensão para cuidar disso
public static Expression<Func<TPredicate, bool>> And<TPredicate>(
    this ExpressionStarter<TPredicate> predicate,
    Func<TPredicate, string> property, StringFilterDefinition filter,
    bool ignoreNull = true)
{
    if (InvalidStringFilter(filter, ignoreNull))
    {
        return predicate;
    }

    // este é o And do LinqKit
    return predicate.And(BuildPredicate(property, filter));
}

private static Expression<Func<TPredicate, bool>> BuildPredicate<TPredicate>(
    Func<TPredicate, string> property,
    StringFilterDefinition filter)
{
    if (filter.Filter == StringFilterComparators.Equal)
    {
        return x => property.Invoke(x) == filter.Value;
    }

    if (filter.Filter == StringFilterComparators.BeginsWith)
    {
        return x => property.Invoke(x).StartsWith(filter.Value);
    }

    if (filter.Filter == StringFilterComparators.EndsWith)
    {
        return x => property.Invoke(x).EndsWith(filter.Value);
    }

    return x => property.Invoke(x).Contains(filter.Value);
}

private static bool InvalidStringFilter(
    StringFilterDefinition filter,
    bool ignoreNullValue = true)
{
    if (filter?.Filter == null)
    {
        return true;
    }

    return ignoreNullValue && string.IsNullOrEmpty(filter.Value);
}

O problema é que o filtro não é aplicado, e a resposta está no Invoke logo ali em cima. O EF não consegue traduzir a expressão acima para SQL.
O erro do EF é

Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Query.Internal.SqlServerQueryCompilationContextFactory[8]
  The LINQ expression '(__property_0.Invoke([x]) == __filter_Value_1)'
  could not be translated and will be evaluated locally.  To configure
  this warning use the DbContextOptionsBuilder.ConfigureWarnings API
  (event id 'RelationalEventId.QueryClientEvaluationWarning').
  ConfigureWarnings can be used when overriding the
  DbContext.OnConfiguring method or using AddDbContext on the
  application service provider.

A pergunta é:
Como posso fazer para que esta construção funcione?
Além disso, Alguma sugestão de como melhor isso?

A: Resolvido.
O grande segredo é que o LinqKit possui outras features realmente úteis, como o AsExpandable, Expand e Invoke.
Por conta destes métodos, é possível combinar expressões sem ter problemas.
Porém, estes itens funcionam apenas com Expression<T, R>
Assim, basta substituir Func<T, R> por
private static Expression<Func<TPredicate, bool>> BuildPredicate<TPredicate>(
    Expression<Func<TPredicate, string>> property,
    StringFilterDefinition filter)
{
    if (filter.Filter == StringFilterComparators.Equal)
    {
        return x => property.Invoke(x) == filter.Value;
    }

    if (filter.Filter == StringFilterComparators.BeginsWith)
    {
        return x => property.Invoke(x).StartsWith(filter.Value);
    }

    if (filter.Filter == StringFilterComparators.EndsWith)
    {
        return x => property.Invoke(x).EndsWith(filter.Value);
    }

    return x => property.Invoke(x).Contains(filter.Value);
}

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When you really need to unwind, there's only one way to do it: find yourself a rugged island where you can spend your days surfing, eating and shooting the breeze. King Island offers the perfect opportunity to do just this, and more.
Located to the northwest of the main island of Tasmania, King Island lies in the Bass Strait, on the way to Victoria. To get here, you need to fly in, which you can do from Melbourne, Launceston or Burnie Airport in Wynyard. There are several airlines that offer flights every day.
Thousands of years ago, King Island was connected to both Tasmania and mainland Australia. There is a calcified forest that dates from about 7,000 years ago. The oldest physical evidence of Aboriginal Tasmanians was found on King Island too, in the form of a skeleton that may be as much as 14,000 years old. However, once the island was formed as sea levels rose, it remained uninhabited until the arrival of Europeans.
The first recorded sightings of King Island, which covers 126,000 ha, were in the late 1700s. It was the adventurous Captain John Black who named the island in 1801, honouring New South Wales Governor Philip Gidley King. The next year, King sent Lieutenant Charles Robbins to claim the island for Britain, since he knew that Captain Nicholas Baudin was planning on claiming it for France. Robbins arrived as Baudin was already moored offshore and was in such a hurry to raise the Union Jack and beat the French that he raised the flag upside down, to Baudin's amusement. Baudin remarked that he wasn't interested in an island already inhabited by savages.
In the 1830s the first land grants were taken up but the first permanent settlers only arrived in 1855. They cleared the island of its forests and used the land for agriculture, especially for grazing cattle and sheep. The population remained tiny though, because the island was remote and conditions here were harsh.
Cape Wickham Lighthouse began operating in 1861 and is still the tallest lighthouse in the Southern Hemisphere. In spite of the lighthouse, more than 2,000 people have died in as many as 60 shipwrecks around King Island. Divers can now explore some of these wrecks on the King Island Maritime Trail.
In 1887, John Brown surveyed the island for its resources and the next year, it was opened up for settlement. The population rose dramatically and in 1892 King Island got its first official postmaster. The first store opened in 1896. The discovery of scheelite in 1904 led to some mining activity later on, as World War I loomed. After the war and again after World War II, soldier settlement schemes led to more agricultural activity and the development of better infrastructure. The King Island Historical Museum in Currie provides insight into the island's history while you can find out more about the soldier settlements by following the Soldier Settler Trail.
Today King Island is a dream destination for lovers of all things dairy, not to mention beef, lamb, seafood and other fresh produce. A great time to enjoy these treats is the Long Table Festival every March. You can also stock up on whatever's in season during your visit and find yourself a picnic spot with a view. The island has vast, unspoilt beaches with some excellent surf breaks, dive sites and fishing. You'll also find many hiking trails more inland and in the Lavinia State Reserve there is a lovely suspended lake called Pennys Lagoon. Along the way you may spot wildlife such as possums, pademelons, Bennetts wallabies, platypus, echidnas, potoroos, little penguins and the endangered orange-bellied parrot. The waters around the island are home to many different marine species, including dolphins, whales, seals and sharks.
King Island has three main settlements: Currie, Grassy and Naracoopa. All three of these have a range of accommodation options but you can also choose to stay in a more rural or beach setting.


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Europe: growing base for Al-Qaeda?
7 juillet 2005 Par Kathleen Ridolfo – RFE-RL
A group calling itself the Al-Qaeda of Jihad in Europe has claimed responsibility for the 7 July attacks on the London transport system that left at least 37 dead and hundreds wounded, according to a statement posted on the Internet.
7 July 2005 — The group called its attacks on the London Underground and buses "a blessed raid," adding: "We have repeatedly warned the British government and people. We have fulfilled our promise and carried out our blessed military raid in Britain after our mujahedin exerted strenuous efforts over a long period of time to ensure the success of the raid."
The statement warned the governments of Italy and Denmark "and all the crusader governments" that they would be punished if they do not withdraw their troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. The 7 July attacks may be retaliation for a crackdown by European states including the United Kingdom in recent months against Islamic militants.
The London attacks are reminiscent of the Madrid train bombings carried out by an Al-Qaeda-affiliated group on 11 March 2004 in retaliation for Spain's participation in coalition forces in Iraq. Those attacks left 191 people dead and prompted Spain to pull out of Iraq.
'Homegrown' terrorist networks
The extent of the presence of Al-Qaeda and its affiliated groups in Europe has come to light in recent months after a series of arrests and investigations in Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands. The success of such networks lies in the fact that they are "homegrown," operated by Muslims living in European states who know the terrain and possess European passports that enable them to move easily throughout Europe and the Middle East. A number of jihadist websites supporting Al-Qaeda have reportedly boasted about the group's European martyrs in Iraq in recent weeks, and Iraq-based terrorist leader Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi has appealed to Muslims in Europe to join Al-Qaeda.
Many of the suspected terrorist leaders in Europe gained experience in Afghanistan in the 1990s, while others may be new recruits bent on seeking what they see as justice against the United States and its allies for a whole range of transgressions — be they economic or political — but most notably for the multinational operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Terrorist networks across Europe that were reportedly dormant have been reactivated in the past six months, making Europe a major center for recruiting suicide bombers — ahead of the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia, London's The Observer reported on 19 June.
The report cited unidentified intelligence sources as saying that there are up to 21 networks active in Europe, some of which are linked to over 60 groups in North Africa — not surprising since the majority of Muslim immigrants to Europe come from the North African states of Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia. The networks are responsible for training and recruiting volunteers, particularly for jihadist operations in Iraq, the report contended.
A 17 May statement by German Interior Minister Otto Schily cited Islamist extremism and terrorism as the "greatest threat" to national security. Schily cited the 2004 Protection of the Constitution Report as saying the number of "members and followers" of Islamist organizations in Germany is 31,800, with the number of "potentially extremist foreigners" in Germany at approximately 57,500. The statement did not allude to the classification guidelines that produced those numbers.
Schily added in his statement that 171 preliminary proceedings have been initiated in Germany against suspected Islamist militants, including one person arrested on 24 January who is suspected of taking part in Al-Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan "on several occasions." That person admitted to having been instructed by Al-Qaeda to recruit suicide assassins in Europe.
Since December, at least 30 people have been arrested in Germany for their alleged role in Islamist terror networks, including at least six members of Ansar Al-Islam, the Iraq-based group that grew into the Ansar Al-Sunnah Army, which is affiliated with Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi's Tanzim Qa'idat Al-Jihad fi Bilad Al-Rafidayn. Ansar Al-Islam's founder and spiritual leader, Mullah Krekar, has been living in Norway since 1991.
Members of Ansar Al-Islam-affiliated groups have also been arrested in France in recent weeks. Seven people were arrested on 21 June as part of a French judicial investigation into networks that recruit and provide logistical support to Al-Qaeda in Iraq. The arrests marked the fourth operation this year by French intelligence against Islamist networks operating in support of militants in Iraq.
Meanwhile, the Algerian Salafi Group for Preaching and Combat has reportedly formed an alliance with al-Zarqawi's group to target French nationals in Iraq and worldwide, London's Al-Sharq al-Awsat reported on 3 July. The Algerian group is targeting France for "supporting the Algerian regime," the newspaper reported.
In one recent U.K. operation against homegrown terror, police arrested one man in Manchester in late June on suspicion that he was recruiting suicide bombers in Britain to attack multinational forces in Iraq. The threat to Britain was well-known after 11 September 2001, when intelligence indicated the presence of a number of radical groups in the country, who recruited British Muslims through various means, including English-language propaganda and the establishment of "study cells" on university campuses, Jane's Intelligence Digest noted in December 2003.
Britain is also home to a number of Islamist publications and websites, including the pro-Hussein newspaper Quds Press, and the Islamic Renewal Organization — a website forum run by Saudi national Muhammad al-Ma'sari, which regularly posts statements for Al-Qaeda.
Failure to anticipate new groups
European governments had largely ignored the threat of terrorism on their soil before the Madrid attacks, and security analysts have said that European laws and outdated intelligence-gathering procedures have worked to the detriment of law-enforcement agencies, which operate under guidelines different from those in the United States.
For example, European law-enforcement, security, and intelligence services after 11 September 2001 continued to target only known terrorist cells, Rohan Gunaratna wrote in the Summer 2004 issue of Washington Quarterly. The intelligence apparatuses in Europe failed, however, to address the growing number of associated groups or support cells that provided assistance to Al-Qaeda in terms of recruitment and financial transfers. It was considered politically incorrect to revise the legislative framework to target several hundred terrorist-support cells active on European soil," Gunaratna contended.
In addition, European states in the post-11 September environment did not take the terrorism threat seriously. In the 2 1/2 years since 11 September, Al-Qaeda had carried out only one terrorist attack a year, while groups associated with Al-Qaeda had carried out four times that number — on average, one attack every three months.
Lack of law-enforcement tools
Security analysts have said that Europe will continue to be hindered in its fight on terror as long as insufficient laws remain in place that inhibit the investigation of terrorist activities. France's top antiterrorism judge, Jean-Louis Bruguiere, told BBC Radio 4 in a 31 May interview that practices such as wire-tapping need to be legalized in Britain. "We have a lot of legal means you [Great Britain] don't have and these legal means allow us to control and possibly prevent terrorist activities," he said.
He added that terrorists could easily enter the United Kingdom from France or continental Europe with false papers. "If you don't have this possibility to have a database, to know exactly and to control individuals which would be suspected to use false papers in terrorist activities, you miss things," he said, suggesting France's compulsory identification-card system has helped stem attacks there.
Kathleen Ridolfo
© 2005 Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. This article was first published on 7 July 2005 by RFE/RL (Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty). Posted with permission. Website: http://www.rferl.org/
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TNT has unveiled a new television spot for its alien invasion drama Falling Skies. Executive produced by Steven Spielberg, the series stars Noah Wyle as a former university professor and father who has taken up the leadership role in a resistance faction made up of soldiers and civilians alike. In addition to Wyle, Falling Skies also stars Moon Bloodgood, Drew Roy, Will Patton, and Drew Roy.
As you'll be able to see throughout the promo, Falling Skies is set to premiere on TNT this June. While I can't say I'm waiting on pins-and-needles for the series, Steven Weber's line about how some of the survivors of the alien invasion's "first wave" believe it is proof that they are "the best of mankind" has me interested in the human dynamic of the series.
This actually looks pretty badass. I'm glad they're taking more chances with TV shows these days with stuff like this and The Walking Dead.
Hope it doesn't turn out to be a stinker.
Hmmm, since it's made by Steven Spielberg, it might mean it will be good like War of the Worlds. Man, I love that movie. That siren the aliens played was epic and haunting at the same time.
I don't get that channel up here in Canada so I'll have to find other methods of watching it just like I had to do with The 4400, which in my opinion was amazing and got totally screwed.


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South Africa gets ready for the 58th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia
Strength and resilience will come into sharp view when critically acclaimed collective of curators, Nkule Mabaso and Nomusa Makhubu rise alongside a three-member team of visual artists, Dineo Seshee Bopape, Tracey Rose and Mawande Ka Zenzile to represent South Africa at the 58th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia in Venice, Italy. The team will host art lovers and visitors at the South African Pavilion from 11 May to 24 November 2019.
On 9 May South African Pavilion will exclusively officially be opened to guests and the media, while the public will have the opportunity to see new works from the artists from 11 May. Earlier in the day, a group of patrons of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection will have a special visit to the pavilion, accompanied by their curator Nat Trotman.
Established in 1895, La Biennale di Venezia is one of the oldest art events in the world, with over 80 countries and artists represented at various individual pavilions.
Mabaso and Makhubu have curated a pointed response to the global theme, May You Live in Interesting Times, by Ralph Rugoff, who curates the 58th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.
Reflecting on South Africa's ability to creatively triumph beyond "interesting" social and political dynamics, Mabaso and Makhubu have conceptualised the exhibition under the theme: The Stronger We Become.
According to Rugoff, the theme: May You Live in Interesting Times seeks to include and reflect the 'precarious aspects of existence today, including different threats to key traditions, institutions and relationships of the "post-war order."'
South African's 2019 participation at the La Biennale is set to create dialogue, evoke a new way of thinking and set the tone for the countries' current situation. With the chosen theme: The Stronger We Become; South Africa's peaceful transition into democracy, the people's ability to overcome challenges and chart a new path, aptly responds to the many precarious aspects of the country's 25 years into the new dispensation.
Both Mabaso and Makhubu agree that they have for a long time come to admire the works of Bopape, Rose and Ka Zenzile who are at the forefront of 'critically engaging South Africa's contemporary life and lived experiences' of its citizens. 'We wanted to work with artists that would help us achieve a particular way of thinking and fit with the chosen curatorial purpose. We are confident that they are best placed to articulate these ideals,' the curators said during the recent round table discussion. This year the curators will be exploring the themes of resilience and resistance, which stems from South Africa's painful history of land dispossession, institutional knowledge, unbalanced hegemonic power relations which today continue to play out in the social and political space. According to the curators, the title of the exhibition also draws its reference from the song, (Something Inside) So Strong, written by Labi Siffre in 1984 and cites the suffering of black South Africans under apartheid.
Known for her experimental video montages, sculptural installations, paintings and found objects, Dineo Seshee Bopape brings her intuitive flair that transforms spaces into meditative arenas as she explores themes of historical narratives, fiction and personal narratives.
Tracey Rose who is no stranger to Venice, having presented her work as part of the Harald Szeemann's Plateau de l'Humaniteat 49th Venice Biennial (2001), through her performance and multimedia inspired presentation seeks to reflect and confront the many absurdities of contemporary life in post-apartheid South Africa.
Mawande Ka Zenzile thrives in confronting issues of coloniality with a body of work that draws from African epistemology. His creative practice engages with how knowledge operates. Using riddles, idioms and proverbs, Ka Zenzile probes different world views, epistemologies, ways of learning, knowing and living.
The artists will be tackling these explosive themes through their use of humour and satire, as they ask the question: How are social disparities mediated? How can certain social conditions be overcome? How does continuous social engagement reinforce social resilience? In essence, the exhibition seeks to show the many sides to a story and a plurality of knowledge.
South Africa's participation at La Biennale di Venezia is made possible by the Department of Arts and Culture.
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Interesting times for South African art
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EVERYONE read this book when they were little and now it's been imagined for the screen by Spike Jonze. The danger with taking such a classic book and making it a film is that it won't live up to expectations – but judging by this trailer, we have nothing to worry about.
Using such a creative and daring director like Spike Jonze to bring the Wild Things to life was a good call, his past work as a music video director saw him create brilliant things for Bjork, The Chemical Brothers and Daft Punk and his film Being John Malkovich showcases his sideways take on life. Perfect for bringing a childrens book to the screen.
And if you needed anymore confirmation that this film will be good – Karen O (lead singer of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs) provides the music.


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Dramatic Increase in Youth E-cigarettes Requires Strong Prevention Response
An FDA News Release on November 15, 2018 reported a dramatic increase of more than 1.5 million additional middle and high school students using e-cigarettes since last year.
HHS Secretary Alex Azar said, "These new data show that America faces an epidemic of youth e-cigarette use, which threatens to engulf a new generation in nicotine addiction."
The number of US high school students reporting using e-cigarettes increased by nearly 80% in the past year.
CDC Director Robert R. Redfield said, "E-cigarette use is unsafe among youth, and it's critical that we implement proven strategies to protect our Nation's youth from this preventable health risk."
A new evidence-informed tool created by Prevention Plus Wellness, LLC to address this quickly developing youth epidemic is the Vaping Prevention Plus Wellness program.
Vaping Prevention Plus Wellness was modeled after the evidence-based SPORT Prevention Plus Wellness program which has demonstrated effects on both preventing substance use and promoting healthy habits among participating youth.
The new Vaping Prevention Plus Wellness program is an innovative screening and brief intervention that can be provided to youth individually or in groups using a scripted protocol and PowerPoint slides.
It includes screening youth for their current health habits, including e-cigarette use and health-enhancing habits, providing positive feedback cueing desired future images of youth engaged in healthy behaviors, and developing youth self-regulation skills to set and monitor goals to both avoid e-cigarettes and increase healthy substance-use protective lifestyles.
Vaping Prevention Plus Wellness is based on a marketing-related theory titled the Behavior-Image Model, which has been used to create a number of evidence-based and evidence-informed programs that integrate substance use prevention with wellness promotion for youth and young adults across the country.
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"you can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me!"
. I am currently reading the wonderful Giovanna Fletcher's debut novel Billy and Me and I can't put it down!
I love hand food and heel genius. I have the soap and glory socks and gloves. You should definitely get the gloves too because your hands go baby soft too! I'm considering reading billy and me, I really like giovanna she seems so genuine and down to earth.


any period of 12 months ending on 31 March thereafter.
3. Authorities are prescribed as relevant authorities for the purposes of section 100(1)(b) and (c) of the 2000 Act.
(b)the amount or a means to ascertain the amount of special responsibility allowance and, where different amounts apply to different responsibilities, the amount or means to ascertain the amount applicable to each.
payable by an authority must not exceed such proportion of the maximum amount payable by way of each of those allowances as prescribed by the Panel as the number of days in the first year bears to the number of days in the period of twelve months ending 31 March 2009.
12.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a scheme may make provision for an annual adjustment of allowances.
in an annual report or a supplementary report produced in pursuance of, respectively, regulation 35 or regulation 36.
make an adjustment of allowances payable by it for that year, notwithstanding that the authority may have made an adjustment of allowances under paragraph (1) in consequence of an earlier annual report produced by the Panel for that year.
the authority may require that such part of the allowance as relates to any such period be repaid to the authority.
13. A scheme must provide that a member may, by notice in writing to the proper officer of the authority, elect to forgo any part of that member's entitlement to an allowance under the scheme.
14. A scheme may provide for payments of allowances to be made at such times as may be specified in it, and different times may be specified for different allowances.
15.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a member is entitled to receive payments by way of travelling and subsistence allowances at rates determined each year by the authority where expenditure on travel or subsistence is necessarily incurred by that member in the performance of an approved duty as a member of the authority.
(3) Where a member is suspended or partially suspended from that member's responsibilities or duties as a member in accordance with Part III of the Local Government Act 2000 or regulations made under that Part, travelling and subsistence allowances payable to that member in respect of the responsibilities or duties from which that member is suspended or partially suspended must be withheld by the authority.
16.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), an authority may provide for the payment of an allowance for each year to a co-opted member who has such responsibilities or duties in respect of attendance at conferences or meetings as are prescribed by the Panel.
(3) Subject to paragraph (2) and regulation 20 an authority may amend the amount of entitlement of co-optees' allowance for a year at any time in that year.
(4) Where an authority makes such an amendment, whether in pursuance of regulation 20 or otherwise, that authority may provide for the amount of entitlement to co-optees' allowance as amended to apply with effect from the beginning of the year in which the amendment is made.
(5) Where the term of office of a co-opted member comprises part only of a year the entitlement of that co-opted member is to payment of such proportion of co-optees' allowance as the number of days on which that office is held during the year bears to the number of days in that year.
(6) Where a co-opted member is suspended or partially suspended from that co-opted member's responsibilities or duties as a co-opted member of an authority in accordance with Part III of the Local Government Act 2000 or regulations made under that Part, any co-optees' allowance payable to that co-opted member in respect of the responsibilities or duties from which that co-opted member is suspended or partially suspended must be withheld by the authority.
17.—(1) A member may, by notice in writing given to the proper officer of the authority, elect to forgo that member's entitlement or any part of that member's entitlement to travelling and subsistence allowances.
(2) A co-opted member may, by notice in writing given to the proper officer of the authority, elect to forgo that co-opted member's entitlement or any part of that co-opted member's entitlement to co-optees' allowance.
18.—(1) An authority must specify a time limit from the date on which an entitlement to travelling or subsistence allowances arises during which a claim for those allowances must be made by the person to whom those allowances are payable.
(2) Any claim for payment of travelling or subsistence allowance in accordance with these Regulations (excluding claims for travel by means of a private motor vehicle) shall be accompanied by appropriate receipts proving actual expenses, subject to any requirement or limitation that an authority may determine.
(3) Nothing in paragraph (1) prevents an authority from making a payment where the allowance is not claimed within the period so specified.
20.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), an authority may make provision for an annual adjustment of allowances payable under this Part.
in an annual report or supplementary report produced in pursuance of, respectively, regulation 35 or regulation 36.
23. Any payment by way of travelling allowance or subsistence allowance to a member of an appeal panel constituted in accordance with regulations under section 94 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998(7) must be paid by the authority which maintains the school or schools in relation to which the appeal panel is constituted.
26. The National Assembly for Wales must appoint a permanent panel known as the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales.
27.—(1) The Panel appointed under regulation 26 must consist of a Chairperson and a Vice-chairperson, together with three other members.
(2) The National Assembly for Wales is to appoint one member of the Panel as Chairperson of the Panel.
(3) No person is to be a member of the Panel if that person is disqualified by virtue of paragraph (4).
(b)a person who is disqualified from(8) being or becoming a member of an authority other than as an officer in the employment of an authority.
28.—(1) A person appointed as a member of the Panel must hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of the instrument appointing that person to that office as determined by the National Assembly for Wales.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), no person may be appointed as a member of the Panel for a period exceeding four years.
(3) A person who ceases to be a member of the Panel is eligible for re-appointment.
(4) A member appointed to fill a casual vacancy is to serve in that office until the date upon which the term of office of the person in whose place that member is elected would have expired.
29.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Panel must meet at least once a year.
(2) The first meeting of the Panel must be held within the period of six weeks beginning with the date of the instruments appointing persons as members of the Panel (or such later date as the National Assembly for Wales may agree).
(3) At the first meeting of the Panel, or where a casual vacancy occurs in the office of Vice-chairperson, the members of the Panel must elect one of their number (other than the Chairperson) to be Vice-chairperson of the Panel.
(4) Subject to paragraph (5), the Chairperson is to preside at meetings of the Panel.
(5) If the Chairperson is absent from a meeting of the Panel, the Vice-chairperson of the Panel is to preside.
(6) A Chairperson or Vice-chairperson is to hold such office until that person's term of office as member comes to an end.
(7) Subject to any provisions made by these Regulations, the members of the Panel may regulate their own procedure.
30.—(1) A question to be decided by the Panel must be decided by a majority of the votes cast by the members present at the meeting and voting thereon.
(2) In the case of an equality of votes, the person presiding at the meeting of the Panel is to have a second or casting vote.
32.—(1) The National Assembly for Wales must pay the expenses incurred by the Panel in carrying out its functions and may pay the members of the Panel such allowances or expenses as it may determine.
(2) The National Assembly for Wales must make available to the Panel appropriate administrative support.
33. The Panel may, in the performance of its functions under these Regulations, seek information or advice from any body or person.
(b)an index by reference to which one or more of the allowances referred to in paragraph (a)(i) to (vi) may be adjusted annually by that authority in relation to the following year.
(b)paragraph (1)(b), the Panel may prescribe different indices for different authorities.
(b)consider any representation received from an authority in respect of the exercise of the Panel's functions under this regulation.
(4) Subject to paragraph (5), each annual report must be produced by the Panel by 31 December in the year prior to the year to which that report relates.
(5) The first annual report must be produced by the Panel during the financial year ending on 31 March 2010 and in any event before 31 December 2009 (or such later date as the National Assembly for Wales may agree).
36.—(1) Without prejudice to regulations 34 or 35, the Panel may at any time after the production of the initial report, and from time to time thereafter, produce a report ("a supplementary report") which prescribes in relation to one or more authorities any of the matters that may be prescribed by the Panel in pursuance of regulations 34 and 35.
(2) In determining whether to produce a supplementary report and, if having determined to do so, in producing a supplementary report, the Panel must consider any representation received from an authority in respect of the exercise of the Panel's functions under this regulation.
37.—(1) The Panel may make recommendations as to which members of an authority are to be entitled to pensions in accordance with the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 1997(9).
(2) In exercising its functions under paragraph (1), the Panel may make different recommendations in relation to each authority in respect of which it exercises those functions.
(3) Recommendations under paragraph (1) may form part of a report produced by the Panel in pursuance of regulations 34 or 36.
39.—(1) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Panel has produced a report under regulation 34, 35 or 36, the Panel must forward that report to the National Assembly for Wales.
(c)the fire and rescue authority within whose area that authority lies.
(ii)specifying the authority or authorities to which the report relates.
(b)a copy is supplied to any person who requests it and who pays the authority such reasonable fee as the authority may determine.
40.—(1) The 2002 Regulations are amended as follows.
""the 2007 Regulations" ("Rheoliadau 2007") means the Local Authorities (Allowances for Members) (Wales) Regulations 2007;".
(3) In regulation 3, for "section 100(1)(b)", substitute "section 100 (1)(b),(c) and (d)".
(4) In regulation 6, insert at the start of paragraph (1), "Subject to regulation 12B,".
"(5) A scheme must specify that where a member is suspended or partially suspended from that member's responsibilities or duties as a member of the authority in accordance with Part III of the Local Government Act 2000 or regulations made under that Part, the part of basic allowance payable to that member in respect of the responsibilities or duties from which that member is suspended or partially suspended must be withheld by the authority.".
(b)in sub-paragraph (e) insert "vice-chairs of licensing committees," after "planning committees,".
"(b)A special responsibility allowance payable to a deputy leader of the cabinet of an authority operating executive arrangements which take the form of a leader and cabinet executive may include a sum equal to no more than ten per cent of the special responsibility allowance payable to a member of the cabinet of that authority (excluding special responsibility allowance payable to the leader of that authority).
(c)A special responsibility allowance payable to a vice chair of the board of an authority operating alternative arrangements may include a sum equal to no more than ten per cent of the special responsibility allowance payable to a member of the board of that authority (excluding special responsibility allowance payable to the chair of the board of that authority).
that authority may apportion the sum referred to in those sub-paragraphs between those deputy leaders or vice chairs.".
"(4) A scheme must specify that where a member is suspended or partially suspended from that member's responsibilities or duties as a member of an authority in accordance with Part III of the Local Government Act 2000 or regulations made under that part, the part of special responsibility allowance payable to that member in respect of the responsibilities or duties from which that member is suspended or partially suspended must be withheld by the authority.".
"(5) A scheme must specify that where a member is suspended or partially suspended from that member's responsibilities or duties as a member of the National Park authority in accordance with Part III of the Local Government Act 2000 or regulations made under that Part, the part of attendance allowance payable to that member in respect of the responsibilities or duties from which that member is suspended or partially suspended must be withheld by the National Park authority.".
(11) In regulation 10(2), omit sub-paragraph (a).
"(3) A scheme must specify that where a member is suspended or partially suspended from that member's responsibilities or duties as a member of the county or county borough council in accordance with Part III of the Local Government Act 2000 or regulations made under that Part, the part of care allowance payable to that member in respect of the responsibilities or duties from which that member is suspended or partially suspended must be withheld by the county or county borough council.".
"11.—(1) A scheme made under this Part shall provide that any member of an authority who is not a councillor shall be entitled to receive a payment by way of financial loss allowance, that is to say a payment which does not exceed the amount of any loss of earnings necessarily suffered or any additional expenses (other than expenses in relation to travel or subsistence) necessarily incurred in the performance of an approved duty as a member of the authority.
(2) A scheme must specify that where a member is suspended or partially suspended from that member's responsibilities or duties as a member of the authority in accordance with Part III of the Local Government Act 2000 or regulations made under that Part, the part of financial loss allowance payable to that member in respect of the responsibilities or duties from which that member is suspended or partially suspended must be withheld by the authority.".
(b)for "who is not a councillor", substitute "who is neither a councillor nor a co-opted member of that authority".
the authority may require that such part of the allowance as relates to any such period be repaid to the authority.".
"12B.—(1) Before a National Park authority makes or amends a scheme, that National Park authority must have regard to the matters prescribed in any report produced by the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales under Part 6 of the 2007 Regulations, in so far as those matters relate to allowances payable by that authority under a scheme, which for the time being apply in relation to any county council or county borough council by which any member of that National Park authority who is a councillor is nominated.
(2) Before a National Park authority specifies an index in pursuance of regulation 12(2), that National Park authority must have regard to the matters prescribed in any report produced by the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales under Part 6 of the 2007 Regulations, in so far as those matters relate to an index by reference to which allowances may be adjusted, which for the time being apply to any county council or county borough council by which any member of the National Park authority who is a councillor is nominated.".
"(2) Before a National Park authority determines the rates of allowance under paragraph (1), that National Park authority must have regard to the matters prescribed in any report produced by the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales under Part 6 of the 2007 Regulations, in so far as those matters relate to travel and subsistence allowances, which for the time being apply in relation to any county council or county borough council by which any member of the National Park authority who is a councillor is nominated.".
"(4) An authority must specify a time limit from the date on which an entitlement to travel or subsistence allowances arises during which a claim for such allowance must be made by the person to whom the allowance is payable.
(5) Nothing in paragraph (4) prevents an authority from making a payment where the allowance is not claimed within the period so specified.
(6) Where a member is suspended or partially suspended from that member's responsibilities or duties as a member in accordance with Part III of the Local Government Act 2000 or regulations made under that Part, travel and subsistence allowances payable to that member in respect of the responsibilities or duties from which that member is suspended or partially suspended must be withheld by the authority.".
"15B.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (7), a National Park authority may provide for the payment of an allowance for each year to a co-opted member in respect of attendance at conferences and meetings (co-optees' allowance).
(2) In determining the responsibilities or duties in respect of which co-optees' allowance may be payable, a National Park authority must have regard to the matters prescribed in any report produced by the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales under Part 6 of the 2007 Regulations, in so far as those matters relate to the responsibilities or duties in respect of which co-optees' allowance may be payable, which for the time being apply to any county council or county borough council by which any member of the National Park authority who is a councillor is nominated.
(3) The amount of co-optees' allowance payable to a co-opted member by a National Park authority for a year must not exceed the amount which equals the average of all (if any) co-optees' allowance payable in that year under the 2007 Regulations by any county council or county borough council by which any member of that National Park authority who is a councillor is nominated.
(4) Subject to paragraph (5) a National Park authority may make provision for an annual adjustment of co-optees' allowance.
(5) An annual adjustment of co-optees' allowance by a National Park authority must not exceed the amount which equals the average of all (if any) annual adjustments made in that year under the 2007 Regulations by any county council or county borough council by which any member of that National Park authority who is a councillor is nominated.
(6) Where the term of office of a co-opted member comprises part only of a year, the entitlement of that member is to payment of such proportion of co-optees' allowance as the number of days on which that office is held during the year bears to the number of days in that year.
(7) Where a co-opted member is suspended or partially suspended from that co-opted members' responsibilities or duties as a co-opted member of a National Park authority in accordance with Part III of the Local Government Act 2000 or regulations made under that Part, any co-optees' allowance payable to that co-opted member in respect of the responsibilities or duties from which that co-opted member is suspended or partially suspended shall be withheld by the National Park authority.
15C.—(1) Subject to regulation 15B(3) and (5), a National Park authority may amend the amount of co-optees' allowance payable for a year at any time in that year.
(2) Where a National Park authority makes such an amendment, whether in pursuance of regulation 15B(5) or otherwise, that National Park authority may provide for the entitlement to co-optees' allowance as amended to apply with effect from the beginning of the year in which the amendment is made.".
15D.—(1) A National Park authority may reimburse to a member of that authority who is a councillor any monies expended by that member in respect of expenses of arranging for the care of children or dependants as are necessarily incurred in the carrying out of that member's duties as a member.
(b)if that authority is to reimburse monies expended by another member of that authority who is a councillor in respect of such expenses for the same child or dependant.
(3) Where a member of a National Park authority makes separate arrangements for the care of different children or dependants the National Park authority must not reimburse monies expended in respect of expenses of arranging such care unless that National Park authority is satisfied that the member must make such separate arrangements.
(4) Where a member of a National Park authority is suspended or partially suspended from that member's responsibilities or duties as a member of the National Park authority in accordance with Part III of the Local Government Act 2000 or regulations made under that Part, any reimbursement of care expenses payable to that member in respect of the responsibilities or duties from which that member is suspended or partially suspended must be withheld by the National Park authority.
the National Park authority may require that such part of the reimbursement of care expenses as relates to any such period be repaid to the National Park authority.".
(22) In regulation 17, for "under paragraph 1 or 2 of Schedule 24 to the Schools Standards and Framework Act 1998", substitute "in accordance with regulations under section 94 of the Schools Standards and Framework Act 1998".
"(3) As soon as practicable after the end of a year, an authority must make arrangements for the publication within its area of the total sum paid by it in that year to each member in respect of travel allowance and subsistence allowance.
(4) As soon as practicable after the end of a year, a National Park authority must make arrangements for the publication within its area of the total sum paid by it in that year to each member who is a councillor in respect of reimbursement of care expenses.".
"(5) As soon as practicable after the end of a year a National Park authority must make arrangements for the publication within its area of the total sum paid by it in that year to each member in respect of co-optees' allowance.".
41.—(1) The Fire and Rescue Authority Regulations are amended as follows.
(c)in the definition of "member", for "and paragraph (2) of regulation 15" substitute ", paragraph (2) of regulation 15 and regulation 15A".
(3) In regulation 3, for "section 100(1)(b) and (d)" substitute "section 100(1)(b), (c) and (d)".
(4) In regulation 6(3)(a) and (b), for "2002 Regulations" substitute "2007 Regulations".
(5) In the Welsh text of regulation 8(4), in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) omit "ar gyfer y flwyddyn sy'n gorffen ar 31 Mawrth 2006".
(6) In the Welsh text of regulations 8(6), 10(a) and 16(a), for "gyfrifoldebau a'i ddyletswyddau", substitute "gyfrifoldebau neu ei ddyletswyddau".
(7) In regulation 13(2), omit sub-paragraph (a).
(8) In regulation 14(2), for "2002 Regulations" substitute "2007 Regulations".
"15A.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (7), a fire authority may provide for the payment of an allowance for each year to a co-opted member in respect of attendance at conferences and meetings (co-optees' allowance).
(2) In determining the responsibilities or duties in respect of which co-optees' allowance may be payable, a fire authority must have regard to the matters prescribed in any report produced by the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales under Part 6 of the 2007 Regulations, in so far as those matters relate to the responsibilities or duties in respect of which co-optees' allowance may be payable, which for the time being apply to any of that fire authority's constituent authorities.
(3) The amount of co-optees' allowance payable to a co-opted member by a fire authority for a year must not exceed the amount which equals the average of all (if any) co-optees' allowances payable by that fire authority's constituent authorities in that year under the 2007 Regulations.
(4) Subject to paragraph (5) a fire authority may make provision for an annual adjustment of co-optees' allowance.
(5) An annual adjustment of co-optees' allowance by a fire authority must not exceed the amount which equals the average of all (if any) annual adjustments made by that fire authority's constituent authorities to co-optees' allowance payable by those authorities in that year under the 2007 Regulations.
(6) Where the term of office of a co-opted member comprises part only of a year, the entitlement of that co-opted member is to payment of such proportion of co-optees' allowance payable to that co-opted member as the number of days on which that office is held during the year bears to the number of days in that year.
(7) Where a co-opted member is suspended or partially suspended from that co-opted members' responsibilities or duties as a co-opted member of a fire authority in accordance with Part III of the Local Government Act 2000 or regulations made under that Part, any co-optees' allowance payable to that co-opted member in respect of the period for which that co-opted member is suspended or partially suspended must be withheld by the fire authority.
15B.—(1) Subject to regulation 15A(3) and (5), a fire authority may amend the amount of co-optees' allowance payable for a year at any time in that year.
(2) Where a fire authority makes such an amendment, whether in pursuance of regulation 15A(5) or otherwise, that fire authority may provide for the entitlement to co-optees' allowance as amended to apply with effect from the beginning of the year within which the amendment is made.".
(iii)in paragraph (b), after "member" insert "or co-opted member".
"(3) A fire authority shall specify a time limit from the date on which an entitlement to travel allowance or subsistence allowance arises during which a claim for such allowance must be made by the person to whom the allowance is payable.
(4) Nothing in paragraph (3) shall prevent an authority from making a payment where the allowance is not claimed within the period so specified.".
(12) In the Welsh text of regulation 19(1), after "bob awdurdod", insert "tân".
"(4) As soon as practicable after the end of each year, every fire authority shall make arrangements for the publication within the fire authority's area of the total sum paid by it in that year to each co-opted member in respect of co-optees' allowance.".
42.—(1) The 2002 Regulations are to continue to have effect without prejudice to section 16 of the Interpretation Act 1978(10) in relation to claims made for allowances or other payments in respect of duties performed before the date on which these Regulations come into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)(b).
(b)the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) Regulations 1991(11).
(3) Sections 174, 175 and 177 of the 1972 Act do not apply to authorities.
(4) In its application to authorities sub-section (2) of section 176 to the 1972 Act shall have effect as if the reference to section 174 of the 1972 Act was a reference to these Regulations and as if the reference to an approved duty was a reference to that term as defined in these Regulations.
43. The Local Authorities (Allowances for Members of County and County Borough Councils) (Pensions) (Wales) Regulations 2003(12) are hereby revoked.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(13).


Round the Island – solo!
Fancy a challenge on Saturday 6th May?
RIOW Solo is a single handed race around the Isle of Wight for yachts between 25ft and 40ft with a special class for Minis (6.5m rule).
The course will be familiar to all those who have participated in the fully crewed and two handed races around the Island but the challenge of sailing solo will bring added excitement to this 50 mile track.
As with all Petit Bateau races, yachts will race in open classes determined only by overall length. However IRC results will also be calculated.


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Abraham Lincoln - limited edition print
President, United States
Signature Canvas Signed & Numbered - $585.00
Signature Canvas Signed Artist's Proof - $735.00
Classic Canvas Signed & Numbered - $785.00
Classic Canvas Signed Artist's Proof - $985.00
Reproduction Technique: Giclées are printed with the finest archival pigmented inks on canvas. Each print is numbered and signed by the artist and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Signature Edition 21" x 24"
Classic Edition 27" x 31"
Signed & Numbered • Edition Size: 50
He looked and talked like his country: raw, rugged, and earnest. His concern for humanity, his never-failing belief in the people, made Abraham Lincoln among the most American of Americans. At the same time, he evolved into an astute political leader with the deft touch to mold and direct the nation through a horrible war.
Abraham Lincoln was elected the sixteenth president of the United States in 1860. He would serve two terms, during which he fought to preserve the country's union, authored the Emancipation Proclamation to end slavery, and planned for reconstruction and healing after the Civil War.
This desire for his countrymen's well-being was evident in his second inaugural address delivered on March 4, 1856, a little over a month before his assassination:
...With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.


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The State Russian Museum / The Benois Wing
KONSTANTIN KOROVIN 1861-1939
VTB Bank
OJSC Lukoil
OJSC Severstal
10 august 2011—8 november 2011
The exhibition, devoted to the 150th birth anniversary of Konstantin Korovin (1861 - 1939) for the first time in such a great and diverse scale presents the creative oeuvre of the world-famous Russian artist. About 250 works from the Russian art, theatre, musical and literary museums and the private collections reflect the basic stages of the artist's creative path from the works that were made in the beginning of the 1880's and considered as the innovatory phenomenon in the Russian painting of this period, to the 1920-1930's when Korovin lived and worked in emigration in France. Alongside with the art works there are presented the documental materials connected with Korovin's life and art.
The freshness and naturalness of comprehension of the outworld, free and impassioned manner of painting, life-asserting characteristic of the images brought the artist the well-deserved fame of the greatest representative of the so-called Russian Impressionism. The outstanding talent of Konstantin Korovin, who is the prominent master of landscape and still life painting, is also fully and diversely revealed in his portraits and genre works (A Chorister Women, Beside the Balcony. Spanish Women, Portrait of T. Liubatovich, Paper Lanterns, Portrait of Fyodor Shalyapin and the others). At the exhibition Korovin's art development is presented also by the stage design works and the newly restored complex of the painted panels that decorated the walls of the Russian Pavilion on the Parisian World Fair in 1900.
Sponsors of the exhibition are VTB Bank, OJSC Lukoil and OJSC Severstal.
The exhibition displays the works of Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947) - a world-famous artist, one of the leading masters of Russian art of the first half of the 20th century. The exhibition will feature about 80 paintings from the Russian Museum collection, as well as several graphic works.
To mark the 125th anniversary of the Russian Museum, such an exhibition will be shown in all of its palaces, bringing together items of different epochs and donors, including the imperial family (Alexander III, Nicholas II, Grand Dukes), famous patrons of the arts and many others. General sponsor of the exhibition - VTB Bank.
28 december 2020—10 may 2021	> Stroganov Palace The Leningrad Rock Club in Photographs. Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Its Opening


Brace yourself, you're going to be seeing a ton of these on the road. Hyundai's new Venue is a small, practical and very affordable city SUV with a surprising amount of tech on board, and it's just had its global launch at the New York International Auto Show. Slotting in beneath the Kona in both size and price, the Venue becomes the sixth and bottom-shelf SUV in Hyundai's lineup, which also includes the Tuscon, Santa Fe, Palisade and Nexo, as well as a couple of electric variants.


A Windows or Mac computer with support for Internet Explorer, Chrome or Safari.
The Slendertone Connect USB charging cable.
Why do I need to install a programme on my computer to update my Connect firmware?


I am used to the headlights staying on after parking when it is dark, usually known as follow me home lights when lights are on automatic. My previous car did this for about 30 seconds. When I first had the car I thought this happened, then it went back for some rattles to be sorted (see other threads) and I realised that this didn't happen anymore (or maybe never did!). The door handles illuminate, and I think that is what is adjustable in the settings menu. Anyway, when I had an FSport on loan while my car was being finally sorted I realised that one didn't have that feature. I had already raised the issue with the dealer, and when I collected it I was instructed that it had now been activated, but it wasn't a default feature and didn't activate automatically. I have to come to a stop, shut down the ignition, and then if I flick the headlight stalk towards me I can activate the headlights for 60 seconds (which is what they set): I can cancel this if I want to by flicking the stalk again. It does work, but I was wondering if others have had any experiences with this.
In the manual on page 221 it talks about the automatic light off system, which turns the headlights off after 30 seconds. Am I missing something here? I have copied the text from the manual below. Any ideas??
switch is turned to ACCESSORY mode or turned off and the driver's door is opened.
once and then back to or .
I have also just realised that the lights settings menu (under vehicle customization) does not correspond to the instructions on p636 of the manual relating to Automatic light control system, which actually refer to the time the headlights stay on. The settings I can adjust only go up to 30 seconds, whereas the manual says the headlights can go up to 90 seconds. Is this an error in the manual, or some software difference in UK or Europe? Or is it something to do with my car? Or am I being dim!?
I just tried it and a pull on the stalk did the job. Lights on for 30 secs.


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Noel Coward Theatre Box Office
All the information you need on Noel Coward Theatre. See what shows are now booking, whether currently showing or scheduled for future runs.
What's on at Noel Coward Theatre
Noel Coward Theatre Details
Bus routes: (Charing Cross) 24, 29, 176; (Strand) 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 87, 91, 139
Night buses: (Charing Cross) 24, 176, N5, N20, N29, N41, N279; (Strand) 6, 23, 139, N9, N15, N11, N13, N21, N26, N44, N47, N87, N89, N91, N155, N343, N551
Nearest rail: Charing Cross
Tube lines: Piccadilly, Northern
Nearest tube: Leicester Square
Directions from Leicester Square :
(2mins) Take Cranbourn Street away from Leicester Square until St Martin's Lane, where you head right until you reach the theatre.
Car park: St Martin's Lane Hotel (1min)
Where is Noel Coward Theatre?
85-88 St Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4AU
Noel Coward Theatre Facilities
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Creating consistently healthy, varied and appealing lunchboxes is one of life's greatest challenges. I can feel you cringing now at the very thought of preparing a satisfying, nutritious lunch that the kids will actually eat- not just for the day, but week after week, month after month, and oh my goodness, year after year!
However our dearly loved children, all so full of boundless potential, spend a great deal of their lives at school. Therefore We must never underestimate the value of investing thoughtfulness and time into preparing a lunchbox that nourishes their developing bodies and minds each day.
With food intolerances on the rise and entire food groups being forbidden in some schools, the lunchbox task has become even tougher. In spite of this, with a little thought and planning ahead, anyone can achieve a delicious and nutrient dense lunch box almost every day that children look forward to eating.
1. Choose some fruit- Fruit is nature's fast food, already conveniently packaged. Change fruits according to what is in season for varied and budget friendly lunches. Fruit salad is a tasty, fun and colourful option too.
2. Include some vegetables- vege sticks, salad, cherry tomatoes, olives, roasted veges and vege dips are simple to prepare and play ground friendly.
3. Decide on the main event- this is something substantial, and usually contains healthy protein and fats to sustain energy and satiate hunger. This may look like a tuna and avocado sandwich, quiche, last nights left overs in a thermos, brown rice sushi, plain organic yogurt with oats and berries or salad with chicken, egg or tofu.
4. Add a small wholesome treat- healthy pancakes, a muffin cake or cookie made with wholegrain flour and sweetened with whole fruit, and healthy raw chocolate balls made from raw seeds are all great choices.
5. Include a stainless steel drink bottle of water every day. It is important to educate children that water is what we reach for when we are thirsty, because no other liquid has the ability to cross the blood/brain barrier to maintain essential hydration of the brain.
Finally, step back and ask yourself- Is this lunchbox filled with foods from NATURE, that are at least 50% raw and LIVING such as fruits and vegetables, that will add to my child's health and vitality?
• Perhaps most importantly, aim to avoid the 'pick-a-pack' lunchbox- These are lunchboxes that are filled with a variety of processed foods including muesli bars, flavoured squeezy yogurts, fruit juice, biscuits, muffins and chips. Although they are branded with clever and enticing marketing ploys, they are usually loaded with harmful additives, sugars, colours, flavours and trans fats. Consider them empty calories with very little nutrition, and remember- if a third grader could not decipher the ingredients list, then it is not real food!
• Avoid refined produce such as white bread, wraps and rolls. Remember, if a child does not like wholegrain bread, it is usually only because white bread is an option. Instead opt for a high quality sprouted wholegrain bread, or authentic wholegrain sourdough. These are more digestible, nutritious and filling.
• Deli/luncheon meats -they contain a cocktail of chemicals to keep them looking 'fresh' and fit for human consumption. If you prefer meat in your sandwiches, left over chicken or tuna are healthier options.
• Avoid being sneaky- kids are clever detectives and are less likely to eat something if they feel you have tried to deceive them. Instead educate and encourage them, this will inspire them to want to eat healthy!
A wide mouthed thermos is your best friend. Consider planning main meals around lunchtime leftovers.
Always use an insulated lunchbox and throw in a couple of ice packs for safe, fresh food.
Bake wholesome treats in large batches and freeze. Lunchbox portions usually defrost nicely by the time lunchtime comes around.
Have a stash of emergency foods on hand -baked beans, plain organic popcorn, brown rice crackers and miso soup all have a great shelf life for those unprepared days.
Use avocado in place of other spreads- mash or drizzle with a little lemon or lime juice to prevent the avocado from discoloring.
Make extra brown rice or quinoa the night before for sushi or rice paper rolls. These are just as easy to roll as making a sandwich, they are gluten free and any tasty filling goes.
Mild tasting vegetables like lettuce, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, baby spinach and carrot are ideal to start kid's on.
Adding left over, naturally sweet roasted vegetables like pumpkin or sweet potato to sandwiches, wraps and salads can be delicious too.
A product labeled 'natural', 'sugar free', 'no additives' or 'low fat' are often red flags. Learn how to read food labels so you can avoid these clever marketing tricks.
GMO food is on the rise, and so are studies confirming the devastation they cause to the health of human beings and the planet. Stay informed and keep your child's lunchbox GMO free.
Cling wrap contains harmful additives. Opt for BPA free or stainless steal containers or reusable sandwich wraps available in health food stores.
Get a helping hand. Kids will more likely eat what they helped prepare.
If pressed for time prepare the lunchbox the night before.
Include a little love note telling them how wonderful they are to brighten their day and confidence.
The most toxic ingredient is anxiety, guilt and stress! Feeling excluded and ostracized can cause more harm than sharing an occasional treat with classmates.
Know they have been nourished no matter what happens at lunchtime by bookending their day with a healthy breakfast and dinner.
I hope that you feel empowered with some extra inspiration, tools and renewed energy for creating wholesome, delicious and nutritious lunch boxes for your children. With this commitment we can all achieve a brighter, happier and healthier future for our children.


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Last year I was part of a panel discussion at the One-Zero Conference in Dublin. I was joined by Daniel Kings (head sports nutritionist at Aspetar in Qatar) and Stephen Nolan (Nutritics software). The focus of the panel was how nutrition is influencing sports and how technology allows for the more efficent administration and monitoring of nutrition to athletes, teams and enthusiasts alike. The panel was hosted by Emma Buckley of Gourmet Fuel.


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Mavericks too much for struggling Kings
The Dallas Mavericks finally won a game without Lamar Odom, who is no longer an option for them.
Rodrigue Beaubouis, Jason Terry and the rest of the guys still coming off the bench for the defending NBA champions did just fine in a much-needed victory before going on the road, 110-100 over the struggling Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.
Yi Jainlian, a 7-foot forward from China, added eight points with four long jumpers in a five-minute span of the second quarter when the Mavericks went ahead to stay.
''We needed it. (The backups) had good energy put the ball in the basket,'' coach Rick Carlisle said. ''I thought Yi's minutes were vital. ... It energized us, kept us going.''
Dirk Nowitzki and Beaubois each had 15 points to lead six players in double figures for the Mavs, who lost three of their previous four games. They are seventh in the Western Conference standings, a half-game behind sixth-place Houston and only a half-game ahead of Denver.
Dallas (32-26) plays six of its last eight games on the road, with a four-game trip in five days starting Thursday at Golden State. They play at home again next Wednesday against the Rockets.
''We've got a lot of veterans in here and we've been through worse than that,'' Terry said when asked about Odom's departure. ''We wish him the best in his future endeavors, but that's now all in the past and we are focused on the job at hand, and that's making the playoffs.''
In a strange twist, Dallas was 0-7 in games Odom missed before Tuesday, a day after the team said they had parted ways with the NBA's reigning Sixth Man of the Year. His averages of 6.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 20.5 minutes in his underwhelming 50-game stint were career lows.
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said the end came after a heated halftime exchange with Odom after the forward's uninspired four minutes at Memphis on Saturday night.
''I just asked him, does he want to go for it or not. Is he in or is he out? I think he thought we were playing poker. I just didn't get a commitment. And that was the end,'' Cuban said before the game in his first public comments about Odom's departure.
When asked if that was the first time he noticed Odom having such a demeanor, Cuban responded, ''No, but the first 17 times, I decided to try to help him and turn it into a positive.''
Odom is still on the roster, but Dallas said he would be listed as inactive for the rest of its games and is no longer with the team.
Carlisle said the Mavericks are only focused on what they have to do moving forward.
Delonte West and Jason Terry each had 13 points, and Brendan Haywood 11 for Dallas. Shawn Marion had 10 points and 14 rebounds.
Dallas never trailed again after a 12-3 run over a 2 1/2-minute span early in the second quarter with none of its starters on the floor. Beaubois started it with a three-point play and Vince Carter had a 3-pointer for a 31-29 lead.
Marcus Thornton made a 3-pointer for the Kings before Yi had back-to-back jumpers that sandwiched a blocked shot by Carter before one of the highlight play of the night.
Carter had a steal and pushed the ball ahead to Terry, who threw the ball up in the air over his shoulder to a flying Brandan Wright for a powerful dunk.
After Sacramento tied the game for the last time, Beaubois had two free throws and Yi had two more long jumpers.
DeMarcus Cousins had 25 points and 18 rebounds for the Kings (19-39), who have lost five in a row and 10 of 12.
Thornton, Isaiah Thomas and Tyreke Evans each had 16 points for the Kings. Jimmer Fredette had 13.
Sacramento had an 8-0 run to get within 92-87 in the fourth quarter before Delonte West stole the ball from Cousins and got fouled. West hit both free throws to start a game-clinching 12-4 run.
''I thought the tone was set for us to play, we had to make sure we kept this game under control,'' Kings coach Keith Smart said. '' We had a few little details of turning the ball over or maybe some quick shots, but that's what you get with a team that's trying to learn how to win and close out quarters.''
NOTES: Jason Kidd returned for Dallas after missing four games with a strained right groin. The 39-year-old guard had seven points on 2-of-5 shooting with two air balls in his 1,310th career game, most among active players and 10th on the all-time list. ... Carter had a powerful one-handed slam over the 7-foot Hassan Whiteside in the third quarter, soon after missing a layup and being called for traveling trying to shoot again. .. .Dallas had won 10 consecutive regular-season games in the series before Sacramento's 110-97 win at home last month.
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It's time for another round of Six Sentence Sunday! Since the Team Losh Charity Compilation drive just ended, I decided to pick my six for the week from my submission, Ravenous. Ravenous is set in Iceland during the Mist Hardships of 1783-1784. I talked about it on the blog briefly once before, but here's the story for those who don't know.
In 1783, the Laki volcanic fissure in Iceland experienced a series of eruptions that lasted for nearly a year. Iceland and Europe were both devastated. A visible mist hung over much of Iceland and Europe, and carried with it gasses from the eruption that killed thousands, devastated farmland, and decimated the livestock population. It was pretty brutal, and was the perfect backdrop for Ravenous.
There was a lot Jon did not understand about the myths surrounding his life and Katrín's, but he'd learned enough in these last months to understand one thing clearly: the end would come for them eventually.
Already, death lay like a shroud on the edge of vision. Freki was weak, failing, leaving Katrín barely able to shift into wolf form. And the mind that he and Geri had once shared was fracturing. Soon, in this life, in the next, it would splinter apart as Freki and Katrín's had done lifetimes ago and the connection that had always bound them together would be gone for good.
Death would come for them then, and for the world.
And that's it for this week. We'll pick up with this one next week. :) In the meantime, check out some of the other SSS submissions (not all are suitable for young readers!) here.
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Romain Sicard (Bayona, 1 de enero de 1988) es un exciclista francés retirado en abril de 2021 a la edad de 33 años.

Creció en Hasparren (Pirineos Atlánticos) en la región natural francesa del País Vasco francés.

En 2009 se proclamó campeón del mundo en ruta en la categoría sub-23, en el año de su debut profesional en las filas del equipo Orbea, equipo filial del UCI ProTeam Euskaltel-Euskadi. Para la temporada 2010 fichó por el Euskaltel-Euskadi, incorporándose así a la élite del ciclismo mundial. Tras la desaparición de este a finales de 2013, firmó contrato con el equipo francés Team Europcar, donde permaneció hasta su retirada en abril de 2021 por problemas cardiacos.

Trayectoria deportiva

Categorías inferiores
Antes de su paso a profesional compaginó la ruta con la modalidad de pista. Siendo sus victorias más destacadas la del Campeonato de Francia Americana cadete en 2004 y la del Campeonato de Francia Scratch (ya en categoría absoluta) en 2008, a una edad de tan solo 20 años. En cuanto a la ruta participó varias veces con la selección de Aquitania en categorías inferiores ganando algunas carreras en Guipúzcoa y Francia. Hasta los 18 años, antes de fichar por el GSC Blagnac, formó parte de los equipos VC Tarnos (menor y cadete) y UC Colomiers (junior). Este último en Toulouse debido a la falta de equipos en su zona de residencia.

2007-2008: GSC Blagnac y contactos con la Fundación Euskadi
Sicard fichó por el equipo amateur del GSC Blagnac considerado como un buen contrarrelojista debido a su experiencia y victorias en carreras en pista que siguió compaginando con la ruta durante esos dos años. Su primer año en la categoría no destacó ya que obtuvo solo una victoria en mayo, en una carrera limitada a nacionales, la Ronde du Sidobre.

Un año después consiguió el Trophée de l'Essor, una de las 6 carreras amateurs dentro de la competición llamada Essor Basque, disputada en febrero en territorio vasco-francés. Ese mismo año participó con su equipo en su primera carrera profesional: la Ronde d'Isard; donde culminó noveno gracias al cuarto puesto conseguido en una de las etapas montañosas de esa edición. A pesar de conseguir más puestos de honor que el pasado año, aún seguía siendo más destacado en las pruebas del velódromo. Así se demostró en el citado campeonato francés de Scratch que logró en ese último año de amateur.

Sus resultados aun siendo buenos no fueron suficientes como para llamar la atención a la mayoría de equipos profesionales debido a su falta de victorias. Sin embargo, Miguel Madariaga se interesó por él. Miguel Madariaga, presidente de la Fundación Euskadi (gestora a su vez del equipo Euskaltel-Euskadi), buscaba un vascofrancés para su formación desde 2007 (el único que había corrido en ella había sido Thierry Elissalde, en 1994 y 1995). Tras varias pruebas físicas durante el 2008, ambas partes cerraron el acuerdo y Sicard fichó por el equipo profesional Orbea, de categoría Continental, filial del Euskaltel-Euskadi y gestionado también por la Fundación Euskadi.

Ciclismo profesional

2009: revelación del Orbea, Tour del Porvenir y Mundial sub-23

En la primera carrera que corrió como profesional disputada en febrero, la Challenge a Mallorca, (primera carrera ciclista profesional en España que suponía también el debut en la temporada del Orbea), obtuvo la clasificación de los sprints especiales. Poco después también ganó la misma clasificación en el G. P. Miguel Induráin. Su primera victoria como profesional fue en mayo, en la Subida al Naranco, donde también se hizo con la clasificación de la montaña; tras rodar 50 km en solitario y al beneficiarse de un paso a nivel que hizo parar al pelotón. Una semana después fue tercero en el Tour de Haut Anjou y a finales de ese mes ganó la etapa reina de la Ronde d'Isard con final en Plateau de Beille, lo que le sirvió para que el Euskaltel-Euskadi lo fichase para las siguientes dos temporadas.

Tras ganar las carreras más prestigiosas para corredores sub-23, el Tour del Porvenir y el Campeonato del Mundo en Ruta sub-23, finalizó la temporada siendo cuarto en el Cinturó de l'Empordá. Además obtuvo el puesto 22º del UCI Europe Tour (20º de facto al haber dos puestos vacantes de sendos corredores sancionados por dopaje que estuvieron por delante de él), siendo el más joven y el mejor debutante en el profesionalismo de ese ranking y el mejor Orbea de toda la historia del equipo en dicha clasificación.

Tour del Porvenir
Como consecuencia de su exitosa temporada en 2009, a principios de septiembre de ese mismo año, fue seleccionado para correr el Tour del Porvenir con la selección de France A, dado que Francia tenía un segundo equipo (France B) al disputarse la carrera en dicho país, donde se alzó como ganador de la clasificación final. Además consiguió la victoria de la octava etapa (contrarreloj individual), y fue segundo en la primera etapa y en la etapa reina con final en Gérardmer.

No obstante, en la última etapa cedió el liderato de la clasificación por puntos y de la montaña, y además le sumaron dos minutos en la clasificación general ya que los jueces árbitro le sancionaron por "ayuda material irregular de un corredor de otro equipo". Finalmente, a causa de dicha sanción, su renta con Tejay van Garderen (segundo en la general) fue de solamente un segundo, aunque a pesar de ella el resto de corredores acabaron a más de un minuto de Sicard en la general final.

Mundial sub-23
Dos semanas después, en el Mundial de Fondo en Carretera celebrado en la localidad de Mendrisio (Suiza), participó con la selección francesa en la prueba en ruta sub-23 siendo uno de los grandes favoritos. En ella se impuso en solitario, tras dejar atrás en la última vuelta a su compañero de fuga (formada en la penúltima vuelta), el holandés Michel Kreder. Le siguieron en la línea de meta el colombiano Carlos Alberto Betancourt (plata) y el ruso Egor Silin (bronce).

Se convirtió así en el segundo ciclista en la historia que lograba ganar el Tour del Porvenir y el Mundial sub-23 en una misma temporada, después de que el francés Régis Ovion lo consiguiese en 1971.

2010: debut en el UCI ProTour
Debutó con el Euskaltel-Euskadi en la carrera UCI ProTour del Tour Down Under. En su segunda carrera, el Tour de Haut-Var (de menor nivel que la primera al encuadrarse en el UCI Europe Tour), consiguió subir al podio como ganador de la clasificación de la montaña.

Como resultados destacados en clasificaciones generales en esa temporada figuraron: décimo puesto en Vuelta a Baviera; noveno puesto, con el triunfo de la clasificación sub-23, en la Vuelta a la Rioja; y, sobre todo, un decimoprimer puesto en el Criterium du Dauphiné Libéré, siendo además segundo en la cuarta etapa con final en alto en Risoul. Además, a finales de julio ganó la clasificación de la montaña de la Clásica de Ordizia, después de estar gran parte de la prueba escapado.

A pesar de volver a ser seleccionado para disputar el Tour del Porvenir, Sicard renunció a defender el título. El equipo había programado que su temporada acabase a finales de agosto con la Clásica de l'Indre en Francia, mientras que el Tour del Porvenir se prolongaba hasta mediados de septiembre. Además, Sicard le dijo al seleccionador francés que ya había tenido su momento de gloria en 2009 y prefería dejar su puesto a otro corredor. Dicha decisión fue conocida poco después de que se hiciese pública su renovación con el conjunto vasco hasta el año 2012 al igual que Igor Antón, con otros dos años más opcionales si continuaba el equipo.

2011: lesión de larga duración
Debido a una lesión en su pierna derecha que en el equipo no lograron diagnosticar durante ese año solo tuvo 17 días de competición. A mediados de año finalmente le diagnosticaron un desequilibrio muscular producido por varias razones como una caída y un cambio de calas que le hicieron pedalear de una manera incorrecta e ineficiente no disputando ninguna carrera entre abril y agosto debido a las pruebas y su posterior tratamiento de esa lesión. Si bien tras su vuelta a la competición solo logró acabar una de las cinco carreras que disputó.

En noviembre, fuera ya de la temporada ciclista, fue expedientado por su equipo por un positivo en un control de alcoholemia. Poco después Sicard pidió disculpas públicas por su comportamiento.

Palmarés

Pista
2008 (como amateur)
 Campeonato de Francia Scratch

Carretera
2009
 Subida al Naranco
 1 etapa de la Ronde d'Isard
 Tour del Porvenir, más 1 etapa
 Campeonato Mundial en Ruta sub-23

Resultados en Grandes Vueltas y Campeonato del Mundo
Durante su carrera deportiva ha conseguido los siguientes puestos en las Grandes Vueltas y en los Campeonatos del Mundo en carretera:

—: no participaAb.: abandono

Equipos
 GSC-Blagnac (2007-2008) (amateur)
 Orbea (2009)
 Euskaltel-Euskadi (2010-2012)
 Euskaltel Euskadi (2013)
 Europcar/Direct Énergie (2014-04.2021)
 Team Europcar (2014-2015)
 Direct Énergie (2016-04.2019)
 Team Total Direct Énergie (04.2019-04.2021)

Premios, reconocimientos y distinciones
 Trofeo "Velo Star de Demain" 2009
 Mejor deportista vasco 2009 (Deia)
 Trofeo de los amigos "Euskadi Iparralde" 2009
 2º en la clasificación del "Velo 101" 2009

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Sitio web oficial
 Palmarés completo de Romain Sicard
 Ficha de Romain Sicard (cqranking.com)
 Ficha de Romain Sicard (sitiodeciclismo.net)
 Retransmisiones televisivas:
 Últimos kilómetros del mundial sub-23 (2009)

Ciclistas del País Vasco francés
Ciclistas del Orbea
Ciclistas de pista
Ciclistas del Euskaltel-Euskadi
Nacidos en Bayona (Francia)

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