PRETORIA, September 4 – Domestic tourism within South Africa has declined over the past two years due to economic hardships, the Domestic Tourism Survey 2016 (DTS 2016) released by Statistics South Africa on Monday shows.
According to the survey, the total number of day trips undertaken within the country decreased from 44,3 million in 2015 to 39,4 million in 2016. Overnight trips decreased from 45,4 million in 2015 to 43 million in 2016.
The report also shows that the highest number of trips are only being generated in December, compared to the other 11 months of the year.
"The reasons why people are not traveling are clear – people are not traveling because they are feeling the pinch, therefore they are less likely to spend. We can see the a drop in the budget for traveling across time – it's steady at R87 billion [in 2015 and 2016] but we can see a significant drop from 2014, and a significant drop from 2013," said Statistician General Pali Lehohla when he released the report in Pretoria.
The main finding of the DTS 2016 reflect a general pattern of decline in domestic tourism over the past two years, associated with economic stagnation and an inevitable re-prioritisation of consumer spending that has taken place during that time.
The main reasons for South Africans to travel are shopping, visiting friends and relatives and for leisure.
In comparison between 2015 and 2016, the travelers for shopping, visiting friends and relatives, and for leisure all declined. An increase was however recorded in the number of people travelling for funerals. Even travel for religious reasons has dropped.
"Shopping, visiting friends and relatives, and leisure dropped but funerals are always mandatory, you can't drop funerals. You have to go otherwise they will not come to bury you when you die, so you have to travel. You can see the African culture playing a very strong role here – that's why you see many cars on the road on Saturday," said Lehohla.
More people, however, still travelled in 2016 than in 2015 for sporting and for business purposes.
When comparing travel within population groups, white South Africans travelled almost twice as frequent than any other population group. White South Africans had a share of 88,9 percent of overnight trips undertaken, compared to black South Africans with a 43,8 percent. Coloured South Africans had 32,5 percent, while Indian and Asian South Africans had 34,5 percent of overnight trips.
StatsSA defines a domestic trip as a trip within the boundaries of South Africa but outside of the respondent's usual environment. A tourist is defined as a visitor who stays at least one night in the place visited.
Regarding the frequented destinations in South Africa, Gauteng had the lion's share of 23 percent for day trip travellers.
"Of course there are more people travelling in Gauteng, the destination is Gauteng but there is also a lot of destinations in Limpopo for travel – 17 percent. Of course there is the Moria [the Zion Christian Church's headquarters] in Limpopo but we also know that there are many people staying in Gauteng from Limpopo and every weekend or month end you can see the language and a lot of vehicles pulling big loaded trolleys on the road side," said Lehohla.
Limpopo had the lion's share of 17 percent for overnight trips in 2016, followed by Gauteng and KwaZulu Natal respectively.
Cars and taxis were the most used mode of transport for overnight trips. The use of buses for overnight trips decreased between 2015 and 2016, while the use of airplanes was on the rise.
The report also revealed that more South Africans used "unpaid accommodation" which is mainly staying with acquaintances in the region's they visit.
"The bulk of people who stay overnight, do stay with their friends and relatives," said Lehohla.
Zooming in on the marital status of the South Africans who traveled for overnight trips, Lehohla said 33, 7 percent of the people had "never married".
"Those who have never married want to overnight. Once they get married, they no longer do the overnight – they go to funerals and come back quickly," said Lehohla.
Above 40 percent of the people who undertook the overnight trips were aged between 25 to 44.
Lehohla said report gave insight into the sociology of South Africa, the travelling patterns and the demographics thereof.
The biggest spending during day and overnight trips was on transport, shipping, food and beverages. Most of the money spent during the most recent trips was for transactions in Gauteng.
This DTS 2016 report also contains data on the main purposes of trips, tourism patterns among the various populations, and trip-taking patterns of various living standard measurement (LSM) groups, among others.


Founded in 1910 and touching on four distinct Brooklyn neighborhoods, this world-class botanic garden covers 52 acres (21ha). Within its provenance are stunning specialty gardens and conservatories that welcome almost one million visitors a year. "Gardens within the Garden," specific plant collections, and the Steinhardt Conservatory, housing the C.V. Starr Bonsai Museum are favorites. Then, the 3-climate-themed plant pavilions, a white cast-iron and glass aquatic plant house, and an art gallery bring the world of botany to the joy of everyone.
Seasonal displays are awesome. With over 200 cherry trees (42 species/varieties) this is one of the foremost cherry-viewing sites in the world. The Hanami festival and its Sakura Matsuri weekend lure participants from the world over. The entire Japanese garden is splendid. But, no plant species are absent in the many specialty gardens and greenhouses, and seasonal festivities center around each perfect bloom period.
Just minutes away; make The Condor Hotel near The Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, your choice in Brooklyn Hotels.


I already wrote this week about the fact that I love Pinterest (and their new apps) and if you are like me here is a collection of 20 Pinterest boards covering logos, print design, branding, typography and packaging. See the whole list here.
With the London Olympics now in the books here is an interesting look behind the scenes at how Tátil Design de Ideias worked to created the brand for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. They wanted to create a brand that must express unity. Inspire achievement and optimism. Avoid clichés and present Rio de Janeiro as the site of the largest sporting event in the world. Read the case study and watch the making of video here.
As The LEGO Group celebrates its 80th Birthday they created a charming and informative 17 minute animated short to take a look back at its history. Watch the video here.
In the 1780s, German physicist (and musician) Ernst Chladni conducted a series of experiments by drawing a bow along the edge of a sand-covered metal sheet; the resulting vibrations caused the grains to align into flat forms. In the 1990s, Swiss designer Demian Conrad explored these "Chladni figures" as an art school student. The effect was memorable, but it wasn't until last year that he was able to fully explore their potential on a commission to create the graphic character for Camerata, a classical orchestra in Lausanne. "My personal challenge was to find a way to establish a visual identity without falling into the trap of the traditional clichés, like violins or music sheets," Conrad tells Co.Design. Read the full article and see the video here.


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Anne Lesley Selcer
Clint Burnham
Roy Arden
I grew up on Anais Nin. For all that one can say about this highly narcissistic French woman of Spanish origin who wrote mediocre surrealist texts for which she is less known, and decent, straight-forward "erotica" for a dollar a page for which she is more known, Nin was a woman whose life was guided by Eros. At age 15, in the backseat of a local boy's car, I admired the cover design of Ladders to Fire, which was small press Modernist redux circa late-1950s. I borrowed the book and proceeded to fall heavily under its influence. It was the first experimental novel in her seriesCities of the Interior, which became for me objects of heretofore unknown beauty. I read them as artifacts—of Paris in the 20s, of some prototypical bohemia. They were the origin of the long, undulating sentence (I'd had yet to find Woolf) taken back up in the work of Cixous and Irigaray (and early Robertson), of the mixed media book, of the long poem, and of the singular charm of small press cover design. They marked a personal inculcation into love, sex, and the subject v. object conundrum, all beginning appropriately in the backseat of a teenage boy's car.
Nin, aside from being obsessed with her own image, was obsessed (a word used twice here in homage to her cadence which ever bore the mark of her muse) with Freud. The main problem of her life and literature was the reinstatement, as she would characterize it, of the unconscious—all that was fluid, feeling, "feminine," underground—into well, everything. Her life was project and product of her work (funded by banker husband) and this work manifested in the championing, childing, feeding, housing and loving of several artists. Nin's conception of love was as the counter current to the conditions produced by the specialization and industrialization of Modern Paris. She repeated the Romantic gestures of noblesse to disassociate herself, her in the black tights and dark lipstick of Modernist bohemia.
Nin might have defined love as the softening of what is hard and the connecting of what is disconnected. This definition of love of course, reiterated Romanticism's longing for reconnection with the ether: the lost maternal voice which, cloudlike and soft, surrounded the baseness of the imminent world. Freud was her way back—specifically a misreading of the unconscious as benevolent. Of course, the world of fluid interiority enacted in Nin's prose manifested the desire for ultimate connection, oceanic connection, final connection, a desire which scantly deviated from the Romantics' model of transcendence. Where the ontology of one produced writing that constantly sought the ethereal in the material, wistfully evidencing the "fall" from Spirit in bits of earthly beauty, Nin's (in Freudian terms) was a dream of embryonic reconnection—the pain and triteness of individualization alleviated by slips into the surreal (Susan Sontag explicates the impulse elegantly in "Melancholy Objects"). The concept of the unconscious was so relieving it seemed, that she bathed in its curative powers perhaps a little too long and ended up, literally fucking her therapist.
In another era one might have called Nin an acolyte, but given the proximity to the Modern, let's use "narcissist." Of course her narcissism was of a particular kind—not the outwardly turned, cannibalizing projection of self, capital S, over a world barely indistinguishable from itself—but a kind wherein the self is exceedingly small or hardly there at all. In this scenario, the world and all it objects and others, are a kind of poetry written semi-consciously by the self. It was a feminine narcissism, the narcissism of the object, one who sees reflection nowhere, but projection (idealized and desired, hardened into thingness) everywhere. It makes sense then that Nin should choose for her love object one who gave the impression of being in constant motion—a man capable of moving out of the himself into the world, or in this case, constantly, penetratively, into the other—Henry Miller. Theirs was an odd an perfect paring. Miller had to know, Nin had to be known. Doubtless it felt transgressive for each, Miller plunging into the erudite and mannered French haute bourgeoisie, Nin being taken by the dirty American colloquial. The interesting part was the confusion of identity. Henry became a passageway into a world that, by nature of her gender and class, Nin would not have had entry otherwise. There, in the seedy bars and whorehouses of Paris, her visibility as a feminine sign served as a decoy of sorts—behind it she conducted research.Little Birds and Delta of Venus were the result, books of "erotica" written for the patron who commissioned Miller for dollar-a-page pornography. Realistically, they surpassed Nin's novels as a legacy—which essentially became a legacy of female disidentification from a sacral characterization of sexuality.
She had another inadvertent legacy: Nin built community. Lawrence Durell, Anton Artaud, Maya Deren, Edmund Wilson, Djuna Barnes, many others, all connected around her socially and get reconnected through the reportage and gossip of her multi-volume, published diaries. It was Nin's basic Erotic tendency which propelled this connectivity—this desire to move towards, into, with, with love. Of course, decades later, the same impulse was formed by Irigaray and Cixous, Kristeva and others into post-structuralist, French feminist poetics.
Emmanuel Levinas distinguishes need from desire as such: needs can be fulfilled—they concern a reproduction of the self; desire moves outward, beyond the self. The first is an animal, fully terrestrial proposition, i.e. love simple: eating together, sleeping together. Desire transcends this ego based economy—it is an unfolding of the self via the other, after which, the world can never be the same. If Nin's love affairs and the majority of her writing sought vigorously to transcend, yet never seem to get beyond her own ego, this general impulse to move outside of the self got carried out in full vitality in her network building. Anyway, is it possible or desirable for anyone to really move outside of the self for more than the minute or so of erotic connection? If so, what links the social? Is it possible that love, while briefly fantastic, is largely animal? How long would we really want satisfaction to last—what actually lives there? This is all to say: perhaps Nin's broader erotic impulse, the one which created a social world, was the true, productive unfolding. Levinas uses the image of "the face" to describe this phenomenon, and here we have Nin's face on the cover of all the diaries, heavily eyelinered, European, markedly contained. Yet the books are not contained. The characters spill out of the diaries, into her fiction and out into the living world; they are scattered all through literary and art history, and are permanently linked by her cultural map, one which would be eventually traced by a late 20th century teenager. Here is Nin's persistent desire, unfolding.
Writing by Anne Lesley Selcer has recently appeared in Fillip, Arcade, Made Magazine, The Stranger, and Northwest Edge III: The End of Reality anthology. She has contributed to catalogues for the Belkin, the Or and Artspeak galleries and for a bookwork forthcoming by artist Sydney Vermont. She runs the Chroma Reading Series in Vancouver, BC.
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Wireless data collected directly from patients during normal physical activities could enable the development of better knee implants
ucanadmin | Sep 18, 2008
Originally Published MPMN September 2008
Gore (Elkton, MD; www.gore.com), a supplier of expanded PTFE and medical products such as membranes and cables, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Operating 45 facilities around the world, the company has been a fixture on Fortune magazine's list of best companies to work for since 1984. . . .Omni Components Corp. (Hudson, NH; www.omnicomponents.com) has been named Supplier of the Year in 2007 by Orthofix International (McKinney, TX; www.orthofix.com), an orthopedic products company. Supporting Orthofix with engineering and manufacturing services, Omni earned the honor based on its service, delivery, and quality of product. . . .Investment management company Berwind Corp. (Philadelphia; www.berwind.com) has acquired Specialty Coating Systems Inc. (Indianapolis; www.scscoatings.com), a company specializing in parylene conformal coating services, systems, and materials. . . .Testing services provider Microtest Laboratories (Agawam, MA; www.microtestlabs.com) has doubled its analysis capabilities by acquiring another MicroSeq microbial identification system. Using the new system, the company can provide precise bacteria and mold identification tests in 24 hours, compared with the one-week turnaround some traditional tests require. . . .The ISSAC Award for Innovation competition, presented by ISSAC Medical (Tustin, CA; www.issacmedical.com), is offering a $10,000 cash prize this year to the individual or group that best demonstrates innovation in the field of drug-eluting combination products. The deadline to register for the competition is December 1. The company specializes in the processing of drug-eluting components found in medical devices. . . .Siemens Energy & Automation (Alpharetta, GA; www.exiderdome.com) presents exiderdome, a multimedia, hands-on, traveling industrial automation expo. Touring across the United States until May 2009, the show will stop in New York City this November and Charlotte, NC, in December. . . .Premier Research Group S.A. (London; www.premier-research.com), a provider of clinical research and trial services to medical device manufacturers, is now certified to ISO 13485:2003 standards. The company has experience with such medical applications as analgesia, oncology, and infectious disease treatment. . . .Family-run CNC Software Inc. (Tolland, CT; www.mastercam.com) is celebrating its 25th anniversary since developing the original Mastercam 2-D CAM program. The current version of Mastercam can help product designers with a variety of operations, including milling, wire EDM, and plasma and laser cutting. . . .Tekra Corp. (New Berlin, WI), a supplier of engineered plastic films, has been named an authorized dealer of Sabic Innovative Plastics' (Pittsfield, MA; www.geplastics.com) polycarbonate film products in the United States and Canada. Sabic manufactures high-performance Lexan, Valox, and Ultem film products. . . .Lubrizol Specialty Chemicals Manufacturing Co. (Cleveland; www.lubrizol.com) is expanding its Estane specialty thermoplastic polyurethanes facility in Shanghai to meet growing demand. Manufacturing capacity will be nearly doubled at the Song Jiang plant.


Normally when you exercise it is a good thing to feel a "burn" in your muscles. It means you are working them near capacity which results in strength and power gains down the road. Today at the gym I had the bad kind of burn, the joint type. I was doing my first tricep exercise, standing overhead extensions with a pronated grip. My elbows always feel a bit creaky when I do my first tricep exercise but this was pretty severe pain shooting down the inside of my right elbow. I stopped after rep 5 and then tried again laying on a bench only to be met with the same sort of burning pain.
I eventually was able to do some tricep work with a supinated grip that was less painful as long as I kept the weight amount light. I am hoping this is just a small injury bump in the road and not the start of something drawn out and chronic.
Despite putting in a lot of squat work my lower body still feels functional today, unlike the last time where I became a cripple for three days. The only way to avoid feeling like a cripple is to keep squatting, wonderful.


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Following on the success of last year's event, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Sri Lanka and the Korea Foundation will co-host the Korean Film Festival 2016 from October 14 to October 17 at the National Film Corporation (NFC) Theatre, Colombo 7, in partnership with the National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. The opening ceremony will take place at 7 p.m. on the first day of the Festival (October 14), and "Born to Sing"—a comedy drama—is scheduled to be screened as the opening film.
The Festival hopes to provide Sri Lankan people with an opportunity to better understand Korea's culture and society through the medium of contemporary films. In total, four contemporary Korean films will be featured during the Festival for the general public on a first-come first-served basis. All movies will have English subtitles. The films to be screened are as follows: Born to Sing (Comedy Drama 2013), How to Steal a Dog (Family Drama 2014), No Breathing (Romance 2013), and My Love, My Bride (Comedy 2014).


You may at a certain point have an interest in guns and desire to own one even though you may not have the knowledge to safely operate them. Looking for a team of experts to train you on how to handle guns will be necessary if you reach at such a point. It will be proper if you get professionals in the shooting range to take you through the gun use sessions. This article will brief you of the key items which you ought to take into account when finding the best shooting range.
The first tip, you should get online and research so as to find the shooting ranges in your area. Through a thorough research you will come across several details of the shooting ranges which you will be able to get access to. You will also be linked to direct traders who deal with a wide variety of guns if they will be of help to you with the use of internet. On top of that, reviews of such facilities will be made available to you via the internet.
In getting recommendations from the people who will be experienced in that area, it will be proper if you seek advice from the close friends. With the current advancements in technology, you will find the social media platforms very useful while you carry out this search. You will be given answers on which shooting range will offer you the best services within some few minutes after you share on the social platforms.
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Now we had been bombarded with headlines touting the numbers: TARP TO SPEND $8 BILLION TO AVOID WASTING GM – GOVERNMENT PROVIDES GM $fifty one BILLION… and on and on. The Porter analysis examines three horizontal forces, or competitors in the identical trade: Risk of new entrants, risk of substitute products and risk of established rivals. Two forces are from vertical competition, or those from the availability-chain: Bargaining energy of customers and bargaining power of suppliers.


Midal Bahrain has setup an Aluminium & Aluminium Alloy rod, wire & conductor factory – Midal Cables International Limitada in Matola – Mozambique adjacent to Mozal smelter with the capacity of over 50,000 MT.
Midal Cables Saudi Arabia Limited LLC.
Midal Bahrain has setup an Aluminium & Aluminium Alloy wire & conductor factory – Midal Cables Saudi Arabia LLC is located at Modon Industrial park, Dammam, Saudi Arabia with the capacity of over 15,000 MT.
Midal Cables is a success story born in 1977, conceived between Intersteel, Bahrain and Olex Cables, Australia.
Its aim was to evolve the degree of industrial self sufficiency in the Middle East by leading the way in Manufacturing of High Voltage Overhead Electrical Conductors, Aluminium and Alloy Rod. The seal of approval was given in 1977 when the factory and the plant reached completion. The Prime Minister, Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa formally open the premises.
From the outset Midal has stood by its company philosophy, "Setting the Standards that others can follow" . A philosophy that paid the rich dividends, not only in its success, but also in forging strong relationships. Saudi Cables of Jeddah, a company that recognized the importance of this belief, became an equal partner in 1984 further strengthening Midal's commitment in the years that followed.


Almanza Place is a Street in the Greater London city of London .
The local council responsible for Almanza Place is Barking and Dagenham London Boro Council which is a London Borough Council.
Almanza Place is located within the county of Greater London which is in the London region of the UK. 9.83 miles East from the centre of London, 20.97 miles South West from the centre of Chelmsford, 24.88 miles South East from the centre of St Albans and 24.89 miles North West from the centre of Maidstone.
What Council (Local Authority) is Almanza Place in?
Almanza Place is located within the local authority area of Barking and Dagenham London Boro Council which is a London Borough Council.
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Almanza Place is in an unparished area.
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Almanza Place is located within the ward of Thames Ward.
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Almanza Place is located within the ceremonial county of Greater London.
What Constituency is Almanza Place in?
Almanza Place is located within the constituency of Barking Boro Const.
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Mr Tompkins has become known and loved by many thousands of readers (since his first appearance over fifty years ago) as the bank clerk whose fantastic dreams and adventures lead him into a world inside the atom. George Gamow's classic provides a delightful explanation of the central concepts in modern physics, from atomic structure to relativity, and quantum theory to fusion and fission. Roger Penrose's new foreword introduces Mr Tompkins to a new generation of readers, and reviews his adventures in the light of current developments in physics today.


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Nokia's former Technology Chief, Matti Niemelä, was involved in the development the world's first mobile phones, but fell seriously ill himself from mobile-phone microwave radiation.
In addition, he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Some studies suggest that radiation may increase the risk of even MS.
For Tampere-based Matti Niemelä, age 44, life was like in the movies when he as a young man was recruited to work for Nokia in 1997. The brilliant young man quickly advanced to become Nokia's Chief Technology Officer for ten years, and was involved in developing the world's first mobile phones, memory sticks and WLAN [Wi-Fi] connections.
In 2007, Niemelä's career hit a brick wall as his health finally failed. Today, he is only able to move using a walker. Niemelä refuses to use a wheelchair.
– The irony of this is that I'm no longer able to use any of those devices that I had been developing, Niemelä says with a smile.
Niemelä is one of the unfortunate who have experienced severe symptoms of radiation.
– Traveling around the world with a communicator [early model smart-phone] in hand, exposure to radiation was very strong from morning to night, and even at night.
Few people have had such an overload of radiation than me, says Niemelä.
The first symptoms appeared already within a year of his employment at Nokia.
– I was playing badminton, and I could no longer hit the the ball during a serve, even though I'd played badminton for a while.
At first Niemelä didn't dare go to the doctor, mainly because of the fear of brain cancer.
The symptoms got worse year by year.
– I couldn't walk around while talking on the mobile-phone, because it caused coordination problems. The more intense the exposure, the more his speech slurred.
Also my ear felt hot when I talked on the phone for a longer times. I struggled on, using the phone until I could no longer feel my own skin. Then I had to go to the doctor, Niemelä explains.
In 2001, MRI images, and cerebrospinal fluid samples revealed the brutal truth: multiple sclerosis.
– I was kind of relieved, because one can cope with MS, but not so with brain cancer.
According to Niemelä, medical representatives aren't willing to take a position on whether mobile phone radiation caused the MS. Preliminary results, however, show that radiation increases the risk of multiple sclerosis.
– I am a layman, not a doctor. MS is certainly caused by a number of factors, not just mobile-phone radiation. The radiation does, however, increase my MS symptoms.
Also, symptoms of the disease may easily be confused with the mobile-phone radiation symptoms, Niemelä explains. During the interview, Niemelä's voice begins to slur, badly.
A sign in the hallway asks you to switch off the mobile phone. Even a small radiation exposure is too much.
– I can no longer go to the cinema or stay in public areas with lots of radiation for long. I have not been anywhere for a long time says Niemelä who in his forties, must accept that the four walls of his home are now a prison.
Although Niemelä has lost his health, career and more recently his marriage, he does not blame anyone.
– I'm not bitter, it was my own choice to work for Nokia.
He also doesn't want to scare too many about cell phone dangers.
– A healthy person can use a mobile phone responsibly.
Niemelä, admits that going public with his story carries a big risk.
– I'm scared to talk about this in public, because I do not want to be labeled as crazy.
– You couldn't talk about it within the company. Yet, among the staff, it was speculated whether the radiation could cause damage. However, no one dared to bring it up, because it could get them fired.
Niemelä says he brought up the matter with the doctor for the first time in 2006.
– The doctor told me about a number of patients who are suffering from the same symptoms as me, Niemelä reveals.
Niemelä is particularly concerned about the children and their mobile phone use, because the continuous exposure to the ear and head does not do any good.
– These things have been kept silent for too long. I hope it will become possible to discuss the symptoms openly, and without fear.
Mobile phone manufacturer Nokia and Microsoft's current Senior Vice President Tom Kuuppelomäki assures that all products meet the requirements set by international health bodies and standards.
– Product safety is of paramount importance both for Nokia and Microsoft.
With plenty of Nokia employees using mobile-phones during the past decades, wouldn't it have been evident if the radiation was causing symptoms?
– The World Health Organization's has looked at a number of studies, from the last two decades, with the aim to determine whether mobile-phones pose a potential health risk.
Kuuppelomäki insists that to date, studies have not demonstrated adverse health effects from mobile-phone use.
What kind of studies on radiation has Nokia done and commissioned since the late 1980s?
– Nokia and Microsoft are now participating in the MMF (Mobile Manufacturers Forum) research funding.
Mainly in conjunction with governmental organizations and other industry representatives of the funded research programs and projects can be found in the MMF's Web site.
– We believe that nonpartisan research will produce the best consumer information on equipment safety.
How will the health effects be studied in the future?
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Der Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy 2003 war die 42. Austragung des nationalen List-A-Cricket-Wettbewerbes über 50 Over in England. Der Wettbewerb wurde zwischen dem 29. August 2002 und 30. August 2003 durch die 18 englischen First-Class-Countys, 21 Minor Counties, 17 Cricket-Board-Auswahlmannschaften sowie Schottland, Niederlande, Dänemark und Irland ausgetragen. Gewinner waren die Gloucestershire.

Format
Die 54 Mannschaften spielten im Play-Off-Modus den Sieger aus.

Resultate

1. Runde

2. Runde

3. Runde

4. Runde

Viertelfinale

Halbfinale

Finale

Weblinks
 Wettbewerb auf Cricinfo

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Englische Cricket-Saison 2003
Cricket-Wettbewerb in Schottland
Cricket-Wettbewerb in Wales

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Cars > Redline
Mitsubishi to join rally race for women with special Outlander
Crossover gets dressed in the Dakar Rally-winning Pajero's colors
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This Outlander will be piloted by a female team in the 2021 Rebelle Rally. IMAGE FROM MITSUBISHI
A separate racing series for women is a pretty controversial issue. Many argue that events solely for the fairer sex is a step backward in pushing for gender equality in motorsports. But some do it anyway like D1 Lights, a spin-off of the D1 Grand Prix that's exclusive to female drivers. In the US, there is a competition called the Rebelle Rally, a navigational race that's restricted to all-women teams.
Mitsubishi is joining the 2021 Rebelle Rally with a rather special Outlander crossover. If you're a fan of the Dakar Rally, you'll know that the car's red, black and yellow livery can only be inspired by the Pajero that emerged victorious in 2001 (back when the event actually concluded at the Senegalese capital). Behind the wheel of the SUV was Jutta Kleinschmidt, the only woman to win the prestigious rally.
Jutta Kleinschmidt led Mitsubishi's 1-2 finish in the 2001 Paris-Dakar Rally. PHOTO FROM MITSUBISHI
The colorful Outlander will not only celebrate the 20th anniversary of Kleinschmidt's victory, but it will also mark Mitsubishi's 40th year in North America. The Rebelle Rally is scheduled on October 7 to 16, and will cover over 2,000km in Nevada and California. This is the third time that the automaker is participating in the event, having fielded the Eclipse Cross and the Outlander PHEV on previous occasions.
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Miggi is an editor-at-large at VISOR. Professionally speaking, he is a software engineering dude who happens to like cars a lot. And as an automotive enthusiast, he wants a platform from which he can share his motoring thoughts with fellow petrolheads. He writes the 'G-Force' column.
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Pavel Hanuš (8. června 1928 Praha – 8. února 1991 Praha) byl český spisovatel, dramatik, scenárista a publicista.

Život
Pocházel z dělnické rodiny. Po ukončení měšťanské školy roku 1943 pracoval ve slévárně v ČKD a jako zřízenec v Živnostenské bance. Od počátku roku 1945 do konce války byl v táboře nucených prací ve Slezsku. Pak dálkově vystudoval novinařinu na Vysoké škole politické a sociální v Praze.

Pracoval v různých organizacích a v různých funkcích:
 1946–1950: pracovník Kulturního odboru Ústředního výboru Svazu české mládeže.
 1948–1950: vedoucí redaktor mládežnického kulturněpolitického a propagandisticko-výchovného časopisu Směna.
 1950–1952: scenárista a dramaturg Československého státního filmu.
 1953–1955: pracovník Literárního odboru Ústředního domu lidové tvořivosti.
 1956–1962: literát na volné noze (živil se především jako publicista a autor reportáží pro deník Mladá fronta a časopis Květy.
 1957–1963: příležitostně spolupracoval s malířem Miroslavem Liďákem při vytváření kreslených vtipů pod pseudonymem Haďák.
 1963–1964: placený předseda závodní organizace KSČ ve Svazu československých spisovatelů.
 1965–1968: redaktor měsíčníku Plamen.
 1969–1972: opět literát na volné noze.
V roce 1964 se stal zakládajícím členem a předsedou Odboru přátel a příznivců Slavie, který měl za cíl zachránit a pozdvihnout fotbalovou Slavii, toho času živořící ve druhé fotbalové lize. Roku 1972 vážně onemocněl a byl mu přiznán trvalý invalidní důchod.

Svou literární činnost zahájil jako básník, když na přelomu 40. a 50. let časopisecky publikoval poměrně naivní dobové verše. Následně se zaměřil na tvorbu tendenčních satiricky zaměřených aktovek a scének a ideově zaměřených divadelních her. Psal také detektivní příběhy pro dospělé i pro děti. Během 70. a 80. let přenesl těžiště své spisovatelské činnosti do tvorby televizních a rozhlasových scénářů komediálního, detektivního a společensky mravoličného charakteru, které se však vyznačují hodnotovou nevyrovnaností.

Dílo

Poezie
 Žijí v nás (1954), sestavil Pavel Hanuš a Karel Mlčoch, sbírka básní a skladeb lidových autorů k úmrtí Josifa Vissarionoviče Stalina a Klementa Gottwalda.

Divadelní hry
 Zítra přijde bouře (1953), aktovka.
 Nešel tudy mladý člověk? (1955), pásmo satirických scének.
 Zpěněný kůň (1960), legionářské drama odehrávající se v červenci roku 1918 v Zauralí, které řeší problematiku účasti československých legionářů v občanské válce v Rusku.
 Hašek a tajný Vinca, (1961), divadelní hra.

Próza
 Zábavný večer (1949), humoristické scénky, společně s Jarmilem Sekerou a Máriem Ilkem.
 Jupiter s pávem (1957), detektivní román o zločinné činnosti protistátní skupiny a o jejím zneškodnění kolektivem mladých příslušníků státní bezpečnosti.
 Malý katechismus (1959), kniha vtipů beze slov, společně s malířem Miroslavem Liďákem pod pseudonymem Haďák.
 Železným deštěm (1962), román podle divadelní hry Zpěněný kůň.
 Případy pana Bábovky (1962), sbírka detektivních povídek pro mládež, které skupince chlapců vypráví pracovník Veřejné bezpečnosti.

Filmové scénáře
 Past na kachnu (1978), režie Karel Kovář.
 Fešák Hubert (1985), režie Ivo Novák.

Televizní scénáře
 Tanec kolem družice (1959), režie Antonín Moskalyk,
 Klapzubova jedenáctka (1968), režie Eduard Hofman, společně s Hofmanem, podle Eduarda Basse,
 Zvony pana Mlácena (1973), režie Zdeněk Podskalský, podle Jaroslava Haška,
 Konec agenta č. 312 (1974), režie Václav Hudeček, podle Jaroslava Haška,
 Tři muži se žralokem (1975), režie Zdeněk Podskalský, podle Jaroslava Haška,
 Španělská hra (1976), režie Vladimír Kavčiak,
 Zákon starého muže (1976), režie Jaroslav Novotný,
 Preclíková válka (1977), režie Karel Pokorný,
 Smrt paprsku (1977), režie Zdeněk Kubeček,
 Když kluci drží basu (1978), režie Tomáš Svoboda,
 Výhra admirála Kotrby (1981), režie Petr Schulhoff,
 Ztracený manžel a zastřelený výhybkář (1981), režie Jan Schmid,
 Zelená tráva (1982), režie Zdeněk Kubeček,
 Slečna se špatnou pověstí (1982), režie Evžen Sokolovský,
 Velitel (1982), režie Zdeněk Kubeček,
 Pozor, je ozbrojen (1985), režie Antonín Moskalyk,
 Pokus o izolaci viru N (1986), režie Václav Hudeček,
 Případ kapitána Bábovky (1988), režie Josef Platz,
 Talent (1989, režie Ivo Paukert,
 Prosím, vaše lordstvo! (1990), režie Pavel Háša, podle Pelhama Grenvilla Wodehouseho.

Spolupráce s rozhlasem

Rozhlasové hry
 Přiznání (napsáno 1964, premiéra 1968), rozhlasová hra.
 Spartakus (1963), divadelní hra, tiskem 1986.
 Fotbalista PU, (1967), moderní rozhlasová pohádka.
 Smetanův klavír (1980), rozhlasová hra.
 Balada z podzemí (1981), rozhlasová hra. Původní název Balada z kanálu.
 Smutek jazzového trumpetisty (1982), rozhlasová hra.
 Muž z naší ulice (1982), rozhlasová hra.
 Clifton (1982), rozhlasová hra.
 Haškova prosincová noc (1983), rozhlasová hra.
 Od pátku do neděle aneb Osada údolí stonů (1984), šestidílný rozhlasový seriál.
 Tři na vysoké skále (1985), rozhlasová hra.
 Šest rozhněvaných mužů a jedna žena (1986), rozhlasová hra.
 Putování kolem kotouče (1987), rozhlasová hra.
 Jubileum (1988), rozhlasová hra.
 Transakce AGT, (1989), rozhlasový seriál.
 Na co umíráme (1989), rozhlasová hra.

Ostatní
 To všechno ten vůl, (1949), rozhlasová scénka.
 Svazácká poezie (1949), pásmo.
 Anekdota agronoma Andrejska (1961), rozhlasová scénka.
 Hodina literatury (1962), rozhlasová scénka.
 Z redakčního stolu Plamene, (1967), pásmo.
 Je to kulatý... (1982), epizoda ze seriálu Jak se máte, Vondrovi?.
 Nebezpečné stopy, (1985), epizoda ze seriálu Jak se máte, Vondrovi?.
 Z černé kroniky, (1988), epizoda ze seriálu Jak se máte, Vondrovi?.
 Sázky a sázkaři, (1989), rozhlasová hra ze seriálu Jak se máte, Vondrovi?.

Odkazy

Reference

Externí odkazy

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Čeští spisovatelé 20. století
Čeští spisovatelé knížek pro děti
Spisovatelé dobrodružné literatury
Narození v roce 1928
Úmrtí v roce 1991
Muži
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Úmrtí 8. února


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Kim Jae-ryong (en coréen chosŏn'gŭl :김재룡) est un homme politique nord-coréen, Premier ministre de 2019 à 2020.

Biographie
La carrière de Kim Jae-ryong est peu connue à l'étranger, si ce n'est qu'il aurait dirigé plusieurs sites industriels. Il devient membre du Comité central du Parti du travail en 2016. Avant sa nomination comme Premier ministre, il est le président du comité du parti du travail dans la province de Jagang. Lors des élections législatives de mars 2019, il est élu député à l'Assemblée populaire suprême dans la circonscription de Huichon, dans le nord du pays. L'Assemblée législative, le  2019, remplace Pak Pong-ju (âgé de 80 ans)  par Kim Jae-ryong au poste de premier ministre.

Personnage méconnu des experts et du public, sa nomination comme Premier ministre est peu comprise. Certains évoquent la possibilité qu'il ait été nommé afin de mettre un terme aux réformes économiques de Pak Pong-ju. En 2020, après un an en poste, il s'avère qu'il a plutôt continué la mise en place des réformes économiques.

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Can You Safely Snort Buprenorphine?
What is Buprenorphine?
Buprenorphine to Suboxone
Can Buprenorphine be Safely Snorted?
Buprenorphine Side Effects
Risks of Misusing Buprenorphine
Snorting vs. Sublingual Consumption
The adoption of buprenorphine as a form of medically assisted treatment for opioid use disorder has been widely hailed for its effectiveness; however, there remains an element of risk to its use. Even as those who still struggle with their addiction turn to sabotaging their medication, they might be doing so under the impression that there is a way to safely snort buprenorphine. This is a grave misconception with potentially deadly consequences.
Buprenorphine is an opioid, but it's not a full agonist opioid like heroin, fentanyl or oxycodone. It is a partial opioid agonist, which means it is not as potent as those other opioids. This is because, as a partial agonist, it does not fully bind to the opioid receptors in the brain and central nervous system. This partial activation is slower, and it causes less euphoria and pain-killing effects than full agonists. Full agonists tend to be quicker, cause a greater sense of euphoria, and can completely block pain signals to the central nervous system. People might still experience some of the other side effects of opioid consumption, such as nausea or vomiting, but the more serious effects, like respiratory depression, are unlikely.
This also means there is a ceiling on the extent to which buprenorphine can trigger the opioid receptors it attaches to. Heroin, or even methadone, do not have this "plateau," says the American Family Physician, which is why those full opioid agonists tend to be so frequently abused. For buprenorphine, this means that people who receive the medication for their opioid use disorder will be unlikely to develop a psychological dependence on the medication, which sometimes happens when patients are given methadone to transition off the other opioids they are abusing.
In therapeutic settings, buprenorphine is sometimes combined with naloxone, an opioid antagonist, to create a medication known as Suboxone. As an opioid antagonist, naloxone removes opioid molecules that have attached themselves to opioid receptor cells, and it prevents other opioids from accessing those receptors. For this reason, naloxone is used as an overdose reversal drug. In the life-or-death moments after an opioid overdose, a naloxone nasal spray can revive a person.
However, this life-saving action also puts a person into opioid withdrawal, which is usually very distressing and painful. To ease the process, naloxone is bundled with buprenorphine, giving patients a shield from withdrawal and a "lighter" opioid to use to transition away from their full opioid agonists.
Suboxone comes in formulations that are designed to dissolve under the tongue or between the gums and cheek. This is so that the absorption of the opioid molecules in the bloodstream is expedient and convenient.
Nonetheless, there are risks to buprenorphine/Suboxone in addiction treatment. A person with a chronic psychological dependence on opioids might take more of the medication than prescribed, or the individual may illegally obtain the medication. Even the method of administration can play a role in the safety (or lack thereof) of taking buprenorphine. While the medication is meant to be dissolved in the mouth, people can try to snort their buprenorphine to experience a euphoric high that is similar to that of other opioids.
Doctors and pharmacists will always warn patients about the dangers of crushing tablets and snorting the powder. People often do this because they want faster relief and effects. However, doing so can prevent the medication from working as designed, and it can also cause significant side effects. Tablets meant for consumption or sublingual (under the tongue) absorption are formulated in such a way to release the drug slowly, giving the body time to properly process the opioid molecules and let them have their desired effect.
But crushing the tablets and then snorting the remains unravels these modifications, and it makes the chemicals in the tablets act entirely different from how they were intended. Effectively, crushing buprenorphine tablets releases all the opioid molecules too quickly. A person who does this is at risk of feeling the opioid effects more quickly and more intensely than someone who takes the medication as they should.
In short, this is because of how the drug can so speedily enter the bloodstream through snorting, and then reach the brain; it is not dissimilar to why cocaine is so commonly snorted. For this reason, people who struggle with opioid dependence might try to recapture the highs they experienced from their full opioid agonists (heroin, fentanyl, or oxycodone) by misusing their buprenorphine/Suboxone. Facilitating quicker access to the brain makes for shorter, more intense highs than what buprenorphine is normally capable of providing.
Snorting buprenorphine/Suboxone can lead to a high in patients whose opioid receptors don't have a history of being activated by opioid agonists, but is it safe? If a person tampers with their Suboxone tablets, they are releasing buprenorphine and naloxone directly into their bloodstream. When Suboxone is taken correctly, the naloxone serves as an abuse-deterrent because of its nature as an opioid antagonist. Since there is no abuse with proper Suboxone consumption, users will be oblivious to any effects of the naloxone, but crushing and snorting the Suboxone tablets exposes the person to the brunt of both.
Buprenorphine tends to be abused by people who are addicted to relatively miniscule doses of other opioids. While the naloxone in Suboxone should make buprenorphine abuse less likely, there is a possibility that a person will still experience a high if they snort their crushed buprenorphine tablets.
Buprenorphine is generally safe when taken properly, but when it is misused (as in snorting), it can cause drastic side effects that are similar to those of full opioid agonists. These effects include:
Lack of muscle and motor coordination
There also are psychological side effects of exposing the brain to buprenorphine that sidesteps the timed-release mechanism of the tablet formulation. Among them are:
Periods of depression
Difficulty concentrating and processing thoughts
If you snort Suboxone tablets, the naloxone content can induce unexpected withdrawal symptoms because of how quickly it is released into the bloodstream when it is snorted, instead of being allowed to dissolve. Withdrawal symptoms include:
Pain and cramping in the muscles
In general, snorting any opioid medication causes various problems, and it is strongly indicative of a substance use disorder. Opioids can be very therapeutic when taken as prescribed, but reducing them to a powdered form renders the time-release formulations moot, so they can quickly become harmful and outright dangerous. Adverse symptoms from snorting buprenorphine include:
Bloody nose
Pain in the ear canal
Is it possible to overdose on snorted buprenorphine? Usually, there is always the risk of respiratory depression when taking opioids at high doses. As a partial opioid agonist, buprenorphine has a ceiling effect, so it should not overload opioid receptors to the point of triggering respiratory depression and failure like heroin or oxycodone might, even if a person takes more buprenorphine than they have been prescribed. However, snorting buprenorphine can increase the possibility of inducing an overdose, especially if other substances (sedatives like benzodiazepines or other opioids, or depressants like alcohol) are present.
Even though buprenorphine generally is not associated with overdose, and it can reduce the risk of death after an overdose on full opioid agonists, the combined influence of these other substances and snorted buprenorphine can be fatal.
What difference does this make? Suboxone is not designed to be absorbed in an acidic environment. If the tablets are swallowed, very little buprenorphine/naloxone is absorbed into the bloodstream because the stomach's natural acids negate the contents of the tablet. The mouth, on the other hand, has a very neutral acidity unless the person drinks certain medications or beverages, such as coffee. This is why those who are prescribed Suboxone are told to not drink anything with high acidity for 20 minutes before their dose, and it is why patients are told to take their Suboxone sublingually instead of swallowing the medication.
Because of this formulation, snorting buprenorphine/Suboxone can lead to more absorption of the medication than intended. Patients who are not used to taking opioids likely will experience a high if they take their buprenorphine in this way, and overdosing via this method is not unheard of.
Patients who have experience with abusing opioids, and snorting pain pills to feel high, likely will not have the same blast of euphoria that they did from their full opioid agonists. But if they are desperate enough to subvert their prescribed buprenorphine prescriptions, the likelihood is that they will nonetheless persist.
Regardless of experience with opioids and drug abuse, snorting drugs probably will damage the delicate tissues that line the nasal passages. This can lead to chronic sinus infections and permanent tissue damage to the point of long-term breathing difficulty and a diminished sense of smell.
A person who snorts buprenorphine is practicing behavior that is a characteristic of an active, and unhealthy, psychological dependence on a chemical substance. Buprenorphine is a safe and therapeutic drug when taken sublingually, but there is no way to safely snort it.
Buprenorphine and Methadone
Buprenorphine Withdrawal
Buprenorphine Addiction
How Long Does It Stay in Your System?
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"The Jolly Green Giant" is a song written by Lynn Easton, Don Harris, and Dewey Terry and performed by The Kingsmen.  It reached #1 on the Canadian chart, #4 on the U.S. pop chart, and #25 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1965.  It was featured on their 1965 album The Kingsmen Volume 3.  The song was based on Green Giant's mascot the Jolly Green Giant.  The single originally only credited Easton as the writer, but Harris and Terry were later added when it was determined the song was a re-write of The Olympics song "Big Boy Pete".

The song was arranged by The Kingsmen and produced by Jerry Dennon.

The song ranked #39 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1965.

Other versions
Sandy Nelson released a version of the song on his 1965 album Drum Discotheque.
The Ravens released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1965 single "Listen to Me Now".
The Royal Guardsmen released a version of the song on their 1967 album Snoopy vs. the Red Baron.
Don and the Goodtimes released a version of the song on their 1995 compilation album Don & the Goodtimes.
The Knickerbockers released a version of the song on their 1998 compilation album The Very Best of the Knickerbockers: Lies.
Several other 1965 versions with uncredited groups were released on various "hit parade" labels including Hit, Hit Parader, and Seeburg Rec-O-Dance.

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1964 singles
The Kingsmen songs
Sandy Nelson songs
RPM Top Singles number-one singles


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Q: working with slices of pointers to structs with reflection I'm trying to practice reflections with Go, I read a few articles but it seems like I'm missing some basic understanding that maybe you guys can clear out.
I wrote a simple app to demonstrate what I'm trying to achieve.
in general I want a function to receive a slice of a pointer to a struct as an interface type, and to fill it with data using reflections.
again. this example seems a bit useless but i minimized what i'm trying to achieve. I know how to find the column names of a struct, but i have no problem there so I removed it from the example.
so this is the code:
package main

import (
    "log"
    "reflect"
    "unsafe"
)

type MyTesting struct {
    MyBool   bool
    MyFloat  float64
    MyString string
}

func addRow(dst interface{}) {
    iValue := reflect.ValueOf(dst)
    iType := reflect.TypeOf(dst)
    // getting the Struct Type (MyTesting)
    structType := iType.Elem().Elem().Elem()
    // creating an instance of MyTesting
    newStruct := reflect.New(structType)
    // getting the current empty slice
    slice := iValue.Elem()
    // appending the new struct into it
    newSlice := reflect.Append(slice,newStruct)
    // trying to set the address of the varible to the new struct ? the original var is not a pointer so something here
    // is clearly wrong. I get the PANIC here, but if i remove that line, then rows stays nil
    reflect.ValueOf(&dst).SetPointer(unsafe.Pointer(newSlice.Pointer()))
    currentPlaceForRow := newStruct.Elem()
    structField := currentPlaceForRow.FieldByName("MyString")
    structField.SetString("testing")
}

func main() {
    var rows []*MyTesting
    addRow(&rows)
    log.Print(rows)
}

so in general i the function gets an un-initialized slice of pointers to MyTesting struct. i want in the function to create the first slice element and to set the value of MyString in the 1st element to "testing".
when I try to execute it I get:
panic: reflect: reflect.Value.SetPointer using unaddressable value

so working with reflections is a bit confusing for me.. can anyone please a shed a light on what I'm missing here ? :)

A: You can use reflect.ValueOf(dst).Elem().Set(newSlice).
https://play.golang.org/p/ilDZxHc2H-x

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'She said yes'
Cody Tucker
Cody Tucker Published: February 17, 2021
Logan Wilson #55 of the Cincinnati Bengals against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on October 18, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LARAMIE -- Logan Wilson has made hundreds of game-changing plays inside of War Memorial Stadium.
Arguably his biggest happened last night:
Wilson, who currently plays linebacker for the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals, got engaged to his longtime girlfriend and former Wyoming cheerleader, Morgan Mead.
"She said yes," Wilson tweeted at 3:21 p.m. today.
Wilson tallied 409 tackles for the Cowboys between 2015-19. He picked off 10 passes and wrapped up ball carriers in the backfield 34.5 times in his career. The Casper product and former All-American was drafted by the Bengals in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
MORE ON WILSON:
* Happy Hour with Logan Wilson
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In his first professional season, the 6-foot-2, 241-pound rookie finished with 33 tackles in 12 games. He also snagged a pair of interceptions. His first came off the right arm of Carson Wentz. The next, Lamar Jackson, the league's reigning MVP.
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NEW DELHI, June 26, 2008 (AFP) – An Air India flight headed for Mumbai overshot its destination and was halfway to Goa before its dozing pilots were woken out of a deep slumber by air traffic control, a report said. The high altitude nap took place approximately two weeks ago, the Times of India reported Thursday.
Some 100 passengers were on board the state-run flight that originated from Dubai and flew to the western Indian city of Jaipur before heading south to Mumbai when both pilots fell asleep, a source told the paper.
"After operating an overnight flight, fatigue levels peak — and so the pilots dozed off after taking off from Jaipur," the source, who was not identified in the report, said.
The plane flew to Mumbai on autopilot, but when air traffic there tried to help the aircraft land, the plane ignored their instructions and carried on at full speed towards Goa.
"It was only after the aircraft reached Mumbai airspace that air traffic control realised it was not responding to any instructions and was carrying on its own course," the source said.


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12-Night British Isles CME AWAY® Cruise
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Dr. Richard Boroditsky
Richard is a Professor and past Gynecology Section Head of the University of Manitoba Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences. He is the past Medical Director of the Mature Women's Centre, Menopause Clinic and HALT (Hysterectomy Alternatives) Program at the Victoria General Hospital, in Winnipeg. His main interests include the development of ambulatory care surgical programs, advanced gynecologic minimally invasive surgery, family planning, as well as sexual and menopausal health. He has lectured and published extensively on these subjects. He is a member of a large number of medical societies, and has had numerous national posts in the area of reproductive health care and sexuality education. He has been a principal investigator in over 100 clinical trials and investigations of new technology in managing abnormal uterine bleeding and uterine fibroids.
Dr. William Fisher
Women's Health & Sexual Health
Dr. William Fisher is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Western University, having spent four decades in the Department of Psychology, cross-appointed to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, at Western. His work focuses on understanding and promoting sexual and reproductive health in the areas of individual and couple sexual function, contraceptive choice and adherence, STI/HIV prevention, sexual pharmacology development, and the education of healthcare professionals in these domains. Bill serves on the Expert Working Group of the Canadian STI Guidelines, he is a contributing author of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada Canadian Contraception Guidelines, he has been Associate Editor of the Journal of Sexual Medicine, and he presently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Sex Research, Archives of Sexual Behavior, and Sexual Medicine Reviews. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and has received the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality and the Hellmuth Award for Research and the Pleva Award for Excellence in Teaching from Western University, he has held a National Health Scientist award from Health Canada, and his research has been supported by the US National Institutes of Health, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada across his career. Dr. Fisher has published 250 peer-reviewed papers concerning sexual and reproductive health.
CME Topics
Peri-Menopause, Menopause, Contraception, Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, Sexual Health & Sexually Transmitted Infections
CME AWAY® by Sea Courses is pleased to invite you on a twelve night CME Cruise of the British Isles from May 14 - May 26, 2022 aboard the Celebrity Apex cruise ship. The CME will feature Updates in Women's Health & Sexuality. There are two presenters. Dr. Richard Boroditsky is a Gynaecologist from Manitoba. Dr. Bill Fisher is a psychologist with a cross appointment to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Western University in Ontario. They have put together a program on Women's Health, which will cover topics from both a gynaecology and a psychosexual perspective. Their programs are designed to be evidence based with interactivity and attendee participation strongly encouraged. Included among the many topics to be covered are peri-menopause, menopause, contraception, abnormal uterine bleeding, sexual health, and sexually transmitted infections. Both family doctors and specialists should find this course practical and applicable to their practices. Dr.'s Boroditsky and Fisher are looking forward to seeing you on this CME AWAY® cruise.
Dr. Boroditsky
A New Paradigm in The Diagnosis and Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (AUB)
Hysterectomy Alternatives in the Management of Uterine Fibroids With or Without Bleeding: Avoiding the "Red Herring"
The Perimenopause: A Difficult Time of Transition
A Practical Approach to the Management of Common Concerns in Symptomatic Women Dealing With Menopausal Issues
Myths and Facts Re Contraception: Selected Highlights
Exploring Basic Principles and Techniques Necessary for Pelvic Assessment and Gynecologic Procedures
Diagnosing and Managing Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Conundrum!
Dr. Fisher
An Introduction to Sexual Medicine
Understanding and Promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health
Contraception in Canada: Where are We Now and Where are We Going?
Sexual Function and Sexual Dysfunction: Physician Approaches to Sexual Counseling
Sexually Transmitted Infections: At the Junction of Biology and Behavior
Pornography and Your Patient
Sexuality Across the Age Range
This course is designed for family physicians, specialists, and allied health care professionals. The aim is to provide evidence-based material, as well as practical and relevant clinical pearls that will be easy to implement into one's own medical practice. Conference attendees will be invited to complete a pre-course Needs Assessment to assist the faculty with the development of their presentations.
Conference Tuition
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From legendary landscapes to fascinating folklore and traditions, there's so much to explore on British Isles cruises. Discover iconic sites like the White Cliffs of Dover and the age-old wonders of Stonehenge. Follow in the footsteps of the Beatles in Liverpool. Journey to Corfe Castle, one of the country's most picturesque ruins, and spot dolphins along the coast of Cork on a rigid inflatable boat. Take in the beauty of the lush, rustic landscapes of the British Isles, or time travel to the Medieval period during a day of castle-hopping. Whether you're looking for an exciting city break, an escape to the countryside, or a little of both, you'll find it on one of our luxury cruises to the British Isles.
Vacations should be effortless from the start. That's why every Celebrity cruise includes drinks, Wi-Fi, and tips – always. It's that simple!
Celebrity Cruise With Confidence
Celebrity understands things can change. With Celebrity's Cruise with Confidence Policy, you have up to 48 hours prior to your departure date to receive a 100% Future Cruise Credit that can be used towards any Celebrity Cruise Line sailing through September 30, 2022. Valid only for Celebrity Cruise fares paid. Does not include monies paid for Airfare, Insurance or CME AWAY® tuition.
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For modern travelers, it's about being fully immersed in new destinations and cultures without sacrificing comfort and style. We set the standard for modern luxury travel and now we've made the destination experience even more immersive, starting right on board. Predictability and convention are stripped away, returning luxury sea travel to its very essence: simple, beautiful, imaginative encounters that leave you relaxed, refreshed, and inspired by the world around you. We brought together teams of world-class architects, interior designers, stylists, and even landscape artists to create a showcase of the most inspiring spaces at sea, custom designed just for you.
More than a room. Exhilarating days of discovering the world deserve an equally wonderful place to recharge. Revel in stylish design. Sink into exquisite bedding. Bask in the breathtaking views. Our array of luxurious accommodations has been artfully created to make your stay warm and welcoming.
Our menus, crafted by Michelin-starred chef, Cornelius Gallagher, are inspired by, and locally sourced from, the amazing regions we visit. Choose casual or upscale, sushi or Italian, dining room or alfresco under the stars. With up to a dozen specialty restaurants, and an array of bars, lounges, and clubs, every experience takes you on a journey. And with Celebrity's Select Dining, when you dine, and with whom, is entirely up to you.
We're opening up the world with over 270 destinations. From the castles of Europe and the ancient civilizations of Asia, to the contrasting shores of the Americas, Australia, Antarctica, and the rugged beauty of Alaska—there's no limit to what you can do.
On a Celebrity vacation, you're not just sailing with our ships—you're sailing with our service. For 25 years that's been our calling card—the main reason why our guests cruise with us year after year. From your stateroom attendant to our attentive pool butlers, we're always there with a smile and a helping hand. Our outstanding customer service and on board services are intuitive, so you can enjoy your vacation to its fullest." Our crew is as diverse and captivating as the places to which we travel. And each one of them believes that modern luxury means providing service that's intuitive about what would make you happiest before you've even requested it. The chocolate on your pillow each night? That's just the icing on the cake. Celebrity Apex℠ is the second ship in our highly anticipated Edge® series. With an innovative outward-facing design and visionary spaces that stand apart from anything else at sea (with the exception of her equally stunning sister, Celebrity Edge, of course), Celebrity Apex will revolutionize the way you experience the world. Discover the unparalleled luxury of The Retreat®, exclusively for guests of The Retreat®. Unwind in transformational accommodations that blur the boundaries between indoor and outdoor living. Soar above the sea on the Magic Carpet℠. Surrender to the carefree pleasures of the Rooftop Garden. And embark on a culinary journey through an unrivaled collection of restaurants, bars, and lounges. A new class of ships, designed to shatter expectations.
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Port / Location
Notes / CME Details
May 14th Amsterdam, Netherlands 5:00 PM
May 15th Dover, England 6:00 AM 7:00 PM
May 16th Portland, Dorset, UK 8:00 AM 6:00 PM
May 17th At Sea 8:00 AM—12:30 PM; 1:30 PM—3:30 PM
May 18th Cork (Cobh), Ireland 7:00 AM 6:00 PM
May 19th Liverpool, England 8:00 am
May 20th Liverpool, England 6:40 PM
May 21st Belfast, Northern Ireland 7:30 AM 7:00 PM
May 22nd Glasgow (Greenock), Scotland 8:00 AM 7:00 PM
May 23rd At Sea 8:00 AM—12:00 PM; 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
May 24th Lerwick/Shetland, Scotland 8:00 AM 6:00 PM
May 25th At Sea 8:00 AM—12:15 PM
May 26th Amsterdam, Netherlands 6:00 AM
Detailed Port Descriptions
Amsterdam, the beautiful capital of the Netherlands, has the wonderful atmosphere of a 17th-century city combined with the contemporary character of a modern metropolis. It is a treasure chest of superb architecture and is famous for its canals and extraordinary museums. Once you arrive on your cruise to Amsterdam, be sure to catch the city's highlights, especially the iconic houses that straddle the snaking canal system of which the city is known for. When in Amsterdam, do as the Dutch and discover this first-class city on two wheels as this is one of the most bike-friendly places on the planet. When it comes to viewing the world's great artistic masterpieces, you could hardly pick a better city. Pay a visit to the famous Van Gogh Museum and ponder the works of Holland's favorite son. Afterwards, pop into a cozy cafe or tavern and let the charms of this city wash over you.
Dover, England
The White Cliffs of Dover stand as a symbol of England's legendary strength and character. These cliffs were the first sign of home for British soldiers returning from the battlefields of WWII. Dover is a post-war city whose beauty lies in the history and pride that lives beneath her terrain. Among Dover's attractions are the massive Dover Castle and the unique archaeological site of the Roman Painted House, uncovered 28 feet underground by a road crew in 1970. Dover Castle, easily the most iconic and enduring attraction of this clifftop city, dates back some 2,000 years. So much history passed through the stone walls of this ancient castle, the best way to relive it is through the wonderful, immersive tours that are offered on your Dover cruise. You will have the opportunity to see the secret underground tunnels the English army used to conduct operations, as well as to evacuate many troops from the beaches of Dunkirk. Take in the Old-English opulence on a tour of Leeds Castle, whose stately grounds and grand chambers have played host to six medieval Queens. You'll also find plenty of scrumptious and hearty English dining options fit for a royal feast, from Steak and Ale Pies to plenty of international choices, including Greek, Mexican, Italian, and French restaurants.
Portland, Dorset, UK
Landing at this huge 19th-century harbor in Southern England, originally constructed for the Royal Navy, puts you within a few hours of countless world-renowned icons, including those of London. The town sits on a tiny peninsula jutting into the English Channel. At the tip is Portland Bill, with three lighthouses. Two 18th-century towers have been converted into holiday apartments and a birdwatching center. The 1906 lighthouse, painted red and white, invites you to climb its 153 steps to the top. Today a tourist economy centers on its picturesque old harbor, the site of lovely pubs, cafés, and restaurants. Hoist a pint. Try the fish and chips. A stroll around this vibrant harbor is one of life's simple pleasures.
Cork (Cobh), Ireland
Affectionately referred to as 'The real capital of Ireland', Cork is a musical and resilient place where tradition and modernity often meld; where live music and local pride are the order of the day. Navigate Cork's hilly streets and discover the melody of Ireland's most talkative citizenry with their signature gift of gab. The seaside town of Cobh is located on the south coast of Ireland in County Cork and is considered one of the world's most noteworthy, natural harbors. For history buffs, Cork is also a great find. Ring the Shandon Bells inside the 300-year old tower of St. Anne's Church. Admire the French Gothic spires of St. Finbarre's Cathedral and stroll through 17th-century alleys surrounded by the River Lee. Ireland's second city is fast becoming one of Europe's most playful destinations. You'll easily find yourself downing a pint of stout in a cozy pub or enjoying hearty Irish favorites at a corner bistro on your Cork cruise. The town also boasts an array of market-source international restaurants serving French, Spanish, and American cuisine. Visit local artisans and witness their skills in the arts of weaving and cutting crystal. Cork is filled with the lore, tradition, and good cheer of Ireland at its best.
With a history that dates back more than 800 years, Liverpool has been a major port for centuries. The awe-inspiring architecture, and amazing restaurants are just the beginning of this exciting city. The art scene is probably best known for the Beatles, and you can visit where it all began for them. The amazing galleries, theatres and museums make Liverpool a cultural capital.
Belfast has undergone an enormous transformation in recent years and, thanks to a focus on expansion and regeneration, the city is now experiencing a tourism renaissance. Today, free from the mayhem that once was, this capital city of Northern Ireland has done a terrific job in both recovering from her tumultuous recent past and creating a thriving, positive public image. With new cultural quarters—the Cathedral Quarter, the Gaeltacht Quarter, the Queen's Quarter and the Titanic Quarter—the former linen and shipbuilding epicenter is a flourishing community that blends industry with culture. Here, where the Titanic was so carefully built, you can see beautifully restored Victorian architecture, indulge retail therapy at a fabulous shopping center, and enjoy the quintessentially Irish experience at the lively waterfront, which is a friendly hub of live music, overflowing pubs and modern art. During your cruise from Belfast, experience amazing waterfront lined with modern art galleries, clubs that feature music from artists both local and from abroad, a chef-driven food scene that favors local and seasonal ingredients, and pubs pulsating with the Belfast way of life.
Glasgow (Greenock), Scotland
Greenock is your gateway to Glasgow on Scotland cruises. Only an hour away by train, Scotland's largest city, Glasgow, displays a striking mix of architectural styles and plenty of Scottish character. At first glance, Glasgow, Scotland presents a gothic beauty that's certainly reason enough to visit on its own. What lies inside these sober Victorian façades is a city brewing with an artistic energy, five-star restaurants, ale soaked local pubs, and fashion-forward shops. Indoors, it offers a diverse lineup of museums, art galleries, eateries, and shops—some of the best outside London—with all the latest trends and some quirky second-hand gems. On cruises to Scotland, and by extension, Glasgow, it becomes evident that this place honors its industrial past while still looking towards the future. The live music scene here is one of the richest and varied in Britain. You may be tempted to visit the The Arches, a unique bar, club and arts venue located beneath Glasgow's Central Station. Victorian buildings mingle amongst a modern, urban city with an emerging culinary scene, top-notch retail shopping, and first-rate museums and art galleries. After your hustle and bustle, you may want to slow things down a bit and cruise the newly revitalized River Clyde; the 8th longest river in the UK and one that was of great import when the city was a robust center for shipping as well as ship building.
Lerwick/Shetland, Scotland
Almost 100 islands make up the Shetland Islands, which sit on the northernmost part of the British Isles. Lerwick is Shetland's only town and is a cosmopolitan seaport that offers warm hospitality to its visitors. The old waterfront is filled with pleasure boats, visiting yachts, and more. Travelers can experience everything from lively "theme" bars and clubs to a Town Hall that boasts breathtaking stained glassed glass windows, each with its own story.
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MSP Sports Capital invests in McLaren Racing
MSP Sports Capital acquires significant minority shareholding. Introduction of partner capital and expertise forms part of the Group's ongoing strategy. The transaction values McLaren Racing at £560m post-money and strengthens team's long-term plan for regular Formula 1 championship contention. Reaffirms team's position at the heart of McLaren Group.
McLaren Group announced today that it has attracted significant new long-term investment into McLaren Racing led by MSP Sports Capital, the US-based sports investment group, to help drive its plan to return to the top in Formula 1 and continue its growth as a global sports franchise. MSP is co-investing with its strategic partners UBS O'Connor, LLC. and The Najafi Companies.
MSP Sports Capital is a diversified sports investment group with strategic stakes in properties at the intersection of global media rights, distribution technologies, content creation, sponsorship, esports, betting, and data. MSP Sports Capital's principals are experienced, well-known figures in the sports industry, as owners, investors and operators in Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), ESPN, and sports management.
The transaction sees MSP Sports Capital acquire a significant minority shareholding in the team, with McLaren Group remaining the majority shareholder. MSP Sports Capital will invest a total of £185m into McLaren Racing, acquiring an initial 15{3851c0879557ceb6c70cddb6630c7df9a9750acfd53fffec21979e603af26faa} stake that will increase to a maximum of a 33{3851c0879557ceb6c70cddb6630c7df9a9750acfd53fffec21979e603af26faa} shareholding by the end of 2022. The transaction values McLaren Racing at £560m, post-money.
CEO Zak Brown has committed to McLaren Racing for the long term and his leadership team continues in place. Paul Walsh will sit as chairman of McLaren Racing, while Jahm Najafi and Shaikh Mohammed bin Essa Al Khalifa will become vice-chairmen. As part of the transaction, Jeff Moorad of MSP Sports Capital and Rodrigo Trelles Zabala of UBS O'Connor are appointed to the board of directors of McLaren Racing, alongside Sultan Ojjeh and Will Griffiths of McLaren Group.
Luxury supercar maker McLaren Automotive remains wholly-owned by the McLaren Group and is not part of this transaction.
Carlos Sainz, McLaren Racing, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2020.
Paul Walsh, Executive Chairman, McLaren Group, commented:
"The partnership we are announcing today represents another important step in our proactive strategy to position McLaren Group for long-term success. Bringing partner capital and expertise into McLaren Racing will support the team's return to the front of the grid and further strengthen our financial position.
"The fact that we have attracted a strategic investor of MSP Sports Capital's calibre is testament to the unique history and exciting prospects of McLaren Racing. The business remains part of the McLaren Group and we look forward to working with MSP Sports Capital to deliver the next chapter of growth and success."
Zak Brown, CEO, McLaren Racing, commented:
"This investment represents a key moment in the progress of McLaren Racing. MSP Sports Capital is first and foremost a sports investor. They know the market and their team has considerable experience and proven success in global sports properties. They are a partner as much as a shareholder, with the ability to leverage their network and knowledge for the long-term benefit of McLaren Racing.
"This new investment bolsters our plan to return McLaren to contention for race wins and championships in Formula 1 and IndyCar, and will strengthen our positive momentum as we continue to focus relentlessly on our mission to return to the top of the podium."
Jeff Moorad, Principal at MSP added:
"We're excited about the opportunity to support Zak Brown and his management team and to help grow the McLaren Racing brand. We're committed to assisting the team in accomplishing its objective of returning to the front of the grid."
Jahm Najafi, Principal of MSP and Chairman/CEO of The Najafi Companies said:
"As a partner in MSP, I am delighted that The Najafi Companies has significantly increased our support of MSP and its investment in McLaren. This investment reflects the strength of our relationship, as well as the confidence we have in the McLaren Racing team platform. I am delighted to accept the role of vice-chairman and look forward to contributing to the growth and success of McLaren Racing."
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